Chapter 695: Quasi-Emperor’s Control
"Um."
Li Hao nodded, but his mind wasn't on that; all he wanted to do now was become stronger as quickly as possible.
The fastest way is to complete the King of the Realms' path.
If the flowers bloom, the butterflies will come. As for the competition for the position of deputy to the true king, Li Hao had no interest in it. If he was strong enough, the position would naturally be his; if he was not strong enough, it would be useless to give it to him.
"Then I'll go to the Tower of All Heavens first."
Li Hao said.
"Wait, aren't you going to listen to the competition rules?"
The Path of the Immortal Emperor.
"No need. Once I've figured some things out, I'll do my best to reach the Tower of All Heavens."
Li Hao said this, then cupped his hands in farewell and turned to rush towards the Tower of All Heavens.
"This kid..."
The Immortal Emperor was stunned for a moment before realizing that the boy's implication seemed to be that he had no intention of participating in the competition.
"Without a family and all alone, is that why you're not so enthusiastic about the True King election?"
The Immortal Emperor's eyes flickered slightly; he was naturally aware of many details about Li Hao.
The Immortal Kings who come to this abyss to cultivate all have clean backgrounds, but the others come from powerful clans. For the sake of their families, they must find ways to compete for the position of True King's deputy. Even if they cannot compete, they must try to maintain good relations with the True King and his deputy so that they can protect their families in the war.
Shaking his head, the Immortal Emperor didn't think any further and came to the Star Empress's side: "Let's get ready to begin and put some pressure on these little guys."
"What about the child?"
Empress Star glanced at Li Hao, who had just left; he had already entered the Tower of All Heavens.
"This little guy's thoughts are a bit strange, different from others, so we don't need to pay attention to him."
The Immortal Emperor shook his head. In any case, he had already announced the competition, and whether or not Li Hao participated was his own business.
This is not mandatory. After all, even if you ask someone to participate, it would be pointless to show dissatisfaction if they are unwilling.
However, this kind of thing is like giving steamed buns to refugees; it's something everyone is scrambling for, and no one expected that someone wouldn't be interested.
"Shi Miao..."
Before entering the Tower of All Heavens, Li Hao glanced at the Emperor's Dojo but didn't see Shi Miao. He guessed that she might also be challenging in the tower, so he didn't think much of it.
He randomly picked a floor, the 61st floor.
Once inside, six ancient demons emerged from the crack. Li Hao didn't even glance at them, but instead raised his hand and unleashed a terrifying sword aura that seemed to cleave space itself, instantly killing the six ancient demons at the seventh level of the Immortal King realm.
Now, Li Hao's cultivation has reached the fifth level of Immortal King, and his own power alone is hundreds of times that of the first level of Immortal King!
With each advancement in realm, immortal power increases four or five times. The fifth realm is not simply twenty-five times. For example, the second level of the Immortal King realm is five times, and the third level of the Immortal King realm is five times that of the second level, which is already twenty-five times.
Now, his own immortal power is five hundred times that of a first-level Immortal King!
This is also why it is difficult for Immortal Kings to challenge others beyond their realm; a difference of only two or three realms can create a huge chasm that is almost a qualitative change.
Even with the power of the Primordial Emperor, Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi could only make up for a difference of a hundredfold.
"I don't know if I can make it to the 90th floor if I go all out now."
Li Hao's eyes flickered, but he ultimately withdrew his thoughts. The current results were meaningless; the true king would be chosen based on the final results.
His thoughts were focused within his body, where the five realms were connected yet did not interfere with each other.
"With all seven arts and skills reaching the thirteenth level, and the seven top-tier realm cores sufficient to merge into a royal realm, one can become a king among immortal kings."
"But compared to being a monarch, if one can step onto the path of an emperor, one will ascend to the heavens in one step and become an emperor!"
Li Hao's thoughts were focused on the myriad aspects of poetry and literature, as well as the chaotic state of mind of cooking.
He brought up the panel and looked at his physical body and the imperial path.
The physical body is embedded in two mental states, going against time and following the laws of creation.
The Way of the Emperor is formless, the Way of the Sword is penetrating the void, and the Way of the Body Technique is boundless!
Now, Li Hao plans to integrate the Myriad Poetic Hearts and Chaotic Cooking into other Great Daos.
"Since being integrated into the Creation, my physical body seems to have undergone some changes, and my immortal form has been enhanced and transformed!"
Li Hao's eyes showed contemplation. Previously, he had upgraded the Celestial Immortal Body inherited from the Celestial Emperor of Heavenly Calamity to the Celestial Immortal Body of Heaven and Earth. Now, he felt that after the Immortal Body merged with two states of mind, it was undergoing subtle changes. These states of mind could bring special power to the Immortal Body.
His reversed time state of mind allowed his body to easily feel the passage of time, as if surrounded by countless grains of sand and dust, a feeling that he could reach out and touch.
The Creation Mindset allowed Li Hao's immortal body to bear an even more terrifying power.
It's somewhat like fate!
"These states of mind can bring extraordinary power, and if combined properly, they may have unexpected effects."
After embedding the Void Mindset into his swordsmanship, Li Hao discovered that his swordsmanship had become significantly more formidable. Now, with the improvement of his cultivation, this power is gradually being revealed. His swordsmanship contains the power of ultimate destruction, which, combined with his Chaotic Limitless Power and the absolute killing power of his Sole Swordsmanship, makes his sword energy terrifyingly sharp.
"The Imperial Way governs all things in heaven and earth. It is formless and without appearance. The formless is the myriad appearances. The myriad appearances plus the myriad phenomena, I wonder what changes it will bring to the Imperial Way."
Li Hao thought to himself.
He intends to embed this poetic spirit of all things into the imperial road.
As for the Chaos Cooking technique, he intends to incorporate it into the way of the sword.
He felt that by combining emptiness and chaos in swordsmanship, he could elevate his sword power to a higher level.
However, this needs to be done slowly, first ensuring the stability of the six boundary centers.
With the thought gone, Li Hao took a deep breath and silently recited, "I will embed the poetic heart of all things into the Imperial Path!"
As his mindset was immersed in the experience, Li Hao instantly felt a surge of heat in his soul, as a vast Dao realm inheritance flowed in.
Immediately afterwards, he felt that although his soul resided in his physical body, it was as if he had detached from his body and was naked in the world.
He could suddenly "see" the sun, moon, stars, the universe, spacetime, countless dust particles and chains of the Great Dao. As far as his eyes could see, the world was so colorful and wonderful that it was unimaginable!
His divine eyes can directly perceive the origin of the Great Dao and see its trajectory!
"All things, all phenomena!"
"Controlling the formless, unfathomable, untraceable, master of all phenomena, ruler of all things!"
Li Hao muttered to himself. He could feel that his Dao of Control had been sublimated, becoming extremely terrifying, far surpassing the control abilities of other Immortal Kings.
His methods of control have already transcended the Immortal King realm. This feeling of directly seeing the root of the Great Dao and controlling all things is as if he is the supreme ruler of the world and the master of all things.
What is a ruler? It is the Emperor!
With just the ability to control, Li Hao has already touched the threshold of becoming an Emperor!
A single thought arises, and all things come to life; a single thought ceases, and all things fall silent!
"The rules of the Tower of All Heavens..."
Li Hao looked up and saw, in this empty world, dark and deep chains of law, sinking into the depths of the land below, as if leading straight to the abyss.
Above these chains, which connect to the depths of the heavens, it seems to lead to higher levels of the Tower of Heavens.
He actually managed to glimpse a corner of the fundamental laws governing this imperial artifact!
However, Li Hao did not overestimate his abilities and attempt to control it, which would be tantamount to stealing the weapon and competing with the Star Empress for control of the Tower of All Heavens.
Even without the Star Empress, the Tower of All Heavens itself is at the Emperor level, and no one else can subdue it.
"Imperial Path, Ninth Dan..."
Li Hao felt that his own Dao Realm had also improved. As one of the Nine Orders, he was only at the eighth level before, but now he had reached another level.
As Li Hao absorbed all the insights he gained from the Dao realm, he immediately felt a realm heart condense within his own domain, breaking the original structure.
"Six World Cores..."
Li Hao took a deep breath. He knew that the six World Hearts were not the most difficult part. The most difficult part of opening up this path was the fusion of the seventh World Heart, which was dozens of times more difficult than the previous ones!
Many immortal emperors who used reincarnations were defeated at the last step.
"Six World Hearts can only compare to the strongest reincarnations cultivated by Immortal Emperors..."
Li Hao thought of the black-robed youth who was the reincarnation of the Great Emperor on the road to heaven. He didn't see him in this True King competition, but he figured that after the youth advanced to Immortal King, he would further unseal his past life's power and progress faster and stronger.
After all, the power of the ancestral emperor within one's bloodline alone is enough to possess extraordinary combat strength, let alone the direct reincarnation of a great emperor.
"At the Immortal King Realm, I am not yet invincible..."
Li Hao thought to himself.
However, he also knew that it was too early to consider these things with his current cultivation level of the fifth level of the Immortal King Realm.
If one is not invincible, then one will be defeated when facing ancient demons.
"balanced!"
With a thought, Li Hao took control of the realm, causing the six realm hearts to disperse.
Now that his realm has improved and his soul is stronger, coupled with the improvement of his Dao, his control power is hundreds of times greater than before. However, the pull of the six realm hearts is extremely strong. Fortunately, Li Hao found that it was easier to control than before.
Under his division, the six boundary hearts continued to converge towards each other, but with the increase in defensive power, Li Hao had more time to ponder and experiment with the correct path.
"The most stable way to manage the six boundary cores is to do it in batches!"
Before embedding himself into the core of the world, Li Hao already had a general idea, which is why he came to try it out.
He had previously tested the stability of three boundary cores, but now with six boundary cores, if he viewed them as two separate sets of three boundary cores, it would be much easier to handle.
"Divided into two triangles, but not parallel to each other, but intersecting..."
Li Hao barely managed to move the boundary center. The so-called intersection was two triangles intersecting to form a hexagon!
Compared to triangles, hexagons are more stable!
As he reduced the boundaries and shifted the boundary center, a six-pointed star soon appeared within his boundary.
The previously restless Boundary Heart actually showed signs of calming down at this moment.
Li Hao's eyes lit up; it actually worked, and he succeeded on the first try!
Having gained experience from the previous five attempts, Li Hao had become quite adept at controlling the Boundary Heart.
As he continued to adjust, the six boundary hearts gradually stabilized, attracting each other but pulling against each other, unable to merge.
"It's done!"
Li Hao couldn't help but burst into laughter.
I thought it would take hundreds of attempts, but it worked on the first try.
In this way, he only needs one more Boundary Heart!
...
Outside the Tower of All Heavens.
When Li Hao entered the Tower of All Heavens, the Immortal Emperor and the Star Empress had already sent a telepathic message to the Great Emperor's Dojo, announcing the True King Competition.
At the same time, the Immortal Emperor also revealed that the Eastern Region was about to fall. There was no need to hide such a thing, and it could also put pressure on these candidates.
Upon hearing his words, the Immortal Kings of the Ancestral Dragon Clan, the Primordial Beginning Clan, and other major clans of the Eastern Region in the crowd all changed their expressions.
While they are still here practicing asceticism, their hometown is suffering from catastrophe and even facing collapse!
Immediately, many Immortal Kings from major clans in the Eastern Region, such as the Ancestral Dragon Clan and the Primordial Clan, voiced their desire to end their cultivation early and return to their homelands to provide reinforcements.
"Reinforcements? What will you use to send reinforcements?"
Hearing the angry voices below, the Immortal Emperor remained indifferent and said, "Even if you were all tied together, you wouldn't be worth a single Quasi-Emperor. The Eastern Region fell, and even Great Emperors couldn't stop it, let alone Quasi-Emperors. What are you then?!"
His words were blunt, like a sharp knife piercing everyone's hearts.
Apart from the major clans of the Eastern Region, everyone else's expressions changed, and they all looked rather grim.
Many figures from the Imperial Clan and the Dao Clan frowned slightly.
"Mingyuan, the Immortal Emperor's words are far too harsh."
An elder from the imperial clan said in a low voice that he was also at the peak of the Immortal King realm, and his Heavenly Tower had even reached the 110th floor.
"Even if it's unpleasant to hear, we have to listen to it; what he said isn't wrong."
Di Mingyuan remained indifferent, only slightly frowning.
Seeing his attitude, the other members of the imperial family did not say anything more.
Although they held the Great Emperor in awe, the presence of the Great Emperor within their clan, coupled with the pride ingrained in their imperial lineage, made their feelings towards the Great Emperor different from those of others.
"Even if we can't help much, I will fight and die alongside my family!"
Amidst the outrage, a Celestial King of the Ancestral Dragon Clan roared, his voice a dragon's cry that echoed through the abyss.
The Immortal Emperor glanced at him, his eyes turning cold. At that moment, the temperature of the entire abyss seemed to drop, and the Tower of All Heavens seemed to turn into ten thousand years of ice.
Countless people felt a chill pervade the ground, a kind of eerie coldness, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
In an instant, many people's expressions changed drastically, and they looked at the Immortal Emperor in horror.
The two imperial figures standing atop the Tower of All Heavens seemed to be the Azure Lords looking down upon all living beings, with only a pair of cold eyes exuding overwhelming majesty clearly visible.
"If you want to die, I can grant your wish right now."
The Immortal Emperor spoke coldly, "The myriad races of the heavens have sent you supplies for your cultivation. Even Xingchen and I are here with you, teaching you, not to teach you how to die!"
"If you truly have backbone and the bones of a dragon, you should cultivate diligently and become the strongest Immortal King, the True King! Then, you can lead the armies of all races to fight for the Eastern Region and save your homeland. Even if the Eastern Region falls, you can still avenge it and vent your anger!"
The Immortal Emperor coldly said, "Instead of now, you'll only be buried alive. The Eastern Region has enough dead people; we don't need another one to die with us!"
His words were cold and sounded heartless, but heartlessness is more powerful than affection.
Many people's expressions changed, and they silently lowered their heads. Indeed, they were cultivating here and absorbing a great deal of supplies, which was the best treatment they could receive. Behind this was the sacrifice of all races!
The ancestral dragon clan immortal king who spoke was also stunned upon hearing this, unable to utter a word.
"I want to see how many True Kings your Eastern Region can produce in this True King election!"
The Immortal Emperor snorted and said, "Now, let's hold a preliminary competition and tentatively determine the ranking of the True Kings. According to the current ranking of the Tower of Heavens, even the tenth place has 118 floors!"
"You can cultivate here for at most another three hundred years!"
"Even shorter!"
Let's make the final sprint!
Hearing his words, the people in the abyss looked at each other in bewilderment. They could only cultivate for another two or three hundred years?
That's not enough; it'll all be over in the time it takes to take a nap.
"Mingyuan, this time the title of First True King belongs to you without a doubt."
Among the imperial clan, many people turned their attention to Di Mingyuan, the current successor of their imperial clan, who is also currently ranked number one in the Tower of Heavens, having challenged 145 floors!
Since arriving in the Abyss, Di Mingyuan's grades have improved by about forty levels!
It should be noted that Di Mingyuan is quite old, having lived for tens of thousands of years. The fact that he can still maintain such a speed is enough to demonstrate just how monstrous he is.
This also shows that he had accumulated a great deal of experience within the family before, which is why he is now able to make continuous breakthroughs.
"It's too early to say these things."
Di Mingyuan's eyes were calm. Although he said that, he was determined to become the First True King, because he was from the imperial family, the number one among all races, and he was never used to being second.
"Go! The top ten in this preliminary round will receive a quasi-Emperor weapon from me and Empress Star!"
"That's what the Immortal Emperor said at this moment."
Upon hearing this, an uproar erupted in the abyss.
Quasi-Emperor's Weapon!
The two Celestial Emperors are actually so willing to part with it!
If one could obtain a quasi-Emperor weapon and master it, one would be virtually invincible in the Immortal King realm, with only a quasi-Emperor being able to rival it.
For a moment, all the Immortal Kings were excited. Some of them were at a low level and felt their hearts were bleeding, as if their Quasi-Emperor weapons had been taken away by someone else.
“Miss, in these five hundred years, you have made rapid progress. You are certainly capable of competing with the True King!”
In the Taoist clan, an old man spoke to a woman dressed in a Taoist robe.
This woman was Dao Qingyin, a successor of the Dao Clan, but she was much younger than Di Mingyuan, so her cultivation and other foundations were far inferior.
But after five hundred years of cultivation at the Great Emperor's Dojo and learning from the two Immortal Emperors, her strength has been improving rapidly. When she first arrived, she could only challenge more than 70 floors, but now she has broken through 100 floors, and even reached 110 floors!
If another three hundred years were given, she might still have a chance to catch up!
"Yes, now I have also reached the peak of the Immortal King realm."
Dao Qingyin said, her eyes shining.
With a command from the Immortal Emperor, countless people rushed toward the Tower of All Heavens.
This competition will only last for ten years.
Everyone was desperately trying to break into the top ten, especially the powerful members of the major clans around the 110th floor.
"You guys should go and join in the fun."
Di Mingyuan spoke to the people around him.
"Mingyuan, aren't you going?"
"I'm not interested in just the preliminary selection. I'd rather cultivate. As for quasi-emperor weapons... I don't lack them either."
Di Mingyuan said calmly, then turned around, supported the realm, and continued his seclusion.
His realm exuded a terrifying imperial might, with divine light flowing through it; it was none other than the Realm of Royal Authority!
Upon hearing Di Mingyuan's words, the other elders of the imperial clans smiled in relief, thinking that it made sense. They then greeted each other and rushed towards the Tower of All Heavens.
"It's just an old guy's little motivational trick, but it's not very exciting."
Upon seeing this, a man and a woman from the Holy Clan shook their heads and sat down to continue their seclusion.
As the fourth strongest race among all races, these two are not lacking in quasi-emperor weapons. In comparison, they are more focused on the final battle.
Because they know that some of the races currently ranked have not yet truly exerted their strength or used their trump cards.
(End of this chapter)
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