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Chapter 382: Ascension to Emperor, the God King's Invitation (Part 1)
Chapter 382: Ascension to Emperor, the God King’s Invitation (Guaranteed 4K + 13 Updates) (Part 1)
In the depths of the Divine Temple, the dark brown crystal had long vanished. On the sealed divine throne, a figure clad in resplendent armor sat like an unchanging rock of the ages, gripping a massive black sword in his palm, his head bowed as he gazed at the steps before the throne.
When Ying Xiaoxiao arrived with her grandmother, many Elders were already present.
These secretive elders, some of whom had been in a deep slumber or hidden away in the shadows, had all gathered here.
They knelt before the divine throne, their expressions devout and excited as they awaited a message from their ancestor.
The day of vengeance had been long awaited.
As the Divine Maiden, Ying Xiaoxiao recognized these Elders. Despite their presence, she noticed that many familiar faces were missing, which brought a hint of sorrow to her eyes. However, her gaze soon fell upon the imposing figure seated on the divine throne, radiating an aura as intense as a dormant volcano, inspiring awe. Even though she had now become a Sage, she still felt a deep, ancestral tremor.
Her grandmother led her through the central aisle to the steps before the divine throne, where she knelt and respectfully bowed her head, saying:
"Descendant of unworthy lineage, I bow before our ancestor."
The Divine Temple was silent for a moment before the god king, seated majestically, seemed to emerge from his long memory. He slowly lifted his head and looked at the many figures prostrated before him, the majority of whom were Semi-Saints.
These were his blood descendants.
"Has everything been arranged?"
He spoke slowly, his voice deep and authoritative.
Blue Frost respectfully replied, "Everything is in order. All the clan members have been gathered and are ready to await your command. Over the years, we have carefully cultivated our influence in seventeen Minor Worlds, controlling 83 Divine Dynasties. With a single order, we can spark a rebellion!"
"Good."
The god king nodded, his eyes, like flickering flames, displaying a cold and fierce light. He looked at the Divine Maiden kneeling at the front of the crowd and said:
"You mentioned someone named Hao Tian earlier. I didn't expect him to perform so well at the Discussion Conference. We should try to win him over. If he can deliver a critical blow to the Primordial Ancestor at the right moment, it will be a great service!"
Ying Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, raising her head to meet her ancestor's stern gaze before quickly lowering it again.
This time, her ancestor had agreed to her previous invitation, but she was not as elated as before. Instead, she felt a growing sense of worry.
Li Hao had already killed Xu Zu, the Green Lamp Buddha, and other Sages involved in the past, making him an enemy of Li Hao. Inviting Li Hao again seemed to have no valid reason.
Moreover, the idea of ambushing the Primordial Ancestor was fraught with danger. Not only was he a Supreme Sage, but he was also the oldest Sage. Her ancestor had suffered a significant loss at his hands and had only recently escaped after being sealed away for so long.
Her eyes grew complex as she recalled their first meeting at the tea stall, where she had first encountered that young man.
"My name is Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying as in ‘destiny,’ and Xiao as in ‘free-spirited.’ How shall I address you?"
"You can call me Hao Tian."
"Then what is your surname?"
"I have no surname."
She had been curious; who could be without a surname?
Upon her birth, her grandmother had told her, "Remember, you are of the Ying lineage, the Ying of ‘destiny.’ Bearing this surname is the pride of All Heavens."
It was only later, driven by curiosity, that she learned of the young man's arduous journey. Beneath his carefree and nonchalant smile lay countless scars.
Now, after enduring trials and tribulations, he had finally ascended, yet she was being asked to have him assassinate the Primordial Ancestor. If this risky endeavor failed, it would mean certain death.
"Ancestor, the Primordial Ancestor is cunning and suspicious. He may not give us the opportunity during our battle. If we are to win him over, it would be better to have him deal with the other Three Calamities Sages. Our clan is short of manpower, and these Sages will pose a significant threat to us."
Ying Xiaoxiao lowered her head as she spoke.
She did not want to see Li Hao risk his life in a desperate gamble, but she also hoped he could aid the Divine Race and support her ancestor.
From a young age, she had seen and heard of the injustices the Divine Race had endured over the long years. Despite their noble status, they lived like rats in the sewers.
"Being the Divine Maiden, don't you understand that the most crucial part of this war is the confrontation between the leaders, myself and the Primordial Ancestor? Once the Primordial Ancestor is dead, the other Three Calamities Sages will be of little concern. Those who refuse to submit can be easily eliminated by me!"
God King's eyes were cold as he said, "If we can inflict damage on the Primordial Ancestor, it would be better than slaying a hundred Three Calamities Sages."
Ying Xiaoxiao naturally understood this, but she had two concerns. The first was the risk of assassination, and the second was that while the Three Calamities Sages couldn't threaten the Ancestor, they were still a significant threat to her clan.
After all, the Divine Race had been hiding for years. Apart from her and Grandmother, there were only five Sages left in the clan.
Compared to All Heavens, this was still far too few. When the great battle erupted and the Ancestor faced the Primordial Ancestor, the rest of the Three Calamities Sages would need to be resisted by them, leading to heavy casualties.
If Li Hao could help her fend off the other Three Calamities Sages, it would greatly reduce the clan's losses.
Many Elders had already fallen in the effort to revive the Ancestor, and now, even more would likely perish.
"That man is already the strongest below the Supreme Sage. The Primordial Ancestor will surely try to recruit him. We must act first; this is a rare opportunity. We can have him pretend to be recruited by the Primordial Ancestor and then seize the chance to act."
God King spoke coldly. When he learned about the Discussion Conference, he had this idea. He thought it was a good opportunity, and even if it failed, the loss to him would be negligible.
Ying Xiaoxiao bit her lip slightly and said, "What if he refuses? What if the Primordial Ancestor offers him more benefits?"
God King's eyes showed a moment of thought, then he glanced at her, his eyes flickering. "You said he is cultivating the Extreme Dao. In that case, tell him that I will gift him all the Extreme Dao Power from this war, guaranteed by your Dao Heart. The more casualties in this war, the greater his benefit will be!"
"He might even have the chance to step into the Extreme Dao Divine Realm, matching my level."
"Furthermore..."
He looked at Ying Xiaoxiao and continued, "It seems you have some feelings for him. I can also arrange for you to be betrothed to him. Though you are all Sages and no longer care for physical pleasure, Sages still have companions. If he has feelings for you, he will likely agree."
"Moreover, once the task is accomplished, our Divine Race will rule All Heavens. He will be independent of the Divine Race, and I will grant him three Minor Worlds, all under his control. The incense offerings will be his to manage. This way, he will have the potential to cultivate to the Divine Realm through incense offerings. If his talent is sufficient, he might even challenge the legendary Three Holy Divine Realm Unity."
His words were highly tempting. Ying Xiaoxiao was taken aback, not expecting the Ancestor to be so generous.
For a cultivator, this was indeed a significant benefit. Just the gift of Extreme Dao Power and the chance to reach the Divine Realm was a tremendous boon.
"Go and do it."
God King finished speaking and, seeing Ying Xiaoxiao lowering her head, coldly ordered her.
Ying Xiaoxiao clenched her teeth, remained silent for a moment, and ultimately agreed. She then rose and took her leave.
...
In the Little Thousand World, within the Heaven Stealing Holy Land.
In the small courtyard, Li Hao took out various heavenly and earthly treasures to feed to Achievement.
These treasures were diverse, including rare divine fruits, source crystals formed from certain Dao Resonances in the void, and mysterious heavy divine water. All of them contained Great Dao and tribulation power, enhancing the Dao Power and tribulation power within the Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon until it could undergo a transformation.
Additionally, the two divine water dao fish Li Hao had caught in the Milky Way were also considered heavenly and earthly treasures.
As Li Hao fed these treasures to Achievement one by one, the sword absorbed them, and a strong Dao Resonance aura gradually emerged on its black blade.
This sword was originally a fragment of the Qian Dao Palace, now refined into a sword. Despite this, traces of the palace's eaves were still visible on the sword's surface.
As the heavenly and earthly treasures continued to be absorbed, when the tenth treasure was absorbed, a Dao Resonance spirit core began to form within the sword, creating a spiritual awareness that connected with Li Hao's consciousness.
This spiritual awareness exuded a joyful and newborn energy, highly active and conveying a sense of closeness to Li Hao.
As more heavenly and earthly treasures were fed to the sword, by the time the twentieth treasure was absorbed, this spiritual awareness grew stronger, radiating a formidable aura.
Moreover, the sword's body began to emit thunder tribulation divine light, exuding a terrifying aura that formed a Sword Domain around Li Hao.
This was the Weapon's own Dao Domain!
Extremely sharp and formidable, it was no less powerful than a Sage's Dao Domain, containing ancient tribulation power.
Li Hao felt that the fragmented Weapon was gradually recovering and healing, becoming more complete.
He didn't stop, continuing to feed it. When the thirtieth heavenly and earthly treasure was absorbed, the sword floated before Li Hao, generating electricity in the void. The sword's natural radiance and the sword beams it emitted tore through the surrounding void, and a Dao Tribulation force encircled it, filled with a destructive aura.
At the same time, thunder rumbled overhead in the courtyard.
The previously clear sky suddenly turned dark, heavy clouds like billowing black smoke gathering over the Holy Land.
Thunderfire flashed within, emitting a suppressed and destructive aura.
"What's happening?"
"Who is undergoing a tribulation?"
"This, this seems to be a Saint Heavenly Tribulation?!"
Many disciples cultivating on Holy Mountain were startled. Some were horrified.
They had previously witnessed the Thief Saint overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation, using his thieving skills to steal a bit of the Heavenly Tribulation to break through it, thus passing his Three Calamities.
Now, the scene seemed familiar.
"Hmm?"
Feng Boping, in his cave mansion, saw the gathering dark clouds and was momentarily taken aback. He quickly realized something and scanned the area with his divine sense, immediately identifying the source of the aura.
He understood, just as he had suspected.
This tribulation was not triggered by Li Hao himself, as Li Hao had yet to overcome the Earth Calamity and couldn't directly jump to the Heavenly Tribulation.
After destroying the Buddhist Sect and the Void Sacred Land, Li Hao naturally obtained many benefits, enough to repair and form the broken Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon.
In the courtyard, Li Hao sat, gazing at the thunder overhead. He felt the Achievement floating before him, eager to move.
Suddenly, with a whoosh, the joyful spiritual awareness within the Achievement emitted a long, resonant sword cry, rushing out and tearing through the void, exiting the courtyard and heading toward the sky.
It was born from Heaven and Earth, and as it formed, it would also undergo the tribulation and trials of Heaven and Earth.
Beneath the dark clouds, the black Achievement burst forth with brilliant silver light, rapidly ascending and then abruptly plunging into the cloud layer.
Rumble!
The thunder in the cloud layer grew more intense, as if angrily shaking.
A massive sword shadow constantly flashed through the cloud layer, visible during the thunder's oscillation and the moment the clouds were illuminated, revealing a huge sword mark!
The sword shadow, within the cloud layer, was repeatedly struck by lightning, which twisted like spiritual serpents, battling the sword shadow. Each impact produced a violent tremor, making one's heart race.
Li Hao unfolded his crossed legs, sitting under the eaves, quietly observing the cloud layer. He could sense the Achievement's spiritual awareness, which was exceptionally joyful, fearless, and full of indomitable spirit.
As the thunder rumbled, after a long while, the cloud layer was suddenly torn apart, a sword beam illuminating Heaven and Earth, as if ready to split the entire Holy Mountain.
The cloud layer was severed, and a massive sword slowly descended, like an emperor descending upon the world.
Though it was a sword, as it slowly descended, it seemed to be the only light in the world, extremely prominent.
"Whose sword is that?"
"It seems a Divine Weapon is undergoing a tribulation."
"I heard from friends in the Holy Land of the Divine Artifacts that forging a Divine Weapon attracts tribulations. Different levels of Divine Weapons attract different levels of Thunderfire tribulations. I wonder whose Divine Weapon this is."
"Such a grand display, the thunder has rumbled more than nine times. It must be a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon!"
Many disciples on Holy Mountain felt a profound aura from the sword, like an emperor descending, overlooking the mortal world.
They felt an urge to prostrate and worship. All things have spirits, but a Weapon reaching the level of a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon is akin to the presence of a Sage.
Throughout the Holy Mountain, many swords were trembling. Some swords with Sword Souls even broke free from their sheaths and their owners' waists, embedding themselves in the ground, quivering uncontrollably.
Although the Heaven Stealing Holy Land is not primarily a place for Swordsmen, the disciples there use a variety of weapons, including swords. After all, disguising oneself as a carefree Swordsman makes it easier to steal, lowering others' defenses.
If one looks shabby, and theft occurs nearby, even if you didn't steal, people will still suspect you.
Therefore, many disciples within the Heaven Stealing Holy Land, at first glance, appear to be upright and noble gentlemen.
Just like the numerous disciples of the Heaven Lying Holy Land, they all have a humble and gentlemanly demeanor. The women are gentle and graceful, with a reserved and elegant air, making it impossible to suspect that their words are lies.
As the achievement split the lightning tribulation and descended, all ten thousand swords on the Holy Mountain bowed, creating a significant commotion.
Li Hao didn't want to cause too much of a stir, so he called back his achievement.
Achievement flashed and flew back to the small courtyard. The over ten-zhang-long sword body shrank to the size of an ordinary long sword, still pitch black, but now covered in flowing light and tribulation fire. It hung in the air, naturally slicing through the void, leaving faint cracks.
Like a leaf rippling on water, it caused waves in the surrounding air.
Li Hao was amazed; the sword seemed even sharper.
He gripped the hilt and immediately felt a wave of joyful emotions.
"Everyone says Achievement is good. All beings are born with a name, a surname that is their root, and a given name that is their destiny. The lifelong pursuit is simply to make a name for oneself, and even Sages are no exception..."
Li Hao murmured to himself. Making one's name known to the world seemed to be an instinctive desire for all life.
"Achievement, Achievement... if it can sever everything, it would truly be the sharpest thing in the world."
Li Hao whispered softly.
The sword in his hand seemed to hear his words, responding with a slight vibration, emitting a joyful and resolute spirit.
Li Hao smiled in understanding. As a Swordsman, he naturally loved his sword. He picked up Achievement and drew it across the back of his hand.
He found that his hand's muscles were incredibly resilient, requiring him to use eighty percent of his power to cut through.
His current body was comparable to a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon, meaning that Achievement could also wound other Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapons.
"Indeed sharp, but you haven't had your fill yet..."
Li Hao smiled, picking up Achievement and continuing to feed it more heavenly and earthly treasures.
After absorbing another ten portions of heavenly and earthly treasures, the Dao Resonance and light on Achievement became even more brilliant, and the tribulation power grew even stronger.
Li Hao fed it another ten portions, and the sky was suddenly filled with the sound of thunder.
The many disciples who had been discussing the sword's destination were startled by this sudden second round of thunder, looking at each other in surprise.
Li Hao felt the trembling and the overwhelming battle intent in his hand from Achievement and was momentarily stunned, not expecting it to trigger another Heavenly Tribulation.
He released his grip, not offering any assistance. He could sense that Achievement did not want him to interfere with its own tribulation.
As soon as he let go, Achievement transformed into a black beam of light and broke through the clouds.
Soon, the thunder roared again within the clouds.
"You young man, it seems you've gained a lot from clearing out the Buddhist Sect and the Void Sacred Land, to the point of making a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon reach the first tribulation!"
At this moment, Feng Boping appeared in Li Hao's courtyard, looking up at the sky and sighing.
Li Hao turned to look at him, curious. "So, if it absorbs enough, it can reach the second or third tribulation?"
"Exactly."
Feng Boping nodded. "A Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon can injure a Sage and match a Sage's destructive power. If it undergoes another tribulation, even a Three Calamities Sage would have to be cautious. If it reaches the second or third tribulation, killing a Three Calamities Sage would be as easy as turning your hand. Even if an ordinary Sage wields such a weapon, we would have to flee at the sight of it."
Li Hao was somewhat taken aback, not expecting Old Feng to be so dramatic, but he knew Old Feng wouldn't exaggerate on purpose.
Just after the Achievement survived the lightning tribulation and was repaired, the sharpness it displayed made Li Hao feel that it could slay a newly Ascended Sage on its own.
It was too sharp, and it contained destructive tribulation power that could directly damage the Saint Path, forcing Sages to avoid it.
"Do you know why the Primordial Ancestor commands the reverence of All Heavens? Besides being the oldest Sage and having an extremely terrifying accumulation of incense power, there is another reason: he possesses a Seven Tribulation Dao Imperial Weapon!"
Feng Boping withdrew his gaze from the sky and said solemnly to Li Hao.
Li Hao was taken aback. A Seven Tribulation Dao Imperial Weapon?
"So, it means he must have fed at least 140 heavenly and earthly treasures to the Imperial Weapon?"
Li Hao said in surprise.
Feng Boping couldn't help but laugh and said, "Far more than just 140 heavenly and earthly treasures. An ordinary Supreme Sage could easily come up with that much, let alone him. The feeding of this Dao Imperial Weapon increases exponentially each time. The first tribulation requires about twenty treasures, the second needs forty, then eighty, and so on!"
"In other words, to reach the Seventh Tribulation, it must have absorbed over a thousand heavenly and earthly treasures."
Li Hao was somewhat stunned. Heavenly and earthly treasures were extremely precious; even a Holy Land would suffer a major loss by parting with just three to five. A thousand heavenly and earthly treasures—what did that even mean?
(End of Chapter)
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