# Chapter 1950: Asking the Dao, Hearing the Dao
"Zhu Wuji's Dao is the power of the roaring sound wave Dao, capable of shaking people to death. The Human Emperor Bell transmits Dao might. Those who cannot withstand it first, ranked at the back of the Emperor's List, will be the first fifty eliminated. They will not have subsequent qualifications for asking the Dao," the crowd thought to themselves, naturally understanding the rules of the Emperor's List Dao inquiry. Today's inquiry would see some breaking the Dao and some comprehending the Dao.
At this moment, Lin Feng felt a terrifying roar vibrating in his eardrums. The roar caused his divine soul to tremble and his physical body to tear apart, as if he would be shattered and killed alive. He was not alone; everyone on the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar was enduring the same power. Whoever was weaker would be eliminated.
"Chi chi!" A person's body was torn into pieces, blood seeping out as he was blasted off the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar.
"Roar, roar, roar..." Three consecutive terrifying roars sounded, and immediately several figures were sent flying one after another, unable to withstand this Dao might. Hou Qinglin's body was enveloped by the Dao intent of reincarnation, as if wrapping himself within it, sinking deep into reincarnation. Within this Dao intent, the opponent's Dao might could not erode and enter, preventing him from being shaken.
Divine Seal King Body Dugu Bubai had three thousand six hundred divine seal light rings surrounding the heavens, with rumbling explosions rolling. The Dao might struck the divine seals but was blocked and could not advance.
Lang Xie had realm light surging around him, his entire body seeming to sink into another realm, ethereal and intangible, immune to attack.
And before Sword Blind, the light sword shone boundlessly, cutting the Dao might with light.
The experts on the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar began to resist the Dao might with their attacks. Those who were blasted back were those who could not resist or endure.
At this moment, Zhu Wuji roared again, attacking the Human Emperor Bell. However, a terrifying force rebounded, striking Zhu Wuji. Instantly, his body flew back, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He retreated back to the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar, sitting cross-legged as if to recover from his injuries. In the void, the terrifying Dao might gradually dissipated, eventually vanishing without a trace.
Figures began to move, filling the vacancies left by those who had been blasted off the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar. Once a vacancy appeared, those behind would step forward to fill it. Those who were blasted back would be ranked on the subsequent Human Emperor Heavenly Pillars according to the order they were forced back. No one objected; being the first to be forced back, unable to resist the Dao might, meant they lacked strength. From then on, their rankings were considered fixed, and they no longer had qualifications for asking the Dao. Of course, they could remain on the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar to hear the Dao and experience the Dao might.
On the day of the Emperor's List Dao inquiry, they would verify Dao might, ask the Dao, hear the Dao, prove the Dao, and break the Dao.
Experts of the Human Emperor Palace, holding the Human Emperor Brush, began to rewrite the Emperor's List. The crowd's eyes fell on the last few names, which would be branded and would no longer change. Unless, after the Emperor's List Dao inquiry ended, they displayed extraordinary performance and defeated those ahead of them, the Human Emperor Palace would rewrite their positions on the list.
"This Human Emperor Bell is strange. It actually rebounds the Dao might, injuring Zhu Wuji himself," Lin Feng stared at the Human Emperor Bell. This ancient bell was definitely an extremely terrifying treasure.
"Who else will borrow the Human Emperor Palace to ask the Dao?" Ren Tianxing spoke again. Suddenly, a figure stepped forward, causing the crowd's pupils to contract slightly. The one stepping forward was Jin Xingzi, an expert in the top ten of the Emperor's List. It was said that the Dao might he controlled was the Shattering Gold Dao might, powerful and terrifying. If Jin Xingzi struck the Human Emperor Bell, who knew how many people would be shaken off the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar.
"Let's deal with more people at once. I want to see what's strange about this Human Emperor Bell," Jin Xingzi said, his golden long robe fluttering. At this moment, his entire body seemed to transform into the color of gold, as if cast from gold. Even his skin emitted a golden light, reflecting dazzling radiance.
The crowd's expressions became even more solemn. Many sat cross-legged, their bodies already shrouded in terrifying aura, preparing to resist Jin Xingzi's Shattering Gold Dao might. Jin Xingzi's Dao intent was extremely violent and terrifying. If one was careless, they could be obliterated alive, their body turning to gold and shattering, dying here.
Jin Xingzi's entire body seemed to be covered in a layer of golden sacred armor as he walked to the Human Emperor Bell. His palm suddenly swung out, and a surge of Dao might rolled and roared. With a thunderous sound spreading, Dao might filled heaven and earth. Everyone, under the influence of the Human Emperor Bell, was enveloped by a strange Dao might.
At this moment, Lin Feng's expression changed slightly. He saw his arm begin to be covered by gold, as if it would turn to gold. However, in the next moment, a power of shattering spread, and the gold disintegrated—Shattering Gold Dao power.
"Scatter!" Lin Feng stomped heavily on the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar, his body shrouded in terrifying Heavenly Demon Tribulation light, cracking even the Dao might. At the same time, his terrifying physical strength protected his body from erosion.
Jin Xingzi had completely turned to gold, no longer a flesh-and-blood body but a golden one. He struck the Human Emperor Bell three times in succession with Dao might, and the entire world was filled with golden light. A powerful figure completely turned to gold, then with a rumbling explosion, he burst apart, shattered into pieces, obliterated alive by this Dao might—dead.
"Retreat..." Some could not hold on and voluntarily retreated, stepping down from the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar.
"Hearing the Dao in the morning, dying in the evening is acceptable," one person said solemnly. Even though his body was already covered in gold, he still stood firm like a mountain, betting his life to ask the Dao and comprehend it.
"Dong!" Another bell sound rang out. The person's golden body twisted, as if it might explode at any moment. Yet, at every critical moment, he stabilized, his aura wildly surging toward the sky, shocking the watching crowd. This person had actually heard the Dao and broken through, his strength advancing further, making the Dao might unable to destroy him.
Jin Xingzi himself was not faring well either. The golden sacred armor on his body seemed to twist, and his body appeared to be on the verge of cracking. The Human Emperor Bell's Dao might rebounded on its master. He too was enduring that Dao might, and even stronger than others. To shake others down, he first had to be able to withstand it himself.
"Dong!" Another strike hit the Human Emperor Bell. Instantly, the rebounding Dao might seemed to accumulate, piercing through his body, causing the golden armor on Jin Xingzi to crack and shatter. One arm made a cracking sound, as if it might break at any moment.
"Enough!" A explosive shout rang out. On the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar, more than a dozen experts could no longer endure and were shaken off. Even now, some saw Jin Xingzi going mad, roaring loudly, trying to make him stop.
But this shout did not interrupt Jin Xingzi. He seemed not to hear it, continuing as before. Another terrifying attack struck down, and his entire body cracked, shocking the distant onlookers. This Jin Xingzi was too crazy. At this moment, another figure shattered—the second expert on the Emperor's List to die hearing the Dao. How tragic.
Jin Xingzi raised his arm again, making everyone feel suffocated. However, this time, his raised arm finally stopped, not striking down. Otherwise, he himself would likely be in danger.
"Today, not only do we ask the Dao, but we also hear the Dao of others. Enough," Jin Xingzi sighed, then lowered his arm, causing many to breathe a sigh of relief. But as the crowd's eyes swept over the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar, thirty-two people had been blasted off. Among them, two were dead—how cruel. These two were also experts on the Emperor's List, renowned in their regions, with unparalleled talent. Yet they died under the Dao might. This showed how powerful the top ten of the Emperor's List were. If facing them directly, those two would have been easily crushed and killed.
At this moment, Lin Feng's eyes were closed, tribulation light shining on his body. Then his body trembled slightly, and surges of golden aura emerged from him. Opening his eyes, he deeply exhaled. Shattering Gold Dao might, Emperor's List Dao inquiry. He seemed to understand that this inquiry was not just a simple confrontation but a contest of Dao—asking the Dao, hearing the Dao, breaking the Dao.
"Whoosh!" A demonic wind swept by, and Xie Yue instantly appeared before the Human Emperor Bell, directly striking out with a palm. Instantly, terrifying Dao might spread, as if endless demonic erosion power directly eroded into people's bodies. In the void, it seemed billions of demonic erosion lights shone.
The crowd had just withstood Jin Xingzi's Dao might when Xie Yue directly attacked again. The demonic erosion Dao intent descended on people, making them feel their internal organs rotting, their bodies seeming to fester and corrode. This Dao might was extremely demonic and overbearing.
On Ji Shang, there was always a Collapse Dao might spreading. Any Dao might attack could not invade his body; when it approached, it all collapsed.
On Ying Cheng, there was a chaotic Dao might, preventing Dao from approaching his body. When it came before him, it all fell into chaos and destruction, dissipating like flowing clouds.
Stone Man Shi Yunfeng turned to stone, immune to Dao techniques and undisturbed. Xue Shenfeng had snowflakes floating before him, freezing and destroying any Dao might. One person was particularly eye-catching: Chu Chunqiu. He did not resist the Dao might at all. Instead, terrifying Dao intent spread from his body, directly swallowing the Dao might, letting it rush into his body, as if devouring all power.
"The top ten of the Emperor's List are all terrifying. Those people strike the Human Emperor Bell, and Dao might cannot erode them. It seems these people will only be able to determine victory or defeat in subsequent mutual Dao inquiries," the crowd thought to themselves. Soon, several more could not resist and withdrew from the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillar. It probably wouldn't be long before fifty spots appeared!