Chapter 1135: Sword Path Great Emperor
In terms of divine abilities and techniques, the Sword Path of the Kai Emperor was the fastest, straightforward and direct, revealing its sharpness with a single strike. But the divine abilities of Heavenly Lord Hao were different; their true power only now fully erupted.
He looked down on acquired great paths. All that he cultivated were innate great paths.
Acquired great paths were numerous, and to date, only a few could be cultivated to the pinnacle—such as the Path of Creation from the Chiming Era, or the Sword Path from the Kai Era.
Among them, the Sword Path of the Kai Emperor was the ultimate, cultivated to the thirty-fourth heaven of the Sword Path.
Even the Path of Creation from the Chiming Era had never reached the height of the Sword Path.
But innate great paths were different. They had the ancient gods as a template, and many cultivators could learn a great deal from the ancient gods, making it easier to begin.
Throughout history, many Emperor Throne powerhouses had comprehended various ancient gods and realized their own Emperor Throne techniques.
As a Heavenly Lord, Heavenly Lord Hao had the easiest access to these techniques, and his demigod bloodline made learning them even easier.
His comprehension of innate great paths, though not as monstrous as the Kai Emperor’s thirty-fourth heaven, had still reached an extremely high level.
His Myriad Paths Domain erupted, crushing the Kai Emperor’s Sword Path Domain into fragments.
The shattered Sword Path Domain and the Myriad Paths Domain stirred up a storm that swept through everything, destroying all in its wake. Only the area behind the Kai Emperor, the Lingxiao Hall behind Heavenly Lord Hao, and the buildings behind Heavenly Lord Qiang and Divine King Lang Wan remained untouched!
Beyond that, Jade Capital City was almost completely cleared!
Heavenly Lord Hao’s expression darkened as he looked at the sword wound on his right hand. His voice was deep as he said, “Qin Ye, as the Eighth Heavenly Lord of the Longhan Era, you still lack a bit of fire.”
The Kai Emperor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, clearly not lightly injured. With an air of calm detachment, he said, “You had over nine hundred thousand years more than me, yet you’ve only reached this step. Hao, you’ve grown old. You won’t improve any further, but I am still advancing.”
His body trembled, and a Sword Heavenly Palace emerged behind him. He said leisurely, “Back then, you and Heavenly Lord Mu taught the world the method of becoming gods, and at the end, you speculated that Imperial Heavenly Lord had deduced the existence of the Heavenly Court realm. But in my view, the Heavenly Court realm is superfluous.”
Heavenly Lord Hao stared at this Sword Heavenly Palace, his pupils contracting sharply.
The gazes of Heavenly Lord Qiang and Heavenly Lord Xiao also fell upon this palace, filled with confusion.
The Kai Emperor was too strong, yet he only had a single Heavenly Palace—something almost impossible!
His combat power, compared to the current Ten Heavenly Lords, could rank in the middle to lower tiers!
How could a single Heavenly Palace possess such formidable combat power?
“I cultivate only one Sword Heavenly Palace, and in just forty thousand years, I can stand alongside you so-called Ten Heavenly Lords.”
The Kai Emperor smiled faintly, speaking unhurriedly: “Thirty-six Heavenly Palaces and seventy-two Divine Halls to cultivate the Heavenly Court—it’s nothing more than that, a waste of energy that can never be completed. The Heavenly Court realm is merely Imperial Heavenly Lord’s speculation. In my view, it doesn’t exist. In truth, there is no Divine realm, nor any Heavenly Palace or Heavenly Court realm. After the Divine Treasures, there is only one realm: the Dao Realm! Hao, Qiang, Xiao—you have all strayed onto the wrong path.”
Heavenly Lord Hao sneered: “You’re injured, and your injuries are heavier than mine. Why speak such sour grapes?”
Heavenly Lord Xiao, standing nearby, seemed lost in thought, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
Heavenly Lord Qiang frowned, pondered deeply, and then shook his head.
The Kai Emperor flicked his sword, and the sound was crisp and melodious. He said leisurely: “When the road ends, build a divine bridge. The Heavenly Palace realm and the Heavenly Court realm were merely possibilities that Imperial Heavenly Lord envisioned when there was no path at the end of the Divine Bridge realm. But they were only possibilities. What if there were no Divine Bridge realm at all?”
Divine King Lang Wan blinked her eyes, watching him curiously, deeply moved in her heart.
Heavenly Lord Qiang, Heavenly Lord Xiao, and Heavenly Lord Hao were even more shaken.
In the distance, Qin Mu, carrying Long Qilin and Yan’er, dodged the howling torrents of Sword Path and Myriad Paths. Hearing the Kai Emperor’s words, his mind trembled violently.
He immediately understood why the Kai Emperor had said this.
What if there were no Divine Bridge realm?
Yan Kang had no Divine Bridge realm!
The people of Yan Kang had already replaced the Divine Bridge with the Heavenly River Divine Treasure!
The Heavenly River Divine Treasure was a Divine Treasure first opened by Xu Shenghua and Qin Mu, then promoted throughout Yan Kang. The Kai Emperor had left the Land of No Worries to travel through Yan Kang. Clearly, his experiences there had deeply moved him, prompting him to once again join the ranks of the reformers!
Qin Mu grew excited. The Yan Kang reforms had stopped after the creation of the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, never targeting the Heavenly Palace cultivation system.
But now, the Kai Emperor had taken that step, paving the way for future reforms!
He desperately wanted to hear the insights of this great master, to hear what he called the Dao Realm!
“The so-called Divine realm is the Heavenly Palace realm. The Heavenly Palace is merely an imitation of the Heavenly Court, turning falsehood into truth.”
The Kai Emperor laughed: “What if the Longhan Heavenly Court were destroyed? If the real doesn’t exist, how can the false? Only the Dao is real. Therefore, there is only the Dao Realm, not the Heavenly Palace realm!”
“Presumptuous!”
Heavenly Lord Hao’s face darkened, and he said coldly: “Treasonous!”
Heavenly Lord Xiao laughed: “Heavenly Lord Hao, why not let him continue?”
The Kai Emperor continued: “I have already sensed that the Dao Realm has thirty-six levels, divided into thirty-six heavens. The highest level is the Sword Path Great Luo Heaven. Currently, I have cultivated to the thirty-fourth heaven.”
He glanced at Heavenly Lord Hao, then at Heavenly Lord Qiang and Heavenly Lord Xiao, before shifting his gaze to the distant Heavenly Lord Yan, who was holding a white cat. He smiled: “When I cultivate to the thirty-fifth heaven of the Sword Path, Heavenly Lord Hao, there will be no difference between us in terms of magical power and combat strength. But when I cultivate to the Sword Path Great Luo Heaven, even if you cultivate the Heavenly Court, you will not be my match.”
He gently waved his sword, and the blood on the blade splattered to the ground like plum blossoms.
“By then, you Ten Heavenly Lords will witness a miracle never seen before.”
The Kai Emperor laughed: “A post-natal being becoming an eternal Sword Path ancient god.”
Silence fell all around.
Suddenly, Heavenly Lord Xiao’s voice came, a bit hoarse: “You want to become another Great Emperor, the Sword Path Great Emperor!”
Heavenly Lord Hao’s mind shook violently, and disbelief filled his eyes as he stared sharply at the Kai Emperor!
Heavenly Lord Xiao immediately knew he had misspoken, but his expression remained unchanged.
The Kai Emperor said in surprise: “Great Emperor? Has the Great Emperor already achieved this step? In that case, he is my Dao companion.”
Heavenly Lord Xiao smiled slightly and said: “I have heard that the Great Emperor is dead but not decayed because his divine consciousness has been cultivated to the Divine Consciousness Great Luo Heaven, eternally imprinting his consciousness in the ultimate void. Qin Ye, you are also walking this path. But where you surpass the Great Emperor is that his divine consciousness was not cultivated by himself but came from the worship of the Creator race. His consciousness is impure, only half a Divine Consciousness Great Luo Heaven.”
He praised: “If you achieve this step, you will be the first post-natal being to attain the Dao. I have seen Creators in the Tai Xu and traveled through the Rust Blood Zone, so I know some secrets about the Great Emperor.”
Heavenly Lord Hao’s eyes flickered, but he said nothing.
The Kai Emperor’s mind wandered with longing: “This Great Emperor is worth meeting. But before that…”
He swept his gaze around and laughed: “Let us first destroy this Heavenly Court! It is difficult to break the gods in people’s hearts, but breaking the Heavenly Court is not hard.”
In the distance, Qin Mu’s expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: “Let’s go! Leave the Heavenly Court immediately!”
In Jade Capital City, terrifying waves of power erupted. The Kai Emperor, Heavenly Lord Hao, Heavenly Lord Xiao, Divine King Lang Wan, and even Heavenly Lord Qiang and Heavenly Lord Yan all struck almost simultaneously!
At the same time, the sky became blindingly bright, while the ground of the Heavenly Court seemed to sink into night, an utterly black night.
“Heavenly Lord of the Sky!”
“Earth Lord!”
Heavenly Lord Qiang and Heavenly Lord Yan’s hearts shook violently. They each stopped and rapidly mobilized their divine artifacts, Imperial Heavenly Lord!
The Kai Emperor laughed heartily, unleashing his full power!