Chapter 495: I Walk My Own Dao, There Are Not Two Suns in the Sky

"I knew you would..."

The Spirit of the Divine Throne spoke with a smile, emitting a faint ripple of power as it intended to initiate the Heavenly Emperor succession ceremony. But the moment it heard Li Heng's words, it was instantly stunned.

Even the words it was about to speak were forced back into its throat.

"Wait, what did you just say!"

The Spirit of the Divine Throne asked in disbelief.

It suspected it had misheard.

This was the position of Heavenly Emperor, the Supreme Heavenly Emperor Divine Position that stood above all the myriad ancient heavens! Becoming the Heavenly Emperor meant possessing supreme authority and supreme power; who could refuse such a great opportunity?

No one could refuse!

To the Spirit of the Divine Throne and even the various Immortal Gods, this thought was not arrogance, but a concrete, self-evident truth. Therefore, the group including the Heavenly King of Guangnan was also dumbfounded.

They could not understand why Li Heng would make such a choice.

"I have no interest in the position of Heavenly Emperor."

Li Heng said nonchalantly.

Looking at it now, this Heavenly Emperor succession ceremony was clearly an arrangement and scheme left behind by that Supreme Heavenly Emperor, though the reason and purpose remained unknown.

But he did not intend to go along with this Heavenly Emperor's purpose and calculations.

He was not a chess piece for that Heavenly Emperor.

Moreover, the most critical point was that there was no real benefit to succeeding to the position of Heavenly Emperor; instead, he would have to help the Heavenly Emperor rebuild the Heavenly Court and restore the glory of the Immortal Gods, essentially becoming a bona fide laborer.

Who knows when the Immortal Gods might return and steal his Eternal Life Peach.

As for the rights and power attached to the position of Heavenly Emperor?

It would be better to wake up from that dream.

The era has changed, the Heavenly Court has shattered, the Immortal Gods have fallen, and the era belonging to the Heavenly Court's Immortal Gods has passed; so what rights does this Heavenly Emperor position still hold?

In the Great Void, who would acknowledge this so-called Heavenly Emperor?

Li Heng did not know what others thought.

But he would not.

And as for power, that goes without saying.

He walks his own path, pioneering his own system, and has absolutely no need for external forces like the Heavenly Emperor position to help him increase his power.

Such external forces were merely impurities to him.

If one were determined to grant him power, it would be more direct to catch a few more monsters and Disasters and tie them before him for him to hunt; for him, Source Power was the true power.

What truly interested him was not the so-called supreme great opportunity of the Heavenly Emperor position, but information regarding the Heavenly Court's Immortal Gods and that Heavenly Emperor who was hailed as the number one in all the heavens.

If not for these, he would have left long ago.

In any case, his goal had already been achieved.

"Why? This is the position of Heavenly Emperor!"

The Spirit of the Divine Throne asked, still unable to understand.

It did not mention other aspects to prove the value of the Heavenly Emperor position, such as being able to overlook the birth and destruction of the heavens or watch the rise and fall of the ages while sitting on the throne.

The four words "Heavenly Emperor position" were in themselves the greatest value!

Therefore, it understood Li Heng's choice even less.

"Are you worried that there is some scheme involved? Like some form of possession? Or that you might have your Eternal Life Peach stolen by others?" It continued to ask, helping Li Heng clarify the risks one by one.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about these risks!"

"What kind of person is His Majesty? He would never do such things. Please rest assured, since His Majesty has yielded the position of Heavenly Emperor, he would not think of taking it back or setting traps."

"Based on my understanding of His Majesty, he might just want to leave behind his orthodoxy and select a successor. So, succeeding to the Heavenly Emperor position would be all benefit and no harm!"

The Spirit of the Divine Throne persuaded him earnestly.

At the same time, this was its true inner thought; in its eyes, its own Majesty would never do such things. At most, His Majesty was just tired of being the Heavenly Emperor.

"The reason is simple: I walk my own Dao, and there are not two suns in the sky."

Knowing that the Spirit of the Divine Throne had no malicious intent, Li Heng did not begrudge an answer and smiled as he stated his reason.

These words were also the truth.

He had always been walking his own path; even if he borrowed from the Sacred system and the Daoist Thirty-Six Heavens to cultivate, in essence, it still belonged to himself.

He did not even follow the Dao of those three Heavenly Venerables.

How much less this Heavenly Emperor?

I walk my own Dao, and there are not two suns in the sky?

The Spirit of the Divine Throne was surprised upon hearing this and pondered the phrase in its heart. Hearing this, could it be that he wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with His Majesty, or even surpass His Majesty? What a bold claim; how could he dare?

In its view, even if Li Heng's methods were mysterious and incredible, he was ultimately a notch weaker than that Heavenly Court Heavenly Emperor, and that notch was an almost insurmountable gap!

Speaking such words under such a gap, was it not a bit delusional and overly ambitious? It had wanted to say exactly that.

But the next moment.

It calmed down again, carefully considering the mysterious methods and mysterious origins Li Heng had previously displayed, and suddenly felt that this might not be impossible.

Although it was almost impossible to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with His Majesty, let alone surpass him, the Great Void was infinite; who could deny such a possibility? Even if it believed in His Majesty no matter what, it could not deny it.

Moreover, this being had clearly never seen His Majesty and did not know His Majesty's divine might, so naturally, it had not been conquered by His Majesty; saying such things was only to be expected.

It might even be that not saying it would be wrong, lacking the spirit of a Heavenly Emperor.

Thinking carefully in this way, the Spirit of the Divine Throne felt at peace.

It was merely an ignorant child wanting to challenge an adult.

One could not continue to reason with this child, could one?

After all, the child was ignorant of the Reason.

However, the Spirit of the Divine Throne felt that although this creature's tone was a bit arrogant, he still had a bright future and was full of promise. Therefore, it could not give up on trying to win him over, so after some thought, it continued to speak.

"But the answers you seek, the old events that occurred in the past, the secrets of the Heavenly Court, and even the various information left behind by His Majesty are all preserved within the throne. This information can only be known once you become the Heavenly Emperor; if you refuse, you will never be able to know them."

It knew it could not make Li Heng understand the Greatness of its Majesty.

The Spirit of the Divine Throne had no choice but to entice him with benefits.

You want to know information, don't you? Then you must become the Heavenly Emperor!

As soon as these words were spoken, the first to react were not Li Heng, but the Heavenly King of Guangnan and the others; their expressions were strange, as they couldn't help but feel that this position of Heavenly Emperor was a bit too weightless.

One did not want to take it, while the other was desperately trying to shove it over, even going so far as to entice him with benefits—one had to know, this was the position of Heavenly Emperor! To be so rash, did it not lose the dignity of the Heavenly Emperor's position?

To want to be the Heavenly Emperor, shouldn't one have to cultivate for ten million kalpas?

"To know this information, it is not necessary to be the Heavenly Emperor."

Li Heng said with a smile.

"Oh, so you have a method? Very well, the information is stored within this imperial throne; if you can break the restrictions within it and obtain that information, then I will consider myself defeated."

The Spirit of the Divine Throne said.

It was secretly delighted in its heart, feeling that it could use this method to make this creature understand the Greatness of its Majesty.

When this creature exhausted all his strength and used every ounce of his effort, yet still could not break through His Majesty's restrictions, he would naturally realize the power of His Majesty and willingly come to be the Heavenly Emperor.

Even if you have mysterious power that can change and erase the Calamity, His Majesty's methods are in some aspects even beyond these Calamities; how could they be so easily broken?

It thought to itself.