Chapter 914: Ultimate Triple, Ultimate Test

Luo Ningshuang no longer paid attention to the boy, but instead studied the other prodigies she had met in the Primitive True Realm.

Among them were Xue Fei of the Chaotic Ancient Immortal Clan, and several direct disciples of the Primitive Immortal Emperor—all once top-tier Immortal Monarch cultivators, now all at the first level of Immortal King realm.

“Judging by current standings, I and Sister Wanyi are far ahead of everyone else.”

Luo Ningshuang thought to herself.

Level 36 means her true combat power rivals the upper-mid tier of Immortal King realm fourth level!

Crossing three realms and still holding her ground—if she chose to flee, even a full-level Immortal King realm fourth level might not catch her.

“Back when we were Immortal Monarch realm, we weren’t truly top-tier—thanks to the Ancestral Emperor’s power...”

Luo Ningshuang thought to herself; without the Ancestral Emperor’s power, she and the others would have been fighting for position at just over level 20.

As they observed the others, the others were observing them too; when they noticed these two had reached level 36, their expressions hardened, and some eyes changed.

They had all heard from their masters that the Chaotic Immortal Emperor’s disciples had awakened the Ancestral Emperor’s power, greatly enhancing their strength—now they finally understood just how vast that gap truly was.

“I never expected that after breaking through to Immortal King, they’d pull so far ahead—they weren’t even my match back then...”

Xue Fei, seeing Luo Ningshuang’s score, her gaze turned cold, and she clenched her fists subtly.

She had not awakened the Ancestral Emperor’s power, but the clan chief said she had potential to awaken the Ancient Immortal True Blood through further cultivation—then she could catch up to them, though when—or whether—she would awaken it remained a matter of fate.

“That man has come too, but he hasn’t emerged yet.”

Xue Fei’s gaze swept the area; she saw no trace of the boy, but her master had said he had not awakened the Ancestral Emperor’s power and seemed of extremely low origin, not belonging to the top hundred races.

Within the Celestial Tower, within level 40.

Three royal ancient demons, all at the full level of Immortal King realm fourth level, their realms also reaching peak quality, coordinated perfectly, and with their royal bloodline’s secret techniques amplifying their divine energy, they surrounded Li Hao.

“So strong.”

Li Hao’s expression turned grave; he had already unleashed his dual realms—if not for them, he would have been defeated instantly.

“Ultimate Dao Art, Second Level!”

Beneath his dual realms, Li Hao activated the Ultimate Dao Art; his True God Blood reserves surged sixfold—from 3,100 drops to 18,600 drops—all burning simultaneously.

The fiercely burning True God Blood glowed golden with crimson hues, as if a deity were self-immolating and perishing, and the terrifying divine soul force generated by the burning blood instantly made Li Hao’s Celestial Star Meridians blaze brilliantly, projecting 108 starlight pillars down toward himself.

“Reversal of Formless Chaos!”

Time and space overlapped; he slipped into the rift between them—not belonging to past or future, nor to the present, existing in a peculiar state drifting through time and space.

This was the ultimate fusion of two realms, the state Li Hao had mastered—in this state, he found himself immune to attack, both existing and non-existent.

Only by pushing the realms to their absolute limit could one enter this state, and it required the Ultimate Dao Art to be activated to at least the Second Level, combined with the burning of True God Blood.

The terrifying pressure from the three approaching ancient demons vanished instantly; Li Hao felt himself merging into their realms while remaining independent of them.

“Cut!”

Twenty-four fused Chaotic Laws coalesced into a single blade of Chaotic Ultimate Force, blending the power of both realms, emerging soundlessly from the reversed chaos of time and space.

Boom!

The three ancient demons’ forms were simultaneously slashed through, their immortal bodies shattering, their primordial spirits withering into stillness.

Ancient demons’ primordial spirits were inherently stronger than those of humans; Immortal King realm ancient demons had all broken through the primordial spirit’s ultimate limit, refining True God Blood—but even the True God Blood of an Immortal King realm fourth level ancient demon amounted to only one thousand drops!

After activating the Ultimate Dao Art, Li Hao’s True God Blood strength was eighteen times theirs!

Divine soul domination—this single slash annihilated them outright.

“If dual realms fused to their extreme yield such results, what if three, four... or even more top-tier realms were stacked? How powerful would the legendary Sovereign Realm be?!”

Li Hao thought to himself.

Though he knew his ability to defeat these level-40 demons stemmed not only from his dual realms, but chiefly from his master’s Ultimate Dao Art—this secret technique was too extraordinary, capable of breaking the ultimate limits of cultivation.

Without this Ultimate Dao Art, even with dual realms, he would have barely reached level 35 before his blood burned out.

“You have passed level 40 of the Celestial Tower. Do you wish to continue?”

The voice of the Celestial Tower echoed from the sky.

Li Hao took a deep breath. “Continue!”

Next, he would face Immortal King realm fifth level.

“If I burn my lifespan here and reincarnate, can I restore it?”

As the crack in the sky appeared, ready to suck him in, Li Hao suddenly asked.

His thirteen-stage engraved heart-mind state, where time is a blade, could carve his cultivation by consuming lifespan—but the cost was immense.

The sky fell silent. Then, suddenly, the crack’s opening and closing slowed, its expansion halting—and the Celestial Tower’s voice emerged:

“Burning lifespan? Among the myriad races, many secret arts consume lifespan, most of which can restore it. Which one is yours?”

Li Hao exhaled inwardly; he had known the Celestial Tower, as an Immortal Forbidden Emperor Artifact, was communicable—unless the other party refused.

“Please, Elder, observe.”

Li Hao immediately demonstrated, activating the Blade of Time, consuming one year of lifespan to delicately carve a slight increase in cultivation.

“Time Engraving...”

The Celestial Tower fell silent. After a moment, it slowly spoke: “This is a special Dao-state technique. The lifespan consumed cannot be restored through reincarnation.”

“Cannot be restored?”

Li Hao froze, a flicker of disappointment in his eyes.

It seemed even the reincarnation power had limitations—or perhaps it was inherently flawed.

Yet this Blade of Time was one of his hidden cards.

If he could use it in the Celestial Tower without cost, his potential ascent level would skyrocket!

Recall: consuming five hundred years of lifespan could carve a one-level advancement!

Consuming five thousand years, two levels!

Immortal King realm lifespan was one hundred thousand years; higher realms extended lifespan further, and with his Eternal Imperishable Final Stage, Li Hao’s lifespan was ten times that of a normal Immortal King—equivalent to a pseudo-Emperor’s lifespan.

Of course, most pseudo-Emperors had also achieved Eternal Imperishability—truly deathless, unless slain, they would never age.

Thus, Li Hao’s normal lifespan was already one million years.

Consuming fifty thousand years could elevate him three levels; five hundred thousand years, four levels!

If reincarnation could restore it, he could directly spend five hundred thousand years to raise his realm to Immortal King realm fifth level!

With that, combined with his other techniques, he could effortlessly pass the trials of Immortal King realm fifth level—and push even higher!

Possibly level 60, even 70!

The higher the level, the harder it became; the stronger Immortal Kings possessed more techniques, and many had mastered multiple Final Stages.

“Pity...”

Li Hao sighed inwardly, but quickly stilled his heart; the best aspect of the Celestial Tower’s trial for him was testing his path of coexisting multiple realms—the Emperor Path!

Compared to the Blade of Time, a power usable only in life-or-death moments, this was a true battlefield for refinement.

“Any further questions?”

The Celestial Tower asked again. Li Hao stilled his mind. “No. Continue the trial!”

The crack in the sky extended, then swallowed Li Hao whole.

Celestial Tower, level 41.

As Li Hao appeared, three Immortal King realm fifth level ancient demons stood before him.

Whoosh!

As their realms unfolded, Li Hao felt suffocating pressure, as if submerged in the deep ocean, overwhelming force crashing against him.

He did not hesitate; instantly, he unleashed his dual realms and activated the Ultimate Dao Art, burning his True God Blood.

Yet even so, the three ancient demons still exerted immense pressure on him.

“Reversal of Formless Chaos!”

Li Hao entered that peculiar state once more.

The three ancient demons surged forward; their realms crushed through, and Li Hao realized his dual realms were being disrupted—he was forcibly ejected from the rift of reversed chaos.

“How is this possible?”

Li Hao’s expression changed; he felt his dual realms cracking and collapsing—their Immortal King realm fifth level realms were like solid worlds, annihilating every law within his own.

“It seems that under absolute power, all flashy techniques are meaningless.”

Feeling the three ancient demons closing in, staring at their grotesque faces, Li Hao took a deep breath; without Time Engraving, he had no choice but to fight with raw strength!

Ultimate Dao Art, Emperor Technique: Ultimate, Third Level!

His master, Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor, had once transmitted to him the Ultimate Dao Art “Ultimate,” consisting of five chapters, five levels.

When Li Hao’s Chaotic Dao reached the seventh stage, he had already mastered the Third Level.

And the Third Level amplified his reserves ninefold!

Instantly, his entire body’s True God Blood surged as if ignited, exploding from 3,100 drops to a terrifying 27,000+ drops.

Simultaneously, this True God Blood burned outright, transforming into a colossal divine soul force.

At that moment, Li Hao felt as if he could grasp stars and crush heaven and earth!

“Wherever my eyes fall, only my sword Dao exists!”

Li Hao abandoned defense entirely, condensing his dual realms into his sword Dao; beneath the terrifying divine soul force, he instantly shattered all laws, annihilated myriad techniques, and slashed forward!

Boom!

The three ancient demons’ eyes widened in disbelief; their realms ignited instantly to resist—but were sliced open like thick wooden boards by the sword qi.

With unstoppable sword might, their realms shattered, their immortal bodies exploded along with them.

“Emperor Technique: Ultimate!”

At the peak of the Celestial Tower, the Empress of Stars and the Immortal Emperor’s divine awareness observed all directions; while focusing on the Immortal King realm full-level cultivators within level 100, they also monitored others—and Li Hao’s performance was, unsurprisingly, extraordinarily striking.

“It’s the Ultimate Emperor Art of Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor—he must have received the true transmission.”

The Immortal Emperor of Eternity narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of surprise and a faint smile appearing—such a rare and promising seedling had not been seen in many years.

“At just the first layer of Immortal King realm, he’s already advanced the Wuji Art to its third chapter; his comprehension of Chaos must be extremely high.”

The Star Empress whispered—this Emperor Art was coveted even by emperors like them; it was Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor’s strongest technique, and compared to the Dao Yuan Immortal Seal he had forged, the Wuji Emperor Art was a truly terrifying imperial path!

“A promising seedling—we must nurture him well and strive to make him a True King’s deputy!”

The Immortal Emperor of Eternity said with a smile.

“Indeed, this time there are many promising seedlings—the elders of these great clans haven’t disappointed me.”

The Star Empress nodded.

Compared to other levels, the most intense battles occur between levels 90 and 100, especially now on level 99, where numerous Immortal Kings at the peak are fighting fiercely!

And one of the Emperor Clan’s Immortal Kings at the peak has already challenged level 101!

Most terrifyingly, he’s still holding the upper hand—not falling behind at all!

This pleased them greatly.

If the ten True Kings selected could barely break through level 100, it would be somewhat disappointing to them.

“In two more levels, that kid will reach his limit.”

The Immortal Emperor of Eternity glanced over and immediately discerned the boy’s limit; he smiled faintly and committed the boy’s image to memory.

Outside the Celestial Tower.

Figures emerged one after another, floating in the dark abyss like countless mayflies, circling the Celestial Tower and whispering among themselves.

Some familiar family members discussed the challenges within the Celestial Tower.

“Why hasn’t he come out yet?”

Su Wan Yi looked around but still hadn’t spotted Li Hao’s figure.

Beside her, her fellow sect brothers and sisters had already gathered nearby; upon learning of her and Luo Ningshuang’s results, they all offered their congratulations.

“Hmph!”

Far away, the Divine Sovereign’s face was dark—he had been driven out of the Infinite Heavenly Realm by Li Hao and lost the Heavenly Dao Force, so he could only fight using his own embryonic imperial path; but this time, with no concern of reincarnation, he unleashed all his hidden cards and reached level 32.

This result placed him just behind the two young girls who had awakened Ancestral Emperor Force.

Still, had he obtained the Heavenly Dao Force, he felt that even with Ancestral Emperor Force, he could catch up to the opponent.

After all, beyond Immortal King realm, he could now further unleash his past-life power.

Many of the realms he had comprehended had also been unlocked to higher levels.

But unfortunately, his domain was too weak—after crossing three realms, it could barely sustain itself.

“The Ancestral Emperor Force grows weaker the further one advances; by the time one reaches the peak of Immortal King realm, it’s merely a decorative technique—some ancient top-tier Immortal King secrets are already no less powerful than Ancestral Emperor Force!”

The Divine Sovereign thought to himself.

The further he advanced, the more he could catch up—after all, in his past life, he had been a Pretender Emperor.

Though not as prodigious as his little sister, in this life he intended to cultivate a Sovereign Domain and perfect his imperial path, becoming Emperor in this lifetime!

“Hm?”

As the crowd outside buzzed with chatter, suddenly a figure shot out from the Celestial Tower.

Luo Ningshuang, idly gazing at the tower’s height above level 90, froze as she saw a shadow flash past her field of vision.