Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1793 Chapter 465: Emperor Road Prototype (Part 2)
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"It looks like Shi Miao was spot on—only a single World Heart is permitted, as this stands as the unbreakable cosmic law."
Li Hao reflected inwardly.
He prepared himself to abandon the effort, yet in that instant, a sudden spark of insight flickered across his thoughts.
The cosmic law... does it truly have to remain unchanging forever?
Images of Elder Qi, his master, and various Immortal Emperors flooded his mind, until two key words emerged: Emperor Road!
In the past, no Emperor Dao System existed, but now, through the persistent efforts of countless individuals, it has been forged step by step into a solid foundation.
Long ago, the Tao Origin Immortal Seal didn't exist either, until his master brought it into being.
There was no Extreme Dao Chaos once upon a time...
Even in other Final Realms, Immortal Emperors pushed beyond boundaries, creating those very Final Realms!
At this moment, a tough challenge confronts Li Hao: no one can hold two World Hearts at once!
"Two World Hearts..."
"If it's possible to form both, then why must they clash and fail to exist together?"
Li Hao, who had been on the verge of letting go, now surged with a fierce determination. At first, he merely aimed to test the waters; failure wouldn't sting too badly. Yet now, an unyielding drive compelled him to smash through this barrier at any cost.
Though his resolve blazed hot, the pair of World Hearts kept drawing nearer, leaving Li Hao scant moments for deeper reflection.
Should these two World Hearts fuse, they would undoubtedly eclipse the Reverse Time World Heart. Down the line, forming additional World Hearts would make it far tougher to keep them in opposition.
The existing Reverse Time World Heart and Formless World Heart stand in perfect equilibrium, holding steady against each other.
"They can't fuse, absolutely can't fuse... Keep them apart... forever apart..."
"Isolated... can't isolate them, balance won't hold... that just collapsed too..."
Li Hao's thoughts whirled frantically, as the ever-closing World Hearts loomed like an ominous knell of doom, heightening his tension. Yet soon enough, his State of Mind compelled him to steady himself, locking his focus sharply on the approaching duo of World Hearts.
Isolation fails, balance crumbles... Water nourishes everything without striving against it!
In a flash, Li Hao's mind hummed vibrantly, as memories from his entire life welled up before him.
All through his cultivation journey, he pursued nothing but tranquility and ease.
By refusing to contend, no one under the heavens could ever outmatch him!
The harder you try to dam it up, the weaker the barrier becomes—after all, the union of these two World Hearts follows the cosmic law, an unstoppable tide!
If resistance proves futile, then embrace it without fighting back!
"Let both World Hearts fully claim the Realm—if that's the case, then make the entire Realm belong to them wholly!"
Clarity struck Li Hao like lightning, and he directed the Realm Power, channeling every bit into the Reverse Time World Heart.
The Realm Power crumbled straight into the World Heart, causing the other Formless World Heart to pause in its motion, halting its spin. Without Realm Power to fuel it, it had no anchor. But during that brief halt, it lunged toward the Reverse Time World Heart with astonishing velocity.
Yet the very next instant, the crumbled Realm Power within the Reverse Time World Heart erupted outward like a soaring dragon, flooding into the Formless World Heart.
The Formless World Heart came to a swift stop, as the Realm Power flowed into its core, then softly oscillated back toward the Reverse Time World Heart.
This pattern looped endlessly, forming an infinite "8" shape, much like a Möbius strip, shuttling to and fro without end.
Through this endless loop, both World Hearts effectively seized the full Realm Power at the same time, in complete measure—the Realm collapsing into the Reverse Time World Heart before swiftly shifting to the Formless World Heart, and repeating the journey.
With his powerful Control Force, Li Hao managed the connections and transitions, ensuring each World Heart grasped the whole Realm together, separated by only a tiny, dismissible delay.
As the cycle persisted, both World Hearts slowly calmed, no longer inching closer, while the Realm Power's perpetual shuttling seemed to carve a firm channel, tugged by the dual attraction of the World Hearts, eternally cycling and quietly splitting into two distinct shares of Realm!
Li Hao cautiously eased his grip using Divine Thought, realizing this peculiar loop held remarkable steadiness, with decay unfolding at a glacial pace.
Through careful scrutiny, Li Hao saw that at this decay rate, a touch of Divine Thought support over a few days would suffice to keep it stable.
This method outshone by far the earlier endless push of rotation via True God Blood, which would falter instantly upon any pause.
"This setup is already close to true stability!"
"Yet it's not utterly stable, not everlasting; if it turns eternal, then maybe... that's the Emperor Road!"
Li Hao's gaze sparkled with fervor, a thrill rising in his chest.
A mere few days of light divine aid would secure its balance—already a treasure beyond measure!
"Later on, I'll form more realm hearts, weaving them into swordsmanship and movement techniques, piling on even more World Hearts!"
"Discovering a path for multiple World Hearts to dwell together would genuinely carve out an Emperor Road!"
"So this is the sensation of touching upon the Emperor Road..."
Exhilaration bubbled inside Li Hao, for the Emperor Road proves elusive even in the True Realm's lore, let alone crafting one anew.
Simply locating an Emperor Road demands immense struggle, but Li Hao now sensed he had unlocked the secret to charting this very path.
Countless worldly dead ends await bold souls to blaze them into Emperor Roads!
What once lacked existence gets forged, and thus comes to life.
Still, amid the throngs facing such cosmic barriers, many accept them as the universe's unbreakable limits, much like Li Hao had moments ago, naturally assuming that since antiquity, dual World Hearts were impossible—that it formed the cosmic law, unchangeable, evoking only mild regret without deeper unrest.
"A true Lord wields the sword to blaze trails for the world!"
"Only thus can one earn the title of Great Emperor!"
Li Hao believed that unlocking coexistence for multiple World Hearts would rank as a legendary achievement aiding every one of the Ten Thousand Clans!
This very trait explains why foreign clans in the True Realm revere all Great Emperors so deeply—the Emperor Roads they blaze uplift every clan and echo through eternity!
"As my master taught, Great Emperors come in varied forms, their Emperor Roads unique; some craft rare cultivation methods, such as the Five Extremes Emperor, who harnessed the Five Paths origin to birth the mighty Five Extremes Emperor Sword, unleashing might that eclipses Nine Orders or even Chaos Law, all from just the Five Paths—a true freak!"
"However, this Emperor Road pales somewhat against founding a Final Realm, for the Final Realm's power reshapes lives across multitudes, whereas an Emperor Sword Skill demands transmission and personal practice."
Li Hao mused silently.
He viewed this World Heart coexistence as his initial stride toward an Emperor Road.
Even so, he had only mastered the basics now, with these two World Hearts hanging by a thread. What if he added a third, a fourth later? This looping approach might shatter the delicate balance.
This realization brought a sudden throb to Li Hao's head—no surprise his senior brothers lingered in Quasi-Emperor for millennia without breakthrough, despite their prodigious gifts.
"These two realms appear to be growing outward..."
Right then, Li Hao sensed the realms, now divided into twin segments, steadily expanding, drawing in ambient cosmic energy, swelling larger bit by bit—each half matching the original's scale, together doubling it.
Like the prior intact whole, now ripped asunder, yet each part flourished fully on its own.
"Reverse Time, Formless..."
Li Hao's eyes lit up, curiosity burning about the outcome of overlaying these two realms in unison.
But the current spot didn't suit testing it out, so he curbed his aura, letting everything settle into quiet.
The dual realms' power contracted, nestling deep within Li Hao's frame, and as he solidified the realm, his body transformed anew. The former Heavenly Immortal Body ascended to flawless perfection, as surging vitality flooded his cells, laced with faint spatial voids.
It felt as though he now cradled an entire cosmos inside, primed to unleash immortal might dozens of times greater than before.
The pair of World Hearts lodged in separate spots across his body—one in the chest, the other in the abdomen—yet one evoked the heavens above, the other the solid ground below, neither clashing with the other.
"I never imagined you'd form two World Hearts right after your breakthrough—clearly, these three hundred years have built you a rock-solid foundation."
Shi Miao drew near, murmuring to Li Hao with a gentle voice, her gaze brimming with joy.
Before Li Hao could reply, a silhouette materialized overhead in the courtyard—it was none other than the Dao Origin Immortal Emperor.