Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1852 Chapter 492: Formless Void
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The 47th level of the Layers of Heaven Tower.
Transported to this spot, Li Hao stood amid barren skies and barren ground. When his eyes scanned the surroundings, an ancient demon's form appeared from a crack in front.
All of them reached the Fifth Level of the Immortal King Realm, their auras held back, and they hailed from the Ancient Demon King Clan.
Lacking the pressure from the first trial, Li Hao sensed greater ease. Should he fall short in this trial, another attempt remained possible.
He looked over the ancient demons before turning his attention inward.
"Three Realm Hearts... how can they coexist?"
In the past, using two Realm Hearts, Li Hao had alternated their flow to achieve a delicate equilibrium, yet over ages—thousands of years—those two would slowly blend together, marking an flawed route or outright misguided approach.
"Failure isn't frightening; it at least eliminates a mistaken direction!"
Li Hao reflected inwardly.
Having formed three Realm Hearts, certain ideas surfaced in his mind, yet they required testing to determine potential triumph or collapse.
Still, with the arrow nocked, retreat proved impossible.
"Void Realm Heart, integrate, Sword Dao!"
Li Hao murmured silently within.
In a flash, boosted slightly by Artistic Skill Points, the Sword Dao advanced to the thirteenth level!
"Void Sword Dao..."
The Musical Rhythm's Void Realm Heart blended into the Sword Dao, drawing in immense Sword Dao comprehensions and fusing with the Void Realm Heart.
Threads of keen, intangible, and slippery Sword Qi seeped from Li Hao, slowly spreading beyond him.
Positioned in emptiness, his eyelids softly shut, he resembled the void's ruler, drifting amid illusion and reality, profound and inscrutable.
With the ancient demons' deep snarls echoing, suddenly the Six Paths Realm pressed forward, solid as fortified barriers, closing in from every side, making Li Hao feel his form crushed under the assault.
His Formless Reverse Time Realm faced invasion right away, and even the Double Realm crumbled like thin parchment before them. In truth, it only stood at the First Level of the Immortal King Realm, with scant life force yet cultivated in the Life Sea.
Li Hao swiftly activated the 'Infinite' Emperor Skill, pushing his base up to the Ninth Layer of the Third Stage!
The True God Blood appeared to seethe, fully igniting, turning into fearsome Control Force that raced through the fractured realm, squeezing and condensing it into a tiny shard, razor-sharp like a splinter.
"Break!!"
Li Hao sharply opened his eyes, flooded with countless Sword Dao insights as though he had honed them over myriad years, a wondrous thrill surging through his frame.
He lashed out with his sword in a burst, and the realm, squeezed to its utmost, burst forth like a filament of piercing Sword Qi from the turbulent space-time, shapeless and empty. The clashing natures of the Realm Hearts rendered this Sword Qi utterly strange; prior to impact, the six ancient demon royals sensed nothing, and only upon awareness did the Sword Qi's harm already strike them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of blasts produced six clouds of blood mist around Li Hao.
The Sword Qi faded away, and the six ancient demons perished instantly under Li Hao's realm-turned-sword.
This single sword blow harnessed the united might of three Realm Hearts.
Gazing at the burst remains of the ancient demons, Li Hao showed some astonishment, unprepared for the sheer might behind this strike.
Yet his joy lasted briefly, as soon as he detected the Void Realm Heart newly born in his realm disrupting the former equilibrium, sending all three Realm Hearts into fierce tremors and drawing them together.
The three Realm Hearts began to fuse!
Such merging would undoubtedly boost strength, but this deviated from the Emperor Road.
Should the Realm Hearts manage to dwell side by side, capable of uniting yet also dividing to persist together, it allowed combining countless Realm Hearts into supreme forms, perhaps even a Royal Realm Heart, and ultimately sustaining several Royal Realm Hearts!
That stood as the supreme reward of this Emperor Road!
"Do you wish to ascend to the 48th level for more trials?"
Just then, the Heaven Tower's voice rang out overhead.
Li Hao's focus stayed locked on his realm. He pressed urgently, "Can I keep cultivating right here?"
The Heaven Tower's voice paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes."
Evidently, the Heaven Tower held awareness, granting special leeway to the exceptional Li Hao while recognizing the peril in his current state.
Li Hao said nothing further, pouring all his concentration onto the three Realm Hearts.
His initial notion centered on the Three-legged Tripod!
To arrange the three Realm Hearts in a triangular standoff, upholding a state of opposition for steady balance.
Yet conception differed vastly from execution; the task proved immensely challenging.
At present, the three Realm Hearts escaped his sway, pulling toward each other without hope of equilibrium.
Li Hao summoned every bit of True God Blood's Control Force, attempting to shift the three Realm Hearts, but it felt like shoving a mountain—utterly immovable!
The pull drawing the three Realm Hearts to unite carried horrifying intensity.
Li Hao grew ever more aware of this path's harsh trials; likely every Emperor Road demanded such rigor, none coming simply.
He clenched his jaw, powerless as the three Realm Hearts pressed onward in their union, nearing complete integration.
Should they merge fully, prior labors would vanish, and even the prior Dual Realm Hearts' harmony would falter.
Indeed, this three-Realm-Heart fusion would eclipse typical supreme Realm Hearts, rendering it near hopeless to equilibrate fresh supreme Realm Hearts afterward.
"Explode!"
Realizing halt was beyond reach, Li Hao detonated in fury, True God Blood raging as his entire being shattered.
He underwent reincarnation right there.
Consciousness halted for an instant, like a brutal strike to his mind, drowning his thoughts in stupor.
Regaining senses, a heavy haze engulfed him, paired with searing agony piercing his mind like a dagger. Li Hao ground his teeth; ages had passed since such "pain" gripped him—a torment from the soul's core, scarcely bearable even for an Immortal King.