Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1882 Chapter 503: Final Sprint (Part 4)

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The Dragon Ancestor, locked in battle with the Ancient Demon Clan, requests aid from fellow Emperors, but none can spare forces as they prepare for the greater counterattack. The Chaos Immortal Emperor rallies the Ten Thousand Clans, ordering the elimination of Ancient Demons in the Three Domains before encircling the Eastern Domain, while Emperors report their clans' readiness and discuss the incomplete Four Domains Bridge, setting a hundred-year timeline for stabilization and True King selections. Tensions arise over dividing the Three Domains and Original Lands into ten governed areas, with the Chaos Ancient Clan's isolation as a standalone army agreed upon, though the Original Immortal Emperor demands only the top True King command it, hinting at brewing power struggles among the leaders.

Their plot was clear enough, yet the Original elder was plainly aware of it, and it seemed the two might have secretly conferred about it.

Silently, the Chaos Immortal Emperor shook his head, opting not to pursue the matter; such things meant nothing to him.

"Very well, then in a hundred years, the Ten Thousand Clans alliance shall gather!"

One Immortal Emperor concluded the discussion.

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

Numerous Immortal Emperors voiced their consent, restoring quiet to the starry expanse once more, as the Chaos Immortal Emperor's thoughts drifted back to the vast chamber.

Meanwhile, deep in the Abyss.

Atop the Heaven Tower.

The Immortal Immortal Emperor and the Star Empress shared a knowing look; the collapse of the Eastern Domain had unfolded far quicker than anticipated.

"All of you, listen to my order."

The Immortal Immortal Emperor declared, his words slicing through the void and resounding across the whole Abyss.

The Star Empress subtly unleashed her might too; right then, time within the Heaven Tower came to a standstill. Fighters inside saw the Ancient Demons before them freeze like a still image, though their strikes oddly failed to injure them.

From the tower's summit echoed the Immortal Immortal Emperor's voice:

"The Eastern Domain is lost, and the True Realm trials begin in a hundred years. This is your final century—pour everything into it!"

His proclamation boomed through the entire Heaven Tower, reaching even the Great Emperor Dojo beyond its walls, where all gazed upward in disbelief.

The Eastern Domain fallen?

Have the Ancient Demons actually seized the Eastern Domain?

A mere hundred years... with only that left, doesn't it leave them with just eight hundred years total for their Abyss cultivation!

"Far too brief, just a hundred years. I need to grasp the Tenth Layer of the Golden Dao, but that'll demand at least five hundred more years!"

"How did it end so abruptly? The Eastern Domain didn't even hold out for a thousand years. Weren't other Emperors sent to help?"

Shocked stares flew between them; the Eastern Domain, a mighty pillar among the True Realm's Four Domains, such an immense land, had crumbled and vanished just like that!

"Eastern Domain has fallen?"

In the throng, the Immortal Kings from the Ancestor Dragon Clan and Taichu Clan stood dumbfounded. Though prior reports had reached them, these words still rattled their souls.

"As True Realm Kings this round, our Taichu Clan must fight for it, so we can rally our forces and strike back at the Eastern Domain for vengeance!"

The Taichu Clan's many Immortal Kings burned with vengeful fire in their eyes, including the former Nine Venerates of Taichu and the clan's inheritors, all gathered there.

"Was the Ancestor Dragon Court breached, and then the Dragon Ancestor..."

The Ancestor Dragon Clan's Immortal Kings grew ashen-faced.

Inside the Heaven Tower, a youth seated in meditation on a mountain summit gradually lifted his gaze.

"A hundred years..."

Contemplation filled Li Hao's eyes, then he felt the seven Realm Hearts inside him spinning endlessly while pulling closer together, drawing a bitter smile to his lips.

Securing this final Realm Heart proved far harder than imaginable, and with only a hundred years remaining, he'd never sensed such doubt before.

Yet, urgency demanded he focus harder than ever.

"A hundred years..."

In the Great Emperor Dojo, Shi Miao's eyes snapped open, fixing instantly on the Heaven Tower, worry flickering across her features.

For more than two centuries, Li Hao had entered and exited the Heaven Tower repeatedly. She suspected he was trapped at a breakthrough point, unable to leave and forced to endure with the tower's support.

"You can definitely do it."

In her heart, she quietly rooted for Li Hao, then her eyes scanned the hovering rankings beyond the Heaven Tower, displaying the latest positions inside.

She placed just beyond the top twenty.

But her full strength remained hidden.

"A hundred years... that's plenty. If I reach Great Perfection, clashing with an Emperor's reincarnation might not be out of reach!"

Within the Emperor Clan group, Di Mingyuan at the center opened his eyes, a piercing dignity gleaming as he glanced over a section of the Abyss before looking away. Though he held the top spot now, inner tension lingered, aware of hidden rivals yet to emerge.

Still, as an Emperor Clan successor, fear evaded him; instead, excitement surged within.