Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1893 Chapter 507: All Heavens Ranking Three, Emperor's Extreme Tao Heart_3
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The Immortal Emperor's voice resonated slowly.
Glances were exchanged among the crowd, with eyes reflecting gravity and eagerness; the Ten Emperors' judgments represented an extraordinarily strict and rare trial.
"Dao heart, combat power? Good and evil?"
Li Hao eyed the four lists, grasping the intent of these four trials: to pick the most balanced contender for Commander, not just a powerhouse in battle alone.
Indeed, certain Immortal Kings, though mighty in fights, often faltered in juggling command strategies and private affairs.
"It looks like your Emperor Dao has taken shape."
A silhouette drifted inside—it was Shi Miao. She grinned upon spotting Li Hao's results, appearing deeply satisfied.
Li Hao offered a faint wry smile, replying, "It's still somewhat unfinished."
At present, his seven realm hearts held steady in a hexagram pattern, the seventh at the core, reaching perfect equilibrium.
However, this remained mere steadiness, lacking the fluid harmony that allows easy separation.
The challenge of this Emperor Dao exceeded all expectations.
"Achieving this degree means it's almost done."
Shi Miao beamed, noting his Seventh Level Immortal King status and the 155th floor climb; it was truly remarkable.
Even for her Reincarnated Body, it proved tough without tapping forbidden forces.
"Let's head out."
The pair clasped hands and soared toward the Heaven Tower.
Inheritors from diverse races in the Great Emperor Dojo departed in succession.
Currently, their positions had slipped to the forties and fifties.
"Immortal King Seventh Level, 155th floor..."
Numerous stares landed on Li Hao and Shi Miao. Earlier, when Li Hao scaled past 120 floors, admiration stirred but no alarm, since surpassing 120 didn't qualify for True King contention, yet now... it presented a real danger!
Hundreds of forms entered the Heaven Tower, where an enormous starry expanse unfolded inside.
Amid this starry realm, ten presences lingered subtly, positioned variably.
"The Dao heart trial."
The Heaven Tower's ancient Emperor Soul voice rang out icily, as the space quivered, unveiling a dark mountain spire like a celestial pillar.
"Behold the Reincarnation Heart Mirror, which unveils your Dao hearts. From the pinnacle Eternal Dao Heart up to the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart, three layers elude common sight; solely this reveals them."
As the Heaven Tower spoke, all lifted their gazes, faces turning grave.
Having endured the ordeals to arrive, every participant stood at Immortal King peak, their Dao hearts naturally robust, long hitting eternal heights, even eclipsing the Eternal Dao Heart, faintly touching the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart, detached from worldly ties, plotting across eras.
"Follow the Heaven Rankings order, advance singly, and contemplate your Dao heart. The mirror exposes even the tiniest variance."
The Heaven Tower's voice echoed once more.
From the group, a black-robed form advanced steadily, pausing not, straight to the Reincarnation Heart Mirror.
As he neared the Reincarnation Heart Mirror, the dark peak shook, then turned see-through in spots, with endless gray vapors converging into disordered visions, where myriad shapes swirled, mirroring prior and current existences, finally morphing into a thunder strike that cleared the gray haze.
Upon the Reincarnation Heart Mirror, a single character slowly appeared: Emperor!
Witnessing this, Di Mingyuan and fellow clan successors' expressions shifted subtly, fixing on the black-robed figure.
The black-robed figure pivoted serenely, retreating and offering Li Hao a light nod.
Li Hao at once knew him as the one blessed by Heavenly Dao on the Heavenly Ascension Road; this was a Great Emperor's Reincarnated Body, drawn here too.
"Emperor Heart!"
The Heaven Tower declared: "Three hearts past the eternal, marking the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart!"
Clearly, this black-robed figure's prior life's Emperor Heart had fully revived.
"Next."
By sequence, Shi Miao's moment arrived.
Shi Miao gave Li Hao a small nod, then moved elegantly to the Reincarnation Heart Mirror.
Similar gray vapors amassed, shaping countless forms, yet Li Hao observed that most within those vapors depicted himself.
There he was in the Divine General Mansion, battling beasts at the frontier, clashing in the All Saints World... and even training in the Great Dream Nine Abysses of the True Realm.
Plenty of moments lacked Shi Miao or her Reincarnated Body, Ying Xiaoxiao, nearby.
Still, they manifested.
As though drawn from time's endless flow.
Li Hao felt a jolt of surprise. In that instant, realization hit him profoundly on why Shi Miao claimed constant watch; across time's vast stream, she had long known him, perusing countless chapters of his existence, while he stayed oblivious.
While he pondered, Shi Miao's Dao heart trial concluded; the gray vapors shattered by bolts, gradually forming two characters, Emperor Extreme!
"Emperor's Extreme Tao Heart, second only to the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart."
The Heaven Tower's voice resounded steadily: "Beyond the Eternal Dao Heart lie three Dao hearts: King, Lord, and Emperor! Every Dao heart stage holds four tiers: Upper, Middle, Lower, and Extreme!"
"The trial presses on."
Shi Miao raised her eyes, then walked back slowly, and as they crossed, Li Hao gazed at her lovely, soft features, fingers tightening in secret, sensing heavier burdens to safeguard.
"Emperor Extreme, so she's nearing Immortal Emperor threshold too."
Di Mingyuan and the rest, viewing Shi Miao's Dao heart, all knit brows; it ranked as the utmost below Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart.
A Dao heart like that, even the Ancient Demon Emperor could scarcely sway, impossible to lure, only to destroy!
"Now it's this fellow's go, heaven knows what freak he is, and the state of his Dao heart."
Countless looks converged on Li Hao, the sole Seventh Level Immortal King here, standing out sharply.