Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1911 Chapter 512: Emperor Dao Prototype (Part 4)

"In your past existence as an Immortal King, you couldn't rival me, not even qualifying as a king. In this incarnation, you remain unfit to confront me."

Shi Miao lifted her hand, causing the realm to shrink abruptly, morphing into a dark whirlpool that gathered within her grasp before suddenly manifesting right in front of the Divine Venerable.

This whirlpool disregarded the Divine Venerable's realm entirely, ripping it to shreds. Beneath the shroud of the Power of Reincarnation, every bit of the Divine Venerable's Extreme Realm and Final Realm strength crumbled away, while his soul life surged forward at an alarming pace.

"You!"

The Divine Venerable's gaze flared crimson, urging him to ignite his True God Blood along with the forbidden arts from the Heavenly Calamity lineage for a final stand, yet a sliver of reason held him back. Should he proceed, he'd be unable to tackle future trials and could plummet from the top ten.

"I'm biding my time, eager to witness you repeat your former blunders. This round, no savior will come for you!"

With a thunderous bellow, the Divine Venerable set his True God Blood ablaze, shattered his own realm, summoned his authentic form to the platform's brink, and escaped the whirlpool's grasp.

Yet despite this, he realized his soul life had withered by thirty thousand years in an instant!

"The Divine Venerable has been vanquished."

Observing the Divine Venerable's lack of resolve for a fatal clash, the Star Empress declared the outcome.

Immediately after, both combatants were whisked away from the battle platform.

No sooner had the Divine Venerable been ejected than his blazing True God Blood and form reverted to their pre-platform condition. He exhaled deeply in relief, only to uncover a horrifying truth: his soul life stayed unrestored, diminished by thirty thousand years!

The depleted soul life showed no sign of recovery!

"This is impossible!"

Eyes bulging in shock, the Divine Venerable refused to accept it.

"The ability Shi Miao employed carries traces of the Power of Reincarnation, and even I am powerless to mend your soul life."

The Star Empress's voice echoed abruptly in his thoughts.

Stunned into silence, the Divine Venerable began quaking all over, having lost thirty thousand years of soul life for naught. It was no surprise she was the little junior sister he had once held so dear!

Snapping his head up, he shot a venomous glare at Shi Miao, only to find her back on the platform, taking on the eighth rank, utterly indifferent to his plight.

"Excellent, simply outstanding!"

Rage consumed the Divine Venerable, his whole frame shuddering; this junior sister retained her signature arrogance.

"I figured the King's Domain marked the peak, yet there exists an even more fearsome force beyond!"

"Evidently, every spot in the top ten wields the King's Domain; our time has produced no fewer than ten kings!"

Spectators from various clans buzzed with talk, their gazes alight with thrill. The fiercer the rivalry, the mightier the frontrunners, the greater the odds of triumph!

Holding the eighth spot was the Chaos Clan's successor, sixth among the True Realm Ten Thousand Clans, a profoundly ancient lineage tied to the scarcest Ancient Clan known as the Chaos Ancient Clan.

Skipping greetings or formalities, they dove straight into combat, where the disparity in their realms soon shone through.

Swiftly, Shi Miao claimed another win.

The Chaos Clan successor refrained from unveiling his hidden ace once his King's Domain fell, opting against a all-out struggle.

Evidently, he couldn't gauge Shi Miao's true strength and hesitated to expose his secrets too soon.

"Such overwhelming might, befitting the Time Dao Supreme as the foremost of the Nine Orders!"

"Should she guide our clan, what fear would we have of those Ancient Demons?"

Smaller clans buzzed with fervor; Shi Miao's display utterly upended their perceptions.

Beyond Shi Miao's assaults, those beyond the top ten launched their own bids to enter it, intensifying the fray even further.

"Stuck at seventeenth... my journey..."

Luo Ningshuang endured back-to-back duels, securing one victory amid two defeats. Her opportunities vanished, ending her ascent.

Gazing at the savage clashes across other arenas, particularly the Eleventh-ranked Tribulation Clan Heir's assault on the Tenth-ranked Shen Jueling from the Ancient God Clan, the sheer ferocity daunted her.

The majestic aura of the King's Domain compelled her to kneel even from a distance.

No path to the top ten.

"The Tai Kun Clan suffered defeat too; they rank twelfth among major clans!"

"Our clan's Roc Venerate fell as well, bearer of the Kun Roc True Bone, our finest prodigy in fifty thousand years, and still he couldn't prevail?!"

"Failed to crack the top ten. The Roc Realm matches the King's Domain in might, but Shen Jueling conceals such depths with the Emperor Vein of the Ancient God Clan!"

As clashes escalated, multiple arenas ignited in simultaneous turmoil, all contending for the tenth position.

Li Hao eyed Shi Miao; within the top ten, the rest hung back, letting her probe their foes' strengths.

His eyes scanned across, settling on the third-placed contender nearby.

Yet another reborn Quasi-Emperor, whose Reincarnated Body hailed from a top ten clan, the fourth-placed Saint Clan!

Currently in the top ten, the Saint Clan claimed two seats, one by a Saint Clan successor at seventh and this reborn Quasi-Emperor at third.

Shi Miao was blazing a trail through obstacles for him; how could he lurk in her shadow?

He resolved to claim the last two spots to reach the top ten on his own.

"I challenge...the Saint Master!"

Li Hao turned toward the third-ranked young man.

Clad in golden robes, the youth radiated holiness, encircled by four wondrous visions, with subtle growls of dragon, phoenix, and tiger echoing in the emptiness.

Li Hao's abrupt declaration caught everyone off guard. The third-ranked Saint Master paused in surprise before composing himself, meeting Li Hao's eyes with a slight incline of his head:

"Bold spirit indeed. For your daring, I shall give you a worthy fight."

Onlookers cast glances at Li Hao, expressions shifting thoughtfully, puzzled as to why he wouldn't bide for Shi Miao to complete her climb. If she battled up to second, his move would prove pointless, since he'd face her regardless.

"That Haotian clearly won't content himself with fourth. Yet the Saint Master is a reborn Quasi-Emperor, a former king!"

"Unlike Wan Jijun, this Saint Master wields the Saint Clan's Bloodline Power, adding layers of dread."

"Haotian's realm hasn't unveiled its full might yet; victory hangs in the balance."

Whispers rippled through the crowd, all eyes glued to this matchup.

After all, these fighters might finally expose their hidden edges.

Before long, as Shi Miao took on the sixth-ranked Di Mingyuan, Li Hao and the Saint Master stepped onto a fresh battle platform.

"We'll discover if your King of Realms prototype outshines my Infinite Holy Domain!"

The Saint Master's presence erupted, unleashing a barrage of Extreme and Final Realm forces. Myriad visions bloomed, swarms of dragon and tiger mythical beasts coiled and revolved, weaving into laws that fused and blended into the realm, steadily amplifying its majesty to mimic an immense holy universe.

Li Hao showed no restraint, summoning layers of realms that stacked and swiftly blended.

"It's back, the Multiple Realms!"

"That Saint Master's realm is horrifying; a mere spark from it seems capable of piercing an Immortal King effortlessly."

Clans both great and small held their breaths, eyes locked on the spectacle.

Wan Jijun fixed his stare on the duel too, keen to uncover how much reserve power Li Hao, his conqueror, still concealed.

In moments, as the realms fused, they hit the union of six.

A dreadful energy burst forth, and this time Li Hao pressed on without pause, aiming for a swift end.

The Seventh Layer realm fused—the Boundless Realm!

The Star Sea encircling him, with the Boundless Realm's integration, felt like some latent force stirred to life in a flash.

The realm's fearsome might stretched out, infused everywhere, bearing the force to bypass and obliterate everything.

Seven-layer realm—Universe!