Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1791 Chapter 464: Breakthrough to Kinghood (Part 2)

Once those words escaped her lips, Zhan Qinghuang's smile vanished in an instant, Di Wushè's cheerful expression shifted to gravity, and Gu Mofan's face drained of all emotion abruptly.

Di Lingshu flinched a little, quickly grasping that her statement had irritated the three of them.

"If the junior fellow's cultivation pace is indeed that rapid, it's certainly a positive matter, yet we won't simply remain idle."

Gu Mofan remarked coolly.

With a frosty look, Di Wushè added, "I've hunted for this Emperor Road across tens of thousands of years, and now it's finally within reach."

"Even if the junior fellow advances to king level, reaching the Immortal King Realm differs vastly from the Immortal Monarch Realm, where every advancement opens entirely new vistas. Do you believe we can't ascend the Emperor Road within ten thousand years?"

Zhan Qinghuang narrowed her eyes at Di Lingshu.

Di Lingshu fell silent, yet the arrogance inherent to the Emperor Clan prevented her from yielding, so she muttered softly, "The junior fellow's cultivation velocity defies all reason. Have you witnessed anyone grasping 69 stars within a single day? Perhaps in just a few thousand years, the junior fellow will attain the Quasi-Emperor Realm."

Upon hearing this, Di Wushè and Gu Mofan struggled to maintain their composed demeanors. Given Li Hao's extraordinary aptitude, such an outcome seemed entirely feasible. After all, mastering 69 stars in one day was outrageously impressive. While other elite prodigies might require tens of thousands of years to perfect the Immortal King Realm, for Li Hao, a mere few thousand years might suffice!

"You..."

Zhan Qinghuang tried to hold onto her stern visage to intimidate Di Lingshu, but a touch of resignation crept in despite herself. She abruptly sensed that such a scenario could truly unfold someday; the junior fellow was far too freakishly talented.

"Lingshu has been overtaken, and now it's your moment."

At that point, the Dao Origin Immortal Emperor interjected, casting a casual glance their way before continuing, "Don't actually let it come to pass that my final disciple surges ahead on that day. All my years of guidance for you would then prove utterly pointless."

Di Wushè's lips quirked faintly, recognizing the master's deliberate prod, yet it still ignited a surge of pressure within him.

As someone steeped in Emperor Clan pride, he couldn't bear the thought of encountering the junior fellow one day, both lingering in the Quasi-Emperor Realm, with the latter having arrived first.

How mortifying!

"Master, this disciple bids farewell." Di Wushè bowed respectfully.

He then faced Li Hao and declared, "Junior fellow, once you advance to king, should an opportunity arise, visit my domain. I'll guide you through the Ancient Demon Battlefield."

Li Hao gave a nod.

Gu Mofan and Zhan Qinghuang grew restless as well, swiftly offering their goodbyes to the master before departing hastily.

Off to the side, Lei Jingfeng and Long Qingge shared a look laced with wryness. If even the senior brother sensed the looming risk of being outpaced, how much more so for them? It was merely a question of when the junior fellow would draw level.

"You should depart now. Attempt your breakthrough at Extreme Dao Mountain, free from any interruptions; I'll stand guard."

The Dao Origin Immortal Emperor instructed.

Li Hao acknowledged with a nod, promptly taking leave of the master and heading back to the summit courtyard alongside Shi Miao.

"At last, you're set to advance and claim kingship."

Shi Miao regarded Li Hao with sparkling eyes brimming with delight and sentiment. Through Ying Xiaoxiao's recollections, she understood Li Hao's lowly beginnings, and yet here he was, rivaling the supreme talents of the Primordial True Realm, the Dragon Python ascending to royal status!

Ascending to king doesn't match emperor rank, but it marks a vital milestone. Within any major force, an Immortal King serves as a general-tier figure, able to anchor defenses and evade peril with ease.

"Yes."

Li Hao's emotions stirred as well. In this realm, Immortal Emperors were exceedingly rare, and most dazzling prodigies ended their days stalled at the Immortal King Realm.

This stood as the nearest stage to the ultimate boundary.

Li Hao felt no rush. He moved toward a guqin and strummed a melody to steady his thoughts.

The myriad battles and echoes from the Endless Heavenly Domain gradually subsided. A few days on, with preparations complete, Li Hao opted to merge the thirteen portions of the Artistic Path Heart Realm into the Physical Body Dao!

In a flash, as the Heart Realm fused and Skill Points dwindled, an immense and imposing force abruptly materialized, tearing through the void to manifest at Li Hao's side.

The heavens over the modest courtyard appeared rent asunder, a beam of radiance piercing upward into the sky. Blossoms, foliage, and branches in the yard quivered fiercely, while drapes whipped about like battle standards.

This formidable energy cascaded downward, enveloping the whole mountaintop before flowing to the Dao Grounds below.

"What's causing that disturbance?"

"Someone's facing a tribulation!"

"Goodness, a seven-colored divine radiance—who's advancing?"

"This presence... is it a king's conferral?"

Across the Dao Ground stretching from the mountaintop, every soul on Extreme Dao Mountain detected this deep aura. Innumerable disciples tilted their gazes skyward, beholding only the immense seven-colored luminous column, radiating a fearsome space-time essence that promised annihilation to any who neared.

"Little fellow, advancing to graduation in a mere three hundred years?"

At the mountain's base, the Quasi-Emperor Realm colossal tortoise Yuanming Ancestor, who carried Extreme Dao Mountain upon its shell, raised its head leisurely, fixing its sight on the realm's divine glow with eyes shimmering in splendid seven hues: "A space-time variant realm, ranking among the elite—not too shabby."

The tone carried clear admiration.

In just three hundred years, the Chaos Dao had forged 23 laws, birthing a space-time realm. Within the Immortal King Realm, Li Hao would persist as an unrivaled prodigy.

"Junior fellow has advanced to king."

"The presence is formidable; no surprise he's our junior fellow."

In the summit halls, projections of Gu Mofan, Long Qingge, and the rest lingered, witnessing Li Hao's ascent to royalty.

The myriad Daos converged, rendering this kingship not solely Li Hao's but forged by picking one law from the Ten Thousand Dao Laws to form his personal "King Law"!

Indisputably, Li Hao's selection fused the Space-time Nine Orders Supreme.

The Reverse Time Heart, Li Hao's present realm, manifested as the Reverse Time Realm!

Beyond the courtyard, Shi Miao found herself unable to approach, her locks swirling as she stared at the young form enveloped in the divine glow of countless Daos.

Her gaze overflowed with luminous vitality, bright and spirited.

As the Tao resonated, the instant Li Hao forged the King Law Realm, his presence skyrocketed, shattering bottleneck constraints with force and entering the Immortal King Realm!

At Li Hao's brow, the Space-time Law coalesced into a space-time emblem, while the encircling heaven and earth fractured and reformed ceaselessly, resembling surging blue tides; amid the ceaseless ruptures, laws infiltrated like fractured lines, weaving Li Hao intricately with the cosmos and instilling a profound bond with existence.

He lightly gripped his fist, and the nearby world quaked in unison, as though a simple motion could rend the void and crumble ages.

"Is this... the realm?"

Li Hao experienced a jolt, at last comprehending why even supreme geniuses struggled against an ordinary Immortal King Realm. If laws resembled strands, a realm formed an impenetrable barrier!

Regardless of the strands' quantity or toughness, should the barrier crumble, they would shatter entirely!

Only by forging 24 Chaos Laws and blending them as one could one pierce a realm.

Now, Li Hao sensed the Heavenly Dao Authority power he'd gained on the heavenly path, stirring inside, eager to blend into his realm.

Yet Li Hao held it back. He proceeded without haste, calling up the panel to fuse the thirteen segments of Chess Tao Heart Realm—his prime yield from the Ninth Heaven—into the Control Dao.

As the Chess Tao Heart integrated, Li Hao's formerly contained aura erupted anew.

In the firmament, a majestic divine radiance bloomed, distinct from the prior vibrant seven shades; this one gleamed gray, emanating chaotic essence.

"Hmm?"

"What's going on?"

"Another breakthrough to king?"

"Two in one day? And both at the summit, reserved for core disciples."

Down at the mountain's foot, throngs stood stunned by the sight, faces etched with intrigue.

Within the peak halls, astonishment etched the features of Gu Mofan, Di Wushè, and their companions as they stared toward the humble enclosed courtyard.