Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1852 Chapter 492: Formless Void
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On the 47th level of the Layers of Heaven Tower.
Li Hao found himself teleported to this spot, encircled by barren skies and ground. When his eyes scanned the surroundings, an ancient demon's silhouette appeared from a crack in front.
All of them possessed the Fifth Level of 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 cast a look at the ancient demons before turning his attention inward.
"Three Realm Hearts... how could they exist together?"
Before, using two Realm Hearts, Li Hao had alternated their flow to achieve a delicate equilibrium, yet over time—spanning thousands of years—those two would slowly blend, marking an imperfect route or perhaps a flawed approach.
"Failing isn't frightening; it at least eliminates a misguided direction!"
Li Hao mused inwardly.
Upon forming the three Realm Hearts, certain ideas had surfaced for him, though they required testing to determine potential triumph or collapse.
Yet, with the arrow released, retreat was impossible.
"Void Realm Heart, integrate, Sword Dao!"
Li Hao whispered silently within.
Swiftly, boosted by refined Artistic Skill Points, the Sword Dao advanced to the thirteenth stage!
"Void Sword Dao..."
The Musical Rhythm's Void Realm Heart combined with the Sword Dao, amassing profound Sword Dao comprehensions that fused into the Void Realm Heart.
Threads of keen, intangible, and slippery Sword Qi radiated from Li Hao, slowly spreading beyond.
Positioned amid the emptiness, his eyelids softly shut, he resembled the void's ruler, drifting amid illusion and reality, profoundly inscrutable.
With the ancient demons' deep snarls echoing, suddenly the Six Paths Realm bore down, solid as fortified barriers, closing in from every side, making Li Hao feel his form under crushing pressure.
His Formless Reverse Time Realm faced invasion right away, and even the Dual Realm proved as weak as tissue against them. In truth, it only reached the First Level of the Immortal King Realm, with scant vitality yet fostered in the Life Sea.
Li Hao promptly activated the 'Infinite' Emperor Skill, boosting his base to the Ninth Layer of the Third Stage!
The True God Blood appeared to seethe, entirely igniting, converting into fearsome Control Force that raced through the fractured realm, squeezing and condensing it into a tiny shard, razor-edged like debris.
"Break!!"
Li Hao sharply opened his eyes, flooded with countless Sword Dao insights as though he had honed them over myriad years, a wondrous feeling surging across his frame.
He lashed out with his sword in a flash, and the realm, squeezed to extremity, manifested as a filament of piercing Sword Qi from the turbulent space-time, shapeless and empty. The opposing 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 burst six blood clouds around Li Hao.
The Sword Qi faded away, and the six ancient demons fell slain in a blink by Li Hao, wielding his realm like a blade.
This single sword blow harnessed the unified might of three Realm Hearts.
Observing the burst remains of the ancient demons, Li Hao felt a touch of astonishment, unprepared for such immense strength in this strike.
Yet his joy proved short-lived, as soon as he detected the Void Realm Heart's emergence within his realm disrupting the prior harmony, sending all three Realm Hearts into fierce quakes and drawing them together.
The three Realm Hearts began to unite!
Such union would undoubtedly amplify strength, but this deviated from the Emperor Road.
If Realm Hearts could dwell side by side, capable of uniting yet also dividing to persist, it allowed merging vast numbers into supreme forms, even a Royal Realm Heart, and ultimately sustaining multiple Royal Realm Hearts!
That stood as the supreme reward of this Emperor Road!
"Do you wish to ascend to the 48th floor for more trials?"
Just then, the Heaven Tower's voice resounded from above.
Li Hao's focus stayed locked on his realm, though. He hastily asked, "May I keep cultivating right here?"
The Heaven Tower's voice paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes."
Evidently, the Heaven Tower held no lifeless nature, granting special allowance to the exceptional Li Hao, while also perceiving the peril in his current state.
Li Hao uttered nothing further, directing every bit of his mind toward the three Realm Hearts.
His initial notion turned to the Three-legged Tripod!
To arrange the three Realm Hearts into a interlocking triangle, upholding a stance of opposition for steady equilibrium.
But conception differed vastly from execution, which proved immensely challenging.
The three Realm Hearts now defied his control, pulling toward each other, incapable of holding steady.
Li Hao summoned every ounce of True God Blood's Control Force, attempting to shift the three Realm Hearts, yet it felt like shoving a mountain—utterly immovable!
The merging pull between the three Realm Hearts held terrifying intensity.
Li Hao grew ever more aware of this path's hardships; likely every Emperor Road demanded such trials, none coming simply.
He clenched his jaw, powerless as the three Realm Hearts pressed on toward fusion, nearly melding as one.
Should they combine, all prior work would vanish, and even the Dual Realm Hearts' coexistence would become hard to sustain.
After all, this three-fold merger would exceed typical supreme Realm Hearts, rendering balance with fresh supreme ones nearly unattainable.
"Explode!"
Realizing halt was futile, Li Hao burst forth abruptly, True God Blood roaring, his entire being detonating.
He underwent reincarnation right there.
Consciousness halted for an instant, like a massive strike to his mind, thoughts sinking into a daze.
Regaining senses, a heavy dullness overwhelmed him, coupled with searing agony piercing his mind like a needle's stab. Li Hao ground his teeth; ages had passed since such "pain" gripped him—a torment from the soul's core, barely bearable even for an Immortal King.