Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1871 Chapter 500: Quasi-Emperor's Dominion (Part 2)

In the moment the state of mind fused together, Li Hao suddenly experienced a wave of intense warmth surging through his divine soul, unleashing the enormous inheritance from the Tao Realm.

Right away, he sensed that even though his divine soul lingered inside his mortal form, it had somehow risen above the confines of the flesh, laid open to the vast expanse of existence.

Sun and moon, stars, the cosmos, space-time, endless Taoist particles and bindings—he abruptly "perceived" them all, revealing a world of breathtaking magnificence beyond imagination!

Through the vision of his divine soul, he could peer straight into the essence of the Tao, observing its flowing paths!

"All Phenomena, myriad phenomena!"

"Grasp the intangible, unseen and untraceable, dominating every phenomenon, ruler over all creation!"

Li Hao whispered to himself; he realized his Control Dao had soared to new heights, utterly formidable, surpassing the grasp of any other Immortal King Realm experts.

His command now exceeded the bounds of the Immortal King Realm, granting him this sensation of gazing into the core of the Tao, wielding authority over every path and entity, as though he lorded over the entire realm, supreme over all existence.

What defines a Sovereign? It means the Emperor!

Through sheer control alone, Li Hao had brushed against the edge of Emperor status!

One thought stirs, and everything comes alive; one thought dims, and all perishes!

"The rules of the Heaven Tower..."

Li Hao looked skyward, and in this barren space, he spotted deep shadowy law chains burrowing into the earth, descending toward some bottomless void.

Above those chains, they linked to the heavens' core, extending toward upper tiers of the Heaven Tower.

He had caught a glimpse of the foundational laws within this Emperor Artifact!

Yet Li Hao refrained from rashly trying to dominate or claim them, knowing it would challenge the Heaven Tower's possession against the Star Empress.

Even absent the Star Empress, the tower's inherent awareness, at the Great Emperor Level, proved beyond his power to conquer.

"Control Dao, Ninth Stage..."

Li Hao detected his Control Dao level advancing, elevating from its prior Stage Eight position among the Nine Orders.

As he absorbed the flood of Tao Realm insights, a fresh Realm Heart swiftly formed in his domain, shattering the old framework.

"Six Realm Hearts..."

Li Hao drew in a sharp breath; he understood that forming six Realm Hearts wasn't the true challenge. The real obstacle lay in merging the seventh, which amplified the difficulty by dozens of times!

Countless Immortal Emperors with Reincarnated Bodies faltered right at that ultimate hurdle.

"Six Realm Hearts merely rival the mightiest Reincarnated Bodies forged by those Immortal Emperors..."

Li Hao recalled the youth in black robes, a Great Emperor's rebirth, encountered on the Heavenly Ascension Road. Though absent from this True King selection, he figured that upon reaching Immortal King, the youth would unleash more of his former life's might, surging ahead with greater power.

After all, merely stirring the Ancestor Emperor Power in one's bloodline bestowed immense battle prowess, let alone a full Great Emperor reincarnation.

"In the Immortal King Realm, I'm not invincible yet..."

Li Hao reflected inwardly.

Still, he recognized that worrying about such things from his Fifth Level of Immortal King Realm was premature.

If not unbeatable, clashing with the Ancient Demon would spell certain loss.

"Balance!"

With a focused intent, Li Hao commanded his domain, scattering the six Realm Hearts.

Now bolstered by a heightened domain and a more potent divine soul, plus the sharpened Control Dao, his command had grown hundreds of times fiercer than earlier. Even so, the tug from six Realm Hearts remained overwhelming. Thankfully, Li Hao discovered it far simpler to manage than before.

By segmenting them, the six Realm Hearts kept pulling toward one another, but his amplified Control Force bought him extra moments to ponder and test the proper method.

"The steadiest approach to balancing six Realm Hearts involves splitting them into groups!"

Li Hao had outlined a rough plan before setting the Realm Hearts in place, prompting this trial.

He had managed to steady three Realm Hearts in the past; now facing six, treating them as two groups of three made it feasible.

"Split into two triangles, but not side by side—instead, overlapping..."

Li Hao guided the Realm Hearts with precision. This overlap meant two triangles crossing to create a hexagon!

Unlike mere triangles, a hexagon offered superior stability!

As he shrank the domain and repositioned the Realm Hearts, a six-pointed star soon took shape inside his realm.

The once turbulent Realm Hearts began to truly settle in that instant.

Li Hao's gaze lit up—astonishingly, it worked on the first attempt!

Drawing from his five previous efforts, Li Hao now handled the Realm Hearts with expert finesse.

Through further fine-tuning, the six Realm Hearts settled into equilibrium, drawing on each other yet unable to merge.

"It's done!"

Li Hao couldn't suppress a joyful laugh.

He had braced for hundreds of trials, only to nail it immediately.

This left him just one Realm Heart short!

...

Beyond the Heaven Tower.

The Immortal Immortal Emperor and Star Empress had already relayed news of the True King contest to the Great Emperor Dojo as Li Hao stepped into the tower.

Likewise, the Immortal Immortal Emperor revealed the looming collapse of the Eastern Domain, seeing no point in secrecy and aiming to intensify pressure on the rivals.

His announcement caused the Ancestor Dragon Clan, Taichu Clan, and other key Immortal Kings of the Eastern Domain to pale in shock.

As they pushed their training relentlessly here, their native lands endured disaster and teetered on ruin!

Instantly, numerous Immortal Kings from the Ancestor Dragon Clan, Taichu Clan, and Eastern Domain powerhouses voiced urges to halt their sessions early and rush back to bolster their homes.

"Reinforce? What could you possibly reinforce?"

Facing the outraged shouts from below, the Immortal Immortal Emperor stayed unmoved, declaring, "Even combined, you couldn't stand against a Quasi-Emperor Realm, and with the Eastern Domain's downfall, no Great Emperor could halt it—much less a Quasi-Emperor. What are you worth?!"