Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1882 Chapter 503: Final Sprint (Part 4)

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The Emperors' consciousnesses gathered in the starry void, with the Dragon Ancestor reporting his entanglement in battle against the Ancient Demon Clan and entrusting the Eastern Domain's remnants to the Chaos Immortal Emperor. Amid discussions of the domain's inevitable fall as a strategic sacrifice, the Chaos Immortal Emperor rallied the Ten Thousand Clans for a counterattack, planning to eradicate Ancient Demons from the other Three Domains before encircling the East. Various Emperors confirmed their clans' readiness, debated the stabilization of the Four Domains Bridge and selection of True Kings, and agreed on a hundred-year timeline, dividing the Three Domains into nine areas and designating the Original Lands as a standalone army under the first-ranked True King.

Their plot was laid bare like this, yet the Original old chap was evidently aware of it all, likely after some secret conversation between the pair.

Silently, the Chaos Immortal Emperor shook his head, choosing not to probe further; such matters held no significance for him.

"Very well, then in one hundred years, the Ten Thousand Clans alliance shall gather!"

One of the Immortal Emperors concluded the matter.

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

Numerous Immortal Emperors voiced their consent, restoring quiet to the starry expanse once more, as the Chaos Immortal Emperor's thoughts drifted back to the majestic hall.

Meanwhile, deep within the Abyss.

Perched at the summit of the Heaven Tower.

A shared look passed between the Immortal Immortal Emperor and the Star Empress; the collapse of the Eastern Domain had unfolded far quicker than anticipated.

"All of you, listen to my order."

The Immortal Immortal Emperor declared, his words slicing through the emptiness and resounding across the whole Abyss.

Quietly, the Star Empress unleashed her might; right then, time within the Heaven Tower came to a standstill. Fighters inside noticed the Ancient Demons facing them freeze like a frozen image, though their strikes oddly failed to inflict any damage.

At the same time, the Immortal Immortal Emperor's voice rang out from the tower's peak:

"The Eastern Domain is lost, and the True Realm trials will begin in a hundred years. This is your final century—pour everything into it!"

That proclamation echoed through every layer of the Heaven Tower, reaching even the Great Emperor Dojo beyond its walls, where all heads turned skyward in disbelief.

Has the Eastern Domain truly fallen?

Have the Ancient Demons actually seized the Eastern Domain?

Just a hundred years... with only that much time remaining, it totals a mere eight hundred years for their cultivation inside the Abyss!

"Far too brief, this hundred years. I aim to grasp the Tenth Layer of the Golden Dao, yet that demands no less than five hundred additional years!"

"Why so abruptly? The Eastern Domain didn't even endure a full thousand years. Weren't other Emperors supposed to rush in to help?"

Shocked looks flew between many; the Eastern Domain, a mighty expanse among the True Realm's Four Domains, had crumbled and vanished in such a shocking manner!

"The Eastern Domain has fallen?"

In the throng, the Immortal Kings from the Ancestor Dragon Clan and Taichu Clan stood frozen in disbelief. Even with prior whispers of the news, this announcement still rattled their very souls.

"As True Realm Kings this round, our Taichu Clan has to fight hard—only that way can we rally forces to strike back at the Eastern Domain and avenge our losses!"

The Taichu Clan's Immortal Kings brimmed with vengeful fire in their gazes, joined by the former Nine Venerates of Taichu and the clan's chosen inheritors, all gathered there.

"Does this mean the Ancestor Dragon Court fell, and the Dragon Ancestor..."

The Ancestor Dragon Clan's Immortal Kings grew ashen-faced.

Inside the Heaven Tower, a youth seated in meditation on a lofty mountain summit gradually lifted his gaze.

"A hundred years..."

Deep thought flickered in Li Hao's eyes before he felt the seven Realm Hearts swirling endlessly within, inching closer together, drawing a bitter grin to his lips.

Securing this final Realm Heart proved staggeringly tough; with merely a hundred years at hand, a wave of unprecedented doubt washed over him.

Yet, urgency demanded he focus sharper than ever.

"A hundred years..."

Within the Great Emperor Dojo, Shi Miao's eyes snapped open, fixing instantly on the Heaven Tower as concern shadowed her expression.

Over two centuries had passed with Li Hao entering and exiting the Heaven Tower repeatedly. She suspected he was trapped at a critical impasse, bound to the tower's depths and dependent on its energies to persist.

"You can absolutely succeed."

In her mind, she offered quiet encouragement to Li Hao, her eyes then drifting to the hovering leaderboards near the Heaven Tower, displaying the latest rankings from inside.

Her position lingered beyond the top twenty.

However, her full strength remained concealed.

"A hundred years... that's plenty. Reaching Great Perfection would let me even clash with an Emperor's reborn form without impossibility!"

Amid the Emperor Clan group, Di Mingyuan at the core unsealed his eyes, a piercing regal aura gleaming as he scanned a section of the Abyss before pulling his sight away. Holding the top spot for now, he stayed vigilant within, aware of hidden rivals lurking unexposed.

Still, as an Emperor Clan successor, dread found no place in him—instead, excitement surged through his veins.