Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1893 Chapter 507: All Heavens Ranking Three, Emperor's Extreme Tao Heart_3
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The Immortal Emperor's voice rang out gradually.
Glances were exchanged among the crowd, their gazes filled with gravity and eagerness; the Ten Emperors' judgments represented an extraordinarily strict and novel trial.
"Dao heart, combat power? Good and evil?"
Li Hao cast a look at the four lists, grasping the intent of these four evaluations: to pick the most balanced contender for Commander, not just one relying on raw fighting strength.
Indeed, certain Immortal Kings, though mighty in battle, found it hard to juggle oversight of strategies and their own affairs.
"It looks like your Emperor Dao has taken shape."
A silhouette drifted inside, revealing Shi Miao. She grinned upon spotting Li Hao's results, appearing quite satisfied.
Li Hao offered a faint wry smile, replying, "It's still somewhat unfinished."
At present, his seven realm hearts stood firm in a hexagram array, with the seventh at the core, reaching perfect equilibrium.
However, this merely ensured steadiness, not a fluid unity that could be freely adjusted.
The challenge of this Emperor Dao exceeded all expectations.
"Achieving this degree means it's almost done."
Shi Miao beamed, noting his Seventh Level Immortal King status and climb to the 155th floor; it was truly remarkable.
For her Reincarnated Body, it proved challenging too, without tapping into banned forces.
"Let's head out."
The pair clasped hands and soared toward the Heaven Tower.
Inheritors from diverse races in the Great Emperor Dojo departed in succession.
Currently, their positions had slipped to the forties and fifties.
"Immortal King Seventh Level, 155th floor..."
Numerous eyes turned toward Li Hao and Shi Miao. Earlier, when Li Hao scaled past 120 floors, admiration stirred but no alarm, since surpassing 120 didn't qualify for True King contention, yet now... it presented a real challenge!
Hundreds of forms entered the Heaven Tower, where an enormous starry expanse unfolded inside.
Amid this starry realm, ten presences lingered subtly, positioned separately.
"The Dao heart trial."
The Heaven Tower's ancient Emperor Soul voice resounded icily, as the space quivered, unveiling a dark mountain spire like a celestial pillar.
"This is the Reincarnation Heart Mirror, which can display your Dao hearts. From the pinnacle of the Eternal Dao Heart up to the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart, three layers elude common detection; solely this reveals them."
As the Heaven Tower spoke, all lifted their heads, faces turning grave.
Having endured the ordeals to arrive, everyone peaked at Immortal King level, so their Dao hearts were far from frail, long hitting the eternal summit, even going beyond the Eternal Dao Heart, faintly grasping the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart, detached from worldly ties, plotting across eras.
"Follow the Heaven Rankings order, advance individually, and contemplate your Dao heart. The mirror will expose even the tiniest variance."
The Heaven Tower's voice echoed once more.
A black-robed form emerged from the group, moving steadily without pause straight to the Reincarnation Heart Mirror.
Upon nearing the Reincarnation Heart Mirror, the dark peak shook, then one section turned clear, with endless gray vapors converging into disordered visions, where myriad shapes appeared to swirl, mirroring prior and current existences, finally shifting into a bolt of thunder that cleared the gray haze.
A single term materialized on the Reincarnation Heart Mirror: Emperor!
Upon witnessing this term, Di Mingyuan and fellow clan successors' expressions shifted subtly, fixing their stares on the black-robed young man.
The black-robed young man pivoted calmly, retreating and offering Li Hao a slight nod.
Li Hao at once identified him as the individual blessed by the Heavenly Dao on the Heavenly Ascension Road; this was a Great Emperor's Reincarnated Body, present here as well.
"Emperor Heart!"
The Heaven Tower's voice declared: "Three hearts past the eternal, this marks the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart!"
Without question, the black-robed young man's prior life's Emperor Heart had fully revived.
"Next."
By sequence, Shi Miao's moment arrived.
Shi Miao gave Li Hao a gentle nod, then advanced elegantly to the Reincarnation Heart Mirror.
Identical gray vapors amassed, shaping countless forms, but Li Hao observed that most figures in those vapors were actually him.
There appeared his form in the Divine General Mansion, his form battling beasts at the frontier, his form fighting in the All Saints World... and even his form practicing in the Great Dream Nine Abysses of the True Realm.
Plenty of moments unfolded without Shi Miao or her Reincarnated Body, Ying Xiaoxiao, nearby.
Still, they manifested.
As though drawn from the timeless flow.
Li Hao felt a touch dazed. In that instant, realization struck him profoundly about Shi Miao's words of constant watch; across the river of time, she had long known him, perusing countless chapters of his existence, while he remained oblivious.
While immersed in reflection, Shi Miao's Dao heart examination concluded; the gray vapors dispersed via lightning, gradually forming two characters: Emperor Extreme!
"Emperor's Extreme Tao Heart, right beneath the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart."
The Heaven Tower's voice emerged steadily: "Beyond the Eternal Dao Heart lie three Dao hearts: King, Lord, and Emperor! Every Dao heart stage holds four tiers: Upper, Middle, Lower, and Extreme!"
"The trial presses on."
Shi Miao raised her gaze, then retreated slowly, and as they crossed paths, Li Hao regarded her lovely, soft features, quietly tightening his grip, sensing greater burdens to safeguard.
"Emperor Extreme, it appears she's nearing Immortal Emperor status too."
Di Mingyuan and the rest, viewing Shi Miao's Dao heart, all knit their brows; it stood as the utmost peak short of the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart.
A Dao heart like that, even the Ancient Demon Emperor could scarcely sway, impossible to lure, only to demolish!
"Now comes this fellow's chance, heaven knows what sort of freak he is, and the state of his Dao heart."
Countless stares converged on Li Hao, the sole Seventh Level Immortal King amid them, standing out sharply.