Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1902 Chapter 510: Ten Thousand Clans Await, Reverse Order Challenge_2
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"It is indeed simple and fast."
Di Mingyuan squinted his eyes, his stare scanning the top-ranked black-robed young man, a hint of gravity flickering in his gaze.
Without that figure's emergence, he would have resolved to claim the leading True King title, yet at present... the opponent's previous feats had almost overwhelmed his self-assurance.
"Ancient Demons are truly corroding the Heavenly Source—do they intend to fully transform the True Realm into an Ancient Demons' domain?"
"Back in the era of ten thousand years past, they left the Heavenly Source untouched, but this time they aim to corrupt it. It's no surprise every Emperor is engaged."
The immortal forebears from diverse clans displayed shock in their expressions and grasped that this True Realm catastrophe and its origins surpass the terror of ten thousand years prior by far.
What exactly constitutes the Heavenly Source? It serves as the True Realm's nucleus, the foundation of the Heavenly Dao. Should Ancient Demons capture it, they would dominate the True Realm's Heavenly Dao, thereby commanding all its laws and harnessing immense might through them.
Consequently, the Ten Thousand Clans would wane, ultimately serving as sustenance for the Ancient Demons.
"The crisis beyond is this dire. A challenge in reverse—excellent, the strong shall prevail!"
Dao Qingyin, clad in her Tao robe, adopted a grave posture. She too ranked among the top twenty, holding the twelfth spot.
As an inheritor of a mighty clan, her cultivation remained incomplete before entering the Abyss, and achieving such progress in merely eight hundred years is remarkable, though her foundation pales slightly against others. Securing a True King position now would mark a stellar achievement for her.
"In the end, combat prowess remains the key, whether good or evil, with Tao Heart and command skills acceptable if not utterly deficient."
Shi Miao eased up noticeably upon the Star Empress's words. These conditions imposed no burden on her.
She felt assured of battling into the top ten through the reverse ranking.
"Furthermore, this ten kings' selection features rankings; the loftier the position, the greater the rank. The primary True King wields the mightiest forces, even possessing the right to direct other True Kings beyond sequence three!"
The Immortal Immortal Emperor interjected at this juncture, his look serious: "The runner-up True King gains command rights just below the first, including a sealed Emperor Artifact, and the troops to lead can be drawn from the elite ten great clans!"
"The third True King..."
He detailed methodically, outlining the privileges for each of the ten positions sequentially, with benefits tapering off, so the tenth-ranked True King, despite the title, oversees only the leftover forces of the Ten Thousand Clans' armies, possessing the feeblest overall might and still bound by directives from the leading three True Kings.
Additionally, every True King earns allocations of diverse cultivation aids, encompassing Quasi-Emperor Artifacts and prizes such as sealed Emperor Weapons.
Upon hearing these, most in the top twenty lit up with eagerness. Those who had despaired of vying for the top spot and lost drive now surged with battle fervor.
"With rewards like these, the struggle for the ten True Kings will surely be drenched in blood."
The other dejected participants paled at these words, heaving sighs of dismay, some inwardly grateful for not being chosen, sparing them the brutal contest ahead.
"Leading the top ten great clans..."
Di Mingyuan's eyes flashed with icy resolve at this revelation. He harbored scant desire for the foremost True King anymore and hadn't intended to unveil much strength in the event, but the second True King could select from the premier ten great clans!
Being the successor of the Heavenly Emperor Clan, how could he tolerate his lineage's power falling under another's control, placing the Emperor Clan beneath rival True Kings!
"I meant to coast through, but these elders are truly pushing us to bare our hidden strengths."
"Fortunately, we're in the Heaven Tower, enabling resurrection and renewal."
The rest of the rivals also gleamed with sharp determination in their stares.
Suddenly, the void trembled with a deep rumble.
Only then did the Star Empress lift her hand, forming ten platforms in the emptiness that slowly solidified.
Every platform was encased in an Emperor Power Barrier, impervious to rupture no matter the ferocity within, far exceeding the capabilities any Immortal King could wield.
Beyond the ten kings' arenas lay routes to the diverse clans of the Ten Thousand Clans outside the Abyss.
Emanations of auras flowed from those routes.
"It's the Ancestor Dragon Clan—our Ancestor Dragon Clan endures!"
"Our Taichu Clan has arrived as well!"
"What of our Lingluo Clan? Why does no aura approach?"
Numerous individuals detected their clan's presence via those paths, their faces alight with thrill, yet tinged with mild shame and sorrow.
Their kin could witness the event, but as the eliminated, they lacked the right to ascend the stage, reduced to spectating from below like mere attendants.
"My Kan Water Clan is absent too—has the Eastern Domain truly collapsed? Perhaps my clan..."
"Damn those vile Ancient Demons!!"
"Ahh, let's begin quickly—I need to exit and avenge my kin!"
"Strange, my clan resides in the Southern Domain, yet no connection forms?"
"My clan is from the Western Regions, with no aura appearing—could it be..."
Within the Abyss's assembled clans, those unable to perceive their own clan's aura grew ashen, some revealing uncertainty.
These auras link not just to the All Heavens inside the Heaven Tower, but also relocate the ousted participants externally into it, permitting them to observe the concluding True King selection.
Instantly, the Heaven Tower buzzed with clamor.
Thankfully, the Space Law enveloping the area, vast and boundless, avoided any sense of congestion.
Confronting the flood of puzzled queries, the Immortal Immortal Emperor declared impassively: "Each path links to a clan's primordial clan stone; absent auras signify the clan's extinction, with only scattered bloodlines lingering in the world."
As his statement landed, countless inquirers experienced a void in their thoughts, rendered speechless.