The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 421 Twenty-Six Emperors
The number isn't large, but that's actually quite normal!
Even though this life was an incredibly glorious one, with Li Daoming releasing countless amounts of imperial blood and giving sermons from time to time, there were still very few who could cultivate to the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor or above, and the vast majority of them belonged to the Boundless Holy Court.

Because the vast majority of the universe's most outstanding talents have been recruited by the Wuji Holy Court, only a small number have failed to join the Wuji Holy Court due to their temperament or other reasons.

Furthermore, this glorious era has lasted for nearly ten thousand years. Without breaking through to achieve an alternative path, a quasi-emperor can only live for eight or nine thousand years at most. Some have already reached the end of their lifespan and perished, and even fewer have the ability to break through.

Moreover, while they may have the ability to attempt the challenge, it does not mean they are guaranteed to succeed.

Although at this moment, Li Daoming had already opened up the myriad paths of heaven and earth for them, and dispersed the myriad paths of heaven and earth, so that there was no longer any Great Dao suppressing them.

But if they cannot break through to achieve the Dao through alternative means when the Great Dao is suppressing them, how can they prove the Dao and become emperors when the Great Dao is not suppressing them?

In his view, it is not difficult to achieve the Dao and become an emperor when there is no suppression from the Great Dao, and to break through to achieve the Dao in an era with the suppression from the Great Dao.

The opposite is also true, so he estimated that only alternative paths to enlightenment could lead to true enlightenment.

As for the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, even if one reaches the pinnacle of the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, there is still a high chance that one will not be able to prove oneself as an Emperor.

Unless one experiences a sudden burst of potential and gains enlightenment during the breakthrough, success is virtually impossible.

Therefore, of the seven people currently attempting to break through, it is estimated that only one, an unorthodox Daoist who does not belong to the Wuji Holy Court, will successfully attain the Dao and become an Emperor.

The rest of the group will most likely fail to pass the test, and even the true Emperor Tribulation will be difficult to trigger.

Although Li Daoming knew that the four Dao-attaining cultivators of the Wuji Holy Court would have difficulty succeeding in their attempts, he did not stop them from trying.

It's worth a try! Only when they try and fail will they be truly convinced and have no regrets.

As expected, within just a few days, all six quasi-emperors at the ninth level of the Dao realm failed to break through their barriers. They were unable to integrate the five secret realms into one, form an immortal embryo, or even trigger the true Great Emperor Tribulation.

The remaining twenty-six unorthodox cultivators all successfully broke through the barriers, integrated the five secret realms into one, formed immortal embryos, and brought forth the true Great Emperor Tribulation.

As they integrated the five secret realms into one, triggering the Great Emperor's Tribulation, the pressure on Li Daoming and Wushi increased.

Before that, all they needed to do was fight against the myriad paths of heaven and earth and the heavenly punishment, scatter the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and prevent those who were proving their Dao and becoming emperors from being suppressed by the Great Dao.

But now, what they need to do is no longer to shatter the myriad paths of heaven and earth.

They must both resist and protect the myriad paths of heaven and earth, ensuring their pulses synchronize with the Great Dao of their group. Only in this way can their group successfully become emperors.

Otherwise, if they continue to scatter the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and all the myriad paths of heaven and earth are gone, how can they reconcile their own paths with the myriad paths of heaven and earth? How can they control the Heavenly Heart Mark?
But this is clearly more troublesome and more difficult!

If the myriad paths of heaven and earth were the enemy, then previously they only needed to kill the enemy. Now, they need to suppress and subdue the enemy, which is not difficult at all.

At this moment, Li Daoming and Wushi could no longer be as at ease as before. They also felt the pressure and began to erupt.

With a deafening roar, Li Daoming and Wushi simultaneously manifested their own Great Daos, suppressing all the Daos of Heaven and Earth and forcibly aligning them with the Great Daos of the people who were becoming Emperors.

However, as those who are on the path to becoming emperors merge their own Great Dao with the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth, the pressure they bear is also increasing.

Because what they need to bear, besides the myriad paths of heaven and earth, is also the path of those who are becoming emperors. "Boom!" Within the vast universe, various lightning flashes, and great calamities erupt from time to time. The two are resisting the heavenly punishment while also protecting the myriad paths.

Time passed slowly, and several days later, the first person finally survived the Great Emperor Tribulation and successfully merged with the myriad paths of heaven and earth.

And this was just the beginning. Li Wuhen, Li Wuyou, Xia Qinghuang, Xin Hua, Dongfang Taiyi... one after another, they overcame the Great Emperor Tribulation, merged with the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and took control of the Heavenly Heart.

At this moment, Li Daoming was also stained with blood, and Wu Shi was in even worse condition. His body was covered with cracks, and strands of blood gushed out, filling the air with Dao marks. His body was trembling, and he was barely able to stand.

However, neither of them gave up and both persevered.

Twelve, eleven, ten... five, four, three.

With a loud "boom," Wu Shi's peerless body exploded and reformed in the blood mist. Li Daoming was not only injured, but his body also developed cracks and blood flowed out.

However, at this moment, Li Daoming did not back down. Instead, he took a firm step forward and unleashed his power, bearing even more pressure with his own Yin-Yang Dao.

In an instant, a loud "boom" resounded, like the sound of the Great Dao. Li Daoming's body almost exploded, cracks appeared everywhere, and a large amount of blood gushed out. His body trembled slightly, and he almost fell over.

At this moment, feeling the terror of the myriad paths of heaven and earth that combined the Dao of the two of them and the Dao of many great emperors, Li Daoming couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate that he had invited Wushi to join him just in case and to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Otherwise, if he were alone, he might not have been able to hold on, and even if he did, he would definitely suffer extremely serious injuries.

Unlike scattering the myriad paths of heaven and earth, they can only suppress the myriad paths with their own Dao. Even if his three Dao bodies are not suppressing the universe, they cannot help him at this time because their Daos are one.

Although Wushi was weaker than him, he seemed to have no bottlenecks and was constantly improving.

If he didn't use the Dao Divide Yin and Yang, he could only hit one or five Wushi at most. With Wushi's help, at least 30 to 40% of the pressure from the Great Dao could be relieved.

With him sharing 30-40% of the pressure on the Great Dao, although he couldn't handle it with ease, he wouldn't have difficulty supporting it either.

Soon, the final three emperors' tribulations also came to an end.

With a final, deafening roar, all twenty-six who successfully broke through the barrier became Emperors, merging with the myriad paths of heaven and earth and taking control of the heart of heaven.

Seeing that everyone had successfully attained enlightenment, Li Daoming and Wushi breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer used their own Dao to suppress and protect the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth, but instead restrained their own Daos and ceased to contend with them.

In an instant, the myriad paths of heaven and earth, combined with those of more than twenty great emperors, spread throughout the universe.

At this moment, everyone felt an incredibly terrifying suppression from the Great Dao.

At that moment, the aura of the twenty-six peak emperors was released, shaking the entire universe and terrifying all living beings in the universe.

The emergence of so many great emperors has set a historical precedent, unprecedented in both ancient and modern times. An incomparably glorious era has arrived, with emperors rising together and all paths resounding, shaking the past, present, and future!

(End of this chapter)