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

Chapter 439 Imperfect

At this moment, looking at the soul that was undergoing a transformation, Li Daoming was in a great mood and felt more satisfied and appreciative of him.

It wasn't in vain that when he opened up the myriad paths of heaven and earth, they didn't stop him from proving the Dao, and instead gave him an immortal divine medicine fruit in exchange, allowing him to live a second life, and even brought him along when he discussed the Dao with many great emperors...

This has now brought him a rather unexpected gain!

"Considering how much you've benefited me, if you fail in your transformation, I'll give you a 'Severing the Dao and Returning to Origin' technique to help you be reborn and settle the karmic debt," Li Daoming thought to himself.

He then focused his mind and continued to comprehend the mysteries revealed by his transformation and sublimation, deducing and perfecting the three new methods of transformation.

Hun Ming's transformation was not as time-consuming as that of using the True Phoenix Nirvana Technique; his sublimation and transformation were rapid and intense!
Soon, in less than three days, his transformation was nearing its end.

"Is it going to fail?" A hint of regret flashed in Li Daoming's eyes.

With his discerning eye, he could naturally see that Hunming's primordial spirit was only a hair's breadth away from sublimation and transformation.

Although this bottleneck is not easy to overcome, if he can persist for another half a day, he will definitely be able to successfully transform and evolve. If he persists for another two hours, there is also a good chance of transforming and evolving.

But he didn't have that much time!

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of solid foundation and profound knowledge. Although his primordial spirit power is strong, ranking among the stronger emperors, it is still far from reaching the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor.

His physical body was too weak; although he possessed an imperial physique, he was only considered average among emperors.

Converting everything he possessed into primordial spirit power only increased his primordial spirit by less than 50%, still failing to reach the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor.

Using external forces such as Chaos Essence Blood and Soul Liquid should theoretically achieve the desired effect, but unfortunately, one is not a good match and the conversion is too slow, while the other is too low-level and has little effect.

This left him with insufficient foundation to sustain him until his primordial spirit successfully ascended and transformed.

Li Daoming, observing and contemplating from the sidelines, could sense that the Soul Emperor, who was undergoing a transformation and sublimation, had an even deeper understanding of his own condition.

"Alas! I fought so hard, but it all came to nothing. I'm not reconciled!" Hun Ming thought bitterly.

"Since that's the case, then let's fight to the death!" A hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

However, recalling the frustration he felt after attaining enlightenment, he couldn't help but let out a Daoist voice: "To hell with the Heavenly Emperor, I'll never see you again!"

Immediately, he burned up all his primordial spirit power, risking his life in a desperate leap.

"??? This is simply outrageous!" Li Daoming's face darkened.

He hadn't expected that Hun Ming would still have the courage to fight to the death, but then he would still curse him at the end. What did that mean?
Although he was in a bad mood, Li Daoming still decided to take action and, after Li Daoming's gamble failed, reversed time to save him.

But when the time comes, he'll make sure he knows what it means to have trouble with one's words.

"Buzz..." The primordial spirit shone brightly and burned fiercely, just as Hunming's primordial spirit was about to burn completely.

Suddenly, from the depths of Hunming's soul, a wisp of even more intense and mysterious celestial light was born.

Although it is only a tiny wisp, it contains boundless vitality and immeasurable power.

As these wisps of primordial spirit light were born, the remaining primordial spirit power of the soul was rapidly transforming and sublimating.

"It actually succeeded?" Li Daoming was slightly surprised and taken aback. He had been prepared to save him if the Soul Ascension Transformation failed, but he actually succeeded!

Soon, in the blink of an eye, all the remaining primordial spirit light of Hunming successfully sublimated and transformed.

Although at this moment, his primordial spirit was less than one-thousandth of its original size, it was even more blazing and brilliant, containing a more terrifying power than before.

Suddenly, Hunming's primordial spirit trembled, and its divine light dimmed slightly, as if it were about to go out.

Fortunately, at this time, there was still some chaotic essence blood left.

The primordial spirit of the soul was bathed in the essence of chaos blood. With the help of the vast power and rich vitality of the essence of chaos blood, the primordial spirit was stabilized and did not completely extinguish.

After carefully sensing for a while, Li Daoming's eyes revealed a hint of understanding.

Soul and Netherworld's transformation this time was both a success and a failure.

He was considered successful because his primordial spirit truly underwent a sublimation and transformation, allowing him to live out his third life.

The reason for his failure is that his foundation and resources were insufficient. His primordial spirit did not fully sublimate and transform, making it very unstable and prone to falling back down at any time. Moreover, although he succeeded in sublimating his primordial spirit by burning it to the extreme, he also suffered a backlash. His lifespan in his third life will likely be greatly reduced. In addition, the fact that he had too little primordial spirit after sublimation and transformation further exacerbated the instability of his primordial spirit.

According to his calculations, if it weren't for that portion of chaotic essence blood stabilizing his primordial spirit, he wouldn't have lasted more than a few decades before perishing.

Even with that portion of Chaos Essence Blood, it was only enough to stabilize his condition, but not enough to restore and strengthen his primordial spirit to its peak.

After a while, with the help of the Chaos Essence Blood, Hun Ming stabilized his primordial spirit and barely managed to transform into a physical body.

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor, for protecting me!" Hun Ming bowed somewhat awkwardly to Li Daoming.

"Heh!" Li Daoming's eyes narrowed slightly: "Thank me for protecting you? What are you going to use to thank me? And if I remember correctly, you just insulted me!"

"Heavenly Emperor, it's a misunderstanding! This is a misunderstanding!" Hun Ming said somewhat guiltily.

He was speechless. He thought that if he tried his best, he would definitely fail and perish. He just wanted to vent his frustrations before he died.

Unexpectedly, he actually succeeded and lived a third life. Although it was not perfect and unstable, and his lifespan was greatly reduced in the third life, if he was given time to stabilize and recover his primordial spirit, he could live for at least several thousand or tens of thousands of years longer.

At this moment, when facing Li Daoming again, he felt somewhat guilty and embarrassed, and was also a little worried that Li Daoming might slap him to death in a fit of anger.

Although he has successfully transformed, let alone saying that his transformation is not perfect, considering his current state, his combat power is not as good as before. Even if it were completely perfect, he doesn't think he could be a match for the Heavenly Emperor. At most, he would go from being defeated in one move to dying within ten moves.

He didn't care when his lifespan was almost over, but now he still has thousands or tens of thousands of years to live, and he doesn't want to die.

Moreover, if he wants to recover quickly, he needs a large number of rare and precious materials, such as imperial blood.

However, he had almost emptied his savings to obtain Chaos Essence Blood. Although he wasn't completely broke, it wasn't enough to help him recover quickly.

If he doesn't want to spend hundreds or thousands of years slowly recovering, he can only borrow some imperial blood from the Heavenly Emperor.

After giving Hunming a little nudge, Li Daoming didn't make things difficult for him and eventually lent him some Chaos Essence Blood so that he could quickly recover to his peak condition.

Of course, interest will be charged. After Hunming recovers to his peak, he will have to work in the Chaos for several hundred years to pay off the debt.

(End of this chapter)