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

Chapter 602 Shengdao's Body Exposed
"Boom!" An incredibly terrifying punch was unleashed, causing the river of time to collapse and everything to vanish into nothingness.

Although Di Xuan was prepared, summoning back the Heavenly Profound Cauldron to block in front of him and activating the Di Xuan Sword to unleash unparalleled sword techniques, it was still to no avail.

The sharp sword energy was annihilated into nothingness, and the Heavenly Profound Cauldron that had been blocking his way was sent flying, cracked all over, seemingly about to shatter at any moment.

Moreover, the force of this punch did not diminish, and it struck Di Xuan.

Even though he was wearing the Celestial King's Battle Armor, it had no effect whatsoever; the armor tore open with cracks.

He exploded, turning into a bloody mist that scattered across the river of time, the void of the boundary sea, and even the immortal king's primordial spirit was blasted apart, most of it turning into a rain of light, and a small part being annihilated into nothingness.

In an instant, Emperor Xuanyuan's divine light rain and physical blood mist transformed into streams of light, drifted away, and then reassembled.

Wearing tattered battle armor and with half of the Heavenly Rift Cauldron on his head, Di Xuan exuded a tragic aura.

"Impossible! This is impossible!" Di Xuan stared blankly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

What he couldn't believe was not that he was unable to withstand the attack from the Immortal King Wuji and was severely injured.

Although he was once invincible in a realm, after these three months of great battle, even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that even if he used all his trump cards, he was no match for the Wuji Immortal King who hadn't revealed any of his trump cards.

He had been mentally prepared for defeat.

As long as the Immortal King Wuji reveals some of his trump cards, he will definitely be no match for him and will surely be defeated.

But what he couldn't believe, and didn't want to believe, was what he was seeing now.

What did he see? After the Wuji Immortal King unleashed that terrifying punch, half of his body exploded and was annihilated into nothingness.

The other half of the body was also full of cracks, and inside was a powerful heart beating.

With each heartbeat, a powerful force surged forth, the cracks in his body disappeared, and the destroyed half of his body rapidly regenerated.

That's why he didn't chase after him after he was beaten to a pulp.

Thus, he saw through the illusion: he was not the real body, and most of his power was provided by that heart.

Not the real body! Not the real body!
In other words, the one who fought him for so long, forcing him to use all his trump cards and still falling behind, wasn't even his true form.

This caused his resolve to waver for the first time!

This made him wonder whether the Immortal King of Limitless was too powerful or he was too useless.
At this moment, his physical injuries were nothing compared to the emotional trauma this scene had inflicted on him.

In the blink of an eye, with the support of the Immortal King's Heart, Li Daoming fully recovered.

However, seeing Di Xuan's stunned and incredulous expression, Li Daoming did not press his advantage.

He didn't want to continue fighting and wanted to end the war.

He and Di Xuan were sparring, not fighting to the death. The outcome of this battle was already clear, and there was no need to continue the fight.

Moreover, his upgraded version of the Limitless Emperor Fist had severely injured Emperor Xuan, causing serious damage to the Heavenly Profound Cauldron and the Immortal King Battle Armor.

If the battle continues, he might completely destroy the two Immortal King weapons, and Di Xuan would suffer even more serious Dao injuries.

At that time, the losses were so heavy that it would have been difficult for him and Di Xuan not to become enemies.

Moreover, he used an upgraded version of the Wuji Emperor Fist. Because his Dao Body was too weak, it backfired on him. If he continued to fight, he could only use the upgraded version of the Wuji Emperor Fist five more times before his Dao Body would dissipate.

Continuing the war would be far more costly than beneficial!
With this thought in mind, Li Daoming said, "Fellow Daoist Di Xuan, let's end this battle here!" Upon hearing this, Di Xuan did not react. After a moment of stunned silence, he came to his senses, his face bitter: "I have lost!"

Although he was confident that he could wear down the incarnation of the Wuji Immortal King by continuing the battle, with his many accumulated resources and trump cards, what would be the point?
Besides inflicting heavy losses on himself and forging a feud with the Immortal King Wuji, could he really have the audacity to claim that he won?

He couldn't fool the many Celestial Kings watching the battle, and he couldn't fool himself either.

Moreover, if it's not its true form, it's already so powerful; how terrifying would its true form be? Naturally, he didn't want to make an enemy of it.

He even couldn't help but wonder if the Immortal King Wuji had already broken through the King realm and become an Emperor.

Not only him, but many others who were able to observe the battle and witnessed the scene just now, realizing that Li Daoming was not the real person, also harbored doubts.

"Fellow Daoist Wuji, have you already broken through the King realm and become an Emperor?" Di Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"Not yet!" Li Daoming shook his head gently.

"Not yet?" Di Xuan couldn't quite describe his feelings; there was disappointment, relief, and a sense of loss.

Fortunately, Li Daoming has not yet broken through to the King Realm and completely surpassed them.

What's disappointing is that even someone as powerful and terrifying as Li Daoming hasn't broken through to the King Realm yet. So how much cultivation would one need to reach to break through to the King Realm and become an Emperor?

Is there any hope of achieving the goal he has pursued his entire life?
Overwhelmed with thoughts, Di Xuan couldn't help but feel a touch of loneliness.

However, Di Xuan quickly dispelled his despondency, strengthened his resolve, and looked at Li Daoming with intense fighting spirit and determination in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Wuji, although I am no match for you, I would like to see your true strength and see the gap between us. Please grant my request!" Di Xuan clasped his hands and pleaded.

“This…” Li Daoming looked troubled.

Di Xuan wanted to see his true strength, which actually meant he wanted Di Xuan to make a move in person.

But he himself hasn't even set foot in the Boundary Sea, so how could he possibly make a move?

"Fellow Daoist Wuji, although I am no match for you, am I not even qualified to let you make a move in your true form?" Di Xuan said with some dissatisfaction.

He admitted that Li Daoming was indeed powerful and terrifying, but they were both Emperor Light Immortal Kings, existing on the same level. He had already looked down on him by not sparring with him in his true form before.

In other words, if he loses, it's because he's not as strong as the other person, so there's not much he can say. But if he wins, he won't let the matter rest so easily.

But now he's lowered his stance and isn't even willing to make a real move. Does he really look down on him that much?

“That’s not the case!” Li Daoming shook his head slightly and explained, “My true body has not set foot in the Boundary Sea. Even if I wanted to spar with you, my true body would not be able to.”

"Moreover, this Dao body of mine is not an ordinary avatar. Its strength is no weaker than my true body. It's just that my Dao body is inferior to my true body and cannot fight for long!"

"I see!" After hearing Li Daoming's explanation, Di Xuan felt a little better, and his expression softened slightly.

At the same time, a look of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he realized what Li Daoming was doing after joining the Immortal Alliance.

Normally, a Celestial King, after joining the Celestial Alliance, would first try to comprehend the sword light left behind by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, hoping to gain something from it and break through from King to Emperor.

Only when there is no gain, or no more gain, will one go to the library to read the many books and make friends with other immortal kings to discuss the Dao, in order to gain insights from other sources.

However, after Li Daoming joined the Immortal Alliance, he only went to read the books collected in the Scripture Pavilion, befriended many Immortal Kings, and then created a forbidden land to devour the power of the melting and refining Boundary Sea. He never went to comprehend the sword light left behind by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

This is obviously unreasonable!
(End of this chapter)