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

Chapter 620 The Price of Admitting Defeat
Seeing that many immortal kings had gathered, Li Daoming also revealed his form.

"Immortal King Wuji!" Many immortal kings, including Emperor Xuan Hongyuan, bowed to Li Daoming with either their hands clasped or their fists clasped.

However, at this moment, many Immortal Kings were slightly surprised when they sensed Li Daoming's aura.

In their perception, the intense imperial aura emanating from Li Daoming's body was gone, and the supreme power that had permeated his body was no longer detectable.

His vital energy seemed somewhat scattered and weak, as if he had been injured and was no longer at his peak.

Although they sensed Li Daoming's influence on the changes in their aura, none of the Immortal Kings showed any reaction on their faces, all maintaining a respectful expression.

Regardless of whether he is truly injured and no longer at his peak, even if he is, he is still someone they cannot contend with.

With his strength and the profoundness of his spacetime magic, unless they unite again to set up the Myriad Immortals Formation, they will definitely be defeated one by one.

Having witnessed his previous outbursts, can they still unite? How many people would be willing to unite again to fight against him?
Even if there are any, they are extremely rare!
"Fellow Daoists, are you convinced of this battle? Do you wish to continue?" Li Daoming took in the expressions of the crowd and asked calmly.

"We concede!" Di Xuan, Hong Yuan, and the other Immortal Kings exchanged glances and replied in unison.

Upon hearing the replies from the various Celestial Kings, Li Daoming nodded slightly, but made no comment. Instead, he locked onto them with his aura and stared at them intently.

Although he wanted to end the war and make them hand over their treasures as compensation, he didn't want to ask for compensation himself; he wanted them to ask for it themselves.

Seeing Li Daoming nod slightly, but his expression did not change, and instead he locked onto them with his aura, many Immortal Kings also knew that if they wanted to end this battle and settle this cause and effect, they would probably have to bleed.

The many Celestial Kings exchanged glances, and soon Emperor Xuan stepped forward and said, "Brother Wuji, we are willing to pay the price. Let this battle end here, and let our karma be settled. Is that acceptable?"

"Alright!" Hearing what he wanted to hear, Li Daoming nodded in satisfaction.

He continued, "Among you, those who are injured shall hand over 80% of your treasures, and those who are not injured shall hand over 50% of your treasures. This matter ends here, and our karma is settled."

Upon hearing Li Daoming's words, many Immortal Kings' expressions changed slightly.

Although they guessed that a great price would be needed to settle the matter, they did not expect the price to be so great.

Although they were reluctant to pay the price, not a single Celestial King stood up to object.

Those who only had to hand over 50% of their collection felt the pinch, but could still accept it.

Those who were required to hand over 80% of their assets, even though it was hard to accept, accepted it wholeheartedly when they thought about their injuries and the power that Li Daoming had previously displayed.

Soon, many Immortal Kings expressed their opinions, and Li Daoming opened up the boundless parallel overlapping spacetime to take them away and return to the Immortal Alliance.

The numerous Celestial Kings transformed into streaks of light and scattered, returning to their respective dojos. Before long, they brought back the treasures they were required to give, and not a single Celestial King took the opportunity to escape.

They dared not escape, nor did they want to escape!
If they escape, they might be able to keep their treasures, but they might also be discovered and killed. Even if they do escape, given the strength Li Daoming has shown, they will probably have nowhere to go in the myriad worlds in the future.

Moreover, they all knew very well that the power Li Daoming had previously displayed definitely surpassed that of a King.

The fact that he could use that power to perform divine arts didn't seem like he was borrowing external objects; it was more like he had broken through the King realm and become an Emperor, using some unseen connection to transfer the power to his Dao body.

Moreover, his ascension from King to Emperor better explains his Dao Body's immense power, enabling him to defeat the Emperor Light Immortal King with his bare hands and leave them helpless. Staying here might allow them to obtain methods for breaking through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor and embarking on their own path to becoming King to Emperor.

Even if all else fails, if they had the opportunity to receive his guidance, they might be able to break through the bottleneck that had been holding them back for so long, just like Xianyin and the others, and advance their cultivation and strength to a higher level.

Having received the treasures entrusted to him by the many Immortal Kings, Li Daoming then spoke up: "Fellow Daoists, is there anything else you wish to do? If not, please make yourselves at home!"

He was trying to get rid of people; he wanted to go back and refine the remaining Quasi-Immortal Emperor power within his body and the Immortal King's Heart, so that he could return to his peak condition.

As for the many treasures he had just acquired, he was in no hurry to send them back.

He planned to wait one or two thousand years until his main body recovered from its injuries, then attempt to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm again. Once he established himself in the Quasi-Immortal Emperor domain, he would directly teleport his many treasures back from a distance.

It's not impossible!
Although the chaotic laws of the Boundary Sea are extremely powerful, suppressing space and time, even Immortal Kings can only fly slowly and cannot traverse the void.

However, the chaotic laws of the Boundary Sea, though powerful, were too scattered and could not withstand the power of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

The power of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor is sufficient to withstand the suppression of the chaotic Great Dao rules of the Boundary Sea and traverse the void.

"May I ask if you have already broken through from King to Emperor and reached the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level?" Immortal King Cangwu hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to ask.

He revealed the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which led to this battle. Li Daoming did not kill him. He asked a question, which should not bring about his death.

Moreover, if he has indeed broken through, he plans to give him a big gift later, which should eliminate his dissatisfaction.

"Not yet!" Li Daoming nodded slightly, but then shook his head slightly.

Upon hearing this, many of the Celestial Kings couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

After this battle, regardless of the official position, Li Daoming will definitely be above them in reality.

If he has already broken through the ranks of kings and become emperor, it is only natural that he is above them.

They could also seek his guidance, perhaps breaking through their bottlenecks, or perhaps glimpsing some of the mysteries of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, thus transcending the King realm and becoming an Emperor.

However, the fact that he hadn't yet broken through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and was being suppressed by an Immortal King made them somewhat uncomfortable. Moreover, since he hadn't even broken through, they couldn't possibly obtain the mysteries of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm from him...

However, just as many Immortal Kings were feeling somewhat disappointed, Li Daoming spoke up again: "Although I haven't broken through yet, I have already touched upon the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. I can temporarily stand at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. At most, I will be able to truly break through in a few hundred thousand years!"

"Brother Dao, is what you say true?" Di Xuan asked, unable to contain his excitement.

"Why would I need to lie to you?" Li Daoming glanced at Di Xuan indifferently.

"Yes! There's really no need for them to lie to us!" Di Xuan thought to himself.

Given Li Daoming's usual combat strength, coupled with the power he unleashed that surpassed the King Realm, even if he hadn't broken through to become an Emperor, he could still suppress them and be above them. It's safe to say that they were helpless against him.

Moreover, he said that it would take at most a few hundred thousand years to break through the kingship and become an emperor. A few hundred thousand years is not short for them, but it is not long either. It will pass one day. There is no need to lie about something that will be exposed sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)