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

Chapter 655 Rage
When the numerous True Immortals and Immortal Kings stepped into the Central Heavenly Palace and saw Li Daoming, Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, Xin Hua, Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, and Ye Liuxian seated on the high imperial throne, they all felt a chill in their hearts and hurriedly bowed in respect, their voices of reverence rising and falling.

"Greetings to the Heavenly Emperor! Greetings to the Empress!"

However, this time, Li Daoming did not ask them to dispense with formalities as he usually did.

Instead, he gazed at them silently, his eyes as deep as boundless chaos. His gaze pierced through their fleeting thoughts in the Central Heavenly Palace, transcending time and space, and looked directly at their true forms.

Although his gaze was calm and undisturbed, it instilled an unprecedented pressure in the True Immortals and Immortal Kings present, as if they were in the midst of an unparalleled storm and could be swallowed up at any moment.

Their bodies and spirits trembled involuntarily under this pressure, unable to control themselves, and cold sweat poured down their backs.

This feeling was as if they had returned to their mortal days, facing an unparalleled ferocious beast—powerless, weak, and desperate. They were like a small boat adrift on an endless ocean, in constant danger of capsizing.

After a long while, Li Daoming slowly withdrew his gaze and calmly said, "Gentlemen, please rise."

Although his voice was calm, without any grand or majestic aura, it penetrated the hearts of everyone present, inspiring a sense of awe in them.

Although many of them had experienced the terrifying power of Li Daoming, who stood at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level.

Even the Great Array of Ten Thousand Immortals, composed of hundreds of Immortal Kings, could not withstand his attack and its defenses would be easily broken.

But at that time, some of the stronger ones among them, such as Emperor Xuan and Hongyuan, were able to withstand one or two blows without dying.

But now, they truly felt the power and terror of a quasi-immortal emperor.

With just a single glance, penetrating their very souls and spanning endless time and space, he could make them feel despair and utterly powerless to fight back—it was simply unbelievable.

"I have heard that you have been quite idle lately. There have been countless conflicts and battles between True Immortals, as well as numerous battles between Immortal Kings. Some people have even been seriously injured."

I have heard that even the Empress and the person I personally appointed to lead the Wuji Holy Court cannot command you.
I have heard that some of you treat the rules of the Boundless Holy Court as a joke, and can arrange many things at will according to your own wishes.

I've heard that some of you are very dissatisfied with the arrangements in the Exchange Hall and have even taken action there. Are you dissatisfied with them, or with me?
I have heard that some of you feel that someone is not worthy of joining the Wuji Holy Court. Do you think I have a problem with my judgment?
..." Li Daoming asked calmly, slowly and deliberately, word by word.

"Hmm?" After finishing his question, Li Daoming asked emphatically, his calm and indifferent gaze sweeping over all those who were jumping around enthusiastically.

Upon hearing the Heavenly Emperor's question, many of the celestial kings who were mentioned lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into Li Daoming's eyes.

They all knew very well that the Heavenly Emperor was truly angry this time, not just at one of them, but at all those who had stirred up the conflict.

Otherwise, he would not have questioned them, much less have he sternly referred to himself as "this emperor," which has never happened before.

"Hmph!" Looking at the performance of the many True Immortals and Immortal Kings, Li Daoming snorted coldly and continued:
"If you feel that life is too mundane and want to find someone to fight, you can come to me, and I will definitely satisfy you."

If you feel that the Empresses and Consorts cannot command you, or if you are dissatisfied with me, you may directly raise this issue and leave the Boundless Holy Court. The Boundless Holy Court will not withhold a single penny of your contributions and will allow you to use all of them. If you cannot even remember the rules, then you should quit and go back to memorize the rules for me, and stop embarrassing yourselves.

......"

After berating the numerous True Immortals and Immortal Kings for a while, seeing that they all remained silent, Li Daoming continued, "Why aren't you all speaking? Are you mute?"

Then he called out names one by one: "Yuan Tuo, Cang Song, Ling Dao... Can I command the empresses and empresses whom I have personally appointed? Do you have any complaints against me?"

Li Daoming's sharp gaze was fixed on Yuan Tuo, Cang Song, Ling Dao, and other Immortal Kings, his dissatisfaction with them evident in his words.

His wife, the empress he appointed, and the ruler of the Wuji Holy Court, ordered them to do their work.

However, because Xia Qinghuang and the others rejected their requests to join and take charge of various departments of the Wuji Holy Court, they dared to refuse to accept the order and even pretended to be in seclusion.

Moreover, after being targeted by Yang Cheng, Qian Yuan and others, they didn't even bother to file a complaint, but instead took direct action to intimidate Yang Cheng, Qian Yuan and the others. It was simply outrageous!
"We dare not!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Tuo, Cang Song, Ling Dao, and the other Immortal Kings could no longer withstand the pressure and knelt on one knee, drenched in cold sweat.

After staring at Yuan Tuo, Cang Song, Ling Dao, and other Immortal Kings for a while, Li Daoming shifted his gaze to Yang Cheng, Qian Yuan, and the others: "Yang Cheng, Qian Yuan... have you memorized the rules of the Boundless Holy Court?"

His eyes were blazing with anger, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Yang Cheng, Qian Yuan, and the others.

They were considered veterans in the Boundless Holy Court, and he did his best to nurture them, helping them break through to become Immortal Kings.

Moreover, Ye Fan, Wan Qing, Dongfang Taiyi, and others did not want to deal with worldly affairs. Although cultivators from the human realm and strange worlds grew at a fast pace, their time was still relatively short. Apart from his concubine who had his help and could break through to the Immortal King realm more easily and quickly, not many others broke through to the Immortal King realm.

He did not intend to let his concubines take over all the power of the Wuji Holy Court, so he had them take charge of the affairs of various departments of the Wuji Holy Court.

Previously, the Boundless Immortal Realm lacked sufficient world origin to allow all Immortal Kings to burn their world origin and elevate their cultivation realm.

A rule was established that anyone who wanted to use special world authority, burn the world's origin, and elevate their own realm for cultivation needed to register at the same time.

Then, the Boundless Holy Court will rank them according to their strength. Whenever the Boundless Immortal Realm accumulates enough world origin, they will take turns using special world authority to burn world origin for cultivation according to their ranking.

The next round will begin after all the registered Celestial Kings have finished their turn.

Currently, the Boundless Holy Court cannot provide enough Quasi-Immortal Emperor blood for its powerful members to exchange in a short period of time, nor does it have enough world origin for its many Immortal Kings to burn and use to elevate their realms.

Therefore, Xia Qinghuang and the others ordered that, in accordance with the previous regulations, they should register and line up, and take turns using the special world authority to burn the world's origin for cultivation, without affecting the origin of the Wuji Immortal Realm.

(End of this chapter)