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

Chapter 789 Strength Gap
Although he told them about his cultivation level, he did not reveal that he had already reached the Sacrifice Dao realm/half-step Hunyuan realm.

However, the ruthless empress was perceptive and could discern his true level from his cultivation, the general strength of the strange dark race, and his mentality. Her reaction was truly sharp.

"Sacrifice to the Dao! Half-step into the Primordial Chaos realm, half a step beyond the Immortal Emperor realm, but not yet completely beyond the Immortal Emperor realm." Upon hearing this, the Ruthless Empress, Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, Ye Liuxian, Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua all had their eyes light up.

His bright eyes were filled with light, and with longing for the Dao of Sacrifice/half-step Primordial Realm, or even higher realms.

However, she quickly realized what was happening and asked in a moment:

"The Sacrifice Dao Realm/Half-Step Primordial Chaos Realm surpasses the Immortal Emperor Realm by half a step, but has not yet completely transcended the Immortal Emperor Realm. Does that mean there is a higher realm above the Sacrifice Dao Realm/Half-Step Primordial Chaos Realm, one that completely transcends the Immortal Emperor Realm? Is it the Primordial Chaos Realm?"

"Not bad!" Li Daoming gave the Ruthless Empress an approving look, and then continued, "Above the Sacrifice Dao Realm/Half-Step Primordial Realm, there is an even higher realm, which can be called Above Sacrifice Dao or Primordial Realm. Only then can one truly transcend the Immortal Emperor Realm and easily crush the Immortal Emperor."

"As for the Sacrifice Dao Realm/Half-Step Primordial Chaos Realm, although it has surpassed the Immortal Emperor Realm, it has not yet completely transcended the Immortal Emperor Realm. Although it is certainly much stronger than the peak Immortal Emperor Realm, it is probably not able to easily crush the peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts."

"Of course, this is just my speculation. I haven't broken through to the Sacrifice Dao Realm/Half-Step Primordial Chaos Realm yet, and I don't know the true strength of the Sacrifice Dao Realm/Half-Step Primordial Chaos Realm. However, my speculation should be correct."

After all, his guess about the strength of the Sacrifice Dao Realm/half-step Primordial Chaos Realm was not without basis.

In the original novel of Sacred Ruins, not long after the Ruthless Empress entered the Sacrificial Dao Realm, she faced eleven strange and dark Immortal Emperors alone. She used the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar to absorb the offensive divine powers of many strange Immortal Emperors, and could shatter one of them with a single blow, gaining the upper hand. However, she was unable to completely obliterate or kill these strange and dark Immortal Emperors.

Although she was able to fight against eleven strange dark immortal emperors on her own and gain the upper hand, it should be noted that not all of these eleven strange dark immortal emperors had cultivated to the peak of the immortal emperor realm.

The Immortal Emperor realm can be divided into four levels: early Immortal Emperor, middle Immortal Emperor, late Immortal Emperor, and peak Immortal Emperor. Although the gap between these four levels varies from person to person, if they are all within the normal range, or if they are the same being, then the gap between each level should be about three times.

The eleven strange dark immortal emperors, whose cultivation levels ranged from the early stage to the peak of the immortal emperor, might not be as strong as the three peak immortal emperors in total.

Moreover, even if the eleven strange and dark Immortal Emperors are comparable to the three peak Immortal Emperors.

Dealing with eleven strange and dark Immortal Emperors will definitely be much easier than dealing with three peak Immortal Emperors.

Because dealing with peak Immortal Emperor level experts is difficult, as the difference in strength is not very large, it is quite challenging to kill or annihilate them.

But dealing with eleven Immortal Emperors, especially some of them who are only at the early or middle stages of Immortal Emperor, would be much easier.

Because the gap between the early and middle stages of the Immortal Emperor realm and the Sacrifice Dao realm is too great, facing a powerhouse at the Sacrifice Dao realm, one might not even be able to withstand a single move before being annihilated. Perhaps before long, their very essence will be completely obliterated.

Even if the Immortal Emperor were immortal and indestructible, and left only a trace, he would eventually be resurrected and return, but it would be of no use. It is unknown how many long years it would take for him to be resurrected and return.

After some Immortal Emperors were killed, the balance of power between the two sides became even more unbalanced, making it much easier to deal with the remaining Immortal Emperors.

Furthermore, he fused the Chaos World Dao Fruit with the Secret Realm Dao Fruit, creating the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit, which surpassed the Immortal Emperor limit and touched upon the Sacrifice Dao Domain. Although he was not yet able to break into the Sacrifice Dao Domain, it was enough for him to gain some understanding of the Sacrifice Dao Realm, to sense a portion of its power, and to comprehend the strength of the Sacrifice Dao level.

"Then what you said before, that the strange dark race has experts above the Immortal Emperor level, is that at the Sacrifice Dao realm or above?" Xia Qinghuang asked solemnly.

Based on what she knew and Li Daoming's performance, she guessed that he was most likely at the Sacrifice Dao realm, rather than above it.

But this was a very important matter, and even though she had a guess in her mind, she couldn't help but ask to confirm it.

"The Dao Sacrifice Realm!" Li Daoming replied with a light laugh. He knew their worries and didn't want to pique their interest or affect their mindset.

"That's good!" The Ruthless Empress, Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, Ye Liuxian, Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua all breathed a slight sigh of relief.

They believed in Li Daoming, even though he was only at the Sacrifice Dao realm. They believed that if he could break through, he would definitely be the strongest being at the same level.

In other words, once he breaks through, the powerful beings above the Immortal Emperor level in the Strange Dark Clan will no longer be a threat. He might even be able to sweep away the entire Strange Dark Clan on his own.

"You're celebrating too soon!" Seeing the expressions of the ruthless empress and the others, Li Daoming roughly guessed what they were thinking and poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

He continued, "Even if I break through to the Sacrifice Dao Realm, I am definitely no match for so many strange and dark progenitors. Moreover, you have only recently broken through to the Immortal Emperor Realm. In terms of both quantity and quality, you are not as good as the Immortal Emperors of the strange and dark race, and you are definitely no match for them."

"If the strange dark race were to descend now, we could only conceal our strength, deceive them, and buy ourselves time to grow stronger."

"If we really can't buy more time, I can only take the myriad worlds and the Boundless Emperor Realm into hiding and try to shield ourselves from the deductions of the strange dark powerhouses, and then launch a counterattack when we have accumulated enough strength."

"So many? Were they no match for them? How many ancestors did the strange dark race have? Were they all at the Sacrifice Dao Realm?" Ye Yixian asked in surprise.

“Ten of them, all at the Sacrifice Dao Realm!” Li Daoming said with a hint of helplessness.

"What? How many did you say? Are you really sure there are ten?" Ye Yunxian couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

It wasn't just Ye Yunxian; there were also the ruthless empress, Ye Yixian, Ye Liuxian, Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua—the seven of them.

Even though he was somewhat prepared and knew that there would be a lot of strange dark progenitors, otherwise Li Daoming would not have been outmatched after breaking through to the Sacrifice Dao realm, he still couldn't help but be surprised when he learned about the number of strange dark progenitors, and his expression of astonishment was revealed.

They now understood even more why Li Daoming had been so eager and impatient to cultivate and improve his cultivation level.

This bizarre, dark race actually has ten ancestors at the level of the Sacrifice Dao.

(End of this chapter)