Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 236: A Stunning Skill, A Rich Gain
On the seashore, ten ships of truth were moored, each ten feet long and one foot wide.

Nie Yuan and Di Yi each boarded one of the boats, while at the same time, eight more cultivators emerged from the shore and boarded the other eight boats of truth.

"My current mastery of the Path of Truth is no less than Nie Yuan's. Crossing the first four layers of the sea should not be difficult. I just don't know how many layers I can cross and whether I can obtain the profound meaning of truth." Di Yi's heart was filled with anticipation.

"Shh!"

Ten Ships of Truth set off simultaneously, sailing forward. Because of Nie Yuan, those who dared to board this batch of Ships of Truth were all cultivators with a certain level of attainment in the Path of Truth and who were confident in crossing at least the first two layers of the sea.

"It wasn't as difficult as I had imagined."

The Ship of Truth beneath Emperor Yi's feet remained stable, unmoved despite the waves crashing against its hull.

The boat sailed smoothly and at a steady pace, appearing very composed. Only Nie Yuan could compare to him, which immediately drew astonishment from cultivators from all walks of life on the shore of Truth.

"Who is this person? He crossed the Sea of ​​Truth so easily. He must be no nobody. Why have I never seen him before?"

"Perhaps he is a divine son or holy son of some great world, or a true disciple of an ancient religion, who has deliberately concealed his identity. How many layers of the Sea of ​​Truth do you think he can cross?"

"I estimate it to be the fourth level. Crossing the fifth level, the Sea of ​​Truth, is extremely difficult. Almost only the divine disciples of the Temple of Truth can do it."

Almost all the monks on the coast have attempted to cross the sea, and know just how difficult it is to cross the Sea of ​​Truth.

No one thought that Di Yi was crossing the sea for the first time. After all, it was extremely rare for a cultivator to be able to pass the first level of the Sea of ​​Truth on their first attempt. Judging from Di Yi's posture, it would be difficult for the first four levels of the sea to stop him.

The Sea of ​​Truth has ten layers, each thirty miles wide.

At sea, Di Yi unleashed holy energy from all 144 acupoints on his body, while simultaneously using his spiritual power to envelop the Ship of Truth. He also mobilized 81 rules of truth as an aid, completely stabilizing the Ship of Truth, and soon arrived at the gateway to the first layer of the sea.

The pass was a light curtain. As he arrived, the light curtain burst forth with dazzling holy light. Strands of holy light intertwined and condensed into a silver-armored holy general. His body was semi-transparent, and his cultivation was similar to that of Emperor Yi, both being third-step holy kings.

"Defeat me and you will be able to enter the second layer of the sea."

Without saying much, Di Yi mobilized the Holy Dao rules within his body and unleashed the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm. Accompanied by the sound of a dragon and elephant, the silver-armored Saint General was sent flying backward, crashing into the light screen and dissipating into a ball of light.

Almost every cultivator who comes to the Temple of Truth to cultivate possesses the ability to fight across borders. The Silver-Armored Saint General's cultivation level was clearly adjusted based on the Sea Crosser. After cultivating in the Temple of Truth for nearly a month, the number of Saintly Path Rules within his Emperor Body has now exceeded 55,000, while the number of Minor Path Rules has dropped to below 50%. The adjustment of the Saintly Path Rules is beginning to show results.

According to his speculation, the most perfect proportion of the rules of the Holy Path should be that the minor rules account for about 30%, the major rules account for about 50%, and the remaining 20% ​​is the Supreme Holy Path and the Eternal Path.

Of course, this is a near-perfect scenario. Normally, even for the most outstanding Saint King level geniuses, it would be quite exaggerated if the proportion of Supreme Saint Path and Eternal Path could reach 10%.

Once a cultivator reaches the Ninth Step Saint King level, the number of Saintly Path rules within their body will exceed ten million. For those cultivators who only focus on one or two Supreme Saintly Paths, reaching a million Supreme Saintly Path rules within their body is an extremely difficult task.

After all, once a Saint King reaches the Saint King realm and cultivates a single Saint Path's rules to a million, it can be called the Great Perfection of that Path, from which there is no further advancement.

Even on the Heavenly Court's List of Holy Kings' Merits, there is no one who has cultivated a Supreme Holy Path to the Great Perfection level, let alone the Eternal Path.

Passing through the light curtain and entering the second layer of the sea, Di Yi immediately felt that the Ship of Truth had become more difficult to control than before, and the waves on the sea had become larger.

To maintain balance, one needs to mobilize more truthful rules, or rely on a stronger physical body, martial arts, and mental cultivation.

Fortunately, he was far from reaching his limit and was still able to remain quite composed.

Before long, he successfully reached the gate of the second layer of the sea and came to the light curtain.

"Chichi!"

On the light screen, as holy light flashed, another silver-armored holy general materialized and floated in mid-air.

His cultivation level was still at the third step of Saint King, and his body was semi-transparent, which brought some pressure to Di Yi.

The Silver-Armored Saint General at the second level is not much stronger than the Silver-Armored Saint General at the first level, but the difficulty of passing through the level is much greater. He needs to devote a lot of power to controlling the Ark of Truth under his feet, so the power he can unleash is naturally greatly reduced.

"Defeat me, and you can enter the third layer of the sea." The icy voice rang out again.

Di Yi remained silent, unleashing the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, creating the shadow of a dragon and elephant, and launching an attack with the overwhelming power of the dragon and elephant.

With a roar, the silver-armored general managed to block only three blows before being blasted apart in mid-air, turning into a cloud of light and dissipating.

At this moment, among the nine cultivators crossing the sea together, even the fastest, Nie Yuan, was still locked in combat with the silver-armored holy general at the second checkpoint.

Exclamations of surprise rang out from the shore.

"Three moves! He defeated the guardian general of the second layer of the sea in just three moves. He's even stronger than Nie Yuan. Doesn't that mean he might be able to pass through the fifth layer of the sea? Judging from his aura, he's only a third-step Saint King. Who exactly is he? Could he be a divine disciple of the Temple of Truth?"

"Besides the divine disciples of the Temple of Truth, only the young leaders of the top 100 worlds could possess such a high level of understanding of truth. His appearance alongside Nie Yuan suggests he might be a cultivator from the Pangu Realm?"

……

Having defeated the guardian general, Emperor Yi continued to steer the Ship of Truth forward, passing through the light barrier.

The instant he passed through the light barrier, his body suddenly felt light, and a gentle power flowed into his limbs and bones, like specks of light flowing through his meridians and sacred veins.

"He crossed the second layer of the Sea of ​​Truth on his first attempt, demonstrating exceptional talent. He was rewarded with one ten-thousandth of the profound truth."

A faint, ethereal voice rang in Di Yi's ears.

"It's finally here!" He was overjoyed, forcibly suppressing his excitement.

The profound mysteries are mysterious creations born alongside the myriad paths of the universe, powerful forces that only gods can truly master.

The mysteries of the universe are all of a fixed quantity, and each one is 'one'.

Mastering one percent of it makes one a messenger; mastering one-tenth makes one a god; and mastering half makes one a ruler.

If one masters all the mysteries of a Dao, then one becomes the master of that Dao, possessing the power to challenge the Dao of the universe.

As the root of all paths, the Eternal Way's value of truth and profound meaning is immeasurable, and only the Temple of Truth would offer it as a reward to the younger generation of cultivators.

"I thought that with my current cultivation level as a third-step Saint King, I would have to cross at least the third layer of the sea to get the reward of the profound truth. I didn't expect that I would get one ten-thousandth of it after just passing the second layer."

Profound mysteries can help cultivators comprehend the sacred path. The more profound mysteries one obtains, the faster one can comprehend that sacred path. The profound mysteries of truth are even more mysterious. With their blessing, the speed of comprehending any sacred path will become even faster.

If one could obtain even one percent of the profound truth, transform into a messenger of truth, and comprehend the sacred way of heaven and earth at a speed not much slower than that of a god.

In the third layer of the sea, the wind and waves are even stronger, requiring more rules of truth to stabilize the ship. This time, Emperor Yi used seven hundred and twenty-nine rules of truth.

The Sea of ​​Truth has ten layers. With each layer you cross, the difficulty increases exponentially, demanding ever higher levels of mastery of the Way of Truth from cultivators.

No matter how powerful a cultivator is in other aspects, if they do not cultivate the Path of Truth, they will not be able to pass through the first two layers of the sea.

The Sea of ​​Truth is primarily designed to test a cultivator's attainments in the Path of Truth.

Shortly after Emperor Yi's success, the other nine cultivators who crossed the sea also passed through the second layer of the sea. All ten of them arrived at the third layer of the sea at the same time, which was a rare spectacle on the Sea of ​​Truth.

The reason for this scene is that Nie Yuan is renowned, and the cultivators who dare to cross the sea with him are all extraordinary people with enough confidence in themselves.

But as they entered the third layer of the sea, the first cultivator to capsize and fall into the sea appeared, followed by a second.

After crossing twenty miles, only four of the ten people who had crossed the sea remained.

Di Yi was the first to arrive at the gate of the third layer of the sea and launched an attack on the gatekeeper that had condensed on the light screen.

To stabilize the Ship of Truth amidst the storms of the third layer of the sea, Emperor Yi needed to devote more energy to the rules of the Holy Path, which greatly reduced his combat power, and he engaged in fierce combat with the gatekeepers.

He met his opponent with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, and the Silver Armor Saint General also used a palm technique.

The silver-armored holy general guarding the pass seemed to be proficient in every holy path. No matter what methods the seafarers used, he was able to respond with the corresponding holy path, except for the eternal path.

The guardians of the third layer of the sea have changed from those of the first two layers. They are no longer semi-transparent, but have silver bones and silver bloodlines, and their aura is much stronger than that of the guardians of the first two layers.

As one gains at the expense of the other, the distance between them is rapidly shortened.

Theoretically speaking, only by thoroughly understanding the three Dao diagrams on the first level of the Temple of Truth can one have a chance to pass through the barrier of the third level of the sea.

To pass through the fourth layer of the sea, one needs to comprehend the first realm of the second layer.

Emperor Yi stabilized the Ship of Truth with 729 rules of truth, and his 144 acupoints on his body shone brightly. He mobilized the remaining rules of truth and unleashed the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm with three times the power.

With thousands of palm techniques and thousands of truth rules simultaneously integrated into the palm technique, Emperor Yi exuded a terrifying aura.

It took more than sixty rounds of fierce fighting with the gatekeeper to finally defeat him.

With a loud 'boom'.

The guardian's body shattered in two, falling onto the sea and then turning into specks of light that flew back into the light curtain.

Di Yi let out a light breath, restoring the surging blood and qi within his body, and then headed towards the light screen.

A familiar voice rang in my ears.

"He defeated the third-level gatekeeper on his first crossing of the Sea of ​​Truth, demonstrating exceptional talent. He is rewarded with one ten-thousandth of the profound truth."

Breaking through the light barrier, Di Yi piloted the Ship of Truth and appeared on the fourth layer of the sea.

"Sure enough, after passing the third level, I obtained one ten-thousandth of the profound truth."

Di Yi raised his head with a smile, glanced back at the remaining three sea-crossers, including Nie Yuan, who had not yet defeated the gatekeeper.

He no longer waited, releasing more rules of truth to stabilize the Ship of Truth, and then sailed toward the gate of the fourth layer of the sea.

During the crossing of the sea, Di Yi was constantly experimenting. If he only used the rules of truth to stabilize the Ship of Truth, all 2,187 rules of truth would need to be used. By diverting 30% of his holy energy to stabilize the Ship of Truth, he could leave 729 rules of truth to fight the enemy.

The 729 rules of truth are enough to make the holy techniques of a Saint King powerhouse unleash three times their power.

After Emperor Yi sailed five miles into the fourth layer of the sea, Nie Yuan was the first to enter the fourth layer of the sea. After Emperor Yi sailed fifteen miles, the third person to cross the sea finally passed through the checkpoint.

He was a divine child whose body radiated five-colored divine light, and whose cultivation level did not exceed the third step of the Saint King.

The fact that he was able to enter the fourth layer of the sea proves that he has comprehended the first layer of the Temple of Truth.

Nie Yuan stared at the figure ahead, feeling quite surprised.

In terms of mastery of the Way of Truth, he should be slightly better than Di Yi, having cultivated more than 2,500 rules of truth.

However, the fact that Di Yi has pulled so far ahead of him shows that, even though the difference in the path of truth is not significant, Di Yi is much stronger than him in other aspects.

The most important criterion tested by the Sea of ​​Truth is the Way of Truth; all other achievements, when manifested on the Sea of ​​Truth, are greatly diminished.

Nie Yuan is no ordinary person. He possesses a supreme and perfect physique. Although he is not a divine son, he is a divine grandson, with rich divine blood flowing through his body.

How powerful must Di Yi's physique, mental strength, and physical body be to leave him far behind?
Even after Emperor Yi reached the gate of the fourth layer of the sea, the fourth seafarer did not appear in the fourth layer of the sea, presumably because he failed to pass the gate of the third layer of the sea.

The guardians of the fourth layer of the sea were even stronger, forcing Di Yi to take them seriously and unleash a sword technique even more powerful than his palm technique in response.

He did not use the Heaven-Sealing Sword. The Heaven-Sealing Sword is essentially a fragment of a divine artifact. Using it on the Sea of ​​Truth would trigger certain taboos of the gatekeeper, causing it to unleash even stronger combat power in response, which would be a loss.

Emperor Yi used an ordinary Myriad Pattern Sacred Artifact Sword to unleash Sword Nine, employing the three great sword techniques: White Emperor Heavenly Pivot, Zhou Tian Stars, and Crimson Sun.

Sword energy flew across the sea, and in just over fifty moves, Di Yi defeated the guardian of the fourth level, successfully passing the level before Nie Yuan arrived at the gate.

"Such powerful swordsmanship! No wonder the cultivators of Kunlun Realm were able to conquer the Divine Firmament Dojo. In terms of swordsmanship alone, I'm afraid no one in the younger generation of the entire Sword God Realm can compare to him." Nie Yuan stared at the figure that disappeared behind the light curtain, utterly shocked.

"Could it be that he can pass through the fifth layer of the sea on his first crossing of the Sea of ​​Truth? There seems to be no precedent for this in the 100,000 years of the Temple of Truth."

In the fifth layer of the sea, whirlpools surged on the surface, and the seawater became even more turbulent.

Emperor Yi, standing on the Ship of Truth, needed to use 50% of his holy energy and mobilize most of his spiritual power to stabilize the ship.

"After passing through the fourth layer of the sea, I indeed obtained one ten-thousandth of the profound truth."

Emperor Yi, full of fighting spirit, looked towards the checkpoint in the fifth layer of the sea and continued forward without hesitation.

This time, it wasn't until he had sailed thirteen miles that Nie Yuan entered the fifth layer of the sea.

When Di Yi first entered the fifth layer of the sea, he only needed to mobilize 50% of his holy energy. However, when he reached the gate of the fifth layer of the sea, the required holy energy reached 70%.

He had to use all his mental energy to stabilize the ship and conserve more holy energy to deal with the gatekeeper.

As the journey progresses, the guardians become stronger, requiring the challengers to allocate more resources to stabilize the Ship of Truth.

Those who can pass through the five layers of the Sea of ​​Truth are basically the divine disciples of the Temple of Truth, as well as a very small number of powerful world leaders who have received special training.

"Defeat me and you can enter the sixth layer of the sea."

The guardian's voice rang out, and Di Yi activated the Hundred Saints Blood Armor, choosing not to use the Fire God Armor.

Like the Heaven-Sealing Sword, the Vulcan Armor is inherently too powerful, and using it at this time would be counterproductive.

Using the same sword spirit to control the sword, he unleashed the White Emperor Heavenly Pivot Sword Technique and attacked the gatekeeper.

A battle sword appeared in the hand of the gatekeeper, unleashing a surging aura as it crushed towards Di Yi.

"Such strong swordsmanship."

Di Yi was shocked. The swordsmanship skills displayed by the gatekeepers were no weaker than those of a sword saint who had mastered the Eighth Sword Technique. Taking advantage of their home field, they were evenly matched with Di Yi and fought to a standstill.

"You can't beat him with just swordsmanship."

Di Yi acted decisively, releasing the Dark Saint Image and simultaneously activating the Heavenly Demon Black Hole Diagram, causing an invisible vortex to appear in front of him.

The terrifying suction force emanating from the vortex briefly brought the gatekeeper to a standstill.

Di Yi seized the opportunity, using his sword spirit to control the sword, and pierced the guard's head with a single strike.

"Oh!"

With a deafening roar, the guardian's head exploded, turning into specks of light that were swallowed by the vortex.

On the shore, cultivators from all walks of life who witnessed this scene were all shocked and immediately began to discuss it.

"What kind of technique is that that can freeze the gatekeeper in place? It seems to be a spatial technique. Could he be Gongzi Yan?"

“Young Master Yan does not possess such advanced swordsmanship; perhaps he is a divine disciple of the Space Temple.”

……

For a time, many cultivators were eager to befriend this mysterious prodigy.

Nie Yuan was closest and saw it more clearly, recalling Di Yi's previous attack.

"The Path of Darkness? Or the Path of Origin?"

During this time, he gained a deep understanding of Di Yi and obtained a lot of information related to him, including the methods he used on the battlefield of merit in the Ancestral Spirit Realm.

It is known that Emperor Yi cultivated more than one ancient path.

"If he cultivates multiple ancient paths simultaneously and reaches extremely high levels in all of them, he might be able to become the God of War of the Heavenly Court." Nie Yuan had this thought in his mind.

Yan Wushen is the number one person below the Great Saint in the Hell Realm. He dominates the battlefield of merit and virtue, and no one can defeat him.

Back then, Qing Jin, who ranked first on the Heavenly Court's Holy King Merit List, was also an invincible figure. When he faced Yan Wushen, he only managed to parry a few moves before being killed by Yan Wushen, leaving only his remnant soul to escape back to the Soul Realm.

The name Yan Wushen represents the most powerful combat force below the Great Sage in the universe today.

Comparing Di Yi to Yan Wushen is an extremely high compliment.

After all, there is still a considerable gap between Nie Xiangzi and Yan Wushen.

Inside the light screen, Di Yi waited for a moment, but the ethereal voice did not ring in his ears.

Perhaps because his performance was so amazing, the voice behind him was also considering how to reward him.

"On his first voyage across the sea, he passed through the fifth layer of the sea, becoming the first person in 100,000 years to achieve this feat. He is qualified for the Yuanhui era and will be rewarded with three ten-thousandths of the profound truth."

"A one-time reward of three ten-thousandths of the profound truth?" Emperor was surprised.

The combined rewards for the first four layers of the sea are only three ten-thousandths, so the rewards for this fifth layer of the sea are surprisingly substantial.

The sixth layer of the sea is much more difficult to cross than the fifth layer. Other methods are no longer very effective. All 2,187 rules of truth must be integrated into the Ship of Truth in order to stabilize it.

The further they went, the more difficult it became to maintain stability relying solely on the rules of truth, forcing Emperor Yi to allocate a large amount of holy energy and spiritual power.

By the time he reached the gate of the sixth layer of the sea, he only had 30% of his holy energy left to challenge the gatekeeper.

Even after exerting all his strength and unleashing the methods of the Dark Path and the Path of Origin, he only lasted for twenty-three moves before being knocked into the sea.

Before all darkness fell, that ethereal voice rang out once more.

"Upon your first crossing of the sea, you will reach the gate of the sixth layer of the sea and be rewarded with two ten-thousandths of the profound truth."

Even if you fail to pass the checkpoint, there's still a reward, which is a pleasant surprise.

As Di Yi thought this, he appeared on the shore the next moment.

Before he fell into the sea, the other nine monks in his batch had already fallen into the sea and returned to the shore.

Nie Yuan was the first to step forward and asked in a low voice, "Brother Emperor, have you passed the gate of the sixth layer of the sea?"

Seeing Di Yi shake his head, Nie Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He ultimately failed to pass the fifth layer of the sea. If Di Yi had passed the sixth layer of the sea, it would have been truly despairing, and he would have lost the courage to chase after him.

Of course, even now, Emperor One is already quite hopeless.

It should be noted that Di Yi had only been cultivating in the Temple of Truth for less than a month. Now, after passing through five layers of the Sea of ​​Truth in one go, he has gained thirty-one months of cultivation time at once.

Once he enters the Temple of Truth to cultivate for another two and a half years, his mastery of the Path of Truth will surely advance by leaps and bounds, reaching a height that ordinary people cannot attain.

"This place is not safe to stay any longer, Brother Nie, shall we leave first?" Di Yi glanced at the group of cultivators approaching and did not want to reveal his identity.

Nie Yuan nodded: "I'll take you to the Temple of Truth to collect the Truth Seal Token, which grants you cultivation time and additional rewards."

After crossing the five layers of the Sea of ​​Truth, in addition to gaining thirty-one months to cultivate in the Temple of Truth, Emperor Yi will also receive an additional forty-five Truth Seal Tokens.

Now, the promised cultivation slots for the Holy Book Talent and the Canglan Martial Saint can be fulfilled.

Han Qiu, A Le, Di Yan, Ye Honglei, and other followers will also have the opportunity to enter the Temple of Truth for cultivation.

Furthermore, through these Seals of Truth, he could exchange favors with various powers in the Kunlun Realm, obtaining treasures and inheritances that were previously inaccessible to him...

(End of this chapter)