Dominator Emperor

For a moment, the Lion Roar Emperor was completely stunned. Even Chi Xiaodao, who had been mentally prepared, was frozen in place. Only Chi Xiaodie remained relatively calm, taking a deep breath. As for Sikong Toutian, he felt it was just as he’d expected. Even he was extremely wary of Li Qiye; Ba Xia and Hu Yue were just courting death.

The Lion Roar Emperor stood there, speechless for a long time. He had heard his daughter say that Li Qiye was very, very strong, but in his opinion, even if Li Qiye was strong, he was probably only at the True Realm. And yet, Li Qiye had attacked and sent the two great geniuses, Ba Xia and Hu Yue, flying on the spot. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it unbelievable.

BOOM—BOOM—Two massive bangs resounded across the plains of Pingchuan. Ba Xia and Hu Yue were sent flying from the Lion Roar Sect’s camp by Li Qiye like two shooting stars, finally smashing into the ground and creating two large craters.

”What happened?” This sudden turn of events immediately attracted the attention of the cultivators from the many Great Teaching Territories also camped on these plains. In an instant, many people rushed out of their camps to see what was going on.

When many people saw Ba Xia and Hu Yue get sent flying, they couldn’t help but gasp. The young geniuses from the East Hundred Cities, in particular, found it utterly incredible.

”Li Qiye!” a sharp-eyed person couldn’t help but shout upon seeing him walk out from the collapsed Lion Roar Sect camp.

This instantly attracted countless cultivators to watch. The younger generation of cultivators, in particular, couldn’t sit still and all ran out. As soon as the students from the Celestial Dao Academy heard the news, they rushed over at once.

Ba Xia and Hu Yue were two of the most incredible geniuses in the East Hundred Cities. Ba Xia was born with a Tyrant Body, one of the Twenty-four Emperor’s Bodies, and had even cultivated the Nu Xian Sacred Country’s National Guardian Technique, the Overlord Immortal Body Skill! It had long been rumored that he had reached Immortal Body Minor Achievement, making him an incredibly feared figure.

One must understand, with Ba Xia’s level of Dao Practice, if he had truly reached Immortal Body Minor Achievement, slaughtering Ancient Saints would be an absolutely effortless matter. Otherwise, a Great Success Immortal Body wouldn’t be known as an existence capable of stopping an Immortal Emperor!

Hu Yue was not necessarily any weaker than Ba Xia. It had been rumored for a long time that he had become a Five-Star Master. The Tiger God Bloodline flowed through him, making him extremely powerful and mysterious.

Now that both Ba Xia and Hu Yue had been sent flying by Li Qiye, it caused quite a commotion. Everyone ran out to watch, especially the younger generation, who couldn’t bear to miss it.

At this moment, even all the monstrous geniuses from the Saint World Academy came running out. The successor of Wolong Cliff and the Saint Heir of the Cross Heaven Divine Mountain, among others, all came to watch the battle.

Celestial Emperor Qingxuan also rushed over. He watched Li Qiye from afar, his entire body enveloped in a cyan aura, his eyes cold and merciless. Back at Demon’s Back Ridge, he had once suffered a great loss at Li Qiye’s hands and had nearly died. Several years had passed, and he had become incomparably stronger, but the humiliation from that day remained a deep-seated disgrace for him.

BOOM—BOOM—Ba Xia and Hu Yue instantly shot into the sky. In the next moment, they blocked Li Qiye’s path from the front and back just as he emerged.

Although they had been sent flying by Li Qiye, it was only a minor injury to them, far from being fatal.

A rumbling sound echoed. Seeing Ba Xia and Hu Yue’s Blood Qi surge wildly as their Life Wheels emerged and their Longevity Blood radiated an astonishing power, Chi Xiaodao couldn’t help but ask worriedly, ”They’re about to use their trump cards. Can Brother Li handle two of them at once?”

”Relax.” Sikong Toutian shook his head and said, ”You still don’t know his track record. If you knew about his achievements back in the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, heh, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to sleep for three days and nights. Your skin would crawl just from seeing him. At that point, I wonder if you’d still have the courage to call him brother. Heh, what do Ba Xia and Hu Yue even count for? Even if an Elder Ancestor from the Nu Xian Sacred Country came personally, they probably wouldn’t even know how they died.”

Chi Xiaodao was stunned. Even the Lion Roar Emperor felt that Sikong Toutian’s words were far too confident; after all, Ba Xia and Hu Yue were the top geniuses of the current generation. Only Chi Xiaodie remained silent. She understood Li Qiye’s terrifying nature better than her father and brother! One could only imagine, since even an Elder Ancestor like Elder Daoist Peng was wary of him.

”Heh, in this world, I’d even dare to fight that brat Ji Kong Wudi,” Sikong Toutian muttered, his voice extremely low. ”But him... he’s the first person to ever make me feel fear, the first person I’ve found to be completely unfathomable. Provoke him, and even a Son of the Heavenly God is guaranteed to die!”

”What did you say?” Chi Xiaodao, who was standing beside him, hadn’t heard clearly and asked.

Sikong Toutian shook his head, then looked up and said with a smile, ”Nothing. Just watch. Someone is about to die a horrible, horrible death. It’s their own fault for being so shortsighted, for provoking someone they can’t afford to offend.”

The atmosphere grew tense. Ba Xia and Hu Yue both summoned their Life Wheels, pouring their Longevity Blood onto them. Their Blood Qi surged violently, and the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi around them swirled like a dense fog that wouldn’t dissipate. At this moment, they seemed to possess limitless strength.

”Li, you shouldn’t have provoked me today. Even if you’re an Ancient Saint, you will die!” Ba Xia’s aura was aggressive and overbearing. As his physique manifested, his body erupted with light. In an instant, Divine Flames shot toward the sky from all over him. The Blood Qi above his head transformed into a vast sea, submerging the Celestial Vault.

BOOM—With a loud bang, Ba Xia’s Blood Qi forcefully rose by an entire realm. A dazzling Divine Ring appeared around him, making him look incredibly sacred.

”A Saint Venerable! Has he already reached the Saint Venerable Realm?” someone gasped and cried out in shock upon seeing the Divine Ring appear around Ba Xia.

Although the realm above Ancient Saint is Saint Venerable, a Saint Venerable is incomparably more terrifying. Once one becomes a Saint Venerable, it means one can comprehend the Great Dao and manifest its Mystical Meaning! If a Saint Emperor is one crowned by heaven and earth to rule over millions of living beings, then a Saint Venerable is the Great Dao that leads to the Imperial Throne!

For a cultivator, reaching the Ancient Saint realm is the end of the conventional path. The Saint Venerable realm, however, is a supreme sublimation where one begins to comprehend the Great Dao, manifest its Mystical Meaning, and grasp deeper truths by analogy. One is no longer limited to cultivating the daos of their predecessors but begins to forge their own dao principles in their heart!

The Saint Venerable realm is the foundation for becoming an invincible Great Sage; it is the first step toward the Celestial Mandate!

If the realms before Saint Venerable are merely paths of the Heaven and Earth Dao, then the Saint Venerable realm signifies stepping into the very palace of the Heaven and Earth Dao!

A Saint Venerable can absolutely suppress an Ancient Saint with ease. They have already transcended the scope of ordinary Great Daos to touch upon the Heaven and Earth Dao, taking the first step toward the Celestial Mandate!

When Saint Venerables do not appear, Ancient Saints take the lead, and Princes preside over the world’s affairs. But once a Saint Venerable emerges, both Ancient Saints and Princes are rendered insignificant.

”No, that’s the Angry Immortal Dominating Body!” a monstrous genius from the Saint World Academy said with a grave expression.

Upon hearing the name of this Immortal Body, countless people gasped. Someone muttered, ”The Angry Immortal Dominating Body... Does this mean Ba Xia has reached Immortal Body Minor Achievement?”

”The Angry Immortal Dominating Body allows his combat strength to skyrocket, temporarily and forcefully raising his Dao Practice by an entire realm. If Ba Xia is an Ancient Saint, then the moment he attacks, he’ll even have the strength to challenge a Saint Venerable!” Even some older-generation cultivators paled at this realization.

Many people’s faces changed upon seeing the Divine Ring surrounding Ba Xia. It wasn’t just the ordinary geniuses; even the prodigies from the Saint World Academy were startled. An Immortal Body at Minor Achievement was truly terrifying! Although no one knew Ba Xia’s exact realm of Dao Practice, if he really was an Ancient Saint, then with his Immortal Body at Minor Achievement, it meant he could potentially even slay a Saint Venerable!

An Immortal Body was a physique yearned for by countless cultivators. The Angry Immortal Dominating Body, one of the Twelve Immortal Bodies, could cause the power of a cultivator’s Blood Qi to erupt wildly and temporarily unleash their endless potential. It allowed a person with this physique to increase their combat strength by more than tenfold in an instant. For someone with boundless potential, it could even be a hundredfold increase—and all with no side effects!

Ba Xia possessed an Innate Emperor Body. As someone with a Tyrant Body cultivating the Nu Xian Sacred Country’s National Guardian Immortal Body Technique, one could only imagine how limitless his potential was!

”Little Ghost, today I’ll show you what it means to wish you were dead!” After Ba Xia unleashed his Angry Immortal Dominating Body, Hu Yue was not to be outdone. Instantly, his Blood Qi roared like a Divine Tiger howling at the heavens. In that same instant, Hu Yue’s Life Palace opened, and a Treasure Tower appeared. The Treasure Tower was the color of Red Gold, like a flame. This was Hu Yue’s True Destiny Artifact, forged from an incredible Heavenly Destiny True Stone.

Seven Stars now appeared in Hu Yue’s Life Palace, holding up the Treasure Tower. The tower immediately lit up. With a loud BOOM, it seemed to open up a Divine Realm as the roar of a dragon echoed, a phoenix cried out to the heavens, and a xuanwu bellowed!

In that moment, a Cyan Dragon flew out from the Treasure Tower, a Vermilion Bird soared through the sky, and a Xuanwu parted the seas. Then, Hu Yue’s Blood Qi transformed into a White Tiger with a divine aura that shot to the heavens. In that instant, the Cyan Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu all moved to guard the White Tiger.

”A Seven-Star True Master! Hu Yue is already a Seven-Star True Master, not a Five-Star Master like the rumors said. He’s been hiding his true strength all this time!” Seeing the seven stars supporting the tower made the faces of many from the East Hundred Cities change.

”That’s not even the most terrifying part,” said an Elder Cultivator familiar with the Tiger Roar Sect, his expression stirred. ”His Heavenly Destiny True Artifact is the truly fearsome thing. His Four Beasts Divine Tower was forged from a four-path Heavenly Destiny True Stone!”

”A four-path Heavenly Destiny True Stone is precious, but with Hu Yue’s talent, he should have been able to get a better one. I would think at least a seven-path one,” a young cultivator said in confusion.

”No.” An Emperor was instructing his junior, saying, ”The value of a Heavenly Destiny True Stone is not determined by its number of paths. It’s not the case that the more Heavenly Essence Paths, the better. In fact, Heavenly Destiny True Stones have no inherent ranks of high or low, superior or inferior. The ’path’ designation is simply a way to identify how many Heavenly Essence Paths exist within a given stone.”