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

Chapter 457 Wushi's Departure
Soon, an hour had passed!

Li Daoming released the Black Emperor from the cauldron. At this time, the Black Emperor was already breathing out but not breathing in, and its eyes rolled back, showing no signs of life.

It really regrets it. Why did it take this so-called opportunity? If there were a pill to undo regrets, it would definitely buy one. No, that's not right, it would buy ten.

That hour felt like an eternity to it, and it wondered if the Heavenly Emperor Wuji was deliberately torturing it.

The excruciating pain, the burning sensation, the cold, the stiffness... penetrated not only to the bone marrow, but also to the soul.

Even now, it trembles when it recalls it.

Seeing the Black Emperor in this state, Wu Shi couldn't bear it and sent out a divine power to heal it.

In an instant, Black Emperor's hair stood on end, and he couldn't help but convulse, as if he were about to endure immense pain.

"I'll do it!" Li Daoming waved his hand, and Black Emperor's previous feelings became much more blurred. He was no longer in a state of barely breathing and regained his vitality.

Ultimately, the opportunity that Li Daoming gave it was genuine.

It has integrated the essence of many rare and precious materials, achieving a complete transformation. Even its physical body and primordial spirit have undergone tremendous changes, and it is only a hair's breadth away from the quasi-emperor level, already radiating a faint quasi-emperor glow.

However, Li Daoming condensed what should have been a transformation lasting several years or even decades into a mere hour, multiplying the pain by more than a hundredfold. Naturally, it was not so easy to bear.

It was in so much pain that its mind became somewhat numb, which is why it looked like a dead dog just now. In reality, it has transformed into something extremely powerful, capable of fighting and defeating a Great Sage with the power of the Eight Forbidden Realms using only its physical body.

Having recovered, Black Emperor, upon seeing Li Daoming, was like a mouse before a cat, barely daring to breathe.

Having given the Black Emperor an opportunity and a lesson, Li Daoming continued his discussion with Wushi.

The two discussed the Dao for ten days before Wushi, with the deeply impressed Black Emperor, left the Wuji Holy Court.

Soon, a hundred years have passed!
Suddenly, Li Daoming, who was in seclusion in the Wuji Sacred Court, opened his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable, and turned towards the vicinity of the Big Dipper Starfield.

"Have they left?" Li Daoming sighed softly, feeling a slight sense of loneliness.

After Wushi visited him last time, he did not leave the human realm immediately, but only today did he leave with Dilisi Hunming.

At this moment, Li Daoming couldn't help but feel a sense of reluctance and loneliness.

Wu Shi went to a strange world, but in the human realm, he couldn't find anyone who could fight him.

Uh, no, actually it's not that there isn't one. Li Daoming suddenly thought of the Ruthless Empress.

After discussing the Dao with him many times, the ruthless empress benefited greatly and lived out her sixth incarnation tens of thousands of years ago.

Moreover, after she lived her sixth life, she no longer had the same problems as before, becoming confused and unable to exert her full combat power.

Although he hadn't sparred with her yet, Li Daoming didn't think she was weak; he sensed a great threat emanating from her.

He was certain that her strength was definitely greater than that of the previous Undying Emperor, and by a significant margin, but certainly weaker than that of the Emperor.

As for comparing him to the strongest demigod in the strange world, he might be about the same, or perhaps slightly inferior, but even if there is a gap, it shouldn't be too large.

Li Daoming estimated that if he did not use the Dao Divide Yin and Yang to create three Dao bodies, his original self alone might not be a match for the Ruthless Empress.

Of course, the gap between them shouldn't be too large, and it would be almost impossible for the ruthless empress to defeat him. After hesitating for a moment, Li Daoming decided to seek her out for a discussion on the Dao after some time, and then invite her to a duel after the discussion.

He hadn't considered fighting her before, firstly because her transformation had gone wrong, and unless she was willing to pay any price, she couldn't unleash her full power; she was no match for him at all.

Secondly, he didn't really want to fight her. If he did, he would definitely go all out to avoid losing face. If he seriously injured her, he wouldn't be able to feel at ease and without any ripples like he did when he fought Wushi.

But now that Wushi is no longer his punching bag, he has shifted more of his attention to her.

Her strength was roughly the same as his, or if there was a difference, it wouldn't be significant. A full-scale battle between the two would definitely benefit them both.

As for injuring her, he would feel pity and be unable to feel at ease or remain unmoved.
That's okay. It might happen once, but the feeling will fade after a couple of times, and you'll get used to it after a while.

Moreover, after she saw through his thoughts, she didn't like him much in general, and after knowing his feelings for Ye Yixian, she disliked him even more.

She told him frankly that she owed him a debt of karma, and that she would do her best to repay it in the future, but nothing else was possible.

Her attitude made him realize that his idea was probably impossible to realize.

However, precisely because the relationship wasn't close enough, they naturally didn't hold back much when they fought.

Keeping this thought to himself, Li Daoming looked towards Zishan again.

"The Beginningless Bell and the Black Emperor have actually been left behind!" Li Daoming was also slightly surprised at this moment.

He originally thought that since he had changed so much, Wu Shi would not leave any more tricks up his sleeve, nor would he leave the Black Emperor behind.

But unexpectedly, he still left behind the Wushi Bell and the Black Emperor, keeping them in Zishan.

After a moment of surprise, Li Daoming withdrew his gaze. This had little to do with him and would not affect the Wuji Holy Court.

Time flies, and more than 30,000 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Li Daoming is now 80,000 years old.

Although more than 30,000 years have passed, the suppression of the Great Dao has not dissipated and still pervades the entire universe, suppressing all living beings from attaining the Dao. The human realm is still in an era of great difficulty in attaining the Dao.

Although the suppression of the Great Dao still exists and we are still in the era of Dao hardship, with the ancient starry road built by Li Daoming, many geniuses are not lacking in resources and are not suppressed by the Great Dao, so they can still cultivate normally.

This prevented the universe from decaying as before, and instead it presented a different kind of prosperity. If the universe did not decay, then the Boundless Holy Court certainly did not.

Although for more than 30,000 years, Li Daoming and many emperors of the Wuji Holy Court have almost never appeared again, nor have they preached the Dao.

However, they will still recruit talented individuals who meet the conditions from many ancient life-bearing planets in the universe. In addition, every once in a while, they will unseal a batch of Great Saints and Quasi-Emperors who were once sealed away, allowing them to live a second life and start cultivating again.

In the more than 30,000 years since then, the Wuji Holy Court has produced four more individuals who have achieved enlightenment through unconventional means.

The unconventional Dao achievers of the Wuji Sacred Court have a lifespan of around ten thousand years.

However, the Wuji Holy Court has a total of nine immortal herbs. The immortal herbs bear fruit once every five thousand years, so there is no shortage of immortal herb fruits. Those who achieve enlightenment in other ways can also live a second life by consuming immortal herb fruits.

This has ensured that the Boundless Holy Court has always had unconventional Dao-achievers in charge, and there is more than one.

They reside in the Wuji Holy Court and often create avatars to preach to the cultivators of the Wuji Holy Court.

(End of this chapter)