Chapter 382: Gong Ming Becomes Emperor, God-King's Invitation (Guaranteed 4K + 13 More)

Deep within the shrine, the dark brown crystal was long gone. On the dust-laden divine throne, a figure clad in craggy armor sat regally, as unmoving as an ancient boulder. His palm rested on a black greatsword, his head lowered as he gazed at the steps before the throne.

When Ying Xiaoxiao arrived with her grandmother, besides them, there were many clan elders present.

These reclusive elders, some who were usually dormant, others who typically lurked in the shadows, had all gathered here.

They knelt before the divine throne, waiting with pious and fervent expressions for a message from their clan's progenitor.

Just a single command, and they would immediately set off to wage war across the heavens.

The day for revenge had been awaited for far too long.

As the Divine Daughter, Ying Xiaoxiao recognized these elders, and she also noticed that while many had come, numerous familiar faces were absent.

A hint of sorrow surfaced in the depths of her eyes, but it quickly subsided when she saw the towering figure seated on the divine throne. The aura, restrained yet faintly radiating like a volcanic eruption, inspired awe. Even though she had become a Saint, she still felt a primal tremor originating from her bloodline.

Her grandmother led her along the central aisle to the steps before the divine throne. Her grandmother knelt, bowing her head respectfully and saying,

"Unworthy offspring pays respects to our ancestor."

Silence reigned within the shrine. After a moment, the majestic God-King, enthroned, seemed to return from the depths of time. He slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the prostrate figures within the shrine, most of whom were Semi-Saints.

These were all his blood descendants.

"Has everything been prepared?"

He spoke slowly, his voice deep and authoritative.

Ying Qing霜 replied respectfully, "All is prepared. All clansmen have been summoned and await the ancestor's command. Over these years, our clan has carefully cultivated various forces, infiltrating seventeen lesser worlds. There are 83 dynasties, all controlled by our people behind the scenes. With a single order, we can ignite rebellion at any moment!"

"Good."

The God-King nodded. In his eyes, as luminous and steady as candle flames, a glint of coldness appeared. He looked at the Divine Daughter kneeling at the front of the group and said,

"About the Hao Tian Saint you mentioned previously, I did not expect him to show such prowess at the Dao Discussion Assembly. He might be worth recruiting. If he can deliver a fatal blow to the Source Ancestor at a critical moment, he will have performed a great service!"

Ying Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback. She raised her head, met her ancestor's imposing gaze, and then quickly lowered it again.

Her ancestor had agreed to her previous invitation, yet she no longer felt the same joy as before, and instead, worry arose within her.

This was because Li Hao had already slain Void Ancestor, Qing Deng Buddha, and other Saints involved in the events of the past – they were also Li Hao's enemies. Inviting Li Hao again now lacked a valid reason.

Moreover, launching a sneak attack against the Source Ancestor—just thinking about it was incredibly dangerous. He was not only a Supreme Saint but also one of the most ancient Saints. Even her ancestor had suffered a major loss at his hands and was sealed away until recently escaping.

Her expression was complex. She still vividly remembered her first encounter with the young man at the tea stall, the conversation they had.

"My name is Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying of 'responding to destiny,' Xiaoxiao of 'unrestrained and free.' What should I call you?"

"You may call me Hao Tian."

"What is your surname?"

"I have no surname."

She was curious, how could someone not have a surname?

When she was born, her grandmother had told her, "You must remember, your surname is Ying, Ying of 'responding to destiny.' Bearing this surname is the most glorious thing in all the heavens."

Later, when her curiosity led her to learn about the young man's past, she realized how arduous his journey had been, and how much pain was hidden beneath his seemingly carefree smile.

Now, after overcoming tribulations, he had finally become a Saint, yet they wanted him to assassinate the Source Ancestor. If such a risky endeavor failed, he would undoubtedly perish.

"Reporting to Ancestor," Ying Xiaoxiao said, lowering her head, "The Source Ancestor is cunning and inherently suspicious. When he battles with Ancestor, he might not give others an opportunity. If we are to recruit him, perhaps it would be better to have him deal with the other Saints involved, the Three Calamity Saints. Our clan is short on manpower, and these Three Calamity Saints will pose a significant threat to us in the future."

She did not want to see Li Hao take such a desperate risk, but at the same time, she hoped he could aid the Divine Clan and assist her ancestor.

From everything she had witnessed since childhood, she knew the injustice the Divine Clan had suffered for so long. Despite being noble Divine beings, they lived like rats in the sewers.

"As the Divine Daughter, do you not understand? The most crucial aspect of this war is the confrontation between the leaders, that is, the duel between me and the Source Ancestor. As long as the Source Ancestor is dead, the rest of the Three Calamity Saints are insignificant. Those unwilling to submit, I can obliterate with a flick of my hand!"

The God-King's eyes were cold as he said, "Inflicting damage on the Source Ancestor is worth more than killing ten or a hundred Three Calamity Saints."

Ying Xiaoxiao naturally understood this principle, but she had two concerns. The first was the risk of assassination, and the second was that although those Three Calamity Saints could not threaten her ancestor, they were more than capable of harming her clansmen.

After all, the Divine Clan had been hiding and evading for years, and aside from her and her grandmother, there were only five Saints within the clan.

Compared to all the heavens, this was still too few. When the great war erupted, while her ancestor fought the Source Ancestor, they would need to rely on themselves to resist the remaining Three Calamity Saints. Casualties would be inevitable.

Many clan elders had already perished in the process of reviving their ancestor. Now, even more would likely fall.

"That person is already the strongest below the Supreme Saint, and the Source Ancestor will surely try to recruit him. We must act first. This is a rare opportunity. Let him feign allegiance to the Source Ancestor and then act when the time is right."

The God-King said coldly. When he learned of the situation at the Dao Discussion Assembly, this idea had sprung to mind. He felt it was a worthwhile opportunity, and even if it failed, the loss to him would be negligible.

Ying Xiaoxiao bit her lip lightly and said, "What if he is unwilling to agree? What if the Source Ancestor offers him more benefits…"

A thoughtful expression appeared in the God-King's eyes. He then glanced at her, his eyes flickering slightly, and said:

"You mentioned that he also cultivates the Extreme Path. In that case, tell him that I swear upon your Dao Heart as guarantee, all the Extreme Path power gained from this war will be given to him. The greater the casualties in this war, the greater his benefits!"

"He might even have a chance to step into the Extreme Path God realm, comparable to my level."

"Furthermore…"

He glanced at Ying Xiaoxiao again and said, "You seem to have some feelings for him. I can also decide to betroth you to him. Although you are both Saints, and physical pleasures are no longer important, Saints also have companions. If he has feelings for you, he should agree."

"Moreover, after success, when my Divine Clan rules the heavens, he will be independent of the Divine Clan. I will bestow upon him three lesser worlds, all under his control. He will control their incense offerings. In this way, he may also have a chance to cultivate into the God realm through incense offerings in the future. If his own aptitude is sufficient, challenging the legendary Three Saint Gods United realm is not impossible."

His words were extremely tempting. Ying Xiaoxiao was somewhat stunned after hearing them, not expecting her ancestor to be so generous.

For cultivation, these were indeed enormous benefits.

Just the Extreme Path power granted, enough to reach the God realm, was already an incredible boon.

"Go and do it."

After the God-King finished speaking, seeing Ying Xiaoxiao's bowed head, he ordered coldly.

Ying Xiaoxiao bit her lip slightly, remained silent for a long while, and finally agreed, rising to take her leave.

…

In a lesser world, within the Heavenly Stealing Sacred Ground.

In a small courtyard, Li Hao was taking out various treasures of heaven and earth to feed Gong Ming.

These treasures were of diverse kinds. Some were rare divine fruits, some were source crystals condensed from certain Dao rhymes in the void, and others were Xuan Heavy Divine Water. They all contained Grand Dao and tribulation power, capable of enriching the Dao power and tribulation power within the Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon, until its transformation.

In addition, the two divine water Dao fish that Li Hao had fished from the Heavenly River were also treasures of heaven and earth.

As Li Hao fed these treasures to Gong Ming one by one, and as Gong Ming absorbed them, dense Dao rhyme auras gradually surfaced on the black sword body.

This sword was originally the Dao Palace of the Qian Dao Palace, a fragment itself. Now, refined into a sword, traces of its eaves and corners could still be seen on the sword body.

As it continuously absorbed the treasures of heaven and earth, when it absorbed ten items, a Dao rhyme spirit faintly emerged within the sword body. A spiritual consciousness was linked to Li Hao's consciousness.

This spiritual consciousness carried a joyful and nascent aura, very active, conveying a sense of closeness to Li Hao.

As the treasures continued to be fed, reaching twenty items absorbed, this spiritual consciousness grew stronger, imbued with a terrifying majesty.

Furthermore, lightning tribulation divine light surfaced on the sword body, radiating a terrifying aura, forming a sword domain around Li Hao.

This was the weapon's own Dao domain!

Extremely sharp and terrifying, not at all inferior to an ordinary Saint's Dao domain. It contained ancient tribulation power within.

Li Hao felt that this fragmented weapon was gradually recovering and healing, becoming whole again.

He did not stop, continuing to feed it. When thirty treasures of heaven and earth had been fed, the sword body floated before Li Hao. The void crackled with electricity. Merely the sword light that naturally radiated and flowed out tore apart the surrounding void, and strands of tribulation power circled around it, filled with an aura of destruction.

At the same time, rumbling thunder echoed in the sky above the small courtyard.

The previously clear sky instantly turned overcast, and dense clouds, like billowing black smoke, gathered above the sacred ground.

Lightning and fire flickered within, emitting waves of oppressive and destructive aura.

"What's happening?"

"Who is undergoing tribulation?"

"This, this seems to be a Saint's Heavenly Tribulation?!"

Many disciples cultivating on the sacred mountain were alarmed, some in shock.

They had previously seen the Stealing Saint undergo Heavenly Tribulation. Relying on his thieving skills, he had even stolen a wisp of Heavenly Tribulation, using tribulation to break tribulation, and passed his Three Calamities.

Now, this scene seemed familiar.

"Hmm?"

Feng Boping, in his cave dwelling, saw the gathering dark clouds, slightly taken aback. He then realized something and swept his divine sense outwards, immediately locating the source of the aura.

He understood in his heart, it was indeed as he had thought.

This tribulation was not drawn by Li Hao himself. After all, Li Hao had not yet passed his Earthly Tribulation, it was impossible for him to jump directly to Heavenly Tribulation.

Li Hao's destruction of the Buddhist Sect and the Void Sacred Ground had naturally yielded many benefits, enough to repair and form the damaged Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon.

At this moment, in the small courtyard, Li Hao sat calmly, looking at the rumbling thunder above his head. He sensed that Gong Ming, floating before him, was restless.

Suddenly, with a clang, the joyful spirit within Gong Ming let out a long, sword-like cry, and with a whoosh, it shot out, tearing through the void, out of the courtyard, and towards the sky.

It was born of heaven and earth, and when it matured and took form, it would also undergo heavenly tribulation and trials.

Under the dark clouds, black Gong Ming erupted with dazzling silver light, rapidly ascending, then suddenly charging into the cloud layer.

Rumble!

Within the clouds, the thunder grew more intense, as if in furious rage.

And a sword shadow thousands of feet long flashed through the clouds from time to time. Or in the thunderous vibrations and flashes, when the clouds were illuminated, it also revealed a huge sword mark!

The sword shadow within the clouds was continuously struck by lightning. The lightning was like distorted spirit snakes, fighting against the sword shadow. With each impact, violent tremors resounded, causing hearts to tremble in fear.

Li Hao unfolded his crossed legs and sat under the eaves, quietly gazing at the clouds. He could feel Gong Ming's spirit, exceptionally joyous, without fear, filled with an indomitable spirit.

As rumbling thunder echoed, after a long time, the cloud layer was suddenly torn apart. A sword light illuminated heaven and earth, as if to cleave the entire sacred mountain.

The cloud layer was severed, and a massive sword slowly descended from within, like an emperor reigning over the world.

Although it was clearly a sword, as it slowly descended, it seemed like the only light in the world, extraordinarily dazzling.

"Whose sword is that?"

"It seems to be a divine weapon undergoing tribulation."

"Friends from the Weapon Ancestor Sacred Ground say that forging divine weapons will attract tribulations. Different levels of divine weapons attract different levels of thunder and fire tribulations. I wonder whose divine weapon this is."

"Such momentum, the thunder has echoed more than nine times, it's likely a Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon!"

Many disciples on the sacred mountain felt immense majesty from the sword, like an emperor descending, overlooking humanity.

They had an urge to prostrate and worship. All things had spirits, but when a weapon reached the level of a Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon, it was no less than a Saint's personal presence.

Throughout the sacred mountain, many swords were trembling. Some swords containing sword souls even broke free from their sheaths at their masters' waists, and were inserted into the ground, trembling.

Although the Heavenly Stealing Sacred Ground was not primarily for swordsmen, their studies were diverse, and disciples also used swords as weapons. After all, disguising oneself as a dashing swordsman made it easier to steal, lowering others' defenses.

If one dressed too slovenly, and something was stolen nearby, even if you didn't steal it, you would be suspected.

Therefore, many disciples of the Heavenly Stealing Sacred Ground, judging by their appearances alone, mostly looked like upright gentlemen.

Just like the many disciples of the Lie Heaven Sacred Ground, all looked like modest gentlemen, and the women were even more gentle and beautiful, with elegant temperaments, never allowing anyone to associate them with lies.

As Gong Ming cleaved through the tribulation and descended, ten thousand swords bowed their heads on the sacred mountain, causing a great commotion.

Li Hao did not want to cause too much of a stir and summoned Gong Ming back.

Gong Ming flashed slightly and flew back to the small courtyard. The sword body, originally over ten feet long, shrank to the size of an ordinary longsword, still completely black, but covered in flowing light and tribulation fire. Just hanging naturally in mid-air, it cleaved faint cracks in the void.

Like fallen leaves rippling in water, ripples continuously spread out around it.

Li Hao was amazed in his heart, this sword seemed even sharper.

He grasped the sword hilt, and immediately felt a joyful emotion transmitted.

"Everyone speaks well of fame and achievement. All living beings in the world have names from birth. Surname is root, name is fate. What they seek in life is just to make a name for themselves. Even Saints are no exception…"

Li Hao murmured to himself. To have one's name known to the world seemed to be the instinctive desire of all life.

"Gong Ming, Gong Ming… If it can sever fame and achievement, it would be worthy of being called the sharpest in the world."

Li Hao said softly.

The sword in his hand seemed to hear his murmur, vibrating slightly in response, emitting a joyful and resolute spirit.

Li Hao smiled knowingly. As a swordsman, he naturally loved the sword in his hand. He picked up Gong Ming and swiped it across the back of his hand.

He found that the muscles on the back of his hand were extremely tough. He needed to use eighty percent of his strength to break the skin.

His current body was comparable to a Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon. This meant that Gong Ming could also wound other Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons.

"Indeed sharp, but, you don't seem to be full yet…"

Li Hao smiled, picked up Gong Ming, and continued to feed it the remaining treasures of heaven and earth.

As Gong Ming absorbed another ten treasures, the Dao rhyme and light on it became even more brilliant, and the tribulation power became even stronger.

Li Hao fed it another ten, and rumbling thunder sounded in the sky again.

The many disciples on the sacred mountain, who had just been discussing and guessing the sword's origins, were startled by the sudden second thunder, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

Li Hao felt Gong Ming's tremor in his hand and its surging battle intent, and couldn't help being slightly surprised, unexpectedly, it would trigger Heavenly Tribulation again.

He loosened his grip, not going to help. He could feel that Gong Ming did not want him to interfere in its own tribulation.

As soon as he released his hand, Gong Ming transformed into a black ray of light, directly breaking into the cloud layer.

Soon, thunder rumbled again within the clouds.

"You brat, it seems your clearing out of the Buddhist Sect and Void Sacred Ground yielded quite a harvest, actually allowing a Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon to reach One Tribulation!"

At this moment, Feng Boping appeared in Li Hao's courtyard at some point, looking up at the sky, and said to Li Hao with emotion.

Li Hao turned his head to look and asked curiously, "Could it be, if it absorbs enough, it can also reach Two Tribulations, Three Tribulations?"

"That's right."

Feng Boping nodded and said, "Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons are enough to wound Saints, and comparable to a Saint's destructive power. If it undergoes another tribulation, Three Calamity Saints would have to be careful. If it's Two Tribulations, Three Tribulations, killing Three Calamity Saints would be as easy as pie. Even ordinary Saints wielding such a sharp weapon, we could only flee at the sight of them."

Li Hao was somewhat taken aback, not expecting Elder Feng to exaggerate so much, but he knew Elder Feng would not deliberately exaggerate.

Just now, Gong Ming passed the thunder tribulation, its restoration completed, and the sharpness it displayed, Li Hao felt that it could already kill newly-become Saints on its own.

Too sharp, and it contained destructive tribulation power, which could directly damage Saintly Dao. Saints could only avoid it.

"Do you know, the Source Ancestor inspires awe in all the heavens, besides being the most ancient Saint, and his incense power accumulation is extremely terrifying, another reason is that he holds a Seven Tribulation Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon in his hand!"

Feng Boping retracted his gaze from the sky and said solemnly to Li Hao.

Li Hao was stunned, a Seven Tribulation Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon?

"In that case, he has fed at least 140 treasures of heaven and earth to the Emperor Weapon?"

Li Hao asked in surprise.

Feng Boping couldn't help but laugh and said, "More than that, a mere 140 treasures of heaven and earth, even ordinary Supreme Saints can take out, let alone him. The feeding of this Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon doubles each time. Your first time, about twenty treasures were enough to reach One Tribulation. If you want it to undergo tribulation again, it will be 40, then 80!"

"In other words, to reach a Seven Tribulation Emperor Weapon, it has absorbed at least a thousand treasures of heaven and earth."

Li Hao was somewhat stunned. Treasures of heaven and earth were extremely precious. A Sacred Ground taking out three or five was already a major hemorrhage. A thousand treasures of heaven and earth, what was that concept?

Even if all the Sacred Grounds in the heavens were emptied, they might not be able to gather them!

Yet the Source Ancestor had spent so many treasures of heaven and earth to forge a Seven Tribulation Emperor Weapon!

"Just Two Tribulations, Three Tribulations, and it makes Three Calamity Saints avoid its sharpness, then Seven Tribulations, wouldn't it be as easy as pie to kill even Supreme Saints?"

Li Hao asked in shock.

Feng Boping nodded and said, "Otherwise, why would the Source Ancestor sit in the center at every assembly?"

Li Hao was speechless.

"Although the Source Ancestor is not the most monstrously talented, he is definitely the one with the deepest foundation. After all, he has lived the longest, and accumulated the most, whether it's incense or Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons!"

Feng Boping said, these words were also advice to Li Hao, to avoid Li Hao provoking the Source Ancestor.

Although Li Hao was already powerful enough currently, if the Source Ancestor harbored jealousy, Li Hao might face a great calamity.

But fortunately, he knew that the Source Ancestor yearned for the Immortal-God path, and Li Hao, as the key to that ancient hall, the other party would not easily make a move against Li Hao.

Once that ancient hall opened, if the Immortal-God path was opened up, and the other party became an Immortal-God, then there would be no talk of jealousy. Even if Li Hao was more monstrously talented, there would be an insurmountable gap between him and an Immortal-God.

Hearing Feng Boping's words, Li Hao's mood became somewhat heavy. He had cultivated to this day, his own power far exceeding divine weapons, but he had also experienced the enhancement that divine weapons brought in the human world, like the Dragon Soaring Sword, which had helped him cut through demons like vegetables. If he had not had that sword at the time, relying solely on his own fists and feet, he would have suffered greatly.

"Earlier, when the Emperor Weapon was restored, it underwent its forming tribulation, which is One Tribulation. Do you have more treasures of heaven and earth to allow it to undergo Two Tribulations? If it can undergo Two Tribulations, just this sword alone will be enough to kill Three Calamity Saints!"

Feng Boping asked Li Hao.

Li Hao had previously plundered 54 treasures of heaven and earth, originally thinking the number was extremely large, but now it seemed, it was stretched thin.

Now, after absorbing 50, plus the treasures of heaven and earth he had originally accumulated, only seven or eight were left.

"Did you dig up the Bodhi tree of the Buddhist Sect? That thing is also equivalent to a treasure of heaven and earth, and it has already cultivated Dao into Sainthood. Nurtured by Qing Deng Buddha year-round, one is enough to be worth ten."

Feng Boping asked, he was quite knowledgeable about the benefits of this Buddhist Sect.

Li Hao knew as soon as he heard that he had most likely also coveted this object, but had not been able to steal it. He thought of Xi Yan absorbing the Bodhi tree, now in slumber, and shook his head, "I uprooted that tree, but for other uses."

Hearing this, Feng Boping revealed a hint of regret in his eyes, but did not ask further about its use.

At this moment, Li Hao thought of Void Ancestor's lightning Emperor Weapon, the core of the lightning was a dagger.

"Can dismantling an Emperor Weapon be used for feeding?"

Li Hao asked curiously.

Hearing this, Feng Boping also immediately thought of Void Ancestor's renowned Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger, and laughed, "I almost forgot, Void Ancestor's Emperor Weapon is also in your hands. That's also a One Tribulation Emperor Weapon, just like Qing Deng Buddha's Qing Deng Lamp. Speaking of which, you can also dismantle that Qing Deng Lamp, but Emperor Weapons that are dismantled and used for feeding will only have half the effect."

Li Hao felt somewhat regretful upon hearing this, but the Void Ancestor's Emperor Weapon was useless to him. For truly killing enemies, one sharp weapon was enough.

"Elder Feng, are you short of weapons?"

Li Hao considered for a moment, feeling that dismantling it was a pity. After all, the effect would be halved. It would be better to give it to Elder Feng for self-defense.

Feng Boping immediately understood Li Hao's intention, smiling and shaking his head, "I have an Emperor Weapon killing weapon, although not as good as that Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger, but I am used to it."

As the two were talking, thunder rumbled overhead, Gong Ming was fighting against the Heavenly Tribulation in the tribulation clouds, stirring up waves of power. Streams of heaven-shattering sword light penetrated heaven and earth, sweeping across tens of thousands of miles.

Such a sight was heart-stopping.

Before long, Gong Ming's tribulation ended, and it flew back to the small courtyard again.

Li Hao immediately sensed that the power on Gong Ming was much denser than before. He picked it up and lightly swiped it across the back of his hand, and it easily cleaved open.

The Void Ancestor's weapon was also One Tribulation, but Li Hao felt that it did not seem as sharp as Gong Ming.

"You can feed Void Ancestor's weapon to it. If you add that Qing Deng Lamp, it can immediately undergo Two Tribulations. By then, just this weapon itself would be enough to threaten Three Calamity Saints, even kill them!"

Feng Boping said to Li Hao.

Li Hao said, "Qing Deng Buddha burned out the Qing Deng Lamp. That Emperor Weapon is destroyed, probably not wanting to benefit me."

"That bald donkey, really willing to part with it."

Feng Boping couldn't help but curse in anger upon hearing this.

Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons were treasures of heaven and earth nurtured over countless years. Destroying one meant one less. And divine weapons cast by humans themselves, even Weapon Saints, could not forge Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons.

Other divine weapons could not absorb treasures of heaven and earth, making them transform, not enough to bear this power.

Li Hao took out Void Ancestor's Emperor Weapon. Lightning flickered on this short dagger, tearing apart the void.

Li Hao hesitated for a moment, but sensing the battle intent and joyful spirit from Gong Ming, after thinking about it, he still fed this object to it. If it could reach Two Tribulations, Gong Ming could also easily break through other Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons. If he encountered an ancient Three Calamity Saint holding an Emperor Weapon like Qing Deng Buddha again, he could also easily defeat him.

As the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger was suppressed by Li Hao, dispersing its power, this divine dagger seemed to sense danger, violently resisting, attempting to kill Li Hao, radiating hazy void法則.

But before Li Hao could exert force, Gong Ming directly activated its sword domain. This sword domain was even more terrifying than before, enveloping the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger. As streams of sword shadows washed over it, the tribulation light on the divine dagger was instantly dimmed and extinguished.

Then, under the dual suppression of Li Hao and Gong Ming, the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger erupted with unwilling struggles and tremors, but in the end, the light still dissipated, and tribulation power dissipated.

Li Hao immediately allowed Gong Ming to absorb it.

Soon, the luster on the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger faded, becoming fragile, directly shattered, turning into many fragments.

Li Hao could feel that the spirit within those fragments had vanished, but there was still a faint hint of the Emperor Weapon's origin, just like Saintly Dao could not be destroyed. Although Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons could be destroyed, they could not completely disappear, but would only turn into countless fragments.

If they were fed treasures of heaven and earth again, they would once again regain their radiance, and a new spirit.

Li Hao couldn't help but think, had Gong Ming once been like this, destroyed, becoming nourishment for other Emperor Weapons?

As the Dao tribulation power on the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger was absorbed, Gong Ming's overall aura became even stronger. Li Hao fed it all the remaining treasures of heaven and earth as well. When the last piece was fed, the sky where the tribulation clouds had previously dissipated, actually gathered clouds again.

Li Hao estimated that, according to Elder Feng's words, the power that the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger provided to Gong Ming was equivalent to over thirty treasures of heaven and earth.

And at this moment, as tribulation clouds gathered, the crowd of the Heavenly Stealing Sacred Ground who had just been shocked, were once again taken aback.

"???"

They looked up, blankly staring at everything.

Three thunder tribulations in just half a day?

When they saw the Emperor Sword rise into the sky again, they were all dumbfounded, realizing that an extraordinary killing weapon was being born.

This time the thunder tribulation was even more ferocious, but Gong Ming also erupted with an even more magnificent aura, shuttling through the tribulation clouds, soaring sharply, brandishing and cleaving tribulation clouds. Before long, it passed the Heavenly Tribulation on its own strength.

And tribulation power seared out traces of cracks on the sword body, but as Dao power enveloped it, it quickly healed and was reborn, becoming even sharper and more terrifying.

In addition, perhaps due to absorbing the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger, Gong Ming was entwined with lightning fire tribulation power, actually having some aura of the Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Dagger.

If it hadn't been named already, calling it Tribulation Extinguishing Divine Sword would not have been an exaggeration.

Li Hao grasped Gong Ming, feeling that Emperor's might, and the joyful spirit. He stared at the sword body, having a feeling of holding a sharp treasure sword, not daring to easily touch the sword's edge again.

This was an instinct. The current Gong Ming was enough to easily break through his Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon, and could also easily pierce through his fleshly body.

"Fleshly body becoming Saint, but I have not yet refined and pioneered my own fleshly body Saintly art. After undergoing Human Tribulation baptism, my fleshly body is only at the Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon level."

Li Hao's eyes flickered, and he immediately realized that his fleshly body still had great potential for improvement.

Although the fleshly body had cultivated to the final realm, the fleshly body Saintly Dao still had room for improvement. This improvement relied on tribulation power.

This power could destroy everything, and could also protect everything, it was the original power of heaven and earth.

"With this Emperor Weapon, even other old Three Calamity Saints will have to avoid your sharpness."

Feng Boping glanced at the Emperor Sword in Li Hao's hand, joy and smiles appearing in his eyes.

Li Hao knew that although Qing Deng Buddha and Void Ancestor were ancient Three Calamity Saints, they were not among the top tier, and what Elder Feng was referring to were those guys only second to Supreme Saints.

Li Hao communicated with Gong Ming's spirit, sensing its wondrous uses. Besides sharpness, Gong Ming had also given birth to a special ability, which was that reciting an enemy's name could trace their causal roots, and no matter how far apart, it could lock onto them.

If Qing Deng Buddha used Qing Deng Lamp to escape again, he could use Gong Ming to lock onto him. This could also be considered as making up for his shortcomings in movement techniques. No matter where the enemy escaped to, to the ends of the earth, he could track them down.

"If it undergoes more tribulations, calling out a name thousands of miles away, Gong Ming can go and kill them for me."

Li Hao's eyes flickered. In fact, the current Gong Ming already had such ability. To deal with Three Calamity Saints without Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons, Li Hao only needed to recite their names, and conjure up their appearances and auras in his mind, and he could have Gong Ming lock onto them and fly off to kill them!

Such an ability was simply terrifying.

As his strength advanced further, Li Hao, while delighted, also realized that he still needed to become stronger.

That Source Ancestor held a Seven Tribulation Emperor Weapon. Li Hao asked Feng Boping, and the Hun Tian Saint also had once displayed a Six Tribulation Emperor Weapon in his hands.

Gong Ming was only Two Tribulations, yet it was already so terrifying. The power of a Six Tribulation Emperor Weapon was beyond imagination. This was a gap that even the Extreme Realm could hardly make up for.

"If my other two Saints pass through Two Tribulations, my fleshly body should become even stronger!"

Li Hao's eyes flickered, and he began to ponder in his heart.

Others underwent Three Tribulations, he had to undergo Nine Tribulations.

But although tribulation would bring destruction, it could also be reborn through tribulation, becoming stronger!

However, before this, Li Hao intended to first cultivate the Heavenly Star Meridian to its limit.

He had already cultivated over a thousand meridians, but it seemed to have no end. Li Hao did not believe that this path had no end. If it could truly correspond to the countless stars in the sky, then there would be countless meridians. Just this path alone could lead to a level of power that could be called invincible.

Li Hao was not anxious either. The more meridians he could condense, the better. He hoped that this path had no end.

As the matter of the thunder tribulation passed, half a month later, no one in the Sacred Ground was discussing it anymore.

And Li Hao was also quietly condensing meridians in the small courtyard.

In these half a month, his meridians had condensed to one thousand and one hundred.

Just the power brought by the meridians was more than ten times that of the Heavenly Earth Meridian Extreme Realm!

It should be known that meridians could contain more power, exceeding the body's ordinary meridians. In reality, the power he could instantly condense was nearly a hundred times that of Heavenly Earth Meridians!

This was the terror of the Final Realm, and it had not yet reached the end, unlike Divine Blood, which had already reached the ultimate limit of power.

On this day, he was as usual condensing star meridians in the courtyard, when suddenly someone came to visit.

The visitor was an inner disciple of the Sacred Ground. Li Hao was puzzled. Normally, no one dared to disturb him outside his courtyard. Even Lin Baichuan and other Sacred Sons had been warned by Elder Feng not to rashly disturb him.

"What is the matter?"

Li Hao stopped cultivating and asked the inner disciple.

The other party's face was pale. Seeing Li Hao's aura of the Great Dao, he became even more apprehensive, and directly knelt down and kowtowed, saying,

"Saint, someone is looking for you, and asked me to come and inform you, saying her name is Xiaoxiao, and she has arranged to meet you at Wuming Mountain outside the Sacred Ground."

Li Hao was slightly taken aback, Ying Xiaoxiao?

His expression subtly changed, could it be about the Divine Clan?

His mind raced, and he instantly understood. He did not blame this inner disciple. The other party had been captured by Ying Xiaoxiao to deliver a message. Ying Xiaoxiao's identity was sensitive, and she could not enter the Heavenly Stealing Sacred Ground, as she would be detected by Elder Feng. She could only find someone to pass on a message.

He dismissed this person and rose to his feet, finding a spatial rift and stepping out.

He had not brought Emperor Yu and other old acquaintances here in the human world, also out of consideration that the Divine Clan's war would have a huge impact, intending to wait until the Divine Clan's matter had subsided before considering it.

No one knew how much chaos that Divine Clan ancestor would stir up by then.

Soon, Li Hao arrived at Wuming Mountain not far outside the Sacred Ground.

As soon as he arrived, Li Hao glanced around, and saw an aura reveal itself. Ying Xiaoxiao in green robes floated towards Li Hao like a flower, her eyes fixed on Li Hao for a moment, then pursed her lips and smiled,

"Aren't you afraid that someone else is using my name to lure you out to harm you?"

She had calculated the time. The inner disciple of the Sacred Ground whom she had captured while on a mission, delivering the message, should have just arrived. Yet Li Hao had appeared here, indicating that the other party had not hesitated at all…

Thinking of this, the smile at the corners of her eyes could not help but become much brighter, and the gloom in her heart seemed to dissipate a lot.

"Do many people know your name?"

Li Hao smiled.

Ying Xiaoxiao instantly understood Li Hao's meaning, and lightly huffed, "What if I have malicious intentions?"

Li Hao was helpless, and said, "Let's get straight to the point, are you looking for me because your Divine Clan ancestor has revived? That was quite fast."

Although Li Hao skipped over her question, Ying Xiaoxiao was not angry, but instead felt a somewhat inexplicable joy in her heart. The other party seemed to trust her extremely, and she had indeed never intended to harm Li Hao.

However, thinking of the matter that her ancestor had previously instructed her to do, the smile on her face gradually faded, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Ancestor has indeed revived, and is preparing to wage war against Source Ancestor. Initially, when Ancestor was sealed, it was Source Ancestor who led, uniting many Supreme Saints. Now, Ancestor intends to resolve them one by one, but these Supreme Saints are not simple characters either. Once war begins, they will surely quickly notice, and then they will launch a thunderous offensive, fighting swiftly to seize the initiative…"

She said in a low voice. These words could be considered as revealing the Divine Clan's plans to Li Hao. If Li Hao betrayed them, it would be a considerable blow to the Divine Clan. But if she did not say this, she felt that she could not open her mouth to say the words that followed.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised to hear the other party reveal these things. He, after all, was from that Divine General Manor, and knew how great the impact these intelligence was on a war.

Was he that trustworthy?

He did not speak, just quietly waiting for the other party's follow-up.

Ying Xiaoxiao continued, "Ancestor said, if war breaks out, then Source Ancestor will most likely also summon other forces. Your performance is outstanding, and Source Ancestor will definitely try to recruit you into his camp. As long as you make a move at a critical moment, and launch a sneak attack on Source Ancestor, if successful, all the Extreme Path power from casualties in this war will be given to you. I can swear upon my Dao Heart on this point, guaranteeing that what I say is true."

Speaking of this, she quickly swore upon her Dao Heart, looking at Li Hao seriously.

Li Hao was silent. Even if the other party had not sworn upon her Dao Heart, he would have believed that what she said was true.

But, this was only the other party's guarantee, it did not mean that that ancestor would guarantee it.

After all, he was not familiar with that Divine Clan ancestor.

"Is this the condition to recruit me? Is there anything else?"

Li Hao asked.

Assassinating Source Ancestor, how dangerous this act was, Li Hao had no confidence at all.

After all, just the power of the other party's Incense God Realm was extremely terrifying.

Moreover, all the information he currently knew, including the Seven Tribulation Emperor Weapon that Elder Feng mentioned, were all powers that the Source Ancestor was already known to possess.

Then, were there still unknown trump cards?

Undoubtedly, there must be.

And extremely terrifying.

Seeing Li Hao ask this, Ying Xiaoxiao's cheeks suddenly flushed slightly. She turned her head, casually glancing at the surrounding scenery, before saying, "There is also incense offerings. You will be given the incense offerings of three lesser worlds, all to be ruled and controlled by you."

"Is there anything else?"

Li Hao asked.

Ying Xiaoxiao glanced at him, lowered her head and said, "No more!"

Hearing this, Li Hao revealed a hint of disappointment in his eyes. These were not enough to make him take such a big risk.

Whether it was incense offerings, or Extreme Path power, he could slowly accumulate them.

When his Sacrifice Dao reached the God realm, it was estimated that incense offerings and Extreme Path power would naturally have accumulated to a similar degree.

Moreover, when that time truly came, whatever he wanted, he could also obtain himself.

Therefore, giving these things to him in advance was of little significance.

Li Hao was not interested in participating in this war between the Divine Clan and Source Ancestor, but concerning the woman before him, Li Hao asked, "If war breaks out then, will you also participate?"

Ying Xiaoxiao saw the disappointment in Li Hao's eyes, and a hint of resistance. She felt somewhat lost in her heart, but also a little secretly pleased. If so, Li Hao would not have to take risks either.

"Naturally, I must. As the Divine Daughter, I must charge at the forefront."

Ying Xiaoxiao said.

Li Hao was silent and said, "The matter of assassinating Source Ancestor, I cannot do it. But if you are in trouble, you can come find me, I will do my best to protect you, but only you alone."

(End of chapter)