Chapter 1141: Sword Dao Emperor

When it comes to divine arts and magical powers, Emperor Kai's sword path is the fastest, direct and straightforward, revealing its sharpness with every strike. Heavenly Venerate Hao's divine arts, however, are different; their full power has only now completely erupted.

He disdains the acquired Great Dao, cultivating only the innate Great Dao.

Acquired Great Dao are numerous and varied, yet only a select few have been cultivated to their pinnacle, such as the Path of Creation from the Crimson Light Era and the Path of the Sword from Emperor Kai's Era.

Emperor Kai's sword path, in particular, is considered the ultimate, having been cultivated to the 34th Heaven of the Sword Path.

Even the Path of Creation from the Crimson Light Era never reached such heights.

Innate Great Dao are different. With ancient gods serving as a template, many cultivate them, learning much from these divine beings, which makes them easier to begin practicing.

Historically, many Emperor's Throne realm experts comprehended various ancient gods to develop their own Emperor's Throne cultivation methods.

As a Heavenly Venerate, Hao found it easiest to acquire these cultivation methods, and his demigod bloodline further eased his learning.

While his comprehension of the innate Great Dao was not as astonishing as Emperor Kai's 34 Heavens, it nevertheless reached a remarkably high level.

His Myriad Dao Domain erupted, utterly crushing Emperor Kai's Sword Path Domain.

The storm generated by the shattered Sword Path Domain and the Myriad Dao Domain swept through the surroundings, obliterating everything. Only the High Heavens Hall behind Emperor Kai and Heavenly Venerate Hao, and the buildings behind Heavenly Venerate Qiang and Divine King Langwo, remained undamaged!

Aside from these, Jade Capital City was almost entirely wiped out!

Heavenly Venerate Hao's expression darkened as he looked at the sword wound on his right hand. He stated in a deep voice, "Qin Ye, as the eighth Heavenly Venerate of the Dragon Han Era, you still lack a bit of refinement."

Emperor Kai wiped blood from the corner of his mouth, his injuries clearly significant, yet he spoke nonchalantly, "You started cultivating over 900,000 years before me, only to reach this stage. Hao, you are old; you will no longer make progress, but I am still improving."

He shuddered, and a Sword Heavenly Palace emerged behind him. He remarked casually, "Back then, Heavenly Venerate Mu and you jointly taught the world how to become gods. At the end, you mentioned that Heavenly Venerate Yu speculated there was a Heavenly Court realm. However, in my opinion, the Heavenly Court realm is entirely superfluous."

Heavenly Venerate Hao's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Emperor Kai's Sword Heavenly Palace.

Heavenly Venerate Qiang and Heavenly Venerate Xiao also fixed their gazes on the Sword Heavenly Palace, their eyes filled with doubt.

Emperor Kai was incredibly powerful, yet he possessed only one Heavenly Palace, which seemed almost impossible!

His combat power, when compared to the current Ten Heavenly Venerates, should place him in the middle to lower ranks!

How could a single Heavenly Palace possess such formidable combat power?

"I cultivate only one Sword Heavenly Palace, and in merely forty thousand years, I could stand on par with you so-called Ten Heavenly Venerates."

Emperor Kai smiled faintly and leisurely said, "Cultivating the Heavenly Court with thirty-six Heavenly Palaces and seventy-two Treasure Halls is merely a grand endeavor that wastes effort without achieving true perfection. The Heavenly Court realm is only Heavenly Venerate Yu's conjecture; in my view, it doesn't exist. In fact, there is no Divine Realm, nor are there Heavenly Palace or Heavenly Court realms. Beyond the Divine Treasure, there is only one realm: the Dao Realm! Hao, Qiang, Xiao, you have all strayed from the true path."

Heavenly Venerate Hao sneered, "You are injured, and your wounds are more severe than mine. Why are you speaking such nonsense?"

Heavenly Venerate Xiao stood to the side, deep in thought, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Heavenly Venerate Qiang frowned, pondering deeply, then shook her head.

Emperor Kai flicked his sword with a finger, the sound crisp and melodious, and said leisurely, "When one comes to the end of a path, one builds a divine bridge. The Heavenly Palace realm and Heavenly Court realm were merely possibilities conceived by Heavenly Venerate Yu when he found no path at the end of the Divine Bridge realm. But they were only possibilities. What if there were no Divine Bridge realm?"

Divine King Langwo blinked, looking at him curiously, her mind deeply stirred.

Heavenly Venerate Qiang, Heavenly Venerate Xiao, and Heavenly Venerate Hao were even more profoundly affected.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Qin Mu, along with Dragon Qilin and Yan'er, dodged the roaring torrents of sword energy and Myriad Dao. Hearing Emperor Kai's words, he was greatly shaken.

He instantly understood why Emperor Kai spoke those words.

What if there were no Divine Bridge realm?

Indeed, there is no Divine Bridge realm in Eternal Peace!

The people of Eternal Peace have already replaced it with the Heavenly River Divine Treasure!

The Heavenly River Divine Treasure was a divine treasure successively developed by Xu Shenghua and Qin Mu and promoted throughout Eternal Peace. Emperor Kai, having left Wuyou Township to travel through Eternal Peace, was clearly greatly moved by his experiences there, which led him to rejoin the ranks of reformers!

Qin Mu grew excited. The Eternal Peace reforms had stalled after the development of the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, with no further reforms targeting the Heavenly Palace cultivation system.

But now, Emperor Kai had taken this step, paving the way for subsequent reforms!

He eagerly wished to hear the insights of this grandmaster, to learn about his so-called Dao Realm!

"The so-called Divine Realm is simply the Heavenly Palace realm; the Heavenly Palace is merely an imitation of the Heavenly Court, a striving to make the false real."

Emperor Kai smiled, "What if the Dragon Han Heavenly Court were destroyed? If the true origin no longer exists, how can the imitation? Only the Dao is real; therefore, there is only the Dao Realm, not a Heavenly Palace realm!"

"Impudent!"

Heavenly Venerate Hao's expression was grim as he coldly declared, "Blasphemous!"

Heavenly Venerate Xiao smiled, "Heavenly Venerate Hao, why not let him continue?"

Emperor Kai said, "I have discerned that the Dao Realm has thirty-six levels, divided into thirty-six Heavens. Cultivating to the highest level culminates in the Grand Overarching Heaven of the Sword Dao. Currently, I have reached the thirty-fourth Heaven."

He glanced at Heavenly Venerate Hao, then briefly at Heavenly Venerate Qiang and Heavenly Venerate Xiao, before his gaze settled on Heavenly Venerate Yan, who was holding a white cat in the distance. He smiled faintly and said, "Once I cultivate to the thirty-fifth Heaven of the Sword Dao, Heavenly Venerate Hao, there will be no difference between us in terms of magic power and combat ability. However, when I reach the Grand Overarching Heaven of the Sword Dao, even if you cultivate the Heavenly Court, you will still not be my match."

He gently swung his sword, and the bloodstains on it splattered onto the ground like blooming plum blossoms.

"By then, you Ten Heavenly Venerates will witness an unprecedented miracle."

Emperor Kai smiled, "An acquired being becoming an eternal ancient god of the Sword Dao."

Silence fell all around.

Heavenly Venerate Xiao's voice suddenly broke the silence, slightly hoarse: "You wish to become another Grand Emperor — the Grand Emperor of the Sword Dao!"

Heavenly Venerate Hao was utterly shaken, his eyes wide with disbelief as his gaze instantly fixed on Emperor Kai!

Heavenly Venerate Xiao immediately realized he had misspoken, yet his expression remained unchanged.

Emperor Kai said in surprise, "Grand Emperor? The Grand Emperor has already reached this stage? In that case, he is indeed my fellow Daoist."

Heavenly Venerate Xiao smiled faintly and said, "I've heard that the Grand Emperor, though seemingly dead, persists because his divine consciousness was cultivated to the Grand Overarching Heaven of Divine Consciousness, eternally imprinting itself in the ultimate void. Qin Ye, you are also on this path. However, you are stronger than the Grand Emperor because his divine consciousness was not cultivated by himself but was gained through sacrifices from the Creator race. His divine consciousness is impure, and can only be considered half of a Grand Overarching Heaven of Divine Consciousness."

He praised, "If you achieve this, you will be the first acquired being to attain the Dao. I have met the Creators in the Great Void and traveled through the Blood Rust Zone, which is how I know some secrets about the Grand Emperor."

Heavenly Venerate Hao's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.

Emperor Kai looked contemplative, lost in thought. He said, "This Grand Emperor is indeed worth meeting. But before that..."

He swept his gaze around and smiled, "Let us destroy this Heavenly Court! It is hard to break the gods in people's hearts, but it is not difficult to break the Heavenly Court itself."

In the distance, Qin Mu's expression changed slightly. He said in a deep voice, "Go! Quickly leave the Heavenly Court!"

Within Jade Capital City, waves of terrifying fluctuations erupted as Emperor Kai, Heavenly Venerate Hao, Heavenly Venerate Xiao, Divine King Langwo, and even Heavenly Venerate Qiang and Heavenly Venerate Yan, almost simultaneously made their moves!

Simultaneously, the sky became incredibly bright, while the ground of the Heavenly Court plunged into an immensely dark night.

"Heavenly Duke!"

"Earth Count!"

Heavenly Venerate Qiang and Heavenly Venerate Yan were greatly shaken. They each ceased their actions and swiftly mobilized their respective Divine Weapons, the Heavenly Venerates!

Emperor Kai burst into laughter, unleashing his full power!