Perpetual Motion Machine!

Back inside the world. Watching the ever-expanding Queen, Li Hao was helpless. At that moment, Er Mao wandered out to watch the commotion as well. It took one glance, then suddenly looked toward Li Hao... What an absolute sucker! They had just talked about it, and here was a real-life example. What marvelous luck! By then, the others had arrived one after another, all staring with curiosity at the massive moon. It had become a plump moon now; without a careful look, it didn't resemble a moon at all, but rather an inflated flatbread. After watching for a while, Er Mao transmitted a voice message: "She seems to have constructed a divine kingdom forged of faith, anchored directly to the chaos..." Li Hao understood what Er Mao meant. Earlier, he had been fretting over territory, and now wasn't a solution delivered right to his doorstep? However... to accommodate countless humans, just how vast of a territory would need to be built? For such a massive domain, the Queen would need to reach at least rank four or higher. But if she really reached rank four or higher... good grief, with that rate of absorbing chaotic power, she might blow up in three to five days! Such a method was certainly useful, but the prerequisite of its usefulness was that you had to survive. Li Hao fell into deep thought. He glanced at the crowd, thought for a moment, and said, "Wait for the rest to arrive first. We'll talk once everyone is here. Also... Brother Kongji, please help suppress her over the next few days. Senior Er Mao, help siphon off some chaotic power..." Er Mao flicked its tail and didn't refuse. As for Li Hao, he vanished into thin air. *** Within the river of the Great Dao. Li Hao sat cross-legged before the Time Star. Earlier, he hadn't considered merging into the chaos; talking with Er Mao had merely been idle chat, and he had never seriously contemplated it. Yet now... someone had actually done it. And it was a Silver Moon native at that! Since the Queen refused to give up, a solution had to be found. Besides, if the Divine Kingdom of Faith she constructed could truly succeed, it seemed quite decent. In that case, it would save a lot of trouble. The Divine Kingdom of Faith was somewhat akin to an internal space, forged of faith and anchored directly to the chaos rather than to a world. Only those who believed could enter. This had both pros and cons. "The trouble right now lies in the ceaseless influx of chaotic power. The Queen simply cannot endure it; there is just too much... As for others helping to siphon it... no matter how much is drained, the chaos supplies just as much. The energy of chaos is limitless..." Even if others helped siphon it away, they could only slow it down. It wasn't as though having a powerhouse constantly draining it would leave her completely fine. She had to control it herself! Suppress it, resist it, or even rapidly consume it. Limitless chaotic power... Hmm? Li Hao froze. He looked at the minor realms within the river, his expression suddenly shifting. I have many realms, and I actually need a lot of chaotic power too, even if chaotic power isn't very pure. However... once there's enough chaotic power, extracting it yields pure Great Dao power. Unfortunately, I'm not the Queen. If I were, with my thousands of realms right now, who knows how much chaotic power they could absorb? The Queen's meager amount wouldn't even be enough to fill the cracks between my teeth. "That's it!" Li Hao's thoughts stirred. Of course, he wouldn't merge into the chaos himself; doing that would mean immense trouble once his minor realms were filled to capacity. That was a path to death. He could devise a way to have the Queen transfer the chaotic power into his minor realms. That way, not only could the Queen endure it, but he could also absorb a portion of the chaotic power. However... that power surged forth directly through the Dao within the Queen's body. Even if she channeled it out directly, she wouldn't be fast enough. Thought after thought arose in rapid succession. "Dao meridians!" The next moment, something seemed to strike Li Hao. Although the Queen had cultivated the Dao of chaos... she was a Silver Moon native. Her Dao meridians were still intact, still resting within the Silver Moon Great Dao Universe. Her Dao meridians were also her Dao. Her innate Dao! People of Silver Moon possessed innate Dao bodies. What if he strengthened her Dao meridian stars, transplanted those Dao meridians into his river... and let the Queen convert it herself, shifting the power of the Great Dao of chaos into her Dao meridians? If so, he could directly use his minor realms to intercept the energy in those Dao meridian stars. Only... Li Hao frowned slightly. If he did that... the Queen's Great Dao stars would enter his river of the Great Dao. At present, only Lin Hongyu's Star of Life and Death and Zhang An's Great Dao Book resided temporarily within his river of the Great Dao. Naturally, necessity made it acceptable. Only... what would the Queen herself think? Furthermore, would strengthening her Dao meridian stars invite interference from faith? Ideas kept surfacing. In addition, the massive influx of chaotic power was all unrefined. For him, it was rather turbulent and impure, whereas his minor realms preferred to absorb chaotic power that wasn't quite as chaotic. How to purify it? It had to be fast; otherwise, digesting it completely would be difficult. Lastly, right now the Queen was merely at rank one, which was manageable. But if she reached rank four, rank five... or even rank seven, and he only had about a thousand minor realms at present, a day would come when they were filled to capacity. When that time arrived... what then? Thoughts continually arose. Of course, for now at least, it was manageable. Even if he couldn't handle it alone... there was still the Silver Moon dual-Dao universe. There was more than one Dao meridian star; if push came to shove, the Queen could leave a portion of her Dao meridian stars in the Silver Moon dual-Dao universe. A rank five universe could also convert a share. That way, two Great Dao universes plus his thousand minor realms would help the Queen bear the burden. With multiple sides working in tandem, it should be possible to suppress it. "However... a mechanism is still needed to prevent her Dao meridian stars from bursting under the pressure. Solidify the stars with faith?" Li Hao pondered continuously. Since problems had arisen, he would find ways to resolve them. For now, the Queen's Divine Kingdom of Faith might play an immense role and resolve many lingering worries. In that case... she didn't necessarily have to abandon this Great Dao of chaos. As for what to do in the future... that could wait for the future. If he gave birth to even more minor realms—even ten thousand realms! Would he truly have to devour ten thousand worlds? Perhaps... the Queen's Dao could provide some synergy. Li Hao's heart leapt! Indeed! Chaotic power was ubiquitous throughout the chaotic universe. Absorbing it wasn't impossible, but doing so by relying on oneself was very slow, disorderly, and caused massive commotion. Look at the Queen—she didn't even need to absorb it; the chaotic power delivered itself right to her door! This... might not be a bad thing. If so, it would simply come down to whether he consumed it faster, or the Queen grew stronger and advanced faster. If he became strong enough to instantly coalesce ten thousand realms, no matter how much the Queen absorbed, she wouldn't outpace his consumption, right? Wouldn't this... perfectly complete his illusory ten thousand realms? Thinking of this, Li Hao grew rather excited. It really seems viable! "This way, the Queen won't burst from overeating... However, chaotic power is still very turbulent. A method must be found to quickly purify it and integrate it into the myriad realms; otherwise, the one bursting from chaos will be me!" Suddenly, an idea occurred to him. In an instant, a minor realm materialized, completely translucent and pristine. This was the Tongtian Dao! Of course, it was also what everyone called the "farting Dao." This Great Dao possessed a purifying property—an extraordinarily potent capacity for purification. What if chaotic power were channeled into this realm to be purified, then distributed outward? Yet if so, this minor realm might not be able to withstand the strain. "The Dao of purification needs some enhancement..." At this thought, he suddenly looked at the Time Star, his mind stirring once more. "The Time Star gathers myriad Daos, pulsating once every 360 seconds, rotating which Great Dao takes precedence. Absorbing chaotic power and using the Time Star as an intermediate processing hub would not only extract the power of a specific Dao from the chaotic power, but also... record the fluctuation order of the Time Star!" Yes! At this moment, another thought struck Li Hao, leaving him somewhat thrilled. The ten thousand Daos of the Time Star were constantly shifting. However, he didn't have the mental bandwidth or the time to record those shifts right now. But using chaotic power as a flushing force, whenever a Dao manifested within the Time Star, it would trigger that specific Dao's power to be stripped from the chaotic power. That way, not only could the chaotic power be deconstructed, but he could also record the shifting Dao of the Time Star every 360 seconds. "This... looks quite promising!" "Ideally... it would be best to place the Dao meridian stars inside the Time Star. That way, the infiltrating chaotic power would enter directly into the interior of the Time Star, while the Time Star acts like a massive net. Only when a particular Great Dao pulses will that corresponding energy seep out... This is a natural purification machine!" Li Hao seemed to realize this for the first time, suddenly filled with excitement. Before, he hadn't thought about it deeply. Thinking carefully now, if the Queen's Dao meridian stars were placed inside, her Dao meridian stars would essentially be a perpetual motion machine, tirelessly supplying chaotic power forever. This would not only provide him with a vast amount of Great Dao power, but also help the Time Star grow, and help his myriad realms grow... At this thought, Li Hao was thrilled. Truly, necessity is the mother of invention. He hadn't considered this issue before, but now that the Queen had actually walked this path, he focused his thoughts on it. And with this thought... Li Hao was extraordinarily excited. Perhaps he had discovered a shortcut for rapid advancement! Otherwise, at his current pace, even if he truly devoured the entire Dragon Domain this time, he might not necessarily step into rank seven! *** In an instant. Li Hao stepped out of the river. Though he hadn't deliberated for long, more than half a day had actually passed outside. At this moment, a group of people stood around the Queen, seemingly watching the spectacle. No one was overly anxious. At worst, she could shatter her Dao to survive! It wasn't as if there were no other options. It was merely that the Queen herself was unwilling to concede. Since she wouldn't die, everyone was naturally curious. By now, even Tianji and the others had returned, all looking on with inquisitive expressions, as if observing some rare specimen. A cultivator constantly generating chaotic power... at a rate so absurdly fast it could burst her to death. Truly something you don't see every day! The Queen ignored the rest, retreating into sullen silence. Currently maintaining her lunar form, she refused to return to human shape, simply withdrawing in isolation and letting those scoundrels gawk. Her chest was about ready to explode with fury! "Marquis!" It wasn't until Qian Wuliang spotted Li Hao and called out that the crowd parted. The Queen... hesitated for a moment, then condensed an illusionary phantom, looking at Li Hao with a hint of anticipation. Did he have a solution? If not, then hurry up and get to work gathering people! The stronger the faith, the longer she felt she could hold out. Perhaps... she could hold out to the very end? Li Hao wasted no words and spoke plainly: "I give you two choices. First, sever this Dao!" "No!" The Queen refused. Li Hao frowned. "Second, you may continue cultivating this Dao, but you must obey me. Whatever I tell you to do, you do! No asking why, no questioning anything! If you can do that, I'll find a way for you. If you can't... sever the Dao immediately, or figure out a solution yourself!" "..." The Queen frowned. "Whatever you tell me to do, I do? What if you..." Li Hao said with a cold face, "What if what?" "..." The Queen was struck speechless. Only after a good while did she say, "I am a woman, after all..." "You are a moon!" Li Hao snorted coldly. "Neither human nor ghost, and you call yourself a woman? Right now, you don't even know what you are. One moment you transform into a moon, the next into a deity, the next into who knows what. It's hard to say whether you even qualify as human right now!" "..." Scolded into silence by him, the Queen felt wronged and helpless. I'm not human? You're the one who isn't human! Gritting her teeth, she thought it over, then nodded. "Fine! I agree... But you must solve this problem for me..." She didn't trust anyone else. Since Li Hao had spoken, perhaps he truly had a way. She was genuinely reluctant to part with her current Dao! Because... she was truly growing stronger every moment. To be frank, that feeling was hard to give up. Perhaps this was the nature of desire. Li Hao said nothing more to her, turning to Qian Wuliang and Hong Yitang to instruct swiftly: "Right now, strengthen all the Dao meridians in the Queen's body. Observe the Great Dao Universe, locate every single one of her Great Dao stars, and pinpoint them all!" "Teacher!" Yuan Shuo, who had been watching the fun from the side, felt guilty when he heard his disciple call him. What are you calling me for? "Teacher, trouble you to make another trip in a moment!" "Where to?" "Where do you think I'd send you, my non-Sovereign teacher, in a place like this?" Fuck! Mocking me? Yuan Shuo was speechless! After a while, realizing what was coming, his brows furrowed slightly. "Go inside again?" Into the Time Star! Last time he had almost been done in; now he was being sent in again? "Yes. Prepare yourself, Teacher. And... the task will be quite heavy this time!" Fine then! Yuan Shuo pondered for a moment, glancing at the Queen. Could it be... Li Hao intended to move her Great Dao stars into the Time Star? "The rest of you, get ready as well... Everyone will have tasks shortly. Black Panther, continue liaising with the external world lords. Also... once enough people arrive, we can refine the rank six world. We can't keep everyone waiting indefinitely; wait any longer, and they will lose patience!" After making arrangements, Li Hao finally looked at the Queen. "Starting now, channel a portion of the chaotic power into your Dao meridian stars, and solidify them with the power of faith so that your Great Dao stars don't burst under the strain!" "Dao meridian stars..." The Queen hesitated slightly. Before she could speak, Li Hao barked, "You only have the right to obey! If you won't do it, find your own way out!" Fine! The Queen fell silent. You're impressive, I can't afford to provoke you. Then again, having so many Sovereigns serving her alone... felt pretty good. It was almost like returning to the old days in Silver Moon, when she was still the Western Queen, with countless experts serving under her command. Alas, times had changed! Ever since being defeated by Li Hao, she had never enjoyed such pleasure again. Finding joy in misery, the Queen's mood improved considerably. Just then, the King of Dali spoke up from the side, somewhat conflicted: "Uh... Ling Yue absorbed all the faith power, so what... what about me?" "..." Around him, everyone looked at him blankly. Indeed, what about you? Too bad! Who told you to run off earlier? Right now, the Queen seemed to need boundless faith power to consolidate her divine kingdom and herself. Naturally, priority had to be given to her. As for you... deal with it yourself! Tianji gave a dry cough. "Growing stronger is useless anyway. Bei Wu, I've been short on an odd-job boy lately. Come give me a hand..." The King of Dali was speechless. Get lost! If not for the fact that you're stronger, and you're the guardian god of my Dali, I'd punch you to death! Who wants to do odd jobs for you? He only dared think it. Today's Tianji was a rank four Sovereign—not someone to be trifled with! Li Hao, however, chuckled. "You want to become a god through faith as well?" "Well... not quite. I merely wish to use the Dao of popular sentiment to truly be a king for once!" His objective differed from hers. One was faith, the other was the hearts of the people. In truth, the two didn't conflict. But now, all the people had been herded into the divine kingdom. Was he supposed to govern inside her divine kingdom? That was the crux! Li Hao considered for a moment, then spoke: "A divine kingdom is merely an illusory world, not a real world... Of course, believers may enter... Currently, they have all entered the Queen's divine kingdom... But there will always be those who do not believe in the Queen. If you don't mind the trouble... you can take a world and collect all those who cannot enter the divine kingdom. This is an extraordinarily arduous path: you must unite those humans who do not revere gods, lead them to rise, and help them live and work in peace..." There would always be people who did not revere gods! It was impossible for everyone to believe. Back in Mouse World, there were such people as well, but under the urgent circumstances at the time, those people... had been abandoned. Li Hao hadn't asked, but he knew some had certainly been left behind. Yet he hadn't spoken of it or brought it up. In a single world of billions or tens of billions of mortals, could every last one believe in you? Never! Even if ninety percent believed, ten percent would not. If they did not believe, they could not enter the divine kingdom. Were those people to be slaughtered simply because they didn't believe in gods? No. Originally, they could only be left to fend for themselves. But if the King of Dali had such ambition, it would be an extraordinarily arduous path: unifying the non-believers of each world. Once these people truly settled into peaceful lives, they might... become staunch defenders of sovereign rule! They did not believe in gods, but if their lives genuinely flourished, they would be fiercer and more fanatical than any devout believer! The King of Dali froze, glancing at Li Hao. Hesitating for a moment, he asked, "You mean... all the people Ling Yue doesn't want will be given to me... and then... I... I'll take them to establish an independent regime?" "Correct!" The King of Dali scratched his head. "This... would be very difficult, wouldn't it?" Li Hao nodded. "Difficult! But you start from scratch, and since these people do not believe in gods, once they submit to you, they will all become true warriors! People who readily place faith in gods lack sufficient resolve, whereas those who remain are the true stalwarts! I know you are unwilling to settle. In that case... if any experts among the former people of Dali are still alive, you may take them with you and let them assist you. Including Jiang Li—if he is willing to help, he may join you as well!" The King of Dali was dazed for a while, then added, "But I don't have a world..." "There are worlds everywhere outside. You can choose the finest, most scenic one to become your domain!" The King of Dali said again, "But I can't take a world with me!" "Then stay concealed, bide your time. When you are strong enough one day, taking a medium world with you will be child's play..." The King of Dali fell dazed once more. Is this... the path I ought to walk? I don't know. In this moment, he suddenly felt somewhat lost. Earlier, when the Queen was around, he thought having an acquaintance would allow some mutual cooperation, but now... just me alone? Li Hao paid him no more mind. If the King of Dali wouldn't do it, he would find someone else. Who did it didn't matter. He had no time to spare for the King of Dali; with time pressing, not a moment could be wasted. He said swiftly, "Alright, starting now, everyone perform their assigned duties. Queen, pick up the pace and strengthen your Dao meridians quickly!" The Queen was speechless. Weren't you just talking to the King of Dali? Helpless, she didn't dare offend Li Hao. In that instant, vast amounts of faith power and chaotic power flooded into the Dao meridians within her body. In truth, she didn't particularly want to cultivate Dao meridians; strengthening them meant falling under the control of the Great Dao Universe, didn't it? Yet... there was no other way. At this moment, Qian Wuliang and Hong Yitang also swiftly merged into the Great Dao Universe, beginning to pinpoint the Queen's Dao meridians. The human body possessed many Dao meridians, primarily 360 major ones, which were corporeal meridians, along with 360 incorporeal meridians. Only when both corporeal and incorporeal meridians were unlocked would one reach the peak ninth level of Dao Integration, the half-step Sovereign tier. To vindicate the Dao and become a Sovereign required focusing on the power of a single Dao, strengthening it, and opening a Great Dao branch. That was what made a Sovereign. And what Li Hao had them locate were precisely those 360 stars. As for the others, whether they were opened or not didn't matter. Reaching the ninth level of Dao Integration posed no difficulty for the Queen. Soon, immense amounts of chaotic power surged into her Dao meridians, star after star gleaming with brilliance, albeit in a very turbulent manner. Under such conditions, the forcibly elevated Dao meridians... were neither pure nor wondrous, having been hoisted up by brute force. The Queen was bewildered as well. What was the use of elevating these Dao meridians? Could it be... he wanted her to funnel chaotic power into the Great Dao Universe? But... with just Qian Wuliang and Hong Yitang, both merely rank five, did those two possess the ability to help her suppress it? It wasn't that she didn't trust them... alright, she simply didn't trust them. She, the Ling Yue Heavenly God, looked down completely on these two rank fives. Even if they were far stronger than her, so what? Weren't they merely picking up the Great Dao Universe that Li Hao discarded to play Dao Lord for a while? Who cared! Bewildered though she was, the Queen still rapidly strengthened her Dao meridians. For her current self, strengthening all the Dao meridians hardly consumed much chaotic power; the energy spent was minuscule, doing virtually nothing to relieve the buildup. Soon, star after star was relocated by the two Dao Lords. Li Hao spoke: "Relocate all the corporeal and incorporeal Dao meridian stars out!" With those words, he manifested directly in the void: "Teacher, you do the hauling. Transport every single star into my Time Star..." He paused, looking at the Queen: "Do you want to leave a few behind in the Great Dao Universe?" The Queen froze. Haul them where? Below, Lin Hongyu frowned slightly, though she said nothing. "Leave any or not?" Li Hao asked again. The Queen snapped back to reality and shook her head: "No!" Why leave any behind? "Teacher, get to work!" Yuan Shuo was speechless and asked, "Do I just haul them straight inside, or what?" "Haul them inside. Ideally, have the stars correspond to the Time Dao meridians..." Li Hao thought for a moment and added, "Furthermore, the Great Daos within the Time Star are constantly shifting and revolving, so aligning them directly is very difficult... How about this: find a place unaffected by the flow of time and anchor the stars there!" Yuan Shuo frowned slightly. Glancing at Li Hao, he transmitted his voice: "If her Great Dao stars explode one day... and judging by this trend, it's very possible... be careful not to damage the Time Star!" Li Hao transmitted back: "With her meager cultivation, she's far from doing that. It will be fine!" As long as you know what you're doing. Yuan Shuo said nothing more. He was familiar with this task; having gone inside once before, acting as a porter wasn't overly difficult. Since Li Hao said so... might as well get to work. Meanwhile, Li Hao looked at the other Sovereigns: "What everyone needs to do now is connect all the minor realms in my river to the Time Star. I will find a way to extract all the corresponding Daos. It just so happens that my teacher will be transporting them... With each trip in and out, we can locate a corresponding Dao. Teacher, it'll be hard work—just haul them several hundred times, one star per trip. You have to go back and forth anyway..." Yuan Shuo was increasingly speechless. This brat! Utterly filial, isn't he! Still, it had its perks. Last time he hadn't had the chance to inspect it closely, and now that the opportunity had presented itself, seeing more of it wouldn't hurt. The Sovereigns vaguely began to understand. Er Mao caught on and looked at Li Hao with a hint of doubt, asking, "You intend to use the Time Star to transfer her chaotic power into your minor realms? But... chaotic power isn't pure; it's extremely turbulent..." "I know!" Li Hao nodded. "That's why I will envelop the Time Star with the Tongtian Realm to purify it before channeling it into the other minor realms! Time can also buffer the speed, acting as an intermediary hub and regulator!" Er Mao pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Seems decent. My only fear is... in the end, even you won't be able to finish absorbing it. A thousand minor realms might seem like a lot, but frankly, she is now connected to the entire Great Dao of chaos. The power of chaos is limitless. A single Dragon Domain has thousands of worlds, including great worlds and medium worlds, while yours are all just minor worlds... You can't even swallow a single Dragon Domain, yet she is tethered to the entire Great Dao of chaos!" In the end, even you will be burst to death! Li Hao smiled. "No matter. If that time truly comes, abandoning her will already have netted me more than enough energy!" Queen: "..." I'm not deaf yet! What kind of talk is that? So if it truly comes to that, I'm just going to be abandoned? Truly... words failed her. Li Hao chuckled again. "Besides, a thousand realms is only the present figure. It doesn't mean I will stop comprehending the Great Dao or coalescing new domains. There is still time, and during this window, it's actually an opportunity for me!" Saying that, he showed some curiosity: "What puzzles me right now is whether merging into the Great Dao of chaos strictly requires the Dao of faith. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind finding a few more people to try merging with the Great Dao of chaos." Was it only the Queen's Dao of faith that could merge, or could anyone do it? Er Mao shook its head. "No idea. If you want, you can have everyone give it a try. A portion will probably dissolve on the spot, while a portion might survive. Her ability to merge with the Dao of chaos seems related to faith, and also to her replacing the Moon God. She's not a pure human anymore; right now, she feels somewhat like a deity born of faith, her physical body having long become an extremely peculiar existence..." The surrounding Sovereigns were struck speechless, choking on their own breath. Good grief! You wouldn't actually have us try, would you? What if we dissolve on the spot? This cat is no good cat. Utterly savage! Li Hao chuckled. "Forget it. One test subject is enough. Any more, and if they die, it's trouble; if they don't, I won't be able to hold up either. One is manageable, but if everyone is like this, who could absorb that much chaotic power?" Turning back to his teacher, he said, "Teacher, pick up the pace. Let's aim to wrap this up within three days!" "..." Yuan Shuo said nothing more. He hefted a star, panting as his primordial spirit stepped forth... Indeed, his five-stance spirit, akin to an astral projection, carried the star directly into the Time Star. This task wasn't something just anyone could perform. Other people's stance spirits were not necessarily as formidable as Yuan Shuo's. For them, entering the Time Star was vastly more difficult, and they could easily be obliterated by time. With his teacher's help, all Li Hao needed to do was hold the helm. Beside them, Kongji and Er Mao took charge of suppressing the turbulent chaotic power. A group of Sovereigns busying themselves here and there, all for the sake of the Queen alone—this was an exceedingly rare spectacle. If any other Sovereign dared cultivate this way, they would have perished long ago; without supreme experts assisting them, they wouldn't survive a single month. Trip after trip of hauling... Gradually, star after star entered the Time Star. Around the Time Star, minor realms were linked together, with the Tongtian Realm positioned in the middle. Watching the continuously expanding Tongtian Realm, Li Hao suddenly said, "In the future, if ten thousand realms truly come to be, this Tongtian Realm might become a formidable realm of its own!" Beside him, Kongji looked over while maintaining suppression, nodding. "This realm is crystal-clear throughout. I think it could well be called the Immortal Realm! Overflowing with celestial mist... Of course, those in the know realize it's discharged impurities..." Li Hao laughed heartily and nodded. "True enough, but calling it celestial mist... sounds much more refined! If this realm truly becomes a real world, it could rightfully be called the Immortal Realm!" It truly could be called that, because this realm purged impurities on its own, sending billows of mist rising continuously, resembling the immortals of various realms' mythologies! Did immortals exist in the chaos? No! The chaos had only three great races: humans, demons, and chaos beasts. Artifact spirits and the like didn't count as distinct races, while the so-called immortals, gods, and fiends were merely appellations. If you were evil, you were a fiend. If you were virtuous, you were a saint, an immortal, a god... Now, this Tongtian Realm, linked to the Time Star, served as the transit hub for all the realms, expanding continuously. Continuing like this, it would keep growing, advancing faster than any other realm. If one day this realm could give birth to a source of life and spawn living beings... they would be the so-called immortals! Thinking about it, Li Hao found it rather intriguing. If that truly happened... and this realm could spawn living beings, would that count as creating a race? Fascinating indeed! Li Hao laughed again: "Now that we have an Immortal Realm, how could we lack realms for gods and fiends? Brother Kongji, of these thousand-odd minor realms, which should be the God Realm, and which the Fiend Realm?" Kongji chuckled. "You really have time on your hands! Are you going to name every single one of your thousand minor realms? Then which realm do you think should be the Human Realm? Could the Human Realm possibly be inferior to the Immortal Realm? This Immortal Realm is translucent and pristine; I doubt many realms could surpass it..." Li Hao grinned. "How could that be! The Time Star is the Human Realm—all ten thousand Daos complete, all ten thousand Daos converging, all ten thousand Daos uniting as one... That is what constitutes a human! In other realms, a single Dao is strong, but not every Dao is strong. Only Time possesses the full spectrum of ten thousand Daos; it can cultivate ten thousand Daos, strengthen ten thousand Daos... That is the true Human Realm! Humans stand invincible between heaven and earth..." Kongji was dumbfounded! You really are something! Still, everyone present was human, and it made sense. Humans were inherently the strongest in the chaos; with ten thousand Daos complete and unified, that was indeed the essence of humanity. As for the so-called Immortal Realm, it merely excelled in a single Dao! Naturally, in the early stages, cultivating a single Dao might be easier, but in the realm of true power, mastery of ten thousand Daos was undoubtedly superior! "You... truly dare to dream!" Kongji sighed with emotion. "Grow these thousand realms first. Then give birth to a source of life, to living beings... Only then will you truly be an invincible existence. Right now, you are far from it; these so-called ten thousand realms are merely rudimentary spaces!" Li Hao nodded with a smile. "A person must have goals! My goal is... for the ten thousand realms to become true realms! For ten thousand Daos to sustain ten thousand realms! To forge a second chaos! Dream big—it doesn't matter if it fails, but if it succeeds... I will be invincible!" Kongji burst into laughter. True enough. With Li Hao harboring such ambition, he ought to support it, even if he felt... the likelihood was exceedingly slim. The critical obstacle remained the source of life; otherwise, ten thousand realms were not impossible, and Li Hao might truly assemble ten thousand realms! The two conversed freely, their words ringing in the ears of the others and shaking their hearts. What sweeping ambition! Right now, they were toying with the minor realms in their hands, yet Li Hao's goal was to transform these minor realms into real worlds, spanning ten thousand realms. Wasn't that recreating the chaos? Even the Queen sighed inwardly. This fellow... truly dared to make wild claims! She glanced at the crystal-clear realm. This is the Immortal Realm? It's quite beautiful! Only, the moment she remembered that those billows of mist were actually discharged impurities—which on a person amounted to flatulence... it suddenly didn't seem so beautiful anymore. Truly nauseating! Under these circumstances, while everyone else was doing fine, only Yuan Shuo was panting with his tongue hanging out from sheer exhaustion! How miserable! Possessing the weakest cultivation, not even a Sovereign, he ended up doing the lion's share of the work here. Meanwhile, his unfilial disciple chatted merrily with the others, leaving him to haul cargo nonstop... Truly unfilial, damn it! One Time Dao after another swiftly linked with the minor realms. Gradually, streams of chaotic power seeped out from Time into the Immortal Realm, where they were purified before flowing into the various realms. The impurity energy steaming off the Immortal Realm turned into river water and flowed into the river of the Great Dao. This was the turbulent power of chaos! Not a shred was wasted. Seeing this, the Queen frantically poured chaotic power into her Dao meridians. Previously, she had been unable to expel it, but now, as much as she expelled was absorbed and converted, without the slightest waste. Gradually, the colossal moon began to shrink. Moments later, the Queen reverted to her true form, her face beaming with joy! It worked! Earlier, she had truly thought she was about to explode, yet in an instant, the crisis had passed. She suddenly felt that while Li Hao was somewhat wicked... he was undeniably capable. Had this happened to anyone else, resolving it would have been near impossible; even rank seven or rank eight Sovereigns would likely have found it a massive headache. Yet with Li Hao, it was resolved in a flash. Just as she was rejoicing, Li Hao remarked coldly, "Same as before: this treats the symptoms, not the root cause! If your progress is too swift and overtakes mine, and my thousand realms are filled to capacity, then I won't be able to save you either! Even if I continuously release Great Dao power, it won't suffice, because the essence of the worlds will already have reached saturation... We only have this many Sovereigns; even if everyone cultivates frantically to absorb it... it can't withstand you bearing the power of the entire chaos!" "Furthermore... I still have other worlds to absorb next..." The Queen couldn't help saying, "Now that you have me providing energy, why do you still need to absorb other worlds?" "..." Li Hao was speechless. "You're only at rank one. Am I supposed to wait for you forever?" "..." The Queen was helpless. She understood: he complained she was too slow now, yet worried she would be too fast later, and now complained she wasn't fast enough. What a fickle man! Watching the vast amount of chaotic power swiftly filling those minor realms, Li Hao also showed a hint of a smile. Not bad! Very good! With this, he had previously been lamenting the lack of a perpetual motion machine to ceaselessly generate energy for his virtual chaos. Now... he had one! The Queen was a perpetual motion machine! His previous virtual ten thousand realms had merely been a dead circuit, its energy neither active nor flowing. Now, supported by the Queen's Dao meridians, it could truly come alive! "Once I swallow those external realms, and with the Queen continuously supplying energy, perhaps... I can step into rank six soon!" Li Hao smiled and turned to the crowd: "Since the Thunder World and the others haven't made a move yet, then... we make the first move! Everything is in place, and the east wind has arrived! We even have a place for the humans to stay... so there are no lingering worries. Gather the non-believers into one world first. Senior Er Mao, next you and Black Panther will take charge—one of you commanding Silver Moon, the other commanding the realm of non-believers, advancing alongside me!" Er Mao rolled its eyes, but didn't refuse. Fine then! Li Hao looked at the other Sovereigns, and finally at Yuan Shuo: "Teacher, this time there will definitely be worlds of the five elements—all five realms complete! Whether your Dao domain is formed or not... you must vindicate your Dao. Otherwise, if you wait for the next time all five realms are gathered, even I don't know when that will be." Yuan Shuo's expression instantly turned dead serious. He looked at Li Hao: He insists on me vindicating my Dao? Is this... because he anticipates a massive battle ahead, and without vindicating my Dao, survival will be difficult? Is this fellow truly planning to storm a great world? He was silent for a moment, then nodded. Li Hao probably intended to take these places and then storm a rank seven great world at maximum speed to help Kongji vindicate his Dao at rank seven and sweep across the Dragon Domain. Perhaps... before the grand battle erupted over in the Chiyang Domain, things would kick off here first. Was this fellow competing with Xinwu?