Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 553 - 540
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"It's over."
Upon seeing Alkaid appear, using the might of the Great Dao Tower to kill a Dao Lord that had entangled him, Supreme Purity Dao Lord sighed and stepped aside.
Looking at the peerless immortal tower surrounded by the Great Dao, filled with an oppressive feeling that took one's breath away, this Dao Lord of the Three Pure Sanctuaries, whose actual combat power was not inferior to that of top Dao Lords, was filled with complexity and reverence in his expression.
Because, in this battle that did not last more than two hours, he watched with his own eyes as this Great Dao Tower annihilated over a hundred and fifty Dao Lords.
In other words, in this great battle, only barely more than ten Dao Lords from the No Light Alliance were fortunate enough to escape.
The Dao Venerable will indeed dominate the era by fighting hundreds alone.
And to dominate the era by fighting hundreds alone, has never been done through empty boasts and rumors, but through one actual battle after another, proving the invincible stature of this Dao Venerable.
Right now...
Alkaid had done it.
With a brilliance that was no less than any Dao Venerable's meteoric rise to power, he proved his strength to everyone in the world.
Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years later, the cosmic starry sky will inevitably spread the title of Alkaid, the Dao Venerable.
He will become like Creation, Hongmeng, Prime Origin, Primordial, World Annihilation, Fanjing, Huan Yin, and many other Venerable Dao level figures, leaving a profound mark in this universe, remembered by people, and sung by posterity.
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The battle had ended.
Supreme Purity, Supreme Subtlety, Emperor Hui, Jun Tian, Bi Luo, Shi Long, and many other Dao Lords exchanged glances, approached Alkaid, and bowed to him unanimously and spontaneously.
"We pay homage to the Dao Venerable."
At this moment, they no longer had any doubt about Alkaid's "Dao Venerable" level strength.
Alkaid, seeing everyone, simply nodded slightly and refrained from speaking more, "I need to check the battlefield. Everyone, please do as you please. Once the Gate of the Immortal Realm opens, you may ascend on your own. For those with the same Great Dao, discuss amongst yourselves. Too many Dao Lords have fallen today, the fight for the Northern Sea Star's Dao has continued for millions of years. That over a hundred and fifty Dao Lords have died in battle today can be considered the most since records began. I hope within the Northern Sea Star there won't be additional casualties among Dao Lords over the matter of ascension spots."
"We will obey the Dao Venerable's decree."
The dozens of Dao Lords responded respectfully, without a trace of disobedience.
As Alkaid waved his hand, the Dao Lords, including Emperor Hui and Jun Tian, all withdrew.
Alkaid too looked at the chaotic void calmly, the starry sky filled with violent energy fluctuations.
At this moment, he understood anew what the title "Dao Venerable" meant.
Dao Venerable is not a realm.
It is an honorific.
Anyone can claim to be a Dao Venerable.
But if you want everyone to truly believe in and recognize this Dao Venerable, granting it the true weight of the title, it can only be earned by fighting.
Only by completing the feat of facing hundreds alone and dominating an era can one earn everyone's recognition.
"A Dao Venerable is not strong because he is revered as the Dao Venerable, but rather he is revered as the Dao Venerable because he is strong enough to dominate the galaxy and stand unopposed."
Alkaid's expression was calm.
In this battle, he had killed over a hundred and fifty Dao Lords.
During this time, more than one Dao Lord beseeched him, hoping he would show leniency and spare them once.
There were also countless Dao Lords who apologized to him, willing to compensate, and promised not to set foot in the Northern Sea Star again.
Of course, there were also many who cursed and reviled him.
But he had no regret in his heart.
Because he knew, once he decided to take over the stance of the Time Dao and Void Ancestor and to confront the Chaotic Origin Realm to the end, this scene was unavoidable.
The nine groups occupied most of the Three Thousand Great Daos, with a small portion falling into the hands of native cultivators of the Northern Sea Star, but if he was to have the strength to confront the Lord of Yuan Xi, to confront the power of the Chaotic Origin Realm in the future, he would have to reclaim these Great Dao portions.
In other words...
The task he had set himself, to cultivators at the Dao Lord level and above, was to cut off their path forward, to ruin everyone's future prospects.
This approach was nothing less than World Annihilation!
Compared to that scenario, now...
The deaths of a hundred and fifty-odd Dao Lords were merely the prologue before the main act had unfolded.
Standing amidst the starry sky, Alkaid sensed the energy from the branches hung with Demon Hunters and Businessmen on the spiritual world's glaze treasure tree.
This time, he chose not to upgrade the Artifact Refining branch any further.
On one hand, he had previously tried to raise the Artifact Refining branch to level 20, which would require at least a thousand, if not several thousand Dao Lords.
On the other hand, he himself needed enough strength to face the crises that would come upon heading to the Immortal Realm.
With such needs, all the energy poured into the "Integrate Dao - Void" branch, and immediately, the progress of this branch began to skyrocket at an incredible pace.
Over a hundred and fifty Dao Lords!
Plus the wealth accumulated by over a hundred and fifty Dao Lords!
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Despite the fierce fighting, many cultivators' Dao Artifacts were crippled or shattered, and some Dao Lords had exhausted all their life-saving treasures, but the materials left behind still provided a significant amount of experience energy for the "Businessman."
As this energy poured into the branch representing his cultivation, the progress of this branch increased at a rate of one hundred units at a time.
300, 400, 500, 600…
In an instant, the progress of the branch representing "Integrate Dao - Void" had grown from just over 100 to over 800, stopping just barely at 811/10000.
During this ascent, Alkaid's understanding of the Great Void Path improved at an incredible speed.
Using the high-dimensional perspective he had seen when he advanced his Artifact Refining by twenty levels, he felt as if he could clearly perceive the weight that the "Void" Path carried within the entire Ancient Immortal Realm.
It was like a Great Dao, yet it seemed to represent matter that is the essence of the Great Dao, bringing the concept of "existence" into this world.
With Void comes existence.
When he reached this epiphany, coupled with his current realm, he seemed to discern how the share of the Great Void Path was distributed.
"One Immortal King! More than twenty Immortal Venerables! Over three hundred Immortals, and… more than a thousand Dao Lords."
This was the somewhat vague count Alkaid concluded in his heart.
Among all layers, the largest share was not held by the twenty-plus Immortal Venerables. The share held by these Immortal Venerables was estimated to be no more than three thousand units of the Great Dao.
The true controller, the sovereign of the Great Void Path, was the Void Immortal King!
He alone controlled a share exceeding three thousand units of the Great Void Path!
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Three thousand units!
At this moment, he realized that once an Immortal King's share of a certain Great Dao exceeded three thousand three hundred and thirty-three units, he could precisely perceive the whereabouts of other Immortal Venerables, Immortals, and Dao Lords. Once his share of a Great Dao exceeded five thousand units, the share of the Great Void Path would spontaneously gather towards him.
In other words, he wouldn't need to actively collect shares; any shares released from the fall of Dao Lords, Immortals, and Immortal Venerables would automatically converge upon him.
Unless there were other Dao Lords nearby waiting to inherit the shares.
And once his control of a certain Great Dao's shares exceeded six thousand six hundred and sixty-six units, his understanding and utilization of this Great Dao would reach absolute control.
No one within the same Great Dao could challenge his authority anymore.
Even when facing him, they wouldn't have any room to resist.
"That Void Immortal King… his share hasn't exceeded five thousand units; it should be around three thousand five hundred. But he seems to possess some secret technique or some kind of authority, allowing him to spontaneously absorb the ownerless shares of the universe and starry sky…"
Alkaid sensed carefully.
Those Immortal Venerables, Immortals, and Dao Lords seemed to group together in nine regions.
That Immortal King belonged to yet another region.
After a brief estimate, Alkaid quickly came to a conclusion.
Nine major groups and the starry universe.
"In the starry sky, there are approximately six hundred Void Dao Lords," Alkaid said.
If he was right, unless these six hundred Void Dao Lords could join one of the nine major groups and be protected by them, they would become prey for the Void Immortal King as soon as they entered the Immortal Realm. They would be hunted down and refined into shares.
"So, Void Dao Lords must not ascend, their ascension only serves to make that Void Immortal King stronger."
Alkaid spoke with a hint of pain in his eyes, "Not just those Void Dao Lords, even if I enter the Immortal Realm later, if I cannot join one of the eight major groups outside the group belonging to the Void Immortal King, it's a dead end for me."
Even then, he couldn't guarantee his safety after joining one of the eight major groups.
If the other eight major groups were not keeping those Immortal Venerables and Immortals of the Void Path to compete for this path against the Void Immortal King, but rather to get a good price for them…
Then after his ascension, his few dozen shares would be traded like goods to the Void Immortal King for more valuable things.
For instance…
Shares of other Great Daos.
"So, after Spirit Stones, Pure Yang Great Pills, Void Dao Elixirs, and Dao Artifacts, are Dao Lords now the currency of the Immortal Realm?"
Alkaid's mouth curled into a trace of sarcasm, "Do higher-level Dao Lords and Immortals represent more shares on them and thus higher value? If Spirit Stones are graded, are Dao Lords like ordinary Spirit Stones? Immortals like Superior Grade Spirit Stones? And Immortal Venerables like top-grade Spirit Stones?"
His face carried a sneer, but inside he felt an indescribable anger and restlessness.
He knew that this was a war between two realms, and the world needed to develop; it wasn't about right and wrong, but his emotions still couldn't stop surging uncontrollably.
"So, is this the real difference between me and those top powerhouses? Those top powerhouses have a true heart of a strong person, not only can they disregard their own life and death for their goals and pursuits, but they do the same towards the life and death of others! And I…"
Alkaid's eyes seemed to burn with flames: "Am I just thinking about cultivating to a higher level, waiting until I'm strong enough to enjoy life securely and fully?"
He focused his mind and quietly sensed the immense information that climbing to the 811 progress in the Immortal Venerable Realm had granted him.
After a while, the intense fierceness in his eyes was replaced by an ice-cold chill that penetrated to the marrow.
Because the information contained immensely powerful Immortal Techniques that could greatly improve his strength!
Composite Immortal Techniques!
A multitude of Composite Immortal Techniques!
