Chapter 103

Chapter 103: The Weakest in History

There are actual battle records.

Let’s not mention the realm before becoming a Great Emperor, just look at the achievements after.

She fought against the Purple Phoenix Great Emperor three times.

In the first match, the Purple Phoenix Great Emperor barely won because Shangguan Huanling had just broken through to the Emperor Realm, and her foundation was still unstable.

In the second match, Shangguan Huanling narrowly clinched victory; the Purple Phoenix’s Purple Extreme Phoenix Fire couldn’t do a thing to her.

In the third match, Shangguan Huanling won decisively!

She also fought against the Sky Dome Great Emperor.

There was only one match, after which the Sky Dome Great Emperor willingly conceded and invited Shangguan Huanling for tea.

Back then, Lu Ye, well…

When Shangguan Huanling lost to the Purple Phoenix Great Emperor, Lu Ye had just recently ascended to the Celestial Lord Realm.

When Shangguan Huanling narrowly won, Lu Ye personally slayed the Fallen Dao Celestial Lord.

When Shangguan Huanling decisively won, Lu Ye was conquering the forbidden wilderness, making his fame echo across the Nine Heavens.

So, Shangguan Huanling is indeed very strong.

She’s not just a pretty vase of a Great Emperor.

At this moment, Shangguan Huanling had reached the peak of the Refining Void Realm.

Breakthrough!

Breakthrough!

In her past life, she chose the wrong Dao, bypassing countless paths and oddly opting for the path of love.

This road was utterly unsuited for her.

Maybe she really loved Lu Ye once, but does love in this world hold any permanence?

Thus, her Dao broke.

In this life, she wouldn’t choose the path of love again, no matter what Dao she picked.

She wants to be invincible!

She wants to walk the Invincible Dao!

At this moment, Shangguan Huanling’s resolve was unshakable. She had seen many Invincible Daos; although she had encountered Lu Ye and her Dao collapsed, that was because they weren’t strong enough.

The aura of the Invincible Dao was, in her eyes, truly earth-shattering and unparalleled.

Lu Ye didn’t even have that kind of presence.

Invincible Dao, come on!

A faint essence of Dao appeared around Shangguan Huanling.

Shangguan Hongtian and Master Danqing trembled simultaneously.

It has begun!

The essence of the Dao manifested, gradually taking form.

It moved toward Shangguan Huanling’s元婴 (Yuan Ying).

The two were like, huh???

They recognized the Invincible Dao.

But why was this Dao essence so… weak?

Yes, weak, way too weak.

Both were well-read and had seen many merge their Daos before.

Even the weakest merging would produce a stronger ripple of Dao essence than what Shangguan Huanling was generating now…

What’s going on?

Shangguan Huanling was shocked.

What’s happening?

Why, when she condensed the Invincible Dao, did only these feeble Dao sounds emerge?

Her battle records were there, having defeated two Great Emperors, and even those eight Empresses were almost no match for her.

Although since she reached the Celestial Lord Realm, she hadn’t really fought anyone else, nor did she need to.

But having bested so many Great Emperors, could she not bear the name of being invincible?

Shangguan Huanling felt a sense of urgency.

Little did she know, invincibility is not some baseless aspiration.

Yes, Shangguan Huanling’s invincibility was merely a thought, not even a firm will.

Throughout history, who walking the path of invincibility hasn’t fought thousands of battles, earning admiration from all beings under heaven?

That’s the Invincible Dao.

The Invincible Dao is earned through battle, not just imagined.

Even if Shangguan Huanling walked the Devouring Dao in this life, who would expect her to even dare walk the Invincible Dao?

If Lu Ye appeared before Shangguan Huanling now, he would probably cover his eyes.

No!

No way!

The Invincible Dao is too weak; she needs to switch it up!

She…

The Dao completely fused into her元婴 (Yuan Ying), even on the brink of merging, the Invincible Dao almost shattered completely.

The Unity of Dao Realm formed!

Shangguan Huanling’s body trembled slightly.

She merged; she actually merged such a weak Dao?

This Dao…

Shangguan Huanling didn’t even know how to express her current feelings.

Shangguan Hongtian and Master Danqing’s expressions shifted dramatically at that moment.

“Ling’er, what’s going on with your merging Dao?” Shangguan Hongtian didn’t even care about whether he was disturbing Shangguan Huanling’s cultivation.

Because the Dao was way too weak.

The strength or weakness of the merged Dao directly concerns a cultivator’s future potential.

A weak Dao, even if you cultivate it till death, won’t compare with someone who cultivates a stronger Dao.

Shangguan Huanling’s chosen Dao was the Invincible Dao, a top-tier Dao; it’s also one of the easiest to get into.

Easy to grasp, high ceiling, but has a huge mortality rate.

Yet, for such an easy Invincible Dao, Shangguan Huanling almost failed to merge successfully…

Shangguan Huanling realized she’d been a bit too hasty with this merging; she felt uncomfortable for a moment, thinking it shouldn’t be this way!

But thankfully.

“Father, Master Danqing, no need to rush. I’m just experimenting. My technique doesn’t actually require Dao merging; I’m just merging to break the original limitations of the technique. Just watch me continue to improve.”

Shangguan Huanling, though a bit flustered inside, had a quick turnaround in thinking.

Although she didn’t understand why the essence of the Invincible Dao was so weak, she had become a Great Emperor in her last life without merging and now was merging; if she persevered, she would grow.

She continued her cultivation.

As she devoured spiritual treasures, indeed, her aura began to rise again, seemingly limitless.

By this point, Shangguan Hongtian and Master Danqing still held some doubts but could accept it.

As long as she kept advancing.

One spiritual treasure after another was rapidly consumed.

Unity of Dao Second Stage!

Unity of Dao Third Stage!

Unity of Dao Fourth Stage!

So fast!

Shangguan Hongtian and Master Danqing were jolted, and some doubts in their hearts began to fade away.

But just then, the spiritual treasures began to dwindle.

The higher her realm, the more True Essence she needed to transform, naturally requiring even more spiritual treasures.

Over a hundred spiritual treasures were down to just twenty.

Unity of Dao Seventh Stage!

Thirteen remaining.

“No, these spiritual treasures aren’t enough; I need more!” Shangguan Huanling exclaimed.

“Fellow Daoist!”

Shangguan Hongtian looked to Master Danqing.

Master Danqing hesitated.

“Boom!”

Another massive rumble.

The city-defending formation was starting to crack.

“Fellow Daoist, the situation is urgent!”

“The disaster of destroying sects and nations is looming!”

Master Danqing gritted his teeth and pulled out eleven more spiritual treasures, clearly of higher quality than those before.

Unity of Dao Eighth Stage!

Five spiritual treasures left.

“Still not enough!”

Shangguan Hongtian bit his lip and took out the last postnatal spiritual treasures belonging to the Supreme Imperial Court’s strong ones.

He then glanced at Master Danqing.

At this moment, both had become gamblers.

They had put an enormous bet on Shangguan Huanling and there was no way to retreat now.

If they didn’t press forward, their previous bets would go to waste.

And they could even lose their sect and nation.

They could only double down.

Master Danqing sighed heavily.

Honestly, he was regretting it now.

Is this really the rebirth of a Great Emperor?

It really doesn’t seem like it!

Ugh, but having come this far, he vanished, intending to retrieve all the spiritual treasures from other cultivators of the Mountain River Pagoda Sect.