Conflict Erupts, Yuan Gu Issues a Challenge
"I really want to fight against Imperial Son who Dao Severing, and see what kind of combat power they can unleash when they exhaust the laws within their bloodlines!" Zhou Tong was also looking forward to it.
Imperial Son and Imperial Son are very strong, not only because of their physical strength, but also because their bloodline contains the Great Dao Laws of their fathers.
Although Zhou Tong had once defeated Ji Zi, the Second Layer of Immortal Platform was not the time for the Imperial Son and Imperial Son to unleash their full power. Their true power would be unleashed at the stages of Dao Severing, Saint, Saint King, and Great Sage.
Only in these four stages can they truly unleash the power left in their blood by their parents.
During the Dao Severing stage, no one can create their own scriptures. At this time, having scriptures and secret techniques that are highly compatible with oneself, coupled with the development of one's bloodline, gives the Imperial Son an unparalleled advantage.
This is followed by the stages of Sage, Saint King, and Great Sage.
During this period, some exceptionally talented geniuses created their own scriptures. However, although the scriptures created during this time were 100% compatible with their own personalities, the content of the scriptures was still in its infancy and far from being as perfect as the imperial scriptures cultivated by the Imperial Son.
Moreover, during the stages of Saint, Saint King, and Great Sage, the Imperial Son's son further explored the power within his bloodline, further expanding his absolute advantage.
In the battle for the Emperor's Path, the Imperial Son's advantage has truly reached its peak. The only ones who can truly match the Imperial Son's advantage are peerless geniuses at the Quasi-Emperor stage, or those with physiques such as Chaos Body or Innate Dao Embryo.
Of course, starting from the Quasi-Emperor stage, the advantages of Imperial Son and Imperial Son gradually diminish, becoming fewer and fewer as the stage progresses. Especially at the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven, the advantages that Imperial Son and Imperial Son previously held are very likely to turn into disadvantages.
"I really want to see the power of the Imperial Son at the Dao Severing stage!" Zhou Tong looked forward to fighting the Imperial Son in the future with increasing anticipation.
However, he also knew that if he were to fight the Imperial Son now, he would definitely have to seal his cultivation.
At this point in time, those Imperial Son and Imperial Son are definitely around the Dao Severing- Severing stage. Even if they Dao Severing, they are at most at the second or third level of the Heavenly Realm, which is five or six minor realms lower than mine.
If his cultivation wasn't sealed, he could kill someone with a single slap.
Even if one's cultivation is sealed, one's understanding of higher realms remains, giving one a significant advantage.
The cultivation speed is too fast, which reduces the opportunity to have a fair fight with those Imperial Son and Imperial Son.
To truly pursue the ultimate "fairness," one's cultivation level must be sealed to at least half a level lower than theirs.
"Am I doing something wrong?" Zhou Tong wondered to himself.
Fighting against the older generation of cultivators and fighting against the younger generation of prodigies are two completely different experiences.
The young generation of prodigies often possess an unimaginable spirituality, a talent that older generations of cultivators could not possess.
For true geniuses, this kind of "spirituality" is the most important.
In the battle for the Emperor's Path, why are those geniuses able to grow so rapidly amidst clashes with their peers?
It is precisely because of this "spirituality" that the collision of geniuses among peers—a collision of everyone's "spirituality"—is the easiest way to unleash the potential of geniuses!
In such a collision, all sorts of sparks of wisdom can shine forth; this is a supreme treasure that is hard to obtain when fighting against older generation cultivators who lack "spirituality".
Older generations of cultivators, who rely on years of experience to hone their skills, lack sufficient "spirituality" in their own right. In battle, they lack the kind of "flash of brilliance" that can be used to solve problems. They can only rely on the "experience" accumulated over many years. And "experience" is often universal; after seeing it a few times, the sense of "amazement" disappears.
However, the clash of geniuses is different. The tension of the battle, the boiling blood, and the endless inspiration are what give rise to the most brilliant sparks.
From such sparks, countless unimaginable results can often be obtained.
Some insights and Fortune that are usually difficult to attain can be easily achieved in just a few years through such sparks of inspiration. This is the terrifying power formed by the collision of geniuses' inspirations.
Therefore, an era in which geniuses gather in Lifetime is more likely to give birth to Great Emperor has attained enlightenment.
"Being invincible is so lonely..."
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it so much. Being ahead all the way doesn't necessarily mean I'm lacking in experience! As for flashes of inspiration... my Reincarnation Mirror has seen countless methods, I've never lacked such things, in fact, I have more than enough!" Zhou Tong quickly put aside his worries and continued to drink and chat with the group of bandits.
Inspiration, in fact, is based on the principles and methods of our predecessors. When you have seen enough things, you may be able to weave together one or two principles and methods to create something completely new and reach a new level.
However, Yuan Gu had just arrived and, taking advantage of everyone's attention being on him, immediately spoke up, "The Ten Thousand Races Grand Meeting is about to begin, and the human race has only sent one king, with hardly anyone even worthy of being on stage. It's laughable. Does the human race even have the qualifications to preside over the Myriad Races Assembly?"
Yuan Gu sneered, his face full of indifference, and said, "When the Ancestor King arrives in person at the start of the conference, I'd like to see who among the human race will be able to sit on equal footing with them. Most likely, not a single one will be able to sit at the same table!"
The human race fell silent, everyone daring not to speak out against their anger. The difference in the number of kings present at Jade Pool between the human and Ancient Races was indeed enormous. The human race currently only had one king, Zhou Tong, while the Ancient Races had one or two kings in almost every group—their numbers were simply too great.
"This kind of person has no ability but talks big, he deserves a beating!" Zhou Tong sneered.
Yuan Gu's left eye was a black sun, and his right eye was a blood moon. He immediately raised his eyes, looked at Zhou Tong, and cruelly laughed, "Are you courting death?"
"Hmm!? I didn't notice. So you've already Dao Severing?" Zhou Tong looked Yuan Gu up and down, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He hadn't expected that Yuan Gu had already Dao Severing so early; he thought Yuan Gu would only be able to Dao Severing after the Ten Thousand Races Grand Meeting!
"That's right, I was misled by the original work. The original work never said when Yuan Gu successfully Dao Severing. He only publicly admitted that he had Dao Severing before challenging Ye Fan. But who knows if he held back a trick? These geniuses aren't stupid. Besides, the current era may not be the same as in the original work..." Zhou Tong thought to himself.
The Ancient Races may awaken a year or two earlier than in the original story, because the Jiang Family and Myriad Dragon Nest clashed with Imperial Weapon earlier due to Zhou Tong's influence.
"What? Yuan Gu actually succeeded in Dao Severing?"
Countless Ancient Races cultivators stared at Yuan Gu in shock, never expecting that Yuan Gu had kept his cultivation level so well hidden, and that no one had ever discovered it.
Even the Heavenly Emperor Son standing beside Yuan Gu was somewhat surprised. Not only Zhou Tong, but as far as he knew, his enemy Holy Imperial Son, had also successfully Dao Severing, and now Yuan Gu had also succeeded. It seemed that Huang Xudao was also in seclusion preparing to Dao Severing.
Among his peers, the Heavenly Emperor Son suddenly realized that he had fallen behind!
"After the Ten Thousand Races Grand Meeting, return to seclusion immediately!" While surprised, the Heavenly Emperor Son also felt a sense of urgency. As the son of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, he could not allow himself to fall too far behind his peers.
Yuan Gu's expression was grim as he said, "Human Overlord, do you dare to fight me outside Jade Pool?!"
"You've just Dao Severing, you're no match for me yet. You need at least fifty more years to be barely qualified to fight me now!" Zhou Tong said leisurely.
"Arrogant! The bloodline of the Primordial Emperor is beyond the comprehension of a lowly race like yours. Even if I had just Dao Severing, I could still kill you! I'll ask you one more time: do you dare to fight me?!" Yuan Gu roared, the black sun in his left eye throbbing and the blood moon in his right eye flickering eerily, making him appear like a god or demon.
"Fine, I'll kill you, the eighth-generation descendant of the Emperor Yuan, first, so that you arrogant fools will know that the Ancient Emperor Bloodline you rely on is nothing but a joke, easily defeated!" Zhou Tong glanced at Yuan Gu, too lazy to say anything more, and walked directly out of Jade Pool.
Zhou Tong's sudden movement stunned everyone in the entire Jade Pool.
He accepted the challenge, and the fact that an Ancient Emperor Bloodline was truly going to fight against a human race's Hegemon Body caused a huge uproar.
"Humanity has only one king among us. Today, I will deprive the entire human race of even the right to observe the decisions of our Ancestor King. You, a mere inferior race, should stand obediently and listen to our judgment!"
Yuan Gu, with his hands behind his back, followed closely behind Zhou Tong and walked out of Jade Pool. His body was shrouded in a band of demonic mist, like a demonic wall, as if he were about to sever the three thousand worlds.