Void Shattering Emperor

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

The realm’s defining power is not merely void traversal, but control over a Great Dao. A Void Shattering Emperor’s strength, endurance, and authority rise with the percentage of Great Dao power they comprehend and wield. 553 589

The third and sixth levels are recognized hurdles in cultivation. Beyond the sixth level, each further advancement becomes increasingly difficult; the ninth level, associated with 90% Great Dao control, is an especially severe barrier. 589

Void Shattering Emperors are strategic resources important enough to influence the decisions of empires. After Chen Fan killed eighty-three Great Xi Dynasty emperors, the Xi Emperor chose negotiation over immediately escalating the conflict, partly because of the loss of such valuable combatants. 611

Abilities & Characteristics

Void Shattering and Void Traversal

All Void Shattering Emperors possess a body capable of interacting directly with space.

• They can shatter the surrounding void with a thought. 553
• They can merge their bodies with the void and move through it without ordinary resistance. 553
• Their movement through space is considered a basic realm technique rather than their principal combat method. 553

Great Dao Control

A practitioner’s true power comes from the Great Dao they comprehend.

• Great Dao mastery is identified as the realm’s most powerful method. 553
• Higher percentages of Great Dao control correspond to higher realm levels and greater combat capability. 602 618 625
• The Great Dao itself can determine a practitioner’s potential; Chen Fan’s Great Dao of Force is described as the foremost of the Three Thousand Great Daos. 580 618

Reconstruction and Great Dao Protection

Void Shattering Emperors are exceptionally difficult to kill once their Great Dao power is established.

• Their bodies can be reconstructed after destruction so long as their connection to the Great Dao remains intact. 592 610
• A defeated emperor can generally escape through the void, making capture and execution difficult. 592
• The Dao Principles within their bodies act as containers for Great Dao power; destroying those principles destabilizes their cultivation. 592

Great Dao Baptism

Great Dao Baptism is a rapid advancement method used by Chen Fan.

• Ten thousand strands of Great Dao Origin allow one Great Dao Baptism. 576
• Chen Fan repeatedly obtains Great Dao Source by killing Void Shattering Emperors, then uses it to advance through the realm. 592 612 636
• His progression demonstrates that Great Dao Source can replace long periods of ordinary Dao comprehension when sufficient resources are available. 580 636

Weaknesses and Counters

Despite their resilience, Void Shattering Emperors can be killed through methods that sever their Dao-based recovery.

• Sealing heaven and earth can prevent escape and isolate a target from the Great Dao. 592 610
• A target can be destroyed by repeatedly dispersing the Great Dao power in its body after suppressing it. 592
• Chen Fan’s Martial Stele can shatter Dao Principle containers, causing a Void Shattering Emperor’s Great Dao power to collapse or dissipate. 592
• Without Dao Principles and Great Dao power, a Void Shattering Emperor can be reduced below the combat capability of a God King. 592

Known Practitioners

• Angel Queen — Used a Nine Revolutions Emperor Breakthrough Pill and entered the Void Shattering Emperor realm after nine days and nights of seclusion. 553
• Zhou Zhao — Became a Void Shattering Emperor after inheriting the Star Cosmic Emperor’s legacy; she commands 50% of the Starry Great Dao and refines the Chaos Artifact Star Palace. 580 581
• Chen Fan — Entered the realm through the Great Dao of Force, rapidly progressed through its levels using Great Dao Baptisms, and eventually surpassed the realm’s limit. 581 592 652
• Shadowless God Emperor — Commands 80% of the Shadow Great Dao and specializes in concealment, entanglement, and preventing enemy emperors from escaping. 603 605
• Blood Slaughter God Emperor — A peak Void Shattering Emperor who fought Chen Fan evenly when Chen Fan was at the sixth level, but withdrew rather than risk confronting the Chaos Artifact Star Palace. 614

Realm in the Story

• The emergence of Void Shattering Emperors marks the point at which Chen Fan becomes a threat to the established powers of Treasure Bottle Continent. 581 589
• Chen Fan’s Martial Stele overturns the usual balance of the realm by giving him a reliable means to permanently kill opponents who would ordinarily be protected by Great Dao-based reconstruction. 592
• The Martial Emperor Hall expands by killing hostile emperors, recruiting Human Race God Kings, and helping them enter the Void Shattering Emperor realm through alchemy. 593 602 633
• The Celestial Emperor’s Treasure Vault suppresses all entrants to the Ninth Heaven Void Shattering Emperor realm, making combat talent, physique, Great Dao quality, and artifacts decisive. 643 644
• The realm ultimately serves as the final major threshold before the Supreme God-Emperor and Cosmic Emperor stages. 652 688