Jiang Hao's own strength had already reached the early Golden Core stage. Because he cultivated with Hit-Girl, the strength of his soul had even reached the high Golden Core level. But according to Laoshan's Divine Summoning Art, his current strength only allowed him to summon gods at the Star Lord level to descend and possess him.
For instance, Old Daoist Xuanji and True Lord Yuheng corresponded to Star Lord Xuanji and Star Lord Yuheng among the Northern Dipper's Seven Stars.
But within the Heavenly Court, Star Lords could at most be considered department-level officials, perhaps even deputy department-level. Emperor Qin Guan, on the other hand, was at the vice-national level. Their cultivation and strength were separated by far more than a few tiers. Summoning Emperor Qin Guan carried enormous risks for Jiang Hao.
Yet he could only summon Emperor Qin Guan—or rather, Emperor Qin Guan was the only one he dared summon. The path to immortality was now blocked, and baleful energy filled this world. If he summoned other Star Lords, Heavenly Lords, Divine Venerables, and the like, there was a ninety-nine percent chance they would ignore him. Jiang Hao did not dare gamble.
The odds of losing were simply too great.
The only one he was confident he could summon was Emperor Qin Guan. His City God official position had been bestowed by Emperor Qin Guan, and every time he contracted ghost demons, he had also summoned Emperor Qin Guan. This showed that Emperor Qin Guan was not afraid of descending to the lower realm.
But for him, summoning Emperor Qin Guan into the lower realm might be more than his soul could bear. If he could not endure it, his soul might burst apart. At best, his soul would be severely injured; at worst, he would suffer complete