In that instant, Zhao Cheng understood. They were twin children of sun and moon: as long as one remained alive, the other would not die, though their karma would be synchronized.
Thus, the contract had naturally been formed, and the two Li Nishangs occupied only a single slot.
And according to the contract, if he died, she would die as well.
Within the contract space, the other Li Nishang transformed into light. An unprecedented ninefold fusion descended at this moment!
It seemed that Li Nishang had planned everything from the very moment she first formed the contract.
If she won, then she alone would reign supreme. But if she lost and perished, the Imperial Lord would very likely be killed by Zhao Cheng in his ninefold fusion state. After the Imperial Lord died, although the contract would prevent her from dealing with Zhao Cheng, Zhao Cheng would likewise be unable to deal with her. While neither the Evolution Sequence nor the Divine Dynasty could reach the ultimate end that way, at least the Divine Dynasty would not perish.
Indeed, in the struggle for the Great Dao, it was death or death. But if the two shared one heart and one fate, exceptions could exist.
The one thing Li Nishang had failed to account for was likely the Imperial Lord piercing through the river of time at the most critical moment of the battle.
Zhao Cheng had not foreseen that either.
Above the vault of heaven, Zhao Cheng erupted with immeasurable radiance. Boundless power of order gathered upon him, changing even the robes on his body—from the originally plain white garments into an emperor's ceremonial robes.
The traces of the Evolution Sequence condensed into a crown at his brow, while the power of the Divine Dynasty Sequence became his imperial robes.