Amid endless divine radiance, a figure emerged into the world. His face was handsome, his frame slender, and his blood and vitality shook the universe. The moment his Great Dao manifested, it suppressed all the myriad paths across the heavens. He brimmed with youthful vigor, young to an almost absurd degree.
The entire star domain rejoiced. The Zhuxian Sword Array flew to his side of its own accord, its blades humming with excitement, confusion, and sorrow. It had thought that Heavenly Venerable had returned, only to find that a Saint Spirit had been born instead. In the end, however, it accepted its new master.
After all, he was a Saint Spirit born from the Heavenly Venerable Immortal Platform and had inherited part of Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's Dao Fruit. He could be considered Lingbao's most legitimate successor.
"Highest Clarity Linghao greets you, fellow Daoist!" the Linghao Incarnation said with a smile, holding the Qingping Sword in his hands.
"You and I are one to begin with. Why concern yourself with worldly formalities?" Ji Hao was delighted as well.
With an incarnation who had attained the alternative path to enlightenment, the road ahead had effectively been laid out for him. His future journey was bound to be easy; at the very least, the path to becoming a Great Emperor was already clear of obstacles.
Any Heavenly Prodigy in Shrouding the Heavens would have been wild with joy, but to Ji Hao, this was hardly anything extraordinary. He knew that becoming an emperor was only a beginning. The nine-lifetime path to becoming a Red Dust Immortal still awaited his ascent.
Becoming a Great Emperor was only a small goal!
With the Zhuxian Sword Array circling him and the Qingping Sword in his hands, the Linghao Incarnation possessed six Emperor Weapons in all. In