Taiyi Dao Fruit

If the fluctuation of consciousness had a speed, then Jiang Li's speed of divine thought must have reached the speed of light.

He had a vague sensation in his heart, and his divine thought suddenly transcended some limit at this moment, suddenly he felt something.

It was like being in the midst of terrifying waves, the endless radiance was no longer a scene to behold, but turned into a force that could assault his divine thought. With countless images flickering, information and radiance bombarded Jiang Li's consciousness simultaneously.

"Emperor's Ultimate World, Three Elements Return to One."

Jiang Li silently operated the Three Emperors' Merits he had created. His divine thought materialized as if taking form, the Three Elements combined, entrusting the force washing over his divine thought to his physical body and True Qi as well.

The Heavenly Eye also stimulated to its extreme limit, and a ship-shaped vertical eye opened amidst the stream of light, penetrating the waves of information until—finally—

'Found it!'

Jiang Li "saw" the Emperor.

In the midst of this tide of radiance, there was a still space, like a rock steadfastly rooted.

The Emperor was there, maintaining the same posture as his external figure, an old visage as if on the verge of death, yet still clinging to a thread of life.

And when Jiang Li "saw" him, the Emperor's eyes also flitted with movement, a bit of focus appeared.

"The remnants of the Feng family?"

"Whoever you are, you are Heaven's aid to me!"

The fluctuation of thought was filled with elation; instantaneously, a vast divine thought took the form of an imperial image, towering as if it could support the heavens. A massive hand stretched through the stream of light, reaching for the vertical eye that Jiang Li had become.

"Kneel!"

The fluctuation of thought revealed divine power, the capacity of the Oral Heavenly Constitution within the thought also manifesting a degree of might. The will to submit appeared out of nowhere in Jiang Li's consciousness, wishing to make him comply and allow that giant hand to seize him.

The hand was as agile as reaching for the moon in the water, but as it neared, the unyielding will of supreme authority bore down like the sky about to fall, brutally crushing his mind.

Even when sealed, a supreme being is still a supreme being, especially now as Jiang Li faced the Emperor, who possessed a dominating presence. Moreover, since this moment was the manifestation of divine thought, it lacked the decrepitude associated with the physical body.

This hand, seemingly on the verge of catching the vertical eye, the Emperor's fluctuation of thought showed even more delight.

But just at this critical juncture, an invisible and colorless sword light shot out from the vertical eye, directly piercing the giant hand.

The Heavenly Escape Sword Intent cuts thoughts and eradicates intent, the thoughts of submission in his mind were cleaved away, and with that, the oppressive exclusive will was also shattered. The sword light soared to the heavens, striking the giant hand and causing both parties' divine thoughts to tremble.

It seemed like a clash between sword and palm, but in reality, it was a collision of thoughts. The sword and palm were but forms; the crux was the contest of the strength of the essence of divine thought.

However, it was this direct clash of essences that saw the Emperor's divine thought not gaining the upper hand.

Even though he only let a fraction of his divine thought through while still being sealed, he should not meet resistance, he was normally unchallengeable.

But now the fact was before him.

The only possibility—

"Your Majesty, you have grown weaker."

Jiang Li's divine thought rippled, sending his discovery as Sword Intent into the other's consciousness, "Now you're even weaker than before you were sealed."

At least at that time, the Emperor had faced the attacks of Tianxuan, Mo Sect Master Mo Xuankong, and Imperial College Sacrificial Officer Mo Yiling without being at a disadvantage, and it took the combined efforts of other powerhouses to seal the Imperial City and restrict the Emperor Dao Fruit in order to defeat him, but now, his divine thought was weaker than then.

Because he had weakened.

Heaven had been injured, and it seemed that the Emperor Dao Fruit was also affected. After all, the Emperor's power as a supreme being came entirely from the Dao Fruit.

Of course, there was also the factor of the current plight of Liangzhou Province.

The vertical eye transformed, revealing Jiang Li's figure, with the Innate Eight Sceneries manifesting around him.

"It's you! The young one from the Jiang family!"

The Emperor's divine thought detected Jiang Li's figure, feeling a sense of absurdity. If his memory served him correctly, this figure should be a new disciple taken in by Tianxuan, Jiang Li, a nobody.

How insignificant?

Had it not been for his apprenticeship with Tianxuan, the Emperor wouldn't have even known such a person existed.

Even then, it took Jiang Li making quite a stir in the Divine Capital to catch the Emperor's eye.

But now, this minor figure actually dared to confront him, and even in the clash of Divine Thoughts, he was not at a disadvantage. For a moment, the Emperor wondered if a hundred years had passed outside.

The initial collision made the Emperor realize how troublesome Jiang Li was, but having been sealed for so long, and finally grasping a lifeline, he wouldn't give up no matter how thorny the situation.

The massive imperial figure advanced through the stream of light, manifesting mountains and rivers within, the immense weight of thousands of miles of Jiangshan combined in a single form.

It bore some resemblance to the Heavenly Monarch's Body of Ten Thousand Transformations, but lacked the perplexing myriad of changes, holding instead the weight of "I Am the Country," with Jiangshan and Sheji contained within one body.

"The Three Emperors agree, the Three Kings align."

Jiang Li's figure simultaneously retreated to form three shadows, each embodying the aura of the Three Emperors, then in an instant merged back into Jiang Li's body, emitting an aura that penetrated Heaven and Earth; Sword Light revealed the Eight Trigrams Image as he slashed out with his sword.

Thoughts as fast as the speed of light, and the Emperor's response was just as swift. With a shake of his arm, he pushed out his palm, forcefully sweeping across rivers for ninety-thousand miles, Unresistable.

Boom!

It was as if thunder exploded in their consciousness, with the collision of palm and sword, will against will, causing both their minds to tremble.

Jiang Li's figure was on the verge of shattering, then suddenly healed, bolstered by support from his original form, his Divine Essence never running dry, making a complete collapse unlikely. He let out a long howl, merging completely with the Innate Eight Sceneries and charged at the Emperor.

Heaven collapsed, the earth sunk, the wind swept, the thunder struck, water flooded, fire scorched, mountains crumbled, marshes eroded; the Eight Sceneries and Eight Catastrophes continuously bombarded.

"I am a sovereign of ten-thousand chariots, blessed with Longevity and Eternal Prosperity."

The Emperor's figure became somewhat vague, for his Physical Body was sealed and couldn't constantly be supported like Jiang Li's. Still, with the power of Oral Heavenly Constitution to bolster his Divine Thought, his thoughts flowed unceasingly, his palms swung to cleanse layers of calamities.

The clash of thoughts happened at the speed of light, the continuous confrontation delivering heavy blows to both their spirits.

Each instant, their consciousness faced thunderous assaults, threatening to burst, yet again pulled together. Jiang Li elevated his Divine Skills of Carefree Travel to fourth-rank; his heart as vast as Heaven and Earth, unshaken by the Emperor's imposing will, readily accepting it.

After several exchanges, the Emperor suddenly realized his Divine Thought might disintegrate first.

Upon realizing this, the Emperor's innate body forcefully channeled all his remaining strength, causing his Divine Thought's manifested form to surge. His body transforming, a piece of Heaven was about to rise up through the stream of light.

"Qian Form Heaven."

The ultimate manifestation of "Form Tomb," the expanse of Heaven stretched, pausing the flowing radiance, and in an instant engulfed Jiang Li underneath.

But just then, Jiang Li let out a light chuckle with a full moon rising behind him, revealing a graceful figure within.

He too transformed his body, becoming a Great Sun rising alongside the moon, with both Sun and Moon under Heaven, illuminating the vast sky.

Boom!

A splendid glow burst within the stream of light, the Sun and Moon simultaneously shook Heaven, shattering the Emperor's transformed Heaven, Divine Thought bursting apart into countless streaks of light.

"Gongsun Yuanxi!"

The Emperor's thoughts roared, the fury echoing without cease.

The Sun and Moon too faded away simultaneously, and the two streams of Divine Thought withdrew from the light.

"Heaven indeed suffered damage."

Jiang Li withdrew the light of the Heavenly Eye, saying.

"Then we can't use the Oath of Heaven to deal with Earth Uncle."

Behind him, Tianxuan gently lifted his hand from Jiang Li's back, speaking indifferently, "We need to take the initiative to attack now."

Originally, Jiang Li planned to wait for Earth Uncle to attack and use Heaven's Punishment to eliminate him. Even if Earth Uncle had learned the Yin Talisman Scripture and mastered the Avoiding Tribulation Technique, Jiang Li had ways to deal with it. After all, he'd previously faced the Heavenly Monarch and gained an understanding of such Magic Doors.

But now, with Heaven damaged, plans had to change.

With a word from each, the plan was revised, showing perfect understanding between them.

The Princess watched Jiang Li and Tianxuan, also sensing the harmonious Qi Mechanism between the two, and slowly widened her eyes.

No way, is he really going for a May-December romance?!