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Chapter 1460: Chapter 355: The Heavenly Dao Is Impartial

As the Immortal Guard Commander announced, the final spots of the Hundred Strong Ranking for the Southern Domain Battle were settled. Then, a golden list emerged, stretching ten thousand zhang, displaying golden names of those who ranked in the South Domain’s Hundred Strong.

"This is the Hundred Strong List, ranks are not sequential. Next is the contest among the hundred strong, chosen randomly by the Heavenly Dao Laws for paired duels!"

The Immortal Guard Commander stood before the Hundred Strong List, revealing his Dharma Aspect, with a body of a hundred zhang, appearing highly imposing.

"This time, among the hundred strong, although some disciples bear water, protected by others to rank among the hundred strong, fortuitous chance and destiny are part of one’s strength too. Their entry into the hundred strong is fate’s arrangement!"

The Original Venerable Empress looked at the ten Emperor Platforms. Many eliminated disciples appeared unwilling. In terms of pure strength, some could indeed rank among the hundred strong, but unfortunately, their destiny was lacking.

And reaching their realm, they value destiny greatly as it’s something challenging to completely control and comprehend.

The Destiny Origin City shatters, Tao disappears, only the Immortal Emperor can touch.

"The battle for the top ten this time should be quite interesting."

Emperor Tianzhao smiled and remarked, already noticing that aside from the Emperor Clan and two Supreme Disciples, many others would fiercely vie for the top ten spots.

While they conversed, countless people from various Immortal Dynasties also showed anticipation.

"Our Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Tower, only three entered, except for Junior Sister Qing Ying, only two others barely combined efforts to break in."

Elsewhere, in the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Tower, many disciples showed difficult expressions.

The contention among the hundred strong was fiercer than imagined. Among the True Immortal Realm disciples, although some had extremely strong combat power, the Royal Family members from other Immortal Dynasties were overwhelmingly powerful.

"Hmph."

Tian Hongyi saw the woman on Li Hao’s Emperor Platform with a grim look.

"Damn it, Zi Yin and his group only snatched three spots."

Elsewhere, in the Yun Jin Royal Family, many members appeared gloomy.

Though they contended, originally, five hoped to enter the hundred strong, but after being driven off the Emperor Platform by Li Hao and vying elsewhere, they secured only three spots.

"Today, the first round of drawn duels begins!"

The Immortal Guard Commander scanned the area, proclaiming boldly, "Let’s invite the Supreme to select using the Heavenly Dao Laws!"

As his words fell, everyone’s gaze landed on the magnificent Dharma Aspect of the Heavenly Palace Venerable.

The Heavenly Palace Venerable looked calm yet seemed to encompass heaven and earth, surrounded by auspicious aura spanning ten thousand zhang, enthralling all observers.

He casually raised a hand, pointing toward the sky.

In an instant, divine haze of ten thousand dao erupted, the clouds in the sky retreated, as if the Heaven’s Gate opened, revealing a deep vortex.

As the vortex appeared, an indescribable aura of vast majesty descended upon the entire mountain range, even reflecting through Boundary Stones, manifesting throughout the Southern Domain.

Innumerable people from Immortal Cities felt a trembling unease, akin to facing Royal Family majesty, or rather, thousands of times more intimidating feeling, causing all, whether human or demon, including fierce beasts in the wilderness, to involuntarily bow and lay on the ground.

In the clouds, Emperor Chu and other emperors shed their casual demeanor, their expressions unprecedentedly serious.

The Heavenly Dao Laws can be casually wielded only by Immortal Emperors; this is the ultimate realm they all aspire to reach!

On the Emperor Platform, Li Hao and other competing disciples, who initially stood with unique poise, looked astonished, with many unable to help but sit or crouch.

Only very few barely stood in place, yet their eyes couldn’t maintain calm, revealing awe and fervor.

Li Hao looked solemnly at the vortex in the sky, feeling that aura similar to the Celestial Venerable’s will touched after his Extreme Realm transformation to Immortal.

The Heavenly Dao Infant within him seemed restless, about to burst out.

In the supreme realm of Dao Heart, lies the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart, and at this moment, a saying emerged suddenly in Li Hao’s mind.

The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treating all beings as straw dogs.

Upon feeling this serene majestic and infinite profound aura, he suddenly gained deeper insight into this saying.

Here, merciless doesn’t mean unrighteousness, quite the opposite, it means impartiality!

The Heavenly Dao regards all beings as equal, all things identical, unbiased.

Merciful equality is not merciful!

"The sea embraces a hundred rivers, vast is heaven and earth, only by being merciless, can it encompass all, tolerate all..."

Li Hao sensed enlightenment like a revitalizing awareness, feeling his Dao Heart vaguely undergo refinement.

Wind and rain, flowers and grass, myriad manifestations in the world; if lenient to flowers and grass, then merciless to birds and beasts, specific mercy is favoritism, is selfishness!

"The Heavenly Dao encompasses all, only merciless..."

Li Hao gazed at the vortex, lost in thought.

He mastered the Nine Sequences Origin, but only the Five Paths Origin reached that Emperor Road, fusing the Sword Dao of the Five Extremes Immortal Emperor.

Yet, fusion of Nine Paths was unattainable.

Previously, the Nine Flower Immortal Seal integrated nine paths into the sword, but still was favoritism, eight paths subsidiary, Sword Dao dominant.

This is not merciless.

"All beings are masters, all beings are not masters..."

Thoughts continuously surged in Li Hao’s mind, his body undergoing unobtrusive change, the power of Nine Sequences quietly merging within him.

While countless people in the Southern Domain Immortal Dynasty knelt before this Heavenly Dao aura, with the Seven Emperors in the clouds all solemn-faced, nobody noticed the youth on the Emperor Platform with eyes afire, entering an epiphany.

At this moment, from the vortex, strands of gold light descended, these lights converged, transforming into phantoms of Li Hao and other hundred strong contenders.