187: Chapter 187 Having so many children, what's the point? Are they trying to dominate the world with their offspring?

"This... What is Divine Son Wushang trying to do by having so many children? Does he want to dominate the Cangyuan Realm solely through his children?" Hearing these words, many Cultivators from the imperial clans looked with vigilance at Jiang Nianyang, Jiang Ruoxi, Li Hao, and Tushan Qingqing.

It was known that Divine Son Wushang already had six children.

Adding Jiang Tianxing and himself,

that made eight children, all possessing the bearing of Great Emperors.

If they all attained the Emperor Realm and eight Great Emperors arrived hand in hand, just imagining that scene...

...made one feel a chill of terror.

"If it is like this... can we also have our own divine maiden marry Divine Son Wushang?" Some imperial clans pondered inwardly.

They looked at Li Hao, Tushan Qingqing, and Jiang Ruoxi, and the more they looked, the more feasible they felt this method was.

Even though they would be grandsons,

if they attained the Emperor Realm, they would naturally protect their maternal clan, making it quite a good investment.

"Grand-aunt, the situation is looking bad. It seems all the imperial clans have set their sights on Divine Son Wushang," a female Saint of the Ji Clan said to Ji Xiaoqiao.

"It is fine. Our family already has three, so our status cannot be shaken by other imperial clans," Ji Xiaoqiao said with a rather calm expression.

The female Saint of the Ji Clan nodded.

"If push comes to shove, we will have that girl Yuhan work harder with the Divine Son of Jiang," Ji Xiaoqiao said.

"I think that works!" All the Cultivators of the Ji Clan felt it was viable.

The strength displayed by Xie Wushang this time had moved the Cultivators of these Celestial Emperor Families, making them want to tie themselves to the same boat as him.

Outside the battle stage, the thoughts of the Cultivators from various clans surged.

Xie Wushang's gaze swept across the area, locking onto his target for the challenge.

"I challenge the ninety-first-ranked, Great Emperor Piaoxue!" Xie Wushang said.

"Very well!" the artifact spirit spoke, its jade finger pointing lightly, causing ripples to spread across the name ranked ninety-first on the emperor rankings.

Shortly after, a space-time channel manifested there, and a peerless woman dressed in snow-garments, wearing a silver hairpin, and radiating an ethereal, transcendent air stepped out from it. She was none other than Great Emperor Piaoxue, Ji Huanshuang. As she stepped out, chills permeated from beneath her feet,

transforming into a long river that seemed capable of freezing ten thousand li.

Ice crystals spread across the entire Emperor Battle Stage, the Void Realm seemed frozen, and the air stopped flowing.

Only a bone-chilling cold penetrated straight into people's minds and souls.

Not only that, but as the chill spread, even the restrictive light barrier of the Emperor Battle Stage was frozen.

Ice crystals appeared all over the viewing platforms within a radius of a hundred li.

"So cold!"

"This ancient emperor's strength is terrifying!" Many quasi-emperors wore looks of wariness and hastily manifested the power of Law to protect themselves.

Those Saints retreated a hundred li in succession.

"This is an ancient emperor of our clan! She can seal the heavens and the earth with a single thought!" Some Cultivators from the imperial clan wore fervent expressions.

That was a Saint of the Ji Clan.

"The Ji Clan cultivates the Dao of ice and frost... Although slightly inferior to our Ji Clan, she still cannot be underestimated," Ji Xiaoqiao said with a stern expression.

However, the Ji Clan had also produced matchless talents in the past, almost attaining the fruit status of a Celestial Emperor.

When an ancient emperor of this clan made a move, they were not someone ordinary people could rival.

"The Divine Son actually chose an ancient emperor of the Dao of ice and snow!" The people of the Jiang Clan looked towards the Emperor Battle Stage ahead with faces full of curiosity.

On the Emperor Battle Stage,

Great Emperor Piaoxue, Ji Huanshuang, strolled down. Her gaze was disdainful, and her Aura was overbearing, resembling a female emperor overlooking all living beings.

"A mere quasi-emperor dares to challenge me. Truly, you have commendable courage!" Great Emperor Piaoxue glanced at Xie Wushang and said.

"What is your name, and which imperial clan do you come from?" Ji Huanshuang spoke leisurely, her voice carrying the Aura of an expert and a trace of arrogance.

A quasi-emperor could not even fully master the true meaning of imperial arts; how could they spar with an ancient emperor?

After all, even if a Great Emperor's Realm was suppressed, their attainments in the Dao Laws, Divine Abilities, and imperial arts were still far beyond what a quasi-emperor could compare to.

There was an unsurpassable chasm between the two sides.

Furthermore, Great Emperor Piaoxue was an expert ranked in the top hundred of the emperor rankings.

In her view, even Great Emperors might not necessarily be qualified to challenge her!

Let alone a mere quasi-emperor?

"The Jiang Clan, Jiang Wushang, asks Senior for guidance!" Xie Wushang said very calmly, cupping his hands in a salute without being overbearing or subservient.

"Oh, the Jiang Clan!" Ji Huanshuang's beautiful eyes blinked as she looked at Xie Wushang. "Since that is the case, you must be careful."

Obviously, she also held a bit of respect for the Jiang Clan, which was why she showed a little less contempt toward Xie Wushang.

"Please!" Xie Wushang gestured with his hand.

"I attained the Emperor Realm through the Dao of ice and snow, and the strongest imperial art I cultivated is: Frost and Snow Fall, Leaving No Trace Across Ten Thousand Li! Watch closely."

Ji Huanshuang spoke.

As she spoke, her jade finger pointed lightly into the Void Realm towards Xie Wushang ahead.

In an instant, ripples spread around her body, cold mist surged, and the colors of the heavens and earth changed.

The space of the Emperor Battle Stage turned into a freezing ice kingdom, and the temperature plummeted abruptly.

Ice crystals emerged across the battle stage.

In the firmament, frost and snowflakes drifted down.

Every single piece that fell threatened to freeze the heavens and earth.

Caught in the middle of it, Xie Wushang only felt as if he were in an ice cellar, and the blood within his body seemed about to freeze.

Even the Dao Laws seemed to be solidifying.

This Dao of ice and snow had reached an extremely terrifying degree.

He let the heavy snow fall and land on his shoulders.

He let that chill invade him.

He was capturing this Concept and comprehending the Profound Truth within it.

Only by doing so could he understand why other people's imperial arts were so powerful.

A short while later, Xie Wushang clearly felt that there was an ultimate intent within it.

That was the will of Great Emperor Piaoxue, Ji Huanshuang—a Concept that froze the heavens and earth and locked all Laws into ice.

"So that's how it is... The strength of the Dao... lies not in the Dao itself, but in the person!" Xie Wushang suddenly understood.

Even when comprehending the same Dao of ice and snow,

there were still strengths and weaknesses.

The Laws shared the same origin, yet the Divine Abilities they could display had tiers of high and low.

The reason for all this lay entirely in the person.

While Xie Wushang was comprehending the supreme Profound Truth within Great Emperor Piaoxue's imperial art, his body had already been completely frozen.

He stood upon the battle stage like an ice sculpture.

"What is Divine Son Wushang doing? He isn't even defending himself, letting the ice and snow cover his body?"

Many Cultivators from the imperial clans were astonished, not understanding what Xie Wushang was up to.

"Even if he has cultivated a golden body, it doesn't protect against freezing!" Xiao Zhanfei of the Immortal Golden Body Clan said with a frown.

A golden body possessed an unmatched physique capable of resisting imperial artifacts head-on.

However, the Dao of ice and snow was not brute force.

It used extreme cold Qi to seal a person's Meridians and freeze their magical power, making it impossible for their Primordial Spirit and Dao Laws to operate.

Under the extreme cold, consciousness would also be lost.

Thus, with a wave of a hand, a single strike could slay the enemy.

Therefore, people from all the imperial clans did not dare to underestimate the Dao of ice and snow.

"Eh... What is this little fellow trying to do?" The Great Emperor of Ice and Snow wore a look of surprise. Her beautiful eyes narrowed as she looked at Xie Wushang.

The junior before her had asked her for guidance, but after she made her move, he remained unshaken and let the imperial art descend upon him. It was truly bizarre.

"Although the three thousand Daos have strengths and weaknesses, humans are the foundation... If a person is strong enough... even the lowest-ranked Dao can challenge the heavens."

Xie Wushang whispered.

Suddenly, his frozen eyelids twitched, and he opened his eyes.

Within those pupils, flames suddenly blazed fiercely.

A blazing pillar of fire burst forth, and his eyes were like two scorching suns as the ice crystals around his body immediately melted away.

Afterward, Xie Wushang raised his head and looked at Great Emperor Piaoxue.

Looking at the snowflakes drifting all over the sky, he spoke leisurely,

"This imperial art of mine is named: 'Boundless Realm of the Fire Domain... Scorching Sun Illuminating the Eight Desolates... Flames Rise to Burn the Heavens, and No Laws Shall Exist.'"