187: Chapter 187 The Dao Tree Displays Its Power, the Thousandth Lotus Platform!

The speaker was the Duke of Han, whose status was no less than the Duke of Wei, and his cultivation was at the Seventh Heaven of the Divine Bridge Realm.

The person he mentioned who was faster than Li Junze was none other than Lin Ran!

Following the Duke of Han's gaze, the Duke of Wei's breath suddenly hitched.

He saw Lin Ran's figure appearing on the 732nd lotus platform.

Furthermore, he stayed on each lotus platform for no more than half a second, vanishing in the blink of an eye only to reappear on a further one.

"This..."

The Duke of Wei's expression froze, slack-jawed and in disbelief.

He had seen the performance of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty's Crown Prince since the Shijia Street incident; suddenly Awakening the Five-Clawed True Dragon Physique, defeating various young prodigies, and slapping everyone's faces, he possessed an unstoppable momentum.

But now in this Dragon Pool, Crown Prince Li Junze's performance was far inferior to Lin Ran's.

Lin Ran had already reached beyond the 800th lotus platform.

While Li Junze was still on the 700th platforms.

On the surface, it seemed Li Junze was indeed inferior to Lin Ran.

"Hmph! On these lotus platforms, it's not speed that is being compared, but comprehensive ability."

"Speed alone won't do. The closer one gets to the depths of the Dragon Pool, the stronger the Dragon Might becomes."

"Perhaps on the road ahead, this person might not be as good as Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The Duke of Wei huffed coldly.

The Duke of Han chuckled, simply shaking his head without saying a word.

"Regardless, both the Crown Prince and Prince Consort Lin Ran possess an invincible momentum. And both are prodigies of our Imperial Family. Not bad."

Li Wuqing smiled.

He rarely praised anyone, but those he did were dragons among men, outstanding heroes.

It was clear that in his eyes, both Li Junze and Lin Ran were world-class prodigies.

The only fly in the ointment was that Lin Ran was merely a prince consort and not fully a member of the Imperial Family, which made him sigh with regret.

Fortunately, he had a good daughter. He could use Li Huayin to tie Lin Ran down. Perhaps the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty could even establish some ties with the Feixian Sect.

Currently, it was a turbulent time; having one more ally meant one more path of retreat.

As the Emperor in charge of a dynasty, he naturally thought and considered much more than others.

Inside the Dragon Pool.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Ran had successfully reached the 900th lotus platform.

Upon arriving here, the Dragon Might on his body underwent a substantive transformation; even Lin Ran, with his peerless Physical Body, felt a trace of pressure.

He didn't stop for a moment, continuing to dash forward.

The 910th lotus platform!

The 920th lotus platform!

The 930th lotus platform!

...

Although Lin Ran's speed was gradually slowing down, he remained far ahead of everyone else, the undisputed number one.

Even the highly anticipated Crown Prince Li Junze had only just reached the 900th lotus platform.

"The 990th lotus platform."

Lin Ran looked at the final ten steps before him, his expression calm.

"The 990th lotus platform!"

Countless eyes were fixed on the Seventh Passage, fixed on Lin Ran.

They didn't even dare to breathe loudly, their hearts filled with infinite shock as if stormy waves were churning within.

They all wanted to see if Lin Ran could create a miracle and achieve the feat of the 1,000th step!

One must know that although Lin Ran was only ten steps away, these final ten steps were such that each step felt like a heaven away from the next.

In the past, many young prodigies of the Imperial Family had met their downfall here, unable to advance even half a step further.

But Lin Ran was different; even upon reaching the 990th lotus platform, his face remained calm and his aura steady, showing no sign of pressure.

Thus, they were all looking forward to whether Lin Ran could successfully reach the 1,000th lotus platform!

The Duke of Wei looked at Lin Ran on the 990th lotus platform, his face turning the color of pig liver.

Compared to Lin Ran, Li Junze, who was still struggling on the 953rd lotus platform, was simply far inferior!

His previous remarks supporting Li Junze felt like a loud slap to the face, making him lose face and filling his eyes with uncontrollable killing intent.

He was a member of the Crown Prince's faction and naturally knew that Lin Ran had provoked Li Junze some time ago.

Now, seeing Lin Ran as such a Prodigy and about to complete an unprecedented feat...

He felt that if Lin Ran were allowed to grow further, there truly would be no one left to restrain his momentum.

He worried that Lin Ran would affect the power structure of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty because of this!

To be precise, he worried that Lin Ran would endanger the Crown Prince's status!

Therefore, he could not simply stand by and watch Lin Ran "run wild" in their Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty!

He believed Crown Prince Li Junze also understood this.

Inside the Dragon Pool.

Lin Ran took a deep breath, and with a thought, his dao tree emerged behind him.

His dao tree was a 100,000-foot dao tree, unprecedented and likely never to be seen again!

It was a destiny dao tree with the Great Dao of Destiny as the primary path, supplemented by eight other top-tier Great Daos and the Great Dao of the Sword!

How surging and powerful was its might?!

It could be said that the moment Lin Ran summoned his dao tree, the entire world lost its color!

It was as if even heaven and earth had to submit to his Great Dao!

Swish!

To Lin Ran, these final ten steps seemed to become just a single step away.

With a light stride, he arrived at the 1,000th lotus platform and then put away his dao tree.

Whoosh!

Before his eyes, a phantom of a ferocious dragon head appeared, swallowing him in one gulp and rippling through layers of space.

And with that, Lin Ran's figure vanished from everyone's sight.

"Was that... was that a dao tree?! A 100,000-foot dao tree?!"

"It... it seems so..."

"Have you ever seen a 100,000-foot dao tree?!"

At the moment Lin Ran summoned his dao tree, the nobles and officials present were all dumbfounded.

The Four Great Dukes, the Prime Minister, the Grand Marshal, and the Censorate official were all left in a state of shock.

A 100,000-foot dao tree was a miracle never recorded in ancient history!

In this world, no one had ever been able to cultivate a 100,000-foot dao tree; a 99,999-foot dao tree was the limit, even for the strongest gods and the carefree Immortals!

But now, they had seen a 100,000-foot dao tree, a living miracle. How could they not be shocked?!

"This... as expected of my dynasty's prince consort, as expected of my Seventh Princess..."

Looking at the monstrous Lin Ran, even Li Wuqing lacked the words to describe him.

Genius?

Prodigy?

It seemed these two words paled in comparison to Lin Ran, and were not even worthy of describing him.

"It's a pity Lin Ran wasn't born in my dynasty!"

Li Wuqing sighed with regret.

"However..."

His eyes lit up with a sharp glint.

He still had the Seventh Princess, Li Huayin. He was determined to bind Lin Ran to the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty!!