141: Battle of the Heavenly Monument

The 'Heavens' here refer to the Heavenly Dao!

After a Heavenly Emperor-level being condenses an Innate Dharma Body, they can use it to sense the Heavenly Dao. Once sensed, the Heavenly Dao will manifest a Heavenly Dao Stele representing itself. At that point, imprinting the Innate Dharma Body onto the Heavenly Dao Stele allows for a Breakthrough to the God-Emperor Realm.

This step seems simple but is incredibly difficult. If the condensed Innate Dharma Body is too weak, it will be hard to successfully imprint it onto the Heavenly Dao Stele, and the being will suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

At best, they will be severely injured; at worst, they will die on the spot.

Therefore, many Heavenly Emperor-level beings dare not attempt a Breakthrough without absolute confidence.

However, Xu Qing was full of confidence.

At this moment, Xu Qing sat cross-legged in the Ancient Time Land. The surrounding Spiritual Qi frantically converged, forming a massive vortex of Spiritual Qi.

A powerful Aura emanated from him, as if he had merged with the entire world.

Xu Qing's body began to shine with brilliant light. A Dharma Body, identical to him and permeated with Innate Qi, slowly floated out from his Dantian.

The appearance of the Innate Dharma Body caused the entire Void Realm to tremble.

Xu Qing's surrounding Aura also became immensely powerful at this moment, as if he had already become the Dominator of this world.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Just then, a massive crack suddenly appeared in the sky, and a mysterious light shot out from it.

Within the light, a ten-thousand-zhang Dao Stele, imprinted with countless marks, slowly descended, radiating boundless Heavenly Dao Pressure.

The descent of the Heavenly Dao Stele plunged the entire Void Realm into silence.

And at the moment the Heavenly Dao Stele descended, Xu Qing also received some information about it.

There are countless beings in the world, and an innumerable amount of God-Emperor Realm cultivators. Naturally, a ten-thousand-zhang Heavenly Dao Stele cannot possibly imprint the God-Emperor Will of every God Emperor in the world.

The God Emperor imprints on this Heavenly Dao Stele, starting from a hundred zhang, represent all God Emperors from the Zhengyuan Territory and the other four Saint-Grade Territories.

He took a deep breath, and his Aura instantly erupted. A powerful force surged from him, rushing into the Innate Dharma Body.

The Innate Dharma Body, carrying boundless pressure, charged towards the Heavenly Dao Stele, intending to imprint its mark.

However, the Heavenly Dao Stele seemed to sense Xu Qing's intention and instantly unleashed a Supreme Divine Light. The countless imprints on the Heavenly Dao Stele suddenly came alive, transforming into various forms of beings.

At the same time, Supreme Heavenly Dao Pressure descended, continuously pressing down on Xu Qing's Innate Dharma Body.

This was the obstruction of the Heavenly Dao. To achieve a Breakthrough and imprint the Innate Dharma Body onto the Heavenly Dao Stele, one must withstand the Heavenly Dao Pressure and battle the God Emperor Will imprinted upon it.

Xu Qing looked at the topmost position on the Heavenly Dao Stele. There, a massive Dharma Body, even more dazzling than other God Emperor Dharma Bodies, looked down upon Xu Qing and the other emperors with a lofty demeanor.

Battle Intent gleamed in Xu Qing's eyes. That position belonged to him!

If an outsider were to hear this, they would surely think Xu Qing was arrogant.

After all, an imprint on the Heavenly Dao Stele signifies at least a God Emperor Early Stage being.

The imprint condensed by this Innate Dharma Body also increases as the being's cultivation improves.

Most beings condense Innate Dharma Bodies with the Battle Intent of a Heavenly Emperor Early Stage. Therefore, it's impossible to reach the top with an Innate Dharma Body of that level.

Even reaching the one-thousand-zhang position would be an incredible feat.

But he was Xu Qing. The Innate Dharma Body he condensed had already reached the Peerless Heavenly Emperor Realm in Battle Intent.

Furthermore, during this process, the Heavenly Dao would manifest all the real-world means of a being based on their information.

In other words, weapons, Divine Abilities, and Laws that beings in the outside world could use could be manifested through the power of the Heavenly Dao for the Innate Dharma Body to use.

Xu Qing possessed the Chaos Dao Body, various powerful Divine Abilities, and so many Emperor and Saint-Grade weapons. Although he could only unleash less than one-thousandth of their power, it was more than enough to claim the top spot on the Heavenly Dao Stele.

"Kill!"

A silent roar erupted. Xu Qing's Innate Dharma Body broke through the layers of Heavenly Dao Pressure and ascended to the one-hundred-zhang mark on the Heavenly Dao Stele, engaging the God Emperor imprints of the first layer.

If a being couldn't overcome this first hurdle, it meant the Breakthrough failed. If the Innate Dharma Body was destroyed, the being would also be annihilated by the Heavenly Dao in reality.

Because the Heavenly Dao had been observing since the moment the Heavenly Dao Stele descended, whether one retreated in fear or their Innate Dharma Body perished, the Heavenly Dao would mercilessly strike them down.

Boom boom boom!

With an overwhelmingly powerful stance, Xu Qing instantly defeated countless Innate Dharma Bodies, triggering a fierce energy fluctuation that shook the entire space.

These defeated or destroyed Innate Dharma Bodies, under the power of the Heavenly Dao, transformed back into imprints and returned to their original positions.

As Xu Qing's Innate Dharma Body continuously ascended, the Innate Dharma Bodies it encountered became stronger. However, within one thousand zhang, they were all at the Heavenly Emperor level, with the strongest being at the Peerless Heavenly Emperor level.

Facing these Innate Dharma Body attacks, Xu Qing was at ease. In a short while, he defeated a host of Peerless Heavenly Emperors and ascended beyond the one-thousand-zhang mark on the Heavenly Dao Stele.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, the Innate Dharma Body's body sank, and the Heavenly Dao Pressure increased significantly, which, of course, applied to other Innate Dharma Bodies as well.

From one thousand zhang to three thousand zhang, the Battle Intent was at the God Emperor Early Stage.

Facing these Innate Dharma Bodies, Xu Qing did not retreat. A terrifying Aura erupted from him as he confronted them.

Each Divine Ability he unleashed shattered Innate Dharma Bodies; each time the Hun Yuan Seal descended, large numbers of Innate Dharma Bodies were crushed.

"Who is it? So powerful! To shatter this Emperor's Innate Dharma Body on his first ascent to the Heavenly Dao Stele!"

In the depths of an ancient Sect in the Xuanluo Upper Domain, a powerful being opened his eyes.

The moment his Innate Dharma Body was destroyed, he received a piece of information.

One must know that his cultivation had reached God Emperor Early Stage Perfection, and the Battle Intent of his Innate Dharma Body had also reached God Emperor Early Stage, yet it was shattered by someone.

At the same time, within the five Saint-Grade Territories, including the Zhengyuan Territory, countless God Emperors simultaneously sensed their Innate Dharma Bodies being shattered.

"A Prodigy has appeared, shattering the Heavenly Dao Stele up to one thousand zhang on his first attempt at imprinting a God Emperor mark!"

"No! He's already reached two thousand seven hundred zhang!"

A God Emperor Middle Stage Martial Artist said in disbelief. Just moments ago, his Innate Dharma Body was shattered.

"Three thousand zhang!"

Just then, a God Emperor who had been immersed in the God Emperor Middle Stage for many years said bitterly.

"What!"

Countless God Emperors and stronger cultivators were shocked.

Because when they first ascended, they were below one thousand zhang. Their current positions were achieved by slowly fighting their way up in the later stages.

That's right, even after becoming a God Emperor, the ranking on the Heavenly Dao Stele can be improved. This is because for every certain rank increase, one receives a certain Heavenly Dao Luck blessing.

Under the Heavenly Dao Luck blessing, not only does cultivation Breakthrough faster, but one also receives the favor of Luck, gaining certain benefits.

Unfortunately, everything that happens on the Heavenly Dao Stele, unless the battle ends or a being surpasses the Heavenly Dao exists, cannot be investigated. They can only contact their friends to deduce Xu Qing's position.

And Xu Qing's subsequent achievements also shocked them immensely. As he continuously battled, his Innate Dharma Body ascended to higher and higher positions.

Three thousand zhang!

Four thousand zhang!

Five thousand zhang!

...This also attracted more and more attention. They couldn't imagine what kind of Prodigy could break through layers of blockade and still continue.

"Nine thousand zhang!"

Just then, a shocking piece of news came from the Guyang Territory. As soon as the news broke, the Martial Artists of the Five Great Territories were shaken. Even Martial Artists from other Saint-Grade Territories heard about it and traveled to the Five Great Territories.

Everyone understood that they were about to witness the emergence of a young True King.

Because above nine thousand zhang, there were only twenty-one individuals. These individuals were all Supreme God Emperor-level beings in reality, and not just ordinary Supreme God Emperors. These twenty-one were powerful beings capable of defeating Peak Half-Saints.

Thus, the Innate Dharma Bodies they formed were also extremely powerful, enough to defeat newly ascended Half-Saints.

And just now, Xu Qing's Innate Dharma Body had defeated the twenty-first strongest individual. This person's identity was not simple; he was a Supreme God Emperor from an ancient great Sect in the Zhengyang Territory, and three million years ago, he was already a Supreme God Emperor.