High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 1888 - 822: The Demon Monarchs’ Resolution

Chapter 1888: Chapter 822: The Demon Monarchs’ Resolution

“North Mountain, you must be joking.”

“In the Holy Fall Domain, the Cosmic Rules are incomplete, and the talents of the born lifeforms are generally much weaker. How is it possible?”

“A Holy Sea level prodigy?”

“This is unprecedented. Even the dozen or so Sub-Saints who rose before never reached such a standard, at most they could be considered ’Cosmic Level.’” The five recently awakened Demon Monarchs spoke in succession, a hint of disbelief in their voices.

What kind of long ages have they experienced?

Since the Cosmos was opened, they have seen every ascending Sub-Saint, and they have detailed records of every Supreme. Moreover, they possess numerous ancient records left by the Abyssal Originator… this has given them very high standards.

The so-called prodigies are categorized.

In the history of the Cosmos, those in the God King Realm who rival the Emperor Realm Peak level are considered top prodigies, yet even they barely catch the eyes of these Abyss Demon Monarchs. In their hearts, those prodigies can only barely be considered ’Cosmic Level’ prodigies.

Most Cosmic Level prodigies ultimately achieve the rank of Dominator or Supreme, with only a few reaching the Sub-Saint Level.

Higher than the Cosmic Level prodigies is the ’Holy Sea Level,’ which is an even higher tier, representing talents that comprehensively surpass all cultivators born in the Cosmos.

The term Holy Sea is extremely special.

It also signifies that achieving Sub-Saint is a certainty for the other party, and there is a slight chance of achieving the ultimate Eternity in the future!!

“I didn’t really believe it before.” North Mountain Demon Monarch slowly said, “But this time, my consciousness descended into the Cosmos and fought against him… I had no choice but to believe.”

“Consciousness descension into the Cosmos?”

“Such a huge cost? Did you still lose?”

“No wonder you, North Mountain, had to awaken us, your origin power damage must be significant.” The other five Demon Monarchs immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, aware of the high cost of a Demon Monarch’s consciousness descension into the Cosmos.

Not only does the Abyssal Origin consume immensely, but their consciousnesses suffer permanent damage.

“Everyone.”

“This is all the detailed information I’ve gathered on the ’Heart Source Quasi-Saint,’ along with many images. Please take a look.” North Mountain Demon Monarch waved his hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A large number of streams scattered, countless messages flashed through the minds of the five Demon Monarchs, and in front of the six Demon Monarchs, projection screens appeared, showing the scenes of Li Yuan battling with Yun Jing God Emperor, and his eventual mutual destruction with North Mountain Demon Monarch.

Time ticked by.

The five Demon Monarchs gathered information, each silently pondering.

“Such terrifying growth speed.”

“Regarding the Mystery of the Dao, in just a few thousand years, he has actually reached the Ninth Rank Quasi-Saint level. Such a cultivation speed is truly unbelievable in the entire Holy Sea.”

“His Divine Body is also fearsome.”

“This is the Holy Fall Domain, such Eternal Dao progress shouldn’t happen… too fast! Could it be that more than one of his Eternal Paths have reached the Fourth Step?”

“And he is still a Virtual Realm Lifeform? He is a Cosmic Lifeform, based on matter, yet he hasn’t reached Sub-Saint level. How can he cultivate into a Virtual Realm Lifeform?”

“Unreasonable.”

“Even with the help of the Eternal Divine Palace, it shouldn’t be like this… The Eternal Divine Palace has cultivated more than one High Rank Seal Recorder. Who else is as special as this?”

“Truly an anomaly.” The five Demon Monarchs were deeply shocked by Li Yuan’s growth speed; never had any cosmic cultivator been able to achieve this in countless ages.

But immediately!

They raised their doubts, how could a cosmic cultivator’s Eternal Dao progress be so rapid?

You must know!

Each top Eternal Dao, the further it is developed, the slower the cultivation speed becomes, and there is a possibility of misinterpreting the path, especially stepping from the Third Step to the Fourth Step, which is extraordinarily tough… yet Li Yuan’s performance is on par with the realm of the Dominator’s Dao.

In a few thousand years, multiple top Eternal Paths have stepped into the Fourth Step? This is simply unbelievable.

Normally, achieving such a level in a million years would already be considered astonishing.

“I have thought of one possibility.” The sole female Demon Monarch suddenly spoke.

“What?”

“Xue Zhu, what possibility?”

“You followed the master in the past, your outlook is the highest.” Including North Mountain Demon Monarch, all the Demon Monarchs looked at the female Demon Monarch.

The six Demon Monarchs were mostly born after the Abyss was opened, empowered by the Abyssal Originator, therefore their understanding of matters at that level is limited.

Only Xue Zhu Demon Monarch had followed the Abyssal Originator early on.

“The master once said.” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch slowly spoke, “Normal cultivators first open the Eternal Path, gradually developing the Eternal Path to the Fourth Step, seeking harmony points among various top Eternal Paths… then slowly developing to ultimately achieve Harmonization!”

“Two top Eternal Paths harmonized lead to the Quasi-Saint limit, that is Supreme.”

“Three top Eternal Paths harmonized, that is Sub-Saint, a preliminary transcendence.”

“However, the stronger an Eternal Path becomes, the more complete it becomes, making Harmonization increasingly difficult.” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch explained, “Especially for Cosmic Lifeforms who lack eternal guidance, their cultivation path is arduous.”

The other Demon Monarchs couldn’t help but nod.

Across endless ages since the opening of the Cosmos, over a trillion years have passed, and only a dozen Quasi-Saints have emerged, each of whom is extremely talented.

“But the master mentioned, there is another way.”

“And that is early Harmonization.” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch earnestly stated, “At the earliest stage of cultivation, open enough top Eternal Paths and make them integrate… the difficulty of Harmonization will be significantly lower.”

Early Harmonization?

“Xue Zhu.”

“The master is indeed correct. If one can begin harmonizing early, then reaching the eternal stage in the future will be easier, but the difficulty in cultivation during the early stages is much higher.”

North Mountain Demon Monarch directly shook his head and said, “Firstly, like the quasi-saints, most find it hard to bear too many Eternal Daos. If they manage to open up two top-tier Eternal Daos, it’s already quite good… Secondly, if the Eternal Dao realm is too low, the cultivators have a very shallow understanding of it, how can they harmonize?”

“The difficulty of harmonization is ten times or a hundred times harder than reaching the fourth step of any single Eternal Dao.”

The other Abyss Demon Monarchs also nodded.

This path seems to lead to high achievement in the end, but the cultivation conditions are more stringent, and it’s simply not a choice for average cultivators. If chosen, it might end up being a waste of years.

“It is indeed difficult.”

“So, across endless ages, among the geniuses born in the cosmos, there has never been one.” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch spoke softly, “But don’t you think the growth of Heart Source Quasi-Saint seems very similar?”

“His speed of strength enhancement is too exaggerated.”

“We all feel that within such a short time, to evolve multiple Eternal Daos to the fourth step is somewhat unbelievable, but from another perspective… What if the four Eternal Daos he opened are at merely the second or third step level, and he’s only carried out preliminary harmonization?”

“Isn’t it more reasonable?”

“I know, harmonizing four top-tier Eternal Daos is indeed too unbelievable.” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch stated solemnly, “But perhaps he has a greater talent in harmonization?”

Silence filled the space.

North Mountain Demon Monarch and others fell into prolonged silence.

They hadn’t dismissed the possibility of Li Yuan harmonizing… but harmonizing four top-tier Eternal Daos is a path pursued by countless Sub-Saints, yet is difficult to achieve.

More so for a Quasi-Saint who has cultivated for several thousand years? Such thoughts are just too insane.

A long time passed.

“Xue Zhu.” North Mountain Demon Monarch’s voice was hoarse as he slowly spoke, “If your speculation is true, wouldn’t that mean that given time, Heart Source Quasi-Saint is destined to grow into one of the top-tier Sub-Saints?”

There are distinctions among Sub-Saints as well.

Harmonizing three top-tier Eternal Daos makes one a Sub-Saint!

Harmonizing four top-tier Eternal Daos also makes one a Sub-Saint… But the latter’s strength far exceeds the former, and the latter truly has the hope to reach eternity.

And achieving that pinnacle Sub-Saint level, the hardest part is not opening up a fourth Eternal Dao to the fourth step but the harmonization.

“Indeed.”

“If my speculation is true.” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch took a deep breath and said slowly, “The Land of Cosmic Origin is about to enter the ’Origin Calamity’ phase. The Immortal Heaven and Earth won’t pass up this opportunity and will definitely fully support him, which is a major disaster for my abyss.”

Immediately, the other Demon Monarchs quieted down, the so-called origin calamity refers to the time when the Abyssal Sea Sacrifice opens.

In truth, the abyss does not wish for the Abyssal Sea Sacrifice to open… However, even as mighty as the Abyssal Founder, they had a frontrunner advantage in the old Eternal Battle but could not completely control the cosmic origin operations.

The cosmic might is beyond imagination.

The eternal existences can only mobilize some authority.

“If he is allowed to cultivate for another three thousand years, it is indeed a disaster.” North Mountain Demon Monarch said, “This is why I wanted to descend into the cosmos early to kill him, or at least to destroy his hometown cosmic realm… unfortunately, I failed.”

“Now, he probably harbors deeper hostility towards my abyss.”

All the Demon Monarchs knew, North Mountain Demon Monarch’s choice was not wrong.

But having failed, he now has to endure even greater backlash.

Reconciliation? The prospects are bleak… Moreover, there is no word for reconciliation in the abyss’s dictionary; eliminating all threats is the principle of the abyss’s actions.

“I have awakened you.”

“I am thinking whether to use our authority among the Six Great Demon Lords, expending some abyssal origin power, to advance this origin calamity?” North Mountain Demon Monarch said, “If we advance it, Heart Source Quasi-Saint hasn’t reached the Tenth Rank level, and we can at least stall for quite a while.”

“It is a way.”

“We shall make the strong ones of the abyss lineage obstruct him at every layer! We can all have our consciousness descend upon the Land of Cosmic Origin… His hope to reach the Sea of Abyss is much slimmer.” The eyes of many Demon Monarchs shone.

Should we wait for the cosmic operation when the Abyssal Sea Sacrifice opens, Li Yuan’s strength might advance further.

Even if he merely reaches the Supreme Threshold level, it will be a nightmare.

“Xue Zhu, this requires you to carry it out.” North Mountain Demon Monarch looked at Xue Zhu Demon Monarch, who radiated endless allure: “You hold the highest authority.”

“Do you all agree?” Xue Zhu Demon Monarch asked softly.

“Agree!”

“Agree!”

“Agree!”

“Agree!” The other four Demon Monarchs spoke one after another.

“Good!”

Xue Zhu Demon Monarch gently closed her eyes, seeming to communicate with a certain presence, and after a long time, she reopened her eyes, “I have communicated with the Abyssal Will, and can advance the opening of the Abyssal Sea Sacrifice… But the cosmic operation follows its rules, and we cannot fully control the earliest time it may open.”

“Six hundred and sixty years later!”

Xue Zhu Demon Monarch gently closed her eyes, seeming to communicate with a certain presence, and after a long time, she reopened her eyes, “I have communicated with the Abyssal Will, and can advance the opening of the Abyssal Sea Sacrifice… But the cosmic operation follows its rules, and we cannot fully control the earliest time it may open.”

“Six hundred and sixty years later!”

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