A massive palm stretched toward Dao Sword! Within Boundless, both Director General Zhao and the old turtle colored with dismay. This was a blow that neared exalted emperor. Their bodies began fracturing even before they drew near it; it was impossible to hold off. Although Dao Sword’s strength had improved immensely, it didn’t look like he would be able to stand against Zheng Yu either! Celestial Pole could stop the man, but he didn’t choose to do so. Zheng Yu raised an eyebrow when he registered the lack of response from the Initial Martial senior. You’re not stopping me? Then again, Celestial Pole might not be able to match him after he combined his two selves together. If Dao Sword had recovered as well and reintegrated himself with the sword-bearing man, then he would be a problem. But given the lack of that development and Celestial Pole abstaining from interfering... Dao Sword wouldn’t be able to do much against the combined Zheng Yu even if he recovered his memories. The thought flashed through Zheng Yu’s mind while his palm descended. He didn’t intend to kill the old turtle and others, he just wanted to grab Dao Sword and snuff the life out of him. Zheng Yu had once suspected whether Dao Sword was Li Daoheng or not, but when the river of chaos was devoured, sword intent emanated from the man with a sword on his back and Dao Sword grew stronger instead. That was confirmation that Dao Sword was Li Daoheng’s reincarnated self. He also had the Teacher Sword, a treasure that automatically recognized the young man as its master as soon as it appeared. All of that was further proof. Li Daoheng was another enormous threat. He would become Zheng Yu’s greatest challenge if he wasn’t disposed of! Far off in Battle Heaven, the Ninth Division leader looked on urgently! If Li Daoheng had reincarnated early on, then that meant he wasn’t necessarily the traitor. Then they were still brothers, and he was about to die! As anxious as the Ninth Division leader was, there was nothing he could do! The only one who could stop Zheng Yu was Celestial Pole, but the latter chose to simply watch the proceedings. This completely baffled and alarmed Li Daozong. Why wasn’t the Initial Martial senior doing anything?? If his elder brother wasn’t the traitor, then he could fight with them after he seized back his past self! The combined Zheng Yu was extremely strong; his presence infinitely approached exalted emperor. Celestial Pole ignored the Ninth Division leader’s pleading look. He’d wanted to intervene, but had to stop for a more pressing matter. The cat’s eyes shifted beneath the lids before opening. A person seemed to appear within them—Li Hao! Li Hao’s mind was in a bit of a disarray, but he knew that he was alive. Just when the last vestiges of his consciousness were about to be erased, the cat awoke. He was promptly tossed into the cat’s mental sea, a sea of purest mental strength. The cat was as if a newly born child. There weren’t too many thoughts in its mind, further highlighting how pure the mental sea was. It was curious about everything and truly seemed to be a very kind cat. It stopped devouring Li Hao the moment it opened its eyes. Right now, he was looking at the world through its eyes! The young man looked at Zheng Yu, Dao Sword, Celestial Pole, and the man with a sword on his back. Thanks to the cat’s eyes, he saw much that he didn’t see before. Orıginal content can be found at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩 Zheng Yu and Li Daoheng... had truly exercised their schemes to the maximum. Why go to those steps? Was there a need for that? Li Hao made his move—no, the cat made its move. Li Hao seemed to be one with the cat. He appeared over the skies of Boundless. He reached out with a claw! The void split open and a bloody gash appeared on Zheng Yu’s arm. His eyes widened as he looked at the cat. “You’ve awakened?” He took another look at the cat, then at the sky. “Are you Li Hao or the projection of the Ash Emperor?” “What do you think?” came Li Hao’s voice. “You took possession of the Ash Emperor’s projection?” Zheng Yu gasped. “You’ve got some nerve!” “Wrong, not possession, I’m just borrowing the cat’s body. Do you think I have as much time on my hands as you do, or that I’m as shameless as you are?” Li Hao sneered. “First it’s talk of replicas, then it’s possession. Is your own strength not good enough?” “You want to stop me?” Zheng Yu’s presence billowed commandingly. The river in his hands trembled as he looked at Li Hao. “It’s too late to stop me now! I am about to become an emperor. Even if I don’t kill Li Daoheng, there’s nothing you guys can do against me! “The new dao universe has been established. At my feet are the corporeal dao universe, immaterial dao universe, the heavenly will that you’ve become, the projection of the Ash Emperor, senior Celestial Pole’s replica, Li Daoheng’s past self, the Red Moon exalted emperor’s primary body, and Silver Moon world... “If I absorb it all, I’ll be a premier existence even among exalted emperors! I’ve waited too long for this day!” Zheng Yu smiled happily. “Today, I’ve finally excavated all of the world’s potential! “I thought that my greatest enemy was Li Daoheng, so I’d been thinking all along how to handle him and neutralize the threat. It never occurred to me that he would choose to reincarnate. I’m benefitting enormously from his actions! “They say that Li Daoheng is unparalleled when it comes to strategy, but it turns out that he’s too cocky,” Zheng Yu laughed. “Does he really think I won’t be able to find him just because he hid the replica of sword dao?” A massive presence traveled through the world as a palm strike headed toward Li Hao! The young man was the cat at the moment and swatted back with a claw. He vanished, reappearing in front of Zheng Yu. The claw extended toward the river of chaos. Meanwhile, Celestial Pole suddenly made a move from Li Hao’s rear! He didn’t have his sights set on Zheng Yu, but the man with a sword on his back instead! The wooden man was unmoving, seemingly having turned into a puppet that was about to be broken apart. Zheng Yu’s eyes widened. Li Daoheng’s past self was one of his resources for breaking through. He hadn’t devoured it yet because he’d wanted to use it to capture the man’s reincarnated self. Therefore, he would not abide the sight of another seizing the river of chaos and swallowing Li Daoheng’s past self! Zheng Yu flashed in front of the man with a sword on his back. “You guys insist on forcing me to advance to the emperor level right now,” he snorted. “Then it shall be as you wish!” Zheng Yu grabbed the sword dao replica and prepared to absorb it. The replica didn’t resist as a powerful force brought it into Zheng Yu’s body. The latter’s presence climbed commandingly! “Have you had enough fun, Li Daoheng?” Li Hao suddenly asked. Zheng Yu blinked, subconsciously looking at Dao Sword down below. That young man was still looking around blankly, oblivious from beginning to end. “I am the heavenly will and am part of the cat called Number Two now,” Li Hao’s voice rang out again. “I can see through all falsehood. Do you think you can fool me?” Some light poked through the wooden expression of the man being devoured. A domineering presence billowed out of his body and he brought his sword down in a slash. Zheng Yu’s eyes widened drastically—he sought to retreat, but found that the energy that he’d just absorbed was rampaging in his body! The sword pierced through him! Infinite energy seemed to be leaving him. His strength that’d approached the exalted emperor level just moments ago had suddenly gone to the man with the sword, and more of it continued to stream in that direction! Aloof pride crossed the man’s face; he no longer bore the wooden expression that he had moments ago. It was just like when Li Hao saw him in the seal, when he said that it was only a matter of time before he killed the Red Moon exalted emperor. This moment was so similar to that instance! The man looked at Li Hao and grasped at the void, returning with a longsword in his hand. A myriad of swords enveloped Zheng Yu. As the latter watched with stunned incomprehension, the longsword stabbed into his body and devoured Zheng Yu’s strength. “You’ve wrecked my plans, Li Hao!” Li Daoheng raised an eyebrow. The scene further flabbergasted onlookers. Zheng Yu’s presence began to weaken; he still couldn’t believe what was happening to him. “You... didn’t reincarnate?” “Why should I?” The man looked calmly at him. “I simply sealed away my senses so I could experience the new dao. Why should I reincarnate? This is an incomplete world, what use is there in reincarnation? Would I still be me if I did so? “The War Sovereign, Tyrant Sovereign, Exalted Blood Emperor and others underwent the process, but did they still think they were their past selves after that? With those shining examples in front of me, why should I reincarnate and cultivate all over again? “It’s just sealing away my senses!” Li Daoheng flashed a wintry smile. “I rested for a while, which was perfect since you would prepare everything for me, would you not? See, haven’t you done so after I took a break?” Zheng Yu couldn’t believe it and lowered his head to look at Dao Sword on the ground. “Then he...” The man coughed violently. The man with the sword on his back—the real Li Daoheng—also considered Dao Sword. “What of him?” he smiled. “He’s a little guy with good potential, but what of it? Some of my strength lingered in the Teacher Sword. Since I have no use for it and Li Hao doesn’t think much of it, I gifted it to him. Why ever not?” In the distance, the Ninth Division leader briefly stared off into space. He looked incredulously at the man. “You’re... alive??” Li Daoheng tilted his head, but was still connected with Zheng Yu as the latter’s strength continuously flowed into his body. “Of course I am!” A stubborn and forceful look was in Li Daoheng’s eyes. “You didn’t really think I was dead or reincarnated idiot thought I did, did you? “Reincarnate? Just like Li Hao says, isn’t it better to cultivate the self? Would I still be me after I reincarnate?” Li Daoheng sneered and turned to Li Hao. “You’re very annoying, little fellow! Why couldn’t you wait until this guy swallowed the river of chaos, devoured me, and verified his dao as an exalted emperor? It would save me so much trouble as I would immediately become an emperor!” “So you didn’t reincarnate...” Celestial Pole breathed. “I thought you did! Instead, you’ve been awake all along!” Li Daoheng continued to pull from the struggling Zheng Yu. The latter couldn’t believe the abrupt reversal of his fortunes and shouted, “So... you never had a past self. It was always you! You schemed against me!” “Don’t you like causing trouble for me?” Li Daoheng answered calmly. “You’re so annoying, you’re a fly! You always think you can control everything. In that case, I’ll give you that chance! What a pity that you don’t seem good for much!” Endless energy surged into Li Daoheng’s body, building his presence to unimaginable heights. The images of thunderbolts began to form in the void. “I don’t need to be tested.” Li Daoheng raised his head to the sky with some regret. “Thunder tribulations are... very annoying! Having Zheng Yu weather the tribulation was enough, but you just had to wake me ahead of time. It looks like the tribulation is almost here, so I have to endure it myself!” He disliked tribulations, but didn’t fear them. He didn’t like them because they hadn’t existed in the first place!