"Snap—!"

His 100-meter-tall Dharma body could no longer be maintained.

Its body shrank rapidly amidst the lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it was forcibly restored to its original form, reverting to a normal-sized skeleton.

The Emperor's body was charred black, and even his bones, which originally shone with a dark golden luster, were covered with fine cracks, but he remained upright and unyielding.

A javelin, unbreakable in the raging wind and rain, showed no sign of falling.

Above, a thick layer of purplish-black clouds pressed down completely, causing the sky to collapse and making it hard to breathe.

"Boom—!"

Countless bolts of lightning, like angry dragons emerging from the sea, surged towards his battered body.

"Hahaha! That's great!"

Instead of wailing, this arrogant emperor raised his charred skull and let out an extremely arrogant laugh.

"Today, I'm determined to take that step!"

"This mere heavenly lightning dares to hinder my transcendence?!"

After he finished speaking, his previously depleted aura miraculously surged again, supported by an unknown force!

He was like a blade of grass in a storm, even when crushed into the mud, his resilience was still awe-inspiring.

"My warriors! Follow me to conquer the heavens!"

With a roar, the tens of thousands of undead skeletons deep in the cave transformed into countless dark blue specks of light, frantically merging into his body like rivers flowing into the sea!

Immediately afterwards, these blue lights burst forth from his body, transforming into countless phantoms of ancient soldiers, roaring and brandishing broken swords and spears, charging fearlessly toward the sky, fiercely clashing with the descending purple lightning!

In the distance, Zhou Huai, controlling Da Yi's body, quietly watched this scene.

"I see......"

Zhou Huai squinted and began to understand something.

"Does breaking through the limits of the god-level and becoming a transcendent being mean fighting against the heavens like this?"

"Breaking the shackles of the world's rules and resisting the world's will to obliterate it. This isn't some kind of system cleansing; it's like undergoing a heavenly tribulation in a fantasy novel!"

He pondered to himself.

As long as you survive this tribulation of lightning, you can transcend the Three Realms and be free from the Five Elements.

The purple lightning overhead grew increasingly fierce due to the Human Emperor's provocation, threatening to transform into a vast ocean of purple lightning.

In the distance, Battalion Commander Zhang, his face deathly pale, could only scream frantically into the communicator: "All troops! Retreat! Keep retreating! Get away from this danger zone! Now!"

Energy fluctuations of this level, even a slight glancing blow, could wipe out an entire regiment.

Just as the stationed troops were frantically retreating.

A visible ripple appeared in the void.

An old man dressed in a gray robe, with white hair and beard, strolled leisurely across the void in a few steps.

It was Zhou Huai's other god-level hidden professional clone—the Great Sage, Li Er!

"This human emperor wants to use the thunderous power of the world's cleansing to break through the past and establish himself, becoming a transcendent being like Mr. Duan."

Zhou Huai's consciousness rapidly shifted between his two clones.

"This was originally supposed to be a moment to witness history."

"A king of an old era defies fate and reclaims his divine throne..."

Zhou Huai's heart remained completely calm, even chilling.

"But I don't want you to succeed!"

"Mr. Duan from the Dawn Guild, a high-dimensional monster, is already enough to give me a headache."

"If you really take this opportunity to become a transcendent being, who can predict what kind of things this lawless old relic will do?"

"The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend; he is a far more terrifying threat that could destroy the world!"

"So... I'm determined to get involved in this mess!"

The next second, Zhou Huai's consciousness decisively withdrew from Da Yi's body and transferred completely to Li Er's body.

A dazzling light suddenly burst forth from Li Er's originally calm eyes.

He stood steadily dozens of meters away from the clash of thunder, his clothes fluttering in the gale.

Zhou Huai did not rush to make a move.

He knew that with Li Er's current level, it would be difficult for him to forcefully intervene in a battle of this caliber.

Zhou Huai spoke without hesitation, his voice carrying the supreme law that made his words law: "My level will increase by ten levels directly!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

"Buzz—!"

An extremely profound fluctuation of law erupted from Li Er as the center.

A dazzling white light of upgrades shot up from Li Er's body one after another!

Originally only level eleven, its level has been rising steadily under the domineering power of the Word of Power!

Level 12! Level 15! Level 18!

Finally, the light came to a steady stop.

Li Er's level has reached level 21!

【System Notification: Your words have taken effect! Level increased by ten! 1,234,500 Merit Points deducted.】

Hearing the crisp notification sound in his mind, Zhou Huai breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Around 1.23 million merit points?"

"Good! Excellent! It's well within acceptable limits!"

Fortunately, during this recent period, he controlled his clone to frantically suppress the awakened ancient races within the Great Xia territory. While Caesar continuously gained experience, he also accumulated an extremely rich foundation of merit points. He could easily afford to squander this amount.

After reaching level 21, Li Er's skill panel refreshed, and he quickly learned two new and powerful skills.

Zhou Huai couldn't wait to open the panel.

"Level 15 skill, Avatar?"

【Avatar (Active): Consumes 1 million merit points to create an avatar of your own. This avatar possesses all the skills of the original body, and its level is exactly the same. The avatar can bear the backlash from the Heavenly Dao caused by the original body's words becoming law. If the original body dies, the avatar will automatically become the new original body. A maximum of 3 avatars can be created at any given time.】

Zhou Huai's eyes lit up as he looked at the skill description, and he couldn't help but marvel at it inwardly:

"Wow, that's a life-saving technique!"

"As long as one avatar exists in a safe place, the main body is basically immortal!"

But he quickly shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity. Creating an avatar requires one million merit points, which is too high a price. Moreover, in the face of the current situation that requires strong intervention, this skill doesn't have any direct way to break the deadlock."

Zhou Huai's gaze quickly # Nоvеlight # shifted downwards, landing on the ultimate skill he was most looking forward to, which could only be mastered at level 20.

"Come on, let me see if this level 20 ultimate skill can really give me the power to change the course of the battle!"

【Saint's Domain (Level 20 Ultimate Skill): Duration 30 seconds, Cooldown 24 hours. Upon activation, a Saint's Force Field is formed centered on the caster. Within this domain, the effect of "Words Become Law" (言言法制) is forcibly reduced by 90%!】

When Zhou Huai saw the skill description, his breath hitched for a beat.

Holy crap!

He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Saint's Domain?! Backlash reduced by ninety percent?!"

"As expected of a finishing move! This is simply the perfect combination of words becoming law!"

What he feared most about using the "Words Become Law" technique was the potentially fatal backlash. Now that it's been reduced by 90%, it means he can recklessly expend the power of the rules for the next thirty seconds!

"With it, I am truly qualified to participate in this battle of the gods!"

The situation was changing rapidly. The lightning in the sky had already annihilated the countless illusory soldiers of the Human Emperor, and the thickest heavenly tribulation was about to fall.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Huai decisively took control of Li Er.

"open!"

Li Er clasped his hands together and gave a low shout. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Saint's Domain!"

"boom--!!!"