“Don’t worry, it won’t come to that,” Li Hao broke the tension. “Not to mention, someone else’s dao will always be someone else’s. Even if you replicate it, the core essence is still theirs.

“If I was of the mind to take someone else’s dao, I would’ve just focused on time from the very beginning. Even now, the star of time hasn’t fully become part of me. There’s ten thousand daos in there!”

The cat seriously thought too much. Perhaps that was a result of his influence?

Truth be told, Li Hao hadn’t even fully cultivated the dao of time, not to mention the dao of Silver Moon citizens. If he really was interested in taking that path, he wouldn’t have relinquished Silver Moon’s dao universe all those years ago.

Number Two’s fears were assuaged and it nodded its massive head. “That’s true... Right, why am I concerned about this?”

The cat looked at Li Hao as it spoke. The unspoken connotations were that it was Li Hao’s fault. I looked at your past and then became you, so I am influenced by you. You’re obviously a paranoid person.

Li Hao chuckled and ignored the cat’s accusatory stare. Another thought occurred to him.

“Let’s set this aside. We might be able to give the enemy a surprise this time! Number Two, we’ll be very busy in the days to come. No, you’ll be very busy! It’s fine if we can’t copy the three eighth ranks, just focus on the other eighth ranks! The important thing is, everyone else must turn into my dao!”

Number Two sighed. It was time to get to work again. And this time, it was very troublesome work as opposed to easy work. How many great daos did it have to copy? It would even have to replicate a dao universe!

But it would be quite something if it succeeded.

......

At the same time, New Martial.

The Human King was curious that Li Hao didn’t reach out to him again. Did my request of an eighth rank major world scare him? How strange! Is that guy this miserly? Does he care about an IOU when doom is staring at him in the face?

“Ole Zhang... do you think that he’s actually in trouble this time?” The Human King looked at the supreme.

“Most definitely!” The supreme inclined his head. “And not just him, but us as well!”

The Human King raised a brow.

“The enemy must move against New Martial as well if it wishes to target him,” the supreme said softly. “Arctic Frost and the others... might be striking up an alliance in secret. The moment Li Hao’s Allheaven Hall is completed is when we face danger as well. It will be a test for both Li Hao and us to see whether or not he can find his footing!

“If he does, then we are the overlords of the east. If he fails, then New Martial is hard pressed to survive when Silver Moon is no longer!”

The Human King wore a frown and thought for a long time. “Do you think that the three overlords will personally make a move?”

“Probably not. They are still the limits of the chaos at present. If they make a move, that might draw the other three regions into a war and reveal what is true versus what is false! But, they might send someone to help their representatives in the east.”

The Human King fell silent. Even if the overlords stayed out of the mess, New Martial was in for it this time. There were fifteen eighth ranks in the east. If Reincarnation and the rest returned, alongside a few others, then New Martial and Silver Moon might face more than twenty eighth ranks!

New Martial only had four eighth ranks and Li Hao only three. Seven eighth ranks against more than twenty? They’d have to fight more than one against three!

“Those guys love to bully the weak!” snapped the Human King. “They think they should attack us first just because we’ve shown ourselves here and are newcomers, don’t they? Arctic Frost and the rest are a handful of loose sand! There’s nothing to fear. They’ll run faster than scared rabbits after we kill one or two of them!

“It’s Li Hao’s side that I’m more worried about. We may not be able to go and help the kid when trouble arrives. If Reincarnation doesn’t come to us, he’ll go to them...”

Or should New Martial gather with Silver Moon instead?

But that might create even more trouble!

If Reincarnation headed to Li Hao’s side, could their three newly ascended eighth ranks hold off the enemy?

That would be difficult!

Very very difficult!

“Li Hao didn’t return to us and had mentioned that he was only attempting to combine three bodies as one,” the supreme said thoughtfully. “Perhaps he has other ideas in mind that don’t require our help.”

“Do you think he can hold out against them?” laughed the Human King.

“I don’t know.”

“Forget it, we’ll run if we can’t beat them,” nodded the Human King. “That’s not an embarrassing thing to do! It’s fine if we lose some face. Retaining our heads is key! He wields time, so he stands a great chance of running off if he can’t beat the enemy!”

Supreme Zhang nodded silently. He was more concerned about New Martial’s safety. The eighth rank worlds in the eastern region were sure to be subject to heavy provocation by the other three overlords this time. They would attack New Martial, whether it was for themselves or for other reasons.

A few needed to die so that New Martial could cow the four regions.

But killing some among so many was just as hard as rising to the heavens. Fang Ping spends time considering Silver Moon, but perhaps he should think more on how New Martial can make it past this challenge.

It won’t be that easy to find our way in the east and become the eastern overlord. Not to mention... Long Zhan in the four regions might poke his head in as well.

Supreme Zhang rubbed his forehead. They might end up running in the end.

......

The chaos.

The gloom was the main characteristic of the chaos universe.

The south.

The Reincarnation master had just left Spring Autumn major world. Three eighth ranks followed by his side. His face was stern and expressionless.

Allheaven Hall would open in a month. Li Hao was opening its doors to all exalted emperors in the east, so that they could discuss dao.

Silver Moon King Li Hao.

Everyone had regarded him as New Martial’s vassal all this time. But after Li Hao killed Earth Yang and Drifting life, then revealed that he wielded dao of time, he’d become a major enemy in Reincarnation’s eyes.

The young man had also ruined his plans to kill the Human King, damn him!

He deserves death! He must die!

Allheaven Hall was the foundation to coalescing a myriad daos. As an eighth rank, Reincarnation was well aware of its significance. Li Hao could not be permitted to complete his goal. This kind of plan could not come to fruition.

The Human King simply wished to conquer the east. Li Hao’s ambitions... were grander!

And they affected more than just Reincarnation. Once Li Hao succeeded, the three overlords would all have to be wary.

“Peng Cheng!” Reincarnation called out. “Do you think that Spring Autumn will send reinforcements?”

“Yes!” rumbled the eighth rank chaos beast. “Li Hao grasps the method of time! Everyone says that Spring Autumn is the greatest eighth rank in the universe due to possessing the dao of time! Spring Autumn is an invincible eighth rank!

“And while she might not care about the rise of New Martial and the Human King in the east, she will certainly see Li Hao as his greatest rival!”

Hence, Spring Autumn would certainly send reinforcements.

“Since we are working together and I have multiple exalted emperors in my world...” mused Reincarnation. “That puts us at four eighth ranks and many seventh ranks...”

Was that enough?

Logically speaking, it was more than enough.

Li Hao had three eighth ranks under his banner, but Reincarnation was hardly concerned about them, even if they worked together. Besides, he also had three other eighth ranks on his side. Just that alone was sufficient to neutralize Li Hao.

But that was not enough.

Hence, Reincarnation was still recruiting from the various factions.

“A genius like Li Hao must fall to a single blow! He needs to be eliminated swiftly and surely!” He said to Peng Cheng. “Arctic Frost and the rest might not be able to delay New Martial. I think there’s a need to resolve that issue as well! Therefore, I’d like it if the Exalted Chaos Sky Emperor sent a few more eighth ranks to help us!”

Peng Cheng frowned slightly. More eighth ranks?

Eighth ranks weren’t cabbages by the side of the street. There were roughly two dozen eighth ranks in the eastern region, a number matched by the western region. However, a portion of the eighth ranks were enemies.

As strong as Chaos Sky was, there were eighth ranks who did not take kindly to being ruled by another.

There was an eighth rank alliance in the west that stood against Chaos Sky. If excluding them, there were four eighth ranks under Chaos Sky’s command. That was a formidable force, but everyone had their own duties to attend to!

The same went for Reincarnation’s three eighth ranks. Everyone had a mission to carry out.

Uniting the west was Chaos Sky’s current top priority. If he sent more eighth ranks... Setting aside what the western exalted emperors might think, it would be very troublesome if any mishaps occurred.

“Fellow Daoist Reincarnation, are the two of us still unable to take Silver Moon once New Martial is curbed?” Peng Cheng said softly. “We should be enough, even if no one comes to reinforce us, no?”

Aren’t you overestimating Silver Moon?

“Time!” Reincarnation responded calmly. “Just time alone is worthy of note! Not to mention, there are some troublemakers in the eastern region. Unexpected developments might take place with New Martial and Long Zhan.

“Although Long Zhan and Li Hao share a blood feud, the dragon is an unpredictable sort. It’s not entirely out of the question that he helps Silver Moon. He has four eighth ranks and Long Zhan himself is domineering. If we also count Li Hao as an eighth rank, then Silver Moon has four eighth ranks as well!

“New Martial has four eighth ranks, so that means they’ll have twelve eighth ranks on their side!”

Peng Cheng’s head was beginning to hurt. Don’t say that we need to send twelve eighth ranks as well. Although all of the overloads have eighth ranks that answer to their commands, there’s not that many to go around!

The strongest of Chaos Sky had four eighth ranks on the surface. With the three from Reincarnation, that made for seven. If they hadn’t been so unlucky last time and lost four eighth ranks, they would have eleven eighth ranks.

That level of force would shake the entire chaos, and their might would be further enhanced if Earth Yang hadn’t died.

It was clear to see from this just how useful Chaos Sky’s title of ninth rank was. He’d recruited a dozen eighth ranks to his banner alone.

But at the moment... there were only four. Even if the southern and northern regions were of a mind to help, they could only send one eighth rank at the most...

Based on Reincarnation’s thoughts, they needed to send six altogether!

How was that possible?? Could Chaos Sky mobilize another eighth rank?