CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 436 POWERFUL RULES

Although at the Immortal King level, battles are no longer purely about power.

But the power of the Immortal Country itself is also a form of strength.

Acquiring the Heart of the Power Rules still enhances one’s power.

Especially for someone like Brother Cheng, whose Immortal Country’s foundation is exceptionally strong, the overall enhancement will be significant.

However, although this rule is strong, it is very difficult to comprehend.

Moreover, most Quasi-Emperors, even if they cultivate the Power Rule, will not choose to merge with it.

The reason is simple: the Dominator of the Power Rule is the Lord of the Barbaric Realm.

He is an ancient powerhouse, not inferior to the Great Azure and Cyan Dragons, existing since the early Immortal Realm.

Completely unshakable.

Choosing this Main Rule Heart basically means it’s impossible to become an Immortal Emperor.

But how could Brother Cheng care about such a ’minor detail’?

As long as the rule is powerful, it’s good!

After selecting the orb of the Power Rule, he, like last time, successfully closed the distance to the Heart of the Power Rules.

Then, it was time to imprint his own brand on the Heart of the Rule using the Immortal Soul.

All of this went without a hitch, completely smooth.

A few minutes later, he succeeded in imprinting and exited the mysterious state of breakthrough.

Observing the 992 orbs again, the brightness of the Power Rule matched that of the Speed Rule from before.

Clearly, it was significantly larger than the other Main Rules.

In the distant Barbaric Realm, the slumbering Dominator of Power also sensed a new Quasi-Emperor contacting the Heart of the Rule.

However, unlike the Void Splitting Demon Emperor, his reaction was much calmer.

He didn’t even lift his eyelids.

Just another new Quasi-Emperor establishing a link with the Power Rule.

Probably like a sleeping lion noticing a little mole nearby, no real threat felt.

After finishing his cultivation, Brother Cheng let out a long breath.

Only then did he realize, to his astonishment, that he was still a Ninth-grade Immortal King.

The Azure Dragon Empress, who hadn’t disturbed him during his breakthrough, only spoke now to inquire.

"You’re done with your breakthrough?"

"Yeah!"

Brother Cheng introspected to check his state, indeed he hadn’t crossed the Quasi-Emperor threshold.

"Failed again?"

"Yeah, but fortunately, I successfully imprinted a new rule, so it’s still worth it."

"Oh, you could really do that?"

The Empress was intrigued, as this had never occurred in the entire Immortal Realm.

"Which rule did you imprint this time?"

"The Power Rule."

Cang Ling was quite speechless.

She said with a tone of frustration, "Don’t you want to become an Immortal Emperor? That rule is dominated by that madman, and no one can take it!"

"You clearly get two chances, but both times you choose a dead end."

Speed has her, and Power has the one in the Barbaric Realm; they’re dead ends for others.

"Which madman?" Brother Cheng still didn’t know who the Dominator of Power was.

"Mang Ye, Lord of the Barbaric Realm, a madman who appeared in our era."

"Is he strong?"

"Very strong! Before the rise of the Immortal Demon, our Dragon Race’s greatest enemy was him."

"At that time, his favorite thing with the barbarians from the Barbaric Realm was hunting Dragons, Phoenixes, Qilins, and other major Demon Races, using their blood and flesh to replenish their Qi and Blood Power, and wearing Dragon Scales and Phoenix Feathers as armor..."

Brother Cheng twitched his lips, "Is he really that fierce?"

Cang Ling said fiercely, "The three Dragon Emperors joined forces and fought him several times, but still couldn’t kill him."

"And now?"

"When the Immortal Demons rose, a large number of Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors attacked him; he must have been heavily injured, then slowly fell into silence."

"However, the Immortal and Demon Realms have tacitly stopped invading the Barbaric Realm since then."

In just a few words, Brother Cheng already understood how fierce this powerhouse was.

In the Immortal and Demon Realms, or the Demon Realm, no one seems able to deal with him.

"Choosing the Heart of the Power Rules means fighting him for the Position of Dominator."

Cang Ling gave a final summary.

"That’s really not being overconfident."

Brother Cheng also sighed, "Yeah, he’s so unlucky to have been drawn by me."

"Pfft..."

"Truly like a newborn calf not fearing the tiger; sister is rooting for you!"

This teasing tone severely challenged Brother Cheng’s pride.

He immediately set off non-stop for the next breakthrough!

Another three billion merit pills down, he reached the stage of choosing the Heart of the Main Rule again.

Facing the remaining 990 Main Rules, he pondered for a moment and chose the Rule of War.

Because this rule is said to be born for battle.

The more you fight, the stronger you become.

As for who currently holds dominion over this rule?

Who cares.

After clicking, he again smoothly imprinted his brand on the Heart of the Rule, completing the breakthrough process.

Then, when he withdrew, he found he was still a Ninth-grade Immortal King.

"Failed again?"

Cang Ling waited outside, feeling quite complex.

Failing one more time means having another chance to choose another brand, which is definitely a good thing.

But she feared that Jiang Cheng might never become a Quasi-Emperor, no matter how many times he broke through.

He would ultimately just be an overpowered Dragon King.

A Nine Patterns Cyan Dragon failing to become an Emperor would be a significant loss for the entire Azure Dragon Race.

"Yeah, I can only try again."

Brother Cheng estimated he might need more than nine Rule Hearts to bear his many main rules.

Otherwise, he couldn’t break through to the next realm.

Fortunately, he had tricked—or rather, earned—a lot of merit from the Qilin Race last time.

No matter how many times it takes, he can afford it.

Cang Ling asked with great interest, "Which rule’s heart did you choose this time?"

"Rule of War."

"Are you crazy, why choose such a rule, hard to become an Emperor again?"

"Why, does the Rule of War’s dominator have a big background too?"

"That’s right, the founder of the Nine-Star Demon Hall, Blood War Demon Emperor, is the dominator of the Rule of War. He’s also recognized as one of the top three experts in the Demon Realm."

Cang Ling seemed afraid he might underestimate it and added another sentence.

"You surely have heard of the Nine-Star Demon Hall, right? It’s the number one Demon Sect in the Demon Realm."

"If you want to achieve the Rule of War’s imperial authority in the future, it will be as hard as ascending to heaven!"

Brother Cheng felt no pressure at all; instead, he casually boasted, "Well, he’s truly unfortunate too, for being singled out by me, maybe the Nine-Star Demon Hall might even collapse in the future."

Cang Ling giggled, "Your forced self-flattery is really cute."

You are the cute one!

Without hesitation, Brother Cheng exchanged more pills and chose again.

This time he selected the Sword Rule.

And unsurprisingly, this breakthrough failed again.

By now, he had four imprints of Rule Hearts.

This also meant he could wield the power of four rules at Quasi-Emperor level.

This is truly something that other Quasi-Emperors could only dream of.

After all, any Quasi-Emperor only has one rule reaching this level.

However, Cang Ling grew increasingly worried, as these consecutive failures were truly incredible.

"Why did you choose the Sword Rule this time?"

Brother Cheng naturally replied, "Because wielding a sword is very cool; why else would they say Sword Immortal and not Blade Immortal or Fist Immortal?"

Just for such a nonsensical reason?

Cang Ling almost choked on his words.

She had originally thought he had some persistent pursuit of swordsmanship or the Sword Dao.

Turns out it was just for the cool factor?