Multiverse Skill System

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The enormous consumption also meant that Wu Ye would be unable to use techniques of the same level for a short period of time. This made Wu Ye, who desperately wanted Yi Shui Han dead, extremely angry. In addition, he couldn't figure out how much life essence Yi Shui Han had left. If he had just a few more drops, no more than two drops, he might be worn down to death. He was currently in a state of burning demonic energy, and he could only use Tao Mie once more. Once Yi Shui Han survived, he would not be able to kill Yi Shui Han, and might even be killed by the enemy.

Compared to Wu Ye, Yi Shuihan was in a much better mood. The Life Source Liquid had restored him to an unharmed state, while Wu Ye had consumed far more energy. Now the gap between the two had narrowed again.

Is there any way to kill him?

Yi Shuihan could not help but sense Wu Ye's murderous intent towards him. Similarly, he also desperately wanted to kill Wu Ye, but he was powerless to do so with his current strength.

Having just broken through to the Great Dao Emperor level, Yi Shuihan hasn't had time to develop his own unique ultimate move. Relying solely on the conventional power of a Great Dao Emperor, he can't fully unleash his strength. If he had a unique move now, he might be able to completely kill Wu Ye.

The difference in strength between a Great Dao Emperor with a special skill and one without can be enormous. For example, if it weren't for Tao Mie, Yi Shuihan wouldn't even need to use the Life Source Liquid.

"Boom"

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and Yi Shuihan couldn't help but look up at the sky, where he saw a river burst open.

"A Great Emperor has completely perished!"

At the same time, the entire void of all the heavens and myriad realms turned blood red, emitting a sound like a lament. The emperor had fallen, and all the realms grieved.

This is the first Great Dao Emperor to die since the start of the war.

It was as if the real prelude had been drawn, followed by several more loud explosions and the fall of another Great Dao Emperor.

"One, two, three, four, five! Five Great Dao Emperors have fallen in succession."

The strange phenomenon of universal sorrow continued, and all life below the level of the Chaos Emperor in the myriad realms wept uncontrollably under its influence. The Chaos Emperors fared slightly better, with only uncontrollable tears flowing down their faces, while those with greater strength recovered quickly.

The Great Dao Emperors like Yi Shuihan were not affected; they were merely saddened, feeling a sense of shared sorrow.

Only the fall of a truly orthodox Great Dao Emperor will cause the phenomenon of universal grief, while the death of a Great Dao Emperor who can rival a Great Dao Emperor and is associated with evil spirits will not cause any such phenomenon.

With the deaths of five Great Dao Emperors, the demonic forces couldn't possibly have suffered no losses at all; however, since there were no unusual phenomena, no one knew it yet.

"This is not a good situation!"

Logically speaking, Yi Shuihan killed many demons before fighting Wu Ye, and he also restrained Wu Ye. The battlefield should have been dominated by the Great Dao Emperors. However, it is strange that several Great Dao Emperors have died in succession.

"Hmm? No, that's not right. Only one person died here. The other four must have died elsewhere."

Yi Shuihan quickly realized this, and after noticing that the Great Dao Emperor who died here had also killed two Great Dao Emperor-level demons, his mindset became much more balanced. Overall, they still held the advantage.

"withdraw!"

The battle suddenly stopped, and the demons on the demon side quickly broke free from their opponents.

"Kid, the next time we meet will be the day you die."

Wu Ye coldly uttered these words and then left with the demon army. Yi Shuihan simply watched Wu Ye depart in silence.

None of the Great Dao Emperors gave chase, because they knew that chasing would at most maintain the previous situation, so it was better to give up for the time being.

The war here has stopped, but fighting continues in other places, so the Great Emperors did not rest and quickly dispersed to support other places.

Before the other Great Dao Emperors left, the Life Emperor fulfilled his promise and gave 20 drops of Life Source Liquid to the Great Dao Emperors. The Life Emperor looked pained when he distributed them, but when he came to Yi Shuihan, he was all smiles.

"Good, good, good. From today onwards, I also have a disciple of a Great Dao Emperor. Yi boy, you have indeed not disappointed me."

He looked at Yi Shuihan with admiration.

"You! Wasn't I telling you to stay in the World of Creation? Coming here is one thing, but trying to break through here, and almost failing, really..."

Salama felt a mixture of reproach and relief.

"Didn't I succeed? And the main reason is that I knew I had two masters here, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to break through here."

Yi Shuihan scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said that he only showed this side of himself when facing these two elders.

Chapter 1489, The Path of Infinity

“Old Dragon, what’s done is done. Don’t think I don’t know how happy you are right now. Both of your disciples have become Great Dao Emperors, and this one is so powerful. He can fight against that guy Wuye right after breaking through.”

Because one of the two Great Dao Emperors was also his disciple, even if it was only in name, the Life Emperor was still overjoyed. Although he was flattering Salama, he was also praising himself.

"Old tortoise, don't you also have a disciple of a Great Dao Emperor? I just have one more than you."

Salama said this with a smug look on his face, his head held high.

"Alright, alright, it's your turn to be arrogant."

The Emperor of Life said irritably, then turned around and began to inquire about Yi Shuihan's health, asking if he had any aftereffects from his breakthrough.

Now, Yi Shuihan truly treats the Emperor of Life as his master, and naturally answers each question seriously.

In the battle with the Five Leaves, his body was not damaged due to the Life Source Liquid, but the power of the Dao River that was burned could not be replenished and could only be slowly restored over time.

The power of the Dao River is the concrete manifestation of the Dao created by Yi Shuihan. The more beings who cultivate this Dao, the greater the influence on the world, and the stronger the power of the Dao River. For example, if an ordinary being cultivates Yi Shuihan's Dao, then a small amount of Dao River power will be generated every year. The amount generated is directly proportional to the cultivator's strength and time.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the more people cultivate, the stronger the power of the Dao River will be. An important factor affecting the strength of the Dao River is the strength of the Dao itself. The more powerful the Dao is, the stronger the power of the Dao River it generates will be.

Compared to other Dao Creators who challenged the Great Dao Emperors, the number of beings cultivating the Dao created by Yi Shuihan was not large. In fact, Yi Shuihan was only considered to be above average. The reason why his Dao River was much larger than that of ordinary Dao Rivers when it first gathered was entirely because his Dao was very strong, far exceeding that of ordinary Daos.

Yi Shuihan derived the Dao from the Dao of Time, which is called the Dao of Infinity. Infinity means without limit. All things change with the passage of time. If we consider time as a quantity, then the changes derived from this quantity are endless. Taking this point, Yi Shuihan created the Dao of Infinity, which encompasses everything.

The Path of Infinity has infinite possibilities, and in terms of its very conception, it is far superior to the Path of Ordinary Things.

"Next, let's go to the Merchant Alliance. Of the five Great Dao Emperors who fell earlier, the other four should belong to the Merchant Alliance."

After a brief exchange, Salama suggested setting off again.

"Losing four Great Dao Emperors will definitely severely damage the Merchant Alliance. The Merchant Alliance controls the trade routes of all the heavens and myriad worlds and possesses a great deal of resources. These resources are also very useful to the demons, and can even be used to spawn Great Dao Emperor-level demons. If we arrive late, the demon side will have several, or even dozens, more Great Dao Emperor-level demons."

"This is what the Emperor of Life said."

Demons gain power by destroying everything, including rare and precious materials. In fact, destroying rare and precious materials can grant demons even more power than destroying ordinary things. Sometimes, the benefit of destroying a treasure is comparable to killing countless living beings.

Although the Merchant Alliance is considered a major power, it ultimately lacks the presence of a powerful figure to oversee it, and with so many members, it's normal for it to be targeted by evil forces.

Salama was able to know which fallen Great Dao Emperors belonged to the Merchant Alliance because of the aura of those shattered Dao Rivers. After all, Dao Rivers were unique to Great Dao Emperors, and each Dao River represented that Great Dao Emperor.

No two Dao Rivers are exactly alike. Every Dao River in the myriad realms has a slightly different appearance, size, and aura. The River of Time contains the aura of time, while the River of Destiny reveals the infinite power of destiny.

In fact, a few more ordinary Great Dao Emperor-level demons would make no difference to a Great Dao Emperor of Yi Shuihan's strength, but it would be different for the entire myriad realms. There are only a few hundred Great Dao Emperors in the entire myriad realms.

The number of Great Daos in the myriad worlds far exceeds that of Great Dao Emperors. What about those deceased Great Dao Emperors? Yi Shuihan asked this question while traveling.

Salama's answer was somewhat unexpected by Yi Shuihan. Only a small portion of the deaths were due to demons, while the majority died in the pursuit of breakthroughs.

When a Great Dao Emperor breaks through to the next level, he becomes a Zhi. No one understands exactly how a Zhi is achieved. However, at a certain time, for some unknown reason, some qualified Great Dao Emperors will receive a hint. Following the hint, they will go to a certain place. If they can reappear in the myriad worlds, it means they have achieved Zhi. If they do not reappear, it means they have perished. Such a perished Dao will still remain in the myriad worlds, but their original ability to resurrect is erased by some kind of power.

"There is a breakthrough opportunity almost every trillion years, and very few Great Dao Emperors can resist it."

At this point, Salama's face showed a hint of fear.

After Salama's explanation, Yi Shuihan finally understood why there were so few Great Dao Emperors. He was very curious about the so-called opportunity for breakthrough, as no one except the Great Dao Emperors who had been there knew the specifics.

"Why do we think they've fallen? Perhaps they haven't."

"Because of the Dao River, their Dao River situation is exactly the same as that of the Great Dao Emperor who was killed by evil spirits."

Being killed by demons means that the Dao River is destroyed, but as time goes by, the Dao River will reassemble, provided that there are still living beings cultivating this Dao.

Those Great Dao Emperors who were judged to have fallen were those whose Dao Rivers would burst open in all the heavens and myriad realms, causing all realms to grieve.

"More than 990 billion years have passed since the last trillion years. The opportunity for the next breakthrough is approaching, and it will be in the next few billion years. This time, I will not be able to resist its call."

“Old Turtle, I’m going this time too. I almost couldn’t hold on last time, and I definitely can’t hold on this time. Yi boy, listen to me. If you are conscripted this time, you must endure it. With your strength, if you cultivate for another trillion years, you will have a great chance of becoming a master next time.”

Chapter 1490, Albino Demon

Even with Yi Shuihan's current extraordinary talent, the Life Emperor said that it would take trillions of years of cultivation for him to become a Zhi, which shows how difficult it is to become a Zhi.

There are only a handful of beings in the entire universe, and the universe has existed for over a trillion years. Every trillion years, there are a hundred opportunities for breakthrough, but only a few succeed. Most of the time, the entire universe is wiped out, and it's practically a matter of life and death.

"I've only cultivated for a few hundred million years now. Give me a few hundred million more years and I'll easily become an invincible Great Dao Emperor. How can you think I need to cultivate for trillions of years to have any chance of success!"

Yi Shuihan was quite confident in himself. He believed that once this opportunity for breakthrough arrived, he would definitely be able to dominate the Great Dao Emperor. He thought that the Life Emperor had exaggerated the danger of the breakthrough opportunity.

Since the opportunity for a breakthrough can be sensed by some powerful Great Dao Emperors, it at least means that they have a chance of success. As long as there is a possibility, Yi Shuihan dares to give it a try. His Infinite Dao contains infinite possibilities.

Asking Yi Shuihan to wait for trillions of years is something he definitely cannot do, at least not with his current mindset.

Leaving aside the matter of the breakthrough opportunity, Yi Shuihan and his group had already arrived at the headquarters of the Merchant Alliance.

“It’s so quiet!”

Outside the headquarters of the Merchant Alliance, there was no movement at all, as if no living beings existed here. However, this was not the case. Yi Shuihan could clearly see the extremely fierce battle not far away.

"It's a closed-loop ability that prevents the battle fluctuations here from spreading out."

Salama looked into the distance, and Yi Shuihan followed his gaze and saw a very special demon, all white, like a demon with albinism. This was very conspicuous among the demons, most of whom were dark and eerie. If it weren't for the demons secretly protecting him around him, Yi Shuihan would have thought that this was not a demon at all.

"Yi boy, you take care of him later, and Lao Long and I will go to provide support."

After giving a brief instruction, the Life Emperor rushed into that special area and joined the battle.

"Be careful, and if things get too difficult, call for help, or you can run away."

It might be unfair to say this to the Merchant Alliance, but in Salama's view, the Merchant Alliance's fate is incomparable to that of Yi Shuihan. Helping the Merchant Alliance is a matter of loyalty, and not helping them is also his duty.

The already precarious Merchant Alliance gradually stabilized with the addition of Salama and the Life Emperor, but it was still not enough to launch a counterattack, as the number of Great Dao Emperors on the demon side was more than twice that of the Great Dao Emperors participating in the battle.

Yi Shuihan's target is a special demon, but his opponents are not only the albino demon. The four guardian demons beside the albino demon are the first hurdle.

When Yi Shuihan showed signs of approaching the White Demon, one of the four guardian demons stepped forward to block him.

"I've been underestimated!"

Yi Shuihan's eyes remained calm as he continued forward at an undiminished pace, as if there was nothing in front of him.

The demons blocking Yi Shuihan's way were not weak; they were at the same level as Zhichong, and even ordinary Great Dao Emperors would not be able to defeat them. Four such demons could hold off even the top ten Great Dao Emperors in the myriad realms for a while.

Being protected by four such demons, the White Demon might be even stronger. Yi Shuihan didn't think that the White Demon was protected simply because of its special sealing ability, although that was a possibility.

Without even needing to burn the Dao River, relying solely on the power enhanced by the system, Yi Shuihan annihilated most of the demonic power blocking his path with a single strike. While not a fatal blow, it would take at least several tens of seconds for the demons, having lost most of their power, to regain their mobility.

"Left and right, right and left, up and down, down and up."

The space-time around Yi Shuihan changed instantly, constantly inverting up, down, left, and right. For a moment, Yi Shuihan was unable to move forward and instead retreated quite a bit.

Seeing that Yi Shuihan had severely injured the first demon with one blow, the other three demons naturally no longer underestimated him and came forward to meet him.

"You dare to trap me with such a trivial technique?"

In just a moment, Yi Shuihan completely grasped the pattern of change and moved forward again.

One of the demons attacked from the left, but Yi Shuihan struck directly to the right, "luckily" blocking the attack. He then kicked forward, sending the demon on his left flying.

Yi Shuihan's strength, which was beyond his level, made him feel virtually no pressure. Even when the demon used special powers, he could immediately break them, showing an invincible demeanor.

Ten seconds later, Yi Shuihan had dealt with all four demons, and they would not be able to interfere with him for at least half a minute.

Upon reaching the albino demon, the albino demon, now without its four guards, had four pairs of eyes, one pair tightly closed, while the other three pairs stared calmly at Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan saw no panic in the eyes of the albino demon, as if Yi Shuihan's ability to easily subdue the four guards was not enough to shake its resolve.

"He really is a powerful guy."

Yi Shuihan could sense that a terrifying power was awakening within the White Demon.

"It's only slightly inferior to the Five Leaves."

At this point, Yi Shuihan was no longer confident that he could kill the albino demon in front of him, but he was not worried, because his goal was only to break the albino demon's seal so that the Great Dao Emperors of all the heavens and myriad realms could perceive the battle situation here.

Because of the seal, even if those Great Dao Emperors know that the Merchant Alliance is in a bad situation, they don't know the specifics, so they will hesitate. They might think that it's enough if they don't go to the other Great Dao Emperors. Compared to the Merchant Alliance, which is unaware of the situation, other places also need support, so fewer people will choose to come to the Merchant Alliance.

"Are you sure you want to stop me? You'll die once I free my hands."

His indifferent voice and serious gaze were full of sarcasm.

"Stop you? No, now you're the one stopping me! Stopping me from killing you."

Before he finished speaking, Yi Shuihan launched his attack.

"Infinite punching power".

The action was merely a simple punch, but after being imbued with the special power of the Infinite Path, this punch became anything but ordinary.

This is a small application of the Infinite Path that Yi Shuihan thought of while traveling. It can also be said to be the prototype of a special move. Now is the time to test it out.

The infinite punching power allows for unlimited growth in strength. The only drawback is the heavy strain on the body. With Yi Shuihan's current physique, he can only sustain it for a very short time. However, even so, this move can significantly enhance Yi Shuihan's combat power.

Chapter 1491, Attack Ineffective

Unleashing his full power, Yi Shuihan was brimming with confidence. Even if this strike couldn't kill the Albino Demon before him, it would at least make the seal maintained by the Albino Demon disappear.

"Does that mean we failed? No, we didn't fail."

The fist was blocked by the Albino Demon. The Albino Demon didn't even move; instead, a white, bone-like stick emerged from its body.