Chapter 1188 Dao Banquet: Emperor's Sermons
1188 Dao Banquet: Emperor's Sermons
The second person, after Feng Heng, felt great pressure; it was inevitable after such a perfect sermon. They had no hope of reaching such a level and wished not to embarrass themselves. Luckily, fate and time were in their favor. The second sermon lasted 1800 years, which was very satisfactory.
The Emperor Area soon proved extraordinary, as no one had a sermon that lasted more than 1000 years. More Dao Rhymes spilled into the Myriad Emperor World, making the entire world more extraordinary.
There are usually only 3800 Great Emperors in each generation, but this one was special, so the total number was 4500 ⌜ an extra 700. Considering the ones who hid themselves or died during all the wars, the number of participants was 4250. The Emperor Area did not have enough people for rounds of 1000, so things had to be adjusted to rounds of 200.
With such a small population, the time for the first Sword Emperor to preach soon arrived, and Wang Wei chose a slightly controversial individual - Dugu Jing. The Golden Sword Emperor was a controversial figure in the world of swordsmanship. Dugu Jing was the second most powerful Sword Emperor in this generation and third overall in achievement behind Wang Tian and Ji Lanfang in pure sword skills. However, he's not a pure swordsman, meaning he was rejected by the Extreme Sword Path.
The Ultimate Path embraced him since he tempered his body, but they did not like that his main Dao was Metal/Gold and had nothing related to swordsmanship; many people still considered him a Sword User despite his skills and accomplishments. As such, the fact he was the first sword speaker was slightly controversial. However, Wang Wei did not care about all these things and directly chose him.
Dugu Jing proved his worth as he preached about swordsmanship and the Metal Dao, lasting 2933 years. The swordsmen were more than satisfied with their sermon, while the Metal Dao people almost cried tears of joy. Five Elements is still the most widespread Dao, so plenty of Emperors and Immortals of the Metal Dao or Five Elements exist.
The banquet continued with the current streak of a minimum of 1000 years of preaching. The first wave of swordsmen was very rewarding since many people decided to use this event for a battle between the Extreme and Ultimate Path.
Soon, it was time for the first Alchemist to preach, and Wang Wei chose the Heavenly Emperor from the Myriad Pill World without hesitation. The elderly man lasted 2915 years, slightly less than Dugu Jing. However, his record was the second-best so far in this section.
The event continued, and only two people displayed extraordinary abilities: the twin Barbarians. Feng Heng did not kill them after rectifying Buddhism in their world, so they attended this event, both lasting 2875 years.
Finally, the event reached its concluding state, in which only the very best remained. In that group, the first to preach was Ye Dafu's wife, the Nine Serpent Empress. She preached for 2976 years, focusing on bloodline, thus benefiting the demon race or other cultivators with a potent bloodline.
The person after the Serpent Empress was Shi Qian, the only Emperor of the Light Race. Her sermon garnered some attention since she focused on tricks of using Karma to find your enemy's Dao Imprints and kill them as soon as possible. She lasted 2980 years.
Wang Wei decided to have the woman first in the final section, so the third person was the Demon Suppressing Emperor. She talked about her status as Human and Heaven Emperor, with a sprinkle about the spirit, drawing inspiration from her life and struggle. She went on for 2985 years.
Xu Shi was next, and she talked about Chaos. She made her sermon as universal as possible, with some emphasis on the Dao Heart and its correlation with music. Her result was the same as Ji Lanfang's - 2999 years.
Xi Shangyan, the only member of the Celestial Race in the lower dimension, followed after the Void Time Empress. Her sermon was only 2995 years old, but it was special because she improved the Turtle King's technique, allowing the maximum capacity to reach a 35% boost.
Yu Yan was next, and she did not shame her son as her sermon reached 2997 years. Wrath, who was no longer a controversy because of her identity, was next, and she had the same result; she made the Neo-Devils proud. Huo Fenghuang was the last woman to preach; her result was 2998 years.
It was finally the men's turn, and only three people remained - not counting Wang Wei. Mu Lei went first, and he lasted for 2994 years. Ye Dafu, despite his personality not being suited for this kind of thing, preached for 2997 years; he even included his fighting experience in the sermon. Finally, Ao Shen went last; his sermon was also about bloodlines, and he continued on for 2998 years. It irked him that he had the same time as that woman, but he could do nothing now.
Everyone opened their eyes as the main event was about to start. All eyes were on Wang Wei, waiting for him to speak. Before he could say something, Wang Wei sensed something and looked at Sage Duan Ru. The man had reached his limit and was about to dissipate and enter Samsara. He pointed at him and bought him more time.
Wang Wei then waved his hand to summon more Enlightened Tea. The guests were overjoyed and quickly drank it. They also felt anticipation for this last act - no, the act before the last.