The Academy Patriarch was still a Great Emperor.
But losing the resonance with the Middle World meant that he had no advantage in the Middle World, and his combat power would be weakened.
Just like the Lord of Hell and the Lord of the Heavenly Court.
Although they were both Great Emperors, their seals could not merge with the Middle World, and they could not unleash their peak combat power.
This was not the only thing that shocked the Academy Patriarch!
He could clearly feel that Su Zimo's aura was rising rapidly, and the power that erupted was becoming more and more ferocious and terrifying!
Su Zimo was clearly in his twilight years, and he did not have much lifespan left. He looked like an old man with one foot in the grave, but his combat power was increasing instead of decreasing!
This increase had far exceeded the Academy Patriarch's imagination and understanding!
"You …"
The Academy Patriarch was shocked and bewildered as he looked at Su Zimo in disbelief.
Even if Su Zimo had a breakthrough and stepped into the Great Emperor Realm, his combat power would not have increased to this extent!
The Clan Master of the Academy immediately fell into a disadvantageous position.
"Ah!"
The Academy Patriarch looked at the sky from the corner of his eye, and his body suddenly trembled as he cried out in surprise.
There were not many things in the world that could make him lose his composure.
In the sky, after the original Heaven and Earth seal dissipated, another trace of the Great Dao vaguely appeared. It was an emerald green Qinglian that was born in the chaos!
Dao imprint!
This was the symbol of a Great Emperor!
How could it be!
The Academy Patriarch could see through the secrets of the heavens and knew about the past and present. He knew countless secrets from Fengdu, but he could not imagine that he would see such a shocking scene!
Su Zimo was just a Lesser Great Emperor, but at this moment, he had reached the heavens in one step and revealed a Dao imprint!
The difference between a Lesser Great Emperor and a Great Emperor was a whole realm!
"A dream!"
The Sect Master of the Academy bellowed, "This must be a dream. It must be my imagination!"
Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he could not believe this scene.
Not only the Patriarch of the Academy, but also Su Zimo himself was greatly shocked.
But very quickly, he understood the reason.
Die Yue had described the process of confirming one's Dao as a Great Emperor when they were discussing Dao techniques.
The Great Dao was formless, invisible and untouchable. It was the hardest to comprehend.
Once he understood his own Dao, sensed it, felt the will of the Dao, and experienced the concept of the Great Dao, he could try to condense his own Dao imprint in his own world.
In other words, as long as one enters the Immortal Emperor Realm and cultivates a world of their own, they can attempt to condense the Seal of Dao.
But since ancient times, no one had ever succeeded.
Firstly, there was a huge gap between the Monarch Realm and the Martial Monarch Realm. Without the accumulation of cultivation and the accumulation of time, it was difficult to have a deep understanding of the Dao, and thus, it was impossible to condense the Dao Seal.
Secondly, his world wouldn't be able to withstand it.
A Dao imprint meant that one had already touched upon a higher level of power. This was the Dao.
Even if there was a monstrously talented genius who could condense a Dao imprint, his Minor Accomplishment World would not be able to withstand it. It would immediately collapse and even implicate him!
It was because of these two reasons that ordinary Emperors couldn't become Great Emperors.
And Su Zimo's situation was extremely special.
He had just entered the Immortal Emperor Realm and fought with the Lord of Hell, the Patriarch of the Academy. He didn't have time to sense and comprehend his own Dao.
Normally speaking, he wouldn't be able to condense a Dao imprint.
However, when he stepped into the True Self Realm and Emperor Realm, many ancient memories appeared in his mind!
The Dao imprint that belonged to him was hidden in these broken memory fragments!
The reason why he could condense the Dao imprint was partly because of the inherited memories of Qinglian.
Another important reason was that the Nine Paths to Heaven had been filled with the will and faith of countless living beings throughout the epochs since ancient times!
These faith represented the Middle World.
It was this endless power of faith that helped Su Zimo condense his Dao imprint.
Rather than saying that Su Zimo was the Middle World's Dao.
Or rather, it was the Middle World that chose Su Zimo.
And although Su Zimo's world was only at the Minor Accomplishment level, it was evolved from five grotto-heavens and could even suppress a Great Perfection World.
It was because of this that the Chaos World could withstand it and his Dao imprint could appear.
The entire process could be said to be a freak combination of factors and fate.
There was no Patriarch of the Academy who betrayed all living beings, no Su Zimo who risked his life to protect them, no Qinglian's inherited memories, no Heaven Punishing Cultivators from ancient times, no awakening of all living beings to resist …
If there was any missing link in between, it wouldn't have been able to create the current Emperor Araki Takeshi!
The Patriarch of the Academy was also an extremely smart person. After a short period of shock, he gradually understood the reason.
The power he relied on the most was already in Su Zimo's hands!
The power between the two sides had been switched!
The Patriarch of the Academy realized that the outcome was set and it was irreversible. He wanted to turn around and escape to the Greater World.
However, Su Zimo was already in front of him with the Chaos Dao imprint on his back, cutting off his path of ascension!
The world that was condensed with the Chaos Dao imprint suppressed down!
Boom!
There was a deafening sound!
With just a single strike, the Patriarch of the Academy was sent flying and spewed out a large amount of blood mist!
Su Zimo stopped using the mystic skill of Battle Ancient and Modern.
According to the Fiend Master, the lifespan of an ordinary Emperor could reach 100 million years.
Although he had already verified his Dao as an Emperor, he was restricted by the laws of Heaven and Earth and there were no signs of his lifespan increasing.
After coming out of the Dreamlike Token, his lifespan was only left with five million years.
Up till this point of the battle, most of his lifespan was exhausted and he only had a few hundred thousand years left.
The current Su Zimo had white hair and looked like an old man in his twilight years. However, his eyes were still clear and his body was still tall!
He no longer needed to release Battle Ancient and Modern.
He had already verified his Dao as a Middle Thousand!
Although they were both Emperors, the Patriarch of the Academy was no match for him in the Middle Thousand World!
Against the Nine Restrictions Dao Imprint earlier on, the Patriarch of the Academy's Universe Dao Imprint showed signs of dissipating.
Now that it was suppressed by Su Zimo's Chaos Dao imprint, the Universe Dao Imprint had already collapsed completely.
The Patriarch of the Academy spat out blood with a pale face. He stood up in an extremely wretched manner and the world behind him was on the verge of collapse.
He had lost.
"Fufufufu …"
The Patriarch of the Academy lowered his head and laughed maniacally. His laughter grew louder and louder.
"Su Zimo, I didn't lose to you!"
The Patriarch of the Academy jerked his head up and pointed at the Heaven-Punishing cultivators on the Path to Heaven. Gritting his teeth, he said, "If not for someone helping you and the appearance of these people, you wouldn't have been able to defeat me!"
Su Zimo remained silent and merely looked at the Patriarch of the Academy quietly.
If not for the Dream Token of the Evil Emperor, the eight ancient Emperors in the Dream Token and the Heaven-Punishing cultivators of multiple eras, he would not have been able to win this battle.
"You're right,"
Su Zimo said, "You didn't lose to me, you lost to yourself. If not for the fact that you chose this path and abandoned all living beings, I wouldn't have been able to defeat you. "
When the Patriarch of the Academy heard that, his body swayed slightly as though he had been dealt a heavy blow to his heart!
That sentence was like a sharp sword that pierced the Dao heart of the Patriarch of the Academy!
The Patriarch of the Academy chose this cold-blooded and heartless Dao that severed the seven emotions and six desires. However, he was ultimately implicated by that Dao.
What master of Heaven and Earth, supreme and the only Heavenly Emperor? In the end, it was all for naught.
Right from the start, he was wrong.
He had worked hard for half his life and exhausted everything, but he was wrong from the start!
"Hahahahaha!"
The Patriarch of the Academy laughed maniacally and muttered repeatedly, "I lost to myself, I lost to myself …"
The destruction of the Dao seal, a huge defeat, a painstaking plan that turned into a dream in the end, and the hopelessness of ascension …
After this series of blows, Su Zimo pointed out the crux of the matter. The Patriarch of the Academy's Dao heart was showing signs of collapsing.
Elder Xuan had a complicated expression as he watched this scene and sighed.
It was as if it was fated.
Back then, the moment the Patriarch of the Academy fell from the tenth step of the Dao heart ladder, it seemed to foreshadow today's outcome.
His Dao heart could not cross this step in the end.
(End of Chapter)
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