Atop the Emperor Mountain.
Bai Hongyu and Wang Quan were the first to ascend into Emperors.
However, being the earliest did not necessarily make them the strongest Emperors.
For instance, although Qin Tianchen had yet to become an Emperor, he intended on accumulating his foundation of Emperor qi to nurture the High-grade Emperor's Core!
"Nine hundred and ninety-seven!"
"Nine hundred and ninety-eight!"
Qin Tianchen was starting to bleed all over his body.
His body was suffering an intense amount of pressure. However, Qin Tianchen was determined to cultivate nine hundred and ninety-nine strands of Emperor qi!
"I did it!"
Qin Tianchen was overjoyed.
Then, the nine hundred and ninety-nine strands of Emperor qi in his spiritual mound merged into a High-grade Emperor's Core!
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"Fifty-six thousand eight hundred, fifty-six thousand nine hundred, fifty-seven thousand, fifty-seven thousand one hundred…"