A moth to the flame. That was what came to the minds of many observers.3

The emperor was currently the only member of humankind who was in the Imperial Sovereign level. Other than Grand Emperor Swordsage himself, any person who the emperor faced, be they in Void Returning or Smoldering God, were a far cry from being on his level.3

Bai Xiaozhuo had ignited the heart from the god domain, burning his God-Merging body in exchange for burning power that surpassed the fiery flowers. Sadly, he was far from achieving eternal indestructibility. And this was definitely not a true igniting of godfire. It was not godly ascension. Without godly ascension... it was going to be very hard for him to defeat an Imperial Sovereign. In other words, the end of this fight was a foregone conclusion.1

However, Bai Xiaozhuo didn’t just give up. His eyes were clear, and his heart was calm as he accelerated. With the lifespan and pāramitā flowers, as well as the golden-red sea of flames, he could ignore spatial conventions.0

The emperor was visible in the Imperial University, but that was a projection originating in the imperial palace....9