Emperor

The peak of most Universe Worlds, it is difficult to reach this realm because one needs to be able to directly control their respective **Principles**. Their Source Qi also needs to be converted into **Emperor Qi** before they can command the full power of the Emperor Realm.

Due to the relatively profound command and effect that they have over the strength of World Principles, an Emperor Realm cultivator's presence, Artifacts, and/or even places of interaction often carry a powerful force known as **Emperor Pressure**, which can greatly suppress or even directly kill cultivators that are beneath this realm.

A good number of 3rd Order Emperor Realm and above cultivators experienced the atrocities of the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor more than 30,000 years before Yang Kai entered Star Boundary. Correspondingly, Emperors are shown to have exuberant vitality, with many living tens of thousands of years without showing significant signs of aging.

## 6 Levels

The Emperor Realm is a uniquely large Great Realm with multiple different categorizations that project vastly different amounts of power.

1st-3rd Order: these Minor Realms work like previous cultivation realms, as the higher you go, the greater the increase in power, and the larger the difference between Minor Realms. The general 3rd Order Emperor can destroy 1st Order Emperors like nothing. As an Emperor promotes Minor Realms, both their sensibility toward the Heavenly Way and control of their respective Principles increases accordingly.

4th: Pseudo-Great Emperor: A cultivator that has made a breakthrough past the normal 3rd Order Emperor Realm has reached the **Peak Emperor Realm**. Pseudo-Great Emperor is the Star Boundary term for a Peak Emperor Realm cultivator that has not yet achieved Great Emperor due to the bottleneck of its Heavenly Way. Having reached the normal limits of most Universe Worlds, Pseudo-Great Emperors have a relatively high level of control over their primary Principles. The term "Pseudo-Emperor" is short for "Pseudo-Great Emperor."

5th: Dao Seal: An Emperor that has gained sufficient sensibility to one of the 3,000 **Grand Daos** and condensed a **Dao Seal**  has reached a masterful level of control over their primary Principles, and are far more powerful than a Pseudo-Great Emperor. In Universe Worlds, this step is both usually tied to and always necessary for becoming a Great Emperor.  Condensing a Dao Seal is also required to promote to the Open Heaven Realm. Outside of Universe Worlds (i.e. the Outer Universe), cultivators no longer need to become a Great Emperor to condense a Dao Seal.

* **Great Emperor**: These cultivators have gained the acknowledgement of their Universe World’s Will (Heavenly Way), and, after gaining the ability/chance to condense a Dao Seal, are able to transfer the **World Force**. In most healthy Universe Worlds, this means they are capable of displaying the power of at least Low Rank Open Heaven Realm. There is a limit to the number of these cultivators determined by each Universe World’s Heavenly Way. The drawback of this power is that it is only usable within a certain range of one‘s Universe World. Once out of range, they will only be able to rely on their actual cultivation level.

6th: Half-Step Open Heaven: Half-Step Open Heaven is a special classification for Great Emperor-level Emperors (i.e. Dao Seals) that have condensed at least 5 of the Yin-Yang + 5 Elements, making them ever so close to the next realm after the Emperor Realm, Open Heaven Realm. Having condensed 5 strengths, these Emperors are generally significantly stronger than normal Emperors with Dao Seals.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1937
2. ↑ Chapter 2102
3. ↑ Chapter 2462
4. ↑ Chapter 2504
5. ↑ Chapter 1922
6. ↑ Chapter 1950
7. ↑ Chapter 4074
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 4309
9. ↑ Chapter 3828
10. ↑ Chapter 4163
11. ↑ Chapter 4229