By this point, He Zhenghao had already cast his daughter's warnings aside.

In his mind, even if refining the Soul Arbiter of heaven and earth was an extremely perilous process, he, He Zhenghao, was no reckless fool. He would act according to the situation. If the task truly proved impossible, he would not simply throw his life away. 

Taking a measured risk for the chance to ascend in a single step—what was wrong with that?

And yet, He Zhenghao could never have imagined that a true Soul Arbiter of heaven and earth was of a caliber far beyond anything he could anticipate.

In the end, it came down to his limited horizons. He Zhenghao was merely at the Golden Core realm. Though he had traveled extensively and cultivated a wide circle of acquaintances, he had never witnessed with his own eyes, nor gleaned from any ancient text,...