Heavenly Official of Supreme Blessings, First Rank of the Upper Prime · Heavenly Water Great Emperor

A hundred thousand years later, atop Mount Tai.

The Sea of Clouds churned as the rising sun cast golden light over towering cliffs and ancient pines.

The altar of the Heavenly Official Great Emperor atop the mountain, built upon Innate bluestone, had long since been completed.

At its center stood a thirty-foot-tall Water Suppressing Cauldron, its surface inscribed with countless Water Essence runes.

Below the altar, banners snapped in the wind. The leaders of the Myriad Human Nations stood solemnly in dark ceremonial robes.

Behind them stretched a crowd spanning millions of miles. Their cries rose and fell, gathering into a vast tide of Human Race Fortune that surged straight into the heavens.

Upon the altar, Yao stood tall in an Emperor's Robe, his gaze sharp as a torch.

He slowly approached the cauldron. The Water Essence runes upon it, refined over a hundred thousand years, gleamed brilliantly.

"The hour has come—"

The ritual officer's voice pierced through the Sea of Clouds.

In an instant, the runes on the cauldron blazed. A clear, frigid Water Essence aura rose from within, merging with Human Race Fortune.

"I, Yao, Emperor of the human race, offer sacrifices upon Mount Tai today and report to Heaven!" Yao's resounding voice spread across the Primordial World.

"Now, the Water Essence of the Primordial World is in chaos, and floods strike without cease. By order of the Heavenly Emperor, I ascend to the position of Heavenly Official, the Heavenly Water Great Emperor, to stabilize Water Essence!"

As his words fell, he looked up at the sky.

Boom—!

A tremendous crash resounded from the heavens. From the direction of Grand Unity Palace, a streak of golden light tore through the air, transforming into a golden authority engraved with the words "Heavenly Official," suspended above the altar.

The Great