Everyone's gaze turned toward the figure upon the throne.
As the golden light filling the sky dispersed, a figure appeared above it. Many of the older generation recognized him at once—it truly was the Martial Emperor from back then. A person could be impersonated, but that supreme majesty could never be faked.
"Greetings, Martial Emperor! May the Martial Emperor's sacred life know no bounds!"
The Quasi-Emperors all rose to their feet and performed a grand salute. The Emperor Lords, however, remained seated. Aside from people such as the Demon Monarch, who were acquainted with Ye Xiwen, and the Phoenix Ancestor and Death Monarch, who were close to him, the other Emperor Lords did not stand. Though they had faint guesses in their hearts, they still believed themselves to be existences on the same level as Ye Xiwen.
Ye Xiwen merely smiled faintly and did not mind.
His gaze swept over the crowd. This was practically more than half of the Myriad Realms' elite gathered here. If the Celestials launched a surprise attack now, they would likely be caught all in one net.
"Everyone, I have returned!"
Ye Xiwen announced his return almost word by word.
Everyone looked at Ye Xiwen with curiosity in their eyes. They all knew that the Martial Emperor had gone to the Creation Road and had now returned. It could be said that he had set an entirely new record.
When the Celestials had reemerged last time, countless Emperor Lord Inheritances had secretly prayed and exhausted every means to contact their Emperor Lord ancestors who had gone to the Creation Road, yet they had all failed in the end.
After that, the Creation Road's terrifying reputation rose another level.
Now that someone had actually returned alive, they all wanted to know what the situation on the