"This junior, Zhang Yuan, pays his respects to the Great Emperor King!"
"This junior, Liu Nan, pays his respects..."
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
One high-ranking figure after another knelt and paid their respects to the Great Emperors.
In an instant, no one remained standing in the entire grand hall.
Every face bore a complicated expression woven from tension, excitement, and reverence.
Great Emperors.
Among mortals, they were legends.
Gods who manifested holiness.
Worshipped by all.
Revered by all.
"Rise!"
Jin Yuanqing spoke, his voice ringing like a great bell. Every word carried the power of words becoming law, as though a spiritual hammer were pounding against everyone's heart drums, setting their souls trembling.
Everyone was horrified, marveling at the overwhelming might of a Great Emperor. If Jin Yuanqing had intended to harm them, those three words alone would likely have exploded them into a cloud of blood mist!
The Xia Emperor and the high-ranking officials rose.
Yet the three Great Emperors still hovered high in the sky, like three divine suns suspended overhead.
"Three Great Emperors, the Demon Faction and the ancient cultivators are running rampant. Great Xia is in peril. I beg the Great Emperors to act and safeguard Great Xia!" The Xia Emperor lowered his head and respectfully bowed to the three Emperors.
"Those demonic creatures and ancient cultivators have indeed gone too far lately. They have repeatedly stirred up trouble and persecuted the people of Great Xia. Their crimes deserve death!"
Ye Tinglian spoke, her voice like heavenly music yet carrying terrifying majesty.
Her beauty was peerless, and a faint fragrance wafted from her body. Bathed in crimson divine light, she was as domineering as a queen of flame, and the moment she opened her mouth, she called for a massacre.
She had once been the Empress