The Endless Starry Sky fell silent for an instant.
"Your Majesty!"
"Sword Master! Sword Master..."
"Emperor..."
All the heavenly talents in the Endless Starry Sky qualified to witness the greatest living being of this era erupted in earth-shaking cheers and frantic roars. The entire starry sky instantly boiled over, bursting with excitement.
Everyone knew that the fate of this era had already been decided. It belonged to the one and only Emperor.
Emperor.
That was the sole title for the supreme, invincible being of this era. No prefix was needed.
Ancient Emperor of Myriad Laws, Big Dipper Ancient Emperor, Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor... These names were titles later generations used to refer to the Emperor of a particular era, something akin to posthumous temple names.
In the present age, an Emperor's sole designation was Emperor. There was no need for prefixes to distinguish them, because an era would forever have only one Emperor.
"Fellow Daoists, you are too courteous."
"The splendor of the Supreme Great Sun Immortal Path system today is not my achievement alone. Far more of the credit belongs to all of you."
Jiang Ding smiled and raised his hand slightly.
In an instant, an invisible force emerged in the starry sky. One cultivator after another, who had instinctively bowed in worship, was gently supported and lifted to their feet.
"Sword Master..."
Many quasi-Emperors choked back sobs.
At that moment, they understood. The Emperor was still the same Emperor; nothing would change. The Dao Court would not, like the Myriad Laws Immortal Dynasty, produce a naturally elevated parasitic class that eternally enjoyed the fruits of others' labor. The interests of the many high-ranking figures in the Dao Court's original system, as well as those of its middle and lower strata, would not change in the slightest.
The Supreme Great