Before the altar in Chang'an City.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Chen and his companions slowly approached the altar. Wherever they passed, the common people bowed in greeting, and the solemn atmosphere grew increasingly intense.
When he reached the altar, Ye Chen gazed at the altar before him.
The mysterious patterns on the altar formed ripples of black and gold under the golden sunlight, making the obsidian altar appear even more mysterious and dignified.
As the officiant began reciting the ritual, Ye Chen stepped onto the altar stairs. Against the golden sunlight, his figure appeared exceptionally tall and imposing.
His straight posture, resolute gaze, handsome face, and starry-sky-deep eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything.
At this moment, Ye Chen was the center of the entire world. Every move he made tugged at the heartstrings of countless people.
As Ye Chen's feet touched the altar, streaks of purple energy suddenly appeared in the sky. The vast purple energy stretched without end, blotting out the heavens and sun, as if it intended to envelop the entire world.
Purple energy came from the east for thirty thousand li. It symbolized auspiciousness and nobility. Only those who had accomplished great deeds between Heaven and Earth could draw forth such a phenomenon.
The mighty purple energy came from the east, transforming into countless auspicious signs before descending around Ye Chen. These auspicious auras bloomed like lotus flowers, releasing endless blessings.
At the same time, ten thousand zhang of golden light poured down from the Nine Heavens. Endless immortal radiance cascaded like a waterfall, enveloping everyone around the altar. It was as though they were bathing in immortal light, feeling boundless warmth.
Seeing the phenomena he had purchased from the system begin to manifest, Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged as he continued walking upward step by step.
The next moment, another phenomenon appeared. A figure of the Human Emperor emerged above Chang'an City. He wore an emperor's crown and a starry imperial robe, with the myriad heavens revolving around him. His deep eyes seemed to contain a sea of stars, seeing through everything in the world.
As the Human Emperor phenomenon appeared, everyone felt pressure that came from the depths of their souls. They knelt on the ground one after another, praying devoutly toward the Human Emperor above the Nine Heavens.
At this moment, everyone was stunned by this series of phenomena.
Especially the people who had just joined the Yanhuang Empire. Every one of them stared in astonishment, and at the same time, not the slightest trace of rejection toward the Yanhuang Empire remained in their hearts.
Because Ye Chen at this moment was the Human Emperor descended into the mortal world, representing the will of Heaven. To reject Ye Chen was to defy Heaven.
Otherwise, how could anyone explain the arrival of so many phenomena at this moment?
It had to be said that phenomena like these were an absolute dimensional strike against the people of ancient times. Ye Chen had spent a huge price to purchase them from the system precisely because he knew that the ancient people believed in such phenomena, making them the fastest way to win their hearts.
The people's reaction now also showed that buying these phenomena had not been a waste. Everyone simply fell for this kind of thing.
Among the crowd, Du Kao watched everything unfold, the corner of his mouth twitching. "Shameless to the extreme. This fellow truly has no shame. He actually created these phenomena to deceive people."
Having lived in Huaxia for so many years, Du Kao naturally understood Huaxia's culture.
In ancient times, Lao Jun once traveled west through Hangu Pass, and purple energy came from the east for thirty thousand li. But he had been a sage!
Du Kao truly had not expected Ye Chen to be so shameless as to compare himself to a sage.
He only wanted to curse at this. Although he did not know how Ye Chen had created these phenomena, he absolutely refused to believe they were natural phenomena that had appeared to bestow blessings upon Ye Chen.
Not far away, after collecting some of the "immortal light" that had fallen from the sky, Lian Feng took out an instrument and began analyzing it.
The results came out quickly. When Lian Feng saw them, her eyes narrowed. "Only sixty-six percent of the substances can be identified. The rest are all unknown substances. How is this possible?!"
She had just analyzed the substances in the "immortal light" that had fallen from the sky and connected to De Nuo Three for a match. She had not expected to receive a large number of unknown alerts.
In other words, many of the substances composing this "immortal light" did not exist in the Known Universe.
Thinking of this, Lian Feng pushed through the feverish crowd and found Du Kao. "Commander, there's something wrong with these phenomena in the sky. I just collected some materials from them and discovered that they contain large amounts of active substances capable of enhancing lifespan and physical constitution.
"And many of these active substances don't belong to the Known Universe..."
Hearing this, Du Kao frowned. "Large amounts of substances that don't exist in the Known Universe? Could these phenomena actually be real? But how is that possible?!"
Seeing Du Kao like this, Lian Feng smiled. "Commander, the material data collected by De Nuo Three isn't comprehensive. Besides, the Known Universe is so vast that it's perfectly normal for there to be substances we haven't encountered..."
Du Kao said nothing after hearing Lian Feng's words. He merely shook his head lightly. Clearly, her explanation did not hold up.
After all, they had been on Blue Star for a very long time. Over the years, they had already examined the material resources here. Even if they had overlooked something, they could not possibly have missed so much.
"Commander, do you think these phenomena might be things left behind by the Pangu Civilization..."
Hearing this, Du Kao fell into deep thought. He did not know much about the Pangu Civilization either, but according to Principal Kirin of Super Seminary, Blue Star might very well have some connection to the Pangu Civilization.
The Pangu Civilization had been a vast civilization that existed hundreds of millions of years ago. The traces it had left behind all testified to the might of that civilization.
According to the deductions, hundreds of millions of years ago, the Pangu Civilization might already have developed into the ultimate form of a civilization. Yet, for some unknown reason, it had suddenly vanished.
Carl's Ultimate Fear theory had also been born because of the Pangu Civilization.
While Du Kao and Lian Feng were speculating about the source of the phenomena, Ye Chen had already reached the summit of the altar.
Everything needed for the sacrifice had long been prepared on the altar. There was a three-legged cauldron, a stone table bearing the offerings of three animals and five livestock, as well as wine, goblets, sacrificial texts, and other items.
Standing atop the altar, Ye Chen looked at the endless sea of common people below. An aura of looking down upon all living beings unconsciously emerged from him.
As he looked at these people, scenes from after he had arrived in this world rapidly flashed through Ye Chen's mind.
From being struck by the Nine-Dragon Coffin to opening his eyes and finding himself alone in the Super God Universe; from picking up Angel Chase to being caught secretly kissing her; then beginning with a sword, a system, and the beginner's gift package it had given him—thus began his path of building a civilization.
From initially founding the nation to unifying the world and bringing the entire realm under his rule, with hundreds of millions of common people bowing before him, it had taken 250 years.
Two hundred and fifty years had transformed him from an ordinary young man with a bit of lust in his heart into a Human King of his generation, holding authority over the lives and deaths of the countless people under his rule.
As the memories flashed through his mind, Ye Chen took a deep breath. Then he turned his hand over and produced a black jade seal. The jade seal was called the Human King Seal.
Once he unified the universe in the future, the Human King Seal could be renamed the Human Emperor Seal.
Opening the sacrificial text prepared on the altar, Ye Chen began to recite his prayer.
"Born in later generations, I am a descendant of Emperors Yan and Huang. Here, I establish a nation called Yanhuang.
"The Yanhuang Empire rose across the ocean. After two hundred and fifty years of effort, it swept across the universe, bringing peace to all under Heaven.
"Heaven and Earth, bless my Yanhuang and grant it eternal prosperity and peace!
"May the sacred spirits never fade. May they witness and accept this offering.
"Receive the sacrifice!"
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