Nie Fanchen restored his original name, Ji Gong Nie!
Dali was renamed Great Zhou!
He recruited the sage Gongshu Zi as a vassal!
He reclaimed his former ministers and gained eight major territories!
Ji Gong Nie instantly took control of ten territories. Although he was still only a Sacred King and had yet to regain his former identity as the Heavenly Emperor, nothing could stop Ji Gong Nie's advance anymore.
From this day forth, Great Zhou formally rose in the West Continent.
The West Continent had originally been Great Zhou's domain. Of the Thirty-Six Territories, ten had already fallen into Ji Gong Nie's hands, with the help of the Phoenix Clan, the sage, and Great Zhou's former ministers. Ji Gong Nie's forceful return was irreversible.
In this battle, Ji Gong Nie was the greatest beneficiary.
"Approved!"
Ji Gong Nie formally confirmed what he had obtained.
The rulers of the eight territories opposite him immediately and respectfully joined the ranks of the assembled ministers.
"Jiang Shang!" Ji Gong Nie said.
"Your subject is here!"
"Announce it to the world: Universal Celebration, General Amnesty throughout the realm. Let the historians' brushes record this day!" Ji Gong Nie said.
"By your decree!" Jiang Shang immediately replied.
"Guo Shi Fu!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Send word to the Phoenix Matriarch. Great Zhou has risen again, and I invite the Phoenix Matriarch to come out of seclusion!" Ji Gong Nie said.
"Sacred King, the Phoenix Matriarch instructed us beforehand that she did not wish to come out. If we summon her now, what if...?" Guo Shi Fu looked troubled.
"Whether she can come out or not, make every effort to try!" Ji Gong Nie said.
"Yes!"
"Wait!" Zhong Shan suddenly spoke from the side.
Zhong Shan's shout had come so abruptly that everyone present was