Great Zheng Heavenly Court, in one of its cities!
Outside the City Lord Manor, a huge stone stele was surrounded by throngs of Great Zheng citizens.
"A Proclamation to the World? This is the Heavenly Emperor's Proclamation to the World!" one citizen cried out at once.
"The demon is dead! The Heavenly Emperor killed the demon! Wonderful!"
"I knew it! The Heavenly Emperor is the strongest—a peerless Heavenly Emperor the likes of which has never existed in all the ages! No, in all the eons! He is the future of the Great Chiliocosm World!"
"He finally killed the demon!"
...The citizens at the outskirts looked at the words on the huge stele, and every one of them cheered wildly.
For these days, news of the demon from the Strongest World had weighed on everyone's hearts, making countless experts feel as though they could hardly breathe. But now everything was fine—the Heavenly Emperor had won!
The citizens cheered, and their hearts grew even more united with Great Zheng.
Likewise, the Great Qin Heavenly Court and the Great River Heavenly Court also issued proclamations to the world.
The three Heavenly Emperors would absolutely not conceal such proclamations, which gathered the people's hearts.
Great Qin Heavenly Court, Xianyang Saintly Capital! Within the main hall of the Imperial Court.
The main hall's doors were tightly shut, and no one was allowed to disturb it. The assembled officials stood respectfully outside the hall, including the Progenitor Dragon, Ghost Valley Zi, and the other important ministers of Great Qin.
Inside the hall, to the north, Ying sat upon the Dragon Throne, his face solemn.
To the south was another identical Dragon Throne. Lan sat upright upon it, equally solemn.
Ying and Lan faced each other, both expressionless, as though they had been locked in this stalemate