The vast Three Realms and the void of ages fell suddenly silent.
The billowing clouds stretching millions of miles froze. The laws of the heavens and the forces of earth, water, fire, and wind held their breath. The Six Paths of Reincarnation ceased to turn, while the star palaces shone brightly and bowed as one toward the center of the heavens.
A majestic divine proclamation, carrying the Heavenly Dao Origin and rising above every path in the heavens, pierced the ages. It rang through all creation, from the Nine Netherworlds to the highest heavens. No place failed to hear it. No place failed to tremble!
"I, the Central Ziwei Great Emperor, hereby act on the Heavenly Dao's decree and confer godhood on its behalf!"
His voice thundered across the cosmos. The vast, sovereign might of his imperial path crushed every trace of saintly Dao Resonance in the world.
In midair, purple-gold imperial radiance burst forth for thousands of yards. Myriad stellar Dao Patterns wound through the void as his supreme authority to command the stars and rule the gods fully manifested.
The Ziwei Great Emperor stood in the heart of the highest heavens, imposing and still. His eyes surveyed all living beings and worlds, while his palm held the ancient Investiture of the Gods steady.
The weighty, timeworn Investiture of the Gods hovered at the center of the heavens. Mystic light flowed across it as countless true names inscribed by the Heavenly Dao slowly gleamed gold.
In an instant, every true name carved upon it and every corresponding office in the Heavenly Court erupted with brilliant Dao light, resonating across the distance with heaven, earth, and the Heavenly Dao.
Unseen, the Heavenly Dao's powers tied to each divine office awoke. Clear notes of the Dao sounded through the void, layer