Di Xin took a deep breath. The Tribulation Matters had been jointly decided by the Dao Venerate and All Saints, and even his greatest backers behind him—
Holy Mother Nuwa and several Human Emperors—had already agreed. He had no room to object at all.
Since that was the case, further thought was useless. His eyes gleamed as he looked at Styx. "Dao Venerate, now that this Tribulation has begun, how should my Great Shang conduct itself?"
Styx lightly tapped his fingertip, and the territory of Great Shang appeared within the projection. "The Tribulation will primarily concern a contest of Fortune, with Imperial Dynasty Hegemony as a secondary aspect. As the current Fortune Dynasty, Great Shang will naturally bear the brunt. However..."
He paused before continuing, "Great Shang's Fortune is currently unparalleled. If it participates in the Imperial Dynasty Hegemony like this, it would inevitably be unfair."
"Therefore, during this Tribulation, I will pull all participating living beings into the Virtual God Realm. By then, external Fortune will be useless, and everyone will need to accumulate it anew within the Virtual God Realm."
"Great Shang, the eight hundred Vassal Lords, and the Myriad Races' tribes will all start again from the same starting line."
"Of course, even then, it will only be relatively fair. After all, the national strength of each country is different, and factors such as territory size and population will not change."
"During the initial stage, there will still be differences in strength between the various countries. However, without National Fortune capable of suppressing everything, everyone will have a Thread of Life."
"No one can guarantee that those with strong national power in the beginning will be the ones who laugh last."
"In fact, because of Great Shang's strength, it may be attacked by everyone from the very