"Twelve races, each with a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal?"
"What is the Human Emperor trying to do?"
"He must be taking advantage of the momentum from defeating Demon Emperor Dijun to show off the Human Race's power."
"Pah, show off?"
"If your race could defeat Demon Emperor Dijun, you'd probably boast about it for hundreds of yuanhui."
"You talk as if you were part of the Human Race. Why are you so proud of them?"
"This seat is at least a late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal. It may not be impossible for me to become an auxiliary member of the Human Race."
Seeing the twelve races' chieftains kneel on one knee and respectfully call out to Huang Tian,
the scene left the Great Divine Powers of the Ten Thousand Races stunned, and they began discussing it among themselves.
No one dared underestimate the Human Race anymore.
Having forced Demon Emperor Dijun to retreat, the Human Race clearly had the confidence to stand as an equal to the Witch and Demon Clans.
Regardless of what the Great Divine Powers of the Ten Thousand Races were plotting, the Shore of the East Sea was blanketed in dazzling golden light.
It was the Human Race's boundless destiny, vast as an ocean stretching between heaven and earth.
The chieftains of the twelve races sensed something. Blood qi surged skyward around them, and they each revealed their true forms.
"I am Huang Tian, sovereign of the Human Race!"
"Today, I proclaim to Heaven and Earth: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig shall be the Twelve Zodiacs of my Human Race!"
"The twelve races shall be bound to the destiny of my Human Race for generations to come."
"When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer!"
With a piercing gaze, Huang Tian stood amid the golden light. The sovereign aura around him grew more imposing as he shouted his proclamation to Heaven and Earth.
"Rumble!"
The Nine Sounds of Heavenly Thunder rang out. Heaven and Earth had acknowledged Huang Tian's proclamation.
In an instant, wondrous flowers fell from the sky, Golden Lotuses sprang from the earth, and marvelous phenomena appeared one after another.
"Rumble!"
Blood qi surged around Huang Tian, reaching from heaven to earth and forming a pillar of light that shot into the clouds.
His aura continued to rise, and the Imperial Dao Laws around him grew ever more profound.
In a short while, Huang Tian made another breakthrough and entered the mid-stage of the Martial Saint (Quasi-Saint) realm.
At the same time, his Martial Dao Dharma Image, which had stood tens of thousands of trillion zhang tall, continued to expand after his breakthrough, eventually reaching a height of one hundred thousand trillion zhang.
Huang Tian's Martial Dao Dharma Image stood between Heaven and Earth. Its pressure swept across the Prehistoric World, making every living being bow in submission.
"Hum!"
The void shuddered violently, and golden light suddenly burst apart.
A plain, heavy seal flew out from between Huang Tian's brows.
The Kongtong Seal swelled against the wind, hanging above the Shore of the East Sea and cascading boundless Human Race Destiny.
With destiny's blessing, the Human Race's powerful figures broke through as one.
Taibai advanced to the early-stage Martial Saint (Quasi-Saint) realm. The auras of Sui Ren Shi, Zi Yi Shi, You Chao Shi, and the others grew ever more profound; they were only half a step away from attaining the Martial Saint (Quasi-Saint) realm.
The twelve races appointed as the Human Race's Twelve Zodiacs also gained immensely.
The hundreds of billions of beings in their races could all share in the Human Race's destiny.
In that instant, all twelve races broke through together, creating an astonishing spectacle.
Originally, only the chieftains and a handful of elders in each of the twelve races had been Grand Luo Golden Immortals.
But in the blink of an eye, each of the twelve races had gained over a hundred Martial Emperors (Grand Luo Golden Immortals) on average.
As for the beings who advanced to the Immortal Realm (Grand Unity Golden Immortal), there were too many to count.
"The Human Race really knows how to find a new path!"
"Knowing they're a post-natal race with too little time to develop, they've taken other races as their auxiliaries."
"Using the strength of other races to speed up their own growth—a clever scheme!"
"Even so, they've only gained hundreds or thousands of Grand Luo Golden Immortals. They still lack top-tier combatants."
"Look! The Human Emperor hasn't stopped yet!"
"What else is he going to do? What more can he possibly do?"
The beings of the Ten Thousand Races couldn't help crying out in astonishment.
"I, Huang Tian, sovereign of the Human Race, have sensed that Heaven and Earth are incomplete, and the order of time is unclear!"
"Today, using the Human Race's Twelve Zodiacs, I establish the Twelve Time Periods of Heaven and Earth!"
"Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai—the Twelve Time Periods shall cycle endlessly!"
"Let them set the order of Heaven and Earth, distinguish the alternation of day and night, and protect the order of the Prehistoric World!"
As countless living beings watched in disbelief, Huang Tian stood atop his hundred-thousand-trillion-zhang Martial Dao Dharma Image and cried out.
"Rumble!"
Heavenly thunder rang out nine more times. Heaven and Earth had acknowledged Huang Tian's proclamation.
Boundless Seven-Colored Rosy Cloud descended from the firmament, enveloping the chieftains of the twelve races.
The chieftains of the twelve races understood what they were to do. They shouted in unison, their voices shaking Heaven and Earth.
"I, Zi Shu, take my place!"
"I, Chou Niu, take my place!"
"I, Yin Hu, take my place!"
"I, Mao Tu, take my place!"
"I, Chen Long; I, Si She; I, Wu Ma; I, Wei Yang; I, Shen Hou; I, You Ji; I, Xu Quan; and I, Hai Zhu—take our places!"
Twelve shouts shook the skies.
In an instant, dense thunderclouds spread across the heavens, covering the entire Shore of the East Sea.
A gigantic vertical pupil appeared within the thunderclouds, spanning Heaven and Earth.
No matter where in the Prehistoric World a living being stood, the enormous pupil seemed to be right before their eyes, only inches away.
Profound Daoist rhymes flowed around the vertical pupil, and the majestic aura of the Great Dao spread outward, pressing down upon all living things.
A radiant orb of nine-colored light appeared before the pupil, surrounded by profound, cryptic Daoist rhymes.
The next moment, the nine-colored orb suddenly burst apart, turning into a rain of nine-colored light that fell across Heaven and Earth and spread to every corner of the Prehistoric World.
Countless beings throughout the Prehistoric World felt something stir within them.
The divisions of the Twelve Time Periods—from Zi and Chou to Yin and Mao—automatically appeared in their minds.
From that day on, as the sun rose in the east and set in the west, the world of the Prehistoric World would follow the Twelve Time Periods.
Day and night would alternate, and time would have a clear order.
"Rumble!"
Heaven and Earth rumbled once more. Boundless Post-natal Mysterious Yellow Qi slowly gathered above the firmament, finally forming an enormous Merit Golden Cloud.
The Merit Golden Cloud divided, and one-third of the golden merit light fell toward Huang Tian.
But Huang Tian did not refine it himself. With a wave of his hand, he directed that portion of golden merit light toward Taibai.
Taibai was enveloped in golden merit light, and his aura surged once more.
With this majestic Heavenly Dao Merit, he broke through one realm after another, reaching the late-stage Martial Saint (Quasi-Saint) realm.
The remaining two-thirds of the golden merit light was divided evenly among the twelve chieftains.
The auras of all twelve chieftains surged, and they broke through together.
From the mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, they attained the early-stage Martial Saint (Quasi-Saint) realm through Martial Dao.
For a time, the Human Race's top-tier combat strength soared.
It now had fourteen Martial Saints (Quasi-Saints), nine late-stage Martial Emperors (Grand Luo), and tens of thousands of beings in the Martial Emperor realm.
The Human Race's overall strength was now on par with the Witch and Demon Clans.
"So this is the race created by a Sage?"
"The Human Race really is the darling of the Heavenly Dao. Merit is bestowed upon them as though it costs nothing!"
"Fourteen Quasi-Saints, and nine late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortals. The Witch and Demon Clans can no longer suppress the Human Race's rise."
"The Prehistoric World is changing!"
"Heavens, it's still not over?!"
"They're using merit to evolve spiritual treasures? How extravagant!"
Amid the astonished cries of the Ten Thousand Races, the God-Slaying Spear in Taibai's hand was enveloped by merit and evolved into a Top-grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure.
The spiritual treasures held by the twelve Zodiac chieftains were also enveloped by merit, evolving into high-grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasures.
"We pay our respects to the supreme Human Emperor!"
Without hesitation, Taibai and the twelve Zodiac chieftains all knelt on one knee before Huang Tian and called out respectfully.
Their cries shook Heaven and Earth, joining the cheers of the Human Race across the Prehistoric World.
Threads of faith surged into the sky. The Kongtong Seal between Huang Tian's brows rose into the air on its own, cascading endless golden light.
Taibai and the twelve races had broken through together, driving the Human Race's destiny to soar.
Even the Human Dao stirred restlessly.
Boundless faith gathered toward the Kongtong Seal, coiling around it before transforming into endless Human Race Destiny.
The Human Race's destiny blessed Huang Tian, causing his aura to surge.
Blood Qi Smoke blanketed the sky and earth, pressing down upon all living beings.
Huang Tian's Martial Dao Dharma Image expanded further, growing from one hundred thousand trillion zhang to one hundred and ten thousand trillion zhang.
Relying on this surge of destiny and faith, Huang Tian successfully broke through to the late-stage Martial Saint (Quasi-Saint) realm.
His violent aura swept outward, stunning the beings of the Ten Thousand Races.
"We pay our respects to the supreme Human Emperor!"
Daring not to hesitate, the chieftains of the Ten Thousand Races led the way as countless beings bowed before Huang Tian.
Huang Tian nodded. Still shrouded in golden light, his figure remained indistinct.
After completing everything, Huang Tian returned to the Human Ancestral Hall.
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