Three million trillion in Great Dao auspiciousness—nearly hundreds of thousands of times more than last time. It was unimaginably vast.
The boundless auspiciousness even split apart the surrounding heaven and earth, turning everything within several hundred meters into his domain.
The Heavenly Emperor Seal automatically appeared above East King Duke's head, enduring the cleansing surge of the Great Dao auspiciousness.
Then, under a wondrous fluctuation, all the auspiciousness spontaneously formed a golden wheel of auspiciousness.
Unlike before, this time the Auspicious Golden Wheel seemed almost tangible.
Endless divine radiance pierced through the void.
The crowd could even see, behind East King Duke, scenes of countless people in various worlds kneeling and praying.
The key was that, within their perceptions, these worlds actually existed.
"The Auspicious Golden Wheel—how is this possible?!"
Hongjun stared blankly at East King Duke, muttering to himself in bewilderment for the first time.
Even a Saint thought this way, let alone everyone else.
Inside the great hall.
East King Duke sat cross-legged within the hall, radiating an aura of supreme majesty, like a God King descending upon the Nine Heavens.
In everyone's eyes, his figure seemed to grow taller. Even they felt a hint of oppressive force in his presence.
They did not dare speak loudly, and their hearts were filled with boundless reverence.
"This is... the Auspicious Golden Wheel??? What exactly did East King Duke do? He actually gathered an Auspicious Golden Wheel?!!"
"Such boundless auspiciousness—could East King Duke have opened a heaven as well?"
"No, this isn't World-Opening auspiciousness. This is Great Dao auspiciousness. Did he save the Great Dao's life? Otherwise, why would it bestow so much auspiciousness upon him?"
Everyone was utterly incredulous. The Zixiao Palace, which was filled with supreme aura, had now become noisier than a marketplace.
If there was one universal thing in heaven and earth, everyone knew it was merit and auspiciousness.
Merit was exactly what its name implied. After contributing to heaven and earth, one could obtain merit.
It could not only be used to increase one's cultivation and refine Magic Treasures.
It could even allow someone to avoid all karma. Even when a calamity descended upon the world, they would remain completely unharmed.
Those who possessed merit were people others did not even dare attack. Otherwise, they would incur Karmic Debt. Once their Karmic Debt reached a certain level, it could even trigger a Heavenly Tribulation. Unless one was a Saint, surviving beneath the Heavenly Tribulation was nearly impossible.
The reason the Three Pure Ones and the others of later generations could become Saints was that Pangu's Legacy and World-Opening Merit had helped them succeed.
Yet even though they had been able to use merit to become Saints, they still could not condense a Merit Golden Wheel of such magnitude!
Auspiciousness was even more wondrous.
Although it could not directly increase one's cultivation, it brought endless blessings and tremendous luck. One might pick up a treasure just by taking a step, or enter sudden enlightenment after cultivating for a while.
It could be said that everyone possessed auspiciousness, and it was not unchanging.
For example, a beggar might possess only a trace of auspiciousness. But if he became the Human Emperor, his auspiciousness would surge, and he would claim a portion of the auspiciousness of every subject under his rule.
East King Duke was the same. With the sacrifices and worship offered by the Great Qin world, combined with the Group Leader's critical-hit privilege, he had directly gathered such a vast amount of auspiciousness.
He had directly condensed an Auspicious Golden Wheel.
Even so, East King Duke still could not compare with Hongjun at this moment.
After becoming a Saint, Hongjun lectured to everyone. Could it really have been because he was kind-hearted?
After listening to Hongjun's lectures, everyone could be considered his disciples.
Even if they could not be counted as nominal disciples, karma had already formed between them.
A portion of everyone's auspiciousness would gather on him.
One should not underestimate this portion. Everyone present was a top Great Power of the Primordial World.
It could be said that they represented ninety percent of the Primordial World's auspiciousness.
Gathered together, it was by no means a small amount.
At least, judging from the Heavenly Emperor Seal's reaction, East King Duke could sense that the auspiciousness surrounding Hongjun was like an abyss or an ocean. It was not something he could currently compare with.
Of course, East King Duke did not care in the slightest. He had only just begun. With the Chat Group's existence, he would certainly surpass Hongjun in the future.
"East King Duke!"
Taiyi and Di Jun looked over with gritted teeth.
The hatred in their hearts was almost becoming tangible.
He possessed several times as much auspiciousness as they did.
How could a mere East King Duke with an Innate Yang Qi foundation possibly possess so much?
After all, which person present did not have an Innate Foundation?
Thus, there was only one explanation: Heavenly Emperor auspiciousness.
East King Duke had received the Heavenly Emperor Position bestowed by Hongjun. This was an Exalted Position acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao.
In name, he could govern the entire Primordial World. Thus, it was no wonder he could gather so much auspiciousness.
But this should have been their auspiciousness.
If not for East King Duke, the people who should have condensed an Auspicious Golden Wheel before everyone today would have been them!
"I never expected the Heavenly Emperor Position to possess so many benefits. It seems I was narrow-minded."
Taishang of the Three Pure Ones sighed.
He had previously thought East King Duke had lost his mind, actually insisting on the Heavenly Emperor Position despite offending the Dao Ancestor, Taiyi, and the others.
Now that East King Duke possessed heaven-defying auspiciousness, although it was not like merit, which made anyone afraid to kill him, as long as his auspiciousness did not dissipate, he would always turn danger into safety when faced with calamity.
"Looks like East King Duke has firmly secured his position as Heavenly Emperor!"
"What a good East King Duke. What deep calculations!"
Minghe, Kunpeng, and the others also wore unpleasant expressions. Their gazes toward East King Duke held both astonishment and strangeness.
It was as if they were looking at an old schemer.
"I was wondering why he had never established a faction. So he was waiting for this moment!"
The other Great Powers also came to their senses.
"With so much auspiciousness, East King Duke can be said to have already become a force to be reckoned with!"
"Exactly. I'm afraid even Taiyi and the others combined don't possess as much auspiciousness as he does!"
They each had their own calculations. Although auspiciousness could not represent everything, it could greatly increase one's chances of victory.
Over the years, they had seen things clearly enough. After the disappearance of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans, the most powerful factions in the Primordial World were now the Demon Court and the Witch Race.
Following this trend, the two sides would inevitably fight.
Thinking of the brutality of the Dragon-Han Calamity, which had dragged nearly every living being into it...
If another great war began, they might not be able to escape either. The best option was to join one of the factions.
There was no need to mention the Witch Race. It was filled with witches.
As for the Demon Court, it had long since been established, and its systems were basically complete. Moreover, it was made up primarily of demons. Even if they joined, they would not be valued.
But East King Duke was different!
Not only did he possess heaven-defying auspiciousness, he had also yet to establish his forces. If they pledged themselves to him, they would gain the merit of aiding the founder and become elders of the Immortal Court.
If East King Duke truly unified the Primordial World, they would also obtain considerable benefits.
Not far away, a trace of worry appeared on Houtu's delicate face.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches had been born from Pangu's turbid blood.
Because they were filled with turbid energy and had baleful energy enter their bodies, they had been born without primordial spirits and could not sense the Great Dao.
Thus, Hongjun's lectures were naturally useless to them.
However, Houtu was the last Ancestral Witch to take form. Perhaps because the Ancestral Witches before her had absorbed most of the turbid and baleful energy, she had possessed a trace of soul after being born. That was why she had deliberately come to Zixiao Palace to listen to the lectures.
"I wonder what attitude East King Duke has toward our Witch Race."
Houtu sighed, and her gaze toward East King Duke grew complicated.
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