Northern Region.
Demon Court.
Taiyi sat on the dragon throne, his expression somewhat grim.
"Eldest Brother, could East King Duke be planning to deal with us?"
They had previously joined forces to attack the Heavenly Court and seize it. Though they had ultimately failed, they had thoroughly offended the other side.
"Impossible!"
Di Jun shook his head. After establishing the Demon Court, the fortune of the Demon Race had descended from the heavens, allowing him to successfully sever his Good Corpse. His bearing was now as unfathomable as an abyss.
"Though I lost that battle, East King Duke didn't fare much better. At the very least, he lost most of his fortune. He won't be able to fight again anytime soon!"
Though he said this, the moment he thought of that terrifying Future Self, he shivered instinctively.
That divine ability was simply too heaven-defying. If East King Duke went all out, he might even summon a Future Self at the Saint realm. How could they possibly contend with that?
So until they understood the full extent of this divine ability, he would do his best to avoid any conflict with the other side.
"Eldest Brother is absolutely right!"
Taiyi's eyes lit up, and the worry in his heart gradually faded.
However, he failed to notice that Di Jun's expression remained troubled.
Witch Race.
Di Jiang summoned Houtu once more and questioned her in detail about East King Duke's intentions. Only after learning he had no intention of making an enemy of the Witch Race did Di Jiang finally relax.
The Great Powers from all the other realms, including Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, and Fuxi, also emerged from seclusion one after another, tensely watching every move of the Immortal Court, afraid of being caught up in some sort of cause and effect.
Chat Group!
[Ying Zheng: I'm so excited, so excited! I've finally waited for this day!]
[Yue Buqun: Who isn't? I've been so excited these past few days that I haven't slept at all. This is where the Emperor resides. Maybe I'll even get to see his true face!]
[Little Dragon Girl: +1. If I hadn't made a breakthrough in my cultivation, I might have dropped dead by now. I can't help it—I just can't sleep!]
[Ye Fan: Everyone, how grand and magnificent do you think the gathering hosted by the Emperor's faction will be?]
[Ying Zheng: I can't even imagine it. They'll probably use stars as lanterns and worlds as carpets!]
[Little Dragon Girl: 666! I can't wait! Why hasn't the Emperor started the livestream yet?]
The Chat Group was buzzing with excitement, one message after another flooding in without pause.
They were all filled with admiration for East King Duke and anticipation for the gathering that was about to begin.
[Beep! Group Leader Heavenly Emperor has started a livestream. Come watch now!]
A golden announcement slowly floated above the Chat Group. The four of them saw it and instantly grew excited, clicking to enter...
Heavenly Court.
East King Duke's decree went out, and the ten thousand immortals returned from every corner of the Primordial World.
Across the vast Heavenly Court, within the Thirty-Three Heavens, countless figures of immortals and deities filled the skies. At a glance, there were at least several billion of them, all accomplished cultivators who had attained immortality.
These cultivators accounted for nearly a third of all the immortals in the Primordial World, enough to crush the mid- and low-tier forces of every other faction.
Among them, the strongest were naturally the ancient Great Powers who had once attended the Purple Heavens Palace. More than a hundred stood at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, just one step away from breaking through to Quasi-Saint.
These were also the Immortal Court's elite forces, arrayed above the Purple Heavens Hall.
Their positions naturally differed according to their cultivation. The First Heaven held the greatest number, with a hundred million gathered there.
Were it not for the Heavenly Court's extraordinary nature, it likely wouldn't have been able to contain so many people.
Though the immortals and deities were numerous, not a sound came from them. Their solemn expressions seemed to dim the very heavens and earth.
When All Beings looked up and saw how powerful the Immortal Court was, they were so shocked that they could hardly breathe. Even their breaths grew cautious.
Thirty-Three Heavens.
Lingxiao Treasure Hall!
East King Duke sat upon the throne of the Ninth Heaven, his divine radiance dazzling as it illuminated the myriad worlds.
[Beep! Welcome group member Ye Fan to the livestream!]
[Beep! Welcome group member Ying Zheng to the livestream!]
[Beep! Welcome group member Little Dragon Girl to the livestream!]
[Beep! Welcome group member Yue Buqun to the livestream!]
"Not bad!"
East King Duke looked at the notifications on the screen before him and nodded inwardly.
He had only just started the livestream, and everyone in the Chat Group had already joined. It seemed they were all very curious and excited about him.
"Start the livestream!"
"Beep!"
As soon as East King Duke spoke, a screen appeared before the four Chat Group members, displaying a breathtaking scene.
--East King Duke's Heavenly Emperor Aura suppressed the Nine Heavens. Countless immortals and deities stood below him, each radiating an aura powerful enough to annihilate them countless times over.
[Ying Zheng: Th-this is the Emperor's Heavenly Court? It's so magnificent!]
[Ye Fan: As expected of the Emperor's home. I feel like even this single heaven is larger than the universe I live in, and there are thirty-three of them!]
[Yue Buqun: Immortals... These are the immortals everyone in the world has always sought to become? Yet here, they're no more than underlings. If those people who are always seeking immortality and asking about the Dao saw this, their entire worldview would shatter on the spot!]
[Little Dragon Girl: Thank goodness we received such an incredible blessing. Otherwise, I'd never have imagined that a place like this existed in the world. Pavilions and jade towers fill the heavens; immortals are as numerous as grass. It's so shocking!]
Comments rolled across the livestream without pause, making it clear just how overwhelmed the four of them were.
Even if nothing else happened after this, this one sight alone was more than enough to satisfy them.
But that still wasn't enough.
A smile tugged at the corner of East King Duke's mouth.
In an instant, he rose from the dragon throne, his back like a divine sword piercing the clouds. The Emperor Dao Laws coiled around him like dragons, then settled at his feet like tame pets.
At that moment, his phantom image was imprinted across every corner of the Primordial World.
The people of the Immortal Court gazed at East King Duke with fervent devotion.
"We bow before the Heavenly Emperor! May the Heavenly Emperor's Dao endure forever!"
"We bow before the Heavenly Emperor! May the Heavenly Emperor's Dao endure forever!"
"..."
Countless immortals bowed in worship. Their immense momentum spread across the Four Seas and all the eight directions, echoing without end.
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer world!
Yue Buqun had been seated beneath the statue of Emperor Donghua, but now he suddenly sprang to his feet. His inner force surged, and divine light shot into the sky, shattering the clouds above.
On Mount Hua, Linghu Chong and the other disciples stared in astonishment toward the study in the back mountain.
Yue Buqun paid no mind to their shock. He simply stood up in a daze and rubbed his eyes.
"Immortals... They're all immortals!"
In his mind, immortals had perhaps been the strongest beings in the world.
But only now, seeing hundreds of millions of immortals prostrating themselves and worshipping the supreme Heavenly Emperor above them, did he understand how ignorant he had been.
Shrouding the Heavens.
"If you don't cultivate, seeing the Emperor is like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the moon in the sky. If you do cultivate, seeing the Emperor is like a mayfly gazing at the azure heavens!"
Ye Fan sat dazed on his Cushion, murmuring to himself.
In the Divine Eagle and Great Qin worlds, Ying Zheng and Little Dragon Girl were equally stunned.
[Little Dragon Girl: These are the Emperor's subordinates? They're terrifying!]
[Yue Buqun: Even the weakest among them could sweep through my entire world!]
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