Clang, clang, clang—
Clang, clang, clang—
Clang, clang, clang—
Deafening peals of bells rang through heaven and earth.
Every peal was clear and resonant, as though it came from ancient times, shaking the soul to its core.
"Since Pangu split open heaven and earth, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors ruled the world!"
"Nine hundred and sixty billion origin cycles have passed!"
"Heaven gave birth to the Black Bird, which descended to bring forth Shang!"
"Our ancestor Cheng Tang slew demons from beyond and subdued the ten directions!"
"Now comes Di Zi Shou, endowed with virtue and talent, flourishing in the Imperial Path, who single-handedly mended the breach in heaven and sheltered the countless millions of the Human Race!"
"By the ancestral laws of Great Shang, Di Zi Shou shall inherit the exalted position of Human Emperor of Great Shang!"
The lofty voice seemed to echo from an unimaginably distant age.
Li Yue stared ahead in shock.
He now stood in an immensely vast plaza.
Jade paved the entire plaza, and armored soldiers lined both sides, standing solemnly with dagger-axes in hand.
Before him.
Figures in black official robes stretched as far as the eye could see.
Countless officials stood in two rows.
Their ranks extended into the distance, where a palace hundreds of millions of miles tall stood amid boundless Chaos qi, as though it suppressed the nine heavens and ten earths.
The Heaven and Earth Great Dao and every law seemed to lie suppressed beneath that vast palace.
It seemed to be the center of everything.
It seemed to be the origin of all things.
Rumble—!
The myriad Daos of heaven and earth surged.
A giant figure appeared, his head reaching the endless sky. He wore black imperial robes and the Flat Heaven Crown. His face was