"Guests from afar have arrived."
"They, too, may take part in today's martial exhibition!"
"Warriors of my Great Shang, do you fear them?"
Human Emperor Di Xin spoke with a smile.
At that moment—
The towering, vast palace seemed to vanish.
Tier upon tier of steps appeared in its place.
Each tier stood slightly higher than the one before it.
On every tier stood ministers of Great Shang or sat Deities.
Human Emperor Di Xin sat at the very top, facing all the ministers of Great Shang and all the Deities.
Li Yue could already see—
Some Deities sat very close to Human Emperor Di Xin.
He knew perfectly well what that meant.
The closer the ministers of Great Shang and the Deities were to Human Emperor Di Xin, the stronger they naturally were!
He even saw several figures seated in special positions, only slightly lower than Human Emperor Di Xin.
"We do not!"
The ministers of Great Shang roared.
"It pleases me greatly to have friends journey from afar on the day of my accession."
"The rewards for today's martial exhibition shall be increased tenfold!"
"As it happens, not long ago, I slaughtered a million members of the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow race and took quite a few things from them."
"For this martial exhibition, I shall offer everything, so that the warriors of my Great Shang and our friends from afar may enjoy themselves to the fullest!"
Human Emperor Di Xin's mighty voice resounded throughout the world.
Whoosh—
An interface immediately appeared before Li Yue.
``` [Human Emperor Di Xin wishes to hold a martial exhibition.]
[This martial exhibition will pit the ministers of Great Shang against the Deities.]
[The first-place participant will have a chance to obtain Human Emperor Di Xin's legacy.]
[Will you participate in the martial