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Three months later.
Ming Capital The disturbing silence in the air was like water, completely submerging this once boiling city.
Early in the morning, this capital city, which is usually noisy to the core, became like a stagnant well, so heavy that you could hear a needle drop.
It's not completely bright yet, and there are only sporadic footsteps on the street.
Except for a few shops supplying tea, dry food, etc., which were still open and could barely cope with the pedestrians, almost most of the other shops chose to close on this day.
This is not a promise, but it is neater than a promise.
The whole Ming Capital seemed to have an invisible hand holding its throat, daring not to make any unnecessary noise.
Because today is the day of Sacrificial Ceremony.
Sun Moon The Great Emperor Xu Tianran will hold an unprecedented Sacrificial Ceremony in the southern suburbs of Ming Capital.
Pay homage to heaven and earth, comfort the ancestors, and declare Sun Moon Empire's ambition and destiny to the sky.
This is not exactly an ordinary sacrifice, but a grand ceremony for Xu Tianran to announce its achievements and ambitions to the people of the world after the empire's territory expanded rapidly.
He wants everyone to see that in his hands, Sun Moon Empire is no longer the Western power that lives in a corner.
Instead, it is a Lion that is awakening, and its claws have extended to the entire continent.
On this altar, he would light the first incense and offer the first glass of wine for his future unification cause.
The preparations for this Sacrificial Ceremony started several months ago and cost a lot of manpower, financial and material resources.
The majestic Sacrificial Altar alone required more than 5,000 craftsmen, who worked day and night to build it for two months.
Granite mined from all over Ming Capital was piled up into a hill, and every stone step carved with Sun Moon patterns had been carefully carved.
The money allocated from the treasury poured out like water, but Xu Tianran didn't even blink an eyelid.
In his eyes, this Sacrificial Ceremony is worth more than a city.
Early this morning, a large number of people had already poured out of Ming Capital and came to the suburbs, preparing to welcome the arrival of this grand ceremony of the country.
From the city gate to the southern suburbs, the official road for dozens of miles was densely packed with people on foot. They were dressed in their most respectable clothes and had a solemn and expectant look on their faces.
They knew that today was not only a festival, but also a witness that their emperor was leading them into an unprecedented new era.
Ming Capital On all the main roads, soldiers with bright armor stood on both sides, with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps.
The sun shines on their polished armor, reflecting streaks of cold light. The tips of those spears are like a silvery white forest, densely pointing toward the sky.
A strong atmosphere of murder almost permeated the entire city. Under the pressure of the army, the people marched to the southern suburbs in an orderly manner.
No one spoke loudly, no one ran to jump in line, and even the children were held tightly by the adults and did not dare to make any noise.
The footsteps of thousands of people merged into a dull, tide-like roar, echoing on the streets of Ming Capital and spreading into the distance.
The scale of this Sacrificial Ceremony was extremely large. For this reason, Sun Moon Empire mobilized an army of more than 100,000 people.
The 100,000 soldiers, according to different formations, were scattered around the altar, on both sides of the official road, inside and outside the Ming Capital city gate, and at various commanding heights.
Those Soul Tool Turret, reconnaissance Soul Tool, and defensive soul guide formations surrounded the entire altar and surrounding areas.
This is not only a guard of honor, but also a deterrent!
A deterrent to potential enemies, a deterrent to the restless, and a deterrent to all forces that might disrupt this grand ceremony.
On the outskirts of the southern suburbs, a huge altar had been built half a month ago.
The altar itself is a strange-shaped platform, with a circle on the left and a crescent shape on the right, closely adjacent to each other.
Just like Sun Moon, it symbolizes the country name and destiny of the Sun Moon Empire.
The round part represents the sun, symbolizing power, light and endless life.
The crescent-shaped part represents the moon, which is a symbol of femininity, wisdom and eternal inheritance.
The two are dependent on each other and form one whole body, implying the alternation of Sun Moon, the growth of all things, and the sustainability of the empire.
The circular altar covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters, is ten feet high, and is entirely made of granite.
The granite was cut into squares of the same size, and each piece fit together seamlessly.
From a distance, it looks like it is carved from a huge rock, completely natural and majestic.
Above the platform, there are six consecutive levels of platforms, each of which has the same shape and shrinks one by one.
When we reached the top platform, it was only a thousand square meters in size.
But that is already the highest point of the entire altar. It is the place where His Majesty the Emperor personally burns incense and worships heaven and earth. It is also the core of the entire Sacrificial Ceremony.
The entire seven-story platform, from bottom to top, is red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, indigo, and purple, symbolizing the colors of the rainbow and encompassing everything in the world.
There are eight stone steps around the altar that can lead to the top one by one.
The eight stone steps wind upward, and on both sides of each stone step are two copper lampposts.
The lampposts are carved with Sun Moon patterns, and there are torches inserted inside. Although it is daytime, the torches are still burning, exuding a faint aroma of rosin.
This altar is not a temporary construction that will be used only once, but will be passed down and used to worship heaven in the future.
In other words, from now on.
Every Sun Moon Empire emperor will worship heaven and earth on this altar, comfort his ancestors, and pray for God's blessing and the sustainability of the empire.
The area around the altar was already surrounded by a large army.
In the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest, a Soul Tool position has been constructed.
Although those Soul Tool positions are not Soul Tool positions on the scale of the Soul Engineer Legion.
But these four Soul Tool positions are all built from the Sun Moon Empire's most powerful Imperial Soul Engineer Corps.
The most advanced Soul Tool used today is Sun Moon Empire.
As long as any uninvited guest tries to get close, those Soul Tool will release devastating firepower in an instant, completely obliterating them.
Of the total 100,000 troops mobilized this time, 40,000 troops surrounded the altar.
The other armies have their own responsibilities, and most of them are responsible for commanding public order and ensuring that millions of people do not get out of control or become crowded.
The sky was now completely bright.
The sun shines on the magnificent Sun Moon Altar of Heaven, and the seven-story colorful platform exudes a colorful halo under the sunshine.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, indigo and purple, the seven colors are intertwined together, solemn, sacred and cannot be profaned.
All seven floors Sacrificial Altar add up to a height of 100 feet, which is much higher than the tallest building Ming Capital.
Standing on the top of the altar, you can overlook the entire Ming Capital and the land occupied by the Sun Moon Empire.
There are more than 20 million Sun Moon Empire people living in Ming Capital, which is the real core of the Sun Moon Empire.
At this time, there were not tens of millions, but millions of people who came to watch the ceremony. They were so densely packed that they stretched as far as the eye could see.
Their figures extend from the foot of the altar to the hills and fields in the distance, like a black ocean, boundless.
The time when Sacrificial Ceremony is held is when the sun is three poles high.
At that time, Yang Qi is rising, which means prosperity.
In the distance, from the direction of Ming Capital, a team composed entirely of bright yellow slowly came towards the direction of Sun Moon Altar of Heaven.
The team swam out from the city gate of Ming Capital and meandered towards the altar.
Wherever this team passed, soldiers cleared the way.
The taxi soldiers who were clearing the way looked straight ahead, expressionless, solemn and majestic.
At the front is a huge Dragon Carriage carried by one thousand and twenty-four people.
Those one thousand and twenty-four people are all warriors carefully selected by the Sun Moon Empire, and each one has a cultivation level of Soul Emperor or above.
They wore uniform bright yellow short coats, revealing their arms as strong as iron.
Dragon Carriage is made of bright yellow silk and satin, embroidered with the pattern of galloping dragons.
But in all the important core positions, there is a pattern of Sun Moon competing for glory.
That is the highest symbol of the Sun Moon Empire, representing His Majesty the Emperor's supreme power to control Sun Moon and rule the world.
Yes, this is the Dragon Carriage of the Sun Moon Empire Emperor Xu Tianran.
At this time, on top of Dragon Carriage, Xu Tianran is sitting upright, wearing Nine Dragon Pearl-Holding Purple Gold Crown.
On the crown, nine Golden Dragon Entanglement are grouped together, surrounding a pearl the size of a dove egg.
He is dressed in gorgeous Dragon Reflecting Sun and Moon Imperial Robe and sits upright.
Although his legs are disabled, it does not affect his majesty and magnanimity.
Ju Zi, who was sitting next to him, was also wearing an extremely luxurious bright yellow palace dress with a smile on his face.
Her face was dignified and beautiful, like a goddess descending from the sky, with a gentle and just right smile hanging from the corner of her mouth.
The gauze curtains around Dragon Carriage were raised so that the public could see the most powerful couple in the world from a distance.
Through the thin gauze curtain, the figures of Xu Tianran and Ju Zi were like two gods, sitting on top of Dragon Carriage, overlooking the millions of people kneeling in worship.
"Long live, long live, long live--!"
Under unified command, the soldiers raised their weapons high and shouted long live the mountain.
The sound was like thunder, reverberating across the entire plain, making the distant leaves rustle.
Suddenly, the millions of people fell to the ground in the direction of Dragon Carriage like wheat.
Their movements were neat and swift, as if they were being pulled by the same invisible thread.
First the front, then the middle, then the back.
Spreading from near to far, the entire plain turned into a creeping ocean.
Their foreheads touched the ground, their hands were flat on the ground, and they shouted "Long live, long live, long live" in unison.
Standing high above Dragon Carriage, Xu Tianran's eyes reveal a majestic brilliance.
His gaze swept across the millions of people kneeling in worship, across the towering altar, and across the vast continent.
In his heart, there was a surge of pride and satisfaction that he had never experienced before.
But behind this majesty, there is even more endless emotion and pride.
Once upon a time, when he lost his legs, it seemed that the whole world had become dark.
He was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the sky outside the window, looking at the subjects who could run freely...
His heart was filled with unwillingness, anger and despair.
He thought that his life was ruined and his dream of becoming an emperor ended.
And at this moment.
He has become the master of the Sun Moon Empire. Although his legs are disabled, that does not prevent him from conquering the world.
He turned his head slightly and glanced at Ju Zi beside him.
Ju Zi seemed to feel his gaze, she turned her head slightly and looked at him.
A smile appeared on her lips.
Xu Tianran also laughed.