"Thank you for Your Majesty's favor!"
The beauty numbered eight was overjoyed and immediately bowed to the Divine Martial Great Emperor.
The Divine Martial Great Emperor's expression remained indifferent as he gave a slight nod.
Then, the old eunuch immediately motioned for beauty number eight to wait at the side. The other unsuccessful beauties from Tianwu City promptly left the square and waited outside.
"All participating beauties from Qingwu City, step forward five paces and receive His Majesty's selection!" the old eunuch called out again.
Then, the participating beauties in the second row stepped forward to be selected by the Divine Martial Great Emperor.
"Number fifteen!" the Divine Martial Great Emperor's calm voice rang out again.
"Number twenty-seven!"
"Number thirty-four!"
The Divine Martial Great Emperor made his selections very quickly. Whenever a row of participating beauties stepped forward, he merely swept his gaze over them twice before making his choice.
From the thirty-six cities and more than three hundred and sixty beauties, one would be selected from each city, for a total of thirty-six.
This was a rule that never changed each year, unless the Divine Martial Great Emperor was in particularly high spirits and perhaps selected a few more.
Su Mo secretly shook his head. This Divine Martial Great Emperor really was ravenous—he actually wanted so many women!
Thirty-six every year; after several decades, the Divine Martial Great Emperor's women would be countless. How could "three thousand beauties in the harem" possibly describe it?
This was even more depraved than the emperors of his previous life! Mortal emperors had limited lifespans, but a powerhouse like the Divine Martial Great Emperor could easily live for several centuries.
Su Mo truly felt sorrow for these women. Once they became Imperial Consorts, all that likely awaited them was the cold depths of