He had also led by example, delegating part of the City Lord's Manor's authority to the Mingguang City Council and taking the lead in practicing "shared power."
Gradually, the people saw tangible changes—roads began to be built in remote provinces, Soul Master Academies rose from the ground in mountainous regions, merchants could travel freely between provinces without being exploited by harsh taxes and levies. Voices of opposition grew fewer, while those offering support grew more numerous.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
All the detailed provisions of the Federal Basic Law had been fully implemented. The councils of the fifteen autonomous provinces operated smoothly, and the Federal Central Council had formed a mature decision-making mechanism. The Sun-Moon Empire had completely transformed into the "Sun Moon Federation." The people's lives steadily improved, and their gratitude toward Shen Lian grew ever deeper—whether in towns or villages, Guardian Shrines dedicated to Shen Lian had been built. During holidays and festivals, people would burn incense and pray there, and even children knew that "Lord Shen Lian gave us peaceful lives."
Shen Lian's family members had also successively completed their God Trials over those ten years.
Though they were all Rank-Two Gods, they had gained the qualifications to ascend to the God Realm. They merely had to wait until the century-long term ended before traveling to the God Realm together with Shen Lian and the others.
On this day, Shen Lian stood atop Mingguang City's walls, looking down at the bustling crowds below.
The people's prayers and words of gratitude gathered into an invisible force that flowed into his body through the air. He could clearly feel this Power of Faith merging with his Divine Power of Destruction, making it more condensed and gentler—it was no longer mere "Destruction," but carried the