"Wise and noble Emperor, this humble mortal pays you homage. The great battle is imminent—please protect your people and lead them to victory."
"The sun rises because of you, and the great rivers flow because of you. You are the center of the world, the master of all things. Please grant us, this pitiful married couple, a healthy child!"
"May glory forever accompany you, my great and valiant master. Your people bow in awe at your feet. Compared to you, even heaven and earth seem insignificant. Please give this lost me a tiny hint—what must I do to win her love?"
...Countless voices formed wave after wave of murmured tides, crashing against Chu Yun's heart.
Chu Yun frowned, resisting the clamor.
More than three hundred thousand fanatical believers—this was a number even high-stage Emperor-level experts might not possess. Chu Yun had gained so many fanatical believers at once through Boundless Human Path, but it had not come without a price.
It was like countless flies buzzing by one's ears. Though every sound was frenzied praise, extremes bred reversal; too much praise could become unbearable.
Even Chu Yun's solid, dense spirit light was battered by an invisible, surging impact, taking on a hint of weakness.
Chu Yun had already ascended to Emperor, yet even his Emperor-level spirit light was affected so severely. This showed just how terrifying the power of those crashing waves of sound was.
That was the price.
Other Emperor experts, no matter how many believers they had, would never encounter such a problem. Chu Yun alone was different. Because he had developed fanatical believers through Boundless Human Path, their spirit lights formed a subtle and profound connection with his own.
Whenever they prayed, their voices reached the deepest depths of Chu Yun's heart. Plugging his ears was useless;