Yang Chen also saw Yu Ban's statue, and all at once, he could understand the suffering Yu Ban had endured for so many years.
Though one could exist eternally in a soul state, the price was exceedingly heavy. If one's martial cultivation had not been sufficient while alive, one would be unable to reenter reincarnation after death. Yu Ban's martial cultivation had surely not been enough; after dying, he likely had not even been qualified to enter reincarnation.
And that was only one part of it. The price of Yu Ban's soul enduring was that he could never leave the Heavenly Capital Divine Kingdom for the rest of his existence. Moreover, he had to endure the long, agonizing pain of loneliness. Who else could have borne such a thing?
Yet Yu Ban had done it, all for the Heavenly Capital Divine Kingdom, all for the Heavenly Capital Great Emperor.
And he had never uttered a single complaint.
That alone was worthy of admiration.
Yu Ban only reminisced for a moment before returning to normal. Pointing ahead, he said, "At the very front is the Great Emperor's statue."
Yang Chen followed Yu Ban's finger and looked toward the statue of the Heavenly Capital Great Emperor.
The statue looked no different from a True Person. It stood there, displaying boundless majesty.
Seeing this, Yang Chen respectfully bent at the waist, showing his respect for the Heavenly Capital Great Emperor.
Yu Ban nodded in satisfaction. Then he stepped forward, bowed to the Heavenly Capital Great Emperor as well, and said, "Great Emperor, I have brought Yang Chen here. Next, the succession ceremony shall begin. I believe he will pass your final test, successfully take over everything belonging to the Heavenly Capital Divine Kingdom, and become its second master."
After speaking, Yu Ban waved