The endless starry sky fell silent for a moment.
"Your Majesty!"
"Sword Master! Sword Master..."
"Emperor..."
All the prodigies in the endless starry sky qualified to witness the greatest being of this age erupted in deafening cries, roaring madly as the entire starry sky instantly boiled over with excitement.
Everyone knew that the fate of this age had been decided. It belonged to the one and only Emperor.
Emperor.
That was the sole title of the strongest, invincible being of an age. It required no prefix.
Myriad Laws Ancient Emperor, Big Dipper Ancient Emperor, Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor... such names were titles later generations used to refer to the Emperor of a particular age, something akin to temple names.
In the current age, an Emperor's only title was Emperor. There was no need for a prefix to distinguish them, because there could only ever be one Emperor in an age.
"Fellow Daoists, you are too gracious."
"The splendor of the Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dao system today is not my achievement alone. It is even more the achievement of all of you."
Jiang Ding smiled and raised a hand slightly.
In an instant, an invisible force appeared in the starry sky. Cultivators who had instinctively knelt in worship were gently lifted to their feet one after another.
"Sword Master..."
Many quasi-emperors choked back sobs.
At that moment, they understood. The Emperor was still the same Emperor, and nothing would change. The Dao Court would not, like the Myriad Laws Immortal Dynasty, produce a naturally elevated class that forever enjoyed the fruits of others' labor. The interests of the many high-ranking figures in the Dao Court's original system, as well as those of its middle and lower ranks, would not change in the slightest.
The Supreme Great Sun Dao Court would remain