After several days of secluded cultivation in the East Courtyard, Li Long had fully stabilized his ninety-fourth-rank soul power and his fusion with the five soul bones.
When he stepped out of the cultivation chamber, the late-autumn sunlight fell across the courtyard, bathing the stone slabs beneath the covered walkway in warmth.
He rolled his shoulders and neck, feeling the steady flow of soul power through his meridians, then headed toward the Papal Palace.
Qian Shengyuan was waiting for him in the study.
When Li Long pushed the door open, Qian Shengyuan was standing at the window, looking out over the square. He turned at the sound of footsteps, swept his gaze over Li Long, and nodded after confirming that his condition was stable.
"Finished consolidating?"
"Yes." Li Long sat in the chair before the long desk and went straight to the point. "Teacher, I want to hold a formal title coronation ceremony and announce it to the entire continent."
Qian Shengyuan showed no surprise.
He returned to his seat behind the desk, took an already drafted plan from a drawer, and placed it on the desktop. "Preparations began while you were in seclusion. The venue will be Spirit City's Central Arena, with the same grandeur as the coronations of past pontiffs. Invitations have already been sent to the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family, the Star Luo Imperial Family, the Five Element Academies, the major soul master clans, and every Spirit Hall branch of prefectural rank or above. The date is set for half a month from now."
Li Long picked up the plan and skimmed it. The arrangements were even more thorough than he had expected.
After he placed it back on the desk, Qian Shengyuan asked, "Have you decided on your title?"
"Dragon God," Li Long answered without