"The Kingdom Ascension Ceremony... begins!"
Drawing a deep breath, the Han Kingdom's imperial clan minister channeled his energy and shouted, his voice shaking the royal city!
Under the infusion of energy, the golden auspicious cloud hovering directly above the palace in Chaoge Royal City suddenly churned like magma. Golden light blazed forth, illuminating heaven and earth. Within the cloud, a Gold Dragon could faintly be seen soaring through the nine heavens, roaring across the world. Now, like a giant python shedding its skin, it thrashed even more fiercely, stirring the winds and clouds as it expanded and solidified at tremendous speed. This was the transformation of national fortune.
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As the Han Kingdom's National Fortune Cloud churned, booming, deafening laughter rose like peals of thunder, shaking the royal city and echoing through heaven and earth. Jian Shang unleashed his exalted, domineering aura, weighing down upon the world, and struck out with one hand:
"Heaven-Overturning Palm!"
Vast magical power poured forth, condensing into a terrifying palm hundreds of meters across that blotted out the sky and sun. Crushing everything in its path, it hurtled toward the Cloud-Raising Heaven-Sacrificing Altar with the might of the heavens collapsing, making it almost impossible to breathe. Mist swirled in its center, where more than a dozen stars could clearly be seen blazing. It already bore the beginnings of the signature technique of Qin Shi Huang, the peerless emperor of the ages... Mastery of the Stars.
"It's begun! The Huan Emperor has such confidence..."
At the same moment, the envoys of countless powers, including the Chu, Han, Huan, and Qin factions, felt their hearts tighten and cried out in tension.
The Huan Emperor had finally made his move, choosing the crucial moment when the Han Kingdom's national fortune was undergoing