After Xiao He finished speaking, everyone present fell into thought.
The chief judge of Radiant Judgment seemed to grasp something and praised him admiringly. "I understand! The Heaven-Questioning Marquis means... the Descended Immortal Gods have no choice? They must either fight with all they have or sit and wait for death?!"
"Yes!" Xiao He answered readily, then pointed at the sky and added, "Of course, those above are also fanning the flames. Otherwise, where would they find the courage to act when they know they are bound to lose?"
"Those above?" the chief judge murmured, frowning in concern. Then he shook his head with a bitter smile and continued, "True enough! Those who follow Heaven prosper; those who defy Heaven perish. That warning has endured through the ages. Perhaps those who follow Heaven do not necessarily prosper, but no one doubts that those who defy Heaven perish!"
"Hm?"
The atmosphere froze. Everyone fell into thought again, their expressions grim and their anxiety plain to see.
Xiao He stiffened. He had not expected his explanation to have the opposite effect instead of raising their spirits. Hastily putting on a confident air, he said, "Those who follow Heaven prosper; those who defy Heaven perish! That is merely a means for the Upper Realm to keep the people ignorant. How can you take it seriously?! This sky is, in the end, still the sky of the Pangu World. There is no need to doubt that!"
"Dong..."
Before they could continue their discussion, a clear, melodious sound rang out...
The first toll sounded, heralding the formal commencement of the Great Huan Dynasty's kingdom ascension ceremony!
The situation in the imperial capital, which had been seething and churning like magma, suddenly stalled and rapidly settled.
Soldiers of the Great Huan Dynasty poured out of their