The hatch opened, and a group of people filed out. At their head was the current head of the Lan Tuo Family, Lan Tuo Lie.
He led the Lan Tuo Family's direct descendants before the old man, and they all knelt in unison to pay their respects.
"Congratulations to Ancestor on achieving Quasi-Emperor status!"
"Congratulations to Granduncle on ascending to the rank of 'Great Emperor'!"
Everyone shouted together, their voices echoing through the void, filled with boundless joy and reverence.
The old man, Lan Tuo Kang, looked at the clansmen kneeling before him and waved a hand.
"Rise. I am merely a Quasi-Emperor. I am still far from becoming a true Great Emperor, so there is no need for such ceremony."
"Granduncle, that is not quite right."
Lan Tuo Lie rose to his feet, his face wreathed in smiles.
"A Quasi-Emperor is still an Emperor! Looking across the entire Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Domains, there are probably not even enough people at this level to count on one hand. With Granduncle's breakthrough, the Lan Tuo Family's influence on Eternal Main Star will surely rise to another level!"
"Yes, yes!"
"Ancestor is mighty!"
The other clansmen chimed in one after another, their flattery never ceasing.
Although Lan Tuo Kang kept saying, "There is no need for this," the smile in his eyes could not be concealed.
The title "Great Emperor" truly did sound pleasing to the ear.
Though he knew he was still far from being a genuine Great Emperor, in this era when the Great Era of Dao Attainment had only just begun, a Quasi-Emperor already stood at the peak of the pyramid.
Even the two great Divine Lineages—the Bauhinia Imperial Clan and the Dao Yan Imperial Clan—would have to show sufficient respect when facing a Quasi-Emperor.
"Enough, enough."