Under the suppression of the Great Dao, anyone who severed the Dao and became a king could be called a dazzling genius. They had all forged their own paths, and in a Golden Great Era, they would at least have become ancient Sages.
All such people lacked was an opportunity to soar into the heavens.
The Heavenly Court gave the kings of Ziwei that opportunity. Lin Xian had learned from the Eternal Ascension Dynasty's mistakes. In this lifetime, the Heavenly Court would no longer blood-sacrifice the various King Bodies. Instead, it would drain the pond to catch the fish-sustainably-creating a grand framework in which ten thousand kings could coexist.
He would take the kings into the next era, harvesting his crops again and again until a postnatal chaotic body was born.
"The Golden Crow Race has been destroyed! From this day onward, the Ziwei Imperial Star will have only one sun-the Heavenly Court!"
"Loyalty! Devotion!"
The sect leaders of Ziwei bowed in worship one after another. Vast imperial voices reverberated across the Four Great Continents. From the ancient Ziwei Divine Dynasty to the Kun Peng Great Saint in the deepest reaches of the North Sea, all expressed their submission.
The Golden Crow Race's Great Saint hung at the entrance to the Solar Ancient Sect. Roasted meat filled the air with fragrance, and fine wine beckoned. While old Man-Demon drank to his heart's content, the Great Saints of other races trembled in fear.
In the northern depths lived a fish named Kun. The Kun was so enormous that one pot could not stew it; it needed two barbecue racks, one with a secret marinade and the other mildly spicy.
If they could barbecue a Golden Crow Great Saint today, there was no reason they could not cook a Kun Peng tomorrow.