A ceremony like this involved many procedures, but every one of them was necessary.
If they were going to hold it at all, they could not be careless.
At a time like this, Shi Hao displayed the Human Emperor's majesty. There was no joking around.
His presence was astonishing, leaving many of the ceremony's participants looking solemn.
"This young Human Emperor has grown stronger again," an Outer Regions Venerable said gravely.
"It's been barely over half a year since he inherited the Imperial Dao, yet he's made such obvious progress. It's astounding."
"It defies belief."
"Does he never hit a bottleneck?"
They simply could not understand how Shi Hao advanced so quickly.
Ordinarily, once someone reached the Array Formation Realm, their cultivation would slow, no matter how talented they were.
By that point, the potential of the Mortal World body had been developed almost to its limit. Every step forward after that demanded a long time.
One had to build a foundation, find killing formations of a sufficient level, and rely on steady accumulation to advance.
Every step took time.
That was a universally accepted principle throughout the Eight Domains, an iron rule.
Yet the young Human Emperor before them had shattered that iron rule completely.
How old was he?
Fourteen and a half, and he had already reached the King Realm of Array Formation, a remarkably advanced stage.
What did that mean?
Even if Shi Yi, the Double-Pupiled One, were still alive, he would at most have reached the peak of the Inscription Realm by now.
At the same age, this young Human Emperor stood an entire major realm above the Double-Pupiled One!
They could accept him being stronger than the Double-Pupiled One, but the young Human Emperor's talent seemed to have no ceiling. That was harder to swallow.