Douluo Continent: The Heavenly Ya Sovereign

The realm was in turmoil.

Mingyang commanded a million soldiers, and the feudal lords each commanded armies of their own.

Mingyang wished to make the lords obey him, but they refused, much to his frustration.

The Blue Hao King had long been loyal to the Heaven Dou imperial family and could not bear to see them suffer and wander homeless.

He therefore advised Mingyang: "Why not hold the emperor in your grasp and command the lords in his name? Raise men and horses to punish those who defy the court. Who could stand against you?"

Mingyang was delighted and followed his counsel.

In those days, the realm was in upheaval and the people suffered beyond endurance. As the two great empires fought for supremacy, the Founding Emperor took up his sword. Only through his resolve and the Blue Hao King's peerless valor was the age of chaos brought to an end and peace restored to the realm. Later, he ascended to the Divine Realm and became sovereign of the myriad gods.

Annals of the Founding Emperor

P.S. I'm currently considering a heroine from Shrek Academy, but she won't travel with the group. The Soul Master Tournament is too childish, so the protagonist won't take part. No system. Reasoned criticism of Tang San and the Grandmaster.