News that Jiang Mingyang had proclaimed himself emperor, founded the Mysterious Heaven Empire, named his reign Primordial Beginning, and been honored by his ministers as the Ming Grand Ancestor swiftly spread throughout the land.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony was the former royal palace's audience hall.
After proclaiming himself emperor, Jiang Mingyang personally wrote the characters for "Supreme Harmony" on its plaque, to correspond with his reign name, Primordial Beginning.
The name "Supreme Harmony" expressed Jiang Mingyang's earnest hope that the opening years of Primordial Beginning would be stable and peaceful.
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Jiang Mingyang wore a purple-and-gold Dragon Robe. His solemn face carried all the authority of a founding emperor.
Compared with the Heaven Dou Empire's mature institutions, the Mysterious Heaven Empire was plainly still finding its feet.
But every new empire developed while standing atop the grave of the one before it.
In a world like Douluo Continent, where the supernatural was not overwhelmingly powerful, Jiang Mingyang already had his own ideas about how an empire should be governed.
For now, though, he knew the urgent task was to seize the chaos and expand his empire's territory.
At the very least, his new empire needed to hold two-thirds of the Heaven Dou Empire's lands before it could truly live up to its name.
Besides, he needed to work day and night with Qianqian. Of all affairs of state, an imperial heir came first.
After all, no matter how powerful an empire was, it was all for nothing without an heir. Anyone following him would feel uneasy.
If an emperor had no descendants, the realm he had conquered might be snatched away one day. Of course his ministers would be beside themselves with worry!
Fortunately, Jiang Mingyang was still young and vigorous, with plenty of