The booming voice, disdainful of all creation and proclaiming its own supremacy, struck like nine thunderbolts, shaking the very earth.
Roast beef was shared among the troops, fifty strings rang with frontier songs, and bowstrings cracked like thunder!
In that instant, everyone in the room except Jun Wangchen felt an irresistible urge to submit well up from the depths of their hearts. Their legs buckled beyond their control, and they fell to their knees.
Yamata no Orochi's teeth chattered, and his serpentine body curled up. The terror in his heart had reached its limit.
In the fragmented memories left behind by his ancestor, there was a vast, boundless Primordial Land. Endless floodwaters swept across the earth, seeming to draw a dividing line between heaven and earth.
Within that Primordial Land stood a towering figure like a giant. From his place atop a mountain peak, wherever his gaze swept, countless savage flood beasts prostrated themselves in worship.
That towering figure was Shaman King Xia Yu.
Among those savage flood beasts had been a little water snake named Yamata. The world called his descendants Yamata no Orochi.
In truth, Yamata no Orochi was utterly bewildered. Xia Yu, the most terrifying being of his ancestors' era, had died thousands of years ago. How could he still exist in this world?
"King Yu, I sincerely apologize for so abruptly awakening you from your slumber." Jun Wangchen stepped forward, cupped his fists, and bowed slightly, his tone respectful.
As the first Son of Heaven of the Xia Dynasty, a sage emperor renowned alongside Yao and Shun, Xia Yu possessed the purest imperial blood and the most imposing imperial presence. In ancient times, no demon, monster, or ghost had dared act recklessly wherever he stood.
It had also been he who wielded the Dark Jade Scepter,