In the Ming Kingdom of the Primordial World, the ministers rallied behind Zhu Qiyu and acclaimed him emperor. Even though Empress Dowager Sun wished to stop them, there was nothing she could do.
Afterward, Zhu Qiyu issued an edict appointing Yu Qian Minister of War, granting him the additional title of Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince and full responsibility for defending the capital.
"Your subject obeys," Yu Qian replied, bowing to Zhu Qiyu with his hands clasped.
Then the entire Ming Kingdom sprang into action, preparing to defend the capital with all its might and yield not an inch to the enemy.
Meanwhile, on Blue Star in the Outer Heaven World.
High above the ground, Gungun and Ao Yue stood on an auspicious cloud, looking down.
"This place really does resemble the Primordial World. Even the history of the Human Race here is much the same," Ao Yue said.
"Mm, I told you I modeled it on the Primordial World. But I didn't supply this place with spiritual energy, so the living beings here can't cultivate. Still, they've developed another kind of weapon they can use to attack. Look." Gungun pointed somewhere as he spoke to Ao Yue.
The Ming Kingdom here was also at war with the steppe tribes. One unit was responsible for pushing along lumps of iron, then igniting them with torches. With a bang, a cannonball shot out, blasting some of the enemy soldiers and horses to death.
Seeing this, Ao Yue nodded. "This bears some resemblance to an alchemist's exploding furnace."
"They worked this out bit by bit through exploding furnaces," Gungun said.
"Oh? That's quite impressive. To invent something like this in a world where cultivation is impossible-their creativity is no less than that of the Human Race in the Primordial World,"