Zhu Di gazed at the universe beyond the window without a word. Standing there, he exuded authority without a trace of anger.
This was his first time leading troops on a campaign, and his elder brother Zhu Biao had also set out.
His elder brother Zhu Biao had enjoyed their father's affection since childhood. His mother was also the empress of the Great Ming Dynasty, with a powerful Lineage behind her, and he was five years older than Zhu Di.
Zhu Di's birth mother, however, had been of humble status. He should have lived an ordinary life.
But the Heavenly Dao was unpredictable. When Zhu Di was born, golden light descended from the heavens, and extraordinary phenomena accompanied his birth.
Among the many younger descendants, he had stood out!
Everyone knew what that meant!
It meant a rise to greatness!
The original ten Chosen Ones now all possessed the strength of the Deity Transformation Realm, and all had accomplished great things, their names resounding throughout Blue Star.
Laozi, Confucius, and Shakyamuni needed no introduction. Even Ying Lingxiang, the princess of Great Qin and the least renowned among them, had used Formation Arts to break through to the Deity Transformation Realm.
Ying Lingxiang was kind by nature and disliked slaughter, but the countless formations she had created had still made an enormous contribution to Blue Star.
She had never married, devoting herself to researching Formation Arts and choosing to withdraw from the world.
Because of the extraordinary phenomena at his birth, Zhu Di had also won Zhu Yuanzhang's favor, drawing countless cultivators into his service, including Deity Transformation Cultivators.
After all, those in the Deity Transformation Realm were among Blue Star's strongest experts, and their numbers were still very small.
The two Deity Transformation Cultivators had remarkable backgrounds, for they came