Lin Ke could not make out what the person before him looked like.
But he could sense that the being before him was a "person."
This was not something his eyes saw, his ears heard, his tongue tasted, or his skin touched.
It was information that acted directly upon his mind.
The sun before him, which he could look at directly, was the Sage Emperor.
The Sage Emperor was infinitely far away, yet seemed infinitely close.
Behind the Sage Emperor-and thus before Lin Ke-stood the fifth prince and the third princess.
Behind the fifth prince and third princess were a number of presences, some icy, some sharp, some explosive: the imperial consorts.
Before the Sage Emperor stood the civil and military officials.
The Three Dukes, the Twelve Departments, and the heads of cities, prefectures, commanderies, and counties throughout the realm.
Of course, that was not all.
Lin Ke had only just taken his place and had yet to examine his surroundings when the Grand Tutor, one of the Three Dukes who stood at the head of the officials, declared in a ringing voice:
"Summon the Lord of the Vast East Sea, the Lord of the Boundless South Sea, the Lord of the Tidal West Sea, and the Lord of the Expansive North Sea for an audience!"
"Summon the Eastern Pole Eternal Azure Sky Emperor, the Southern Pole Blazing Sun Emperor, the Western Pole Boundless Emperor, and the Northern Pole Peerless One Emperor for an audience!"
In an instant, eight beings with majestic presences appeared.
The rulers at the helm of the four seas and four domains!
Lin Ke could not discern the auras of beings at that level. He could only vaguely sense that, at the very least, they were all above the Gentleman Realm.
"Summon the sovereigns of the