"Clang!"
The Human Emperor Sword plunged into the Deification Platform once more.
Little White Tiger slowly descended with his brothers.
"Dong, dong, dong."
Ancient bells rang out across the sky.
After nine tolls.
The aura of the mortal world surged in from every direction.
Fortune swirled around Little White Tiger, and his Human Emperor aura reached its peak.
Even someone as powerful as Marshal Guan could not help wanting to bow before him and pledge allegiance.
"Dong, dong, dong."
Twelve tolls.
They also marked the formal beginning of the Apotheosis ceremony.
Seven-colored light coalesced into a bridge stretching from the horizon to the Deification Platform.
Familiar figures strode out from the clouds, one after another.
Er Pang, the Purple Gold Old Man, the Pao Ge Society Old Man, the Qin Family Old Man, Gunman...
Excitement showed on every face.
"Dong!"
The final toll rang out.
A beam of golden light slammed into the Deification Platform.
It was the First Human Emperor's throne.
His voice rang out in the sky. "Kid... this is my congratulatory gift to you. Protect Shenzhou. One day, we will meet again."
"Whoosh!"
Under everyone's envious gazes, Little White Tiger slowly sat on the throne that belonged exclusively to the First Human Emperor.
Imitating how the emperor had looked when they first met, he rested both hands on the sword's hilt, his gaze sharp.
At that moment.
Little White Tiger's bearing changed.
It was no longer Lei Zi's wild defiance.
Nor was it the King of Spring Prefecture's domineering might.
Instead... it was the regal authority unique to the Human Emperor, making all living beings bow before him.
One throne, one Human Emperor Sword.
He represented the mortal world itself.
"Let the Apotheosis ceremony begin."
"Instructor... receive your investiture."
Little White Tiger did not speak.
A sacred,