The Human Emperor Sword and the Human Emperor Jade Seal had both appeared, fully acknowledging Shi Hao as their master.
These two supreme Divine Artifacts, belonging exclusively to the Human Race and safeguarding it, each held their own power: one governed the fortune of humanity throughout the heavens and secured its foundations for all ages; the other shattered all arts, slaughtered across the heavens, and broke through the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.
The two Divine Artifacts had gathered together, falling into one man's hands.
With this, humanity's eternal foundation of the Dao was finally complete. Its momentum converged, and a vast, magnificent era of human prosperity thundered into being, unstoppable and indestructible.
Now, as the legitimate Heir Apparent of the Klan Empire, Shi Hao bore the hopes of humanity across countless planes and held two great Divine Artifacts.
His civil governance maintained order at court; his martial might suppressed unrest. Fortune blessed him, and the Heavenly Dao acknowledged him.
He had long since possessed every qualification to ascend the supreme imperial throne, rule the entire territory, and shelter humanity across countless planes.
In the imperial city's courtyard, the morning breeze stirred gently, and warm, mild sunlight spilled across every inch of the bluestone paving.
Kelin Xiaoman stood quietly, gazing at her beloved son before her, his figure tall and straight, his bearing as profound as a deep pool and as imposing as a mountain. Her beautiful eyes brimmed with gratification and complete relief.
After countless wars and upheavals, countless brushes with death, her child had finally truly grown capable of standing alone against all the heavens.
She spoke slowly, her voice gentle and warm, yet carrying an unquestionable trace of imperial resolve, every word solemn:
"Ever since that earthshaking, bloody battle in Kelan Imperial City ended, the entire empire