Late at night, Chang'an City lay shrouded in solemn stillness. Hua Country had been secured, and the kingdom had just taken shape, but Chen Yu knew well that the real challenges had only just begun. He dismissed his attendants and stood alone at the Observatory deep within Zichen Hall, his gaze piercing the clouds as though he were staring into a dimension beyond ordinary people's reach.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Huang Xu awaits outside the hall," an attendant reported softly.
"Send him in."
When Huang Xu entered the hall, Chen Yu stood with his back to him, looking up at the Dark Bird Star Map slowly revolving across the dome. The star map was no lifeless object. Its stars flickered and dimmed, as though they held the mysteries of the universe's birth and destruction. This was the manifestation of Chen Yu's Arceus's Power upon the dome.
"Do you know why I summoned you alone?" Chen Yu turned, his gaze like lightning. Huang Xu felt an invisible pressure envelop his entire body, an awe that arose from the very source of life.
"I... do not know." Huang Xu knelt on one knee, his voice slightly tense. As Huang Zhong's son, he had been frail since childhood. Although the king's treatment had cured him completely, his lack of training as a child still affected his development now. He could never catch up with those few people his age; the gap was even growing wider. This regret had always lain buried deep in his heart.
Chen Yu raised a hand, and countless points of light suddenly lit up within the hall, like the Star River suspended overhead. "Your father, Huang Zhong, relies on Dialga's abilities to command the laws of time. His arrows never miss, severing souls through cause and effect. But the