As the Four-Eyed Tribe from Mount Tian Shen in the Northern Region, the Demon Race from the Western Region, and the Barbarian Tribes from the Southern Wilds arrived, the grand ceremony of ascension reached a new peak. The viewing platforms were filled with the top tribes of the Cang Yuan world, their gazes fixed in anticipation of the ceremony's climax.
Inside the Xuanzheng Hall, Yang Hao sat firmly on the imperial throne, his eyes closed. Waves of Human Emperor's might swirled around his physical form. To his left and right sat Empress Fan Lingyue and Consort Ling Xuan, respectively.
Time flowed slowly. After an unknown duration, Bao Zheng, the solemn Minister of Rites, bowed and entered the Xuanzheng Hall. He stated with gravity, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived. We may proceed with the ceremony of ascension to an Imperial Dynasty!"
"Hm!"
Yang Hao opened his eyes. He gazed at the Nine Cauldrons of Han's destiny, which were situated on the plaza outside the hall. Streams of dense, profound Yuan force gushed forth, nurturing the heavens and earth in all directions.
After several breaths of observation, Yang Hao stood up. Fan Lingyue and Ling Xuan, who were by his sides, rose a few breaths later and followed behind him as he solemnly exited the Xuanzheng Hall.
At the entrance of the Xuanzheng Hall, the civil and military officials of the Great Han Dynasty stood in formation, their faces solemn and their expressions joyous.
"Your subjects pay homage to His Majesty!"
"Long live His Majesty, for ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years!"
As Yang Hao emerged from the Xuanzheng Hall, all the officials knelt, offering their respectful kowtows. At this moment, the myriad tribal powerhouses on the viewing platforms turned their attention to Yang Hao, who was clad in imperial robes.
"Cannot see through him!"
Lord Xin Yin Mo gazed out, observing the Great Han's Human Emperor, Yang Hao. His imperial might was vast, his blood energy soared to the heavens, and his cultivation realm, though at the Venerate realm, felt ethereal and unfathomable.
"Interesting!"
The Barbarian Tribe's Great Shaman let out a cold laugh. The surrounding warriors could not fathom the true meaning behind the Barbarian Tribe's Great Shaman's smile.
"Rise!"
Yang Hao spoke gently, his expression unchanged, his presence majestic. Though he appeared cold and aloof, his tone revealed his care for his subjects.
"We thank His Majesty!"
The officials bowed in thanks and all rose, lining up on both sides.
Yang Hao swept his gaze over the officials before descending the steps of the Xuanzheng Hall. On the plaza, there was no grand sacrificial platform as there usually was for the ascension of Dynasties or Imperial Dynasties. The plaza was unremarkable.
Only in the center was there a nine-tiered platform, appearing to be only a few zhang high. On the uppermost tier were placed the Nine Cauldrons of the Great Han Dynasty's destiny.
Yang Hao walked to the front of the nine-tiered steps, tilting his head slightly to gaze at the constantly exhaling and inhaling Nine Cauldrons of destiny. He smiled faintly and stepped onto the stairs. In just a few breaths, he reached the top of the nine tiers.
As one who had reached the Venerate realm, he had already stepped onto the pinnacle of martial arts in the Cang Yuan world. As the ruler of a nation, Yang Hao was now the Human Emperor, having condensed the Golden Body of a Great Emperor, possessing noble blood and the blessing of national destiny!
Yang Hao looked at the Nine Cauldrons of destiny before him. Endless Yuan force continuously surged out, spreading across the entire Eastern Desolation Continent.
Rather than saying the Eastern Desolation Continent was a product of the Cang Yuan world's creation, it was more fitting to say that Yang Hao was now the master of the Eastern Desolation, its sole sovereign.
The Yuan force required for a continent originated entirely from the Nine Cauldrons of destiny before him. The Eastern Desolation Continent now depended on Yang Hao for its existence, and the myriad tribes of the Eastern Desolation would depend on Yang Hao's imperial might.
As the Lord of the Eastern Desolation, having reached the pinnacle of martial arts, he needed no worship of the Cang Yuan peak!
Yang Hao clenched his right hand, and the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal condensed, imbued with the nourishment of dragon might. The Nine Dragon Imperial Seal flowed onto the Nine Cauldrons of destiny.
"Roar~~"
Dragon roars echoed, and peerless imperial might accompanied a deafening roar. Thunder rumbled, and vast waves of golden Yuan force gathered and rolled in the sky above Chang'an City.
A fifty-zhang-long, five-clawed Golden Dragon of destiny roamed in all directions, stirring the unparalleled might of the Eastern Desolation Continent. Lightning streaked and bombarded the golden waves, and a thin layer of golden dragon scales peeled off the five-clawed Golden Dragon.
Layers of golden halos enveloped the five-clawed Golden Dragon, and a trace of dragon soul circulated and condensed above the Nine Cauldrons of destiny.
"Dragon Soul out!"
"The Destiny Golden Dragon has completed its transformation, nurturing its dragon soul. The imperial enterprise is complete!"
A flicker of surprise flashed in the Great Shaman's eyes. The Great Han Dynasty's ascension to an Imperial Dynasty, the condensation of a dragon soul, and the transformation of the Destiny Golden Dragon proceeded without the slightest setback, all as if it were a natural progression. What immense fortune this was.
"Boom!"
The dragon soul roared, and the five-clawed Golden Dragon in the void turned its head to face the dragon soul. Dragon roars echoed, and the dragon soul circled above the Nine Cauldrons of destiny, circulating nine times nine, before soaring into the sky. Above Chang'an City, it merged with the five-clawed Golden Dragon of destiny.
"Boom!"
"Rumble!!"
Divine lightning exploded in the void, with streaks of lightning flashing. Golden divine lightning gradually replaced the dark thunderbolts, and droplets of liquefied golden Yuan force poured down like heavy rain, nourishing this fertile land.
At this moment, the entire Eastern Desolation Continent experienced a golden rain of destiny. Countless martial artists were so excited they seemed on the verge of madness, absorbing the condensed and pure Yuan qi with all their might. One by one, martial artists broke through their own limitations and stepped onto a higher path of martial arts.
With its own divine soul, the five-clawed Golden Dragon, its fifty-zhang-long body, roamed the heavens and earth, appearing and disappearing. In one moment it traversed ten thousand miles to the east of the Great Han Dynasty, and in the next, it suddenly appeared in the far north of the Great Han Dynasty!
With each traversal, it carried the dense Yuan force surging from the Nine Cauldrons of destiny, further absorbing the supreme national destiny of the Great Han Dynasty. Through the conversion of Yuan qi and national destiny, the Great Han's territory steadily stabilized, awaiting the complete transformation of the Dynasty!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning world-renowned heroes Liao Hua, Mao Xiang, Zhou Yuji, Zhang Jiao... and Fang Xuanling has reached the Divine Nurturing realm!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning world-renowned heroes Cheng Yaojin, Lu Kang, Yuan Tiangang, Qi Jiguang, Han Qinghu, Qin Qiong... and Ge Congzhou, Zhou Dewei have reached the Venerate realm!"
"Roar~~"
After the Destiny Golden Dragon and the dragon soul merged into one, streams of Yuan force, unique to the martial artist's individual realm, erupted, their might steadily climbing. In mere breaths, they reached the Venerate realm!
The Destiny Dragon, roaming in the void, its roars echoing, the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal above the Nine Cauldrons of destiny shot directly towards the nine heavens.
"Boom!"
Golden lightning flashed in the void, crackling and converging at a single point, striking the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal. The Destiny Divine Lightning refined the national divine artifact, and the national destiny of the dynasty condensed, continuously seeping into the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal.
Lightning crisscrossed, and imperial might permeated!
"Roar!"
After an unknown period, the divine lightning exploded and then dissipated. The Destiny Dragon opened its mouth, and the supreme imperial might of the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal descended, suppressing all. The earth rumbled, and thousands of martial artists submitted!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal has completed its transformation and has successfully been promoted to the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal!"
"Hum~~"
"Roar~~"
The five-clawed Golden Dragon of destiny appeared in the sky above the Great Han's Chang'an City. It opened its mouth, and the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal slowly descended, falling into Yang Hao's grasp.
"From this day forth, the Great Han Dynasty is promoted to the Great Han Imperial Dynasty, and I am the Imperial Lord of the Great Han!"