As the crowd entered through the south city gate, they proceeded along the straight avenue leading from the south gate to the Vermilion Bird Gate of the royal palace. Dense and orderly imperial guards lined both sides, each soldier a Grandmaster.
Their formidable aura was unleashed without reservation. After unifying the Eight Great Dynasties, the Great Han's iron-blooded army, in conjunction with the Sky Azure Green Scorpion Dragon clan, had bloodied the nearby seas, amassing a vast amount of faith. The majority of Great Han's soldiers had achieved the Grandmaster realm through military training.
The million-strong army outside the Great Han city gates encompassed almost all the soldiers under the summoned ancient heroes of Great Han. Their imposing aura, a fierce pressure, bore down on the martial artists who had come to participate in the Qian Yuan Festival.
The martial artists, originally from the Eight Great Dynasties, swallowed hard. Most of them were visiting the Great Han capital for the first time, and looking at the armies inside and outside the city, they were all awestruck.
"Hmph, this Sheng Yuan Dynasty is truly useless. How could this small Great Han dynasty possess such a powerful army!"
Yun Han, the third prince of the Great Cloud Dynasty,'s face turned ashen. Such a powerful army was no less than that of their imperial dynasties. How could their Sheng Yuan Dynasty be so blind to a dynasty possessing such formidable strength.
The Great Han Dynasty stood imposingly in the southwestern sea region, posing a great threat, especially to their Great Cloud Dynasty.
"Eighth Prince, His Majesty the Human Emperor is correct. With just these strong armies, Great Han is no weaker than our Sheng Yuan Dynasty!" Lian Lao frowned. Before departing, the Sheng Yuan Human Emperor had repeatedly instructed him to keep an eye on Ying Jia and not cause trouble in Great Han.
Only now did he understand why the Human Emperor was so wary of the Great Han Dynasty. This army of millions alone could elevate Great Han to the ranks of an imperial dynasty. If there were also Spiritual Venerable experts and Heavenly Martial experts, Great Han's strength would be unquestionable, and it would undoubtedly possess imperial dynasty strength.
"Lian Lao, do not worry. Killing a mere Royal Mama is not a big deal. The foundation of our Sheng Yuan Dynasty is far beyond what others can see." Ying Jia scanned the sides of the street. So far, none of the civil and military officials of Great Han had appeared, except for the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Mao Xiang.
The group slowly walked along the wide, straight avenue, heading directly for the Vermilion Bird Gate.
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
Three ancient bell tolls reverberated through the universe, and then the Vermilion Bird Gate of the royal palace slowly opened. Great Han soldiers, holding golden halberds and spears, stood rigidly before the gate.
Upon entering the palace gate, they found a vast plaza. Countless tables and chairs were arranged on the plaza, which was covered in red and gold carpets, with dragon shadows swirling everywhere.
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
Chen Gong and Bao Zheng walked out slowly, welcoming the envoys from all directions who had come to congratulate King Han, Yang Hao, on his Qian Yuan Holy Festival.
"Chen Gong, Bao Zheng!" Liu Hong walked forward, truly terrified. He had not visited the King's Palace in Chang'an City for five months. When he had first seen the two, they were merely at the Grandmaster and Guiyuan realms. Yet, in just five months, they had leaped across three major realms? They broke through three realms as if it were nothing?
He was still crawling slowly in the Divine Mansion realm, while they had already taken the lead and reached the Spiritual Comprehension realm.
"Sheng Yuan Dynasty's Fourth Prince Ying Zhong, congratulates King Han on his Qian Yuan Holy Festival, presenting a Spiritual Venerable scroll and a cultivation technique!"
"Great Cloud Dynasty's Third Prince Yun Han, congratulates King Han Yang Hao on his Qian Yuan Holy Festival, presenting one hundred pills of Grade Four!"
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"Sheng Yuan Dynasty's Ling Family's Ling Xuan, congratulates King Han Yang Hao on his Qian Yuan Holy Festival, presenting one hundred scrolls of Spiritual Comprehension scriptures!"
Under the organization of Chen Gong and Bao Zheng, the various forces presented their congratulatory gifts at the Vermilion Bird Gate. Under the command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they proceeded to their designated locations and took their seats.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
A ten-thousand-zhang golden dragon of destiny, with five claws, surged from the ancestral temple towards the heavens. As its mouth opened, it exhaled dense Yuan Qi, instantly enveloping the entire royal palace. In an instant, the Yuan Qi concentration in Great Han was no less than that of an imperial nation. With the enhancement of the golden dragon of destiny, it far surpassed that of any imperial nation.
"Such dense Yuan Qi!"
Ying Jia extended his palm, touching the Yuan Qi exhaled by the golden dragon of destiny, his face filled with shock.
The martial artists who entered the Vermilion Bird Gate could not help but exclaim!
Among them were forces from imperial nations, all of whom were extremely covetous of this place. If they could cultivate here, their progress would be twice as effective, and they could quickly break through their long-standing bottlenecks.
After about half an hour, all the large and small forces with invitations had taken their seats. Towards the outer edges of the plaza were the common people of Great Han, all jubilant, with tears welling up in their eyes. Being able to participate in the current Human King's Qian Yuan Festival was an immense honor for them.
"Buzz~~"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
Several bell tolls enveloped the plaza, and an overwhelming kingly might spread far and wide!
"Creak creak~~"
The gates of the Xuan Zheng Hall slowly opened. On the right stood the civil officials led by Li Si. After breaking through to the Spiritual Venerable realm, Li Si had formulated extremely detailed and effective laws for the peace and tranquility of Great Han's vast territories. In recognition of Li Si's achievements, Yang Hao had specially conferred upon him the title of Left Prime Minister of Great Han, making him the head of all Great Han officials, in charge of all Great Han's political and military affairs!
On the left stood the military generals led by Chen Tang, Gan Ning, and Ying Bu. Their expressions were solemn, clad in armor, though their battle-hardened auras were concealed today.
"Spiritual Venerable!!"
The moment these ancient heroes appeared, they instantly stunned the top martial artists and imperial forces present, who all looked on in terror.
"Bang!"
Ying Zhong, Ying Jia, and Yun Han, and the others, did not feel any pressure from the Spiritual Venerable Great Han officials. However, upon seeing Chen Tang, Gan Ning, and Ying Bu, they could no longer restrain themselves and subconsciously shattered the wine cups in their hands.
"Heavenly Martial!"
One!
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Three Heavenly Martial experts. The reason imperial lineages could completely suppress local powers was because the royal families possessed Heavenly Martial experts. Even possessing one Heavenly Martial expert was enough to elevate them above tens of millions of other forces.
Great Han possessing these three Heavenly Martial experts meant it could barely touch the fringes of an imperial dynasty!
Ying Zhong, Ying Jia, and Yun Han, as princes of their respective imperial dynasties, each had access to the hidden strengths of their imperial nations, which were far beyond what their displayed power could indicate.
For example, Mama Wang, known as the foremost person under the Human Emperor of the Sheng Yuan Dynasty, was considered insignificant by these royal family members.
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
Yang Hao, clad in royal robes and wearing a crown, had the destiny dragon shrink to a meter in length, coiling around him.
To Yang Hao's sides stood Li Wenzhong and Li Bai, both at the Rong Tian realm.
"Prince!" Lian Lao was now completely terrified. Great Han, Great Han actually possessed experts at the Rong Tian realm.
The Rong Tian realm. This was an imperial decree set by an ultimate imperial dynasty. If a dynasty possessed a martial artist at the Rong Tian realm, it would receive the Great Emperor's ultimate imperial decree and its entire nation would be promoted to the rank of an imperial dynasty!