Chapter 98: Chapter 85: Long Live His Majesty!
The result, there is only one.
Like an egg striking a stone!
Clearly, for now, the Martial Arts Masters of this world can only rely on their flesh and blood bodies.
And this, too, is the most crucial reliance for Martial Artist Shen Yu to dare proclaim that he will unify the world in less than three days!
At this very moment, everyone below was already so shocked they had turned numb.
Especially when they saw the second and third enormous vessels soaring out from the gray mist, their emotions could not be described in words.
It was a complete crushing of perception and reality!
A mixture of fear, awe, and even joy mingling together.
In the end, it all became a single, unified action.
—Kneeling in worship!
Facing this indescribable reality, to kneel seemed to be the only gesture through which they could find any comfort for their hearts.
As if by offering submission, they need not directly face the terrifying oppression brought forth by these colossal beings.
Even Xu Yuan, even the Moonstone City Lord, at this moment, the only thing they could do was kneel!
No need to mention the other common folk.
The masters who raced over, those citizens eagerly digging holes, and those huddled together in the cold winds, all now knelt on the ground—reverent, even fervent as they bowed to all before their eyes.
This scene, too, seemed destined to be remembered in history.
True miracles descended!
Meanwhile, Martial Artist Shen Yu, hovering in mid-air above the gray mist, looked upon the scene below and realized he might need to say something.
After a moment of silence, his voice echoed through all parts of the city with the help of three transport ships, even rolling outward amidst the maelstrom.
Even those in far-off regions, the common folk battling the storm, madly rushing to this so-called city of hope, could hear him clearly!
"All of you, though I am an Immortal, having reincarnated, my fate is now bound to this world." Martial Artist Shen Yu spoke slowly, "Now the great tribulation has arrived, the mountains and rivers will crumble, the lives of all under heaven—only I can guard them. So from today forth, I shall bear the Celestial Destiny, proclaim myself Emperor and found a nation. All of you are now my people, under my protection, and in this apocalypse shall seize a chance to live!"
These words could not be simpler, but paired with the three Immortal Cities that appeared from thin air and floated high above, all the people—even the great masters—trembled with excitement.
An Immortal is to become Emperor and found a nation!
In this world, even the most ordinary folk have heard tales of Emperors of old.
Each was a Martial Arts Myth of its era, legends of history deeply ingrained.
And all Emperors share one trait—they are the Father of all people!
Frankly, the talk of Immortals before, though shocking to common folk, felt distant and elusive.
When an Immortal descends, when will they depart?
What do Immortals favor?
What do Immortals require of them?
Will the Immortal always protect them?
No one knew any of this.
But now, things are different. The Immortal becomes Emperor and founds a nation, not only the Celestial Immortal, but also the secular Emperor!
They will all be the Immortal’s people!
Suddenly—no one knows who began—it started as scattered cries through the city, but just like little streams merging into an ocean, it grew denser.
People were shouting.
"Long live His Majesty!"
Amid hysterical screams and the trembling of Primordial Energy, even the roar of the storm was completely drowned away by the united shouts, resounding through the entire city.
Even in more distant places, countless people knelt on the ground, gazing feverishly toward the direction of the voice.
Their decision had been correct; heading to the Immortal-Proclaimed Empire, so long as they arrived, they would become the Immortal’s people.
And survive!
Now, after Martial Artist Shen Yu publicly declared himself Emperor, he did not waste any more time.
"Depart."
He shouted down below, and the guiding beams precisely locked onto each person, swiftly pulling them up toward the Immortal Ship.
"The Immortal Ship possesses its own spirit," Martial Artist Shen Yu’s voice rang out again, "it, too, is immensely powerful. Should anyone defy order, address the ship directly, and it shall execute. The ship can always reach me, and if any matter cannot be settled, just speak up."
"Understood!" The West Mountain Saintess and the Moonstone City Lord both felt their hearts surge again.
In the mortal world there were tales that some Martial Arts Myths possessed weapons which gained their own intelligence.
But clearly, that intelligence was nothing compared to the spirit of the Immortal Ship.
It could not even be compared to a shoe-bearer.
One by one, trembling and anxious, they entered the Immortal Ship; some even knelt in utter reverence immediately upon entering, awaiting orders, too timid to set their feet down.
But Martial Artist Shen Yu no longer concerned himself with them.
The other two ships’ main mission was to save lives, but his own priority was conquering difficult strongholds.
"We will head first to Sun and Moon Venerable City," said Martial Artist Shen Yu.
The gigantic ship rose and soared towards a certain direction.
Sun and Moon Venerable City—just the name alone spoke of innate might.
And indeed, that was the case.
This city, throughout the world, is renowned as thunder and lightning.
No one does not know of it.
It was once called Sun and Moon City.
Likewise, it is one of the topmost powers of this world, and its core cultivation technique, the Sun and Moon Technique, is among the rare, still preserved Legendary Techniques in the world.
Once, a Martial Arts Myth arose here—an Emperor of his time, who founded the Sun and Moon Empire.
Of course, the former Sun and Moon Empire has long since crumbled with the fall of its Martial Arts Myth.
Only the old capital, Sun and Moon City, remained.
Yet Sun and Moon City is still one of the foremost powers of the present era.
And in this generation, a true chosen one has appeared.
At only one hundred and forty years of age, he has cultivated the Sun and Moon Technique’s eighteen layers up to the seventeenth.
He is just one step away from the realm reached by the Martial Arts Myth of the past.
Many say he is the closest in this era to the level of a Martial Arts Myth; many even claim he is already the number one master alive!
One day, Sun and Moon City was directly renamed Sun and Moon Venerable City.
And that chosen one styled himself Sun and Moon Venerable!
The city’s power is colossal, suppressing twenty-seven nearby cities.
Though it hasn’t revived the full glory of the old Empire, it is indeed far stronger than Sun and Moon City of before.
However, Martial Artist Shen Yu’s reason for heading there was simple.
The location is likewise a sparse zone in the Earth Evil Power meridian network.
Plus, it already gathers a dense population.
It is suitable for constructing underground bases.
Martial Artist Shen Yu naturally could not put everyone in just one place.
If any unforeseen change arises, the risk would be too great.
Scattering into several cities, even dozens of underground cities, is the right choice.
With interstellar civilization techniques, building subways in these cities is no problem.
Yet, a few days ago, Xu Yuan, on Martial Artist Shen Yu’s orders, took the ship to announce the coming of heavenly calamity, demanding Sun and Moon Venerable City obey the Immortal’s commands to survive the apocalypse, but was instantly refused.
"How can the Venerable submit beneath others, even an Immortal is impossible!"
So spoke Sun and Moon Venerable himself.
And countless disciples, and the entire city’s people, all took up defenses, swearing to protect the city to the death.
Xu Yuan could only withdraw and report back.
Martial Artist Shen Yu was not surprised by this.
Sun and Moon Venerable walks an invincible path—of all beneath the sky, I alone reign supreme.
It is hard indeed to settle it with mere words.
Moreover, removing this person is easy, but controlling Sun and Moon City’s people is difficult.
Martial Artist Shen Yu had intended to proceed patiently, thinking there was still time.
But now?
No time remains to be wasted.