51: Yellow Heaven Dynasty

The sixth year of Huang Tian, April.

True Man Huang Tian slew the Second-rank demon Golden Eagle bred by the Thousand Spirits Sect; the Sect Heads of the three sects, along with all the Elders and Disciples, all perished at his hands.

The Lin Kingdom, Yu Kingdom, and Wu Kingdom near the South Sea were promptly declared fallen, and the armies of the Yellow Heaven Celestial Kingdom continuously marched into various regions.

They carved paths through mountains and built bridges over waters.

Broad, hard straight roads constructed with Spells linked various places, connecting the increasingly vast Yellow Heaven Celestial Kingdom together.

The high-and-mighty Immortal masters became "laborers" for building roads and bridges; only the Yellow Heaven Cult could do such a thing.

Of course, besides building roads, the Cultivators of the Yellow Heaven Cult also needed to occasionally use Spells to "summon clouds and rain" to improve the environment and "accelerate crop growth" for the benefit of the people.

The ultimate goal was to collect faith for the Cult Master.

Countless Mortal commoners found that after the Yellow Heaven Cult moved in, their lives did not worsen but instead improved, so they naturally cast their former homelands to the back of their minds.

After all, compared to countries like the Lin Kingdom and its Thousand Spirits Sect that had once sacrificed their own Mortals, the Yellow Heaven Cult was truly much better.

As long as the lives of the Mortals were truly good, most people didn't actually care who the ruler was.

The rule of the Yellow Heaven Celestial Kingdom increasingly won the hearts of the people.

The fanatical faith in True Man Huang Tian grew even heavier, and the sea of Luck fluttering above the capital city, Tianjing City, was vast and magnificent.

In May, the Ling Kingdom, the last country in the Southwest region, was destroyed. Its cultivation sect, the Huayu Sect, fled across the Yunduan Mountains to the Central Continent with a few elite Disciples.

Thus, the Southwest region was unified.

This land, isolated from the core of the continent by tens of thousands of miles of the Yunduan and Tianheng Mountains, now had only one master.

June 1st.

True Man Huang Tian issued the "Founding Edict of the Huangtian Dynasty":

The vast territory of the Southwest, spanning over fifteen thousand miles, was officially divided into nine major provinces, one hundred and sixty-six commanderies, and thousands of counties. Government offices and temples were established in each to shepherd the people... Simultaneously, it was announced to the world that an enthronement ceremony would be held in Tianjing City on June 16th. The Cult Master of Huang Tian Cult, the son of the huang tian supreme god descended to earth, would officially ascend the throne as the first emperor and Son of Heaven of the Huangtian Dynasty!

As for the Cultivators on this land, they must either surrender completely and follow the Dynasty's orders from now on.

Or they must die!

...June 16th.

The morning bell of Tianjing City struck for the first time, its sound as heavy as a vibrating bronze bell, spreading outward layer by layer from the imperial palace at the city center, sweeping through the entire capital.

Over a million Mortals had already gathered at the altar square in the center of the city and the surrounding streets, packed together like a migrating ant colony, with a boiling and incessant clamor.

As the sun rose, golden light spilled onto the hundred-zhang-high altar, reflecting a hazy and mysterious Aura.

This altar was no ordinary altar, but a structure built by the Cultivators of the Yellow Heaven Cult using magic power and engraved with a large number of runes, specifically prepared for today.

"The hour has arrived!"

"Let all the people be silent!"

A resonant announcement rang throughout the city.

The source of the sound clearly came from the top of the altar, yet it seemed to penetrate ten miles, exploding in the ears of every commoner observing the ceremony.

This was Zhao Heng, the fifth Disciple of True Man Huang Tian, whose cultivation had reached the Late Stage Qi Refining.

Today's enthronement ceremony was presided over by him.

In an instant, the entire Tianjing City fell silent.

At the top of the altar.

Zhao Heng slowly opened the mysterious yellow imperial edict in his hand and read it aloud in a resonant voice.

"Respectfully following the mandate of the huang tian supreme god, I proclaim to Heaven and Earth:"

"Alas!"

"The Blue Heaven has lost the Dao, its principles have decayed; Yin and Yang are in disorder, and calamities are frequent; the nine realms are desolate, and living beings are in misery; demons block the path, and righteousness has withered..."

"Now the Son of Huang Tian has risen, inheriting the primordial pure Qi and upholding the profound principles of Chaos; cleansing the turbid and purifying the clear, rectifying the eight directions; the yellow dragon circles the throne, and golden armor guards the earth..."

"We shall abolish the old and establish the new, transforming the world."

"Cast the Nine Tripods to stabilize the lands, and arrange the Eight-Row Dance to harmonize heaven and man."

"Abolish the decaying order of the Blue Heaven, and establish the renewed lineage of Huang Tian."

"Wipe out the miasmas of plagues and open the auspicious signs for the state."

"I humbly pray: Since Huang Tian is established, all things are renewed; the three lights shine brightly, and the four seas are at peace; the common people are civilized, and the flora embraces spring; the Immortals join in celebration, and all under heaven is auspicious!"

"..."

After the thunderous proclamation of the sacrificial words ended, True Man Huang Tian slowly appeared.

He wore a bright yellow dragon robe, embroidered with nine lifelike yellow dragons. His appearance was shrouded in a layer of faint yellow Aura, making his features indistinguishable.

After all, for one who was to be both Emperor and God, how could his celestial countenance be easily seen by Mortals?

"Since the Heavenly Dao is heartless and the age of decadence has descended, treating all living things as straw dogs—if Huang Tian does not emerge, what will become of the common people?"

True Man Huang Tian spoke, his voice calm yet carrying immense weight.

"Today!"

"I, in accordance with the Mandate of Heaven and upholding the will of Huang Tian, establish the Huangtian Dynasty to rule the Nine Provinces and bless all the people!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

The shouts of a million people swept through Tianjing City like a tsunami, the sound waves nearly tearing the clouds in the sky apart.

Suddenly, the sky changed color.

The originally azure sky was gradually stained with a layer of faint yellow, like the dawn before daybreak, but more concentrated and more sacred.

"Huang Tian has descended!"

Someone screamed fanatically and knelt down, their forehead pressed against the ground.

"Huang Tian has descended!"

More people followed suit and bowed.

"Ang——————"

The next moment, starting from the base of the altar, an ethereal yellow dragon roared and soared into the sky, letting out a heaven-shaking dragon cry.

It was a hundred zhang long, every scale clearly visible, with golden flames burning in its dragon eyes.

This yellow dragon circled True Man Huang Tian once in mid-air, let out an even louder roar, and then suddenly charged toward the center of the sky above Tianjing City, exploding into a sky full of golden light rain.

"Boom!!!"

The light rain fell upon the earth and onto countless Mortals.

Anyone touched by the light rain felt a warm current surge through their bodies. Years of ailments were miraculously alleviated, and their thin, withered bodies seemed to be injected with a surge of vitality.

"A miracle! This is a miracle!"

"The huang tian supreme god has manifested!"

"My leg... my leg can move?!"

"My eyes! I can see clearly now!"

Countless people were screaming and excited, almost fainting.

And amidst this sky full of golden light rain, the phantom of an ethereal giant god in golden armor slowly descended from the Yellow Heaven!

It was dozens of zhang high, its entire body covered in intricately decorated golden armor. Its face was hidden beneath a helmet, with only two clusters of golden flames burning.

He held an equally massive golden halberd, its tip pointing straight at the sky, standing silently behind True Man Huang Tian like a guardian god-general.

"Huang Tian above, Hou Tu below!"

"Today the Dynasty begins; may the mountains and rivers be forever firm!"

True Man Huang Tian announced excitedly in a loud voice, his hands suddenly embracing the sky, intoxicated by the fanatical support of the countless people.

"Long live! Long live! Long live——!!!"

The cheers reached their peak.

Many people's voices were already hoarse, yet they were still screaming desperately.

A fanatical atmosphere can always drive countless people to lose their reason.

At this moment, the majestic Power Of Faith formed a torrent of Power Of Will that was almost visible to the naked eye, surging into the vast sea of Luck above Tianjing City.

"Hahahaha—"

"That's it!"

"This is the feeling!!"

True Man Huang Tian could no longer wait.

Under such vast faith and Luck, the strength of his Divine Dao Incarnation had already climbed to the Second-rank Middle Stage. With a bit more time to settle, the Second-rank Late Stage was not far off.

Satisfied with unifying the Southwest?

No!

Unify the continent!

Then, relying on the faith of hundreds of millions of Mortals, in this age of decadence, use the Divine Dao to break free from shackles, defy heaven and change fate... and ascend!