45: The Dragon God returns to his throne, and the imperial city changes hands!

"Disciple Zhao Wuyou..."

"Pays respects to Revered Master!"

This voice, like a dragon roaring in the Nine Heavens, was resonant and powerful.

It announced the awakening of a dust-covered Dragon God, and it also announced that a supreme emperor had found his only destination in this life.

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully accepting the fourth Personal Disciple!】

【Evaluating Disciple potential... Evaluation complete!】

【Disciple: Zhao Wuyou】

【Potential: Divine Grade!】

【Evaluation Analysis: Possesses the Archaic Dragon God Body, Bloodline has reverted to the ancestor, Divine Soul contains the Origin of the Dragon God. He is a born fighting emperor, the Revered Master of ten thousand dragons.】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving a Divine Grade reward: Cultivation Empowerment (Late Void Refinement Stage)!】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving a Divine Grade reward: divine rank Cultivation Technique "Archaic Dragon God Scripture"!】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving a Divine Grade reward: Divine Ability · Dragon God Transformation!】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving a Divine Grade reward: Divine Artifact · dragon emperor halberd * 1!】

Boom!

A surge of energy, more vast and boundless than any before, like a galaxy from the Nine Heavens pouring backward, instantly rushed into Chu Xuanjin's limbs and bones!

The barrier of the Middle Stage Void Refining, which had only just shown cracks, was thin as a cicada's wing in the face of this power and shattered upon impact!

Middle Stage Void Refining Peak!

Late Void Refinement Stage!

Chu Xuanjin's aura climbed steadily; he felt that his control over the Law of this world had reached a whole new height.

He looked at Zhao Wuyou, who was kneeling on one knee, and felt extremely satisfied.

As expected of a Disciple with Divine Grade potential; this greeting gift was truly shockingly generous.

Just then, several figures, accompanied by dozens of Royal Guards, galloped from afar.

It was none other than Emperor Zhao Zheng, Crown Prince Zhao Wuji, and Ye Chenfeng.

When they saw Zhao Wuyou, who was emitting golden divine radiance, possessed a majestic appearance, and exuded a terrifying aura, both of them stopped abruptly.

Zhao Zheng's pupils contracted sharply.

He looked at that face, which was both familiar and strange, his lips opening and closing silently, but he could not say a word.

Zhao Wuji's expression became incredibly complex.

Feeling the terrifying Dragon Might radiating from Zhao Wuyou, which even faintly suppressed his father the Emperor, raging waves rose in his heart.

Jealousy, shock, fear, confusion...

Various emotions were crazily intertwined in his heart.

"Wuyou..."

Zhao Zheng finally found his voice, which was hoarse and dry.

Zhao Wuyou slowly stood up. He did not look at Zhao Zheng, nor did he look at Zhao Wuji.

He simply stood quietly behind Chu Xuanjin.

That position already stated his entire stance.

Chu Xuanjin's gaze swept over the brilliantly expressive faces of the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

He reached out and gently patted Zhao Wuyou's shoulder.

"From today on, you are the fourth Disciple of my Myriad Dao Divine Sect."

He looked at Zhao Zheng again, his tone indifferent.

"Emperor Zhao, the three-day deadline has arrived."

"I am taking your person away."

Zhao Zheng's body trembled violently.

He looked at his son, who had been reborn like a god, and then at Chu Xuanjin, who was calm and detached, as if he dominated everything.

He knew that he no longer had the qualification to choose.

"Senior."

He took a deep breath and actually bowed to Chu Xuanjin.

"I... have a request."

Chu Xuanjin raised an eyebrow.

"Speak."

"Wuyou... he is, after all, a prince of my Zhao Kingdom." Zhao Zheng's voice carried a hint of pleading.

"I wish to let him choose for himself."

He looked at Zhao Wuyou, and for the first time, complex emotions belonging to a father flowed from his deep, imperial eyes.

"Wuyou, Father knows that all these years, Father has let you down."

"Today, Father gives you three choices."

"First, if you wish, the foundation of the Great Zhao, this vast territory, Father can pass it to you. You shall be the Emperor."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Wuji's face instantly turned pale.

Zhao Zheng did not look at him and continued.

"Second, if you have no heart for the imperial throne, you can stay and assist your eldest brother. With your talent, you will surely be able to protect the national fate of my Great Zhao for ten thousand years. You will be the Regent, second only to one, above ten thousand."

"Third..."

He paused, his gaze turning to Chu Xuanjin, his voice filled with bitterness.

"If you wish to follow this Senior and seek the Dao of longevity, Father... will not stop you."

He handed over all the power of choice.

This was also the last dignity and test of an Emperor.

Chu Xuanjin did not speak, just watched with interest.

He wanted to see how this newly awakened divine dragon would choose.

Zhao Wuyou's golden eyes slowly turned.

He first looked at Zhao Zheng, then at the pale-faced Zhao Wuji.

In his eyes, there was no hatred, no resentment, and no trace of family affection.

There was only a cold detachment, as if looking at a stranger.

"Emperor?"

He chuckled, the laughter carrying the majesty of a dragon's roar.

"This tiny birdcage cannot trap me."

He shook his head.

"Assist him?"

His gaze fell on Zhao Wuji.

"He is not worthy."

Zhao Wuji's body trembled violently, and all the color drained from his face.

Zhao Wuyou withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhao Zheng again.

His voice was calm and resolute.

"You are the Emperor of this Great Zhao."

"He is the Crown Prince you chose."

"And I, from today on, am merely the fourth Disciple under Revered Master in the Myriad Dao Divine Sect, Zhao Wuyou."

"All Karma between you and me ends here."

He nodded slightly at Zhao Zheng.

That was not a son bowing to a father.

It was an independent individual saying a final farewell to another individual.

Zhao Zheng's body collapsed completely.

He knew that he had lost this son forever.

Chu Xuanjin watched this scene with a look of satisfaction on his face.

This was exactly the kind of Disciple he wanted: one who cuts off worldly ties and has a clear Dao Heart.

His gaze fell again on the disheartened Crown Prince, Zhao Wuji.

Human Emperor Sacred Body, a born emperor. What a pity, such trouble.

Chu Xuanjin sighed inwardly.

If he were to take him away too, the Great Zhao Dynasty would likely fall apart immediately, and that would bring Karma, which wouldn't be worth the gain.

Forget it, forget it.

"Zhao Wuji."

Chu Xuanjin spoke suddenly.

Zhao Wuji was shocked, hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed.

"Junior is here."

"Your Heart-Nature is acceptable. Your Physique is that of a natural Human Emperor."

Chu Xuanjin looked at him.

"Your Dao lies in the imperial court, not in the mountains and wilds."

"I ask you, are you willing to join my Myriad Dao Divine Sect as a Named Disciple?"

A Named Disciple?

Zhao Wuji was stunned at first, and then an indescribable ecstasy rushed into his heart!

He did not hesitate, knelt on both knees, and knocked his head heavily on the ground!

"Disciple Zhao Wuji is willing to join the sect! Pays respects to Revered Master!"

He knew very well the weight of these four words!

This meant that he had established a connection with the unfathomable existence before him!

This meant that in the future, he would possess an unimaginable backer!

【Ding! Host successfully accepted Named Disciple 'Zhao Wuji'！】

【Named Disciple potential evaluation: immortal grade！】

【Note: Named Disciples can only trigger the Disciple acceptance reward once; subsequent critical return and cultivation synchronization functions cannot be triggered.】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving an immortal grade reward: Cultivation Empowerment (Peak Late Void Refinement Stage)!】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving an immortal grade reward: Earth Rank High Grade Dynasty Luck Secret Technique "Human Emperor Suppressing World Canon"!】

【Congratulations to the Host for receiving an immortal grade reward: Low Grade Immortal Artifact · Imperial Jade Seal * 1！】

Chu Xuanjin's cultivation improved again, only a hair's breadth away from the Great Perfection of Void Refining.

Looking at Zhao Wuji kneeling on the ground, he thought to himself.

"This Named Disciple is not a bad deal."

He raised his hand, and a token cast from gold, with "Myriad Dao Divine Sect" engraved on the front and "Named Disciple Zhao Wuji" on the back, floated slowly toward Zhao Wuji.

"This is the Named Disciple token; keep it safe."

He took out another item.

It was a jade seal carved entirely from warm jade, with mountains and rivers carved at the bottom and a five-clawed golden dragon coiled at the top.

The moment the jade seal appeared, the Luck Golden Dragon above the imperial city let out a joyful dragon roar.

"This is the Imperial Jade Seal, a Low Grade Immortal Artifact. With this item, you can suppress the national fate and command the mountains and rivers."

"There is also a secret technique, "Human Emperor Suppressing World Canon", specialized in cultivating Dynasty Luck, attached within it."

"Take it and manage your human Dynasty well."

Zhao Wuji accepted the token and the jade seal with trembling hands, feeling as heavy as Mount Tai.

He knocked his head heavily again.

"Disciple thanks Revered Master for the generous gift!"

Chu Xuanjin ignored him further.

He turned and looked at Zhao Wuyou, who had been reborn, behind him.

"Let's go."

"Yes, Revered Master."

Zhao Wuyou responded and followed in Chu Xuanjin's footsteps.

Chu Xuanjin led the four, Ye Chenfeng, Su Linger, Wang Duojin, and Zhao Wuyou, and walked slowly out of the palace amidst the complex, awe-filled, and envious gazes of the royal family members.

They did not look back.

Leaving behind only the Crown Prince who was still kneeling on the ground, the Emperor who seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and a vast Dynasty whose fate had just been rewritten.