414: Trial Tower? Haotian Tower?

Imperial Palace, filled with drums, music, and flutes.

The first large-scale successful Creation of Professionals.

Qin Yang was also in high spirits, so he hosted a banquet in the Hall of Eternal Happiness to entertain several important officials.

Zhang Lingxiao, Si Zhenfeng, Zhan Tianxiong, Qiu Yan, Han Chen.

These individuals, as the core of the Empire, had stayed up for 20 hours straight as the 6000 Imperial Observatory Protectors, and deserved to be entertained.

Court dancers danced gracefully, and musicians played heavenly palace music.

However, the Sages present did not relax their minds; their expressions were all solemn.

Shenzhou transforming 6000 ordinary people into 6000 Level 31 Professionals had already attracted the attention of various countries.

Now, they were all discussing strategies to deal with Shenzhou.

The coming days were likely to be very turbulent.

Zhan Tianxiong, a straightforward military man, was not afraid to dampen the Divine Emperor's mood.

He spoke directly, "Your Majesty, intelligence has come from the border, saying there are unusual movements on the southern frontier. I wish to excuse myself first..."

"No rush, drink at ease."

Qin Yang reclined on the Dragon Throne, surrounded by beautiful women serving him.

Zhen Mi was massaging his legs, Zhao Feiyan was patting his back, and Daji was pouring wine.

His posture and demeanor were indeed somewhat "dissolute."

However, the mind of this "unrighteous monarch" was not empty.

Conjuring 6000 elite Professionals out of thin air would definitely provoke a strong reaction from other countries.

Qin Yang had anticipated this long ago.

But it didn't matter.

He wanted to see which short-sighted ones dared to jump out and seek death.

His Ascension Ceremony still lacked some sacrifices.

Moreover, at this stage, did the attitudes of other countries and other humans still matter?

Qin Yang looked at Zhan Tianxiong and said, "Our enemy now is no longer humans, but gods."

Zhan Tianxiong's face showed confusion, "Could it be that our act of creating Professionals has angered the gods?"

Qin Yang did not answer.

He had discussed these matters with Zhang Lingxiao and Si Zhenfeng and did not want to repeat them.

Moreover, they would soon know what would happen next.

Before that, Qin Yang just wanted to relax and talk about pleasant things.

He looked at Qiu Yan and said, "Has the new district been planned? I want to have the Imperial Palace built before the Ascension Ceremony."

Qiu Yan bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the location has been designated, but... in such a short time, I'm afraid the Imperial Palace cannot be built, can it?"

"You don't need to worry about that. I have a way."

Qin Yang waved his hand.

These people still didn't know how explosive his skills were.

Let alone outsiders, even Qin Yang himself could barely remember his own skills.

There were too many.

The entire skill panel, added up, probably amounted to tens of thousands of characters.

Just the introductions for conferring official titles accounted for a large portion.

Qin Yang had to look at it from time to time to know how powerful he was.

Developed to this point, Supreme Emperor was no longer a profession, but a system.

And this was only the first advancement stage.

How terrifying it would be after the second advancement, Qin Yang could not even imagine now.

nüwa stone, kongtong seal, xuanyuan sword, kunlun mirror, Demon Refining Pot.

Half of the ten divine weapons had been collected.

Among the remaining half, three also had clear targets.

Those were the shennong cauldron, Axe of Creation, and Fuxi Zither.

These three Divine Artifacts were in the hands of the three gods: Nature, Creation, and Elements, respectively.

There was no need to deliberately search for them.

Qin Yang had a premonition.

Those gods who were his enemies would proactively deliver the Divine Artifacts to his doorstep.

The remaining two should be the eastern emperor bell and the Haotian Pagoda.

There were no clues for these two Divine Artifacts yet; he needed to spend time gathering information.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang said to Han Chen, "Sage Han, you have traveled extensively for so many years; your knowledge should be quite vast, right?"

Upon hearing this, Han Chen became nervous.

The Divine Emperor was pointing him out; he was the only one in the world who was slacking off while holding a position as a head of state.

Of course, Zhang Lingxiao was also slacking off.

But Zhang Lingxiao at least did a lot of academic research, and he was Emperor Tier, so he should naturally receive offerings.

As for himself, he was truly collecting an empty salary.

Han Chen's old face flushed, and he said, "This is all thanks to the tolerance of the Sages, who gave me enough space and time to search for the river diagram of the heavens."

"I'm not blaming you."

Qin Yang smiled and shook his head, saying, "I have been earnestly searching for two Divine Artifacts, named the eastern emperor bell and the Haotian Pagoda. You are well-traveled and knowledgeable; please diligently inquire about these two Divine Artifacts for me."

Han Chen immediately stood up, bowed, and said, "Your subject will not fail the Imperial command."

Then, as if he remembered something, he said, "Speaking of a pagoda, I do recall something like that."

Qin Yang's eyes lit up, "Tell me in detail."

Han Chen said, "Qin... no, the Retired Emperor and I once visited a world where multiple races flourished. The core of that world was a pagoda called the Trial Heavenly Ladder. It is said that each floor within it is a Small World, and the Professionals of that world live by challenging the pagoda."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang became interested.

This setting was quite similar to the RPG anime of his previous life, wasn't it?

Sword Art Online or something like that?

Legend has it that the Haotian Pagoda can Seal everything.

Could that so-called Trial Pagoda have sealed one Small World after another?

That's interesting!

Qin Yang said to Han Chen, "Can you use the river diagram of the heavens to locate that place?"

"I need to look for it. My positioning isn't very accurate yet."

Han Chen said, blushing. Seeing the Divine Emperor so excited, he surely wanted to go and see.

But if the positioning was wrong and the Divine Emperor was sent to an unknown world, that would be too presumptuous.

Qin Yang ordered Han Chen, "Locate it as soon as possible. Don't slack off anymore."

Han Chen nodded repeatedly.

Qin Yang was in a great mood and drank a cup heartily.

Having a clue was better than having none.

If that Trial Pagoda was the Haotian Pagoda, then he would only be one eastern emperor bell away from becoming the Human Emperor.

Of course, one must eat one bite at a time.

The immediate task was to obtain the three Divine Artifacts in the hands of the righteous gods.

Just then, Si Zhenfeng's expression suddenly changed drastically.

He stood up and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the President of the Free Federation has held a press conference, and his statements are quite explosive. Would you like to see it?"

"I know. My people are already there," Qin Yang thought to himself.

However, since the people present didn't have this ability, let them see it too.

Qin Yang flicked his sleeve and said, "Granted."

Si Zhenfeng nodded, brought out an item, and a screen unfolded out of thin air in the Hall of Eternal Happiness.

On the screen, the President of the Free Federation was facing the camera, giving a speech.

"I have become the agent of the God of War, the God of Creation, and the God of Elements."

"From today onwards, the Free Federation will become a nation ruled by righteous gods, a true Divine Kingdom."

"Here, on behalf of the gods, I declare to the whole world."

"The Divine Emperor of the Shenzhou Empire is an evil god from another world."

"His goal is to invade and destroy the World Law."

"The Holy Light Goddess and the Space-Time Dragon God, who supported Qin Yang, have also betrayed this world."

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