497: The wedding is over, and it’s time to enter the bridal chamber!

For a time, the Refining Heaven King Cauldron blazed with fire, continuously flashing with light.

Everyone was terrified, realizing the power of this divine artifact!

Hua Shangyue, moreover, sensed Guo Feng's immortal power, which was mighty and abundant, exceeding hers by more than ten times!

This was too incredible!

She only had the power of one immortal!

Guo Feng had at least the power of ten immortals!

However, the stronger Guo Feng was, the happier and more secure she felt.

“These two are truly extraordinary.”

Li Chengyou couldn't help but shake his head and sigh at this scene.

Guo Feng's immortal power far surpassed his by several times!

Moreover, he also possessed the Haotian Holy Body, the haotian imprint, and even two immortal artifacts.

He deeply understood that the gap between him and Guo Feng was too vast, which was why his immortal artifacts couldn't unleash their full power.

One must know that when an immortal artifact truly unleashes its power, it can move mountains and fill seas.

Destroy the world!

No one can stop it!

He could only secretly hope that Guo Feng would truly leave him a way out!

About twenty minutes later.

“Collect!”

Hua Shangyue stopped, the fire from the Refining Heaven King Cauldron dissipated completely, and then it spun and landed on the Heaven Sacrificing Altar.

The cauldron's mouth opened.

Light spewed forth!

Nine Emperors appeared in everyone's sight with respectful expressions.

“Greetings, Wind King, greetings, Empress!”

These nine individuals, with the Refining Heaven Imprint on their foreheads, were utterly subservient to Guo Feng and Hua Shangyue!

“This, has their core already been refined?”

“The Nine Great Emperors, submitting to the Yan Yang Empire?”

“This is… the changing of the heavens!”

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned, staring blankly at everything before them.

Guo Feng waved his hand: “Alright, you may observe the ceremony from the side.”

“Yes.”

The nine immediately responded respectfully and walked to the side, as docile as pets.

Hua Shangyue looked at Guo Feng and asked via telepathy: “Are we not interrogating them about the Outland Demons yet?”

Guo Feng waved his hand and smiled: “Everything can wait until after the wedding.”

“Alright…”

Hua Shangyue actually understood that taking down these few Emperors was just the beginning.

The main event was yet to come.

How to arrange these Nine Great Empires' Emperors?

How to take over their power?

How to instruct them next so that the situation doesn't become too chaotic?

How to deal with Li Hunyuan of the Chaotic Empire?

Many, many things required careful consideration and meticulous planning.

Such a major affair, where one move affects the whole, could not be perfectly resolved by simply having one person be powerful enough.

However, Guo Feng was also right; they should finish the wedding first, as their previous plans were nearly complete.

Killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.

Enslaving the Emperors of the Nine Great Empires.

First the wedding, then everything else.

Thus, she said to Duke Wei: “Duke Wei, let the ceremony begin.”

“Yes, Empress!”

Duke Wei nodded, then walked to the east of the Heaven Sacrificing Altar, bowed deeply, then spread his arms, and shouted loudly, “The Heaven Sacrificing Ceremony, begins…”

His voice was exceptionally clear and carried very far.

As soon as his voice fell, magnificent horn sounds and drum beats came from all directions.

One hundred and eight masters of music, of eighth and ninth rank, were performing simultaneously with full concentration.

Making everyone feel a surge of excitement, as if they were about to welcome the descent of a god.

Then, a white-haired old man from the Yan Yang Empire, nearly a thousand years old, walked out.

He held the sacrificial scriptures and uttered strange ancient sounds, as if narrating something to the heavens.

…

The Heaven Sacrificing Ceremony was very complex, yet quite captivating.

It was no less impressive than a celebrity concert in Hua Kingdom.

It was even more solemn and grand; those with lower cultivation might not be able to recover from such an atmosphere for ten days to half a month.

This ceremony alone lasted for over an hour.

After the Heaven Sacrificing, came the Ancestor Sacrificing.

The Ancestor Sacrificing took another two hours!

After the Ancestor Sacrificing concluded, it was the highly anticipated Abdication Ceremony.

This was the first time in several millennia.

And whether it was the Heaven Sacrificing Ceremony, the Ancestor Sacrificing Ceremony, or the Abdication Ceremony, there were over a dozen ninth-rank powerhouses holding a type of magic treasure, aiming from various angles.

Then, above the imperial capital's sky, more than a dozen water screens appeared, like monitors.

Inside the water screens, Guo Feng and their ceremony were displayed.

People throughout the city watched the ceremony from the streets.

Its high-definition quality was comparable to 8K!

“It's truly an abdication! The Empress has abdicated the throne to the Wind King, oh, no, to the Wind Emperor!”

“From now on, the master of our Yan Yang Empire will be the Wind Emperor!”

“What Yan Yang Empire? It's the entire Chaos Continent! Didn't you see? The Emperors of the other Nine Great Empires have already submitted to the Wind Emperor and the Empress!”

The Abdication Ceremony excited many people.

Many also felt worried.

But whether they were anxious or excited, they could not change this fact.

Nor could they change the upcoming turmoil and changes on the Chaos Continent.

Several hours later, it was already dusk.

The wedding ceremony began.

One segment followed another, proving quite interesting.

When the wedding ceremony concluded.

Duke Wei shouted: “Ceremony complete! Escort them to the bridal chamber!”

“Good, let's go!”

Guo Feng said, grabbing Hua Shangyue's hand, then told everyone, “The wedding is over. Thank you all for attending. A small feast has been prepared; please enjoy yourselves at the Yong Palace. Eat and drink well, everyone.”

He paused, then said to Duke Wei, “Duke Wei, please ensure everyone is well-hosted.”

“Rest assured, Wind Emperor!”

Duke Wei quickly bowed and agreed.

“Let's go.”

Guo Feng then pulled Hua Shangyue and flew directly to the Imperial Qian Palace.

The Imperial Qian Palace had long been prepared.

Everything was decorated festively.

Court ladies and others waited at the entrance, not daring to overstep their bounds.

Guo Feng and Hua Shangyue entered a new room within the Imperial Qian Palace.

Though called a new room, it was actually a suite, probably a thousand square meters in total.

Outside, there was a table, and on the table, fine wine and delicacies were prepared.

Guo Feng and Hua Shangyue sat opposite each other. He poured wine for Hua Shangyue, raised his cup: “Come, my Empress, our destiny has arrived, to be so absurdly united as husband and wife.”

“However, since Heaven has been worshipped, ancestors have been worshipped, and the wedding has been held, then you are my Guo Feng's righteous wife! As long as you do not betray me, I will never betray you.”

He said earnestly, “Above and below, I will not allow anyone to bully you. Throughout these endless years, I will protect you!”

“Mm.”

Guo Feng's words were indeed from the bottom of his heart, and Hua Shangyue was very moved upon hearing them.

However, she was, after all, once the Empress.

She smiled, “Who protects whom, that's still uncertain! However, you are right, our union, seemingly absurd, is in fact a destiny long foretold. What you said before is what I say: if you do not betray me, I will never betray you. The future path of cultivation is fraught with difficulties; let us walk hand in hand, and we must see what kind of eternal life it is where heaven and earth perish, but we do not!”

Her words surprised Guo Feng.

Hua Shangyue's ambition was not small!

She actually wanted eternal life!

Heaven and earth perish, but she does not!

He nodded: “Good, then let's seek eternal life together! If gods block, kill gods; if Buddhas block, kill Buddhas!”

The two drank three cups in a row.

They chatted for a while longer.

Guo Feng suddenly walked over and embraced Hua Shangyue: “It's time for the bridal chamber.”

With that, he picked up Hua Shangyue and walked into the inner room.