The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1161 - 629: Six Centuries Later, the Grand Ancestor Emperor Descends to the Mortal World!
At the very moment when the winds and clouds were changing on Daluo Island.
The Imperial Palace, countless miles away in the Capital.
After having lunch, Eunuch Hai, as usual, went alone to the empty courtyard of the Martial Arts Hall, set up a chair, and sat down quietly, closing his eyes for a nap.
The gentle breeze came, causing the ancient trees at the corners of the deep red palace walls to sway.
As one of the very few who knew the Empress had left, Eunuch Hai was tasked with guarding the Imperial City.
Anyone who dared to intrude into the Imperial Palace at this crucial moment would face the execution at the hands of this court’s chief Tributor, whose longevity was nearing its end.
Eunuch Hai assumed it would just be another peaceful afternoon.
But as soon as he closed his eyes, only after a dozen breaths, the old eunuch suddenly opened his eyes wide, stamped his cloth boots on the blue brick ground, and his figure soared into the air like a hawk, staring intently in the direction of the Grand Temple!
"Rumble rumble rumble——"
The Grand Temple, which housed the tributes to past emperors, suddenly trembled, causing the entire vast Imperial Palace to shake slightly.
A phantom dragon’s roar seemed to rise indistinctly from the Grand Temple, and a dazzling pillar of light shot up from the ground, straight into the sky through the clouds.
This magnificent scene startled countless female officials, eunuchs, palace maids throughout the palace, and even the officials within the Xiuwen Pavilion and other government offices in the Imperial City, making them walk out of the buildings in shock, looking up towards the light pillar.
"What happened?"
"It’s the direction of the Grand Temple..."
"Quick, fetch His Majesty!"
Amidst the panic, suddenly everyone heard Eunuch Hai’s deep voice in their ears: "Calm down, no one is allowed to leave their post, violators will be killed without mercy!"
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"Ah, what’s that?" Zhao Residence.
You Jinhua, taking advantage of today’s beautiful spring day, was in the garden directing the servants to clean the garden’s water channels, suddenly noticed the commotion in the direction of the Imperial Palace, and was greatly surprised.
Zhao Pan, holding a Pekingese dog, the young girl also looked curiously towards the direction of the Imperial Palace, saying: "Could it be sister-in-law practicing cultivation?"
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Heavenly Master Mansion.
At this moment, the Heavenly Master Mansion also fell into a slight uproar, with several magicians remaining in the Capital walking outside, discussing.
Due to the Western Regions raising the flag of "Heavenly Hunting and Destruction of Buddha" and attacking Xiping, the Daoists led by the Heavenly Master Mansion had already begun to gradually provide support to Xiping Road.
Seeing this, the animosity between the Buddhist Tao and the Daoists was about to reignite.
Therefore, any anomalies at this time were agitating the nerves of the magicians.
Suddenly, a tall black figure drifted down from the sky. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
The magicians hurriedly greeted in unison: "Greetings, Heavenly Master!"
Zhang Yan Yi, with both hands behind his back, gazed towards the direction of the Grand Temple, his expression showing a slight distraction, muttering: "Is that thing finally born?"
Then he looked at everyone, saying: "Nothing happened, return to your positions."
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Marine Road, Daluo Island, on Dongxuan Lake.
"Heavenly Human... I am one too." At this moment, the people here had no idea of the changes happening in the Capital countless miles away.
Even Zhao Douan’s whisper was only heard by a few individuals.
But soon, they would understand what was happening.
Because as Zhao Douan’s words fell, a golden pillar of light erupted from his body, reaching from the earth to the sky, identical to the one rising from the Grand Temple!
As the light pillar appeared, a clear dragon’s roar echoed in everyone’s ears.
At this moment, the Dragon Essence, which had been sleeping for more than a year in Zhao Douan’s Dantian of the Qi Sea, finally opened its eyes, and upon awakening, it leaped from Zhao Douan’s brow, soaring upward, bathed in the light pillar.
The Dragon Essence was originally tiny, but once it appeared, it expanded rapidly with the wind and in the span of a breath, transformed into a massive, phantom Divine Dragon.
The Divine Dragon coiled around the golden pillar of light, its head raised high, emitting a dragon’s roar.
And that was not the end.
For the "Martial God" prototype, refined from the lifetime cultivation of the Grand Ancestor Emperor, began to slowly disintegrate in the golden light into countless points of light.
Soon, the pillar of light enveloping Zhao Douan’s body suddenly expanded, spreading to a diameter of thirty feet.
Thus, the originally thin light pillar became a genuine, towering giant tree, and in this golden light, a colossal "Divine" phantom slowly emerged!
This "Divine" figure did not have the blurry face of the world’s familiar deities but instead appeared lifelike.
It wore a dragon robe, a crown upon its head, with its hands propped on a giant sword before it. Its hair was jet black, its gaze majestic.
Its gigantic form almost rivaled Yutou Mountain, nearly tapping into the celestial battle fought in the clouds above.
A face countless people from Yu Country were familiar with, yet it overlooked the rivers and mountains, its gaze indifferent.
"Grand Ancestor Emperor!"
On the outskirts of the crowd, Prince Chen was stunned and lost his composure as he witnessed the Dragon Essence materialize and the Grand Ancestor Emperor’s divine manifestation descend; he could maintain his composure no longer, dropping to his knees without hesitation, bowing his head.
Princess Chen was slightly delayed but quickly realized what was happening; shock and bewilderment filled her beautiful eyes.
But as wise as she was, she immediately followed suit, also dropping to her knees, calling out, "Grand Ancestor Emperor!"
Amidst those still engaged in combat, like Yu Xiu and Duan Shuiliu, were all shaken by this grand scene, stopping nearly simultaneously, distancing themselves to a safe range, staring blankly up at the towering and imposing Divine Dharma.
Duan Shuiliu trembled all over; at this moment, this leading disciple of Qingshan felt a deep fear.
He understood well that it was the oppressive power of a Heavenly Human.
Today marked the emergence of a fourth "Heavenly Human."
In the sky above.
Even Wu Xiankui momentarily paused, striking a palm out, temporarily withdrawing from the battlefield, gazing blankly at the divine manifestation, exclaiming in a daze: "Dragon Essence... The rumored Dragon Essence left by Ancestor Xu truly exists? But why is it on this lad and not in your possession?"
He puzzledly looked at the Empress, utterly baffled.
Given the Empress’s genuine cultivation prowess now, if combined with this Dragon Essence, Wu Xiankui deemed himself no opponent. Yet, it happened to be in separate pieces.
