Chapter 1658: The Crowning Of Su Yu, The Attack Of Celestial Chasm (1)

Nanyuan.

Mayor's residence.

The large square was already filled with distinguished guests. Each of them was an expert of respectable strength.

They came from both the myriad races and the various human prefectures.

Up in the sky, numerous Invincibles appeared.

Great Ming King and the others had arrived.

Just as Su Yu was about to greet them, Great Xia King gave him a cold stare before sending him a voice transmission, "Don't move!"

"..."

Su Yu rolled his eyes. Why was that guy being so serious? Was he sulking after learning about Great Zhou King's plan? Had Great Xia King forgotten about how he had kindly kept silent about the king's glorious past? How could Great Xia King talk to him like this?

Su Yu decided to be generous and forgive Great Xia King. It was normal for one to sulk after being lied to by Great Zhou King.

As he studied Great Zhou King and the other Invincibles in the sky, he could see that their auras felt completely normal, as though they were all really here. Their auras were rather subdued, but that was normal as no Invincible would run around blasting their aura all day.

After a while, he removed his gaze from them and started thinking of ways to further delay things.

Just then, Great Xia King took a step forth, stood before Great Zhou King, and said, "Xia Wushen of the human race, is here to congratulate Su Yu, the master of the holy lands, for his ascension. I, Xia Wushen, will be crowning the new holy lord on behalf of the thirty-eight human prefectures."

Yes. There were thirty-eight human prefectures in total.

However, the Dual Holy Prefecture and Allheaven Prefecture weren't regular prefectures.

Then, Great Ming King waved his hand and produced a massive throne in the sky. Nine hundred and ninety nine steps of stairs extended downward from the throne, symbolizing the continuity of humanity.

Next, Great Xia King roared, "Holy Lord, rise to your throne!"

Su Yu blanked out. Was this supposed to be so solemn? He had thought that they would merely conduct a simple ceremony and get the matter over with in a perfunctory manner. Looking at the throne in the sky, he raised his brow. That did not seem like a hastily made throne. Did they produce it in advance?

It looked rather magnificent.

All eyes were on Su Yu. The myriad races were quite surprised to see this. Were the humans taking this seriously? They had assumed that Su Yu would only be a leader on paper, not a real leader.

Great Xia King fixed his gaze on Su Yu and repeated himself, "Holy Lord, rise to your throne!"

With a chuckle, Su Yu mused to himself that Great Xia King seemed exceptionally serious today. So be it. He didn't mind a higher seat.

But just as he took his first step, Marquis Xia, who was standing beside him, took a golden imperial robe out and draped it over his shoulders. The golden robe glowed faintly, giving off a rather heavy feeling to those around him. In fact, some couldn't even bring themselves to look straight at him anymore.

Su Yu was surprised. When did they prepare this robe?

Upon focusing on the robe, he raised his brow. It was quite an exceptional robe. In fact, it felt like a heaven weapon. Where did they find something like this?

Just as he was about to take flight, Zhu Tiandao's voice rang out in his ears, "Climb it one step at a time."

"..."

Su Yu was left rather speechless. Why were they being so serious here?

He had not expected this. He had only been intending to do a casual ceremony and buy some time for Great Zhou King. Wait...this was a good idea. Climbing nine hundred and ninety nine steps of stairs would be a good way to buy time as well.

He said nothing and stepped on the stairs. At his first step, Nanyuan, or to be precise, the entire Great Xia heard Great Xia King's voice.

"In the year 352 of the Anping Calendar, the holy land, Emperor Yu's Court, is established by the thirty-eight human prefectures."

His grand voice reached all corners of Great Xia.

"The holy land is here. The Holy Emperor has arrived."

With each word, the voice grew louder. Toward the end, the very air trembled as the second sentence echoed everywhere. The voice spread out of Nanyuan, covering the entirety of Great Xia, reaching Great Ming, Great Shang, and so on.

"Since the end of the ancient past, humanity has battled the myriad races, undergone countless tribulations, and survived the nine epochs. We are in the tenth epoch. The myriad races are upon us. The destruction of humanity is imminent.

"We shall rise to this challenge. A holy land is thus established. A leader is thus chosen. To lead us as we do battle against the Myriad Realms yet again!"

"..."

Great Xia King's voice was growing louder and louder, but Su Yu was feeling like laughing. Great Xia King had gotten quite good at acting, it seemed.

For him to lead humanity, humanity needed to obey him, right?

"A great catastrophe is upon us. A saint has emerged. From Nanyuan of Great Xia. From Su Family of Nanyuan. Yu, born a Su."

Su Yu was starting to blush.

What was that praise?

Since when did he become a saint?

Wow. Great Xia King was so serious. Was this a part of the plan to buy time?

Not bad at all. Well done!

He was quite impressed. Great Xia King was a lot better at talking than he had expected. Back when they had returned together, Great Xia King had been awkwardly silent.

Great Xia King's voice filled the Human Realm.

It echoed again and again.

Beside him, Great Ming King had an incomparably solemn expression as well. That was not all. Liu Wushen, Qin Zhen, Zhou Potian, Heavenly Forge King...even Great Yuan King was listening solemnly.

As though this were the most solemn of ceremonies.

Great Xia King's voice continued growing louder, to the point that mountains shook and rivers roiled. The entire Human Realm seemed to be shaking.

One step at a time, Su Yu climbed, adjusting his steps to follow the tempo of Great Xia King's voice.

Inwardly, he was thinking that noon would arrive by the time he reached the throne.

This was not a bad thing.

Su Yu was impressed at how good Great Xia King was in terms of buying time.

Had Great Zhou King and the others reached their destination by now?

"Today, humanity welcomes its holy lord, the head of Emperor Su's Court. The thirty-eight prefectures shall contribute their fortune and future for this grand undertaking. To battle the Myriad Realms yet again. To reclaim the ancient glory of humanity. All of humanity shall hereby be reunited, with the Myriad Realms as witness!"

Great Xia King's voice was still growing in intensity.

"Today, we shall forge the holy lord's token for the holy lord. The fortune of humanity shall be entrusted to the token. Holy Lord, do not disappoint the hope placed upon you."

He sounded particularly earnest.

Su Yu frowned slightly.

Something was starting to feel off.

Right at that moment, a large formation appeared in the sky. Great Ming King's voice rang out, "Prefects, take your seals out."

The various prefects reacted differently. Some looked surprised. Some looked helpless. Some looked regretful. And some looked solemn.

But without fail, all thirty-six of them took their golden seals out.

The seals soared into the sky, as though they had all come alive.

The projection of one Invincible after another emerged from these seals.

These were the imprints left by them during the founding of these prefectures.

Thirty-six seals.

After a short moment, Wu Ji of the Allheaven Prefecture took out a black seal radiating killing intent and said, "On behalf of the armies of Allheaven Prefecture, I contribute the seal of war to forge the killing path of the holy land!"

The seal soared into the sky while emanating an incomparably baleful aura.

Countless projections emerged from the seal. These were the projections of countless soldiers in strict military formations. They all roared toward the heavens, causing the very heavens to shake.

***

At this point, nobody could remain seated anymore.

Topsoil Spirit and all the other visitors stood up and looked at the sky as the golden and black curtains overlapped with perfect harmony.

Topsoil Spirit frowned, Mo Duona turned solemn, and Zhan Wushuang looked surprised.

What was...humanity doing here?

Su Yu was still slowly climbing the stairs. He was feeling doubtful. Was there a need to forge the holy lord's token in such a manner?

He had intended to personally forge it. But...he seemed to have been mistaken about something. Nobody had informed him about the proper procedures for forging a holy lord's token!

Looking at the sky, Great Xia King inhaled deeply and sent a voice transmission to Su Yu, "Blood. Squeeze a drop of your blood essence out."

When Su Yu frowned, Great Xia King shouted through a second voice transmission, "Now!"

Why was he so agitated?

Su Yu was still feeling quite lost. Prior to this, Great Xia King had been very good-natured. But as of this moment, he had suddenly turned fierce and solemn.

The feeling Su Yu had that something was off intensified.

But what was the issue here? He had no answer. After a slight hesitation, he clenched his teeth and produced a drop of blood essence. The moment that drop of blood essence was squeezed out of his body, his aura weakened slightly. Fortunately, it wasn't too serious since it was only one drop.

The drop of blood essence soared into the sky as well.

Then, Great Xia King roared, "Great Xia is hereby entrusting our fortune to the holy lord! May the holy land last forever! May humanity stand forever! May humanity prosper!"

The drop of blood essence hovered above the dark seal, surrounded on all sides by the other seals. Right at that moment, Great Xia's seal released a blinding beam of light, bathing the entire world in a golden radiance.

Next, the entirety of Great Xia was projected from the seal, revealing a much smaller version of Great Xia.

Mountains, rivers, and plains. Everything was projected. The projection shook slightly.

Su Yu had thought that it was a misconception, but it wasn't. The projection was shaking. But he could feel his surroundings shaking as well.

The entire Great Xia was shaking alongside the projection.

The expressions of some of the older individuals in the crowd changed. Some, who had been around since the founding of the various human prefectures, watched with complicated expressions.

The great founding.

Many years ago, wars raged in the Human Realm. Thirty-six founding kings founded thirty-six prefectures. Sheltering all lives, battling the Myriad Realms, and driving off the various powerful enemies. That was the origin of the thirty-six prefectures.

From the projection in the sky, numerous strains of golden qi emerged and shot toward Su Yu's blood.

As that happened, the blood slowly changed in shape.

Slowly, it took the form of a golden token.

The look in Su Yu's eyes changed. What was going on? He had no idea. But he had a feeling that this was extremely important.

The myriad race guests looked at each other in dismay. After a long while, an old Sunmoon among them muttered, "Isn't this supposed to be a farce? Why? Why are they entrusting the fortune of humanity to the holy lord's token?"

Those words caused many expressions among the myriad race guests to change.

The fortune of humanity!

At that moment, countless voice transmissions started moving back and forth among the crowd.

The gathered experts started talking among themselves, discussing the shocking sight.