The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 687 - Hegemony of the World

Chapter 687: Chapter 687 - Hegemony of the World

The five gods and demons who arrived early have been thoroughly clarified: Fa Hai, Li, Demon King of Bull, Tathāgata, and Donghuang Taiyi!

Qin Jun could only bitterly laugh, the damn system was definitely causing trouble!

The last three chaps were simply troublemakers, all ambitious fellows, especially Donghuang Taiyi...

Who in this world could suppress Donghuang Taiyi?

According to the Dominance Leaderboard’s description of Donghuang Taiyi, he emerged seventeen years ago and had never been defeated!

"I hope the host will correct one notion; the gods and demons summoned by the system aren’t virtual, they truly exist, so it’s not that the system is releasing them deliberately to cause chaos!" The system’s voice suddenly rang out, with an aggrieved tone, making the corner of Qin Jun’s mouth twitch.

He now had to consider focusing on Bai Ze and the Sixth Golden Crow.

Both these gods and demons were related to Donghuang Taiyi, what if they turned coat?

Especially Bai Ze, her role was too significant to let go!

Fortunately, for now, Donghuang Taiyi was too far from him and his power was on a completely different level, the current Donghuang Taiyi had already begun to strike at the six palaces and three lands, and the Great Qin Heavenly Court obviously wouldn’t catch his eye, so there were no worries for the time being.

Besides Donghuang Taiyi, Qin Jun specially paid attention to the top ten on the Dominance Leaderboard.

First place, Emperor of Heavenly Destiny, unrivaled in the world, master of the Hall of Heavenly Destiny.

Second place, Nether Emperor, controller of the underworld, lord of the Netherworld.

Third place, Yan Emperor, with an engulfing blaze, lord of the ruins of fire.

Fourth place, Sword Master, Sword Dao Supreme, sweeping across the world.

Fifth place, Xu Chongsheng, the unparalleled Corpse King, master of the Corpse Emperor Palace.

Sixth place, Sima Mengmo, who died as the Ghost King, galloping through the realms of life and death.

Seventh place, Sea Pole King, lord of the endless sea, master of the Sea Pole Palace.

Eighth place, Demon Ancestor, leader of the Demon Clan, shaking the past and present, lord of the Demon Ruins.

Ninth place, Ji Ruyi, head of an ancient clan, dominating one area.

Tenth place, Branch Wolf King, leader of the ancient peculiar breeds, howling across the land.

...

He etched these names deeply into his memory, the Demon Ancestor only managed to rank the eighth.

It is worth mentioning that the Dominance Leaderboard didn’t indicate the cultivation or abilities of the leaders, perhaps also giving a bit of face to them. If cultivation and abilities were exposed, it would mean an additional risk.

The Dominance Leaderboard’s rankings didn’t mean that these were the only strong ones in the world, it only recorded the heads of forces, ranking them based on the size of the force and the leader’s strength, hence, there were many lone super strong ones who didn’t make the list. But in this era of battling for qi movement, leaders were stronger than solo cultivators.

The lords of the six palaces and three lands hadn’t completely occupied the top ten places, probably related to personal combat strength, some strong individuals directly elevating the overall strength of their forces.

Additinally, Qin Jun’s ranking had also climbed to over the three hundred nineties, and although he wore the name of the youngest lord, he was still relatively unknown on the Dominance Leaderboard.

Qin Jun held onto the Dominance Leaderboard in the Imperial Garden for a long time before he finally left.

He needed to do more ideological work with Bai Ze and the Sixth Golden Crow, thankfully, their loyalty had reached the nineties, not far from full value.

...

Ten days later.

The Great Qin Heavenly Court began a magical ritual, using the Torch Dragon as a medium to gather qi movement from the Southern Domain as well as the Southernmost Sea.

On a specially cleared flying island used as the ritual site, Qin Jun and a host of civil and military officials stood waiting, the flying island surrounded by countless soldiers, packed tightly and quite a spectacle. Cultivators from various flying islands were all eagerly anticipating, and there were even numerous cultivators curiously watching while suspended in the air.

Liu Bowen, wielding a long sword, chanted mysterious spells incomprehensible to ordinary folks.

In front of him stood a three-zhang-tall brass cauldron, the finest furnace that Great Qin could provide, filled with the fresh blood of the Torch Dragon and Qin Jun, topped with nine tall jade incense pillars.

Flags of the Great Qin Heavenly Court flanked both sides, fluttering in the wind, rustling loudly.

The atmosphere was solemn. Qin Jun, adorned in the nine-dragon Supreme Imperial Robe, stared intently at Liu Bowen. A Double-pupil Bird perched on his right shoulder, and behind him stood Daji, Liu Ruolai, Zhu Yanqing, You Fenghuang, and Wang Xue, followed by officers of various ranks.

The Torch Dragon circled in the air, buzzing with excitement, for Qin Jun had said that after the spell was cast, it would become the Divine Beast of the entire Great Qin Heavenly Court, revered by millions.

"Today, as the new Great Qin Heavenly Court has been established, I, the Holy Emperor of Qin, empathize with the joys and sorrows of all beings, and wish to establish the qi movement of imperial politics, to take the Divine Beast Torch Dragon as our faith, inheriting the vast grace of Heaven and Earth..."

Qin Jun proclaimed loudly, his voice carrying across a hundred li, filling countless people with anticipation.

Once the Great Qin Heavenly Court inherited the Heavenly Dao’s qi movement, the spiritual energy in the territory under its control would surge, blessing everyone with a trace of Heavenly Dao’s favor.

Liu Bowen suddenly threw his sword into the Cangqiong sky, his complexion deathly pale. Even relying on elixirs to push his cultivation to the peak of the Transforming Void Realm, his power was still too weak; coercing a spell would undoubtedly come at a cost.

But within the entire Great Qin Heavenly Court, no one understood qi movement better than he did, not even those Imperial Dynasties, for they had never attempted to commune with the Heavenly Dao.

Boom—

Rolling thunder gathered swiftly.

The spiritual energy within the Southern Domain Heavenly World began to surge violently, and the Torch Dragon in the sky grew fearful, daring not to fly about any longer.

"Everyone be alert to your surroundings!"

Bai Ze commanded in a deep voice as numerous Daluo Realm powerhouses floated around the island where the spell was being cast, preventing any interference.

If the Great Qin Heavenly Court were to gain the approval of the Heavenly Dao and see its qi movement surge, it would certainly leap forward. Neighboring domains or major powers might attempt to intervene.

After all, the Great Qin Heavenly Court was no longer a small kingdom, and the matter had long been announced to the world, necessitating their vigilance.

"May Heaven grant its favor and bless our Great Qin Heavenly Court!"

With Qin Jun’s final shout, thunder rolled and boomed, resounding through the entire Southern Domain Heavenly World.

A great wind began to howl, as if breathing in the Cangqiong sky.

Streaks of heavenly thunder descended as if enduring a tribulation, yet none struck the island of casting.

This was because at the island’s edge, in each of the eight directions, stood an incense burner furnace, and these so-called incense burner furnaces were required to have been used by the populace for over a thousand years to receive the Heavenly Dao’s approval.

Qin Jun took a deep breath, his heart inevitably stirred with excitement.

"Tsk tsk, the grace of Heaven," Ji Yongsheng said with a self-deprecating laugh. Having once defied Heaven himself, he now watched as Qin Jun gained the recognition of the Heavenly Dao without anger, but with a sense of melancholic change.

In this era of qi movement, to grow strong one must receive the Heavenly Dao’s qi movement.

Nowadays, almost everyone carried a measure of qi movement, more or less, as if the Heavenly Dao had control over all, with everyone merely pawns in its game.

What on earth had happened during the thirteen million years?

Ji Yongsheng was puzzled, feeling that earth-shattering changes must have happened after his death.

"Eh, you’re begging Heaven to bestow its grace, and yet your Great Qin Heavenly Court has not received the Heavenly Dao’s recognition."

At that moment, a mocking voice echoed across the sky.

Suddenly, a space rift appeared above the spell-casting island, and a man in a black robe, twisting his neck, stepped through. The aura he emitted drew gasps from countless onlookers.

Qin Jun felt the oppressive aura, narrowing his eyes and silently cursing.

Had someone actually come looking for trouble?

"Scram—"

Sun Wukong shouted angrily, swinging his Ruyi Jingu Bang which rapidly extended, turning into a golden pillar sweeping across the sky above the island, attempting to smash the man in the black robe to death.