The Candle Dragon, Emperor Shun, truly began to stir things up.
This time, upon convening the gods of the Outer Sky, aside from deposing the Water God, he also issued two edicts and passed down a Curse method.
If deposing the Water God was a move by Emperor Shun to consolidate power, then, after completing the first step, without giving the gathered gods too much time to think, he proceeded with his own plan.
The first edict was: *Within three years, all gods of the Divine Realms must report an approximate count of living beings within their domains, as well as the number of Divine Guards, to three deities appointed by the Candle Dragon.*
This move was clearly designed to rally the Divine Guards from each Divine Realm and integrate the combat forces of the Outer Sky.
