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Time passed minute by minute. Although the sun had not yet appeared in the east, its rays were already slanting into the city.
People from over a hundred sects of various sizes were seated on both sides of the square in the city, led by personnel arranged in advance by the Sun Moon Empire.
Here, a group of court ministers, dressed in their court attire, had already been waiting. Further out, countless civilians surrounded the area, making it impenetrable.
"Heavenly Dragon Senior has also come."
Upon hearing this, Heavenly Dragon Douluo looked toward the distance. "So it's South Gate Master of the Earth Dragon Sect."
Heavenly Dragon Douluo spoke and paused slightly. "Although our two sects have been arguing endlessly in Dragon City, we ultimately share the same origin. If anything happens later, we can help each other out."
Nan Shuishui nodded as she listened. She understood in her heart that as a Soul Douluo, there was no way she could actually help the other party. It was simply because the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect both originated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from ten thousand years ago that the other party was showing her some consideration.
Xu Sanshi, who had arrived and sat down early, kept scanning the people around him. Occasionally, when he saw a good-looking girl, his gaze would linger a little longer.
For a moment, he actually spotted several classmates from Shrek Academy who were also present, though they had come in the capacity of their respective sects.
Noisy voices came from all directions. Although those speaking were trying their best to lower their voices, with so many people present, it still sounded quite lively.
Many sect members, having nothing to do, let their eyes wander over the several stone steles beside the square, reading the things recorded on them with great interest.
At this moment, the square suddenly fell silent for an instant. Many people subconsciously looked toward the outside of the square and saw three to five figures being led by soldiers as they walked toward the square.
"Shrek Academy?"
A low discussion arose from somewhere. In an instant, various puzzled expressions appeared on many people's faces.
Shrek Academy had never belonged to any of the three great empires before. Now that their people had appeared here, didn't that mean…
Just as the crowd had yet to clear the confusion in their hearts, a massive oppressive pressure descended from the sky.
The moment that person appeared, the waning moon still hanging in the sky seemed to grow a little brighter. The entire Ming Capital fell silent for an instant.
The gazes of Shrek Academy's Xuan Zi, the Body Sect's Du Bushi, and many soul masters all focused on that person in the air in this very moment. After clearly seeing that person's appearance, the expressions on everyone's faces changed in various ways.
That person was not the universally known Calamity Douluo of the continent.
But it was precisely because of this that the crowd's expressions changed.
The imposing aura emanating from that person was clearly something only a Super Douluo could release. Although some people among the various sects did not particularly favor soul tools, after the continental war, they were no longer completely ignorant about soul tools and soul engineers.
A soul engineer possessing Super Douluo cultivation was evaluated as a tenth-level soul engineer in the soul engineer ranking.
At first, everyone had thought that the Sun Moon Empire's current scale was due solely to the exceptionally powerful Calamity Douluo. But now, the Sun Moon Empire was telling the entire Douluo Continent that, besides the Calamity Douluo, they also had a tenth-level soul engineer who had never made a move before.
Kong Deming's expression was somewhat unpleasant. His gaze swept around once, unsure what the people looking at him were thinking. He simply shook his soul power, and his deep voice spread throughout the entire Ming Capital via his soul power.
"The auspicious time has arrived—"
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
"Boom boom—"
As Kong Deming's voice rang out, successive booms erupted from within Ming Capital, resounding across the entire sky.
The imperial palace guards had long been in position. Holding various ceremonial instruments, they formed two lines, naturally opening a path in front of the square.
At the end of the path, wearing imperial robes, Ju Zi walked forward slowly, accompanied by Lin Xiao and Jing Hongchen.
Two teams of guards followed closely behind. The two people at the very front wore human-shaped soul tools and held two large flags tightly in their hands. The flags were woven with gold and silver threads, forming sun and moon patterns. As the flags rose with the wind, they looked as if the real sun and moon had ascended into the sky.
Ju Zi looked at the civilians on both sides, her steps neither hurried nor slow. Just as she stood firm on the square and turned to face the people of Ming Capital, the sun in the east rose completely from below the horizon.
In the west, the waning moon had not yet set. For a moment, a rare scene of the sun and moon appearing together emerged in the sky.
The large flags held by the soldiers on both sides waved in unison. Brilliant golden and silvery-white lights rose, and the aura within them faintly resonated with the real sun and moon in the sky.
Only at this moment did the surrounding people realize that those two large flags were also soul tools of considerable grade. The power of the sun and moon surged within them, as if they could cover the entire Ming Capital.
Although no one knew what exactly those two soul tools did, just looking at the flags fluttering in the wind, everyone's mind was unconsciously drawn to them.
The Sun Moon Empire had naturally not chosen the time for the grand ceremony randomly. Ju Zi had long known about this rare phenomenon. Seeing it, she took a slight step forward.
"Four thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent. The residents of the two continents developed grudges, and wars never ceased."
"I, born into poverty, did not wish to see the common people suffer the hardships of war. I assisted a wise ruler with the intention of unifying the continent."
"However, the late Emperor devoted himself to the country, clearing away evil for the peace of the empire, but also passed away prematurely because of it."
"The Crown Prince was young and unable to handle state affairs. I had no choice but to act on behalf of the imperial authority."
"Three years ago, I finally lived up to the trust placed in me by the successive emperors of the Sun Moon Empire and succeeded in unifying the Douluo Continent."
"Over these three years, I have worked diligently, not daring to slack off in the slightest, and finally achieved the current prosperity of the empire."
"The ministers have therefore petitioned me repeatedly. After declining several times without success, and considering that the Imperial Prince is still young, I have agreed to their wishes and ascended the throne as Emperor today."
"From this day onward, the era name shall be changed to Minghui, meaning that wherever the light of the sun and moon shines shall be the territory of the empire."
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
The court ministers had been prepared. The moment Ju Zi's last words fell, they all knelt in unison, shouting "Long live."
Around the square, the densely packed civilians all bowed down together.
Besides Ju Zi, Lin Xiao looked at the person right in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly.
At this moment, in his eyes, the person before him was no longer the little girl who, because of her own experiences that night, felt uneasy and could not sleep peacefully.
Nor was she the little girl who, in the northern border of the empire, should have been working for Xu Tianran but had some confusion, and who had brought him to stay overnight at a fisherman's house.
From today onward, from this very moment onward, the Douluo Continent would no longer have the woman named Ju Zi. There would only be the Minghui Emperor who ruled this vast Sun Moon Empire.
"All ministers, rise."
Emperor Minghui lightly raised her hands. "Today, I have not held the grand ceremony inside the imperial palace, but here in this place, precisely because I wish to take this opportunity to announce another important matter."
As she spoke, she slowly turned her head and looked toward the several stone steles behind her.
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Here are the chapters for today (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
"Don't forget there are chapters available on Patreon."
"From Douluo to Godhood by Defy 30 Advance chapters."
"Douluo: Far North Invincibledo 30 Advance chapters."
"Douluo Peerless: Living as an Evil Soul Master 40 Advance chapters."
"Douluo Dalu 2:Peerless Tang Sect Dawn of Sun and Moon 40 Advance chapters."
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