Chen Yuan didn't have much feeling for the so-called Five Elements. He never took things like Fire Virtue or Water Virtue to heart.

He simply liked black. Therefore, the entire Yan army also favored black, and the Black Dragon flags were now planted all over the Central Plains and many outer territories.

And his dragon robe naturally became black.

With black as the base, and a nine-clawed golden dragon coiling around the body, that was the style of the dragon robe on Chen Yuan. Su Ziyue stood behind him, tying the golden belt for Chen Yuan, and finally placing the nine-sulfur crown, symbolizing the emperor, on his head.

A gentle breeze blew, stirring the sulfur beads. At this moment, Chen Yuan exuded an immense aura of majesty, the majesty of an emperor.

Su Ziyue watched, her eyes constantly flashing with brilliant colors.

This kind of mighty and domineering man was her husband. Thinking back to their first encounter in Ping'an County, perhaps neither she nor Chen Yuan had imagined this day.

Chen Yuan turned his head and saw that Su Ziyue was also adorned in a phoenix coronet and ceremonial robes, with a golden robe trailing on the ground, her long hair coiled up. Without a word, a vast air of nobility and magnificence rushed towards him.

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with various emotions.

Outside the Star Observation Tower, nine golden dragon and exotic beasts appeared in the heavens and earth, and a chariot stood horizontally between heaven and earth.

Nine dragons pulling a chariot!

"The hour has arrived, then... let's go."

Chen Yuan raised his hand. Su Ziyue smiled faintly, placed her hand in his, and nodded. Then, the two stepped out together and sat on the chariot.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

Nine dragon roars resounded through the heavens and earth, and golden light illuminated the world, turning into a stream of light, surging towards the direction of Zijin Mountain.

......

......

At the foot of Zijin Mountain, there were as many as hundreds of thousands of people gathered, including soldiers maintaining order, martial artists from the Jianghu who came to watch the ceremony, and even more common people from the nearby Zhongzhou area.

Although it couldn't be said that it was completely silent, no one dared to make trouble at this sacred moment. After all, the current Chen Yuan was not comparable to the former Jingtai.

Jingtai thought too highly of himself, believing that everything was under his control, but in reality, the imperial court was plagued by internal and external troubles, and rebellions were constant. Forcing his way to becoming the Human Emperor only aroused dissatisfaction from everyone.

But Chen Yuan was different. Over the years, his achievements, one by one, were displayed before the people of the world. Everyone could see Chen Yuan's efforts.

Ending the chaos, unifying the Central Plains, recreating the dynasty, destroying the Japanese pirates in the east, resisting the southern barbarians in the west, conquering the grasslands in the north, and subduing the Lingshan in the west. In one amazing battle after another.

Chen Yuan's prestige had already been raised to its peak.

Even the original Chu Taizu was somewhat inferior in comparison.

His becoming emperor was something that all the people of the world eagerly awaited. They expected Chen Yuan to reach the highest position and bring an unprecedented golden age to the Central Plains.

Now, the golden age had begun, but everyone knew that it was far from reaching its peak.

Lu Chengfeng, Ye Xiangnan, Old Celestial Master, Moro...

Jiang He, Chu Changfeng, Yang Huatian, Li Suqing, Lingxu, Tianxu, Zhao Danqing...

Wei Wuque, Zhang Xuan, Zhang Yantong, Xiao Jing, Bai Changqing, Wei Wuya, Zuo Chengzong...

Chen Yuan's former acquaintances, most of whom had now become his subordinates, were dressed in official robes, looking forward, their eyes containing excitement.

This day,

The day they had been looking forward to had finally arrived.

Some of them were Chen Yuan's teachers, some were his guides, some were his former friends, and some were once his opponents, but now they had only one identity.

That was the people of the Great Yan Dynasty.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

The earth-shattering nine dragon roars resounded through the heavens and earth, emanating from within the capital. Everyone's eyes narrowed, realizing that the hour had arrived.

Lu Chengfeng, dressed in white, waved his hand, and in an instant, the clear sky for ten thousand miles shook, and golden rainbows fell upon the world. This was a substantial manifestation, not just a phantom.

Turning this hundred-mile area into a celestial realm.

All the martial artists could clearly feel that some different changes were happening around them. The heaven and earth essence energy became extremely rich, and some inexplicable powers poured into their bodies.

Those suffering from diseases felt that all their illnesses had disappeared. Those with suppressed emotions felt that their hearts had opened up. Those trapped in their realms felt that their bottlenecks were loosening.

Moro placed his palms together and recited Amitabha.

In an instant, golden light converged into a divine Buddha looking out over the heavens and earth, and strands of Sanskrit sounds echoed in the void, bringing peace and harmony to the ears, and all emotions became peaceful.

With a thought from Jiang He, streams of sword energy were born out of thin air, turning into a river of sword energy, gathering into a dragon, as if welcoming Chen Yuan's arrival.

Lingxu Taoist...

Tianxu Taoist...

Many powerful experts displayed their supernatural powers, and in the blink of an eye, they turned this place into a celestial realm, with divine beasts appearing in the heavens and earth, and rainbows turning into immortal rain.

"Woo~"

"Woo~"

"Woo~"

Eight hundred strongmen blew in unison, and a vast thunderous sound echoed along with it.

When the nine golden dragons pulled the dragon chariot to Zijin Mountain, the heavens and earth returned to calm in an instant. Chen Yuan enjoyed the spotlight of everyone's attention, and hand in hand with Su Ziyue, stepped into the void step by step.

And the heavens and earth also condensed into a series of steps.

With each step, there would be a thunderous sound in the heavens and earth announcing Chen Yuan's past achievements.

'In the ninth year of Jingtai of the former Jin Dynasty, on the first day of the fifth month, the King defended against the seven hundred thousand northern barbarian army in front of Liangzhou City, saving tens of millions of people in Liangzhou.'

'In the ninth year of Jingtai of the former Jin Dynasty, on the first day of the tenth month, the King beheaded the fatuous emperor Jingtai at Zijin Mountain, seeking justice for the millions of people who died at the hands of the fatuous emperor.'

"Former Jin... The King retreated the million demon army at Zhennan Pass!"

'Former Jin... The King annihilated the elite Japanese pirates in one battle in front of Wudi City.'

'Former Jin... The King swept the Western Regions, pacified the Northern Barbarians, and opened up eternal peace for the people of my Central Plains.'

"Long live the King!"

"Long live the King!"

Initially, only one person shouted, but then came tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people, all shouting in unison, paying homage to Chen Yuan, bowing and saluting.

Falling in unison, Chen Yuan also walked from the void to the human world, landing on the top of Zijin Mountain, but still surrounded by streams of golden light, like the arrival of the Heavenly Emperor, with a vast aura of majesty.

At the right time, the sounds between heaven and earth gradually calmed down.

The envoys of the Eastern Japanese pirates, the envoys of the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, and the envoys of many tribes of the Northern Barbarians all stepped forward and knelt down at the foot of Zijin Mountain, repenting of their respective crimes.

Degrading the Western Regions, the Northern Barbarians, and the Eastern Japanese pirates to the dust, only the Central Plains Divine Continent was the Celestial Dynasty. They did not recognize the laws of heaven and acted against heaven, so they deserved this sin.

Praising Chen Yuan as the Heavenly Khan of the Grasslands, the Lord of all the countries of the Western Regions, and the Supreme Immortal Emperor of the Eastern Japanese pirates.

And this scene of all nations coming to pay tribute made all the common people and martial artists present feel honored and extremely proud.

To this day, they still remembered the scenes of the invasion of the Western Regions, the attack on the borders by the Northern Barbarians, and the entry into the sea by the Eastern Japanese pirates. How arrogant they were then, and now, they were kneeling before the Central Plains.

Who could remain calm?

In everyone's heart, there was only one thought now, that was that with just one more Southern Border, the Central Plains human race would truly be above the human world, and they would possess an unprecedented golden age.

"Long live the Heavenly Khan!"

"Long live the Immortal Emperor!"

"Long live the Holy Lord!"

Those envoys knelt down one after another, shouting long live Chen Yuan.

And Chen Yuan stood on the top of Zijin Mountain, looking forward, his eyes as if containing endless galaxies, embracing everything, standing there, he was the only one in this heaven and earth.

Su Ziyue pinched three incense sticks and offered them to Chen Yuan.

After taking them, Chen Yuan faced the common people, officials, envoys, and soldiers, and said in a deep voice:

"Now that the chaotic world is unified and the world is at peace, here, I, Chen Yuan, respectfully pay tribute to heaven and earth, and respectfully pay tribute to the subjects and people, and commemorate all the soldiers who sacrificed in the unification war of the Central Plains.

Commemorate all the heroic spirits who defended the peace of the Central Plains, protected our human race, and defended the borders.

Today, I announce to the world that the country is established as Yan, and the era is established as... Shengwu (Sacred Martial)!"

The sound was like thunder, vast and mighty, Chen Yuan's voice accurately and unmistakably echoed in the ears of all the common people and martial artists, lasting endlessly.

Lu Chengfeng, Moro, Jiang He, Tianxu, all the soldiers, all the common people, all the courtiers, all bowed down to Chen Yuan at this moment, and said:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Chen Yuan's eyes seemed to change in an instant, revealing one figure after another. There were his former enemies, Jingtai, Sima Ke, Sima Yuande,

Buddha, Huangji, Demon God.

There were also his former comrades-in-arms, as well as those who were both enemies and friends. They appeared between heaven and earth, looking at Chen Yuan, their eyes seeming to contain endless emotions.

But then, like a mirror, they shattered with a bang.

Then, in his eyes, heaven and earth changed. When he announced the founding of the Great Yan and the year name of Shengwu, one after another black beams of national destiny appeared between heaven and earth.

Like a black river of national destiny, absorbing all the power, with this place as the center, the terrifying national destiny from all directions began to converge at this moment.

Vaguely, a powerful black dragon could be seen looming, hovering between heaven and earth, and this scene was witnessed by everyone, seeing the black divine dragon roaring up to the sky.

Turning into a stream of light and drilling into Chen Yuan's body, at this moment, Chen Yuan's national destiny was added to his body!

......

At this moment, just as Chen Yuan's national destiny was added to his body, in front of Zhennan Pass, the figure of the Demon Emperor Mo Ying slowly condensed between heaven and earth, looking at Zhennan Pass ahead with extreme solemnity.

It was this magnificent pass that blocked the demon race's northward advance. It was in front of this magnificent pass that the demon race suffered a million casualties and retreated in defeat. He wanted to smash this city pass every moment.

It was a pity that when he had made all the preparations, Chen Yuan, who he could once suppress with a wave of his hand, had grown to the point where he had to look up to him.

He had to retreat back to the Southern Border.

Even though the Luo Tian Demon God instigated him to fight Chen Yuan, he dared not. He seemed to have developed fear in his heart. He was afraid of going and never returning...

And now he appeared here to give Chen Yuan a generous gift at the critical moment of his founding and enthronement, completely shattering Zhennan Pass and slaughtering a million human beings.

Anyway, they had already forged a mortal feud, the kind that would not end until one side was dead. Even if they did nothing, Chen Yuan would still advance south on a large scale in the future and destroy the demon race.

If that was the case, why continue to endure?

But... just as he was about to take action, a sense of foreboding arose from his heart, as if his actions at this time would lead to a shocking disaster.

And the next moment, he saw that Zhennan Pass ahead had changed. Streams of black air were constantly rising into the sky, seemingly converging towards something.

National destiny!

The national destiny of the Central Plains Dynasty!

As the Demon Emperor, Mo Ying was very clear about this power, and the convergence of that power even made him feel a chilling feeling from the bottom of his heart, a great terror in the dark.

Even, he seemed to see a phantom wearing a black dragon robe standing between heaven and earth, as if looking down at him, staring at him fixedly.

Chen Yuan.

It was Chen Yuan!

Without the slightest hesitation, Mo Ying directly tore open the void and fled without looking back. The original idea of sending a generous gift also disintegrated into nothingness at this moment.

He could be completely sure that Chen Yuan had definitely left a backup plan in Zhennan Pass, waiting for him to take action, and then completely leave him here. It was too terrifying.

Now he just wanted to escape, taking the demon race away and never returning, plunging into the depths of the Southern Border.

Waiting until thousands of years later, when the Central Plains Dynasty was overthrown, they would make a comeback.

.....

And at this time, Chen Yuan had no idea that the national destiny he had condensed had directly scared away Mo Ying, who was preparing to take action. If he had known this earlier.

Chen Yuan would definitely delay for a while longer, waiting for him to take action.

Now he had his arms open, his eyes closed, quietly listening to the tsunami-like long live sounds around him, very intoxicated in this feeling, but it was only for an instant.

More than that, he was still thinking about wanting more.

Being a human emperor was not his goal, and being a human race emperor was not his focus. Only the Heavenly Emperor, who was above the human world, was the existence he wanted to become at present.

Commanding the human world, immortal and indestructible.

This was his next pursuit.

Of course, one must eat one bite at a time, and take one step at a time. What was in front of him now was to destroy the Southern Border demon race and to block the arrival of the immortal realm nine years later.

The louder the shouts, the more terrifying the river of national destiny standing between heaven and earth became. Now Chen Yuan could be sure that this national destiny added to his body would definitely allow his combat power to increase sharply.

The power of a country added to his body, he could fight the late-stage Heavenly Immortal.

When he became the Human Emperor, with the human race's fortune added to his body, he... would become the true Martial God of the human world!

The sound of shouting long live gradually came to an end, and Chen Yuan also opened his eyes, overlooking the subjects below him. The Great Yan had been established, and next was the time to reward those who had contributed.

Between heaven and earth, a scroll like an imperial edict slowly condensed between heaven and earth, and in an instant, golden light shone brightly, and countless subjects and common people subconsciously looked up.

Rolling thunderous sounds echoed:

"Establishing the Great Yan and creating the dynasty is not the achievement of me alone. There is an ancient saying that rewards should be given according to merit. Today... I will reward all meritorious officials here."

"Su Ziyue, the daughter of the Su family, followed me from humble beginnings, guarding the rear and benefiting the world. I hereby bestow upon her the title of Empress of my Great Yan, and she will share the national destiny with me."

"I obey."

Su Ziyue bowed in salute.

"The Ksitigarbha Buddha of Lingshan has protected me with merit, which is visible to Heaven. I hereby bestow upon him the title of Left National Teacher of my Great Yan, the Holy Buddha of Buddhism, enjoying my Great Yan's national destiny. If the dynasty does not perish, the Holy Buddha will not perish."

"The Martial Emperor Lu Chengfeng has protected the human race with merit, enduring for thousands of years, hiding in Wudi City, working hard for my human race. I hereby bestow upon him the title of Right National Teacher of my Great Yan, and he and the Holy Buddha Ksitigarbha will be my wings, enjoying the dynasty's national destiny."

"This poor monk obeys!"

"This poor Taoist obeys!"

Moro and Lu Chengfeng bowed and saluted together. Now that the Immortal Realm had been sealed, Lu Chengfeng no longer needed to hide all the time, and naturally would not refuse the emperor's reward.

The two great national teachers stood on the left and right.

It could be said to be a great honor.

"The Old Celestial Master of Wudang Mountain has defended the Northern Border and protected the country with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of Grand Tutor of my Great Yan, enjoying the dynasty's national destiny."

"This poor Taoist obeys!"

"Su Ming, the founder of the Heavenly Demon Palace, has protected the Southern Border with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of Holy Ancestor of the Demonic Path."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Ye Xiangnan, the lord of Wudi City, has guarded the East Sea with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank East Sea King of my Great Yan, a hereditary title, guarding the East Sea."

"Chu Changfeng, the commander of Zhennan Pass, came from humble beginnings and has protected the Southern Border with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank Jingnan King of my Great Yan, a hereditary title, guarding the Southern Border."

"Chen Huaiyi, the vice commander of the Three Armies, is a descendant of the meritorious officials of the former Chu, and has repeatedly experienced great battles, destroying the Seven Killing Hall with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank Pingxi King of my Great Yan, a hereditary title, eternally guarding the Western Border."

"Wei Wuque, the commander of Beiliang, inherited his father's business. The Wei family has protected the Central Plains for hundreds of years, father and son succeeding each other, father and son having merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank Zhenbei King of my Great Yan, a hereditary title, guarding the grasslands."

"Your subjects obey!"

"Your subjects obey!"

"Your subjects obey..."

Ye Xiangnan, Chu Changfeng, Chen Huaiyi, and Wei Wuque stepped forward and bowed together, thanking the emperor for his great kindness.

"Jiang He, the Grand Commandant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has protected me from humble beginnings, with outstanding achievements. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank Duke of Protecting the Nation of my Great Yan, personally bestowing upon him the title of Tongtian Sword Saint, in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, supervising the world."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Yang Huatian, the Left Commandant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has protected the country with merit, unafraid of life and death. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank Duke of Chu of my Great Yan, assisting Jiang He in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, supervising the world."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Sima Ke, the Emperor of Jin, recognized his mistakes and made amends, dedicating the country with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of First-Rank Duke of Anle of my Great Yan."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sima Ke's eyes were excited, and his heart that had been hanging finally fell down.

"Zhang Yantong, one of the Four Divine Envoys of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has dedicated the country with merit, and is bestowed the title of Second-Rank Marquis of Tiannan."

"Xiao Jing, one of the Four Divine Envoys of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has dedicated the country with merit, and is bestowed the title of Second-Rank Marquis of Wuming."

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard..."

"The Shushan Holy Land has protected the human race with merit, and the disciples in the sect are unafraid of death in battle. I hereby bestow upon them the title of State Religion of the Great Yan, personally bestowing upon them the title of the Number One Sword Sect in the world, and the headmaster, Lingxu Zhenjun, will be the First-Rank Southern Sky Pillar of State of my Great Yan."

"The Taixu Immortal Palace has protected the human race with merit. I hereby bestow upon them the title of State Religion of the Great Yan, and the headmaster, Tianxu Zhenjun, will be the First-Rank Eastern Light Pillar of State of my Great Yan."

"The Biyou Immortal Palace has protected the human race with merit. I hereby bestow upon them the title of State Religion of the Great Yan, and the headmaster, Danqing Zhenjun, will be the First-Rank Western Wind Pillar of State of my Great Yan."

"Wudang Immortal Mountain has defended the Northern Border for many years, with outstanding achievements. I hereby bestow upon them the title of State Religion of the Great Yan, and the headmaster, Song Yingqiao, will be the First-Rank Northern Mountain Pillar of State of my Great Yan."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you..."

The headmasters said in unison. The Four Great State Religions were... acceptable, only somewhat different compared to the past, but thinking about it, it seemed to be the case.

After all, at present, their so-called immortal sects could no longer help the imperial court too much.

"The Heavenly Demon Palace, the Goddess Palace, and Wudi City are all First-Rank immortal sects of my Great Yan. Dongfang Sheng, the lord of the Heavenly Demon Palace, has suppressed the Eastern Japanese pirates with merit. I hereby bestow upon him the title of Second-Rank Marquis of Eastern Extremity of my Great Yan.

Li Suqing, the lord of the Goddess Palace, followed me in starting the uprising, with outstanding achievements. I hereby bestow upon her the title of the first female marquis of my Great Yan, the First-Rank Marquis of Northern Clouds..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you..."

"Yu Qingyan, Shen Yanshu, Zhang Wanshu, Xu... Yang... are all Imperial Concubines."

"Chen Yang, the daughter of the Chen family, is my Great Yan's Imperial Concubine..."

"The main general of the Heavenly Character Camp of the Yan Army... is the Third-Rank Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery."

"The main general of the Yellow Character Camp of the Yan Army... is the Third-Rank Marquis of Loyalty and Martial Prowess..."

"The main general of the Mysterious Character Camp of the Yan Army..."