"Roar!"
Dragon roars reverberated, and the nine dragons coiled on the imperial seal glowed with golden brilliance!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Great Han Dynasty has been promoted to the Great Han Imperial Dynasty. The Human King Tablet and the Nine Dragon King Seal have been automatically upgraded to the Human Emperor Tablet and the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal!"
Yang Hao held the Imperial Seal of Luck and heavily pressed it onto the imperial decree held by Bao Zheng.
"From this day forward, the Great Han is promoted to an Imperial Dynasty, and I shall be the Human Emperor of the Great Han!!"
"Hum~~~"
Several Yuan force signatures, a few Yuan force signatures away from the Great Han's Chang'an City, arrived at Chang'an City. Yang Hao stood on the sacrificial altar, capturing those domineering and bloodthirsty Yuan forces, and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "Ancient Desolation, have you finally come!"
"Boom!"
The void surged, stirring up a dark and sunless crimson. Before any figures appeared, several auras of the Creation Realm, stirring up rolling blood and killing intent, gradually pressed into Chang'an City!
One!
Two!
Only four?
Yang Hao calmly looked at the four gradually appearing Creation Realm experts, and a sense of extreme disappointment washed over him. Four experts at the first level of the Creation Realm dared to venture ten thousand miles deep into the heart of the Great Han. These four Creation Realm experts should have long been cleaved by the generals on the border at the very gates of the nation. However, Yang Hao had issued an imperial decree, demanding these four Creation Realm experts to penetrate deep into the Great Han!
He intended to use the heads of these four Creation Realm experts in Chang'an City to elevate heroes like Hua Mulan, Fu Hao, and Li Si to the world's attention!
More importantly, he would use the blood of these four Creation Realm experts to re-establish the might of the Great Han, further deterring all directions and stabilizing the hearts of the people!
To tell the billions of humans that the Great Han's might was sufficient to protect the human lands!
The human lands would now shift from defense to offense!
The Ancient Desolation could be ventured into!
And so could our human race!
"Boom!!"
Just as millions of martial artists in the entire Chang'an City knelt down, gazing up at Yang Hao, the Human Emperor of the Great Han, who stood dozens of feet high, the distant firmament suddenly trembled. The crimson blood energy that filled the sky suddenly exploded. The clear sky, which had been filled with golden light moments ago, was now churning with a sea of blood, emitting a pungent stench. Waves of deathly stillness pressed towards Chang'an City.
Yang Hao stood on the sacrificial platform, looking into the distance. He saw the void ablaze with fire, like wings beating in the void. Within the flames, a thin figure leaned on a staff, his feet treading on layers of fire.
Not far to the right of the blazing inferno in the void, the space turned blood-red, like a river of blood flowing across the sky. A figure, quite capable, clad in a blood-red robe, stood with his hands behind his back.
"Moo!"
To the right of the blood-colored river, a pair of massive hands tore through the void, emitting rumbling sounds. The figure was nearly ten feet tall, powerfully built, with explosive muscles, as if possessing inexhaustible Yuan force. His eyes, like copper bells, flickered with red light.
"Boom~~"
Following this, a thousand-foot serpent's body with nine heads appeared in the void, emitting eighteen blood-red lights, scanning the entire Chang'an City.
"Humans, hmph, how dare you annihilate my Ancient Desolation's vanguard army! Your sins are unforgivable, and the human race deserves to be annihilated!"
"It's... it's... it's the Fire Spirit Hall, the Blood Feather Palace, Hengtian Mountain, and the Blood Forest!"
Xi Thirteen stared at the four figures in the void with terror. Although he didn't know who these four were, their distinctive features were preserved even in human form!
The four great Ancient Desolations had dispatched experts of the Creation Realm to destroy the Great Han!
"Who dares to be presumptuous in my Great Han!"
Li Si shouted sternly.
"Hmph, the third elder of the Fire Spirit Hall, Zi Mu!"
"Fang Yu of the Blood Feather Palace!"
"The fourth elder of the Blood Forest, Zi Fu!"
"Lian Jin of Hengtian Mountain!"
"You humans, how dare you! Even the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty ten thousand years ago dared not inflict any harm on our four Ancient Desolations, yet now you dare to annihilate our Fierce Flame Rhino clan of the Primordial Desolate Domain!"
"This crime, the human race must be annihilated!"
Zi Mu, leaning on his staff, his hunched body emanating waves of power, looked down at the weak and pitiful humans, especially Yang Hao, who stood on the sacrificial altar in imperial robes. A mere mortal at the first level of the Heavenly Connection Realm dared to unite the southwestern region and declare himself emperor!
"You are the Human Emperor of the Great Han, hmph. You annihilated my Blood Python clan of the Heavenly Demon Desolate Domain, and I will turn the billions of ants in the human lands into blood food for my Primordial Mighty Ox lineage!"
Lian Jin, wielding a massive battle axe, roared sternly, steam billowing from his nostrils. He looked coldly at Yang Hao.
"Hmph, Brother Lian Jin, your words are somewhat biased. This Great Han Imperial Dynasty has not only annihilated your Heavenly Demon Desolate Domain's million-strong Blood Python army, but my Sky Devouring Greedy Wolf clan of the Nine Nether Desolate Domain has also been utterly decimated. This debt should not be solely yours to claim, should it!" Zi Fu frowned and spoke sternly to Lian Jin.
"Regardless, the human race must be annihilated today. As for who does the annihilating, that will depend on each one's ability!" Fang Yu of the Blood Feather Palace drew a blood-red longsword and said coldly. The humans were weak, and the four factions all had the orders of their respective Desolate Lords behind them. It depended on who was faster.
"Hmph, you speak the truth. Among the younger generation of the Blood Feather Palace, there are indeed a few who can hold their own!" Lian Jin glanced at Zi Fu, killing intent surging, and looked at Chang'an City: "Today, the human race shall be annihilated!"
Instantly, millions of martial artists in Chang'an City dared not raise their heads. The appearance of the Blood Feather Palace, the Fire Spirit Hall, the Blood Forest, and Hengtian Mountain brought them a devastating blow. The Fierce Flame Rhinos, Sky Devouring Greedy Wolves, Blood Pythons, and Iron Lions that had bullied humans for ten thousand years were merely vanguard armies of the four great Ancient Desolations.
If even the vanguard armies made the human lands perilous, how terrifying must the powerful demonic beasts behind these four vanguard armies be?
The Great Han Imperial Dynasty!
The Han Emperor!
Can he turn the tide?
Is the human race truly without retreat?
Fan Lingyue gripped Ling Xuan's hand, her heart tightening. After ten thousand years of arduous resistance, they had only faced the vanguard armies of the desolate domains. These four figures in the void represented the core strength of the Ancient Desolations. If the core strength consisted of Creation Realm experts, how terrifying must the rulers of those major desolate domains be?
Ling Xuan looked at the anxious Fan Lingyue and said softly, "Your Majesty the Empress, rest assured. With the Han Emperor here, and with all the ministers, all will be well!"
"Only four at the first level of the Creation Realm?"
"Who gave the four great Ancient Desolations such audacity to venture ten thousand miles deep into my imperial palace's territory?"
"They refuse to kneel before me and hover above my imperial palace. Do you know the crime? It is unforgivable!"
Yang Hao's hand rested on the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist, his expression calm. His voice, unhurried, addressed Zi Mu, Fang Yu, Zi Fu, and Lian Jin.
The four great Ancient Desolations had arrived!
"Arrogant!"
"A mere mortal of the Heavenly Connection realm, a filthy human, dares to expect us to kneel!"
"Such insolence, you are the first!"
"Fang Yu, why waste so many words? I shall take this Han Emperor's life!"
Zi Mu extended his palm and pressed down towards Yang Hao!