The generation's Human King, Di Xin, finally appeased destiny today, ascending to the Human Emperor and becoming one of the cornerstones safeguarding humanity.
"We congratulate the Human Emperor."
"We, congratulate Emperor Di Xin........."
Di Xin bowed to the surrounding attendees and replied, "Today, Zi Xin's promotion to Human Emperor, I hope it will be of some help to all friends who came to witness the ceremony."
"Many thanks to Emperor Di Xin for clarifying our doubts. We shall take our leave now."
With that, the Holy Beast clan, Dragon clan, Immortal clan, Primal True Spirit clan, and the Elf clan, along with humanity, the major allies, all departed in succession.
After all, witnessing the ascension of a generation's Human King to cornerstone status also offered great inspiration to the kings of these allied races, and they were all sincerely grateful to humanity.
Furthermore, this was, after all, the Human race's Royal Court, humanity's most crucial center. Even though they were allies, as outsiders, especially with the Great Emperors not yet awakened, lingering too long in the Human Royal Court would be considered impolite.
What remained were over 500 Human Kings and Human Quasi-Kings.
It was worth noting that the more than 300 Human Kings, clad in tattered garments, had indeed just crawled out of the King's Tombs – they were Ancestor Kings.
After the War of Investiture of the Gods, the spiritual energy of the Human Mother Star began to decline day by day. Consequently, the number of later kings became fewer, and their strength diminished.
Worldly treasures also became scarcer, leading to lower quality clothing and items for these kings.
This was why the old kings like Xiang Yu and Liu Bang emerged from the King's Tombs standing tall and straight, while these kings were all in rags.
As for why Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Zhu Di, were still in such good condition? Regardless of anything else, these two were Emperors. Even with fewer worldly treasures, they could still search across all of China to find suitable attire for them.
Among these 300 kings in rags, only a few monarchs still looked somewhat presentable. The rest were more or less the same. Especially among them were several ancestors who were barely holding onto scraps of cloth, clearly indicating they had little status at the time and were defiant of the imperial court's authority.
"Zhan'er, go prepare clothes and armor for the kings, and also arrange a banquet. Entertain our Human Kings well," Di Xin signaled to Lin Zhan.
Young Master Lin instantly understood his ancestor's intentions. "Good heavens, he plans to incorporate all these kings into my team!"
"This time, I, Lin the Great Boss, have also gotten a significant upgrade! Let's see who dares to act tough with me now. I'll beat them to a pulp!"
Thinking this, Young Master Lin excitedly, with bloodshot eyes, ran towards the Human Kings.
"Holy cow, what's with this kid? Why does he have such a lewd expression?"
"Yeah, yeah. He looks a bit like he's having a rabies attack. Must have been bitten by a dog."
"No, no. This kid looks foolish, like he has a problem with his brain. Definitely not rabies."
The kings, looking at the lewd, drooling Lin Zhan, whispered to each other.
Lin Zhan froze upon hearing them. "Holy cow! I'm this handsome, how dare you old coffins talk about me like that?"
He then regained his righteous demeanor and addressed the kings:
"Esteemed Ancestors, I am Lin Zhan of the Great Shang Lin family. I humbly request all of you to accompany me to the Lin family ancestral residence for a discussion. This humble one has prepared clothing, resources, and a banquet for all of you. I beg for your esteemed presence."
"See? I told you this kid had a problem with his brain, but you didn't believe me. Who, a normal person, changes their expression so quickly?" the Human King who had previously called Lin Zhan brain-damaged spoke again.
"Zhe Le Mie, shut up quickly. Didn't you hear this kid say he's prepared clothes and a banquet for us? It's possible we'll be working under this kid in the future. If you offend the boss, won't we get docked our pay?"
A burly man dressed in Mongolian attire whispered a reprimand to the speaking king.
Lin Zhan's eyes narrowed. "Good heavens, Zhe Le Mie, one of the Four Braves under the Ancestor Genghis Khan Temüjin! Alright, I'll remember you. Tomorrow, I'll make things difficult for you and assign you to the suicide squad."
Xuan Shang, along with the other three generals of the Xuan Bird Army, also walked over.
"Zhan'er, Ancestor has ordered me and the other three to follow you and help you annihilate the enemy clan quickly."
"Easy. That's nothing. Once the Blood Clan is dealt with, I'll go after the Lizardmen. This time, I won't leave a single one alive; I'll even scramble their eggs."
Lin Zhan spoke with a smile, but his words dripped with killing intent.
"Holy cow, I didn't realize. This kid is quite ruthless. Zhe Le Mie is finished this time. I hope it doesn't implicate us," another of the Four Mongolian Heroes, Mu Hua Li, said quickly.
A group of kings, chatting and laughing, flew towards the Lin family ancestral residence.
He Dazhuang looked at the leading Lin Zhan and said in shock to the squad members:
"Holy cow, Old Lin is really going to be awesome this time! With over 300 Ancestor Kings, Old Lin can practically ascend to heaven!"
"Big Brother, didn't you see the four heavy armored generals from Great Shang also following Old Lin? Our boss is really going to take off this time," Wang Erzhuang said, patting his elder brother's shoulder.
The young Taoist Zhang Haoming's eyes flickered. "Holy cow, as the legitimate son-in-law of the Lin family, how can I be absent from hosting guests?"
With that, he affixed two Wind-Riding Talismans to himself and quickly scurried with his short legs to follow.
The rest exchanged glances and, without a word, followed in the young Taoist's footsteps.
Upon arriving at the Lin family ancestral residence, a grand banquet was already being prepared.
The Ancestor Kings had all changed into brand-new combat suits. In addition, Lin family attendants were by their side, holding pens and conversing with the kings.
"Ancestor, what kind of clothes would you like? We have robes, magical robes, and armor. You can also design your own."
"Ancestor, what kind of weapons do you desire? Swords, sabers, spears, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks, baozi, dumplings, sugar triangles, fried dough twists... uh, my apologies, Ancestor. I didn't eat breakfast this morning, I misspoke. It's swords, sabers, spears, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks, flails, staffs, whips, sabers, hammers, claws, crutches, meteor hammers – eighteen kinds of weapons. We are proficient in all of them... No, we are masters of all of them."
The Lin family attendant responsible for recording weapons was perhaps a crosstalk performer. He immediately showcased his skills to the Human King Ancestor.
"Kid, are you here to perform? Come on, do you have any other special skills? Give the Ancestors another performance." This Human King Ancestor was also quite fond of amusement.
"Alright, Ancestor, watch closely. I'll give you another performance: 'On the tip of the peach leaf, the willow leaves cover the sky. While in office, this enlightened lord, listen closely to my words. This matter occurred in Lantianchang, west of the capital. There was a Song Lao San in the Lantianchang Firearm Camp.'"
"Get lost! Stop embarrassing yourself here." Young Master Lin kicked the "master of arts" aside.