The Gao Family of Pangu, under the leadership of King Qinguang of Xuanming Palace in Gao Xizhou, led a group of Judges flying away from Pangu Province. Sect Master Gao Caiyun watched these ghostly figures depart with a complex expression and whispered, "Yindou, for the sake of the Gao Family, I must take action against you. Do not blame me..."

She remembered the time when she eloped with Chen Yindou but was stopped by her elder brother. She saw her brother injured by Chen Yindou, and with a soft heart, she returned home with her brother.

If only the family hadn't stopped them back then, if only her resolve had been stronger, perhaps today's clash could have been avoided.

Now, as the sect master of the Gao Family, she must think about the future of the Gao Family, and personal affection cannot be allowed!

"Moreover, we have all grown old," she silently mused.

At the same time, in the Zhujue Palace of the Gu Family in Bin Hai Province, King Songdi, Gu Huaiyuan, also led the Judges of Zhujue Palace and left Bin Hai Province. Similarly, in Ju Province Zhang Family's Taihe Palace, King Biancheng Zhang Ruoshu; in Beilai Xia Family's Mingchen Palace, King Biancheng Xia Huaijin; in Lingzhou Xu Family's Bizhen Palace, King Dushi Xu Luoying; in Tingzhou Yang Family's Qifei Palace, King Pingdeng Yang Cheng; and in Zhenzhou Cui Family's Suying Palace, King Zhuanlun Cui Qingwu, among others, masters of hell each led millions of hell's ghostly deities, numerous ghost monsters, each set off.

The Great Families also considered that Chen Shi might send people to attack on the day of ascending the throne as the True King, so many ghostly deities were left behind to protect the Great Families. The sect masters and former sect masters of the Great Families, among others, also remained behind and did not set out.

This time, mainly the ghostly forces were employed.

October third, 9 am.

Xinxiang Imperial Capital.

Loud horn sounds were heard, echoing melodiously and resoundingly.

On the road to Taihe Palace, huge furnaces were lit, with flames reaching up to the clouds.

Gods governing the fifty provinces emerged within the flames, with palms supporting the Map of Mountains and Rivers, solemn and majestic. They were shadows of the gods of the fifty provinces, not their true bodies descending, but even as shadows, they emitted an earth-shattering aura.

Officials and military officers stood on the stone steps in front of Taihe Palace, divided into left and right sides, their faces stern and unsmiling, waiting in silence.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious hour has arrived," said the young eunuch of the Ritual Supervision to Chen Shi.

He was a young eunuch sent by Eunuch Feng, named Xiao Chengzi, twelve or thirteen years old, who was castrated by his parents early on and handed over to Eunuch Feng. Chen Shi's enthronement required the Ministry of Rites to set the procedures, with the Ritual Supervision managing the entire ceremony. The Ministry of Rites drafted the procedure, and the rest was handled by Xiao Chengzi, but he had just entered the palace and had never seen such a grand occasion, so his voice couldn't help but tremble.

"Don't be nervous."

Chen Shi donned the Emperor's Crown, with the jade tassels hanging in front of his eyes, the pendant swaying slightly, and said, "It's my first time ascending the throne too, look at me, I'm not nervous."

"Not, not nervous!" Xiao Chengzi said.

Chen Shi stepped forward, and Xiao Chengzi hurried to follow him, thought for a moment, and quickly ran aside to keep pace with Chen Shi.

"Slow down, Your Majesty, you're walking too fast!" Xiao Chengzi called out in a panic.

According to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Shi should slow his steps to allow the palace maids carrying the Hua Gai to keep up, but now, Chen Shi subconsciously quickened his pace, forcing the two lines of palace maids to keep up briskly.

The source of Chen Shi's journey was not at the Imperial Palace but at the Chengtian Gate.

Crossing Chengtian Gate, he would officially proclaim himself as the Emperor by heaven's decree.

Although Chen Shi heard Xiao Chengzi telling him to slow down, his steps quickened unconsciously, and each vermilion palace gate opened before him, the horn sounds growing increasingly sonorous and distant, making his mind slightly dazed, reminding him of when he subdued the dogs in Huangpo Village, making them acknowledge him as their king.

"Haha, why am I suddenly reminded of my childhood?"

He felt that his childhood actions were ridiculous, yet, wasn't this scene akin to subduing the heroes of the world and ascending to the position of the True King?

His heart was stirred, his spirits were high, and he felt a torrent of heroism surging through his chest.

Power, truly intoxicating.

He arrived before Taihe Palace, lifted his dragon robe with one hand, and ascended the steps, with the two lines of palace maids striving to keep up, panting after a short distance.

At this moment, a thunderous roar echoed, outside Imperial City, with a tremendous sound of cracking, a colossal arm, two to three hundred feet long, emerged from the ground, gripping the city wall with a rumbling sound.

Outside the city, the land surrounding the Imperial City cracked open, and underneath, endless Karmic Fire blazed, emitting a crimson light, instantly transforming Xinxiang Imperial Capital into an isolated city, suspended amidst the infernal blaze.

"Rebellious traitors, seeking to usurp the heavens!"

The arm exerted force to climb upward, with a chaotic head emerging from the depths of the earth, and behind it was the enormous hell, with countless ghostly deities standing in hell, brandishing weapons, raising magical treasures, vicious and eager, always ready to surge out of hell.

The divine entity separated and climbed out of the underworld, with a voice like thunder, loudly proclaiming, "Rebellious traitors, today you shall have the entire city buried with you!"

He harnessed the power of the great dao from hell, his divine power nearly boiling, and struck down forcefully!

The fist blazed with flames, as if a single punch could destroy half the Imperial City.

At the same time, surrounding the Imperial City, magnificent ghostly deities, with hells on their backs, either with ferocious faces or smiling faces, climbed out of the underworld, growing taller and taller. From above, they formed a massive figure encircling the Imperial City, making the Imperial City seem negligible.

Countless citizens within the city panicked and scattered in all directions.

Yet Chen Shi did not turn his head, continuing to ascend the steps, while the enormous fiery fist was aimed straight at the Imperial Palace.

The ghost god laughed heartily, just as his fist was about to land on the Imperial City, the scene before his eyes suddenly changed, and his body rapidly descended, falling into the underworld!

Falling with him were those towering ghost gods, carrying hell with them as they descended.

What met their eyes was a high ridge as majestic as a yellow sky.

Atop the ridge, willow trees stood tall and magnificent, and behind them was a xuanhuang temple. Strips of rosy clouds, drifting from the mortal world, connected with the temple formed by divine power, resembling the wings of colorful butterflies, extremely beautiful.

A Daoist with an ancient face stood under the willow tree, looking down upon them.

In the temple behind, Lady Houtu smiled and said to Little Yama, "Daoist Bao, now let's see whose means are better."

Little Yama stroked the toad in his arms and said, "Naturally, Lady Houtu is superior."

Lady Houtu was very pleased.

Suddenly, each of the Judges propelled layer upon layer of hell, mobilizing the power of the Great Dao in hell, fiercely assaulting the Houtu Temple!

The willow tree's countless branches swayed, sweeping down, wrapping around a Judge and hurling him headfirst into the ground.

Liu Daoist stood tall in the air, forming sword techniques with his hands, the ancient willow tree moving along with his sword techniques, clashing head-on with the Judges, confronting their divine power head-on.

Numerous ghost gods suddenly flew out from within the Judges' hells, shrieking incessantly, climbing toward the yellow sky like a tidal wave.

Seeing this, Liu Daoist hastily drove the willow tree, causing its branches to grow wildly and the leaves to grow larger, ensnaring and binding the ghost gods, hanging them on the tree.

As he dealt with the ghost gods, he was unable to fend off the Judges' siege.

Each of the Nine Halls Yama expressionlessly walked toward Houtu Temple, their aura growing stronger.

Little Yama, holding a toad, walked out of Houtu Temple, looking down.

Behind the Nine Halls Yama, each had an assistant governor stepping out, hastening toward Little Yama.

Meanwhile, in the mortal world, the terrifying hell-like scene around the Imperial Capital suddenly vanished, replaced by clear skies and a bright sun. The cracked earth, surging karmic fire, deep underworld, towering ghost gods, and standing hells all disappeared.

"Take action!"

Yang Bi gave the order, and in the Imperial Palace, each Heavenly Court Token was swiftly unlocked, transforming into portals, through which Dragon Traveling Wanderer, Lady Shao, and hundreds of independent wanderers orderly entered.

Within the portals were the Little Heavenly Realms.

In the Little Heavenly Realms, tens of thousands of Talisman Masters from the Red Mountain Hall Talisman Master Association in the fifty provinces of West Bull New Continent were silent, their talisman bags bulging, talismanic weapons hung on their backs, armored horse talismans tied on their legs. Every ten formed a group, each with a magical treasure from the Yan Family.

They remained quietly focused, their eyes fixed on the three portals.

"The Ministry of Rites, go first!" Yang Bi also came to the Little Heavenly Realms and said solemnly.

Li Tianqing, Yu Lingzi, and Little Ding Xiang each entered a portal.

Little Ding Xiang, leaning on a Human Emperor Banner, looked a bit nervous. It was her first time experiencing such a grand scene, and as a member of the Ministry of Rites, she was to declare war on the Xu Family.

The three walked out of their respective portals, Li Tianqing arrived outside Quanzhou City, looked toward the city, feeling deep emotions, but still lifted his feet and walked into Quanzhou City.

His voice was clear and resounding throughout the city, "Li Tianqing, Minister of Rites, under the order of the True King, comes to visit the Li Family!"

Yu Lingzi then went outside Tingzhou City, with the True Martial Evil Extermination Sword on his back, and entered Tingzhou City, loudly proclaiming, "Yu Lingzi, Vice Minister of Rites, under the order of the True King, comes to visit the Yang Family!"

When Little Ding Xiang stepped out of the portal, she was already at the Xu Family in Lingzhou.

She steeled herself and walked into the city, when a voice from a Red Mountain Hall disciple came from behind, "Senior Sister, do you need me to shout for you?"

The Red Mountain Hall disciple was the Talisman Master responsible for opening the Lingzhou portal, standing next to it, and Yang Bi had prepared dozens of similar disciples for security.

Little Ding Xiang shook her head, mustering courage, her voice spreading throughout Lingzhou City, "Ding Xiang, Assistant Minister of Rites, under the order of the True King, comes to visit the Xu Family!"

In an instant, numerous eyes were fixed upon her, but Little Ding Xiang gradually relaxed and headed directly toward the Xu Family.

The Xu Family's clan elders and numerous strong members surged out like a tide, gazing at this mere fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

The voice of Xu Family Patriarch Xu Yinglong came, "Do not trouble the envoy, invite her into the mansion."

Little Ding Xiang entered the Xu Mansion, saluted Xu Yinglong, and said, "Under the order of the True King, I come to deliver a war proclamation. The Xu Family, having received the holy grace of the previous True King, yet instead of repaying, you oppress the people, manipulate the court, according to Great Ming Law, your entire clan is to be executed."

Xu Yinglong received the war proclamation, sneering, "Chen Shi rebels, self-proclaiming as the True King, does he still adhere to the Great Ming Law?"

Little Ding Xiang stuck to her stance, responding, "The True King is the True King of West Bull New Continent and also a subject of Great Ming, respecting Emperor Jiajing as the sovereign, with no disloyalty. Gentlemen, please do not resist, execution will be swift."

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