CHAPTER 172: CHAPTER 168 BLESSING

In an instant, dozens of people simultaneously injected their spiritual power into the World-Suppressing Bell on the altar.

"Wong!"

A gentle sound echoed, and the runes carved on the World-Suppressing Bell were fully activated, emanating dazzling silver light.

The next moment,

the World-Suppressing Bell began to rotate wildly, instantly shredding the clouds within a ten-mile radius with its overwhelming presence.

The sky above the altar was now filled with a raging storm, like the end of the world.

Yet the people below felt nothing.

"Suppress!"

Zhou Zheng shouted furiously, controlling the World-Suppressing Bell, "Buzz buzz ~~~~"

An array of buzzing sounds attacked the distant Shimmering Golden Phoenix.

"Clang clang....."

The Shimmering Golden Phoenix, hit by the attack, let out sharp cries, and its golden wings flapped desperately.

From its phoenix mouth, several streams of golden flames were spat toward the World-Suppressing Bell.

But as the runes on the World-Suppressing Bell were fully activated, the golden flames were blocked by a faint silver light shield just before striking the bell.

"Bang!"

The golden flames exploded, transforming into specks of golden light falling from the sky.

"Boom!"

A speck of golden light landed on a rooftop, and instantly, a blazing fire shot up to the sky.

In just a moment,

the entire Yonghe Commandery turned into a sea of flames.

"Help..."

"Fire!"

"Save me...."

.....

Yonghe Commandery was instantly like a hell on earth, filled with cries of suffering.

"Issue orders, all righteous troops go to extinguish the fire! Everyone below the second rank must join!" Zhou Yi, with a heavy expression on the altar, immediately ordered.

It’s not that his heart was particularly kind, wanting to save those ordinary people.

It’s just that,

Yonghe Commandery is the Imperial City of New Great Zhou.

If it were to be burnt down before even founding the nation, it would indeed become a lifelong joke.

"Order Feng Ri to activate the array, isolate the sky above Yonghe Commandery!"

Enveloping the entire Yonghe Commandery within the array was a heavy burden, but given the current situation, he couldn’t afford too much consideration.

After issuing the two commands, he looked up again at the ongoing battle between the phoenix and the bell!

Several black cracks had already appeared in the void.

Their strength was overwhelming, even tearing the void apart.

But the Shimmering Golden Phoenix, worthy of being a top-tier National Spirit, even when faced with the World-Suppressing Bell, a Spiritual Treasure, and dozens of first rank martial artists, remained evenly matched, neither side able to overpower the other.

Moreover,

the Shimmering Golden Phoenix seemed to be gaining strength as the battle dragged on.

This cannot continue!

For he knew, the National Spirit was at its weakest shortly after its formation, and once it adapted to the world, its power would soar rapidly.

If they failed to suppress it, not only would they be unable to found their nation, but they might also be hunted by it in the future.

"No, I can’t wait any longer!"

Zhou Yi made a firm decision, then shouted towards Zhou Zheng, who was controlling the World-Suppressing Bell: "Summon the Ancestral Essence Blood!"

Zhou Zheng turned his head, looking at him with an extremely solemn expression.

Ancestral Essence Blood!

It was the mixed blood from the emperors of Great Zhou over generations, containing immense spiritual power, and most importantly, after five thousand years, very little remained.

"Use it!"

Zhou Yi nodded heavily towards him.

Without restoring the nation, this essence blood was just a dead thing, useless!

"Yes!"

Zhou Zheng shouted, and immediately took out a palm-sized jade box from his bosom, slowly opening the lid.

Instantly, an overwhelming pressure emanated, not only affecting the people on the altar.

Even Chen Xuan and the others thousands of meters away felt an invisible pressure, wanting to submit, feeling an urge to kneel.

"The might of an Emperor!"

Xuan Er slowly uttered these few words.

"Is this what it means to be an Emperor?"

At this moment, Chen Xuan also murmured to himself, incredibly shocked in his heart; as a first rank martial artist, he actually wanted to submit, and this was merely the essence blood of Great Zhou’s emperors.

"We humbly request the assistance of Great Zhou’s ancestors for Zheng’Er!"

Zhou Zheng knelt on both knees, raising the jade box high, his expression incomparably devout.

He saw the essence blood in the jade box slowly floating, at this moment, radiating an eerie red glow.

Seeing this, Zhou Zheng spurted a mouthful of his own essence blood to blend within.

Instantly, the red glow intensified several degrees!

"Go!"

Zhou Zheng’s gaze was like a torch, shouting, and the essence blood transformed into a streak of red light flying towards the World-Suppressing Bell in the sky.

As seen,

once the essence blood fused into the World-Suppressing Bell, it erupted with a terrifying might, instantly overshadowing the Shimmering Golden Phoenix.

"Buzzing buzzing...."

The resonant sound continuously echoed, causing the Shimmering Golden Phoenix to emit cries, its wings beating ceaselessly, for the first time showing panic in its phoenix eyes.

"Creature, dare not submit!"

Suddenly, a spectral figure appeared above the World-Suppressing Bell, towering dozens of feet tall!

In a golden dragon robe, crowned with nine dragons, exuding majesty without anger, with a single rebuke, the powerful pressure caused the Shimmering Golden Phoenix’s wings to halt, its phoenix eyes turned bewildered.

"That is....?"

Chen Xuan kept staring into the sky.

"The founding emperor of Great Zhou! Never thought his essence blood would contain him!"

Xuan Er explained, the wrath of an emperor, leaving corpses in heaps, blood flowing for miles, was no mere jest, especially as one nation’s founding emperor.

With just one rebuke, the Shimmering Golden Phoenix instantly felt compelled to submit.

Coupled with the sinister eyes of the World-Suppressing Bell nearby.

From ancient times, many rituals have succeeded, but failures have not been scarce.

Especially with top-tier National Spirits like the Shimmering Golden Phoenix, they are exceedingly difficult to suppress.

Now it seems, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

As expected, about half an hour later, the Shimmering Golden Phoenix was subdued.

In the air,

it circled around the World-Suppressing Bell continuously, emitting melodious phoenix cries.

At the same time,

a pattern of the Shimmering Golden Phoenix appeared on the surface of the World-Suppressing Bell.

"It’s done! Finally succeeded!"

On the altar, Zhou Yi was in tears of old age. The Zhou Family had been planning for so many years, and now they finally succeeded in restoring their country under his hands.

But it’s not over yet!

Calming his excited heart, Zhou Yi raised his head, looking at the World-Suppressing Bell and the Shimmering Golden Phoenix in the sky, "It’s time! Please, Your Majesty, and everyone, infuse your essence blood into the World-Suppressing Bell!"

This is the final step!

Only in this way, the World-Suppressing Bell that suppresses the Shimmering Golden Phoenix will share the same fate as them.

Jointly controlling the World-Suppressing Bell, this was also the condition he discussed with these sect people back then.

However, it was mainly led by Zhou Zheng.

Only to see Zhou Zheng take out a drop of essence blood, after it floated above the altar, "Quickly take out your essence blood, merge it with mine!"

At this moment, he already had a bit of imperial majesty.

Seeing this, the other people on the altar quickly took out their essence blood and merged it into it.

Then Zhou Zheng used spiritual power to envelop the essence blood, stepping into the air towards the World-Suppressing Bell, slowly dripping the drop merged with several people’s essence blood onto the top of the bell.

Instantly,

whether it was Zhou Zheng or the people on the altar, they all clearly felt they had become one with the World-Suppressing Bell.

After completing all this, Zhou Zheng returned to the altar again.

In the next moment, the void began to tremble.

Suddenly, a beam of light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire altar.

"So comfortable!"

Zhou Zheng secretly thought to himself in the beam of light.

Not just him, everyone on the altar showed a satisfied expression on their faces.

"Master, what is this?"

Not quite understanding, Chen Xuan immediately asked Xuan Er beside him.

"Blessing!"

"In the past, only founding emperors of each dynasty have received this heavenly blessing. Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng is so generous to share this once-in-a-lifetime blessing with them."

Xuan Er was very surprised.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. It should be the condition for these sects supporting his restoration.

After all, after receiving the heavenly blessing, there are immense benefits for both the physical body and cultivation.

This is why the strength of the founding emperors of past dynasties was incredibly powerful.

It was because of this heavenly blessing.

However, the beam of light only lasted a moment before disappearing, and the faces of these people showed a sense of longing.

But even in such a short time, they felt great benefits.

"Zhou!"

"Establish the nation!"

At this moment, a ethereal voice suddenly appeared in the void.

The voice didn’t seem loud, but sitting below, Chen Xuan felt this voice seemed to appear in his heart, very peculiar.

Not only him,

at this time, in the four provinces of the volunteer army, everyone, whether ordinary people or martial artists, simultaneously heard this voice in their hearts.

"Salute Your Majesty!"

"Salute Your Majesty!"

"Salute Your Majesty!"

At this time, all members of the volunteer army knelt down on both knees, with respectful expressions, shouting in unison.

For a moment, even Chen Xuan felt somewhat thrilled.

"Being the Emperor is quite a feeling!"

With so many people kneeling before him, any man would feel excited.

However, at this moment, Zhou Zheng turned to look at the other people on the altar, his eyes deep, with a wave of imperial dignity appearing.

"Salute Your Majesty!"

Zhou Yi was the first to kneel.

Although Luo Tian was somewhat reluctant in his heart, at this moment, not kneeling was not an option, so he slowly knelt down, but only on one knee, "Salute Your Majesty!"

The voice wasn’t loud!

With him, the Young Master of the Sanqing Sect leading, even though unwilling in their hearts, others also knelt one after another, of course, all were on one knee,

"Salute Your Majesty!"

Scattered voices.

A flash of anger crossed Zhou Zheng’s eyes, but he quickly covered it up, smiling and loudly said, "Everyone, stand up. You are all meritorious ministers of my Great Zhou, and in the future, this Great Zhou will rely on you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The people from these sects quickly stood up, and the scattered voices sounded again.

Then Zhou Zheng looked at the volunteer army still kneeling on the ground below the altar, stretched his arms out, and shouted loudly, "All soldiers, no need for formalities!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Command the world!

Is this what it feels like?

Zhou Zheng looked at these volunteer soldiers below, his heart filled with grandeur, he wanted to unify the Nine Provinces and destroy the Great Xia.

Whoosh—

Suppressing this excitement within, he looked up at the World-Suppressing Bell and the Shimmering Golden Phoenix floating in the air.

"It’s time to bestow mercy!"

His gaze swept towards Chen Xuan’s direction.

"Hmph!"

These people got lucky. If it wasn’t for Luo Tian’s insistence, he wouldn’t want to let these people into Yonghe Commandery at all.

Just now, not one of them knelt to him.

"This emperor really holds grudges."

This scene was caught by Chen Xuan, especially the dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Tsk tsk—"

For some reason, regarding this Emperor of the Great Zhou, he had a strange feeling.

But couldn’t quite put it into words!