Chapter 1209: Melding of Wills
Back in the scaleman world, the former crown prince asked, "Your Majesty, why would you say that I'd be the next emperor?"
Suddenly, as the worlds merged together, the scaleman king rapidly grew older, the transformation so complete and troubling that the former crown prince and gathered officials jumped in shock.
Much the same happened to the Zongming king.
The scaleman king smiled wryly. "Do you understand now? Even if you wanted me to continue being king, my body won't be able to handle it."
The former crown prince and gathered officials began to shake.
The scaleman king explained, "We borrowed strength by becoming kings of the realm. Now that the worlds have been merged together, it'll naturally claim some interest from us."
The former crown prince cried out, "Everyone has recognized you as our king! How am I supposed to inherit the throne?"
The scaleman king replied, "Eldest brother, the throne belongs to you. If not for Master, if not for the Jinghun clan, you would have become the next king. I've grown tired after so long—are you so cruel that you'll force me to spend the twilight of my life on the throne, too?"
The former crown prince replied, "I once thought that I was a better candidate for kingship than you were, but after all the events that transpired afterwards, and I wondered to myself whether I could have performed better than you, I realized that I couldn't. Perhaps I was once better suited for the throne, but you are the king now. You've led us through the past, surpassing our ancestors and transforming the scaleman world into a superior world, reaching heights that no previous generation has achieved. I could not accomplish the same feat."
Perhaps the scaleman king hadn't been better than the former crown prince, but he had improved tremendously since he took the throne.
The former crown prince was more than willing to admit that he was no match for the scaleman king now; the scaleman king was the only king he would recognize.
The former crown prince emphasized, "Your achievements do our ancestors proud."
"Thank you, elder brother. I'm very happy to have received your acknowledgement."
This was the first time the scaleman king had realized just how highly his brother thought of him.
The former crown prince continued, "With the unification of the three thousand worlds, a new power structure will rise up in the third realm. As our king, I must insist that you take responsibility and lead us to where we rightfully belong."
"But my body..."
The scaleman king sighed.
The former crown prince clenched his fists tightly and grumbled, "I don't know what the grandmaster was thinking. You were his former student!"
The scaleman king shook his head. "Please don't think poorly of Master. He had no choice—if there were, he would have taken it. I'm tired of being a king of the realm too, after all."
As the three thousand worlds merged, a wind carrying motes of glowing light swept over the region that the scaleman world had become.
The scaleman king had sacrificed a superior world's proof of kingship, and the energy that swept through their region was commensurate with that through the draconian world.
As the glowing motes of light landed in the region, the inhabitants' talent and status of life would grow by leaps and bounds.
Ordinary spiritual herbs grew rare and potent. Some that would have to be cultivated for hundreds of years to reach maturity were maturing right then and there, and some ordinary herbs even broke through genetic restrictions, transforming into spiritual herbs across the mountains and the wilderness.
All the aliens watched the world transform miraculously.
The energy rejuvenated the scaleman king, returning him to young age as his strength steadily rose once more, until it was almost at the level of a superior king again.
The scaleman king laughed ruefully and turned back. "It looks like Master would prefer that I be a ruler for a little while longer."
The same phenomenon transpired in the Zongming world.
Li Zongming glanced at his palms, which were once more smooth and silky. He laughed. "It looks like I'll be able to live quite a while longer, then."
The heart of the unified world boasted an energy source beyond even a superior world's energy.
A pillar of rainbow light shot into the void as natural law formed all around them. A huge multicolored dragon's scale began to resonate with the entire realm; at this critical moment, the will of the third realm had finally descended.
Zhang Lie released a deep breath.
The fact that the will of the realm had descended implied that it recognized the formation of a new, unified world.
The weaker genetic hunters, sensing the pressure that pressed down from above, fell to their knees. Of those present, only the members of Team Zenith, Zhang Hanxiang, Hong Xi, Jun Jiuxiao, and Ye Xianchen remained standing, their faces calm and impassive.
Jun Jiuxiao and Ye Xianchen gritted their teeth and forced themselves to remain upright, noticing that Zhang Lie and the others were perfectly fine despite the pressure.
Zhu's body was resplendent in rainbow light. Natural law encircled her as she held the proof of kingship high up in the air with both hands, as though proffering it to the will.
The proof of kingship slowly floated in the air, then rose up into the sky as well. The will of the realm descended on the scale, merging with it—or, more specifically, enveloping it.
The wills of the three thousand worlds were all fragments of the initial will of the third realm. With Zhang Lie and the others' hard work, the will was finally made whole once more.
As the will of the third realm merged with the shell composed of the proofs of kingship, the third realm glowed with light.
A brand-new will of the world was born at that moment.
The multicolored dragon scale transformed into an exquisite draconic robe, each scale imbued with the power of spacetime, of heaven and earth.
World's energy rippled over the robe, and a white underlayer of dragon's leather could be seen underneath.
Zhu's eyes glowed like miniature worlds. Bolstered by the world's energy, Zhu's strength increased dramatically. She exuded an aura the likes of which couldn't be replicated, eclipsing the members of Team Zenith in strength.
Zhu floated into the air, shining so brightly she was like a sun.
Multicolored radiance covered up the new world, repulsing and closing up the void storm nearby. Natural law tethered the draconic robe to the unified world.
The ground shone with lustrous light, and the inhabitants of the world were again showered with gifts—the excess energy from the unification and restoration of the will.
The borders of the new world expanded rapidly, and world's energy gushed into the air so thickly it formed roiling fog.
The world metamorphosized once more.
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