Chapter 778 (2/2)
Air? What did he mean? What could air do?
They stared in confusion as Ye Lang quickly drew an alchemy formation in the air. The formation expanded with every stroke. Forgetting about everything else, just this sight was magnificent. It was a beautifully unforgettable moment.
A glittering formation rose into the air. To everyone, it felt like the process was slow but all this actually happened in a very short period.
Up in the sky, when the formation arrived at the designated point, powerful rays of light shot out of it. Space seemed to contort and rip at the point!
“Boom!” whispered Ye Lang.
Perhaps from his tone, everyone thought the explosion would be gentle…
But to their shock, the scale of the explosion was of an unfathomable magnitude!
When the alchemy formation exploded, in the beginning, it did not explode outwards but implode inwards so everything nearby was sucked inside. Everyone was horrified at how the airships were dragged inside.
Then, the formation exploded on the magnitude of a natural disaster. It looked like the end of the world.
A blinding white light destroyed everything around it. A small portion of airships was vaporised in an instant. The next shockwave was worse.
A strong explosion must bring with it a blast of shockwaves. And it was also a display of how powerful the explosion was!
The shockwaves seemed to roll across the skies like a blanket in all directions, a hundred times stronger than any windstorm they had witnessed. In a second, the concentrated horde of airships in the sky was sent tumbling at high speed in all directions.
In the face of such strong impact, each airship would definitely meet the fate of crashing into the ground! And the people on them all died the instant the shockwaves hit!
The shockwaves did not affect the airships in the sky. The people on the ground felt it too. Dust and the Soaring Sky foot soldiers surrounding the city were blown far backwards, landing far from the city.
Anyone who was slightly weaker died crashing into the ground!
It was… terrifying!
When the cloud of dust dissipated, everyone watched in stunned silence. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would not have believed one person could destroy one empire’s entire military in one moment.
At the same time, if Ye City hadn’t activated its defense mechanisms, it would’ve been flattened too. Everyone had chills just thinking about it!
What formation was that? Did it only use air? Questions raced through their minds, especially driving Sha Lan and the rest of the alchemists mad.
Ye Lang’s alchemy was enough to annihilate the world. From today on, no one would dare call an alchemist weak.
“Where’s Ye Lang?”
They realised the tall pillar had been broken by the blast too. Ye Lang was missing.
“That troublemaker!”
The crowd of Tian Heavenly Level girls got into action, rushing towards where Ye Lang had been at lightning speed. They also calculated the strength of the blast to search for where Ye Lang could be.
Ye City’s soldiers were also mobilised. Some to look for Ye Lang, at the same time cleaning up the battlefield, rescuing anyone who still could be saved…
“Ye Lang!”
“Little brother!
“Young Master!”
“Brother-in-law…”
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The girls screamed in panic as they searched…
“Cough, cough… I’m here! It’s all Chu Jiu’s fault! Why did you grab me like that for no reason? It made me grab the Water Moon Mirror a moment too late and got blasted all the way here!”
Ye Lang appeared before everyone, with an embarrassed Chu Jiu by his side.
“...”
The girls were silent, then immediately rushed to hug him. Ye Lang had limited surface area so only two girls could hug him but the rest did not care. They all ended up in a group hug.
Ye Lang, who could not withstand the force, collapsed on the ground and they all piled on him.
Everyone was jealous, for this was a group of the most beautiful girls on the mainland hugging Ye Lang…
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‘It’s all done! The mainland should be at peace now, and I can go play again!’ thought Ye Lang. Soaring Sky no longer had any power. The outcome was obvious- the mainland would return to its peaceful state.
Peace across the mainland was supposed to be the end result anyway, though Ye Lang put a twist in the ending! He introduced a whole new power balance!
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“Ew, I’m not doing that! Let someone else do it! Cousin, you can do it. Also, Zhao Yarou, you can do it too! You’ve done it before!”
Ye Lang was adamant in refusing it. He did not accept the unanimous decision.
“I could but other people would not be satisfied! You’re the only one who will be the most suited for this!” said Princess Longji with a smile.
Then, Zhao Yarou said, “I have done it before, I can help you deal with this but it’s still best you take the seat. Other people would not be satisfied with me either.”
“You think they’d be satisfied if it were me?” Ye Lang furrowed his brows.
“Yep! You’re the only person everyone agrees on!” said everyone at the same time.
What were they talking about?
It was about the emperor’s position! The emperor of the human race across the mainland!
Every major power had discussed it and they thought the most suitable person was still Ye Lang. He was the only one everybody supported.
Returning to the original state was also possible but problems still remained. War could still happen!
After many years of war, Vermilion Bird, Ai La and other small kingdoms had already merged together. If they split now, there would be conflict. This was the funny part. Merging wasn’t the problem, splitting was what would cause fights.
It was just like splitting inheritance. Everything must be split equally, but everyone had different standards of what ‘equal’ meant. That was the start of conflict.
The person who analysed all of this was Chu Jiu.
Additionally, he pointed out that some kingdoms had already disappeared under Soaring Sky’s rule. Who would these areas belong to? Soaring Sky did not have any military power now, other powers would start to fight them for it.
Ye Lang had performed a true extermination, solving Ye City’s problems but bringing more problems to the entire mainland. An empire with no ability to defend itself would be the target of war for everyone else.
That meant there would never be peace!
The only solution was for the entire mainland to become one empire, treating the outcome as Soaring Sky having swallowed and merged with Vermilion Bird and Ai La. Then, they must choose an emperor now. Should they choose Vermilion Bird’s emperor? Or Ai La? Or someone else?
They made many suggestions but there was never unanimous agreement!
No one would yield and the discussion became meaningless. Any resentment now would just result in future wars. Might as well return all the land back to their respective countries, following the initial map and ignoring everything else.
Someone suddenly thought of Ye Lang. And when his name was mentioned, no one opposed it. They had always been in support of him anyway. Also, if you didn’t like Ye Lang, he could just destroy you with his alchemy.
It was a surprising result!
They did not think Ye Lang would be a good emperor but he was the most suitable candidate for now. If he could take the throne, then there would be a stabilising period for nations to return to peace.
The empire would be divided into three regions: Soaring Sky, Vermilion Bird and Ai La. These three places would be ruled by their original nobles but without the ‘emperor’ title. They would be called the Soaring Sky Lord, Vermilion Bird Lord and Ai La Lord.
Although the essence of the situation hadn’t changed, it would curb major conflicts across the mainland. That as itself the best outcome!
Then, all they had to do was convince Ye Lang for him to be emperor.
It was obvious he wouldn’t be willing. He did not want to take on more responsibility…
They explained and promised that Ye Lang did not need to handle any trivial matters, he just had to be the emperor on paper. Everything would be dealt with.
Ye Lang accepted the title begrudgingly in the end, which made everyone want to punch him!
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Ye City had the most interesting celebration in its history--- the coronation of Ye Lang to be the only emperor of the entire human race, also the first emperor who unified the entire mainland.
Although it was just a theoretical concept, it was also reality.
That day, Ye City was deeply immersed in the ecstasy of celebration. People from all over the mainland congregated in one area to witness this historical moment!
“Long live the emperor…”
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“My little brother, you really are Lady Luck’s son! You’re so lucky!” Ye Lanyu was very emotional with Ye Lang being the emperor. She loved that her little brother was such a lucky guy.
Just as she thought, it was undeniable that Ye Lang was very lucky. Without his childhood ramblings, Zhao Yarou wouldn’t have launched a war; if he didn’t disappear with Zhao Yarou for ten years to complicate the power dynamics of the mainland, this entire place would’ve been under Soaring Sky’s rule now. Then he wouldn’t be emperor.
If the Soaring Sky Emperor wasn’t greedy enough to attempt to unify the world, the outcome wouldn’t be the same…
If it wasn’t for…
There were too many ‘what ifs’, too many coincidences, in the end leading to Ye Lang being the luckiest emperor…
He wasn’t just the first emperor to unify the mainland, he was also the most carefree emperor to exist! He continued having a lot of fun, passing his days happily with the girls around him without worry!
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“Brother-in-law, what do you want to do next?” asked Zhao Yarou after Ye Lang‘s coronation.
“Now that I am the emperor, I want to build a palace, then have three thousand concubines…”
“SHUT UP!”
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