In the main hall, quietly, a middle-aged man wearing an imperial robe, with hair as dark as jade and a fair face, sat quietly on the dragon chair. It seemed that he was integrated with the main hall and the dragon chair.
His eyes were closed tightly, motionless, as if he was deep in thought.
There is no shocking domineering power as imagined, nor is there any arrogant or unrivaled momentum. The man sitting on the dragon throne is ordinary and looks exactly like the benevolent and sage king in the portrait passed down from generation to generation.
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This is simply the image of the sage king described by Confucianism, and people all over the world are eagerly waiting for it. However, Fang Yun knows that the real human emperor is definitely not like this. A person who is proficient in the emperor's mind and has the orthodoxy of the three emperors and the five emperors can never be.
This look.
In an instant, Fang Yun's mind suddenly flashed through the words he said before becoming a marquis:
"You are not a king, but you have a wise eye to recognize people, a heart as wide as a valley, and you are able to govern with an arch, then you will be a sage and wise king..."
Fang Yun suddenly understood that the Human Emperor's appearance was just for him to see. There was only one message he wanted to convey. If he was a minister of the country, then he was the sage he mentioned.
The king.
As if sensing Fang Yun's thoughts, the motionless figure on the dragon chair trembled for a moment, and then opened his eyes fiercely.
At this moment, Fang Yun's heart was shaken, as if he was hit by a comet. Infinite stars flew towards him, but in the blink of an eye, the stars collapsed, and the world where the stars were located was also destroyed instantly.
One world after another is destroyed, one after another is born, endless worlds, in these eyes, life and death, forever end.
"Fang Yun."
In the silence, a thunderous voice sounded in Fang Yun's ears. It was like billions of divine thunders exploded in the void.
At the moment when the sound came out, the emperor on the dragon throne stood up. At this moment, his temperament changed drastically. Like an ancient sleeping king, he suddenly woke up, and the human emperor showed
A suffocating pressure.
The moment he stood up, a storm-like breath of terror spread to every corner, and the space made an overwhelming sound, as if it was about to break at any time.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Human Emperor suddenly stepped down from the throne, taking one step after another without stopping. Like an ancient god, every step he took shook the heaven, earth and universe, vibrating billions of infinite planes.
A strong purple energy filled Fang Yun's perception. The Hall of Supreme Harmony suddenly seemed to have turned into another vast space. And in every corner of this space, there was a strong purple energy that could not be seen.
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Fang Yun's vision has been completely lost. The emperor who stepped down from the throne completely disappeared in the ubiquitous purple air that filled the heaven and earth.
In a trance, a god towering over heaven and earth stood between heaven and earth, with a pair of golden eyes, looking down at himself indifferently, like looking down at a tiny ant.
"It's him! It turns out it's really him!"
At this moment, Fang Yun's mind suddenly flashed back to the pair of golden eyes he saw when he mistakenly entered the plum forest on a thunderstorm night. He was finally sure that the person who persecuted the master in the first place was the Human Emperor!
A chilling feeling surged through his heart. Fang Yun didn't know how much the Human Emperor had seen and how much he knew from Master's deduction!
The next moment, a majestic coercion fell on Fang Yun. At this moment, Fang Yun felt that the weight of billions of spaces in the universe were all borne on his body. No matter how powerful a person's body is, he could not withstand it.
The weight of billions of spaces in the universe.
Fang Yun's expression suddenly changed. According to the procedure of ennobling a prince, Fang Yun only needs to kneel down at the last moment when the monarch and his ministers are exchanging rituals. It is a kind of ritual passed down from ancient times to the monarch and his ministers. But now, it is a kind of whipping.
and humiliation.
Fang Yun could accept the kneeling ceremony at the last moment during the Marquis Ceremony, but he could not accept the whipping and humiliation forced by force. When martial arts entered the Tianchong realm, although it required more skills, his state of mind was broken.
Sometimes, you are afraid of your hands and feet, and you cannot express your strength. Moreover, no matter how good your qualifications are, your martial arts journey will stop at the realm of rebirth. It is absolutely impossible to reach the realm of destiny!
The vision of "tigers devouring dragons" is imminent, and countless ancient Taoist sects have appeared one after another. Without strong power, in this storm, they can only drift with the tide, risking being destroyed at any time. This is something Fang Yun cannot tolerate.
"Ah!"
Fang Yun let out a loud shout in his heart, and the joints in his body immediately crackled. A powerful spiritual will, like a wild beast, burst out to resist the pressure from the Human Emperor.
After reaching the Tianchong realm, Fang Yun's strength and mental will have become much more condensed. In addition, using the imprint left by his father Fang Yin in the brocade box, Fang Yun's current spiritual consciousness has become much more condensed. In other words
In other words, even if Fang Yin comes in person, Fang Yun can bear it for a long time, but the Human Emperor is too terrifying.
Fang Yun felt as if his consciousness was being crushed by a giant wheel. If he hadn't recently been promoted to the second level of Tianchong and passed the test of the Taifu, his consciousness would have become much stronger. I'm afraid he would have been destroyed in an instant. But Rao
In this case, Fang Yun almost couldn't bear it.
"Qiang!"
The sound of Qingyue's sword chanted, the cold light flashed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and countless thunder exploded in the void. A golden long sword, representing the kindness, majesty, nobility, and respect of the ancient Holy Emperor, split the air and floated above Fang Yun's head.
The moment the Human Emperor's Sword was launched, Fang Yun finally couldn't help but use the "Heaven and Earth Bell" in his body.
"Buzz!"
The "Ten Thousand Transformations Bell of Heaven and Earth" shook, and the pressure that pressed down on Fang Yun suddenly felt like a mud cow drowning in the sea. It was absorbed by the Ten Thousand Transformations Bell of Heaven and Earth and disappeared without a trace. From the outside, it looked like Fang Yun suddenly exploded.
He used his strong will to counteract this force.
At this moment, the illusion disappeared, and Fang Yun finally felt the Human Emperor again. There was a slight look of appreciation in his eyes, but it quickly passed away.
"Kneel down!"
As soon as the Human Emperor's aura was withdrawn, the terrifying aura immediately disappeared without a trace.
Fang Yun did not insist this time. When the Human Emperor said these two words, it meant that the Marquis Ceremony was back on track.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Fang Yunhong said in a loud voice.
The Imperial Sword of the Human Emperor was suspended above Fang Yun's head. His eyes were watching Fang Yun silently. There was silence in the main hall.
"Fang Yun, are you willing to surrender to me!"
The Human Emperor's voice echoed in the hall without any fluctuations and was extremely concise.
Hearing this voice, Fang Yun was startled at first, and then his heart was shaken. He did not expect that the Human Emperor's question came so directly and sharply.
To surrender or not to surrender?
Loyal ministers, or rebellious ministers and traitors?
The Human Emperor gave a multiple-choice question. Choosing the former means choosing to become the second Yingwu Hou, the second Yang Hong, and become a chess piece and thug in the hands of the Human Emperor!
Choosing the latter is tantamount to choosing to openly quarrel with the Emperor. Standing on the opposite side completely, and even losing it morally.
Time seemed to have stood still. The Human Emperor's ordinary words, but everything he had said and done before, were extremely powerful.
Cold sweat broke out on Fang Yun's forehead, and he moved his lips, not daring to answer easily. A bad answer would probably plunge the entire Fang family, about 300 people in total, into an irreversible situation.
Time passed slowly, and the Human Emperor said nothing. The golden Sword of the Holy Emperor was still suspended above Fang Yun's head, quietly waiting for his answer.
Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was eerily quiet.
Although Fang Yun entered the back of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was like entering another space without any sound. But many people felt something strange.
"What's going on? According to the procedures of the Marquis Conferment Ceremony, His Majesty the Human Emperor should have already started canonizing the Marquis at this time!"
Beside the White Jade Danqi, Marquis Zhongxin felt something strange and looked towards the Towering Hall of Supreme Harmony in the clouds.
Marquis Zhongxin was not the only one who felt strange. Zhang Gongqi, the Minister of Rites, and the eunuchs in charge of rituals in the palace all felt strange and looked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony which stood high up.
Not far from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the three princes looked at each other, each feeling uneasiness and worry in their eyes.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The monarch and his ministers were reciting rituals, just like statues, motionless. The emperor's expression was not impatient at all. He was waiting for Fang Yun's answer.
Fang Yun never thought that the fate of the Fang family would be in his own hands so soon. He was struggling fiercely in his heart.
I don’t know how long it took, it seemed like ten thousand years had passed, and it seemed like it was only a short moment. Fang Yun seemed to have tried his best and said with difficulty:
"Be a humble minister, just do it with a clear conscience!"
Fang Yun did not answer directly. Jun Wuxi said directly in front of the Human Emperor. No matter which answer he gave, there was not much difference. After Fang Yun said this, he remained motionless.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was still eerily quiet. The golden Holy Emperor Sword hung high above Fang Yun's head. There was no movement. No one knew what the Human Emperor was thinking.
I don't know how long it took, but finally there was an expression on the Human Emperor's face.
"What a clear conscience," the Human Emperor laughed: "I hope you can truly have a clear conscience!"
As soon as the voice fell, the sealed atmosphere of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was suddenly released. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the princes and generals immediately felt the presence of the Human Emperor and could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
The next moment, the Emperor's loud and majestic voice resounded throughout the entire upper capital:
"Today, I canonize Fang Yun as the Champion Marquis, I appreciate this!"
As soon as the voice fell, a line of purple energy rose from the ground and penetrated the sky. Then there was silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. And the Human Emperor, without knowing why, disappeared without a trace.
Fang Yun was still kneeling in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He was covered in cold sweat and almost exhausted. The conversation just now almost exhausted his strength.
After a long time, Fang Yun stood up and walked out of the hall.
At the same time, deep in the palace, a golden rainbow wrapped in purple air descended from the sky. When it was still more than twenty feet away from the central Purple Air Palace, the purple air dissipated, and the figure of the Human Emperor, holding a golden sword, appeared
Forms appeared in the void.
Suddenly there was a flash of golden light, and the Human Emperor's figure suddenly transformed into a long hair, which floated down and disappeared into the central Purple Air Palace along with the golden sword of the Holy Emperor.
A voice that sounded like a smile but not a smile came from the central Purple Air Palace:
"With a clear conscience...interesting! Fang Yun, I hope you are worthy of my training..."
The sound fell, but did not spread very far. After ten feet, it immediately dissipated into silence. Everything returned to silence.