Seeing that the dust had finally settled, Zhu Hongxue let out a long sigh of relief.
Zuo Ci knelt down and kowtowed. "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I almost caused a great disaster. Your Majesty, please punish me."
Shen Lang said, "Although he is fake, he is … too real. He is more real than me in every aspect. But even so, you still believe in me deep in your hearts. "
This was true.
In this game between the real and fake Shen Lang, Shen Lang was actually at a disadvantage at the beginning. No matter which aspect of the evidence was against him.
But everyone kept giving Shen Lang a chance, always looking for reasons for him to prove himself and find evidence of the fake Shen Lang.
Just as Shen Lang said, deep in their hearts, they wanted Shen Lang to be real. Perhaps this was a kind of intuition.
"From now on, this Great Pyramid is an absolute forbidden area. No one is allowed to enter except Your Majesty." Zuo Ci said, "We used the Nightmare Stone here to build this door. Your Majesty, please reset the password and the fingerprint."
Shen Lang did not stand on ceremony. He went directly to the door and reset the password and fingerprint.
From now on, only he could enter and exit.
"Imprison him and treat him. Don't let him die." Shen Lang pointed at the fake Shen Lang.
"Yes!"
After leaving the Great Pyramid, Shen Lang and the others returned to the Da Qian Palace.
"Your Excellency Zuo Ci, where did you find this fake Shen Lang?"
Zuo Ci said, "On the edge of the Great Desert. He came from the west."
From the west? The Ten Thousand Mile Great Desert was already very far to the west. Where was that?
This was a round planet. If one went east from the Eastern Empire, they would reach the Xilun Empire. If one went east from the Xilun Empire, it was unknown.
When the Fire God Sect evacuated from the Xilun Empire, they went east to a completely unknown place.
To the west of the Eastern Empire were the countries of the Western Regions. To the west of the countries of the Western Regions was the Great Desert.
In other words, from the geography of this planet, the west side of the Great Desert was actually quite close to the Xilun Empire. Perhaps there was an unknown land in between.
According to this route, the fake Shen Lang seemed to have come from that unknown place.
"To be honest, even now, I still can't find any flaws in him." Zuo Ci sighed and said, "No matter how you look at it, he's exactly the same as His Majesty Shen Lang. He also has all the memories of the past, even if it's something that only you and I know. For example, I brought you out of Qian Capital and headed to the Great Calamity Palace. I tested him very subtly, and he responded correctly. Or rather, when I first saw him, I really didn't suspect him. "
Not to mention Zuo Ci, even Shen Lang himself couldn't see any flaws.
Really, whether it was the look in his eyes, his body structure, or his temperament, he was exactly the same as Shen Lang.
It was reckoned that only Shen Lang's wife and children would be able to distinguish it. This was because Yaoxiao Yaoxiao had once taught Shen Mi about the emotional resonance between family members. This was a very mysterious thing that was hard to grasp.
"Your Majesty, there's another piece of bad news," Pavilion Master Zuo Ci said.
Shen Lang said, "Has the dark power of the Jiang Li Empire started to spread?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Zuo Ci said, "The Great Emperor of Darkness Jiang absorbs the energy of the Earth's core through a special method and builds the Hell Crystal Dome energy shield. Wherever the Hell Probe is built, the Hell Crystal Dome energy shield will be built, and that's where his ruling power will be. "
That was indeed the case. That was why Shen Lang had never thought of developing his power in the Jiang Empire, even if many people were loyal to him. The Black Water Station Commander of Tiannan City and the 1,000 people under him had never seen Shen Lang, but after learning the truth of the world, they all died for Shen Lang.
Therefore, it seemed that as long as Shen Lang could prove himself and reveal the truth, he would be able to regain the loyalty of the people of the Jiang Empire.
But that wasn't the case, because the entire Jiang Empire was completely in the hands of the ancient humans under Jiang Li. As long as one was within the energy shield, it was his absolute home ground. In this area, he was almost like a god, absolutely invincible.
Back in the North Pole, he had only controlled the power of the entire North Pole, but he was already so powerful that even a mission of the White Jade Capital Empress' level was directly destroyed by him.
Now that he had practically ruled over half of the planet, he was even more invincible.
Originally, Jiang Li's devouring of the world's core was fast and meticulous, basically not wasting any energy, and he wasn't in a hurry to expand.
This was because there was a balance involved.
Building the energy shield required energy, and maintaining the ecosystem within the energy shield also required energy.
Therefore, once a domed city was built, the gains must be greater than the costs.
And the Great Desert, which spanned 130 million square kilometers, was already considered a dead place. The energy underground was already relatively depleted, and devouring energy here was not worth it.
Instead of piercing the probes into the ground to devour energy, it was better to directly build the domed city in the sea and pierce the probes of hell into the depths of the sea.
"Previously, although the Darkness Empire kept sending people to investigate Mojing, they didn't have any intention of launching a large-scale attack. But this time, I realized that the Darkness Empire has already begun to surround us," Zuo Ci said. "There are huge probes in the north that are piercing into the ground of the desert. Wherever the probes of hell go, the Hell Crystals will envelop the area, and that is where Jiang Li exerts his divine power. "
Clearly, the appearance of Shen Lang had accelerated the pace of Mojing's destruction by Jiang Li.
"When the Sky-sea Pavilion discovered this ancient relic, we obtained many ancient weapons, especially in terms of the transformation of bloodlines and the transformation of life forms. They have all improved by leaps and bounds." Pavilion Master Zuo Ci said, "Therefore, all the warriors under the Sky-sea Pavilion's command have received a shocking increase in their martial prowess. But there is one thing. We can't use or activate all the ancient weapons here because we don't have the authority to do so. "
Ning Han said, "That's why we are so eager for Your Majesty Shen Lang to return. We believe that you will have the authority."
Shen Lang thought for a while and said, "I have to go inside the Great Pyramid again."
"Yes!" Zuo Ci said.
Princess Ning Han said, "Your Majesty, don't forget that you will officially ascend the throne in an hour's court meeting. I know that you may not want to, but this is very important. "
… …
Shen Lang once again entered the Great Pyramid.
This time, there was no need to write the word "dragon" because he had already activated the authority.
He only needed to walk directly into the screen wall.
That's right, this screen wall was just a special energy light shadow, not a physical existence.
"Welcome, respected mid-level commander." A voice sounded in Shen Lang's ears.
This was not a human voice, but more like an energy life form.
She had said it very clearly, mid-level commander.
Shen Lang closed his eyes, released all his spirit, and entered the realm of dragon enlightenment.
So comfortable.
In an instant, endless spirit power flowed into his brain, and the previously consumed spirit power was immediately replenished.
"May I ask what authority do I have?" Shen Lang asked.
"You are using mid-level authority." The energy life form said, "The control center of this city-state has a total of 19999 authorities. You have 19900 of them."
This sounded shocking. As a mid-level commander, he only had 99 authorities left that he couldn't have.
But Shen Lang knew that all the strategic-level authorities were the last few.
Shen Lang said, "I can enter the Dragon's Vision? Inspecting the entire Great Desert? "
The energy life form said, "Our authority is only in the Ninth city-state, a total of 1.3 million square kilometers. Of course, now that all the remaining city-states have been destroyed, we have automatically obtained the authority to inspect the entire Empire. However, it requires a certain amount of energy. Do you want to continue? "
Shen Lang said, "Continue."
"Yes, enter the Dragon's Vision," the energy life form said.
In an instant, the scene in front of Shen Lang completely changed. It was as if he had become a giant dragon soaring in the sky, able to see the entire Great Desert.
Of course, Shen Lang knew that all of this was achieved through the Sky Gazing Totem's two eyes.
But this feeling was too miraculous.
Shen Lang's spirit seemed to be flying above the nine heavens, overlooking the entire Great Desert.
However, it was a pity that there weren't many different sceneries. It was just an infinite repetition of the endless desert without any signs of life.
The entire Great Desert, a total of 1.3 million square kilometers, was once a powerful Ancient Empire, but it was destroyed during the Great Nirvana Apocalypse.
Therefore, it had experienced two Eras of Destruction.
And this lucky survivor, Mo Jing, was called the Ninth city-state, with a total of 1.3 million square kilometers. Of course, most of it had been reduced to ruins, with a surface area of less than 30,000 square kilometers.
But it really wasn't easy. It was unknown what it relied on to survive until today. The other city-states had already been destroyed 50 years ago.
Shen Lang's vision kept looking north, north!
10,000 miles, 20,000 miles …
Then he saw it!
It was a shocking scene.
The incomparable Heaven Piercing Probe was taller than the tallest mountain in the world, and it seemed to be alive.
"Pu!"
"Pu!"
One by one, it pierced into the Great Desert.
After piercing in, everything within a radius of dozens of kilometers of the probe changed.
The Great Desert, which was originally yellow and red, instantly turned into a strange blue. The entire ground was completely frozen. Even though this was a desert, there wasn't much water left.
A shocking cold air came, and then snow started falling from the sky.
The Jiang Li Empire was using this method to continuously spread south.
He wasn't surrounding the demonic crystals, but directly building a Hell Crystal tunnel.
This scene was really like the spread of the undead in World of Warcraft, or the spread of the Zerg in StarCraft. But it wasn't as disgusting, and it was very beautiful.
Wherever the Jiang Li Empire spread to, the world would turn blue, the sky would snow, and the temperature would plummet. It was very beautiful.
Shen Lang calculated quickly. The Jiang Li Empire was still about 20,000 miles away from Mojing, but at this speed, it would take at most three months to reach Mojing. It was spreading at a speed of 200 miles a day.
And every time the Probe went down, it meant a fortress. It meant that Jiang Li's claws could reach everywhere.
Shen Lang asked, "Once the enemy's claws spread to Mojing, with our energy, what are our chances of winning?"
The energy lifeform said, "Zero."
Shen Lang was stunned. "So sure?"
The energy lifeform said, "The energy under the Empire's land has been completely exhausted. The Ninth City State, out of 1,300,000 square kilometers, is only left with 39,000 square kilometers. The energy of this land can barely maintain the operation of the Ninth City State. And the enemy has almost half of the world, almost 200 million square kilometers of land energy, about 10,000 times more than us, so there is no chance of winning. "
There was a lot of information in this sentence.
Shen Lang said, "Please analyze the operating method of the Ninth City."
A moment later!
Shen Lang saw the operating principle of Mojing.
It was really … familiar.
Just from the blueprint, it was almost the same as the domed city of the Jiang Li Empire.
This huge pyramid was taller than a mountain, but the exposed part was like the tip of an iceberg. It was even deeper underground, piercing deep into the earth's mantle. Countless energy tentacles reached deep into the earth's core.
This pyramid was also devouring the energy of the earth's core and mantle.
The same evil, the same overdraft of the planet's vitality.
No wonder the Great Desolate Desert had died so thoroughly. All of its life force, all of its energy, had been devoured cleanly. It had become an absolute death zone.
And this Mojing, the Ninth City of the Ancient Empire, could be said to be struggling at death's door.
The operation of the Jiang Li Empire's cities might have been based on the Ancient Empire's, but because its main energy was the Hell Crystal, the entire world was ice and blue.
Shen Lang said, "You devoured all the vitality of the earth, causing the destruction of the entire empire, causing this land to die completely. Why?"
No wonder Shen Lang thought the desert looked like the surface of Mars. It was reddish-brown, and more complete than Mars. At least Mars had mountains and valleys.
Mars was what the planet looked like after it died, and the Great Desert was what the world looked like after it died.
So this world was too ironic. The so-called land of hope, the land of light, was actually a completely dead place. Although the Jiang Li Empire was heading towards death, at least it was not completely dead.
The energy lifeform said, "Our development of the earth was originally in a relatively balanced state. Even if we overdrafted it, we could use the planet's gravity and solar storms to make up for it. But because of the arrival of the Great Nirvana, we had no choice but to build an unprecedented energy shield in an attempt to defend against the sun's counterattack before its death. But … we still failed. We couldn't defend against it at all. The energy shield that we constructed using the life energy of 1.3 square kilometers of land was instantly annihilated. "
The energy shield was destroyed, and the Ancient Empire's humans inside naturally died as well. Most of their cities were also destroyed in the Great Nirvana, and the remaining parts were turned into yellow sand by the baptism of time.
Then how did the Ninth City survive until now?
The destruction of the Ancient Empire might have given Jiang Li an absolute negative example. It was completely impossible to use the energy barrier to resist the attack of the Sun. Thus, he only had one thought, and that was to devour all the energy of the entire planet and lead the surviving souls of this world to leave.
Shen Lang said, "I still have 99 privileges. I can't unlock them?"
"Yes." The energy lifeform said.
Shen Lang said, "Then what about one of the privileges that I'm very interested in?"
The energy lifeform said, "Life modification, biological modification."
Shen Lang said, "Then what's the highest privilege that this pyramid has?"
The energy lifeform said, "Gaze of God."
Shen Lang said, "What does that mean?"
The energy lifeform said, "You can control the eyes of the totem. With one glance, all life forms will turn to stone."
So it was like that!
This was Queen Medusa's ultimate skill, a godly spiritual technique that she mastered.
But this miracle spiritual technique was later stolen by Jiang Xie.
He didn't expect that there would be such a powerful spiritual technique in this pyramid.
It was unimaginable. Once the Jiang Li Empire's army attacked, Shen Lang only needed to glance at them and they would all turn to stone. How shocking would that be?
Shen Lang said, "Then what's the highest privilege and weapon that I can currently wield?"
The energy lifeform said, "Energy Dragon Cannon."
Energy Dragon Cannon?
Instantly, a huge statue appeared in front of Shen Lang. This was an ancient cannon, but it was sculpted into the shape of a dragon. Its open mouth was the cannon's mouth.
This was probably the Ancient Empire's superweapon.
Shen Lang said, "Is it like firing a Regret of the Dragon every time we fire a cannon?"
As he explained, he displayed the scene of the explosion of the Regret of the Dragon.
This was the beauty of the [Dragon's Comprehension] text. With just one word, it could completely display the explosion theory and power of the Regret of the Dragon.
"Yes, it's very similar," the energy lifeform said.
Shen Lang said, "How many Dragon Cannons does the current Mojing, which is the Ninth City?"
The energy lifeform said, "There are a total of nine, but only one is left"
Shen Lang said, "Can I activate all of the weapons below the Energy Dragon Cannon level?"
"Yes," the energy lifeform said. The energy lifeform replied: "However, that would cause even greater losses to the little energy we have left"
Shen Lang said, "How can I obtain the highest privilege of this Sky-Gazing Totem? God's Gaze? "
The energy lifeform said, "According to what you said, it's to grasp high-tier Dragon's Comprehension"
Shen Lang said, "Then where can I grasp it?"
The energy lifeform said, "I'm very sorry, but I don't have the relevant knowledge"
Shen Lang said, "If I look directly into the eyes of the Sky-Gazing Totem, would I be able to obtain high-tier Dragon's Comprehension?"
The energy lifeform said, "I'm very sorry, but this question is beyond your authority, as well as mine"
It was almost 6 AM, and the imperial court was about to begin.
Shen Lang exited the [Dragon's Comprehension] state. He was still inside the pyramid, still inside the screen wall.
His entire being was brimming with energy. All of the mental energy he had expended earlier had been completely replenished.
It could be said that his gains were huge.
It meant that Shen Lang had grasped all of the authority in this city.
The existence of this ancient city was actually very dishonorable, but it was indeed very powerful. Once Shen Lang grasped the highest authority of the Sky-Gazing Totem, then in the Great Desert, Shen Lang might have the ability to fight against Jiang Li.
… …
6 AM!
Shen Lang, who was wearing a dragon robe and a crown, officially appeared in the imperial palace.
Hundreds of civil and military officials kowtowed in unison.
The hundreds of thousands of citizens outside all knelt down and kowtowed.
They hadn't slept the entire night just for today.
After waiting for 29 years, this day had finally arrived.
The incomparably powerful Emperor Shen Lang, who had created miracles, had finally returned.
Finally, there was no longer a need to despair.
Light finally appeared in the dark sky.
The sky … was about to brighten!
"Emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
"Emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Amidst the cheers, Shen Lang finally ascended to the throne.
It was still called the Great Qian Empire, but it was no longer the Jiang Dynasty. Instead, it was the Shen Dynasty.
This moment had been delayed for an entire 30 years.
When Shen Lang defeated Great Yan's emperor, he should have ascended to the throne. However, he didn't.
Back then, the empire belonged to the Jiang Clan. It was inherited from Jiang Li.
Now, the Great Qian Empire belonged to Shen Lang, even though he didn't want it at all.
However, the hundreds of thousands of people needed it. In fact, it was their only goal in surviving.
The entire ascension ceremony was grand and solemn.
It lasted for a total of six hours.
The ceremony was very orthodox, completely following the rules of the history books.
It was more important to have a sense of ceremony at a time like this.
However, I will not mention all of them here.
… …
Afternoon!
Princess Ning Han once again arrived in front of Shen Lang's room.
"Your Majesty, has the show you spoke of ended?" Ning Han asked, "Have you won?"
Jiang Li said three days had passed. Only half of the time had passed, but the game between Shen Lang and Jiang Li seemed to have ended.
Shen Lang seemed to have already won. The impersonator who had snuck in had already been captured.
Shen Lang replied, "No. The show is only halfway through. It hasn't ended yet. Even though I feel that I will definitely win, I haven't won yet. "
Who was the fake Shen Lang?
Jiang Li had said that he had only sent one impersonator, so it had to be one, not two.
The fake Shen Lang? Was it an imposter?
Jiang Li said that if the imposter was not exposed and captured within three days, the entire Mojing would be destroyed.
However, it seemed like everything was going well. Shen Lang had obtained the Skygazer Totem's authority and could monitor the entire Great Desert at any time. Moreover, he could fire the Energy Dragon Cannons, even though he hadn't unlocked the highest authority.
However, Shen Lang's power had been extended countless times.
At least for now, he didn't see any danger of Mojing being destroyed.
Jiang Li's Hell Crystal was spreading southward. The giant needles kept piercing into the Great Desert. Once it neared Mojing, it would become Jiang Li's home ground. He would have the power of a god.
However, that would only happen a few months later.
Also, this fake Shen Lang was very strange.
He didn't have any flaws. Even in the spiritual world, he was filled with a strong desire to fight and … a sense of justice.
He seemed to be fighting for justice, wanting to defeat Shen Lang and turn Shen Lang into an imposter.
"Your Majesty, even though you have the authority to control the Mojing pyramid … you are still an outsider, right?" Princess Ning Han asked.
Shen Lang replied, "Yes, I am a human, so I am an outsider. On the contrary, you are one of its own. Otherwise, Queen Medusa wouldn't have shown you the entrance to the ancient relic, and you wouldn't have changed your body. "
Up until now, only Ning Han had found the entrance to Mojing. Everyone had to be led by her before they could enter, including Zuo Ci and Shen Lang.
Therefore, to this city, Ning Han was one of their own.
Because the Lost Empire's Medusa royal family and the Ancient Empire's Heaven Gazing Totem both had human faces and snake bodies. To a certain extent, they were of the same race.
Princess Ning Han said, "When Queen Medusa and I met eyes, my brain seemed to explode. I didn't know anything."
Actually, Shen Lang was similar. He could only accept very small amounts of information and didn't understand the rest.
Princess Ning Han said, "But after changing bodies, the unknown information became clear in an instant."
Shen Lang said, "Because this body is of the same race as the Lost Empire, the same race as Medusa."
Princess Ning Han said, "And the Medusa race seems to be able to share this spiritual knowledge with humans through a very special method."
Shen Lang understood immediately. Back then, Jiang Xie had conquered Queen Medusa's heart and obtained all of her abilities, including God's Gaze.
Princess Ning Han said, "This should be a kind of marriage alliance. You and I were once engaged by my father, Ning Yuanxian and Jiang Li. This engagement can be annulled. But in order for you to better rule Mojing, and to better control the power and authority of this city, I think we can unite by marriage, and then share my spiritual power in a sacred and intimate way. Of course, it is a one-sided sharing. I will give everything to you, and you don't need to share any information with me. "
Shen Lang said, "It's a fusion of the mind, right?"
"Yes." Princess Ning Han said, "At the very least, you need to know the entrance to this city. I can't keep this secret to myself."
And that was not all.
Shen Lang once asked if he could look into the Heaven Gazing Totem's eyes and learn the high-level Dragon Perception.
But the pyramid's energy lifeform said it couldn't tell him because Shen Lang didn't have enough authority.
He was a pure human, an outsider, but he had the Dragon Perception.
After Princess Ning Han changed her body, she formed some kind of fate with Queen Medusa. So to this city, she was like one of their own, but she didn't know the Dragon Perception.
So, once Shen Lang and Princess Ning Han got married, in a sense, it would be a marriage alliance between the two races.
That way, once Shen Lang obtained Princess Ning Han's spiritual power about the Medusa race, his authority could be increased. Maybe it would help him with the high-level Dragon Perception.
At least, that was how Crown Prince Jiang Xie got all of Queen Medusa's knowledge and abilities.
Shen Lang said, "Is it just a spiritual integration, or …?"
Princess Ning Han said, "If you don't mind, I am willing to have children."
Mind, mind the hatred towards Princess Ning Han?
Still a little.
Shen Lang wasn't a generous person. It was impossible for him to be completely forgiving.
But, since he couldn't kill her, then … marry her?!
Shen Lang said, "Okay, if you don't mind, we can have the wedding anytime."
Princess Ning Han said, "Yes, Your Majesty! I'll go prepare now! "
That night!
Shen Lang officially married Princess Ning Han and married her as the Imperial Noble Consort of the Great Qian Empire.
… …
Note: I've finally finished writing. I have to get up early tomorrow and go on a long journey! My lords, if there are any monthly votes, please bestow them to me! Kowtow and thank you, long live Benefactor!
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