Two Bramble Bird guards came in at the same time to report.
Lola stood up from her seat.
— — -the conferring ceremony was about to begin. Billions of worlds were waiting to see it.
This was the first time in the history of the Bramble Bird Kingdom that they had conferred a title to an outsider, so it held great significance.
Everyone stood up.
"Alright, let's proceed according to plan" Gu Qing Shan clapped her hands.
At this moment, he was filled with motivation.
Finally.
With so many comrades, I don't need to struggle alone anymore.
Ye Fei Li took out a few cans and gave them to everyone.
These were cans that were made according to each individual's strength, specifically used to replenish stamina and energy.
Gu Qing Shan asked for a 'blood can', a 'spirit energy can', and a 'soul energy can'.
Lola explained the layout of the palace to Lin and told her to choose a suitable place to hide.
Jang Young-ho reached his hand out to draw Cards from the void of space.
— — -his Hitman deck was already halfway done. Although he was a bit weaker in battle, as an Hitman, he had more skills and techniques, not to mention he had the [Assault Pistol] to help him.
Shannu maintained Lola's appearance and began to communicate with something in the void of space.
Everyone could hear the occasional 'wu wu' sounds coming from the void of space.
Gu Qing Shan stood next to the window, releasing his inner sight to observe the ceremony outside.
His Spiritual Will scanned through each of them.
A few cultivators sensed his inner sight, but when they found out that it came from the palace, they remained silent.
— — -during such a grand ceremony, it was normal for the royal family to conduct a security check, there was no need to overreact.
When everyone was almost ready, Gu Qing Shan looked at everyone.
"You may begin"
Hearing that, the Bramble Bird General Ilya immediately left.
Lola brought Lin to hide.
Gu Qing Shan, Jang Young-ho, Ye Fei Li, and Shannu silently waited.
A few moments later.
The sound of a cannon salute could be heard from outside.
The solemn and sacred music began to play.
Ilya's voice could be heard:
"Dear friends who are attending the ceremony, you …"
"Today is the Bramble Bird Kingdom …"
"That's why we have a count …"
"Now, let's welcome our honorable Queen —"
The ceremonial music erupted.
'Lola' took a glance at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan gave her an encouraging look.
"Lola" took a deep breath and took a step forward.
In an instant, her entire temperament changed.
She was dignified and elegant, solemn and unapproachable.
At this moment, she was the real Queen Of Thorns!
She will confer the title of Duke of Thorn to a human male during the ceremony!
"Lola" slowly walked out of the room.
After a while.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
Cheers rose and fell one after another.
"Lola" walked up to the podium.
Facing the countless spectators below, she calmly began to narrate:
"I, the Queen of the Bramble Bird Kingdom, Lola, hereby announce to the billions of worlds that we shall welcome our very first outsider Duke. We have made this decision because the Apocalypse is approaching, and we desire to unite with all brave people, for our country, our loved ones, our children, to fight against the Apocalypse, to do everything we can to win against it, we …"
Gu Qing Shan silently listened to Shannu's declaration from inside the room and praised: "Very well done"
After a while, the Empress was about to finish her speech.
But the Bramble Birds were a race that placed a lot of emphasis on etiquette.
There were a lot of procedures involved in the entire ceremony, so after the Empress finished her speech, the dozens of complicated and detailed etiquette procedures had to be carried out one by one.
Fortunately, Shannu was smart to begin with, and with the detailed explanation she gave beforehand, everything went smoothly.
The wait was a bit long.
Jang Young-ho lit a cigarette and silently smoked.
Ye Fei Li took out a video game console, turned it on, turned it on, turned it off, and began to battle.
"You're still thinking about playing games at a time like this?" Jang Young-ho asked in surprise.
"Aren't you also smoking?" Ye Fei Li asked in return without looking up.
"I'm just relaxing a bit before the big battle"
"Me too"
A few moments later.
On the podium, all the preparatory ceremonies were about to end.
Ye Fei Li was about to go on stage.
Gu Qing Shan and Jang Young-ho had already changed into the Old Tree's Secret Guardian armor, so they were wearing it to cover their faces.
"Let's go, Ye Fei Li at the front, Jang Young-ho and I at the back" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Got it"
"Let's go"
The music began to play.
Ye Fei Li pushed open the door and walked along the hallway to the venue of the ceremony.
He walked up the podium step by step. Gu Qing Shan and Jang Young-ho were fully armored, standing guard on both sides of him.
'Lola' seemed to be a bit bored from waiting, so she reached her hand into the void of space.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she took something out.
— — -it was a gourd-shaped jade pendant.
Adorable originally had the [Spotless Jade] ability to conceal itself from living beings, so when Shannu touched it, it purposefully showed itself. Because of that, from the perspective of others, it looked like 'Lola' was using her [Wandering Treasure Collector] ability.
At this point, Ye Fei Li had already walked in front of 'Lola' and knelt down on one knee.
"Ye Fei Li, I now represent the Bramble Bird royal family to confer upon you the title of Duke of the kingdom, do you have any objections?"
"No, I'm very honored"
"Very well"
Saying so, 'Lola' waved her hand.
A green leaf manifested from the void of space and fluttered in front of Ye Fei Li.
The green leaf unfolded, manifesting a Duke's scepter, medal, crown, insignia, and clothing on Ye Fei Li 'body.
This was another famous ability of the Empress: [Empress' Blessing]
This time, it wasn't a fake one, but a true [Empress' Blessing]. Only, the one who used it was the jade pendant Adorable.
It was using that ability — — [Hundred Lanterns].
But no one had ever seen such an ability before, nor had anyone ever heard of an ability that could be stolen.
In the eyes of everyone here, the one who used this ability was undoubtedly the Empress herself.
'Lola' drew a rapier, placed it on each of Ye Fei Li 'shoulders, and lightly chanted the words of conferment.
The ceremony was about to be completed, and Ye Fei Li was about to become an official Duke of the Bramble Bird Kingdom.
The crowd cheered and clapped.
Another round of cannon fire.
Music began to play.
Everything was normal.
But right after that, the situation suddenly changed.
The sun was obscured.
The sky darkened.
Dozens of bright figures descended from the sky.
"Who dares invade our Bramble Bird Kingdom!?" Shannu sternly shouted.
"Queen Of Thorns, you've misunderstood"
A Divinity replied.
His body was enveloped in layers of holy light, almost as if a Divinity himself had descended.
One, two, three, four … a total of 16 Divinities.
They exuded boundless power and presence, the presence of a Paragon realm cultivator caused everyone to be shocked.
What a terrifying and powerful force this was!
Seeing this, Gu Qing Shan felt a bit embarrassed.
Several ten thousand years ago, these were all Soul Artifacts that he created.
However, the battle at the time was too dangerous, so many things couldn't be done to perfection. In the end, everything that Gu Qing Shan obtained from the Bygone Era was taken away by the Earth Creator to be dealt with.
Unfortunately, the Earth Creator was already dead.
These Soul Artifacts had already passed their expiration date, so they had begun to act according to their own will.
In the sky, a solemn presence resounded in all directions.
The Divinity exuding holy light spoke: 「 Queen Lola, the True God is waiting for you in the Divine Palace of the Strife Zones 」
"The True God is waiting for me?"
Shannu froze.
She had always been by Gu Qing Shan's side, so she knew who the True God of the Strife Zones was.
Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she didn't think that the mystery would be solved. The enemy turned out to be the Abyssal Magic Dragon.
Gu Qing Shan's group of three were also silently communicating through inner sight.
— — – Gu Qing Shan had taught them how to cultivate and even found suitable cultivation scriptures for them, so using inner sight wasn't an issue.
"They're all so powerful, would they start a war right away?" Jang Young-ho worriedly asked.
"They won't, the Great Bramble Tree is here, they aren't a match for the Great Bramble Tree" Gu Qing Shan confirmed it.
"They have the advantage in numbers, what should we do?" Ye Fei Li asked.
Jang Young-ho replied: "We definitely can't go with them — – Gu Qing Shan, hurry up and make a decision"
He and Ye Fei Li waited for a while, but didn't get a response from Gu Qing Shan.
"Gu Qing Shan?"
Ye Fei Li doubtfully asked.
Lola, who was hiding in a secret place, was also in a daze.
"Big sis, the enemy is a True God, what do we do now?" Lola asked with a troubled expression.
She had a feeling that she could roughly guess what the other party wanted to do.
Lin didn't say anything, but her expression slowly turned serious.
Although I've returned to my peak, the Abyssal Magic Dragon is still the Bygone Era humanity's greatest Soul Artifact creation, not to mention that it has transformed into an Abyssal body, I don't have the confidence to win.
Fortunately, the Great Bramble Tree is here, with its help, I can at least not lose against the Magic Dragon.
Lin silently sighed.
Gu Qing Shan's arrangements did successfully draw the enemy, but who could've thought that the enemy would be 16 Paragon realm Divinities, as well as the Abyssal Magic Dragon.
How regretful.
I'm currently in a human body.
If the Ring of Vows was in my hand …
Lin's gaze slowly fell onto the armored guard next to Ye Fei Li.
— — -now it's up to Gu Qing Shan to deal with this.
Wait a minute!
Lin suddenly sat up straight and scowled: "What's wrong with Gu Qing Shan?"
Lola followed her gaze.
Only to see that Gu Qing Shan's head was lowered, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.
That's right.
At this moment.
Gu Qing Shan sensed the opportunity.
At first, it was only the faint and faint moan of a female.
The sound of the flute slowly faded away.
All of a sudden.
The beat of the drum.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sound of the horn resounded — —
Ooo — — — oong — — -
Feeling the pain spreading all over her body, Gu Qing Shan immediately understood.
The situation was already out of control!
The second stage of the Living Being Sacrificial Dance was about to begin!
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