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The pain did not last long. Xu Tianran let out a miserable dragon roar, and the giant dragon he had transformed into fell to the ground with a bang, returning to its original form.
The prosthetic limbs on his lower body were gone, leaving only his upper body vaguely recognizable as a human.
Xu Tianran, the Crown Prince of the Sun-Moon Empire, an ambitious man of his generation, died just like that and would never see the day when the sun and moon would shine brightly across the entire continent.
There is no dignity either before or after death.
Xu Tianran died, but Huo Yuhao did not leave. Instead, he continued to stare coldly at Xu Tianran's body.
In a place that Kong Deming and other Sun and Moon powerful men could not see, Xu Tianran's soul rose quietly.
After turning into a ghost, Xu Tianran was surrounded by resentment and his face became even more distorted.
He wandered above the Temple of Heaven, staring at Huo Yuhao with murderous eyes.
"Do you know who I am?"
However, Xu Tianran, who had turned into a ghost, heard that familiar voice again in his ear, with a tone full of evil humor.
"Who? Who are you? Can you see me?" There was a hint of fear in Xu Tianran's furious voice.
The voice uttered a chilling sneer and replied, "I am Huo Yuhao."
Xu Tianran's ghost was stunned, and then flew madly towards "Xu Sheng" who killed him.
But when his soul body touched the other party, it began to ignite. The pain of his soul being ignited did not stop Xu Tianran. He continued to fly in front of "Xu Sheng" and looked into his eyes.
It was as if those eyes could see him, and they were filled with mockery and ridicule.
Xu Tianran finally understood everything. He did not run away, but just laughed dryly where he stood. The pale dry laugh gradually turned into a hoarse laugh.
"Hahaha--"
The hoarse laughter disappeared along with Xu Tianran's soul and returned to nothingness.
Everyone on the Temple of Heaven fell silent. No one dared to speak first. They just stared at the half-bodies of Huo Yuhao and Xu Tianran in silence.
Without even a moment of mourning for Xu Tianran's death, Huo Yuhao looked around the Temple of Heaven coldly and said calmly to the sky: "Master Kong, I won this competition, right?"
Kong Deming had a complicated expression. In fact, since Xu Tianran had voluntarily admitted defeat, it was still possible for him to be a prince. He did not expect that Xu Tianran would suddenly choose to self-destruct, and he did not expect that Huo Yuhao could stop Xu Tianran's self-destruction so easily.
Now that the winner has been chosen, he is the undisputed new Emperor of the Sun and the Moon.
Kong Deming glanced at the Northern Douluo who had not moved at all. The latter looked calm, as if he had already anticipated the result.
Du Bu Si's laughter, accompanied by loud applause, came from the air: "Haha, good, good, good kill. It's not a wasted trip for me to see the new Sun and Moon Emperor ascend the throne. Hahaha——"
"Brother Beidi, I am in Tianhun, and you are always welcome to visit me."
Having said that, before Kong Deming and the others from Riyue could say anything, Dubusi flew away by himself, returning with a loud laugh.
Kong Deming simply glanced at the flying Du Bu Si and did not chase him. Instead, he took the initiative to land, nodded slightly to Huo Yuhao, and said respectfully: "Long live His Majesty. Long live His Majesty. Long live His Majesty."
With Kong Deming taking the lead, the other strong men, after a brief surprise, bowed and saluted without caring whether they had originally pledged allegiance to Xu Tianran or not.
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty."
The sound of salute gradually spread downwards, and when it reached the lower levels, the civil and military officials knelt down one after another, and then the millions of people outside the Temple of Heaven also prostrated themselves on the ground at the same time.
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty."
Huo Yuhao just stood there, accepting the worship of Kong Deming and the entire Sun Moon Empire, but he did not show any joy.
He is not a person who likes to see others kneel.
"Your Majesty, the new emperor has ascended the throne. Please recite the sacrificial words for the Sun and Moon ancestors under the witness of the Sun and Moon."
Kong Deming continued respectfully.
"Sacrificial words?"
Huo Yuhao looked up at the sky. There were two suns hanging high in the sky, one was the original one, and the other was one he created.
He said calmly: "Mr. Kong, among those offering sacrifices, there is the late emperor, right?"
Kong Deming was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.
Huo Yuhao stared at the two suns in the sky in silence. Everyone waited respectfully for him to speak, and no one dared to ask him why he didn't offer sacrifices to the "late emperor".
They knew that the "previous emperor" and the current emperor were mortal enemies.
"I don't like long speeches, and I'm not very good at talking." After thinking for a long time, Huo Yuhao spoke lightly.
Kong Deming said respectfully: "Everything is up to your majesty to decide."
The originally prepared eulogy was no longer suitable for the new emperor.
Huo Yuhao nodded and slowly walked towards the side of the Temple of Heaven. The person he was facing was not Kong Deming and the other powerful worshippers, but the millions of people who were bowing down below.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the new emperor to speak.
After a long time, Huo Yuhao suddenly raised his head, looked up at the sky, clenched his right fist and hammered his left chest, and a loud voice resounded throughout the southern suburbs.
"The red sun is above, and the silver moon is beside."
"Bless me, the sun and the moon, and may our country prosper!"
What he was offering sacrifices to were not the sun and the moon, his eternal ancestors; instead, he was only offering sacrifices to the sun and the moon, which existed forever between heaven and earth.
Kong Deming opened his mouth to say something, but remained silent.
The golden sun and the silver moon are totems that have been passed down for thousands of years by the Sun and Moon royal family. However, the sun that Huo Yuhao was worshiping at this moment was not the golden sun that had been passed down as a totem for a long time, but the red sun.
The short eulogy embodies an inspiring and stirring power that makes the listeners want to follow it involuntarily.
The Ice Emperor shrugged and snorted helplessly at the Snow Emperor beside him: "Now Yuhao can also call himself the Emperor."
Xue Di smiled and said nothing.
Du Bu Si flew slowly towards the Tianhun Empire, feeling very happy. He looked back towards Mingdu and couldn't help laughing.
The entire southern suburbs were echoing with the huge voices of the people of Mingdu.
“Long live your Majesty, long live, long live—”
I think I should just wait a while to finish writing it and post it. It’s meaningless to have so little left.
Chapter 462 The New Emperor of the Sun and Moon
The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony was over, and the new Sun and Moon Emperor was chosen. It was not the Crown Prince Xu Tianran, who was the most valued by the old emperor, but the nephew whom he ignored when he launched the coup. After enduring in exile for ten years, he finally returned to Mingdu, took back the throne and completed his revenge.
Kong Deming solemnly delivered a few coronation speeches, announcing the official change of the supreme ruler of the Sun-Moon Empire.
From this moment on, Huo Yuhao finally inherited the highest power of the Sun-Moon Empire in a legal sense, but it was still only procedural and secular legitimacy, and there were still many practical problems before him.
He stood on the seventh floor of the Temple of Heaven, turned around and glanced coldly at the Sun and Moon warriors. The majesty coming from the superior made all the warriors treat him with caution.
Before today, they either judged the situation or were coerced or bribed into standing up for Xu Tianran. Now that Xu Tianran has fallen, their fate is bound to be bad.
Logically speaking, as high-level soul masters, their value is extremely high and they will not be easily liquidated, but neglect and persecution are inevitable.
Huo Yuhao slowly walked to the center of the seventh floor. His main body did not speak, but instead controlled the spirit body disguised as Beidi Douluo beside him and said in a deep voice: “The new emperor is kind-hearted. He understands that you are all ministers of the Sun and the Moon. He will never blame anyone for no reason because of the previous standpoint.”
Everyone was stunned, and suddenly felt relieved. Both the old emperor and Xu Tianran were ruthless and sinister people. The huge contrast shown by Huo Yuhao at this moment surprised them.
"but……"
A sudden change in the tone of voice made everyone's mood, which had just relaxed, tense up again.
Beidi Douluo spoke in a grim voice, and the terrifying pressure like that of an ancient ferocious beast swept over everyone.
"No matter what happened in the past, we must investigate what will happen in the future. Leaves have fallen and turned to ashes, so don't let the dead ashes revive."
Beside the Northland Douluo were the two emperors of ice and snow.
The strong men felt secretly happy but also felt tremendous pressure.
They all saw it with their own eyes. The cold ice that easily controlled Xu Tianran just now was done by the other party. Behind the new emperor stood a powerful Extreme Douluo. This was a warning to everyone.
When Xu Tianran was alive, he had the courage to organize an army to fight head-on with the Northern Douluo.
Now that Xu Tianran is dead, they are leaderless and would never dare to seek trouble.
If Xu Tianran had close relationships with the other princes, perhaps the third prince would take over from him and avenge his father, fighting to the death with Huo Yuhao. That would be a bit of a problem.
But the third prince wished Xu Tianran would die soon. Seeing Xu Tianran die so miserably, he felt very happy.
Huo Yuhao asked coldly: "Where is Xu Tianci?"
Xu Tianci is the name of the third prince.
The third prince on the sixth floor never expected that the new emperor would suddenly mention him, so he carefully ascended to the seventh floor and performed the Sun and Moon royal etiquette: "I am here."
Huo Yuhao said calmly: "I order you to lead the Royal Patrol Team to seal off the Crown Prince's Palace and conduct a thorough investigation of the major Soul Instructor Groups of the Nation's Hands. If there are any stubborn followers of the Crown Prince, arrest them all."
The Third Prince was stunned for a moment, and then he said with great joy: "I accept your order."
He understood that Huo Yuhao was trying to win him over first and make use of him. If he seized this opportunity, his position in the royal family would easily surpass that of the older generation of princes.
Huo Yuhao glanced at the other experts again and said coldly, “Everyone, please withdraw and prepare for the morning court tomorrow. Let me… let me be alone on this Heavenly Temple for a while.”
"Your Majesty, do you want to return to the palace first..." asked an old man.
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted coldly by Huo Yuhao.
"I say, let me be alone for a while in this Temple of Heaven."
The old man dared not say much.
Huo Yuhao quickly adapted to this self-title that only emperors were qualified to use.
The warriors slowly withdrew from the Temple of Heaven, each with their own thoughts. The new emperor did not show the same cruelty as Xu Tianran, which made the Sun and Moon warriors feel a little unreal. They had no doubt that after Xu Tianran came to power, he would eliminate all the supporters of the Third and Fifth Princes.
But maybe this is just a cover, and the real reckoning will come sooner or later.
Kong Deming let out a long sigh. He was the last one to leave.
He stayed on the Temple of Heaven and solemnly collected Xu Tianran's body, waiting to send it to the Sun and Moon Imperial Mausoleum for burial in the future.
Kong Deming also has royal blood, and he does not want to see the bloodshed among the royal family, but the reality is very helpless, only the stronger one can become the new emperor.
No matter how completely Xu Tianran was defeated, as long as he knelt in front of Kong Deming and shouted "Mr. Kong, save me", Kong Deming would definitely take action to save Xu Tianran's life.
Let Xu Tianran give up his cultivation and become an idle prince from then on. He will never pose a threat to the throne. For the sake of his position as Silver Moon Douluo, he can at least survive for the rest of his life.
But Xu Tianran still chose the most extreme method. Not only could he not accept failure, he could not tolerate such a great humiliation.