Chapter 404 – Thank You, Master

Two days later, the ascension ceremony for the new Beast Emperor was held as scheduled.

The Beast Emperor’s Imperial Capital, which had previously been empty, was now a sea of people, bustling with noise and excitement.

Almost all the clans in the Beast Realm had rushed to the Imperial Capital as agreed to come and pay their respects.

The huge capital was surging with heads, packed so tightly that not even water could trickle through.

There were even a large number of people who couldn’t get into the capital and could only gather outside.

Under the gaze of the entire Beast Realm, Cai Se, wearing a magnificent robe embroidered with myriad beasts and a Beast Emperor’s crown on her head, stepped onto the jade steps of the Imperial Palace step by step.

Her long train trailed on the jade steps, slowly dragging along the ground with her pace.

Meng Niu and Bai Yuan accompanied Cai Se on her left and right, ascending the jade steps symbolizing the Beast Emperor with her.

Wherever Cai Se passed, the guards lining both sides of the jade steps would turn, face the palace at the top of the steps, kneel on one knee, and bow their heads.

Everyone inside and outside the Imperial Capital looked up at this historic moment.

Usually, the Imperial Palace could be reached with a single leap, but walking up the jade steps step by step now felt particularly long.

When she took the final step and stood in front of the Imperial Palace, Cai Se felt a sense of relief in her heart.

“Lord Beast Emperor!”

Hu Shan, who had long been waiting at the Imperial Palace, knelt on both knees and held up the Beast Emperor’s Jade Seal to Cai Se.

The Imperial Palace, whose roof had been torn off and destroyed in the past, had been renewed in just two short days. It was magnificent, with no trace of damage visible.

According to the procedure, Cai Se should now take the seal with both hands and loudly announce her succession as Beast Emperor in front of the multitudes of the Beast Realm.

But Cai Se was not in a hurry to do so.

Because she knew that there were actually still many people in the Beast Realm who held doubts and hesitations about her succession.

Many people in the Beast Realm didn’t even know her, and were full of worry and doubt about her taking the position.

If not for the Demon Lord standing behind her, who knows how many people would have stood up to oppose her today, just like the Rhinoceros Clan.

So before that, she had to gain everyone’s approval!

“Everyone!”

“With all of you as witnesses, this Empress swears here by the ancestors of the Beast Realm!”

“From this moment on, in the name of the Beast Emperor, I will fulfill the duties of the Beast Emperor, maintain the peace of the Beast Realm, and care for the living beings of the myriad clans!”

Cai Se’s voice wasn’t loud, but the sound waves containing spiritual energy reached the ears of everyone present.

Hearing this, the people from countless clans looked at each other and whispered among themselves.

“It sounds nice, but who knows if she will actually do it later?”

“Exactly, which Beast Emperor in history hasn’t said the same thing…?”

“So far, only Lord Yuehong did a good job, but it’s a pity…”

“I am willing to trust her, but her cultivation is a bit too low.”

“Indeed, since ancient times, which Beast Emperor of our Beast Realm hasn’t been supreme and above all others?”

“Can a mere Immortal Sovereign realm cultivation make others submit…?”

The whispers of one or two people might not be easily heard, but the whispers of millions of people entered everyone’s ears like a wave of sound.

Cai Se was no exception and heard the sounds of everyone’s discussion.

Hu Shan couldn’t help but look grave, his expression pensive.

As expected, the vast majority of people in the Beast Realm held deep doubts about Cai Se’s sudden succession as Beast Emperor.

Making everyone in the Beast Realm willingly acknowledge and submit to her would not be an easy task…

Hu Shan already felt worry in his heart.

Cai Se had long anticipated this moment. There was not the slightest panic in her heart; instead, she smiled lightly, spread her arms, and continued to speak with an excited expression:

“This Empress knows the worries and doubts you all have regarding my succession as Beast Emperor.”

“But please, everyone, do not worry!”

“Last night, the ancestors of the Beast Realm visited me in a dream. Today, when the rosy clouds cover the sky, the Origin Place shall reappear, the Sacrificial Hall shall descend, and the ancestors shall protect our Beast Realm!”

Hearing this, the crowd looked shocked, causing a huge uproar.

The Origin Place reappearing?!

The Sacrificial Hall descending into the Beast Realm?!

Did this mean that the most sacred Origin Place of their Beast Realm was going to reappear in the Beast Realm?!

While everyone was shocked, some felt even more disdain and suspicion in their hearts.

The origin place of the Beast Realm had been lost for tens of thousands of years. Countless people had searched the entire Beast Realm without finding a trace. How could it just reappear just because she said so?

Hu Shan also expressed deep worry and confusion regarding Cai Se suddenly speaking these words.

One must know, the Origin Place is of great significance to the Beast Realm; it is a sacred and inviolable holy land.

In the Beast Realm, if one lightly uses the Origin Place as rhetoric for oneself, it could instead arouse public anger and dissatisfaction!

And just as Hu Shan was worrying and the crowd was shocked, the sky above the Beast Realm was suddenly filled with rosy clouds, and streaks of magnificent aurora obscured the sun.

Everyone looked up at this incredible scene.

A few days ago, above the deep abyss in the southern Beast Realm, this scene had also appeared!

Under the gaze of the crowd, a massive, boundless island slowly emerged from the clouds and mist, descending bit by bit!

The crowd looked shocked, staring dumbfounded at this island that had suddenly descended.

When they saw the skeletons of demonic beasts piously kneeling in worship on the island, and the Origin Palace sitting atop it, filled with sacred meaning, the crowd could no longer remain calm.

“Th-The Origin Place…?!”

“My eyes aren’t deceiving me, are they!”

“This seems to be the real Origin Palace!”

“It’s back! The Origin Place!”

“The ancestors of the Beast Realm have returned!”

The people of the Beast Realm wept with joy. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately knelt and kowtowed, worshiping piously.

They had waited for this moment for a long time!

When the massive Origin Place landed entirely behind the Beast Emperor’s Imperial Capital, the entire Beast Realm trembled!

The pool of dense ancient beast blood within the Origin Place slowly flowed into the earth of the Beast Realm, spreading throughout the entire land!

In an instant, the Beast Realm seemed to be reborn, and a thick beastly aura permeated heaven and earth.

Demonic beasts from all over the Beast Realm, like a beast tide, all instinctively gathered towards the Origin Place!

“ROAR ROAR ROAR!”

The people of the Beast Realm also instinctively let out excited roars.

For a moment, ten thousand beasts and ten thousand demons cried out in unison within the Beast Realm!

There was not a single one who did not celebrate the return of the Origin Place, which had vanished for so long, to the lands of the Beast Realm!

The return of the Origin Place meant the beastly aura in the Beast Realm would increase more than several times over, and it also meant that from this day forth, the Beast Realm would surely set foot on the path to prosperity once again!

Cai Se raised the Beast Emperor’s Jade Seal high and announced loudly and solemnly:

“With the ancestors of the Beast Realm as witnesses, and to live up to everyone’s expectations, I shall succeed the title of Beast Emperor!”

“Let the Beast Realm return to prosperity once again!”

“““We greet Lord Beast Emperor!!!”””

This time, the millions of beast multitudes present had no further hesitation or doubt. They all knelt piously before Cai Se, acknowledging her identity as the Beast Emperor.

They were kneeling not only to Cai Se but also to the Origin Place behind her.

To be able to retrieve the Origin Place of the Beast Realm—this point alone was enough to earn their recognition!

Looking at the crowd before her, all submitting and acknowledging her, Cai Se finally let go of the nervousness in her heart. She looked up gratefully at the rift torn in the clouds above the sky and bowed solemnly.

Thank you, master…

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