道罗邪皇子 (邪神之道 B5)

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"Glory to our ephemeral dawn light!"

The moment these words are said by Duo Tian a colossal pillar of golden light erupts in the far distance and without stopping this light continues to spread until its borders were less than ten meters away from the former's back.

During a forgotten time period there was once a kingdom of unimaginable size and limitless wealth.

It was a prosperous establishment that appeared out of nothing and despite there being a monarch that ruled over it all not a single citizen of the kingdom knew anything about their monarch's origin.

In fact over the passage of time the question of whether that monarch had existed or not had been raised for the number of people who had a chance to see that supposed monarch's face could be counted on one's two hands.

In less than a decade of that kingdom's lifespan it had become the holy place of many practitioners where the most powerful experts of the world would fight for the rights to establish their foothold on its land.

The Land Cherished by Dawn Light.

Glory of the Early Sun.

Crown Jewel of the World.

Throughout the course of that kingdom's history it had numerous names but the most fitting names of them all would surely have to be the "Kingdom of a Trillion Nights" or the "One Trillion Night Kingdom," names that also served as the title of a book that told others of this kingdom's birth and its eventual end.

The reason it had one trillion nights attached to its name was because the lifespan of this fabled kingdom was exactly one trillion nights prior to its abrupt destruction that occurred in the span of an hour right before the twelfth hour's arrival.

In the book that details its history it was said that a colossal fire of great proportions had swallowed the kingdom in its entirety leaving not even a trace of its ash behind in its wake.

The most surreal aspect of this incident was that prior to the fire's outbreak teleportation on a massive scale had been conducted sending all residents of the kingdom out onto the edge of its borders where they watched the kingdom's gradual destruction.

Not a single person knew from where that fire had come from but those who were looking at the infernos from a distance away said:

Standing on the roof of the tallest pagoda was the figure of a person with ten phantom tails.

The very embodiment of beauty that can bewitch all living things without regards to gender looked upon the burning landscape with a smile on their face.

Seemingly every person who had survived the inferno came to the conclusion that the destroyer of the fabled kingdom had been none other than the ten-tailed figure who was standing upon the roof of the kingdom's tallest pagoda on the one trillionth night.

"Glory to our ephemeral dawn light," only the four key establishers of the One Trillion Night Kingdom would know what these words had been referencing.

From the very beginning of that kingdom's creation the four establishers never had the intention to make it an everlasting paradise despite their abilities to do so, hence its destruction was planned many, many years ahead of its birth.

The most beautiful scenery or object that exists in this world are only beautiful because they had a finite lifespan.

Such sceneries and objects only have value in the eyes of the spectator because the moment they vanish they are destined to be a unique experience that belongs to only a handful of individuals that those who missed out on it can only yearn for.

"Glory refers to the fabled kingdom's unrivaled radiance in the world. Our refers to the four establishers involved with the fabled kingdom's birth. Ephemeral refers to the fabled kingdom's finite lifespan of one trillion nights. Dawn light refers to the fabled kingdom itself and to the moment it was created under the early sun's first radiance."

As the embryonic form of 18 celestial bodies shine with mesmerizing vibrance the nineteenth and twentieth celestial bodies that are meant to represent Duo Tian's First Heaven manifests as well.

However, compared to the first 18 bodies these two were engulfed by searing flames.

This isn't the natural appearance of these celestial bodies.

As they are in an incomplete state they are burning themselves so that Duo Tian may forcefully use his First Heaven's ability that is tied to the One Trillion Night Kingdom.

"As the first and final ruler of the One Trillion Night Kingdom..."

In the same instance as the form of an illusory crown no bigger than a person's fist appears over Duo Tian's head-

"I hereby command the immortal warriors who had pledged their undying fealty to Jì Róng Wángguó (寄蓉王国 Meaning: Ji Rong Kingdom) to take up their arms!"

*...!!!* following these words the colossal pillar of light shatters revealing the incorporeal form of a kingdom that spans for what seems to be an endless number of miles!

Instantaneously the sky of this illusory kingdom is blotted out by the bodies of countless phantoms.

[This is the ability of your First Heaven?]

A bead of cold sweat rolls down Ji Di Tian's face towards the sight before his eyes.

Although each of the 350 Divine Armaments of Shu Tian Xiao are powerful he didn't think much of them when they weren't legitimate practitioners that have taken half a step into the realms of a genuine monarch.

But this forceful summoning of the fabled kingdom of Ji Rong-

[These phantoms...]

Despite them being phantom bodies there were several of them that gave off the air of a Half-Monarch.

Even the weakest amongst them are more than capable of using a single finger to grant an Exalted Celestial instantaneous death.

To make matters worse amongst the many phantoms there were three individuals that are genuine monarchs.

These three alone when joining hands are more than enough to force Ji Di Tian to pay a heavy toll in blood should he let his guard down.

[Well?]

[Feeling regretful yet?]

Appearing by Duo Tian's side are the phantom bodies of Akatuosi and Yuzao Qian respectively and judging by the two's expression and tone they seem quite satisfied with Ji Di Tian's reaction towards his current predicament.

Author: One page in on next chapter and two pages in on my final paper.