Five days later.
Today's Mingdu is obviously more solemn and solemn. Early in the morning, the originally bustling city became very quiet. Except for some daily necessities, almost most shops choose to close on this day.
Because today is the day of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony.
His Majesty Xu Tianran, the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire, will hold a ceremony to worship the sky on the outskirts of Mingdu. Pay homage to heaven and earth, and also pay homage to the ancestors of the Sun and Moon Empire.
The Sun and Moon Empire expanded greatly in the short period of time after Xu Tianran succeeded to the throne. This sacrifice to heaven was more to highlight Xu Tianran's own achievements. At the same time, it was also the moment when he announced to the world that he would prepare for the unification of the continent in the future.
The preparations for this heaven-sacrifice ceremony began several months ago, and a lot of manpower, financial and material resources were spent.
Early this morning, a large number of people had already poured out of Mingdu and came to the suburbs, preparing to welcome the arrival of this grand ceremony of the country.
On all the main roads in Mingdu, soldiers with bright armor stood on both sides, with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps. A strong sense of chilling almost permeated the entire city.
Under the pressure of the army, the people marched to the southern suburbs in an orderly manner.
The scale of this heaven-sacrifice ceremony was extremely grand. For this purpose, the Sun and Moon Empire mobilized an army of more than 100,000 people.
On the outskirts of the southern suburbs, a huge altar was built half a month ago. The altar itself is a strange-shaped platform, with a circle on the left and a crescent shape on the right. It means the sun and moon, which is the symbol of the sun and moon empire.
The circular altar covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters and is ten feet high. It is entirely made of granite. On top of the platform, there are six consecutive levels of platforms, each of which has the same shape and shrinks one by one. When we reached the top platform, it was only one thousand square meters in size.
The entire seven-story platform is colored red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple from bottom to top. It means the color of the rainbow. Everything in heaven and earth.
There are eight stone steps around the altar that lead to the top one by one.
This altar is not a temporary construction that will be used only once, but will be passed down and used to worship heaven in the future.
The area around the altar was already surrounded by a large army. In the four directions of southeast, northwest, and north, a soul guide position has been constructed. Although they are not soul guidance device positions on the same scale as the soul guidance corps, these four soul guidance device positions are all constructed by the most powerful royal soul guidance corps of the Sun and Moon Empire, and use the current Sun and Moon technology. The most advanced soul guide in the empire.
Of the total 100,000 troops mobilized this time, 40,000 troops surrounded the altar. The other troops had their own responsibilities, and most of them were responsible for commanding public order.
The sky was completely bright at this time. The sun shines on the majestic Sun and Moon Festival rooftop, emitting a colorful halo. It is also extremely spectacular when viewed from a distance.
The total height of the seven-story sacrificial rooftop is 100 feet. It is much taller than the tallest building in Mingdu. In the future it will surely become one of the landmark buildings of the Sun and Moon Empire.
On the outside of the Sun and Moon Sacrifice rooftop, the people under the command of the army have already surrounded the place with water. There are more than 20 million people from the Sun and Moon Empire living in Mingdu, which is the true core of the Sun and Moon Empire. At this time, there were not tens of millions of people coming to watch the ceremony, but millions of people, densely packed as far as the eye could see.
The time for the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is held when the sun is three poles high. At that time Yang Qi is rising. It means prosperity.
In the distance, from the direction of Mingdu, a team composed entirely of bright yellow slowly came towards the rooftop of the Sun and Moon Festival.
Wherever this team passed, soldiers cleared the way. The front. It is a huge dragon chariot carried by one thousand and twenty-four people. The bright yellow silk and satin on the dragon chariot has the pattern of thousands of dragons galloping, but in all important core positions, there are patterns of the sun and the moon competing for glory.
Yes, this is the dragon chariot of Emperor Xu Tianran of the Sun and Moon Empire. at this time. On top of the dragon chariot, Xu Tianran sat upright, wearing a purple gold crown with nine dragons and beads. Wearing a gorgeous dragon-ying sun-moon emperor brocade robe.
Orange sitting next to him was also wearing an extremely luxurious bright yellow palace dress, with a smile on his face. The headdress is all filled with the most expensive jewelry.
The gauze curtains around the dragon chariot were raised so that the public could see the most powerful couple in the world from a distance.
"Long live, long live, long live!" Under the unified command, the soldiers raised their weapons high and shouted long live the mountain.
Immediately, the millions of people fell to the ground in the direction of the dragon chariot like reaping wheat.
Standing high above the dragon chariot, Xu Tianran's eyes were full of majesty, but behind this majesty, there was even more endless emotion and pride.
Once upon a time, when he lost his legs, it seemed that the whole world had become dark. But at this moment, he has become the master of the Sun and Moon Empire, and even the future master of the entire continent.
Looking at the millions of people who worshiped him, Xu Tianran seemed to see countless fortunes condensing towards him. That feeling is so wonderful.
Sacrifice to heaven is just a formality, but it is an important ceremony that unites the people and makes the empire more stable. Carrying out the heaven-sacrifice ceremony is the starting point for Xu Tianran to further realize his ideal after succeeding to the throne.
In the past two years, the three countries that originally belonged to Douluo Continent have been working hard to develop soul guides and recruit troops immediately. Isn't it true for the Sun and Moon Empire?
Xu Tianran's rhythm was very good. From the very beginning, after he inherited the throne, his throne was actually very unstable. However, he defied all opinions and launched an aggressive war in almost the shortest time with the support of the Holy Spirit Religion.
Why? The purpose is to divert domestic conflicts. Regardless of whether those ministers support him or not, when the war starts, any smart person will know what to do. Defeating the enemy is the most important thing.
Orange did not live up to expectations. With his extraordinary wisdom and amazing military talent, he fully utilized the advantages of the Sun and Moon Empire's army to dominate the space between Xingluo and Tianhun. Achieved impressive results.
Although this war stopped before the Tianhun Empire was completely conquered, it was undeniable that after this battle, Xu Tianran had become a king who opened up new territories. At this time, Xu Tianran suddenly chose to slow down the offensive, listened to Juzi's suggestions, stabilized the defense line, and gradually penetrated the areas occupied by the Tianhun Empire with soul guidance technology. At the same time, the target began to shift domestically.
With the dazzling aura of the war, domestic opposition was greatly reduced, Orange became pregnant at the right time, and the Prince was born and established. In just two years, Xu Tianran has made all opposition voices in the country disappear. He has completely become the true master of this land.
However, this is far from satisfying his ambition. He wants to be the only emperor in the world. His goal is to unify the entire Douluo Continent. To avenge the lost holy war more than 4,000 years ago.
Therefore, he wanted to sacrifice to heaven, and he wanted to tell the world through this heaven-sacrifice ceremony that Douluo Continent belonged to him, Xu Tianran, and to the Sun and Moon Empire. After offering sacrifices to heaven, there is a holy war.
Juzi sat quietly next to Xu Tianran. She could feel the heat on his body. It was not a change in temperature, but an expansion of ambition. Under the spotlight, he was like a sun, blooming with bright and domineering brilliance.
Orange always has a faint smile on her face. After giving birth to a child, she is even more graceful, more mature, her figure is plumper, and her originally crystal clear skin even Became more hydrated.
Xu Tianran patted Orange's hand and pulled her back from her thoughts.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are the emperor of the ages." Orange said quickly with a smile.
Xu Tianran also showed a smile on his face, "No matter what I have, I will share it with you. Are you still unhappy? I don't let you bring the prince here because I am afraid that the prince is too young. Being scared in such a big scene”
Orange shook her head gently and said: "How can I be unhappy? Your Majesty's decisions are correct. I have already figured it out."
Xu Tianran said: "Just understand. After the ceremony is over, I will accompany you back and take a look at Yunhan."
"Yes." Orange nodded lightly.
Of course she knew why Xu Tianran refused to bring her son to the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, because that was her son, but not his real son. What's more, what if he is his real son? With his character, he wants to be the emperor for eternity. His dream is to live forever and control everything forever. To him, the prince is just a tool. Of course, so is myself.
Under the attention of everyone, the dragon chariot finally arrived in front of the sun and moon ceremony rooftop.
Xu Tianran stood up, held Orange's hand, and slowly walked down the dragon chariot. Then he walked towards the altar.
At this time, the lower level of the Sacrifice to the Heaven Terrace was already full of people. The people who could stand on the six floors below the Sacrifice to the Heaven Terrace were all important figures in the Sun and Moon Empire. For them, it is an absolute honor to be able to stand here.
The cheers of the people sounded like a wave. This was a real wave! The sound wave composed of millions of people spread far away like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
Xu Tianran always had a smile on his face, and his brilliance was felt not only by Orange, but also by every high-ranking member of the Sun and Moon Empire who stood on the altar. Their hearts are shaking. Feeling the emperor radiating light, they all knelt down and paid homage to him.
They even had a premonition that in the near future, the Sun and Moon Empire would rule the entire continent.
Xu Tianran's pace was not fast, but steady. When he reached the sixth floor of the Sun and Moon Festival rooftop, he naturally let go of Orange's hand. Orange then stopped and watched as he climbed to the seventh floor of the Sun and Moon Festival rooftop alone.
Yes, he is the only one who has climbed to the seventh floor. On the seventh floor of the 1,000-square-meter Sun and Moon Sacrifice Terrace, there are many gorgeous patterns engraved on it, and a huge six-pointed star glows with a faint golden brilliance under the sunlight. In the center of the six-pointed star, the sun and moon patterns are even more dazzling. The sun is golden, the moon is silver, and the two colors of gold and silver complement each other. (To be continued...)