Chapter 192 - 189: Nie Feng’s Betrayal_1
Only one final step remained: to solidify the Fortune Golden Dragon within the Fortune Sea!
Qin Wudao brought his hands together and slowly knelt before the bronze tripod, his expression solemn as he performed the ceremony of three kneels and nine kowtows.
One kneel for the Heavens!
A second kneel for the Earth!
A third kneel for the Nation!
After the solemn ritual concluded, Qin Wudao slowly rose. His face was grave as he surveyed his surroundings, his eyes flashing with a majestic aura that seemed to look down upon all living beings.
He gazed upon the vast land and pondered aloud, "Who dictates its destiny?"
Taking a deep breath, Qin Wudao waved his hand. The Investiture of the Gods and the Jade Seal of the Nine Dragons appeared before him, emanating a boundless imperial might that none dared to gaze upon directly.
Having advanced to the Divine Court, he could finally wield these two artifacts!
The Investiture of the Gods could act on behalf of the Heavens to appoint deities, linking an individual’s destiny with the nation’s fate. These were the divine positions of the nation; if the nation did not perish, the divine positions would not fall. This meant that enfeoffed subjects were intrinsically tied to the nation’s existence. Even if they met an untimely end, they could be reborn through the nation’s Fortune.
However, the Investiture of the Gods had a limited number of positions, capable of enshrining only three hundred and sixty-five principal deities.
The Jade Seal of the Nine Dragons, conversely, was a Fortune artifact. It served to gather and solidify Fortune, and possessed formidable offensive power.