Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed...
Ye Yun stood on the Ninth Heaven of the Nine Dragons Yangxu Palace, with boundless laws churning around him. The extremely verdant light, even the supreme treasure of the Nine Dragons Yangxu Palace, could not conceal its soaring momentum.
"What kind of law is this? It's so terrifying! I even feel like all the cells in my body are restless." Qin Zhan returned to the Human Race Starfield from other star regions. The moment he stepped out of the domain gate, he saw an aurora-like phenomenon above the Imperial Palace.
"The Law of Life! And it's the perfected Law of Life!"
"As expected of the Emperor Lord. In such a short time, he has comprehended two of the three great laws of the universe, and both are perfected!"
Yue Xia stood beside Qin Zhan, gazing at the green aurora, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Now Ye Yun needed to walk a different path to emperorship. All outward conquests had been significantly scaled back, giving both Qin Zhan and Yue Xia ample time. The two of them would idly patrol between several army groups.
"Indeed, in just one year, His Majesty's growth has been terrifyingly rapid." Qin Zhan could only sigh in response, having watched Ye Yun grow from humble beginnings to become an Emperor ruling over tens of thousands of star regions, leading humanity to its most prosperous era in history.
"Oh, you two military bigwigs are back together after a long time. Shall we gather tonight?" a voice sounded from behind them. It was Song Ji, whom they hadn't seen in a while.
"Haha, that sounds good. I've been craving your Human Race's rice wine, though the production is a bit low. But are you sure you, a busy man, will have time tonight?"
Yue Xia burst into laughter upon seeing Song Ji. Among the three dukes and nine officials, Song Ji was undoubtedly the busiest, as his job was to ensure stability in the rear, handling everything from policy implementation to public order.
"This is thanks to His Majesty ensuring you are not like wild horses running unleashed. Although we still conquer twenty star regions daily, it's not like before when we took hundreds in a single day. Even with more manpower, I wouldn't be able to handle such vast territories," Song Ji said with a smile.
Now, Song Ji had established a thousand-person team under him, with an additional hundred thousand civil officials below them, and a further three million executive personnel. These individuals had all completed their training and were proficient in their roles over the past year, so he no longer needed to micromanage.
"Haha, this is for the sake of the empire, isn't it?" Yue Xia said proudly. The three then ambled towards the Imperial Dojo.
The dojo, built by Ye Yun using the countless asteroids of various sizes from the star fields, was now divided into areas according to the Bagua diagram. Numerous buildings had been erected, and the green coverage area was even higher than on Blue Star. Currently, the dojo was filled with pilgrims from various star regions, including stationed personnel arranged by the lords, as well as some self-motivated beings who had come to pay homage.
All three had residences on the third heaven of the Imperial Palace. Those who lived there were powerful beings above the level of Divine Lords, with spiritual energy far richer than anywhere else, but they always felt a slight lack of worldly charm.
Especially for Qin Zhan and the others, accustomed to the mundane life on Blue Star, this sudden leap into a life of divine detachment was quite unsettling. After discussing it, they decided to jointly set up a separate courtyard on this dojo for them to relax in.
On the Ninth Heaven, Ye Yun awoke from his cultivation. He frowned as he looked at the green energy that enveloped him.
He had absorbed an endless stream of spiritual liquid and spiritual energy from the First Starfield, and had even consumed an immeasurable amount of life essence.
However, to his surprise, he had consumed as many as ten thousand fragments of laws and spent a full two months to comprehend the Law of Life to the perfected state! This was even more time and law fragments than he had spent to perfect the Law of Space.
Of course, despite the significant expenditure of energy and law fragments, the results were substantial. At least he felt his vitality had become incredibly potent, and his perceived lifespan had increased by an entire Emperor Yuan, reaching three Emperor Yuans!
A lifespan of three Emperor Yuans was comparable to a Level One Divine Being. And Ye Yun was merely a being from the lower realm who had not yet achieved emperorship.
In two months, under the influence of three cups of fine wine daily, Ye Yun's in-game attributes had multiplied by four thousand times! However, his strength in the real world seemed to have hit another bottleneck, with an overall increase of only five to six times compared to two months ago.
"It seems this fine wine can no longer be used. Otherwise, even this bug on the Emperor's path wouldn't be able to hide it from the Heavenly Tribulation's detection."
Indeed, the stronger he became, the more he felt the covetous gaze of the Heavenly Tribulation from the upper realm, and the more he sensed the rejection from the forces of the Ten Directions. Ye Yun dared not guarantee that if he continued to improve limitlessly, he wouldn't be directly ascended by the combined forces of the Ten Directions and the Heavenly Tribulation of ascension from the upper realm.
Currently, in addition to the Path of Space and the Sword Body Path, Ye Yun possessed five other perfected laws: the Law of Royalty, the Law of Thick Earth, the Law of True Fire, and the Law of Sword Heart. This alone could be considered unprecedented, as five perfected laws were equivalent to the status of a supreme being in hidden factions. Moreover, he had already attained the Dao in two laws, making him comparable to a Level Three Divine Being, not just among hidden factions, but even in the Outer Heavens.
"I wonder how many perfected laws that Emperor achieved back then?" Ye Yun sighed softly. He had scoured all available ancient texts, but the information related to that Emperor was scarce. Ye Yun had even specifically sought out Jiu You, but the answer remained elusive, as if history had a断层 (dùancéng - hiatus/fault) concerning that Emperor after he proposed his theory.
With a face full of regret, Ye Yun arrived at the Seventh Heaven. He nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the new office building constructed outside the imperial court. At least this building was not made of reinforced concrete, but of wood, giving it an ancient and elegant appearance.
"Your Majesty, yesterday a disciple from what they called the hidden sect, the Dao Sect, came to the Imperial Palace and demanded an audience with Your Majesty. This resulted in the casualties of tens of thousands of our soldiers."
The moment Ye Yun appeared, Xia Xingchao sensed him.
"Dao Sect? We've encountered them this soon? Where is he?" Ye Yun was stunned. It had only been about three months since he learned of the Three Sects and Three Halls, and he had already appeared before him so quickly, and what's more, he had come seeking him out.
"He insulted Your Majesty and was killed directly by Liu Hai yesterday!" Xia Xingchao said with a strange expression. Liu Hai, since taking over the Second Heaven, had become like a local emperor. Coupled with his control over hundreds of thousands of artifact refiners in the First Heaven, he was responsible for the production of most of the imperial army's weapons. He had now become a mighty quasi-Emperor, far more powerful than the Five Elders.