Chapter 479: Establishing the 5 Emperors, Appointing the Jade Emperor, Dispelling the Great World Tribulation, The Affairs of This Realm Are Settled

As if it would fall in the very next moment.

“Hm?”

Su Bai had just ripped through the thunderclouds of Celestial Punishment when he perceived it all.

The final bolt of Destruction Thunder coursed across his body like millions of centipedes, swarming over his skin and burrowing viciously into his flesh.

But he seemed oblivious to it all. He raised his head, his gaze fixed on the highest point in the firmament, where the Celestial Dao seethed, threatening to unleash a world-ending catastrophe to cleanse the heavens and the earth.

‘You want to unleash a world-ending catastrophe?’

The moment Su Bai focused his will, he let out a great roar from within the exploding Divine Light:

“Wishful thinking!”

BOOM!

A deafening roar followed.

Without a shred of hesitation, Su Bai detonated his own body!

In that instant, his physical body disintegrated completely!

It dissolved into countless particles, which went screaming into the boundless array map!

Simultaneously.

A voice thundered through the heavens and the earth, filling every corner of existence!

Su Bai once again spoke the words of Divine Enthronement!

“I hereby enthrone three hundred and sixty-five Divine Spirits…”

This voice transcended the speed of sound.

And the enthronement of over three hundred Divine Spirits, a declaration of more than a thousand words, was completed in a single instant.

BOOM!

As the celestial voice boomed, innumerable beams of Divine Light burst from every corner of the world, summoning forth the spectral forms of countless Divine Spirits.

At that moment, the final words of Divine Enthronement still echoed throughout the heavens and the earth.

“I hereby enthrone the Lord of Heaven and Earth, who shall be the Jade Emperor!”

“He shall command all existence and protect the Ten Thousand Spirits!”

BOOM!

Instantly, the heavens and the earth trembled!

The vast majority of the power from Su Bai’s self-detonated body gathered at the very center of the world, manifesting a phantom image of the Celestial Court.

Then, at the absolute center of the Four Seas and Five Continents, a spectral figure robed in a Purple Gold Emperor Robe and wearing the Emperor’s Crown materialized, seated upon a throne in the heart of the Celestial Court, gazing down upon the Ten Thousand Spirits and all of creation.

An infinite imperial might radiated from his gaze, looking down upon all of existence!

In that instant, the host of Divine Spirits appeared as one. Each displayed their Divine Techniques, their combined power seemingly capable of suppressing the very heavens.

At the same time, they were like courtiers paying homage to the Jade Emperor!

VMMMM!!

The next moment, the array map seemed to receive an unprecedented surge of power. Its expansion, already impossibly fast, accelerated a hundred times over!

In a flash, the array map had completely blotted out the Sea of Celestial Punishment Thunder and everything else in the sky.

It was like…

Remaking the heavens!

Recreating the Celestial Dao!

The Gods Sealing Scroll illuminated the Netherworld and the Human Realm. All the lands, mountains, and rivers—the entirety of the Four Seas and Five Continents—were bathed in its light.

Deep within the Star Sea, the brilliant constellations that had been trembling on the verge of falling grew dim under the Divine Light. Gradually, they faded from view, and stillness returned.

Meanwhile, the Divine Light erupting from the God-Sealing Array Map, bolstered by infinite power, spread frantically into the depths of the Star Sea!

As if intending to pull the boundless Star Sea itself into the scroll.

And just like that, an imminent, world-shattering catastrophe dissipated into nothing.

Perhaps the mortals of the world did not know what had just transpired.

But across the Dayu Central Continent, every Mountain God and Land God, every River God and Sea God, involuntarily prostrated themselves on the ground.

As if on a pilgrimage, they offered their gratitude and awe.

This act of reverence had nothing to do with strength or weakness.

It was an expression of gratitude for the salvation of the world.

“Master…”

On Da Yu’s God-Sealing Platform, Cui Yanliang’s robes fluttered in a non-existent wind, his face etched with grief.

“‘You once said that when a master has a task, his disciple should carry the burden for him. So why… why wouldn’t you let your disciple do this for you…'”

He sighed softly.

If he could, he would have soared into the heavens to fight by his master’s side, even if it meant dying.

But, the world was not yet at peace.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism had only been driven from the Four Seas and Five Continents; it had not been truly destroyed.

‘The Seven Heroes and Three Li would still be reborn one day. If I were to die…’

‘…who would be left to suppress them?’

For a moment, Cui Yanliang’s heart fell silent.

…

WHOOSH!

On the Southern Continent God-Sealing Platform.

Tears streamed down Huaisheng Daoist’s face as he performed a deep, long bow, his sleeves brushing the ground.

“Senior, your deed is more meritorious than the heavens themselves! You will surely reap a reward of cosmic proportions!”

In that moment, everyone in the world was shaken.

Even Venerable Hei Bai couldn’t help but feel a touch of awe and reverence.

For the many Feathered True Masters within the interlayer between the Netherworld and the Human Realm, however, this change was utterly unbearable.

The world’s Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism had been replaced by the Spiritual Qi that Su Bai had purified.

And, naturally, the first to sense this replacement were these very Feathered True Masters.

After being unable to perceive nature’s spiritual energy…

The faces of the Feathered True Masters paled. They immediately channeled their Magical Power, activated their Magical Artifacts and Magical Treasures, and fled in droves.

In the interstice between the Netherworld and the Human Realm, the Spiritual Qi was also vanishing, replaced by the Spiritual Qi purified by the Five Emperors.

If they lingered here for long, any mistake could mean the end of their lives!

Of course, and more importantly, the Book of Reincarnation they coveted was no longer in the Netherworld.

Forcing their way into the Netherworld now simply wasn’t worth the risk.

In a flash, all the onlookers scattered like birds and beasts.

Even the old monk, his heart filled with reluctance, could only heave a long sigh before steering his small skiff away, disappearing into the rift.

WHOOSH!!

A gust of wind swept past as the Divine Light gradually faded.

As everyone watched.

The Gods Sealing Scroll—the one that had blotted out the sun and served as a new sky, enveloping all of creation—began to fade just as the constellations dispersed.

Until it disappeared into the void.

Untraceable and intangible, it was as if it had vanished completely from the world.

In what seemed like a single instant, tranquility was completely restored to the heavens above.