Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!-Chapter 718 - 722: Surrender_1

The Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court.

One by one, powerful experts from the All Clans humbly entered the imperial palace, their expressions somber and exceedingly complex.

This day was the day they surrendered to the Qin Dynasty.

After this day, they would become vassal races of the Qin Dynasty, transitioning from the faction of the All Clans to the Human Race's faction.

Inside the throne room, Qin Wudao wore an imperial robe and a diadem, and supreme immortal light cascaded around him, its ebb and flow akin to a world undergoing Reincarnation, a cycle of life and death.

Below him, civil and military officials were reporting on affairs of state.

"Your Majesty, according to intelligence submitted from below, four days ago, a powerful Martial Artist descended upon the Snowstorm Clan. It appears to be traces of a Crystal Clan powerhouse!"

Jia Xu stepped forward and reported in a solemn tone.

"What level of strength?" Qin Wudao's pupils constricted slightly as he inquired.

"Your Majesty, the scout's cultivation is relatively low, so..." Jia Xu felt a little embarrassed as he reached this point, then speculated, "However, that Crystal Clan powerhouse was able to shatter the World Barrier of a Great Thousand World with a single stomp. Their cultivation should not be weak!"

Qin Wudao frowned and turned to look at Yuan Tiangang.

"Your Majesty, the universal laws in the Red Dragon Starfield have been relatively stable recently, with no Golden Immortals descending!" Yuan Tiangang stepped forward and replied with a cupped fist salute.

Golden Immortals primarily operated within Middle Thousand Worlds and Great Thousand Worlds. Due to the constraints of universal laws, if they descended to a Small Thousand World, their immense energy would impact its laws.

Changes in the world laws within a Starfield could be detected immediately by the Imperial Observatory.

"Continue to monitor!" Qin Wudao nodded and calmly commanded.

It seemed his deduction was correct: the Crystal Clan had not dispatched any Golden Immortal-level experts.

Next, the monarch and his ministers discussed some more matters.

Until noon.

"Your Majesty, the powerhouses of the All Clans have all arrived and are waiting outside the hall. Shall we summon them?" Checking the time, Zhuge Liang stepped forward and said with a smile.

The main event of the day was receiving the surrender of the powerhouses from the All Clans. This also marked the first time in hundreds of millions of years that forces beyond the Human Race within the Red Dragon Starfield had surrendered to a Human Race faction.

"Summon them!" Qin Wudao ordered in a loud voice.

"The Heavenly Emperor has decreed: summon the leaders of all clans to present their instruments of surrender!" an attendant shouted loudly, his thunderous voice emanating from the great hall and echoing throughout the entire imperial palace.

At the entrance of the throne room, the leaders of two hundred twenty-three different clans queued neatly, entering the majestic imperial court with hearts full of trepidation.

Among them, the Great Elder of the Wind Ghost Clan was the most apprehensive.

Because he was at the front of the line.

Yet his strength was clearly the weakest among them!

I wonder if I can make it back alive! The moment he stepped into the imperial court, this thought surfaced in the Great Elder's mind.

In the next instant, he felt a vast imperial might pressing down on him, as if he were shouldering billions of God Mountains. Each step forward was exceedingly difficult.

Furthermore, in the unseen depths of this pressure, countless imperial pronouncements seemed to thunder in his ears.

It was as if countless emperors were imposing their will, roaring to the heavens, demanding his submission.

Only surrender was the sole path.

Disobedience meant death!

"Halt!"

It was unknown how long they had walked when a resonant voice echoed through the great hall.

All the strange phenomena vanished. Including the Great Elder of the Wind Ghost Clan, all the surrendering powerhouses of the All Clans carefully raised their heads and observed their surroundings.

This sight terrified them.

They realized that within the imperial court, all the civil and military officials were extremely young.

The older ones were no more than a thousand years old, while most were under a hundred.

Although young, their cultivation levels were not low at all. All were above the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and quite a few were Profound Immortal experts.

To break through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, or even reach the Profound Immortal Realm, before the age of one hundred was terrifyingly talented, comparable to a prodigy.

In other words, the Qin Dynasty possessed an entire court of prodigies.

If there were so many just within the court, then how many more were there throughout the entire Qin Dynasty?

A hundred thousand prodigies?

Or a million prodigies?

"Present the instruments of surrender!" Guo Jia walked to the foot of the imperial dais, faced the powerhouses of the All Clans, his expression cold as he shouted sharply.

Hearing this, all the powerhouses from the All Clans retrieved their instruments of surrender from their spatial storage, bowed deeply, and raised them high above their heads.

On the imperial throne, Qin Wudao smiled.

All the civil and military officials in the court smiled.

The Historian stationed in a corner quickly took out a Pictorial Stone and recorded this scene.

"We accept your submission!" Qin Wudao ordered in a majestic voice. "From this day forth, the clans you represent shall all relocate from their Small Thousand Worlds and become third-rank vassal forces of the Qin Dynasty!"

The Emperor's voice, like that of a titan standing at the forefront of an era, seemed to herald the dawn of a new age.

As his words fell, the two hundred twenty-three instruments of surrender blazed with brilliant light, shooting forth beams of Fortune. These formed variegated Dragons of Fortune that coiled in the sky above, kowtowing to the Qin Dynasty's Golden Dragon of Fortune.

"We pay our respects to Your Majesty!" The many powerhouses of the All Clans knelt, their eyes lifeless.

They felt as if their most precious possession had shattered at this moment—that freedom they had seized during the Sky-Breaking Era amidst the All Clans, a freedom drenched in betrayal and blood.

"By Imperial Order:" At this moment, Zhuge Liang stepped forward, produced an imperial decree, and proclaimed loudly, "The Wind Ghost Clan has proactively shown sincerity in surrendering. They are hereby conferred the status of a second-rank vassal force of the Qin Dynasty, and their taxes shall be reduced by thirty percent as a reward!"

"This servant kowtows in gratitude to Your Majesty!" The Great Elder of the Wind Ghost Clan felt a surge of joy and hurriedly kowtowed.

He had not expected such good fortune.

Upon arriving at the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court, he had learned about the Qin Dynasty's vassal system, which was divided into three ranks.

All surrendered clans from the All Clans would automatically become third-rank vassal forces. Every year, they were required to pay high taxes and provide an unlimited levy of soldiers, and their Clan Leaders and rulers were subject to appointment and dismissal by the Qin Dynasty.

To become a second-rank vassal force, a clan needed to have made immense contributions. Apart from reduced taxes, the number of soldiers they were required to provide was also limited.

As for first-rank vassals, these were clans under the direct protection of the Qin Dynasty Heavenly Court. Such clans must be loyal to the Qin Dynasty and possess unique capabilities.

Therefore, being elevated to a second-rank vassal force was enough to make the Great Elder of the Wind Ghost Clan ecstatic!

The experts from the other clans couldn't help but cast envious glances.

Simultaneously, they all cursed inwardly, "Fence-sitter!"

"Hmph!"

"You bunch of trash! You've utterly disgraced the All Clans!"

Just then, a dissatisfied voice, carrying a chilling murderous intent, echoed throughout the Nine Provinces Realm. The temperature plummeted, and even True Immortal Martial Artists couldn't help but shiver.

Outside the Nine Provinces Realm, Crystal Sage Jade emerged from the shadowy Void. His entire being exuded a crimson murderous aura, and baleful Evil Qi surged, causing the midday sun to lose its warmth and luster.

He had arrived in the Nine Provinces Realm almost half a day ago. He had initially intended to strike directly and massacre the Human Race of the Qin Dynasty. However, sensing the auras of the powerhouses from the All Clans, his curiosity was piqued, and he decided to observe what would unfold.

But the subsequent events left him both infuriated and indignant.

The powerhouses of the various All Clans were actually kneeling, submitting to the Human Race! This enraged him to the extreme.

And what infuriated him further was that the Qin Dynasty dared to accept the surrender of these various clans. This act was undoubtedly like grinding the face of the All Clans into the dirt and trampling on it.