What happened? What's going on? What the hell? What's happening? Did enemies break in? There was no alert from the outer city.
It must have come from the void.
Grab your weapons.
Kill them.
The citizens of the entire Imperial City were somewhat bewildered, startled by this sudden turn of events.
There was no way around it.
The eternal knight city as the capital had been too comfortable for too long.
After being so at ease for so long, anyone would be scared by such an incident.
As people regained their senses, they looked in the direction of the noise and quickly began to discuss.
That place seems to be where the temple is, right? Hey, hey, hey.
This is no joke.
Could it be that something happened at the temple? With the suppression of the imperial capital, without the Empire's permission, even a strong being at the level of a true god would not be able to break through the spatial layers and directly descend here.
At the same time, the Empire also reacted.
Extraordinary beings flew high into the sky, looking towards the position of the divine mountain.
Their faces filled with confusion.
Seemingly unable to understand what was happening.
They gathered together, looking at each other and communicating.
What's going on? Did something happen at the temple? I don't know.
I was just cultivating and almost got scared to death.
Should we go check it out? Good idea.
Let's go together.
Soon, a group of at least legendary level strong beings reached a consensus and prepared to head to the temple to investigate.
Boom.
At that moment, another loud noise erupted.
Accompanied by the roar, the sky above the temple suddenly shattered.
In the distance, a top the ancient divine mountain, a dark radiance soared into the sky from the temple at the peak, followed by a terrifying aura familiar to all Imperial believers, spreading out, pressing in all directions.
All the strong beings felt their bodies sink and then instantly fell to the ground.
At that moment, all flying beings within the city, whether living or inanimate, lost their ability to fly and fell to the ground like raindrops.
Fortunately, the citizens living here had decent strength.
Otherwise, falling from such a height would mean death or serious injury.
Having been pressed back to the ground, the people felt no anger.
Upon sensing that familiar aura, all beings in the city became fervent.
Your majesty, our Lord, divine majesty, our Lord has awakened.
They were filled with tears of joy, kneeling in prayer, shouting loudly.
Devout believers celebrated the return of the divine in their own way.
The great eternal night king descended upon the empire once again.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The dark radiance above the temple did not diminish due to the people's shouts.
The endless dark radiance shot up into the clouds and then spread outwards, instantly causing the sky to become dim and lifeless.
It was noon, and the bright sun that should have been shining was now completely obscured, as if something had blocked it.
In just a short while, darkness covered the entire city.
The citizens of Eternal Night City stepped out of their homes, gazing at the darkness in the sky, feeling that familiar, kind divine aura.
They did not panic.
Instead, they knelt down and began to pray devoutly.
Outside the temple, two imperial elders stood waiting, looking somewhat anxious.
To top, a young priest rushed out from the temple, respectfully, saying to the two elders, his holiness, the pope requests your presence.
All right, thank you.
The two elders nodded slightly and quickly walked inside.
After passing through several large doors, they arrived at a palace.
The Pope who did not appear very young was dressed in dark golden robes holding the Pope's scepter standing at the center of the palace praying before the divine statue.
The extremely rich dark radiance that was changing the heavens was pouring out from this statue.
Seeing the pope praying, the two elders managed to suppress their anxious feelings and quietly stood by.
After a while, the pope finished praying, turned to the two, and softly asked, "Luke Bell, what brings you two here, your holiness?" The chancellor sent me to inquire about our Lord's condition.
"Has he awakened and descended upon the empire?" The elder named Luke stepped forward and respectfully replied, "That guy, Ulisses.
" The Pope shook his head upon hearing this, laughing softly as he said, "I am merely a servant of his majesty in the mortal realm.
When have you ever seen a servant who could spy on their master situation? The current rulers of the eternal knight empire have long since changed.
The second generation chancellor, knight three, after defeating the blood empire and unifying the entire plane, voluntarily resigned from his position and passed it on to someone else.
A very capable young person succeeded him, becoming the third generation chancellor.
Of course, that young man is not the current chancellor after serving two terms, which is 20 years later, he also voluntarily stepped down.
By the time the current chancellor, Addison Ulisses, came around, he was already the fifth generation chancellor.
With the constraints of the religious order, the changes in chancellors appeared very calm with no disruptions.
The worst that happened was some verbal disputes.
As for the pope's replacement, it has been relatively slow.
Only two terms have changed so far.
Your holiness, please don't joke with us," Elder Bell said anxiously.
"Look at the chaos outside.
If we don't give the citizens of the empire an accurate explanation soon, they will tear down the Elder Council.
" "Yes, your holiness.
What exactly is going on with the king? At least give us a response so we can report back.
" Elder Luke also said with a worried expression, "The extreme changes in the celestial phenomena outside have made the emotions of the Imperial citizens unusually agitated.
The Empire's officials are in a difficult position.
I truly do not know.
The changes in the celestial phenomena outside are caused by this statue.
The king has not issued a divine decree.
How would I know what has happened? The Pope shook his head, looking at the two, and replied seriously.
Then Luke was about to say something when the statue's eyes shot out brilliant light.
Following that, a dark figure composed of darkness appeared in Madair, its face indistinguishable.
But that aura reminiscent of a deep abyss could easily reveal its identity.
The eternal night king, your majesty, our lord.
The three hurly bowed.
The dark figure slightly nodded and then softly said, "I have awakened.
You may worship.
" Without waiting for the three to respond, it flicked its fingers and a stream of information entered the pope's mind.
By your command, the pope bowed respectfully once more.
The dark figure then dissipated into light, merging into the dark radiance, soaring towards the heavens.
Your holiness, seeing that their purpose had been achieved, Luke and the others no longer lingered and were ready to take their leave when the pope stopped them.
Wait a moment.
The Pope looked at the two and softly said, "The changes in the celestial phenomena outside are a normal occurrence and will last for several days.
You go back and inform the chancellor to prepare for reassurance work.
Additionally, inform the entire empire that the supreme eternal knight king has awakened from his slumber and believers everywhere can hold their own sacrifices to congratulate our lord.
Yes, Luke and the others replied excitedly, carrying the news of the deity's awakening.
Luke and the others returned to the elder council.
And soon this news spread throughout the entire eternal night plane at the fastest speed through the empire's propaganda department.
Celebratory sacrifices were held everywhere.
An entire plane fell into a festive atmosphere.
As for the changes in celestial phenomena, no one pays attention to them anymore.
After all, they do not affect their lives.
It doesn't matter how they change, especially since it was caused by the divine majesty.
Since it is the work of the divine majesty, there must be a reason behind it.
In the dark divine realm, the originally vast divine realm now boasts a magnificent palace.
The architectural style of the palace is unique, possessing a wild beauty with walls intricately carved with complex runes and patterns that depict the rise and evolution of the empire.