[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens":3,"chapter-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2270931,4434,"Chapter 56: Hall of Starfire","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>At the top of Zhong Lou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching that torch flame pierce the pitch-black night sky until it vanished, Xia Mingyu’s expression turned solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened his back and waited in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute, two minutes, ten minutes passed; the open ground behind him remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu: “???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that no one else in the entire world shares my will?” Xia Mingyu’s lips twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had expected that after activating his ability, a group of towering, muscle-bound warriors rivaling Lü Fengxian himself would immediately appear before him to aid his grand cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even deliberately adopted a solemn demeanor to leave a good impression on these mighty men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trying to cleanse the entire world by myself? That’s just ridiculous.” Xia Mingyu’s composure cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a cold night wind swept through, making him shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, exhausted from everything he’d endured during the day, a deep wave of drowsiness washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go back to sleep. I’ll check again tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu yawned and chose to descend the stairs and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guest room bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu lay on a soft, large bed layered with silk quilts, closed his eyes, and soon fell into deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was so quiet that only his steady breathing could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet while his body sank into slumber, the rhythm of his dream had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu gazed in bewilderment at the magnificent hall before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering crystal dome was painted with countless exquisite murals, each depicting epic battles from Blue Star—filled with blood and fire, tears and lamentations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lifelike detail seemed as if carved by the world’s greatest master over a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor was paved with greenish copper and iron; twelve colossal obsidian prisms soared upward, each glowing with clear radiance and embedded with a torch whose flame burned bright and transparent at its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this a dream?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu opened his palm and found his body was no longer flesh and blood, but a mass of blazing flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become a “fire” man—in the literal sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, within this grand hall, he felt an illusion of absolute dominion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the substance, shape, temperature, and even the fundamental physical laws here could be molded like clay at his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I try?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the countless murals on the crystal dome sprang to life like a cinematic projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artillery roared across the sky, and the deafening roar of aircraft flew overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twelve obsidian prisms, which had appeared impossibly solid, now rose and lowered in height according to his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s like being a god!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, two more blazing torch flames rose within the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike him, they did not form “fire” figures; instead, they quickly dissipated, revealing two figures enclosed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is this place?” one of the figures asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a young man, around twenty, wearing a sword at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall and upright, his golden hair shone like sunlight, his eyes a beautiful, oceanic blue, his features delicate and refined—more like a statue meticulously carved by a god than a living man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white knight’s uniform he wore carried an air of noble elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Xia Mingyu had ever met someone whose appearance matched his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other figure brought by the torch flame—it was utterly unlike anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant, two meters and sixty to seventy centimeters tall, his skin slightly copper-toned, wearing only a linen loincloth, barefoot and bare-chested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was immensely muscular; even the strongest, most enhanced bodybuilder from Blue Star before his Chuanyue  would have looked like a chick beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest was broad and thick, his muscles sharply defined, each block as hard as bronze; his legs stood like twin pillars, firmly supporting his massive frame; his shoulders were so wide they seemed capable of shouldering the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most striking of all, his entire body—including his face—was covered in a network of scars, some long and serpentine, others broad and trench-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some scars had turned white and blended into his skin—clearly old wounds from years past; others still bore a faint pink hue—freshly healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unimaginable how many brutal battles or beatings one must endure to be entirely submerged by scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff… huff…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant did not speak, only scanned the hall with wary eyes, his breaths coming like those of a wild beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, after being stunned by the war projections above, both men simultaneously fixed their gazes on the blazing “fire man”—Xia Mingyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they both realized he was the one who had dragged them here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What terrifying pressure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired youth stared intently at the “fire man,” his expression tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his perception, the figure was fused with the entire world—every movement carried the power to shake it to its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since arriving in this hall, his minor divine blessings had been suppressed, nearly impossible to activate—and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired youth glanced at the giant standing nearby, clad only in a linen loincloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain the giant carried no hidden identity-protecting artifacts, yet the giant’s head bore no divine protection whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the grand hall even blocked the world’s protection from all sentient beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, the identity of the “fire man” was obvious—a true, eternal god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, the golden-haired youth’s pupils shrank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great god, may I ask why you have drawn us into your divine realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired youth slowly stepped before the “fire man” and bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the giant’s pupils also shrank sharply. He marched forward with iron-tower legs, stood before the “fire man,” and silently bowed his head in respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a bit excessive—they think I’m a god.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu looked at the two bowing before him, slightly exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how to explain—should he just play along and pretend to be a god to command these two obviously powerful men?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—he needed companions, not followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immortal god, I revere your greatness and supremacy, but if you require me to become your devotee, please grant this humble one the right to refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the “god” remain silent, the golden-haired youth bowed again and spoke respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For I am already a believer of the God of the Sun and Justice, and I have resolved to devote my entire life to the greatest, most magnificent endeavor in this world—seeking justice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1093,"2026-06-19T22:18:43.340Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7fa40b89ffec2b17500df9df56684f23bafbd885fa961514d0644c79bd2bfd87","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-57","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-55",186,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-cover.jpg"]