Chapter 17: The Prestige Is Enormous

However, the anticipated world‑shattering never occurred; instead, that fiery red world is slowly merging into Honghuang.

Shockingly, the Fire Great Dao—one of the Three Thousand Great Daos—has become unusually active.

In a Human Race tribe, Yao Yan felt a massive surge of fire bearing down on him and his heart blossomed with joy. He had long planned it, crossing into Honghuang himself, bringing the boundless Fire Realm along.

Only because the wall between worlds is too thick, the fusion progresses as slowly as a snail.

But now, the grand happy ending has finally arrived.

For the Human Race, this is undoubtedly a heavenly rain of blessings, joy descending from the sky.

Zhou Yi, Fang Yun and the others also sensed the world's pulse. The boundless Fire Realm is like a huge fireball hanging in the sky, flames radiating, turning Honghuang into a furnace.

With the addition of the boundless Fire Realm, Yao Yan's aura exploded instantly, a strand of red flame fell from the heavens and landed precisely on his head.

In the blink of an eye, Yao Yan's momentum surged like a rocket launch, just one step away from the quasi‑Saint realm.

"The boundless Fire Realm has arrived for the Human Race; we now have another trump card," Yao Yan shouted excitedly.

His aura rolled like ocean waves, the mighty energy swept like a gale scattering leaves, and the three Sui Huang were blown to the point they could barely open their eyes.

Seeing this, Yao Yan quickly retracted his aura.

But just as he finished, Zhou Yi's side began to unleash power again.

After Yao Yan's strength rose, Zhou Yi also basked in the glow; the system summoned, and his cultivation surged straight to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

When Fang Yun appeared, Zhou Yi's strength climbed another level.

Now, with Yao Yan's breakthrough, Zhou Yi leapt over that barrier and became a quasi‑Saint.

Sui Huang and the others stared in amazement; a quasi‑Saint had emerged from the Human Race.

"I've found some promising seedlings; sending them to train in the boundless Fire Realm will surely accelerate their progress," Yao Yan said.

Although Sui Huang and the others had some idea, hearing Yao Yan say that made them overjoyed.

For the Human Race, this is sheer delight upon delight, adding a few more sparks of hope for their rise.

Zhou Yi froze in place after his breakthrough; he realized that as his cultivation rose, the Human Race's destiny also increased slightly.

Even more astonishing, he heard a mechanical voice: "Detected ten Human Race strongmen approaching, accelerate?"

Zhou Yi glanced at his destiny points—only 1,000—and thought, what can that much destiny accelerate?

"Alas, it's too hard; I can't get what I want," Zhou Yi said helplessly, shaking his head.

Chaos reigned inside the Purple Sky Palace.

Hongjun, due to the earlier tremor, wore a grim expression and muttered, "The Human Race has become the biggest variable!"

He didn't mind minor skirmishes, but now the Human Race is so active, clearly wanting to take charge, which he cannot accept.

His original plan was to let the Human Race recover slowly under the control of each Saint, but their current actions are the exact opposite.

He could tolerate Zhou Yi cursing Saints and killing Ren Sect members, since those could be re‑controlled, but this foreign world gives him a headache.

He sensed the Human Race's aura in the newly merged micro‑world to be strong, already fused with Honghuang. If forced apart, he himself would be injured.

"Fine, Nüwa, Taishang, I will no longer block you; go ahead and act,"

At the bottom of Honghuang, Zhou Yi was plotting an extraordinary affair. Under the guidance of the You Chao, while everyone cultivated, they also busied themselves with farming; in the valley, a bustling, lively scene unfolded before the eyes.

After a bout of forging, everyone's strength multiplied, lifting massive trees as child's play, effortlessly.

Two people cooperated to build a house; in a short time they could erect a frame. Zhou Yi used his divine skill to carve a cavern midway up the mountain—spacious, bright, with a view.

Watching the busy, happy people, Zhou Yi felt warmth in his heart.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him: how about building a country? The idea lit up his mind.

He immediately summoned Sui Huang, the You Chao and the others to the middle of the valley to discuss.

Everyone set aside their work, looking at Zhou Yi with puzzled yet hopeful anticipation.

After Zhou Yi explained the nation‑building idea in detail, everyone fell silent, as if time itself had stopped.

After a while, the crowd suddenly erupted in cheers, echoing through the valley like waves.

Zhou Yi had just finished presenting the concept of a nation, and the people were already that excited.

"I didn't expect them to accept it so quickly," Zhou Yi thought, secretly surprised.

He originally only thought that with more clan members, a governance framework was needed. But he didn't expect that the clan members, who had never heard of a country, would be deeply attracted by this beautiful vision.

Even Sui Huang looked at Zhou Yi with full anticipation, eyes full of trust: "A nation like this is best led by you."

Sui Huang said sincerely, then asked everyone, "Agree?"

"Agree!" The crowd's voices were deafening, as if trying to shatter the heavens.

At this moment, Zhou Yi, in the eyes of his clan, was like an unshakable rock; his words were as heavy as Mount Tai, and no one dared disobey.

Even if he led them up knife mountains and through fire seas, the clan would follow without blinking an eye.

To become the leader of the new nation, for Zhou Yi, that was as easy as flipping his hand.

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Zhou Yi felt warmth inside; he no longer held back, simply nodded and said:

"From today onward, I, Zhou Yi, on behalf of everyone, declare that our nation, Huang Guo, is officially established; here is the Human Race's new home, Huang Cheng."

As soon as those words left his mouth, it seemed a magical force spread through the air.

The crowd hadn't even recovered when they already began shouting "Huang Guo", "Huang Cheng" at the top of their lungs, the sound as loud as thunder, causing the surrounding trees to tremble.

At that moment, a strange light suddenly illuminated the sky, golden rays scattering across the valley like stars.

Most of the light pierced directly into Zhou Yi's body, the remaining portion merging into the clan members' bodies.

"Heaven! The Heavenly Dao actually approves our nation‑building!" Zhou Yi exclaimed, his mouth unable to close.

This unexpected approval, besides bringing the Heavenly Dao's benefits, also made the Human Race's future shine like a fire‑blazing cloud.

Immediately after, a resonant dragon roar split the long sky, soaring upward, stirring everyone's hearts.

A golden long dragon rose with the wind, flying high and steady, looking majestic.

It circled above the valley several times, calling out nine times, announcing its arrival.

This scene got Sui Huang and his companions so excited they could barely contain themselves; you should know that in the Honghuang era only the Demon Race could create such a destiny manifestation.

When the Demon Race was at its peak it ruled heaven and earth together with the Wu Clan and could even condense into the Destiny Golden Crow. Now the Human Race, having founded a nation, also has a Destiny Golden Dragon to back the event, which is a huge honor.

Zhou Yi's Destiny Method Image was created by himself, but the Destiny Golden Dragon appears only when the tribe is strong and united enough. The two are not the same thing.

Even more amazing, after the Destiny Golden Dragon roared, it not only announced its arrival to everyone, but also pointed a clear path for the wandering Human Race across Honghuang, allowing them to cross countless mountains and rivers to reach this place.