Chapter 353: The reward for third place—all of this belongs to Me!

As the Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly awakened, ten thousand rays of auspicious light instantly appeared in the sky outside.

A phantom image, resembling an ancient Heavenly Court, appeared in the firmament.

Above the Heavenly Court phantom, a figure like a god or a demon exuded an incomparably terrifying aura.

It seemed that this god-like man could destroy any dynasty of the present age with just a single glance.

The people of the Nine Provinces merely looked up at the man's figure in the sky, and from the depths of their souls, they could not help but want to prostrate and kowtow to him.

Atop the head of this god-like figure sat a large bell, emitting extremely mysterious fluctuations.

Dong, dong, dong.

The sound of the great bell resonated, instantly spreading to every corner of the Nine Provinces.

【Divine Weapon Ranking * Third Place!】

【Eastern Emperor Bell!】

【Faction: Great Sui!】

【Holder: Xiao Meiniang!】

【Reward: Power of Faith from the Ancient Heavenly Court!】

The Eastern Emperor Bell is the supreme treasure of the ancient Heavenly Court; above, it can suppress the order of Heaven, Earth, and humanity, and below, it can subdue anything in the world.

The bell contains its own space and can swallow and refine all living things; the pure energy obtained after refining can complement the controller, allowing both to improve together.

If the controller's cultivation reaches a certain realm, they can use the Eastern Emperor Bell to open up a small world!

After the Eastern Emperor Bell obtains the Power of Faith from the ancient Heavenly Court, it can cause the bell's artifact spirit to fully awaken, bringing the Eastern Emperor Bell to its complete state.

Once the controller obtains the Power of Faith, they can significantly improve their own cultivation and reshape their constitution, becoming a Body of Faith favored by the Heavenly Dao.

A Body of Faith can change its own destiny through the faith collected, and is favored by all spirits of Heaven and Earth.

If a person possessing a Body of Faith is attacked and falls before they have fully grown, the attacker will suffer endless backlash from the faith, and may even be envied by Heaven!

Just as the Divine Weapon Ranking finished introducing the information on the Eastern Emperor Bell, the ancient Heavenly Court in the sky and the god-like man beneath the bell transformed into endless Power of Faith, surging toward the direction of the Great Sui.

Finally, like a river returning to the sea, it entered the Eastern Emperor Bell and Xiao Meiniang's body.

With the infusion of the massive Power of Faith, the Eastern Emperor Bell atop Xiao Meiniang's head suddenly emitted ten thousand rays of light.

An ancient, mysterious, and powerful aura radiated from the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Dong, dong, dong.

The Eastern Emperor Bell erupted with a bell toll that shook the world, as if declaring its return.

The yellow copper grime slowly peeled off the surface of the Eastern Emperor Bell.

The golden bell body was exposed to the air, engraved with the sun, moon, heaven, earth, mountains, rivers, grass, and trees.

As the Power of Faith merged, the copper grime on the surface of the Eastern Emperor Bell fell off faster and faster, and the aura it emitted became increasingly ancient and mysterious.

At the same time, Xiao Meiniang was being reshaped by the endless Power of Faith.

The Power of Faith slowly filled every corner of her body.

Her dantian, heart, spine, and crown—everywhere was saturated with the dense Power of Faith.

Through the fusion of the Power of Faith, the fluctuations around Xiao Meiniang rose from the original Grandmaster realm into the Land Immortal * Mortal realm.

Subsequently, it rose all the way to the middle stage, high stage, peak, and peak perfection of the Mortal realm; the barrier of the Land Immortal * Innate realm could not stop the momentum of the Power of Faith.

This barrier was like brittle paper; a soft 'crack' sound came from within Xiao Meiniang, as if some shackle had been broken.

Her realm rose naturally, only stopping when it reached the peak perfection of the Land Immortal * Innate realm.

After the rise in her realm ceased, Xiao Meiniang's constitution was successfully transformed into a Body of Faith by the massive Power of Faith.

At this moment, the Eastern Emperor Bell finally regained its ancient glory!

The Xiao Meiniang, now filled with the Power of Faith, exuded an indescribable aura.

She waved her arm gently, and it felt as if she were in harmony with the Heavenly Dao; every movement carried a unique charm.

Yang Guang and the members of the Demon Sect hiding in the shadows were extremely shocked to see the changes in Xiao Meiniang and the Eastern Emperor Bell.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"How could this happen?!"

"How could this little bitch possess the Eastern Emperor Bell!!!"

"All of this should belong to Me!"

Feeling Xiao Meiniang's cultivation continuously rising before his eyes, along with the terrifying fluctuations of the Eastern Emperor Bell, Yang Guang went completely insane, his desire gradually overcoming his fear.

Yang Guang revealed eyes like a jackal, staring fixedly at Xiao Meiniang, as if he wanted to swallow her whole to obtain everything she had.

"Damn it, the plan failed!"

"How can Yang Guang be so stupid? He didn't even know what secrets the woman beside him had."

The Demon Sect member felt Xiao Meiniang's cultivation gradually surpassing his own, and looked at Yang Guang with sinister eyes.

"This piece of trash, he still doesn't understand the situation."

"Even now, he still wants to obtain everything of Xiao Meiniang's; he is truly courting death!"

"I have truly been ruined by you, this piece of trash!!"

Looking at Yang Guang's desire-filled appearance, the Demon Sect member wished he could kill him with a single palm strike.

However, he suppressed the anger in his heart, wanting to take advantage of the gap while Xiao Meiniang and the Eastern Emperor Bell had not yet fully absorbed the Power of Faith to escape this place of trouble.

Just as the mysterious person from the Demon Sect was about to use his movement technique to escape, the entire room was enveloped by the phantom image emitted by the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Seeing this, the mysterious person from the Demon Sect concentrated all his power into a single point and attacked the Eastern Emperor Bell phantom that shrouded the room.

Following his full-force strike, the Eastern Emperor Bell's phantom was not even breached by a single opening.

His attack did not even leave a single ripple on the Eastern Emperor Bell's phantom.

Seeing this scene, the mysterious person from the Demon Sect panicked completely.

As the commotion in the room grew louder, it attracted the attention of the people outside.

Yuwen Tuo, who had been cultivating, felt the terrifying fluctuations coming from the place where Yang Guang was imprisoned, and appeared outside the door in an instant.

Looking at the bell-shaped phantom shrouding the door, Yuwen Tuo looked up at the Divine Weapon Ranking in the sky in disbelief, and instantly understood the situation before him.

"I never imagined that the Empress would hide so deeply!"

"Before this, I hadn't noticed a thing!"

Yuwen Tuo stared sinisterly at the room shrouded by the Eastern Emperor Bell's phantom.

It was as if he wanted to see through the phantom and the room to see Xiao Meiniang inside.

"With the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Great Sui has increased its foundation significantly."

"No matter how deeply you hid before, as long as you are devoted to the Great Sui, I will not pursue anything."

Yuwen Tuo muttered to himself while looking at the house where Yang Guang was imprisoned.

Subsequently, Yuwen Tuo looked at the guards beside him and ordered:

"Everything that happened today is not to be spread!"

"If I find out that even one more person knows about today's events, I will execute your nine generations!!!"

Hearing Yuwen Tuo's voice, the guards beside him hurriedly stepped forward and agreed:

"Yes, Grand Tutor!"

They also knew that a major event was happening in the room.

It was already fortunate that Yuwen Tuo hadn't silenced them on the spot for seeing things they shouldn't have.

Now that they saw Yuwen Tuo telling them not to spread the word, the guards naturally agreed hurriedly.

Seeing the guards agree, Yuwen Tuo did not remain outside the room; with a turn, he disappeared from the spot.

What Yuwen Tuo needed to do now was to help Empress Xiao Meiniang build momentum!

Although his Xuanyuan Sword had made it onto the Divine Weapon Ranking when Xiao Meiniang ascended the throne, and the major factions in the Great Sui were still maintaining submission on the surface.

But Yuwen Tuo knew that during the years Yang Guang was Emperor, he had squandered the foundation of the Great Sui.

The major factions within the Great Sui territory had long been paying lip service while acting against the Great Sui.

Now, on the surface, although all regions were still showing submission, these were all built upon him, Yuwen Tuo, and the Xuanyuan Sword.

With treasures continuously appearing on the Heavenly Ranking, the factions in various parts of the Great Sui could no longer suppress their ambitions.

Now, there were already many factions in the Great Sui secretly colluding with those powerful clans and rebel armies.