Strumpet on Trial
The ebony gates leading to the Hengye clan's Divine Channels opened above the Evernight Palace, and in a column of divine light, a figure descended into the Ancestral Hall. All elders and immortals assembled in earnest, ready to welcome their sovereign.
Xinzi returned to the Great Desolation World, and as the light surrounding him dispersed, one could see divine flames and lightning flicker in his eyes. Rippling waves of Divine Power undulated his form, adding to the intensity of his crushing aura. That aura left even an expert such as the great elder, Hengye Mochen, terror-struck.
Fear superseded awe, and all prostrated themselves on the ground—quivering like a pack of worthless worms before the apparition of absolute divinity.