From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 521 The Trend of the Times (Part 2)
The country of earth, the village of Iwagakure.

Two days later, Ōnoki stood in the magnificent palace, gazing at the sky shrouded in blood.

The day he had been waiting for was finally approaching.

"Your Majesty, the nine mausoleums you oversaw the construction of are now all complete." Huang Tu, dressed in his newly modified, magnificent attire, knelt at the foot of the palace steps and said softly, "The people of the entire Land of Earth have also accepted the title of 'Emperor of Rock'."

At the same time, Hei Tu unconsciously knelt down under the oppressive aura emanating from above, and bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, regarding the 'sacrifice' ceremony, I have already instructed the Dark Guard to begin preparations in various cities. When can it begin?"

"You did a great job, black soil, yellow soil."

Two days later, Onoki sat on the throne, his eyes lowered, his tone already imbued with imperial majesty: "The Aurora Society's plan has begun, and now it's my turn to ascend to the throne!"

He tapped the stone armrest of the throne lightly with his index finger, his eyes half-closed: "Black Earth, there's no time to lose. Have all the villages prepare to begin the sacrifice."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The black soil and yellow soil bowed their heads.

Then, the two slowly withdrew from the palace. Outside the door, they looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You...don't you feel that Grandpa..." Heitu was about to say something, but was interrupted by Huangtu's sharp gaze: "It's His Majesty!"

As he spoke, he glanced back at the palace with its doors tightly shut, as if he were still somewhat fearful. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and looked at Black Earth with a complicated expression: "You... you'd better watch your words. His Majesty is no longer the same His Majesty he once was. He is now an angel, and he is only half a step away from... Sequence Zero. We must maintain our respect."

Hei Tu's face was somewhat pale, and he lowered his head: "Yes, I understand. I just feel... isn't Your Majesty being a little too hasty in doing this?"

"You also think it's too fast?" Huang Tu's chubby face showed a hint of helplessness, and he sighed deeply: "I think so too. Whether it's building nine mausoleums or changing the customs of the Land of Earth, it's all too fast. I'm worried... there might be some hidden dangers."

Logically speaking, changing systems and customs is not something that can be done overnight; it takes a long time, even a generation, for it to take root in people's hearts.

But... their emperor accomplished all of this in just three short years. On the one hand, he had immense personal prestige, but on the other hand... his reign was filled with bloody and cruel suppression!

The title of Emperor of Rock is a position forged with countless sacrifices of blood and bones!
That's why loess and black soil are worried that hidden dangers might be buried.

"Don't overthink it. Perhaps... His Majesty has already thought of a solution." Huang Tu ruffled Hei Tu's hair and sighed, "We just need to follow orders and pave the way for... His Majesty's ascension to godhood."

"I understand, I'm just a little... reluctant to do it." Heitu was, after all, a young man. He couldn't bear to see the villagers who died because of their resistance to the construction of the mausoleum, but he was helpless.

Ever since Onoki, who had been promoted to Rank 1, had his temperament changed every day, gradually turning from gentle to tyrannical.

In fact, a single sentence from someone can often be twisted and turned into a pretzel by Onoki!
“Alas, ever since His Majesty obtained ‘that’ thing, His Majesty’s mood has become increasingly strange and violent.” Huang Tu’s honest face also showed a bit of helplessness, and he sighed heavily: “Forget it, there’s no use saying so much. Let’s just follow His Majesty’s instructions and prepare for the ceremony as soon as possible.”

The discussions outside the main hall naturally did not escape Onoki's ears.

But now, he had no way out. His gaze was fixed on a temple that seemed to exist in the void beyond, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Adam, Adam, what a pity. I guess even you couldn't have imagined that I would actually advance to Sequence Zero before you, right?"

In an instant, time and space seemed to distort.

He rose from his throne, took a step, and directly crossed the barrier of the void, arriving in a pitch-black hall.

This grand hall is one of the nine mausoleums, hidden inside a massive mountain range. All the people who built the mausoleum were personally slaughtered by him after its completion to ensure that the location of the mausoleum would not be revealed.

"This moment has finally arrived!"

Overwhelmed with excitement, Onoki distorted space with his bare hands and pulled something out of it.

Upon closer inspection, the object was revealed to be a crown inlaid with numerous dark gems. Instantly, the surrounding shadows, as if under the influence of the 'crown,' converged towards his location like a river.

"This is my 'uniqueness'!" Onoki carefully held up the crown inlaid with many dark gems, a sinister smile appearing on his face: "Aurora Society, I want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have succeeded so smoothly!"

This crown, inlaid with numerous dark gems, is the only unique feature of the 'Black Emperor' path and a 'gift' from the Aurora Society to him.

As for the price, it was destruction, the destruction of the 'Twilight Hermits' led by Adam.

Just then, Onoki seemed to hear the shouts of countless people: Emperor of Rock!

He knew very well that the most crucial moment had arrived, so without hesitation, he gently placed the crown, inlaid with many dark gems, on his head, and his body, like a shadow, merged into the stone coffin.

Onoki mentally prepared himself and took the 'Sequence 0' potion, the one that would allow him to advance to the Black Emperor!

As the potion entered his mouth, the crown, inlaid with numerous dark gems, seemed to merge into Onoki's body amidst the shadows that had come to life around him. His body transformed towards the shadows of order, expanding and extending in a wondrous state!
At that moment, nine pitch-black mausoleums appeared in Onoki's mental world.

Like buoys and lighthouses in the ocean, they stabilized his mind. The title of "Emperor of Rock" chanted by countless people during the ceremony transformed into dense specks of light, anchoring his soul in the depths of the endless ocean of consciousness!

At this moment, Onoki felt strange. He seemed to be part of the shadow of order, but not so much, completely detached from reality.

"I succeeded!"

Onoki was overjoyed. He could feel that he had become a true Sequence Zero!
However, just as he was rejoicing, he heard a voice coming from the mausoleum hall, which should have been empty except for himself.

"Congratulations on your promotion to Black Emperor."

Onoki's pupils suddenly contracted sharply, as if in disbelief, as he saw a face inside the coffin.

That face... because the memory was so distant, it took him a long time to recall, but he finally remembered: "It's you... Uchiha, Munezuki?!"

"Thank you for your cooperation, Onoki, two days ago."

Uchiha Muneki lowered his head, looked at Onoki in the coffin, and smiled, "If it weren't for you, my plan probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly. To express my gratitude, please die once."

At this moment, Onoki saw that Adam, who had always maintained a mysterious demeanor, standing next to Uchiha Munetsuki, had revealed an extremely respectful expression and lowered his head: "The ritual is complete, and the tides of time have turned as you wished, sir."

"Very well, bye then."

Uchiha Muneki raised the corners of his lips, revealing a mocking smile: "Two-day scales Onoki, you can just lie in your coffin."

The lid of the stone coffin is slowly closing!
"No!"

Onoki was shaken, an indescribable terror rising in his heart.

He struggled desperately, his body turning into a dense shadow, as if trying to escape the stone coffin. But before he could make any move, he saw Uchiha Muneki raise his hand and gently press it on the stone coffin, saying softly, "You are no longer of any value, Onoki of the Two-Plate."

An irresistible and terrifying force imprisoned his shadow of order entirely within the stone coffin!

Onoki watched helplessly as the sarcophagus lid slowly closed, letting out a desperate roar: "No! I am the Black Emperor! How can I die here? No! No—!!!"

But eventually, his voice completely disappeared, and the sarcophagus was completely closed.

(End of this chapter)