The Last Sentinel

"[The Voice of the Great Ming] His Majesty left a message today: a myth will surely emerge every five thousand years, and its destiny will flourish."

"[Imperial Evening News] Extra! Since Zhang Sanfeng, the second martial arts genius in the Empire to break through 10 billion units of Qi and Blood has been born. The appearance of this martial arts genius verifies the success of the project to reforge the origin of the Heavenly Dao in the Imperial Jade Palace. It directly kills those radicals who questioned the existence of the Imperial Jade Palace. From now on, the Empire will usher in a great explosion of geniuses. The Great Ming Empire will stand tall in the current desolate cosmic forest with a brand new look, protect the interests of various forces in the native universe, repel the three evil forces from the extradimensional catastrophe, and maintain the peace and tranquility of the Pangu Universe."

"【Imperial Headline】To celebrate the birth of the Empire's second martial arts legend genius, His Majesty declares that, effective today, the Empire will grant amnesty. All non-death penalty criminals will be given lenient sentences, all legal citizens of the Empire will be exempt from taxes for ten years, and the Empire's social security and welfare benefits will increase tenfold. May the whole world rejoice and the world be at peace. Cheers to the future of the Empire."

"In the 'Great Wilderness Tales' channel, the three major forces of Chaos Star Sea, Entropy Silent Zerg Alliance, and the Great Wilderness Star have not yet commented on the Empire's martial arts myth. Only the spokesperson of Zenith Star, Wei Tianzhu, stated that Zenith Star has sent a congratulatory telegram to the Empire, congratulating the Empire on the birth of a new generation of martial arts myth. Zenith Star is willing to join hands with the Empire to maintain the cosmic order after the mechanical frenzy and the Third Calamity."

"[Imperial News] Officials at all levels, deeply moved by His Majesty's five thousand years of painstaking work in rebuilding the primordial Heavenly Dao of the Empire, have submitted numerous memorials of praise and congratulations. Hai Rui, hailed as the Empire's Divine Sword, stated in an interview that the Emperor's actions have deeply moved Heaven and Earth, causing the primordial Dao to rebound from its lowest point. He hopes this will not be the last martial arts legend..."

News reports about it are constant.

The birth of the martial arts legend is not just Ye Feng's affair, but also a manifestation of the empire's martial arts destiny, the original heavenly way of Baiyujing, and the emperor's wisdom and martial prowess.

With Ye Feng as their banner, the project of Jiajing, which had consumed national resources over five thousand years to build palaces and the Jade Palace, came to a perfect end.

Previously, whether it was the Qingliu faction or the Yan faction, whether it was the high-ranking officials or the lower-ranking officials, they all didn't understand or even resented Jiajing's construction of palaces and the Baiyujing. They could understand that Jiajing liked to do civil engineering when he was on Earth, but now that the Ming Dynasty was in the Starry Sky, why did he still like to build palaces so much?

Furthermore, there was a group of fearless, barefoot remonstrating officials who constantly caused trouble for Jiajing, making Jiajing extremely troubled by the likes of Hai Rui.

Now things are much better; Jiajing has turned the tables spectacularly!

You say I am extravagant and lazy, that I am ambitious and fond of grandiose projects, that I waste money and resources building the Jade Palace and creating an impossible primordial Heavenly Dao!

Now!

Open your eyes wide and look at my achievements. Under my rule, the Ming Dynasty has produced a second martial arts legend, or even the first martial arts legend in the true sense of the word.

After all, Zhang Sanfeng lived during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. When Zhang Sanfeng ascended to heaven, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet established the Ming Dynasty.

Ye Feng, the first true martial arts legend of the Ming Dynasty, is a banner of Jiajing's political achievements.

With Ye Feng as his banner, when the emperors of the Ming Dynasty gathered, Jiajing dared not say he would seize Zhu Yuanzhang's position, but he could compete for Zhu Di's position, after all, Zhu Di led the Ming Dynasty into the Star Age and created a martial arts legend!

But to Ye Feng, these news reports were nothing but nonsense.

Emperor Jiajing was really good at talking nonsense!

My becoming a martial arts legend is purely because I worked hard enough, it has nothing to do with your Ming Dynasty!

If there is any connection, it is a gift from the original will of our homeland, and an achievement of the Human Alliance and the Perfect Continent!

In fact, from the perspective of initial public offering (IPO) shares, the Neanderthals contributed more to Ye Feng than the Jiajing Emperor did!

However, as an adult, Ye Feng could not publicly state that this had nothing to do with Jiajing.

First, this would be a slap in the face for Jiajing. Doesn't the emperor have any dignity?

Secondly, he himself consumed a large portion of the resources of Jiajing's empire, which impacted the martial arts myth. To say that Jiajing made no contribution at all is to be dishonest.

At this moment, all Ye Feng could do was remain silent, maintaining the aloof persona befitting a martial arts legend.

"Young hero, it was during the rain that you were placed in the transformation chamber. I wonder how you feel..."

Yu Huatian looked at the white-haired strange man in front of him with utmost respect. He would never forget the powerful sense of oppression that came from when the man's hair turned into a golden hedgehog.

In his normal state, he doesn't have the ferocity of his explosive state, but his almost perfect facial features, silver-white eyebrows, pale pupils, and long silver hair are enough to show that although he is still human, he has already separated himself from humans in terms of life form. After all, how could a mortal have long hair with a metallic luster like silver, skin that is almost like titanium-nickel alloy, and perfectly natural fish-man lines and abs?

Ye Feng looked at himself in the mirror. Judging from appearance alone, this look was simply the pinnacle of modeling. He could even be compared to Sephiroth from Advent Children in the slightest. In fact, if he put on a leather outfit and combed his hair back, he would be Sephiroth!

Yu Huatian continued, "Young hero, the young Grand Secretary Yan Shifan has just sent you an invitation to a banquet. Do you think you should get ready? I heard that all the resources you consumed this time were paid for by the young Grand Secretary Yan Shifan. This young Grand Secretary is quite kind to you, so you should make some arrangements."

Ye Feng said, "Please trouble you, Lord Yu, to prepare some clothes for me."

Yu Huatian smiled and said, "Sure, what kind of clothes do you want?"

Ye Feng raised his hand and sketched out a long black leather coat. "This style is perfect."

"Alright!" Yu Huatian ordered, "Someone, make me a custom-made battle suit immediately, based on this design, that maximizes both defense and attack!"

His men were ordered to retreat.

In the empty armory, only Ye Feng and Yu Huatian remained.

Yu Huatian paced back and forth, saying, "A young friend of your stature, a pillar of the empire, will surely be personally received by His Majesty and entrusted with important responsibilities. Given time, your future is limitless!"

Ye Feng understood Yu Huatian's meaning and smiled slightly, "I will never forget your assistance, sir. If I have the opportunity to meet the Emperor, I will certainly speak highly of your kindness to him."

Yu Huatian waved his hand and said, "No, no, young friend, you misunderstand. As an eunuch, I have reached the limit of my life by reaching this position. Even if you can meet with the emperor and temporarily arrange a high position for me, I will not stay in a high position for long. I do not belong to the ecological niche above."

Ye Feng became interested. "If you don't want promotion or wealth, then what do you desire?"

Yu Huatian said, "In life, people seek nothing more than three things: power, wealth, and fate. I've reached the limit of power, and I lack no wealth, but I want to change my fate!"

Ye Feng asked, "How should it be changed?"

Yu Huatian smiled and said, "We'll talk about that later. I'm extremely grateful that you're willing to owe me a favor."

Ye Feng said, "My lord has been devoted to me, so it's only natural that I owe him a favor. Since you're unwilling to say it now, you can always give me a word when you remember."

"Great!" Yu Huatian laughed. "Young friend Ye is so straightforward and honest. It's really great to work with someone like you! By the way, I have some things here that you might need. Please accept them."

As they were talking, Yu Huatian handed over a file box.

Ye Feng glanced at it and saw a personalized file that was exclusively made for him, which included his birth record, the empire's growth record, and even his ancestors for eighteen generations.

Yu Huatian patted Ye Feng on the shoulder and said with a leisurely smile, "The empire needs a banner, and this banner must not be tarnished in any way. Descendants of the border troops, the glory of their ancestors, this is the best way to pass on their legacy."

Ye Feng nodded. "Indeed, the Empire needs me, and I need the Empire."

"That's right!" Yu Huatian said happily, "It would be wonderful if you could cooperate, young hero! If you have any ideas or requests in the future, you can always come to me. I, Yu, will never refuse to help if I can..."

"What a coincidence," Ye Feng said directly, "I have a small matter I'd like to ask for your help with."

Yu Huatian readily agreed, "Speak freely."

Ye Feng raised his hand and pointed, and a phantom image of a small red-haired dog appeared in front of him.

The little dog had pure red fur all over its body, without a single stray hair. When the two people stood in front of it, it grinned smugly, raised its left paw and extended its middle finger, looking smug and arrogant.

Yu Huatian frowned deeply. "Red King?"

Ye Feng asked, "Does Your Excellency recognize this fiend?"

Yu Huatian asked, "Did it offend the young hero?"

Ye Feng said, "We have some past grievances."

Yu Huatian paced back and forth and sighed, "This fiend has a long story to tell."