Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 226 The World is Settled
An even more suffocating silence fell over the plaza above the main hall. No one dared to speak, not even dared to breathe loudly.

Time passed slowly, and for the nobles in the square, every minute and every second felt like being tortured on a knife's edge.

They stole glances at the expressionless young king on the steps of the palace, still wondering what the gift was.
About fifteen minutes later, Yuan Tiangang reappeared silently, as if he had never left.

The difference was that he now held an object wrapped in brocade.

The package was small but round in shape, with dark red liquid slowly seeping out from the gaps in the brocade cloth, drop by drop, falling onto the white marble steps and splashing out shocking blood flowers.

A strong smell of blood instantly filled the air.

Yuan Tiangang knelt on one knee, presenting the object in his hand. His voice was calm and even, yet it resonated like thunder in everyone's ears:

"Your subject, Yuan Tiangang, led the Bad People to the State of Jin three days ago. The traitor Li Keyong defied the imperial decree and attempted to resist stubbornly. I executed him on the spot. His head is here; Your Highness, please examine it!"

Wow——!
The entire square erupted in a chorus of gasps and gasps that could not be contained.

Li Keyong, the Prince of Jin, who had dominated the Jin region for decades, possessed unfathomable martial arts skills, and was regarded as one of the strongest warlords in the world, died just like that.
Li Siyuan suddenly looked up at the blood-dripping package, a strange "gurgling" sound coming from his throat. The extreme fear and horror made his body go limp, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Li Xingyun glanced indifferently at the severed head, but did not take it; he simply waved his hand.

Yuan Tiangang understood, stood up, flicked his wrist, and the brocade cloth was spread out, revealing a head with its hair and beard standing on end, its eyes wide open, and its expression frozen in shock, anger, and disbelief, which was presented to all the feudal lords' envoys!
It was none other than Prince Li Keyong of Jin!
"what!"

Someone couldn't help but gasp, then quickly covered their mouth.

Li Xingyun's gaze, as cold as ice, slowly swept over every terrified face below.

"It seems there are still some people who don't understand what I'm saying."

His voice rang out, each word like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of everyone present.

"Prince Li Keyong of Jin, relying on his merits, became arrogant, disregarded imperial authority, and defied imperial edicts. His actions were tantamount to treason! He has now been executed to uphold the law!"

He paused, then his voice suddenly rose, filled with overwhelming killing intent: "You! Is there anyone else who would dare to emulate him?! Is there anyone else who thinks I am young and easily bullied, who thinks the blade of the Tang Dynasty is not sharp enough?!"

As if sensing the king's wrath, the army of terracotta warriors blazed with red light and stepped forward in unison.

"Boom!"

The earth shook violently! A terrifying aura of malevolence swept across the entire square like a tsunami!
"We dare not! Your Highness, please calm your anger!"

The next second, led by Qi Wang Shuiyunji, all the feudal lords and envoys, regardless of their thoughts, knelt on the ground in terror, their foreheads pressed tightly against the cold ground, their bodies trembling, their voices distorted with fear.

No one dared to look directly at the young man on the imperial steps.

No one dared to harbor even the slightest bit of wishful thinking.

Li Xingyun established his authority with Zhu Wen's blood, and now, with Li Keyong's head, he has completely sealed this giant cauldron that once suppressed the world.

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey? No, he's slaughtering the tiger to warn the king!
Li Siyuan scrambled forward, his voice utterly respectful, even obsequious: "Your subject, Li Siyuan, on behalf of all the people of Jin, is willing to follow Your Majesty's lead and obey the court's orders, even unto death!"

Shuiyun Ji also bowed, saying, "Qi Kingdom is willing to obey Your Majesty's decree and join in this grand undertaking."

With these two leading the way, the other feudal lords and envoys dared not hesitate any longer. They all knelt down, vying to express their submission. Their voices were noisy but filled with awe.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to obey your decree!"

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"Wu and Yue are willing to present military tallies and maps..."

Li Xingyun looked at the crowd prostrate at his feet, his expression remaining calm, neither pleased nor angry. He knew this was only the beginning. The real challenge lay in the subsequent implementation and integration. Conquering the world was difficult, but ruling it was even harder; today's submission was mostly out of fear, not genuine affection.

But he doesn't care.

He has enough power to crush all resistance, and enough patience and means to reshape this shattered land into the shape he desires.

Yuan Tiangang stood behind him, looking at the lords prostrating below, and at the transformed, now all-powerful prince beside him. Beneath the mask, a smile of almost fanaticism and satisfaction curved his lips.

After three hundred years of waiting and three hundred years of planning, the dawn has finally broken.

Domineering, benevolent.

In this chaotic world, only by combining the two can one truly achieve the way of an emperor.

The world was thus settled.

Li Xingyun slightly raised his hand, his voice resounding throughout the entire venue:

"The princes are at peace."

"From this day forward, I will temporarily assume the duties of the court in Bianzhou, reopen the Hall of State Affairs, discuss and decide on new policies, and reward meritorious officials. There are countless matters to be addressed in the affairs of the realm, and I still need all of you to work together with me."

His gaze was distant, looking out at the vast sky beyond the hall.

After the chaos was quelled, everything was in need of rebuilding.

A new era quietly began after the blood and fire.

And he, Li Xingyun, is the creator and ruler of this new era.

At the same time, he looked at the golden-veined, glazed Bodhi leaf that was faintly appearing in his hand. It was the leaf that the original body had bestowed upon him, and that had been formed by gathering the power of wishes from the animated series "The Legend of Qin".

The Bodhi leaf was a manifestation of Han Yun's thoughts, a miniature inner landscape, much like a seed that brought about a new change in the world.

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, he tossed the Bodhi leaf into the air, where it continued to expand unseen by the crowd.

It transformed into a leaf that blotted out the sky, and then beams of golden light shone down.

Golden light, like rain, silently seeped into the bodies of every kneeling subject. No one noticed the momentary warmth; they only felt their awe for the young emperor on the imperial steps deepen, as if it were an innate mark.

Using the awe and respect that people around the world have for Li Xingyun as a connecting point, this Bodhi leaf continues to radiate to a wider area, starting from Bianzhou and connecting more people.

Li Xingyun felt the strange connection spreading in his palm; an invisible network centered on his will was forming.

He closed his eyes slightly, as if he could see countless tiny points of light lighting up on the Central Plains, slowly but steadily spreading outwards.

The illusory figures in the Bodhi world are constantly merging with real-world figures, and the world within the Bodhi leaf is continuously improved and expanded through the real world.

Perhaps one day in the future, it will grow into an interior scene like the world of Under One Person.

As the master of the Bodhi World and the ruler of the inner landscape that evolved from it, Li Xingyun is the sovereign of this world.

"One flower, one world, one leaf, one Bodhi!"

"Three thousand Bodhi leaves, three thousand worlds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges!"

"Transform this world... into the Divine Kingdom of Destiny!"

(End of this chapter)