Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1807: Chapter 3: The Grand Finale (Part 2) - The Co-Imperator

As the supreme military commander and the comprehensive leader of the Interstellar Warriors, Martins was at the forefront of the largest formation. The synchronized footsteps of the power armor sounded like rolling thunder, shaking the earth.

This is the cornerstone of the Empire’s territorial expansion and the eradication of all demons.

Afterwards, came the roaring steel behemoths!

The Titan Legion, personally designed and blessed by the Great Sages of the Mechanic Cult Alliance, followed with heavy, mountain-like steps, accompanied by countless heavy tanks and armored vehicles forming a torrent of steel. The roaring engines converged into a magnificent symphony. Mechanical Priests chanted hymns, infusing these war machines with sacred vitality.

Following that were the Glory Guard Corps, various Battle Nun Associations, and the elite forces from the New Empire’s Army, Navy, Legal Department, Tribunal, and countless other units. Each holding their banners; none on display without having made meritorious contributions in the war!

In planetary orbit, a fleet swept by, allowing those on the ground to see a total of twenty Glory Queen-class battleships and their massive naval formations.

And in the lower sky, all kinds of aircraft, forming formations that sheltered the sky from the sun, flew in waves with the ground forces.

This is not the entirety of the Glory Queen fleet; the New Empire now possesses thirty-three Glory Queens, but there is no need to display them all here.

Gu Hang proceeded along Eternal Avenue, with Leon and Robert half a step behind, standing respectfully at his sides. Countless gazes, filled with fervor, awe, hope, and unconditional loyalty, focused on him.

At the end of Eternal Avenue, a newly erected majestic platform, blending the Empire’s Gothic solemnity with the Alliance’s simple and efficient style, towered. On the platform, the massive Double-headed Eagle and Star Ring emblem, symbolizing the united authority of the Empire and the Alliance, shone in the sunlight.

Gu Hang ascended the steps, with Leon, Robert, and Martins standing to the sides of the platform.

All the high-ranking officials of the Empire and the Alliance, representatives of various legions, and the soldiers standing solemnly on both sides of the avenue focused their eyes here.

The Pope of the New Teaching, dressed in the most solemn and luxurious sacred robe, stepped forward slowly.

His voice, amplified by the sound array, echoed across Holy Terra and the skies of all Empire Worlds:

"After the baptism of the great dark catastrophe, guided by the glory of The Emperor, through humanity’s unyielding struggle, we embrace a new era!"

"The chaotic tide has been repelled! The Empire’s territories have been relit! The spark of humanity burns ever brighter!"

"Before us stands the wise Commander who led humanity through its darkest moments; the great existence that vanquished the Evil Gods and safeguarded reality; the supreme leader of the Empire’s reconstruction and the Alliance’s growth!"

"Your Majesty Gu Hang! The guardian of humanity! The embodiment of the Empire’s will! The beacon for the Alliance! Would you shoulder this supreme authority and responsibility, stand alongside the eternal Divine Emperor, govern the Empire, protect the Alliance, and guide humanity toward a more glorious future?"

Gu Hang’s voice was not loud, yet it imprinted clearly into every soul, like the whisper of universal laws, carrying an undeniable promise:

"I will."

As soon as the words fell, a pure, warm golden beam descended unexpectedly from the sky!

Its origin was from the direction of the Golden Throne!

The light column engulfed the entire platform precisely, sacred, vast, bearing the blessings and expectations of eternal emperors.

Under the gaze of billions, at the center of that sacred glow, the phantom of a crown gradually formed. It was woven from flowing Thunder Runes, interspersed golden light, and geometrical lights creating everything.

It was a symbol of imperial power, but also a crown made of Gu Hang’s own divine authority and the recognition of The Emperor.

"By the will of The Emperor and humanity," The Supreme Archbishop’s voice trembled with irrepressible excitement, "we are here to witness—"

"The coronation!"

The crown intertwined with thunder and light slowly descended, resting steadily on Gu Hang’s head.

At the moment of the crown’s settlement, the clouds in the sky seemed to be parted by an invisible hand, and the sunlight became purer than ever.

Holy Terra, the heart of humanity, seemed to rejuvenate at the birth of the co-ruler Emperor!

The Imperial Double-headed Eagle and the Alliance Star Ring emblems behind Gu Hang burst into dazzling radiance. In the square, all the Imperial Guards, Interstellar Warriors, mortal soldiers, even Leon, Robert, and all high-ranking officials on the platform, erupted in thunderous cheers:

"Long live humanity! Long live the co-ruler Emperor! Long live the eternal Divine Emperor!"

The sound waves echoed endlessly in Vision Square.

Gu Hang stood at the pinnacle of the platform, wearing the crown of thunder and light. He raised his hand and gently pressed down toward the boiling sea of people and the forest of steel below.

As if pressing a mute button, the thunderous cheers instantly hushed, leaving countless eyes focused more intently.

His voice sounded again, this time resonating directly in the hearts of every listener:

"Soldiers of the Empire! My people!"

"We have just endured a war concerning the survival of human civilization! We have paid unimaginable sacrifices, shed blood enough to form a galaxy, and buried countless loyal and fearless heroic souls!"

"But today, we stand here, in the heart of the Human Ancestral Star, on the glory we reclaimed with our own hands, and we can proudly declare—we have won!"

"The claws of the Chaos Gods have been severed and driven away! The lands once lost now bear the Empire’s flag! The unyielding expeditions and the Dark Side expedition will be etched in the most glorious Chapters of human history! Your achievements will be sung for generations!"

"War is not the end. Rebuilding our shattered homes, healing the wounds of war, allowing the displaced to return, comforting the wounded, raising smoke and hope anew from the ruins—this is the greatest tribute to the sacrificed, the strongest proof of victory!"

"Advanced technology, allocated resources, efficient organization will be invested in reconstruction on an unprecedented scale. Every world, no matter the trauma it suffered, will be included in the Empire’s protection and development plans! Everyone who fought for the Empire and their descendants will be properly settled and respected! The education system will be reshaped, the spark of knowledge will ignite in every corner, and the new generation of humanity will grow up in peace and hope, becoming wiser, stronger, more empowered to protect all we have hard-won!"

"Your wisdom and sweat will forge a new era of material prosperity and vitality! We want every corner of the Empire to shine with the light of prosperity and dignity!"

"The journey of humanity is the Star Sea! It’s the future! It’s infinite possibilities!"

"The shadows of chaos still lurk deep in Subspace, the threat of aliens is never far away. Our fleets will continue to patrol, our warriors will remain vigilant."

"Comrades! Fellow soldiers!"

"We walk from the glory of millennia, we stand unfallen through the great cataclysms! Today’s victory is not the end but a brand new starting point! A starting point for a great era that belongs to humanity, to you and me, to our descendants!"

"The road ahead may still have obstacles, the whispers of chaos will not cease, the dark universe breeds the unknown. But I firmly believe—as long as we unite as one, hold fast to the faith in The Emperor, loyalty to human civilization, embracing unyielding will and the wisdom of creation..."

"Even if the stars go silent and the universe ends, the glory of humanity will shine through eternity!"

"Long live humanity!"

(The End)