After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

"I believe you all recognize today's special guest without me having to say," President Yan happily introduced the person emerging from the imperial carriage.

As the man stepped out from the imperial carriage, a wave of exclamations rippled through the crowd.

"It's that man."

"The Emperor actually came."

"And there's Grand Preceptor Zhao, Grand Preceptor Zhao emerged from the imperial carriage alongside Emperor Xianyi."

This was the first time Chen Xing had seen Emperor Xianyi in person in reality.

In fact, he had seen Emperor Xianyi in some promotional materials or on television in previous years, but there was a certain difference between the media version and the real person.

The difference was mainly that Emperor Xianyi himself had a faint sense of aloofness, and his eyebrows exuded a hint of majesty.

Especially after the imperial carriage descended, turning into a whirlwind of maple leaves dancing in the sky, each leaf twirled by an invisible force.

As if being played by an invisible giant hand.

Initially, Chen Xing thought these maple leaves were the actual form of Beast Taming, but he later realized he was wrong.

These fiery maple leaves were not the true form; they seemed more like simple maple leaves.

If the maple leaves were not the true form of the dragon-shaped creature that seemed like a Giant Dragon from the Orient, perhaps it was a kind of Beast Taming that could turn invisible?

Chen Xing tried to check its panel but found he couldn't.

Either he hadn't seen its true form, or the true form he saw wasn't complete.

Emperor Xianyi said with a smile, "You are all the elite students of Great Xia, and I just happened to be passing by, so I came to have a look. You have great vitality, just like the nascent morning sun, full of exuberance."

Learning that the Emperor would pay attention to their exam, quite a few students appeared excited.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional.

At least, looking down from the podium, many faces showed an excited expression.

Later, as the students began to leave one after another.

Emperor Xianyi left with President Yan and Grand Preceptor Zhao.

"Your Majesty, you should not have addressed yourself as 'I' in public; you should have used 'We,'" President Yan said calmly.

Emperor Xianyi gave a disdainful smile, "Does it make a difference?"

"Those who respect me will not change their respect because of one word. Those who do not respect me will not take a second glance at 'We,' even if I wear the imperial robes and regalia. Times have changed," he said, his eyes deep and distant.

President Yan detected the undercurrent in his words, "Are you still concerned about that matter? Have you really not given up?"

"Grand Preceptor Yan, I need your help," said Emperor Xianyi earnestly.

Hearing the title that had not been used for a long time, President Yan was silent for a while. He turned to look at Grand Preceptor Zhao behind the Emperor, "Grand Preceptor Zhao, will you not advise His Majesty?"

Grand Preceptor Zhao, following calmly behind Emperor Xianyi, lifted his eyelids slightly when he heard President Yan deflect, "I have advised, to no avail."

President Yan stared at Zhao Guang, "Do you also think the Emperor's ideas are correct?"

"Before His Majesty came to you, I had advised him against it, telling him not to look for you. You're fifty years older than me; I told His Majesty that you're a rigid old fossil. I have advised His Majesty, to no avail," Grand Preceptor Zhao said languidly.

President Yan's face darkened; so that's what Zhao Guang meant by 'advised to no avail!'

Hearing Zhao Guang's words, Emperor Xianyi's lips curled into a smile as he chuckled softly.

President Yan said, "Your Majesty, you are the third Emperor of Great Xia, under whose rule Great Xia has grown stronger, unprecedented in history. Now Great Xia's territory even extends to the Exotic Region. In this epoch of great change, unseen in a thousand years, you actually want to weaken imperial power? If this gets out, what would the late Emperor think if he were still alive?

What would the scholars under heaven think?"

Yan Qubing could not understand Emperor Xianyi's thoughts, at times he even suspected whether Emperor Xianyi's body had been taken over by some demon or bewitched by the Exotic Region's sorcery.

What kind of Emperor willingly weakens his own imperial power?

Emperor Xianyi, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze profound, "Initially, I thought the same. But ever since the gate to the Exotic Region opened, times have changed, Grand Preceptor Yan."

"If we were still in the Era of No Gods, I would not consider this, but now it's different. I delved into both domestic and foreign ancient histories and discovered that during the medieval times of the West, there was the doctrine of the divine right of kings. Yet here, we have the deity's grant to kings. Why?"

Yan Qubing responded, "Your Majesty, the 'deities' mentioned in our ancient history are more of an abstract concept. Therefore, your mention of 'deity's grant to kings' doesn't fully align with our history. On the contrary, our historical governance was maintained more through moral governance, ceremonial laws, and human authorities, stressing that the monarch's will is the will of heaven."

"As for the West, that's because they have stronger beliefs, seeing the monarch's power as a divine gift," he continued, a complex emotion creeping into his eyes.

"So, that is why you have made this decision, Your Majesty?"

"That's correct," Emperor Xianyi sighed deeply. As someone of the royal lineage, actively weakening the royal power and even reducing imperial authority was akin to the agony of scraping bones.

Yet some things had to be done.

Indeed, at the moment, Great Xia has no deity above imperial power, but only for now. Who can ensure it will stay this way in the future?

And he was certain of this: there definitely would be deities in the future, and they would not be few!

Why had the Exotic Region developed for so many years yet had never formed a unified nation, even lacking the concept of a state?

And why did it evolve into numerous Giant Cities and human settlements scattered in the wilderness?