Imperial Saint Sovereign

Emperor Hegemony, Emperor Might, Saint Sage, Supreme Realm cultivators too! A youth who was determined to become a peerless powerhouse had his dantian destroyed due to an accident. Was that a disappointment, or a desire to become stronger? The youth, Ling Xiao, had unintentionally obtained a cauldron, a sword, and watched as Ling Xiao completed the legends that no one had broken since ancient times. He had done everything he could to surpass the heavens and reach the supreme peak! Holy Emperor's fans 423840230! Close]

On the path of cultivation, the spirit was revered, the mysteries of yin and yang were stolen, and the fortune of heaven and earth was seized! Defying ten thousand principles, defying the will of the heavens, finally becoming a saint! Don't ask about the path of life or death when you're on the verge of death. To live one's life as a sovereign, to tread across thousands of rivers and thousands of mountains, to visit the nine heavens of the Azure Dragons! Even as a man, he would rule the world! [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Close]

When Bai Yuntian was reborn, he discovered that he was being buried. However, the person was different; he was the reincarnated Dao Child of a supreme realm. With his supreme martial will, he wanted to see how he would make up for his deficiencies in his previous life.

At the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was not alone in doing so. In this field-changing study, A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in this period began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling yet widespread phenomenon, he shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat)—rather than the draw of religious law (sharia) or holy war (jihad)—inspired a new style of sovereignty in Islam. A work of history richly informed by the anthropology of religion and art, The Millennial Sovereign traces how royal dynastic cults and shrine-centered Sufism came together in the imperial cultures of Timurid Central Asia, Safavid Iran, and Mughal India. By juxtaposing imperial chronicles, paintings, and architecture with theories of sainthood, apocalyptic treatises, and manuals on astrology and magic, Moin uncovers a pattern of Islamic politics shaped by Sufi and millennial motifs. He shows how alchemical symbols and astrological rituals enveloped the body of the monarch, casting him as both spiritual guide and material lord. Ultimately, Moin offers a striking new perspective on the history of Islam and the religious and political developments linking South Asia and Iran in early-modern times.

A complex study of the dual role of the emperor in Byzantium.