The Emperor ruled millions of people.
His commands could move armies, remove officials from their positions, and determine whether entire families continued living within the Thousand Rivers Empire. Wherever he traveled, officials lowered their heads, soldiers guarded every road, and ordinary citizens moved away from the path of his carriage.
However, none of that authority could protect him inside the blue dome.
His imperial guards remained motionless, unable to approach him. The Apothecaries surrounding him could no longer continue their treatments, while the Sovereign Thread representing his authority had become the same connection through which the Leyline Rot was consuming him.
"I am someone capable of stopping what is happening to your empire," Yang Lujia said.
The Emperor looked up at him.
