From the very moment he entered the room, the government officials around the Emperor felt the very fabric of reality shifting in his presence. When, before, it was as solid and unyielding as the laws of reality would expect to be, in his presence, it was like the dancing image of light reflected from the surface of gently shifting water.
As if it were fragile.
And, before the might of a Martial Transcendent, it was indeed fragile. It took time for the human beings in the room to get accustomed to this truly chilling effect. It was very different from the kind of resistance training that they had undergone to withstand the weight of the presence of a Martial Sage.
But, they gritted their teeth and bore it anyway, especially since they were a little upset with the Emperor.
"You have forgotten that you are the Emperor of the Kandrian Empire, not the world."
