The imposing figure was Emperor Xia, the ruler of Great Xia, who now reigned over the countless Immortal Sects and Alien Races of the Celestial Central Province and awed the Hundred Kingdoms, both large and small, that surrounded her domain.
'What a joke. My empire is so vast, yet it refuses to obey me.'
'In my own Court, I must endure his threats. And among all my countless ministers, not a single one dares to step forward and denounce that scoundrel Jiang...'
'These worthless cowards have utterly shamed me.'
'The Grand Tutor was my mentor, and I owe him for his guidance. Yet now, I can't even protect the Xie Family. I can only watch as they are all condemned...'
Emperor Xia gazed out at the magnificent, boundless landscape. A surge of ambition welled within her, but it was choked by a suffocating frustration she could not release.
Her jade-white fists were clenched so tightly that veins pulsed beneath her fair skin.
