Bei Chen Zi slowly raised his head, his gaze heavy.
'The Empress has gone mad...'
Gazing in the direction of Jade Capital, he muttered to himself, his hand unconsciously tightening around the hilt of his sword. He didn't know whether he regretted not stopping the Empress when he'd gone to the city, or if her actions had simply far surpassed his expectations.
For a moment, he stood stunned in the great hall, watching the churning, blood-colored sea of clouds before him.
The Divine Weapon in his hand sang, vibrating with a hum of its own accord as if in harmony with the heavens.
At some unknown point, the white clouds floating in the sky had taken on a bloody hue.
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As time passed, the Earth Veins churned like great serpents, and a ceaseless humming tremor ran through the lands of the Great Zhou. The Earth Dragon Flipped Over: the ground cracked open, and strange wisps of energy began to rise from the fissures.
