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The Great Jin Palace, today’s Imperial Palace, no longer had the strict prohibitions of before. Although the Imperial Army still patrolled strictly, the significant arrays that symbolized the palace had, for some reason, been completely shut down at an unknown time.

And the once ten great magicians of the court either fled or returned to their families, silently agreeing that no one would approach this gloomy Imperial Palace.

Inside the once iconic Imperial Study, where the Emperor and his ministers had deliberated countless times, no official of the Nine Ministers’ rank had visited for a year.

Now, even the internal court officials in charge of ceremonies were nowhere to be found.

The one constant was Eunuch Wang, who forever stood outside the Imperial Study.

Only he knew that the Emperor today... was in fact not ill at all. On the contrary, he was alarmingly vigorous and full of life!

Inside the study, the scene was quite heated, with the Emperor’s muscular body unrestrained over the extraordinarily yin and soft body of the Empress. The powerful vigor emitted by his utmost yang energy was absorbed by her utmost yin softness, achieving a perfect balance between them.

One had finally found a place for release, and the other... had finally found an existence that could satisfy it!

Eunuch Wang stood outside, his face inexplicable.

He knew the Emperor had endured for many years.

After all, those from the bloodline families had one flaw—their physical strength was too formidable.

Yet, to propagate pure-blooded descendants, they could only marry ordinary women.

However, with the strength of a bloodline descendant, who could withstand it when truly excited?

Not to mention the force of their thrusts, an ordinary woman’s pelvis simply couldn’t bear it.

Thus, bloodline descendants must learn to suppress their desires and approach with utmost care and restraint...

But this was contrary to human nature. This also led to the fact that, although the bloodline descendants did not intermarry, many secret relations did exist—after all, everyone has needs, don’t they?

But the Emperor was different. With his level of power, if he were to indulge unrestrainedly, the only one in the world who could withstand his strength was the Princess Royale. Yet the Princess Royale, both ethically and politically, could never see eye to eye with him.

The old eunuch was well aware of how long his master had repressed himself, like a volcano that had been dormant for a century, now finally meeting one who was naturally irresistible.

That ghostly thing possessed the appearance of the Empress, yet a body that the Empress did not have—what could be more perfect than this?

Of course, no one expected him to become so severely obsessed!

In the room, the two individuals almost spent over ten hours a day in such a state... and this had been going on for nearly a year!

If this continues... is it really alright?

In the room, the Emperor, who had been physically active for two hours, finally had a moment of clarity in his eyes, and looked at the enchanting body that had so deeply captivated him, trying hard to shift his gaze away.

"Did Your Majesty tire today?" the voice of the Empress carried a mysterious yin and tempting allure unlike the charm of Ali that bewitched all living beings. This ultimate yin softness would make an ordinary person shudder at a glance, but it was exactly what a supremely yang warrior couldn’t resist.

Almost instinctively, the Emperor was about to be filled with desire once again, but he forcibly held back.

"Have the Nine Ministers’ families come to an agreement?"

"Oh, asking about this?" The Empress, smiling coquettishly and leaning on the Emperor’s chest, caressed his perfect body: "Of course they’ve agreed. Otherwise, why would they drag it out and forfeit the opportunity? Lord Chen didn’t make any concessions, saying if only four Super First Rank magicians are allowed, then only four.

No one can force Lord Chen, so the families had to deal with it internally. "

"Lord Chen..." The Emperor looked out of the study, his eyes complex. He had thought that the young man might make big moves upon going to Jiangnan, but he never expected them to be this big, such that even Lumings fell into his hands. Who would have believed this three years ago?

"The things from the Dragon Palace, won’t they pose a threat to us?"

"That’ll depend on who acts quicker," the Empress said with infatuation in her laugh. "The old ones all want to awaken first, as their initial awakening plan was disrupted by that freak, King of Qin, delayed by a full thousand years."

"A thousand years?" The Emperor said amusedly, "Isn’t King of Qin only about two hundred years old?"

"But the King of Qin’s plans began a thousand years ago."

"King of Qin’s plans?"

"Ah... that, you’ll know later. The real enemy is more unimaginable than you think." The Empress pressed close: "Okay, let’s not waste time. Do it again—I haven’t met someone like you in a long time," she said and mounted the Emperor directly.

"Your body is almost the limit of this world and the most likely to reach our level. I’ve been lacking a male companion, you must... not let me down..."

"You all?" A glint flickered in the Emperor’s eyes: "Who are you all exactly?"

"Us...," the Empress said with a dazed smile, "We... are the origin of this world!!"

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"It’s started..."

Atop Lyuzhou City, an elderly man in white stood at the highest level of the Observing Stars Tower, gazing down at everything. His eyes glittered with the brilliance of the stars, as though he could see through all of the world’s mysteries!

Behind the old man, a man who looked exactly like Chen Qing stood silently.

"Yes... it has indeed started," the man who resembled Chen Qing said with a wry smile.

"The vapor from the West Sea towers high. Once the Dragon Palace opens, three-quarters of the world’s vapor will converge in its four seas.

The land will be thrown into drought, and fresh water will become a scarce resource controlled by the Dragon Palace.

People in the future will have to work hard even for a sip of water. "

He then looked towards the Capital City: "That’s even more terrifying.

With the Path of Yin and Yang reopened, evil ghosts will flood into the human realm.

Endless slaughter will commence, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The Ghost King will dominate, the yin territory will span a thousand miles, and no living person will remain.

To survive, one would have to turn into an evil ghost."

"Humans... life really is difficult in this world, don’t you think, Your Highness, King of Qin?"

"Difficult?" The King of Qin looked at the world, his gaze exceptionally cold: "So what if it’s difficult? They chose this path themselves and must bear the consequences. If humans were worth saving, they would have been saved long ago."

"Chen Qing’s path seems quite promising."

"Humans... are the hardest to satisfy. Now with ample food and clothing, everyone believes in him, but this won’t last forever... He will soon understand the truth about human nature... that it is fundamentally evil. Don’t you agree, Mister Tianji?"

The old man remained silent. Back then... one step away, just one step, and the world would have been free of this endless cycle of slaughter and rebirth. But at the last moment, it was those who believed in the King of Qin who personally halted that step.

As a result, the world remained unchanged, the ancient horrors still descended, slaughter rose again, and the world fell back into endless strife.

This cycle... cannot be broken as long as human desire persists. The world can never be saved!

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"It’s about to start, elders!"

In the middle of the night, a thick mist swept in, and everybody could feel it—it seemed as if the sea level was visibly rising.

"Lord Chen, this sea level..." The Duke of Wei was stunned. Looking with his own eyes, he saw the sea level slowly rising, a sense of unease growing within him: "It should only be rising here, right?"

Chen Qing looked deeply at the other party: "Not just here..."

The crowd: "...."

"The Flood Dragons have the ability to absorb the mist of the heavens and the earth.

A single Flood Dragon, if it goes all out, can gather the mist of an entire river by itself.

With the Myriad Flood Dragons Array at work, the effect is doubled.

A myriad of Flood Dragons can cause the sea level to rise a few meters, which is quite normal. "

"Then..." The Duke of Wei became anxious immediately, much of his grain was stored in the location of Beihai City!

Both the Princess Royale and the one from the West Sea frowned slightly. Their soldiers weren’t much afraid of water, but the common people couldn’t withstand such waves. The foundations of both their territories were coastal cities. Should they be submerged...

"No need to worry... The vapor will be poured into the array before it has a chance to spread, and the sea level will soon fall."

"You could have said that earlier!" the Duke of Wei glared.

"However..." Chen Qing looked towards the thrashing Myriad Flood Dragons Array: "This time, at least half of the world’s vapor will be absorbed here, especially in the Central Plains, which were originally rich in water vapor. They will suffer the most!"

The crowd frowned at once.

"If we fail this time, those horrifying beings that revive will be able to doom the human race just by continuously absorbing the vapor," Chen Qing said earnestly to everyone.

"The Dragon Transformation Art contains a method to control the Flood Dragons.

My lords, since you all hold power in your own right, you have the duty to protect your people. Please give it your all."

"Rest assured, Lord Chen..." Chen Baifeng said seriously: "Not to mention the well-being of the common folk, but at least maintaining the basic safety of our subordinates is a matter of nobility’s dignity. Please begin, Lord Chen!"

"Very well!"

Chen Qing arrived at the place he had already scouted out and took out a water-blue gem.

Everyone looked over and could feel the sizable Art Energy contained within.

The moment the gem touched the spot, it shattered instantly, creating an immense whirlpool.

A vast energy of wind formed a vacuum within the sea itself, and under the influence of the great wind energy, the already rising tides boiled fiercely, with the Myriad Flood Dragons going wild, and the stormy sea raging.

"Go!!"