The projection of the Queen of Night dissipated, but Yanye was still staring at the spot, as if she had never left, and even failed to notice the tall, graceful figure that appeared in the room.
After waiting for a long time, the man finally sighed and said, “Why do you torment yourself like this?”
Yanye seemed to awaken from a dream, shook her head, and said, “Nothing.”
The man gradually revealed his face, it was the King of Azure. He pointed at the black jade box and said, “Aren’t you going to take a look?”
“It’s just a drop of her source blood. What’s there to see?”
The King of Azure laughed bitterly, “That is a drop of the Queen’s source blood. If it were to get out, I fear even the war in the Black Sun Valley would halt, and they would vie for it instead. Even I would be willing to take another look at it.”
Yanye turned the black jade box and said, “Then you can take a look.”
The King of Azure sighed and said, “I’ve already seen it, and with my power, I neutralized part of the Queen’s energy, making it easier for you to absorb.”
Seeing that Yanye still did not move, the King of Azure added, “Discarding your physical body will indeed mean losing some memories and emotions, but now, having been ensnared by the humans’ scheme, if you don’t do this, all your past memories will vanish. If you had a way, why would you wait until now to fight?”
Yanye looked at the King of Azure and said, “Do you know that sometimes you are very annoying when you speak?”
For an ancient king, such words were a great disrespect, but the King of Azure did not care and said, “If I don’t say these things, no one else will. So even if you hate me because of it, I still have to say them.”
“I understand.” Yanye’s response was cold.
“Those past years…”
“The events of the previous life are too distant. I can hardly remember them.”
“Very well. But it’s almost time. Hundreds of thousands of troops outside, and the strong ones from the other three races, are all watching here.”
Finally, Yanye’s gaze fell on the contents of the black jade box.
In the center of the box lay a crystal-clear drop of source blood, as large as a human head, extremely concentrated. If the source blood of a Blood Noble could form a blood amber, and a Duke’s source blood could form a blood gem, then this drop of source blood could be called a diamond.
It was so beautiful, and so enormous.
In fact, while inside the Queen of Night, it was just a drop of ordinary source blood, but after leaving her body, without the constraints and suppression, its terrifying power could not be contained in its original volume, hence it became so huge.
The King of Azure walked to the window, his back to her, gazing into the distance. Although it was just a projection, it was no different from his true self. He neither disappeared nor left, clearly taking on the role of a watcher, to ensure that Yanye absorbed this drop of source blood before he would leave.
At this moment, Yanye’s face gradually turned pale, her breath suddenly becoming unstable, and a faint, intense light started to emanate from her body. She could no longer suppress the Emperor’s power within her injuries. The devastating power of Qingyang, carrying the pure essence of dawn, began to destroy everything inside her.
The King of Azure’s fingers twitched, but he held back.
Finally, Yanye reached out, took the Queen of Night’s source blood, and inhaled it. The source blood suddenly softened, quickly shrank, and returned to a drop of rich, dark-colored blood, flying into Yanye’s mouth.
A layer of darkness suddenly spread across Yanye’s face, quickly covering her entire body. She groaned, her body arched, and she knelt on one knee.
Inside the room, a sea of flowers suddenly bloomed, countless dark gold flowers moving without wind. The flower sea spread, covering the entire small building, and then continued to extend, covering the entire courtyard, then the main camp, and extending further outward, stopping only after a long distance.
This was a vast domain that could cover a camp capable of holding hundreds of thousands of troops. Compared to this, the Witch’s domain was like a firefly compared to the sun and moon.
Many dark warriors grew restless, as the rapidly expanding domain brought them a strong sense of danger, as if they might be controlled or even devoured by it at any moment.
This was not a delusion but a reality. Back when she fought against the Stabilizing King, Yanye had shown the terrifying side of her domain. At that time, all the dark races in the camp were controlled by the domain, their powers concentrated in her, leading to a glorious victory against the Stabilizing King.
Although they knew that Yanye should not do anything out of line, the dark warriors, not knowing what was happening in the small building, still felt uneasy.
The endless sea of flowers extended to a distant place, fading away gradually. Each swaying flower, once fragrant and beautiful, now made people’s hearts tremble with fear.
Suddenly, the layers of dark gold petals peeled off, leaving only a few outer layers, and multiple long stamens emerged from the center. As soon as those dark stamens appeared, someone shouted, “Flowers of the Other Shore!”
It was not just one flower of the other shore, but a sea of them. Each Mandala flower was dark, not the deep red known to the world, as if a living person from the other side of the River Styx finally saw the true other shore.
As the sea of flowers of the other shore receded, Yanye slowly stood up in the command building. Deep in her eyes, a subtle trace of darkness appeared. She extended her hand, and a few strands of black smoke, invisible to others, coiled around her slender fingertips.
“The world, it turns out, is inherently dark…” she whispered to herself.
The room was empty, and the King of Azure had long gone.
Yanye stepped out of the command building. Outside the gate, countless dark race warriors crowded together, all waiting for her appearance.
However, no one dared to step through the gate, and their expressions were extremely reverent. After witnessing the recent sea of flowers of the other shore, no one doubted her strength.
Standing before the many strong warriors, Yanye naturally exuded a majestic aura, saying, “Prepare the troops, advance!”
Moments later, a long horn sounded, and the dark race camp erupted with a roar of joy. Countless armies surged out like a tide, rushing toward the imperial forts. The sky was filled with floating ships and a multitude of strong warriors.
The battle began again, and this time, there was no luck.
By nightfall, all the outer imperial forts were breached, leaving only the second-layer central fort guarded by Zhao Jundu and the central fort where Song Zining was located.
The second-layer central fort was at the forefront, fortunately still connected to the rear central fort by cannon fire, barely maintaining a communication channel. The dark army could not encircle them, but only surrounded them on three sides.
Zhao Jundu stood on the city wall, looking down at the dark army without fear.
At this moment, a general beside him lowered his voice and said, “Sir, there are only a few thousand men in the fort, most of whom are injured. Also, Sir Zining has given the order to retreat. Sir, we can’t hold this place. It’s better to retreat.”
Zhao Jundu calmly replied, “This battle is inevitable. We will deal with it after the fight. If you’re afraid of death, then retreat to the back.”
The general’s face turned red, and he shouted, “I’ve served the Zhao family for twenty years, risking my life! If Sir thinks I’m afraid of death, then let me stay behind, and Sir can lead the troops to retreat first!”
Zhao Jundu’s tone softened, saying, “It’s good that you’re not afraid of death. But now, retreating is not an option. Look.”
Zhao Jundu pointed, and the dark army parted like a receding tide, and Yanye slowly walked out from the center.
With each step she took, the sea of flowers of the other shore extended further. By the time she reached the front, the entire fort, and even the dark army, were under the domain’s coverage.
Even Zhao Jundu, who was strong, slightly changed color.
Yanye walked in the air, getting higher and higher, until she was above everyone, and said to Zhao Jundu, “Our unfinished battle a few days ago, let’s continue it here.”
Zhao Jundu took off the Dark Sky, placed it beside him, and said, “Good!”
Yanye’s lips curled, whether in a smile or a sneer, and said, “Rest assured, in this battle, I will not use my full strength.”
Zhao Jundu, who was not fond of talking much, did not respond, and a black flame suddenly erupted around him, rising a hundred meters high! The fierce black flame voraciously devoured the sea of flowers of the other shore.
However, the flowers of the other shore, though seemingly weak, withered slowly in the black flame. The black flame managed to expand several dozen meters but could not sustain itself.
Zhao Jundu’s figure disappeared within the black flame.
At that moment, a pair of dark gold pupils slowly opened behind Yanye, focusing on a spot within the black flame. Under the gaze of these eyes, Zhao Jundu’s figure reappeared and could no longer merge with the black flame.
In Yanye’s hand, Storm appeared, and the four gun barrels successively spewed flames. A stream of bullets converged and bombarded toward Zhao Jundu.
Facing this barrage that had once resisted the Stabilizing King’s divine lightning, Zhao Jundu remained unafraid. He held his sword horizontally, and in his left hand, he held a shield. Both the sword and the shield burned with black fire, clashing with the fire stream of Storm.
From the beginning, the battle entered a critical moment. Yanye launched a fierce assault on Zhao Jundu, not caring about technique, but relying solely on overwhelming power.
Under the pressure of Storm, even Zhao Jundu had to defend fully. His black flame was constantly dispersed by Storm and replenished from the surroundings, maintaining his defense.
Even against one of the top ten famous guns in the world, the notoriously fierce Storm, Zhao Jundu’s black flame showed remarkable resilience, consuming slowly.
However, many spirit birds suddenly flew out from the sea of flowers of the other shore around Yanye, landing on the surrounding dark warriors. Tiny points of dark primal energy rained onto Yanye like stars, keeping her breath steady and composed, allowing her to keep firing at Zhao Jundu with Storm.
All the imperial soldiers changed color.
Everyone could see that no matter how powerful Zhao Jundu was, he would not be a match for Yanye, who could draw on the collective power of the dark warriors. As long as the dark warriors were within Yanye’s domain, they continuously provided her with primal energy. No wonder the Eternal Night Council decided to grant the name of the gun across the border. With such a domain, she was the most suitable master for Storm.
Zhao Jundu’s pillar of black flame gradually diminished, turning into a ball of fire, which then continuously shrank until it could only cover his surface.
Storm continued to roar.
Every imperial soldier’s heart was in their throat, knowing that the outcome was near. But what could they do? A battle of this level was beyond their reach, even the divine generals and dukes were powerless.
Finally, a loud boom resounded, and Zhao Jundu’s protective black flame shattered, turning into a rain of fire, splattering in all directions. Wherever the fireballs landed, they ignited patches of black fire, burning whatever they touched.
Was the outcome decided? Everyone looked at Zhao Jundu, but saw that after the black flame dissipated, a faint blue flame slowly appeared.
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