Was Our Holy Empress Ji Ya About to Become a Continent-Supporting Demon?

In the end, the Ming Clan Head did not choose to take away the Grand Elder of the Ning Clan, who did not like shrimp.

Instead, they returned directly to the Ming Clan...

Relying on high-interest loans borrowed from the Hua Clan, the Ming Clan Head could only grit his teeth and persevere. While doing so, the Ming Clan Head immediately ordered all the smaller forces under the Ming Clan to transport all their resources to the Ming Clan at all costs.

The problem is that the Ming Clan itself wasn't very wealthy to begin with, so how much better off could the smaller factions under the Ming Clan be?

Although all the smaller factions under the Ming Clan were sending resources to the Ming Clan, the Ming Clan was still unable to make ends meet due to the drain on resources by the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet.

"Clan leader... you can't keep pushing yourself like this. If this continues, our entire Ming Clan will be destroyed..." The elders of the Ming Clan also tried to persuade their Ming Clan Head, whose eyes had turned red.

"Damn it... Do you old fogies think I don't understand this principle? Tell me, if we don't continue to invest resources, what are we going to do? Give up? Once we give up, all of our Ming Clan's Puppetry Art will disappear... All the puppets we've sold will become ineffective... Tell me, how will our Ming Clan survive at that time?"

It must be said that what the Ming Clan Head said this time was absolutely correct.

Persistence is a death sentence, but giving up means immediate death. So, will you choose to persist and live a little longer to see if a miracle happens, or will you give up and die on the spot?

The entire main hall of the Ming Clan was utterly silent... because everyone knew that the clan leader was right...

The clan leader wasn't acting like a gambler; he simply had no way out!

In the ensuing silence, Ming Chenghai spoke up, "Father... let's go seek help from Her Majesty the Queen..."

As soon as Ming Chenghai spoke, the eyes of all the Ming Clan lit up.

Because Ming Chenghai's words made perfect sense, it seemed that there was really no other way but to ask the Queen for help.

Although the Empress's marriage didn't turn out too pleasantly, the Ming Clan is still the Empress's maternal family, after all.

In such a life-or-death situation, Her Majesty cannot simply ignore it.

It should be noted that when Her Majesty the Empress entered the Vast Heaven Holy Land, she brought with her a massive dowry. Although this dowry has been put into storage, in a sense, it still belongs to Her Majesty the Empress.

As long as Her Majesty the Empress wishes to use it, no one in the Vast Heaven Holy Land has any reason to interfere.

Therefore, if we could get the Empress to provide her dowry, it would at least help the Ming Clan survive for another year or two.

In the year or two that follows, the Ming Clan might find a solution.

As long as the problem of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet can be solved, the Ming Clan will retain the Puppetry Art and naturally have hope of turning the tide. As long as the Ming Clan's puppetry power remains, those dowries and usurious loans will eventually be repaid, right?

Without much hesitation, the Ming Clan Head set off for the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

Upon arriving at the Vast Heaven Holy Land, the Ming Clan Head naturally did not tell the disciples of the Vast Heaven Holy Land the truth, but only said that he had come to visit the Empress.

After all, the identity of the Ming Clan Head is undeniable... and he is also a member of the maternal family of the Holy Empress of the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

The Vast Heaven Holy Land warmly welcomed the arrival of the Ming Clan Head. Gu Mingchao personally attended to entertain the Ming Clan Head of the Ming Clan Head, which was already a great honor for him.

Throughout the entire banquet, the Ming Clan Head showed no signs of trouble. Only after the banquet ended did he lead the Ming Clan Head to a secluded place.

Faced with Her Majesty the Empress, the Ming Clan Head could no longer hold back and knelt down before her with a thud.

"Ming Clan Head, what are you doing?" Ji Ya, still in a daze, waved her hand and lifted Ming Clan Head up from the ground.

"Your Majesty... the Ming Clan is truly at its wit's end! Please, Your Majesty, save our entire Ming Clan!"

At this point, the Ming Clan Head no longer concealed anything and told Ji Ya the whole story of what had happened to the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet...

Hearing what the Ming Clan Head said, Ji Ya's brows furrowed deeply...

Ji Ya was naturally aware of the situation of the Ming Clan, and she also knew what the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet represented to the Ming Clan.

Ji Ya knew that the Ming Clan Head never joke about the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet, and judging from Ming Clan Head current state, he was truly at his wit's end.

Is there anyone else who knows about this?

"Your Majesty, even I, in my utter confusion, know that this matter must absolutely not be made public, otherwise the entire Spirit Beast Continent will be thrown into chaos..."

"Very good... I'll allocate resources to you immediately, but this matter must not be known to the outside world. You must find a way to resolve this as soon as possible!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Please rest assured, as long as our Ming Clan stabilizes, we will definitely repay all these resources..."

"Damn it! Is this the time to pay back? You need to find a way to solve the problem of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet right now..."

Ji Ya knew very well that the matter of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet involved not just the Ming Clan, but... the entire Spirit Beast Continent.

If news of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet leaks out, everyone can foresee the fate of the Ming Clan. At that point, wouldn't the other clans be thrown into chaos...?

Leaving aside the impact of the puppets that the Ming Clan sold in the past, let's just talk about replacing them.

The Four Great Clans are like the Sea Stabilizer of the Spirit Beast Continent. If any one of the Four Great Clans falls, the other clans will surely rush to rise to the top in order to compete for the position of the new Four Great Clans.

In such a situation, various struggles are inevitable. It is unknown who will be able to replace the Ming Clan, but for the Spirit Beast Continent, it will definitely be a disaster!

Therefore, Ji Ya dared not delay at all... and directly arranged for Feng Fei to mobilize a large amount of resources and hand them over to the Ming Clan Head.

Regarding the mobilization of resources, Feng Fei didn't ask a single question. He simply stated that the Empress Dowager only needed to name the number of resources she required.

That very day, Feng Fei directly helped Holy Empress Ji Ya gather countless resources and handed them over to the Ming Clan Head.

The Ming Clan Head returned to the Ming Clan immediately, carrying the resources given to him by Empress Ji Ya...

With the resources provided by Empress Ji Ya, the Ming Clan has temporarily stabilized its situation.

While the situation was stabilized, the Ming Clan Head also gathered all the elders of the Ming Clan to investigate what exactly was wrong with the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet.

However, after various studies, the Ming Clan was even more bewildered... because the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet appeared to have no problems from any angle, yet it kept weakening and constantly consuming resources...

This result left the entire Ming Clan completely dumbfounded.

Just as the Ming Clan Head was wondering what exactly the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet was, the Wu Man were already laughing so hard they were doubled over!

They've gone berserk!

This has driven my Wu Man mad!

Through the Skull of the Evil God, the Wu Man has learned that the entire plan has begun...

Wu Man naturally learned that the Ming Clan Head had come to the Vast Heaven Holy Land to visit relatives.

What kind of bullshit is this visit to relatives... This damn Ming Clan Head can't hold on any longer... so he's come to Ji Ya for help!

Furthermore, after Wu Man learned that when the Ming Clan Head of the Ming Clan Head left, Empress Ji Ya allocated a large amount of resources to him, Wu Man knew that everything was going smoothly.

After the Ming Clan Head couldn't hold out any longer, he started asking Ji Ya for resources... But the Ming Clan Head had no idea that everything he did was already part of the plans of the various Evil Lords of the Evil Shadow Continent.

He has fallen into an abyss of no return. No matter how much he struggles, he can only send more resources to the Evil Shadow Continent!

Wu Man immediately informed the people of the Evil Shadow Continent about the situation with the Ming Clan...

Regarding Wu Man's performance in this round, even the eight Evil Lords said that Wu Man was flawless. Wu Man had surpassed Xie Yue in this round, and he was definitely the most outstanding among our Holy Son of Evil Spirits!

This Wu Man is absolutely rampaging through the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

In the Spirit Beast Continent, although the Ming Clan Head received a large amount of resources from Empress Ji Ya, they still couldn't solve the problem of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet. However, during the research process, the Ming Clan Head also discovered a new problem...

That is, the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet is related to the Ming Clan and all puppets that possess the power of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet.

In other words, the rate at which the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet is consumed is actually related to the number of puppets used outside.

The more power the external puppets use, and the greater the power they wield, the more intense the consumption of energy by the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet...

Therefore, the Ming Clan Head immediately ordered that the disciples of the Ming Clan should use the power of puppets as little as possible under normal circumstances...

After the Ming Clan Head issued this order, the situation improved slightly; the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet's consumption rate was not as rapid as before.

But only slightly!

Just as the Ming Clan Head was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, the Heavenly Secrets Evil Lord in the Evil Shadow Continent also discovered what the Ming Clan Head had done.

The Heavenly Secrets Evil Lord was laughing his head off at the idea that the Ming Clan Head would reduce the consumption of other puppets in order to reduce the consumption of the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet!

How naive!

Ming Clan Head is so damn naive...

Do you think you have complete control?

No! You're wrong! This round, the initiative is completely on our side, the Heavenly Secrets Evil Spirits!

You think that if you stop using so many puppets, the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet will be fine...?

It's not getting any better!

If you're saving resources over there, then we'll start flowing over here...

As expected, with the intervention of the Heavenly Secrets Evil Lord, the Taiyin Progenitor Puppet, which had just reduced its consumption, not only failed to reduce its consumption but began to consume resources at an even faster rate than before.

In just a few days... all the resources obtained from Ji Ya have been consumed rapidly, and they are about to run out again!

The Ming Clan Head had no choice but to set off for the Vast Heaven Holy Land once again... However, in less than a month, even the people of the Vast Heaven Holy Land noticed something was amiss with the Ming Clan Head, who had come to visit twice.

After all, if you're talking about visiting relatives, shouldn't all four clan leaders come together? Okay, even if the Ming Clan Head is closer to Ji Ya and comes alone, it's not entirely unreasonable. But coming twice in one month... isn't that a bit much?

Let alone others, even Chu Xinghe, who was still in seclusion, looked puzzled when he heard about this!

However, Chu Xinghe didn't care at all why the Ming Clan Head came to visit relatives. What Chu Xinghe cared about was that during the Ming Clan Head's last visit, Ming Clan Head Empress Ji Ya had him take away a large amount of resources.

And now that the Ming Clan Head has arrived... is he here again to ask for resources?

Upon hearing this news, Chu Xinghe's eyes welled up with tears of excitement!

Heaven has finally gone blind... Our Holy Empress Ji Ya is about to transform into the Demon of Fuzhou! Is she going to start using the resources of our Vast Heaven Holy Land to blatantly support the Ming Clan?

God bless my Chu Xinghe!

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