Chen Cheng, whose consciousness was still a thousand years in the past, suddenly felt it weakening rapidly.
He thought Lyka's weakness was affecting him too. It never occurred to him that he had unconsciously controlled his own body and consumed too much Divine Power, leaving it drained.
Now that he had calmed down, he abandoned the idea of intervening. He knew he was only a voice in Lyka's heart and could not truly interfere with the history of this era.
After lying on the ground for who knew how long, Lyka finally caught his breath and looked at the purplish-black crystal that had fallen nearby.
He picked it up, slowly propped up his weakened body, and shuffled back to sit on the throne.
He raised it toward the dim candlelight in the hall and studied it. This was the first time he had truly seen what it looked like.
Yet no one would have imagined that this unremarkable crystal was the legendary Codex said to bring apocalyptic destruction to the world.
Peering into the purplish-black crystal, he saw a tiny key-shaped pattern inside, almost invisible to the naked eye.
Lyka did not study the little pendant further. Once he was sure there was nothing unusual about its appearance, he picked up the Emperor's Imperial Seal.
It was a specially crafted seal. Its main material was no ordinary jade, but an extremely rare secret metal.
To display its splendor, the seal was inlaid with many precious gems of historical significance.
Among them was a dark purple crystal that closely resembled the one in his hand. His mother had left it to him before she died.
Lyka looked at the gem, pried it from the seal, and held it in his palm for a long time. Only then did he reluctantly squeeze