A storm was about to descend—a storm called "civil war."
After the Charm Empress gathered herself and turned Putuo Prefecture into hell, she did not make a grand spectacle of spreading her devastation elsewhere.
It was as though she had vanished, leaving no trace behind, while those Calamity Bewitchers continued their rampage, surrounded and besieged...
The many powers across the realm breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Charm Empress was not as terrifying as the rumors claimed. Perhaps being trapped for too long had changed her temperament.
With the pressure from external enemies gone, the Human Race began settling old scores within.
The contradictions between the noble families and the Sealed Lords erupted, spiraling out of control and evolving into a proposal to depose the Sealed Lords.
The Sealed Lords' foundation lay in the Earth Capital and the Eight Direct Prefectures, while the noble families were spread not only throughout the Earth Capital but across all Fifty Provinces. Once they gathered, they truly possessed the potential to overturn the Sealed Lords.
While Zhou You and his group were still on their way to the Earth Capital, they had already sensed the urgency of a mountain rain about to come.
Fortunately, after Phantom Mask had been destroyed by the Charm Empress, one of his alternate identities had survived: the Heart Demon Ring.
The Heart Demon Ring had been an alternate identity created by Phantom Mask. Later, it had merged with the power of Demon Weapon Village; its circumstances were special, making it the sole survivor.
He was in the Earth Capital, preparing for the coming "Grand Championship Finals," while also gathering intelligence through his underlings.
Imperial Palace of Heaven Worship!
Ever since the Sealed Lord's conspiracy had been exposed, it had become a complete black hole of information. People