Recklessly Courting Death

Disaster Cannon! A superweapon held by the Eighteen Empires, it was the true weapon of World Destruction.

One shot could destroy an entire city! Everyone understood what the Cloud Emperor's proposal meant.

It meant disregarding the lives of the civilians in Radiance Society territory and directly deploying the Disaster Cannon to wipe out every city under the Radiance Society.

They all believed that no matter how formidable the Radiance Society was, it would ultimately be unable to escape death beneath the Disaster Cannon.

The Disaster Cannon held by the Imperial Family was precisely the fundamental reason the Mage Association had originally agreed to sign the agreement to "safeguard the Imperial Family's orthodox rule."

Next came the vote!

So long as more than two-thirds of the Emperors present agreed, and the Harmony Mage did not object, then deploying the Disaster Cannon to destroy all of the Radiance Society's cities would be legal.

The young and righteous Jia Emperor was the first to raise his hand in approval. "The Radiance Society deserves execution for its crimes!"

The other Emperors exchanged glances, then lowered their heads in thought. Their eyes repeatedly flicked toward the Harmony Mage at the head of the table. Then, each with their own reasons, they raised their hands in support of using the Disaster Cannon to utterly destroy the Radiance Society.

However, when it came to a city-destroying weapon like the Disaster Cannon, whether it could ultimately be deployed still depended on the Harmony Mage's opinion.

After pondering for a moment, the Harmony Mage spoke mildly. "I abstain from the matter of deploying the Disaster Cannon."

The Emperors rejoiced. "It's done!"

The Disaster Cannon had appeared more than a thousand years ago. It was a deterrent Source Weapon, and one of the reasons that had driven the world's great