For a time, countless plants grew from every corner of the ancient city within Chi You's belly.
From the cracks between bricks and stones, from long-withered remains, from every place where plants could possibly grow.
For a time, the once-desolate ancient city seemed to have come back to life.
Meanwhile, the people of St. Freya in the palace had no idea what was happening. They only felt as though their bodies had become lighter, while the great cauldron illuminated the entire palace with its own radiance.
"Let this cauldron... bear witness for Lianshan!"
Xu Yanwu stepped forward, her spear pointed straight at Ji Lin. "No matter what you intend to do now, I'll stop you..."
"Now... the people of Shenzhou already like you all very much."
Xu Yanwu said something that left Ji Lin baffled.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"This isn't a joke..." Xu Yanwu said. "I'll take you out and let you see... then you'll understand."
"The world is a wonderful place now."
"I'll make you accept this world again. I'll take all of your hatred upon myself as well."
"So... let's begin, Ji Lin."
Xu Yanwu spoke to Ji Lin. "Begin your revenge, and let me begin my..."
"Self-redemption."
At that moment, at St. Freya Academy.
In the teachers' dormitory, Welt Yang's alarm suddenly rang. He had been organizing lesson plans and glanced at the time.
"So it's time already?"
Welt Yang turned off the alarm, then walked to a cabinet in the living room. He opened a drawer with practiced familiarity and found a black hard drive inside a small box.
Two names had been written on a slip of paper attached to the hard drive.
The Legend of Yan Emperor—Chi You War
The Legend of Yan Emperor—The Unfulfilled Dream
Welt Yang knew what