"We're useless and made Your Majesty suffer humiliation! Please punish us!"
Dozens of warriors knelt by the stream, their faces filled with shame.
Sickly-looking Xuanyuan sighed. "I failed to protect my own people as well. Who will punish me?"
"Your Majesty!" The warriors' faces filled with panic.
Mature Yinglong slowly walked over. "When the barrier was broken, Wind Master and Rain Master were injured. Go look after them. Also, don't let your guard down. This is, after all, Witch territory."
The warriors hesitated.
Yinglong said calmly, "Why aren't you going?"
Only then did the warriors silently leave... Yinglong held an extremely high position in You Xiong Kingdom. Her status was only part of the reason for her nobility; the rest came from the prestige she had earned through real battles.
"Xuanyuan." Heavenly Consort Yinglong called softly.
With his back to her, Xuanyuan watched the flowing water. She could sense the lonely desolation surrounding him... Xuanyuan had fought countless battles and had suffered setbacks before, but never one so overwhelming. He had nearly died, and in the end, he had only survived because his opponent had spared him.
"I'm fine." Xuanyuan shook his head. "This might be for the best. Ever since I received Heaven's mandate, everything in my life has gone too smoothly, as though I had divine help. Losing today may not be a bad thing."
Yinglong said calmly, "You received Heaven's mandate and will become the common sovereign of humanity in the future. Remember this: personal martial strength may suppress the world, but it cannot govern the world."
"Is that really so?" Xuanyuan slowly turned around, an unusual glint in his eyes. "If personal martial strength can truly suppress the world and make everyone tremble in fear, why worry that the people of the world won't obey? If