Suddenly reprimanded, the tall man in the purple long robe had no choice but to fall silent.
Although he had always been the Dragon Talisman holder of the Beichen Empire's Imperial Shadow Guards and possessed supreme authority, he still did not dare challenge the presence beneath the ground.
Then, that consciousness began communicating with all of them at once.
"My power is dissipating."
"There must be a major problem with my True Body."
"Without my True Body's support, my power has greatly diminished. I need replenishment, or I will disperse."
"Have you found the person with great power?"
Empress Tantai Zijun suddenly became extremely nervous and communicated through her thoughts, "Senior, we have not found them yet. Is there any other way we can help you?!"
"You cannot leave! Our Tan Tai Royal Family needs you!"
If this thing left, her personal safety as the Tantai Emperor would be greatly compromised!
Empress Tantai Zijun now understood that the claim that the Tantai imperial emperor was invincible within One Hundred Meters was entirely because of this consciousness hidden deep underground.
If this consciousness disappeared, anyone could kill the emperor...
Empress Tantai Zijun did not find it strange that the Late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan had been assassinated.
That was because he had been assassinated outside the palace, while the consciousness underground could only operate within the Imperial Palace and thus could not protect him in time.
Tantai Hongyuan's death had also been expected.
But if the consciousness within the Imperial Palace disappeared as well, what was she supposed to do?!
Empress Tantai Zijun's voice inevitably carried a trace of panic.
At that moment, the Leader of the Shadow Guards' Dragon Talisman Sequence asked, "Senior, has anything unusual happened recently?"
"If there truly is a problem with your True Body, it could not