Within the Luoyi Imperial Palace, Yu Chaoen watched the scene before him from afar, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
Even when Ji Long had tried to kill him back then, Yu Chaoen had never lost his composure so completely.
Yet the sight before him had shattered his self-control beyond all restraint.
The Founding Empress of Great Zhou had killed Founding Ancestor Ji Bang of Great Zhou, then taken her own life.
Beneath the Heaven Punishing Axe, both their bodies and souls had been obliterated.
At heart, Yu Chaoen was still a palace eunuch. Toward a great ruler like Ji Bang, he held a reverence that came from the depths of his soul.
But now, just as Great Zhou had restored its unity, destroyed the Devil Race, and stood on the verge of completely unifying the Primordial World, the Emperor and Empress had perished together.
At the very height of splendor, such a cataclysm had struck Great Zhou. Yu Chaoen could not imagine what would come next.
Yu He was equally shaken!
This founding Old Ancestor of the Great Zhou Secret Supervisor had both hands tucked into his sleeves, trembling violently. He even pinched himself, unable to stop.
He hoped it was not real!
Yet the heavy stench of blood, along with the Emperor and Empress's corpses lying there, told him that it was real!
In that instant, Yu He felt hollow inside!
It was as if he had suddenly lost his support, lost the very foundation beneath his feet.
He had followed Ji Bang for his entire life. He should have departed before Ji Bang, yet Ji Bang had gone first, leaving Yu He with an indescribable ache.
Still, Yu He had weathered countless storms. As one of Ji Bang's most trusted men, he had followed Ji Bang to conquer the