Kill a Batch, Win Over a Batch!

[Forty-fifth year, seventy-one years old.]

The Resistance Alliance has been completely destroyed, and the Heavenly Sha Alliance has achieved global unification.

[You believe that since the world has been unified, it is no longer appropriate for sects to remain independent; instead, a nation should be established.]

[The founding of the nation meant many new jobs would be created, so the proposal received everyone's support.]

The Heavenly Sha Alliance is led by the Heavenly Sha Sect, and the dominant race within the Heavenly Sha Sect is the Dragon Person Race.

Therefore, this new nation, whose area covers the entire Blaze Star, should naturally be called the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom!

[From now on, people in this country will usually refer to themselves as Heavenly Dragon People!]

The founding ceremony was a grand and spectacular affair, and the newly built capital was packed with people.

[You, bearing the appearance of Siduoduo, stood atop the sacrificial altar, sacred flames blazing behind you.]

[The audience below was filled with Alien Race shouting and paying homage; a vast, dark mass of them knelt down.]

Human Race are forbidden from participating in the ceremony.

[You feel really bad.]

["If the clan cannot stand, what use am I..."]

[In the present Real Realm, the Human Race's situation varies slightly across different planets.]

[Some pure slaves fell into the dust, like the previously Fortune Star.]

[However, there are also Human Race forces, like Vermilion Purple Star, that can possess Immortal Lord- level beings, such as the Ji Family and the Jiang Family.]

[But even the Ji Family and Jiang Family families were essentially controlled by Alien Race.]

[They had to obey the demands of the Alien Race at all costs, and even frequently had to turn their swords against their own kind, in order to preserve the strength of this group of Cultivator.]

In other words, the Alien Race allowed the Ji Family to have Immortal Lord and so many high-level Cultivator because they were of use to them.

Therefore, whether it's the Vermilion Purple Star or the Fortune Star, the Human Race is at the very bottom of the chain of oppression among all races, forever unable to raise their heads.

[When an entire ethnic group is treated this way, the impact on each individual can feel like a mountain.]

[You started a rebellion on Fortune Star and secretly supported Human Race on Blaze Star; you were helping this race, but more importantly, you were helping yourself.]

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

[As long as Human Race remains in a state of being suppressed, bullied, guarded against, and stifled by Alien Race, any attempt to cultivate in the Real Realm and ascend to a higher realm will face countless difficulties and obstacles.]

[Their reach doesn't extend to the Void Realm, but the problem is that the Void Realm can't be upgraded.]

Therefore, every step you take is about first creating a safe environment or a way out for yourself, and then seeking to go further.

"Your His Majesty! Now that the great cause is accomplished, Blaze Star is unified, the Heavenly Sha Sect reigns supreme, and you too have ascended to the throne!"

"Now, we no longer need Human Race. It's time to stop teaching them and immediately eliminate the high-potential ones among them!"

[You've just finished your nation-building ceremony and returned to your magnificent palace when Yadada, the former Great Elder of the Heavenly Sha Sect and now the Prime Minister of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, immediately proposes the extermination of Human Race Cultivator.]

[He was aware that the Alien Race population was generally small, and coupled with years of war and your policy of refusing to surrender, the Alien Race population on the entire planet was now less than one-tenth the size of the Human Race.]

[Therefore, he didn't say to exterminate the entire Human Race, or slaughter a large number of them; he only said to continue the ancient policy of prohibiting Human Race cultivation and to eliminate those with high aptitude among the Human Race.]

[You looked at the assembled court officials and smiled.]

"Yes, it's time to eliminate them."

[You changed the subject, and said...]

"But we cannot rush this matter. Our Tianlong Great Nation has just been established and has only recently resumed communication with the outside world. If other planets were to see that we have just established a nation and are already carrying out a massacre, it would be truly disgraceful."

Therefore, we must proceed gradually, ensure our actions are justified, and win people's hearts and minds.

[A hall full of high-ranking officials from Alien Race, all admired you to the point of prostration.]

"Your His Majesty is wise!"

[See that? All those who said "His Majesty is wise" are now on your death list.]

However, eliminating all these high-ranking officials at once would be inappropriate.

This is so weird.

How can you eliminate a group of high-ranking officials in a way that makes it seem unrelated to you, at most making people think you're a bit muddle-headed and unable to distinguish between loyalty and treachery?

This is easy.

[First, find a reason to kill a few extremely disobedient individuals, thus establishing your image as an inviolable authority.]

[Then you can win over some newly rich individuals who want to rise to power, implying that you will support them.]

[You should know that the main race in this Heavenly Dragon Kingdom is the Dragon Person Race!]

Do I even need to elaborate on the nature of the Dragon Person Race?

[Finally, let the new elites and the old guard fight each other, eliminating all the disobedient old guard members both openly and covertly, and putting your loyal confidants and the new elites in power.]

[above.]

[You thank your past self on Earth, who diligently watched historical dramas and learned a smattering of imperial power politics.]

[This superficial understanding might not be enough for a race with a deep cultural foundation like Human Race.]

[But that's enough to deal with these barbarians.]

Your scheme is quietly taking shape.

[Within a few months, the political landscape at court shifted dramatically.]

[Some were killed, demoted, or stripped of their cultivation for defying the emperor.]

[Someone flattered the emperor with a few words and was quickly promoted.]

[Some people formed cliques, engaged in factionalism, and openly attacked other officials, yet the emperor turned a blind eye to it.]

The ministers were all gossiping about it privately.

"Sigh, the one on the throne, I'm becoming more and more unable to understand him."

["Yes, every time I make eye contact with him, I get chills. His eyes are as eerie as an abyss..."]

"I never imagined that becoming a high-ranking official would be harder than fighting a war. I'm even thinking of resigning and going home to focus on cultivation!"

"Resign? Brother, what if this power falls into the hands of your political enemies? Will you and your Lineage be able to cultivate in peace? They'll surely destroy you!"

"The officialdom is terrifying..."

[Forty-sixth year, seventy-two years old.]

[In the newly established Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, the core of the court was already embroiled in internal strife.]

[This is naturally because you've been fueling the flames.]

Those who advocated discarding Human Race after it has served its purpose are now too preoccupied with internal strife to deal with Human Race, oblivious to the world around them.

[On this day, you secretly ordered the Grand Eunuch to send secret letters to some of the court officials, arranging for them to meet at the temporary palace outside the city.]

[The letter hinted that the purpose of this meeting was to eliminate dissidents within the court and restore order.]

To avoid alerting the enemy, this meeting must be kept strictly confidential from everyone.

Upon receiving the letter, these people immediately realized: His Majesty is about to stand up for us!

That must be kept secret.

[If those guys who're always trying to get rid of me so they can take my place find out, this whole thing will fall through!]

[Therefore, apart from those who received the secret letter and the Grand Eunuch, who was certainly to be silenced afterward, no one else knew about this secret meeting.]

[The lights were dim, and the hall was packed.]

[You, clad in a black dragon robe, sit high at the head of the table, your gaze sweeping over the Heaven-Reaching Realm Cultivator and key ministers of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom within the hall.]

"Is everyone here?"

[You asked this familiar question in Spearhead Valley on Spirit Micro Star as well.]