Qingchuan Realm.
Amid the cheers, the Guardian Stone Lion carrying King Qing slowly descended to the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.
Holding the head of the Black Green Anomaly, King Qing appeared calm, but an inexplicable unease stirred in his heart.
He and the Black Green Anomaly had fought fiercely, their attacks sweeping wide and powerful. He had nearly used all his strength.
Within Qing Country, King Qing was the strongest. That was the power of the imperial Bloodline Power! It was the power of the faith of tens of millions of people in Qing Country!
So King Qing believed he would win—and that he had to win!
Yet the battle had been so perilous that, several times, he had thought he was about to lose. Then he suddenly caught the Black Green Anomaly off guard, and with an effortless stroke, severed its head, ending its life.
Just like that... he'd won?
But the Black Green Anomaly's life force had truly ceased, and there was nothing amiss. Even the panic and terror on the King of the Black Rain Clan's face seemed genuine. The clouds parted, revealing the night sky and its shattered blood moon, as if it too were foretelling something.
"Your Majesty, welcome back in triumph!"
"Our King won! His Majesty won!"
"His Majesty is mighty! His Majesty is invincible!"
Everyone raised their arms and cheered. Even the elders of the four clans all breathed a sigh of relief.
The King of the Black Rain Clan trembled all over, his face full of disbelief. He didn't dare move.
The Black Green Anomaly... was dead?!
The clouds had cleared, and the night sky had brightened. Except for the flaw of the cracked blood moon, it seemed the upheaval in Qing Country had come to an end.
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