"I am Jiang Yan, the eighty-ninth emperor of the Great Liang Empire on Tianyun Continent."
"I ascended the throne in my youth, with great ambitions in my heart. I built a wall stretching a hundred million li to defend against the barbarians, dug the Great Liang Canal to connect north and south, founded the Heavenly Hero Army to sweep across the land, and ushered in a golden age for Great Liang."
"I am the greatest emperor in the history of the Great Liang Empire. Not even the First Emperor's achievements can compare to mine."
"But why did those wretched commoners rebel? Why did those sects rebel? Why did even the grandmasters rebel?"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! They all deserve to die!"
Deep within Jiang Yan's sea of consciousness, a powerful will seized the throne, as if it were the true Jiang Yan.
He was no Great Dao Lord. He was an emperor from the mortal world, a ruler of exceptional talent and ambition who was on the verge of dying as his empire fell, with nowhere left to turn.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
As this will took control, Jiang Yan's condition rapidly changed. His Dao body, which had been intact, quickly crumbled, transforming him into an ordinary mortal.
At the same time, a will that should never have belonged to him descended upon him, intent on destroying him.
Now, he was spurned by the people, opposed by his civil and military officials, and bound by endless karma, which threatened to burn him to ashes.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The next moment, black flames sprang forth from the depths of the void and clung to Jiang Yan.
These flames had no heat, yet struck directly at the soul. In the blink of an eye, Jiang Yan's vast divine soul was burned away, leaving nothing