The Star Luo Empire's surrender ceremony was simple and efficient.
There was no need for negotiations—only for takeover.
The once-glorious Star Luo Imperial Palace had now been converted into the "Umbrella Corporation: Star Luo Branch."
The surviving members of the royal family and nobility had been implanted with nanocontrol chips, becoming puppet administrators tasked with keeping the empire running.
As for Emperor Dai Tianfeng, Orochimaru had turned him into a living specimen and hung him at the palace gates as a warning to any who dared resist.
Deep within the palace, inside a luxurious bedchamber.
Zhu Zhuqing curled up in a corner, trembling uncontrollably.
She had once been the proud Hell Spirit Cat, the gifted daughter of the Zhu family.
But now, she was merely a survivor who had witnessed hell.
She had seen Dai Mubai turn into a monster, seen the God of War treated like a tennis ball, and seen how the man named Qin Feng had trampled the order of this continent beneath his feet.
Click.
The door opened.
Zhu Zhuqing shuddered violently and lifted her head, her eyes filled with terror.
The one who entered was not Qin Feng, but Hu Liena.
The former Spirit Hall Holy Maiden now wore a crisp secretary's uniform and carried a file in her hand.
She looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a trace of sympathy in her eyes, though numbness outweighed it.
"Get up."
Hu Liena spoke flatly.
"Master wants to see you."
Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip, her voice trembling. "Is he... is he going to kill me?"
"If he wanted you dead, you would have become feed for those Xenomorphs outside long ago."
Hu Liena walked over and forcibly pulled Zhu Zhuqing to her feet.
"Your Hell Spirit Cat martial soul has excellent agility attributes."
"Mr. Grey Wolf