Shattered!

The Star King had no idea where the external enemies came from, just like the civilizations they invaded, which also did not know where they came from!

Star King looked down at the world outside the city. This place was once the richest and most prosperous region on the continent, but now it has become a lifeless wasteland.

In order to cope with the war, more and more Star Dependent were transformed, and their demand for energy became uncontrollable.

War could no longer solve the energy problem, so they could only turn to nature, their own people, and their livestock.

They extracted energy recklessly, turning this once fertile land into a bleak wasteland, and making the vast expanse of this region a barren wasteland.

Not a blade of grass grows here; all life has vanished, and no life can reproduce here.

By the time they realized what had happened, it was too late to undo the damage.

Star King reached out and touched his chest, but he couldn't feel his heartbeat.

"Your Majesty, let's go quickly, or it will be too late!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"We can rebuild the city if it's gone, and we can plunder people if they're gone, but if you die, it's all over!"

"Commander Gawain is still holding his ground, buying you time, Your Majesty!"

"Let's go!"

Star King turned around to look at his Star Dependent behind him. They had all shed their flesh and blood and transformed into energy encased in armor.

"People of the Star Country, look at the land beneath your feet and see how it is now."

"We weren't always like this."

"We are just like ordinary people, loving and fighting with each other, drinking and making merry, and believing in the glory of the empire. This is the reason for our prosperity."

"But the changing world and powerful enemies are forcing us to make choices!"

"Change our bodies, drain the energy of nature, slaughter our civilians, abandon our so-called glory..."

"And we, having laid down our glory, are merely prisoners under our armor, clinging to life by relying on energy!"

"We all know that we must draw upon stardust, we must draw upon energy, otherwise, death is the only outcome..."

"But only today do I realize that what we have given up is not just glory, but much more."

"We have already lost too much. Even if we were to survive today, Angnas would never be the same again!"

"Look at the land beneath our feet! This land was once home to the most prosperous land on the continent and the most vibrant people!"

"And now, all of that is gone!"

What do we have left now?

"Lords beneath the stars, soldiers of the empire, which is more important: to reclaim glory or to eke out a living?!"

Faced with the same question, Remord believed that survival was more important.

But Star King chose glory.

Rather than fleeing in defeat and eking out a miserable existence, he chose to fight alongside his soldiers and people!

The emperor guarding the nation's gates and the monarch dying for the state were the honors he believed in.

If the city is destroyed and the people perish, what use is a king?

As he spoke, Star King drew his sword, its tip pointing directly at the distant army. "There are no kings here, only warriors!"

"Those who believe in glory are fearless in the face of death. If the empire cannot last forever, then let it perish today!"

The moment he uttered those words, the gods rebuked him!

"I told you to leave!"

Upon hearing this, Star King immediately drew his sword and pointed it to the sky, saying, "I've had enough of the so-called commands of God. The king is not God's puppet, and our fate is not decided by God!"

"Our destiny can only be decided by ourselves!"

Upon hearing this, Gawain, who was fighting the enemy army at the front, tore off his cloak and then plunged his greatsword into the ground!

"We no longer need gods; everything is for our king!"

"For our King!"

Looking down at everything on the ground from above, 001 thought, "What a loyal warrior! It's a pity that his loyalty is not to God."

Upon hearing this, Starry Sky Principal's body rippled. He clenched his fist and then slowly lowered his head.

"Please... spare me."

Upon hearing this, 001 suddenly laughed, "You call yourself a fifth-tier cultivator? Are you really that afraid of death?"

Starry Sky Principal has been driven to the brink of despair. The king is not obeying orders, and things have developed to this point. He has no other choice but to beg 001 to spare his life!

"If you spare my life, I'll agree to any request!"

"I refuse."

001 rejected Starry Sky Principal very decisively.

Upon hearing this, Starry Sky Principal looked directly at Isis, God of Life then Isis a step back.

Her king was not under the control of Starry Sky Principal; she hid him away.

Otherwise, in a situation like this, where Starry Sky Principal is at her wit's end, she could simply kill her king and steal his crown.

Upon seeing this, Starry Sky Principal burst into laughter.

Everything is over; the path to godhood has come to an end.

Of course, it's not terrible to have the path to godhood blocked; what's terrible is the price of failure.

Starry Sky Principal could only witness 001's massive army pressing in, and watch as the towering giant shattered the city gate with a single kick!

Witnessing the king and soldiers rise up in resistance with swords drawn...

The 13th year of the Unification Calendar.

The Star Empire has fallen.

The king's crown was taken and fell into the hands of 001.

001 held the crown in his hand and admired it for a moment, while Starry Sky Principal disintegrated into a stream of energy and flew to some part of the world.

No matter how unwilling he is, no matter how strong he is, these are the rules.

001 turned and glanced at Isis, then walked away without looking back.

At the same time, 001's troops also withdrew.

After seizing the crown, 001 did not pursue the matter any further.

In the end, fewer than a thousand people remained in the royal city.

Gawain survived to the end. Looking at the dilapidated city before him, he casually tossed the broken hilt of his sword on the ground, then picked up a greatsword and walked back to the palace step by step.

Looking at the dilapidated throne before him, Gawain plunged his sword into the ground and knelt there for a long time, his eyes beneath his armor gradually losing their color.

The remaining hundreds of people also came to the palace and knelt down in unison, and then they did not move again.

As time passed, the royal city gradually collapsed into ruins.

Those people turned into stone statues and were buried under the ruins.

Since then, no one has remembered the name Star Empire.

They called the Star Empire the Shattered Country, and its invincible army was also known as the Shattered Legion, etched into the history books of other nations.

They were known as the oldest and most powerful empires, with a vast territory that had no borders.

Their destruction was also shrouded in mythology.

The god of the Shattered Empire angered the other gods, so the Divine Envoy a messenger to them, uniting many deities to destroy the empire.

One knight, however, left an indelible mark on the history of the Shattered Empire.

He is known as the Last Knight, and his story has been sung by writers and singers from other countries, who have also created many tales about him.

The biggest beneficiaries of the destruction of the Star Empire were the Insects and the Golden King.

At the same time, Isis, the God of Life, also joined their alliance.