"What are you doing?! Pick them up! All of you, pick them up!"
A noble kicked a soldier to the ground, but the soldier simply got back up in silence, his head still bowed.
"Useless! Traitor!"
The nobles were livid. They drew their swords and ran one straight through the soldier's chest.
The soldier's eyes widened as he slowly fell.
Blood stained the city wall.
The soldiers around them watched, fear flashing in their eyes, but there was more anger than fear.
Why?
Why should we risk our lives for people like them?!
Another man laid down his weapon.
Then a second, a third, a fourth...
More and more followed.
Several nobles hacked at them like madmen, but they couldn't stop them.
Luo Yun stood beneath the city wall, watching the scene, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
His goal had been achieved.
He raised a hand.
Behind him, millions of soldiers shouted in unison.
"Attack the city!"
"Kill everyone except those who surrender!"
A golden tide surged toward the imperial city.
The city fell.
Rivers of blood flowed.
The nobles and members of the royal family who had stubbornly resisted were cut down one by one.
As for the soldiers who had laid down their weapons, the Frost Extreme Empire absorbed them into its ranks, and they became its new warriors.
Dai Weisi stood before the palace's main hall, drenched in blood.
Behind him stood the Star Luo Emperor and several members of the royal family.
Before him stood Luo Yun.
Luo Yun stood with his hands behind his back, looking at him.
"Dai Weisi, I'll give you a chance."
Dai Weisi gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Luo Yun continued.
"Surrender, and you can live."
Dai Weisi fell silent for a moment.
Then he laughed.
His