Back then, after Zhu Zhuqing left with that person, he had secretly sent people to look for her, but there had been no news at all. He never expected to meet again under such circumstances—and that she would be the one in charge of the Sun-Moon Empire, the chief culprit behind the destruction of the Star Luo Empire!
So... Zhuqing had been by his side all along?
At that thought, Zhu Lingtian suddenly revealed a relieved smile.
No matter what, learning of his daughter's whereabouts before his death meant one of his wishes had been fulfilled.
"Zhuqing... live well..."
Zhu Lingtian murmured silently in his heart.
Just then, Shen Lian's attack arrived.
The dark-purple sphere of energy instantly swallowed the four of them. There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a silent ripple of energy spreading outward.
When the ripple faded, only four bloodstained sets of clothing remained. Dai Hao, the Star Luo Empress, Zhu Lingtian, and Madam Zhu had completely vanished from the world.
"Your Majesty!"
"Patriarch!"
The two hundred thousand soldiers and more than one hundred thousand civilians below the city walls witnessed the scene with their own eyes. First came a deathly silence, followed by earth-shaking cries.
They could not believe that the emperor who had always led them in resistance, the patriarch who had lived and died alongside them, had simply vanished.
After the disbelief came fear that seeped into their bones.
But fear was quickly replaced by endless rage.
"Kill them! Avenge His Majesty!"
"Fight them to the death!"
No one knew who shouted first, but the remaining soldiers and civilians went mad. Ignoring the threat of the Soul Guidance Cannons, they brandished their weapons and charged toward the Sun-Moon Empire's formation.
They knew they were no match, yet they still chose to charge—this was the