The Imperial Crown's Counterattack (I)

Tu Luming in her complete form had pushed the atmosphere of the entire Dragon Duel to its peak.

The liberated female pharmacist's Plague Armor clung tightly to her shapely body.

Her twin azure blades seemed to reflect a breathtaking gleam.

The hilts were connected to the ribbons trailing behind her Plague Armor, complementing the pair of calm, intelligent eyes revealed beneath her half-face green jade mask.

Elsewhere.

Zhou Zhi stood with his arms folded, watching Tu Luming on the wall of screens.

His body was slightly translucent at the moment, and his condition seemed somewhat strange.

"I think I understand a little why Fang Tianzhao chose Tu Luming as the representative of the Chengyun Dynasty."

"Putting aside her strength, this [Liberation] form really is full of beauty."

Xuanyuan's former Plague Exterminators had been turned into idols, yet the Chengyun Dynasty had somehow accomplished it first.

Tu Luming truly... was far too beautiful.

"She combined the Hymn with the Plague-Slaying Blade and even altered the blade's form."

Twenty-Three expressed a small burst of excitement through Zhou Zhi's neurons.

She herself did not know why she was so excited.

"Miss Twenty-Three, you should be excited."

Zhou Zhi spoke softly. "Because it was you."

"This era was opened by you."

For some reason, Twenty-Three fell silent.

Zhou Zhi said nothing either, turning his gaze toward the other side.

Tu Luming had taken the stage, so...

Hua Qianqiu, now.

It was your turn.

The Hua Family.

"What... what is the family head doing?"

"Has he gone mad?"

"He's opposing Emperor Tianzhao!!"

"And what is that [Black Tortoise]?"

Quite a few Hua Family elders still had no idea what was happening.

They believed themselves to stand at the center of the Hua Family's power, but in truth, they had no idea where the Hua Family's