Flowercloud Minor Realm.
Azure Sky Imperial Son had been stationed here for many years. Ever since the various Kings had gathered their family members, either sealing them away or keeping them at their sides, Blood River King had stopped dispatching him about. He and his army had remained here ever since.
Leaving Blood River King free to ravage the various minor realms.
On this day, Azure Sky Imperial Son opened his eyes and looked around.
There were twenty-five Imperial Clan Kings in total. Twenty were Imperial Guards he had brought from his family, while the remaining five were Kings from the Flame Stone Starfield who had pledged allegiance—Tyrant Saber King, Demonflower King, Demon Vine King, and the others. They had followed him faithfully from beginning to end. Even after many clan relatives and friends had died in battle and their families had been exterminated, they remained without resentment or regret.
These Kings stood silently within the palace like towering statues, showing no impatience despite decades of waiting.
They believed in their Imperial Son and were willing to follow him, without regret even unto death.
A surge of emotion rose in Azure Sky Imperial Son's heart.
These were his right-hand ministers, the foundation upon which he stood in the domain. Tempered by blood and fire, they possessed the most dependable character and could be used to suppress the world.
Buzz!
Lines of spatial imprints appeared throughout the palace, sketching themselves stroke by stroke into chaotic spatial runes. They slowly spread across an area thousands of kilometers wide, stirring up vast spatial storms.
The eyes of the Kings, who had stood in silent stillness, opened in unison. Powerful auras rose as they began to awaken.
These spatial runes persisted for several hours before gradually taking shape.
From such heavenly signs, it was