In the sky above the capital, the fierce struggle continued.
The Law Beast was slowly descending.
Yet the nine jade dragons remained brimming with life, as though their strength flowed from an inexhaustible source.
When the first ray of sunlight on the Saint Origin Continent fell upon the capital, the Law Beast had shrunk to a hundred zhang in length, while the nine jade dragons had not changed in the slightest.
Compared with the nine enormous jade dragons, the Law Beast Xiezhi now looked more like a stray dog fleeing in panic.
In the Right Prime Minister's Office, Cao Dean suddenly let out a long sigh that carried throughout the entire office.
"Gentlemen, go home."
The officials in the Right Prime Minister's Office shuddered and stared in disbelief toward the room where Cao Dean was.
The door remained closed.
Several breaths later, some of the officials silently packed what they needed and left with their bundles on their backs.
The remaining officials stood rooted to the spot, utterly motionless.
The imperial palace.
The chief eunuch prostrated himself on the floor and said through his sobs, "Empress Dowager, please make your decision soon. The deaths of servants like us would be no great loss, but you and His Majesty must not fall into the Qing Kingdom's hands. Please leave the palace immediately and go to Ning'an County. Enter the Bloodmang Realm through Ning'an and rebuild the Jing Kingdom there!"
The Empress Dowager gazed quietly out the window without saying a word.
The Chen Family Residence.
After the Legalist Sacred Way Literary Assembly ended, many scholars had stayed in the capital rather than leaving immediately.
Not a single member of the Fang Faction had left.
They stayed in the Chen Family's residences, hoping they could do something for Fang Yun.
They had