Some people looked incredulously toward the sun in the east. The sun was still bright, yet its light could not reach this place.
Before this, the crowd might have been shaken to the core, but now, sheltered by the Human Race grand formation, their minds were at peace.
"That dog emperor really has reached Beyond-Rank. That Black Sun must be his Beyond-Rank celestial phenomenon. It suits him well." He Bao spoke coldly, lightly rolling his neck as he hefted the great Mo Dao, eager to make a move.
Emperor Taining's face was expressionless, like a statue, as he looked toward the Idle Prince Army's camp.
Everyone felt flames rushing at their faces, their cheeks scorching hot.
"Never did I imagine that, one day, Gang Feng's son would lead troops and stand before me." Emperor Taining sighed.
"Wasn't my late father driven to death by you?" Li Qingxian's tone was calm.
Everyone's hearts clenched. They had not expected Li Gangfeng's death to have such a deeper cause.
"I am the sovereign, and he was the subject. If I wanted him dead, then he should die. That was his fate."
"My late father's fate belonged to him."
"This Great Qi, in all directions above and below, is mine. Before long, this realm—past and present alike—will also be mine. You, like Elder Brother Crown Prince, have schemes but lack resolve. In the end, I still must make the decisions for you." Emperor Taining looked at the distant sun, his tone even, like an ordinary old man reminiscing over the past.
His face remained rigid and dead, unchanged.
"I truly want to know what you said to the Worthy Crown Prince in Purple Pavilion back then."
Emperor Taining stared blankly eastward. After quite some time, he slowly said, "It was nothing important. I merely