But the tragic outcome of the battle on Great Li's border was like a massive stone crashing into stagnant water, unleashing earth-shaking waves across the entire Great Li Dynasty.
Within the Great Li Imperial Palace, the undercurrents and panicked atmosphere that had once surged beneath the surface were swept away completely.
When the civil and military officials at court and the several vassal kings of different surnames heard that Su Yueli had blasted three Peak Thirteenth Realm ancestors into blood mist within three breaths, their faces turned ashen and cold sweat streamed down their backs.
"Three Peak Thirteenth Realm experts killed in three breaths... With strength like that, she's probably not far from the peerless Fifteenth Realm powerhouse from ten thousand years ago, is she?!"
"Fortunately, when our founding ancestor perished, we weren't foolish enough to truly stand against Lady Su! Otherwise, the ones turned into blood mist today would have been us!"
"The sects and great factions across the world have all been blinded by lard in their eyes, goaded by those baseless rumors into provoking this goddess of slaughter. Did they really think Fourteenth Realm battle prowess was just for show?"
The attitude of the Great Li Imperial Family and its officials underwent a complete upheaval in an instant.
They went from their initial fear and unease, urging her to consider the greater picture, to total dependence and unconditional reverence.
The imperial family had even secretly issued a death order: anyone within Great Li who dared utter a single slanderous word about Su Yueli would be charged directly with treason!
Before absolute power, all those malicious rumors spread by people with ulterior motives vanished without a trace throughout Great Li.
"..."
Deep within the Imperial City, inside an underground chamber of Qi and Blood.
Boom!
A tide of