It made the entire city look more like an emperor's residence in the Heavenly Palace than a place in the Netherworld. But its radiance had dimmed, and ruin showed everywhere, giving it the air of a sun sinking behind the western hills.
It was like looking at an old photograph of the Forbidden City: weeds covered the ground, even the gate towers were mottled and crumbling, and everything spoke of decline.
"This is the Qi Kingdom Dragon Court? I never imagined it had come to this. But I suppose it's no wonder. The Marquis of Qi was killed by rebel troops, his kingdom fell, and its State Deity perished. It's hardly surprising the Dragon Court looks like this..."
With that thought, Tang Changsheng waved a hand. The million-strong army behind him gathered and pressed toward the Qi Dragon Court.
Strictly speaking, though Qi was a great kingdom with a hundred times the strength of the Xian'an Court, its marquis lacked the aura of a Son of Heaven. At most, his lineage was that of a flood dragon; it could never become a true dragon!
In practice, however, Qi Kingdom had stood for over six hundred years. It dominated the eastern lands and was stronger even than Zheng Kingdom. Its Dragon Court was hardly weaker than the Xian'an Dragon Court...
But now, its glory was a flower of yesterday.
"How dare you! Who are you to trespass on the Dragon Court of Great Qi?"
Seeing Tang Changsheng approach with an army, a general guarding the entrance flashed forward and led his troops onto the ruined City Wall.
Tang Changsheng could not be bothered to waste words on such a minor figure. Someone behind him called out, "The Seed People Heaven Lord is here by command of the Immortal Sects and the