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Ivan had truly gone mad with rage. He intended to pull out every elite troop guarding the Holy Capital-the army that served as the dynasty's last trump card-to encircle and destroy the Witch Ancestor!

This was staking everything on a single throw, hollowing out the Great Luo Dynasty's reserves!

"Your Majesty, you must not! You absolutely must not!"

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger! This would be no different from destroying our own home!"

"Your Majesty, think twice! Heavenly Strategy in the south and the rebels within are watching like hungry tigers. If the Holy Capital is left undefended, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Scared out of their wits, the ministers flung themselves to the ground, knocking their heads against the floor like garlic being pounded as they desperately pleaded with him.

"Get out! All of you, get out of my way! Anyone who dares argue again will be executed on the spot!" Ivan had completely lost his reason. He kicked the elderly minister kneeling closest to him and sent him flying.

The old minister screamed, spat blood, and collapsed, unable to rise.

At the sight, the other ministers fell as silent as cicadas in the cold. No one dared step forward again.

How could Ivan not know that, if he truly followed the document's demands and knelt before the Witch Ancestor, he might secure his support for a time and resolve the immediate crisis?

But if he did, his imperial dignity would be swept into the dust. Would he not become a dog at the Witch Ancestor's feet from then on?

He would rather perish with his nation than suffer such a monstrous humiliation!

Unable to dissuade the enraged emperor, the ministers burned with anxiety. Left with no other choice, they quietly sought out the Empress Dowager, who lived