"Do you now understand why, despite knowing you were coming, I still sent Li Yunbai and Wu Nian to Floating Life Pass?"
"Guess how many Sages are at Floating Life Pass now?"
The Emperor laughed wildly, and the Imperial Dynasty shook violently. "Hahahahaha! A pack of idiots."
"You actually thought to play games of strategy with me... are you worthy?"
"Everything is within my grasp. How utterly dull."
The Ji Clan and the other four Sages stared blankly at the heaven-piercing character 'Pei' above the Border Pass.
Turning back to the Emperor, who was still laughing wildly, everyone seemed to grasp something in that dazed instant...
The Emperor was still the Emperor!
Even without the power of Imperial Fortune, his abilities in strategy and planning remained at the pinnacle of this world.
Revered Master Withered Leaf gazed at the character 'Pei' above the distant Floating Life Pass, seeming to age considerably in an instant.
"Your Majesty knew long ago that the Pei Clan's line had not ended?"
The Emperor seemed utterly relaxed now. Everything was settled, and there seemed to be nothing left to worry about.
"Naturally. I, too, entered the Ruins in the Forbidden Land back then. Of course I knew the Pei Clan's line had not ended!"
"I am the Emperor of all under heaven. Naturally, the Reincarnation I witnessed upon entering the Ruins was different from yours."
Revered Master Withered Leaf fell silent, trembling all over, as though certain regrets had already arisen in his heart.
The Ji Clan patriarch shook his head blankly and spoke in a daze. "Impossible. The Pei Clan's line ended long ago. How could any of their bloodline remain?"
By then, a heavy gloom had also settled over Ji Ting's previously smug face.
The Emperor drew a deep breath, his eyes blazing