Boom-
In the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Realm, the Lord of Crimson shattered the image before her with a single punch. It showed Lin En wistfully accepting the faith of the entire city at that very moment.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably with rage. Even as she sat there, the space around her rumbled and shook under her furious aura. Her subordinates, who had barely managed to retreat through the rift, bowed their heads in terror, not daring to say a word.
"Why did this happen?!"
She simply could not understand.
She had been almost absolutely certain that the man was a Weird, just like her. So why had he been capable of something as monumental as reigniting the Great Sun?!
Granted, she had kept something in reserve, so her losses this time were not particularly severe.
But the mere sight of his face made her teeth grind with hatred.
This meant that every rumor she had ordered spread throughout Clockwork City to incriminate him had collapsed on its own. Worse still, he had used this incident to raise his prestige in Clockwork City to a height no one could rival.
How could she not hate him?
"Your Crimson Majesty, what should we do now?!"
Her subordinates around her asked, trembling.
"If this continues, I'm afraid he'll truly uproot the foundations we've spent decades painstakingly building in Clockwork City, bit by bit. If it really comes to that, then... then our plan..."
The Lord of Crimson's gaze flickered.
Of course she understood the gravity of the problem.
Everything had been proceeding smoothly. According to their original plan, they only needed to bring that child of the Youzhi Family to the Spirit Realm, then wait for the Red Moon to descend again. That would give