Whoosh, whoosh!
Snow-white fingers tapped through the air, landing repeatedly on the restriction, making it ever clearer and brighter.
As it continued to flicker, she felt as though a wisp of her Divine Soul had entered her younger sister's body.
She could clearly perceive everything around her, and clearly sense her younger sister's emotions as well.
Bitterness, jealousy, anger, anticipation, excitement.
All manner of emotions tangled together, extraordinarily complex, leaving her heart in a tangle too, unable to understand what was going on.
She could only reinforce the restriction and that wisp of Divine Soul.
Her younger sister's words could no longer be trusted. This time, she would take a good look and see whether her sister had been utterly seduced by that demon.
She would even observe the demon's weaknesses herself, then kill him with a single strike, cutting him down on the spot.
Time slowly passed, and the sky grew steadily lighter.
Kyoto, that ancient, enduring city, seemed finally to have awakened, bathing in the sunlight.
Even the gloom of the past few days had been swept away.
Many commoners cheered and breathed long sighs of relief, believing the oppressive feeling of the past few days had merely been an illusion. But only powerful cultivators and those in power understood.
This was merely the sole glimmer of dawn before Eternal Night descended.
Like a dying person's final rally, it would soon give way to that long night.
Everything would be shrouded within it.
The Great Calamity was coming after all.
Outside Daming Palace, the civil and military officials continually reported on the situation, their discussions exceptionally heated. Every so often, they would turn their gazes toward Daming Palace, seemingly observing the Female Emperor's reaction.
They were also waiting for her instructions.
Yet, surprisingly, the Female Emperor remained