Yang Yi destroyed the eyesore of a monster with a single slash, then handed his King's Sword to the guard beside him and turned back toward his throne.
He had only just awakened, and there was still much he needed to do.
First should come light.
He glanced at the sky.
A world without light was utterly unsuitable for his subjects to live in.
Yang Yi's thoughts wandered as he considered questions he should not have been considering.
Suddenly, he looked at the maid beside him.
"Do I not look human?"
He asked, seemingly still concerned about the earlier question.
She answered at once, displaying a certain talent of hers to its fullest.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, the sovereign of all under heaven, a dragon among men. How could you not look human?"
Hong Yanyan answered with such conviction that Yang Yi raised an eyebrow.
Although her words were a little strange, Yang Yi inexplicably understood them. That was indeed the case.
He continued sitting on his throne, forcing himself to sit there for three whole minutes, constantly feeling an inexplicable unease, as though he had overlooked something.
Just then, there was a sudden disturbance on the sea beneath the throne.
A twisted creature emerged from it, passed the giant below, and thrust straight toward Yang Yi on his throne.
At first glance, the thing resembled a large Bristle-Flagellum Pipefish, but attached to its back was a man with only half a body. Large numbers of sea fish clung to him, gradually merging into his body, including Long-Legged Sardines, which began repairing the man's body under the control of Tiny Limb Spiders.
Before he could get close, however, a hand caught him.
The guard beside Yang Yi struck, grabbing its sharp, pointed snout directly, causing its flesh to