Myriad Thunder Divine Kingdom, royal capital.
Dark clouds hung low, thunder rumbling faintly.
This ancient royal capital, which ordinarily used the laws of thunder to intimidate all directions, now felt especially desolate.
A few days ago, Saint Thunder Venerable Lord had died a miserable death at the Alliance branch.
He had been a famed martial arts Venerable Lord within the Myriad Thunder Divine Kingdom.
This terrible news had struck like a bolt from the blue.
Coupled with Ye Li's unbroken string of illustrious victories in recent days, from Gaia to Giant Spirit, and then the arrogant Azure...
Every single one of them had met the fate of national destruction and death!
One could imagine the mood of the people here.
Fear and unease spread through the city like a rising tide.
Yet there were still high-ranking figures clinging to fantasies.
Though the Cosmic Profound Mirror Prefecture's methods were ruthless, it had always acted with just cause.
Every nation Ye Li had destroyed had shown signs of bringing calamity upon one region.
Perhaps... Prefecture Lord Ye would spare this place on account of the benevolent policies the Myriad Thunder Divine Kingdom had urgently enacted over the past two days!
At this moment, atop the high platform in the center of the royal capital.
The Myriad Thunder Kingdom Monarch, clad in golden armor, was publicly reading out the newest decree.
"...Effective immediately, taxes shall be reduced by half, cultivation resources shall be opened to all, and every citizen of our Divine Kingdom may enter academies to cultivate free of charge!"
His voice was resounding, his words earnest.
The consideration he showed toward his people was more than a level above his former attitude of treating human lives as worthless grass.
He was practically one step away from writing the words "I am