And the imperial family, in a sense, directly represents the most noble person in the empire, the Great Xia Emperor.

Although in this era, the emperor no longer has the dazzling aura and supreme authority he once had, and even in the eyes of ordinary people, he has almost been reduced to a mascot-like existence...... But in reality, he is still one of the most powerful people on the planet.

It's just that all this is unknown to the secular public.

"Imperial family?" Li Xing did not rush to stretch out his hand, but swept his gaze over the dark gold dragon pattern embroidered on the other party's body, and there was a trace of doubt in his tone.

Although the superposition of the surname "Li" and the dark gold dragon pattern can completely prove the identity of the other party's royal family, he still has a little incomprehension.

That is, since the founding of Great Xia, starting from Taizu, all the royal family members have all been double names, and there is no single name.

And Li Ce is a single name, which does not meet the rules of the royal family's naming.

Li Ce obviously understood Li Xing's question, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he withdrew his right hand and picked up the teapot on the table.

"Although my surname is also Li, the blood relationship between me and the royal family is not much different from the relationship with you. ”

The clear tea is poured into the cup, making a gurgling sound of running water, and with the steaming heat, a wisp of refreshing fragrance also spreads.

"As for the dark gold dragon pattern on the costume and these uses...... It's just that I was given the title of honorary prince when His Majesty fulfilled my conditions after reaching the C level and agreeing to some of His Majesty's conditions. ”

Li Ce's tone was flat, and he gently pushed the cup containing the tea in front of Li Xing.

It's actually a prince.

Looking at the faint green tea in the cup, Li Xing's brows were slightly raised.

"The conditions you promised Your Majesty are among the things you're going to say to me next, right?" he said softly.

Although the concept of equality of human rights has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the term "Your Majesty" has long become a tradition when it comes to addressing the emperor, and it has nothing to do with dignity or inferiority.

As long as they are the people of Great Xia, they will habitually call him His Majesty when addressing the emperor, and Li Xing is no exception.

"Yes, but that's a little later. Li Ce also poured a cup of tea for himself, put down the teapot, and looked at Li Xing.

"I think after this trip to Setincia, you already have a rough idea of what level of your strength is in the present world. ”

"Almost. Li Xing nodded, and then added, "If you don't show up in the end and block the battle between me and Wu Xingdao, I will get more answers." ”

Li Ce shook his head, picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

"It doesn't matter, the important thing is that you have clearly realized that the destructive power you have, and the conventional means, it is difficult to restrain you with this power. ”

He looked at Li Xing seriously and said in a deep voice: "Now you are almost equivalent to an active humanoid self-propelled missile, which can produce amazing destructive power anytime and anywhere, while secular society cannot withstand this level of destruction." ”

"So?" Li Xing vaguely knew what he wanted to say next.

"So you have to restrain your power and strictly prohibit disputes in front of the general public who are more than a certain size. Li Ce stared at him in a serious tone, "Otherwise, you will be hunted down by all the forces that maintain this treaty, including the Imperial Shadow Department." ”

"What about these in Heath City?" Li Xing tapped his fingertips lightly on the table and asked lightly.

The tea in the cup shook and rippled round after round.

"Those who don't know are not guilty, as a new C-level, they have an additional chance to be exempted, but only this once. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ce's expression softened slightly, and his tone relaxed.

"Originally, according to the normal procedures, although you have the opportunity to be exempted, the Holy Court will still ask you to make corresponding compensation for your previous actions, but all the time wearing this mask, the Holy Court has not been able to know your true identity, so it has avoided this trouble. ”

Li Xing frowned slightly, because he thought of something that he couldn't figure out for the time being.

That's the power that the Holy See has...... Although he knew that the Holy Court was the most powerful transcendent force in the Obaro Continent, the strongest person he could possess was also C-rank......

The two C-level members of the third-ranked power organization "Controller Alliance" were as fragile as babies in front of him with a surge in strength, and Li Ce was absolutely quite clear about this, so why did Li Ce care so much about the actions of the Holy Court.

Li Xing didn't hide it, and directly threw out this question, but after hearing this question, Li Ce couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

"This is also part of the common knowledge that I am going to popularize to you, of course, it is common knowledge that belongs to the C-level. Li Ce said to him.

"Common sense that can only be accessed by C-class?"

Li Xing's heart moved slightly, and he realized that he could finally learn some unknown truths in this world.

"You know, in this world, there are actually no C-class awakened people at all, not one. ”

Li Ce said slowly.

“...... Huh?" Li Xing was stunned for a moment, a little stunned, "What do you mean?"

Li Ce didn't rush to answer him, but asked rhetorically first: "All the awakened people are slowly rising from the low level to the high level step by step, what do you think is the standard for judging their strength improvement?"

"The criteria for judging strength?" Li Xing frowned slightly, "Of course, it is the increase in energy level, and with the increase in energy level, the ability possessed by the awakened person will naturally become stronger and stronger." ”

And in addition to being directly detected with the energy field detector, this will also be transformed into the performance of combat power, so it is easy to see the strength level of an awakened person.

"That's right, it's the improvement of the energy level, but it's just the standard for judging the strength of the awakened. Li Ce nodded in agreement.

"But in fact, the D+ level is already the upper limit of the awakened, and the so-called D-level peak is just the control of the ability to reach an extreme, and no awakened person can break through the D level and reach the C-level level. Not a single one. It's as if there is an invisible ceiling that completely seals the path for the Awakened to continue climbing. ”

Li Xing's pupils contracted, and seriousness appeared on his face.

He thought of his own limitations, a long time ago, his original power that grew in tandem with the dream stagnation, as if there was an invisible shackle that confined him to the same place, if it wasn't for the true body in the dream to break through to a certain extent, his power would probably have been locked in the original level forever.

And this situation is so similar to the situation described by Li Ce.

"Why?" he asked in a quiet voice.

"Why?" Li Ce repeated these three words, with a hint of melancholy in his tone.

He breathed a sigh of relief, intertwined his fingers, and looked up slightly, his eyes flashing with a complex light, and his eyes seemed to pass through the space and see the inexplicable place in the void.

"Because our world is crippled. ”