Sora quickly followed Bo Yan. The nine long tails that spread out behind her were gone, and the breathtaking momentum dissipated, making her look like an ordinary human woman. Tao Yue gritted his teeth and took the same step—he wanted to know what kind of plans Bo Yan was still hiding. The rest of the retainers seemed to hesitate for a moment, but the footsteps soon followed him.

They came all the way to the outside of the temple. At the top of the golden steps, most of the inner city under your feet, and even the top of the city wall, are clearly visible. Tao Yue narrowed his eyes, and his heart sank violently—there was no sign of the inner city being breached.

The members of the 'Shadow Division' who should have won the victory easily, and even Shui Yun, Wei Feng and their subordinates, may have suffered something wrong. He thought gloomily.

The sun is still shining overhead, but the gentle rain is slowly falling from the sky, sprinkling every corner of Sin'an City. Tao Yue raised his hand to catch a few drops of rain and saw them glow with a soft green glow.

"This rain ......," the young courtier behind him asked his doubts, "what's going on?" ”

"It's a ritual effect, from Malachite, the daughter of the puppeteer Luo Zhen." Sora apparently knew about this for a long time, "It can soothe people's hearts, calm the mind, and exorcise all spells that manipulate emotions and spirits." The woman tilted her head slightly, her voice like music, "They've come a long way, it's time to get some rest." ”

The whispering behind him gradually subsided. The miraculous spectacle – or ritual – also soothed the restlessness in the hearts of the officials. Even after regaining his composure, Tao Yue still understood that there was no way back for him.

A faint long whistle came from afar. The left minister of the empire struggled to muster his spirits, looking up into the distance, staring at what little hope he had left. One by one, black dots came into view, quickly approaching the sky above Sin'an City. The sound is layered on top of each other, like rolling thunder, and gradually becomes clear and recognizable.

"Listen, humans. Today, our people are here to expose the true face of your emperors! ”

"Give the land back to humanity! Return your dignity to the demon clan! ”

"Let us sanction such scum!"

The monster's army soared into the sky, and at the forefront was a giant beast more than a hundred feet long. It was covered in red gold, its beard was like fire, and its scales were like armor that shone with golden light, covering every part of its stout body. The golden horns coiled around his head, like a heaven-sent crown. He let out a long groan, as if a real sense of oppression had fallen on the top of Sin'an City, and even the magic of malachite could not drive it away.

The rest of the youkai followed him, looking down on the city from a high vantage point. It's all powerful races. There may be only a limited number of individuals who can defeat the "Dark King" alone, but with the sum of their strength, even if they gather the entire defenders of Sin'an City, they will not be able to resist it.

It's just that Tao Yue couldn't feel joy - the number of monsters he saw in front of him was more than he expected...... It's so much less.

The strength of the major monster families, Tao Yue has a general understanding. As long as they give half of their strength, it is enough to make the empire and even the forces 'behind the scenes' feel tricky. However, what appeared in front of his eyes was not even a fraction...... No, it's just a bunch of 'wild' youkai.

This is not what is said! He gritted his teeth and thought viciously. What happened to make those monsters change their original agreement?

It's a pity that there is no time for him to think about it. In an instant, a hum that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth extended from the other side of Xin'an.

Huge gates of light unfolded one after another, each large enough for dozens of people to pass side by side. Then, with the golden statues standing on either side of them, almost the same appearance - only a living entity hundreds of times larger, fluttering out from behind the door.

They are clad in scales of different colors, and there are slight differences in appearance, but each creature has an indescribable grace and majesty. The group of giant beasts flapped their huge wings and slowly hovered over Xin'an, confronting the monsters on the other side.

And that's not all.

The dragons gradually descended in height. Tao Yue narrowed his eyes and saw that on the back of each giant beast, there was a figure in a gorgeous costume. The men leaped from the dragon's back, wrapped in a glimmer of light, and slowly descended into the sky above the inner city.

He recognized the men. Zhu You, Ying Tian, Ying Zheng...... Even since the founding of Inis, every emperor who has ruled over it. More than a dozen emperors raised their hands together, and their voices resounded through the entire Xin'an sky through the reinforcement of spells.

"Even if they are not allowed to take their place, nor are they in the world, we will punish those who intrude on the empire——!"

The dragons rose into the air once more. When the former emperor waved his arm forward, they raised their heads together, shook their wings, and rushed towards the demons in the air.

Tao Yue didn't look at the battle between the two sides again. He knew that it was all over, ending with his defeat.

The forces sent by the youkai were much lower than expected, allowing the 'behind-the-scenes' of the empire to avoid a tough battle and instead respond in the immediate way. As for how the emperor was able to return hundreds of years ago, and why he walked with the dragon, even if he had a clear and definite answer, it was worthless.

Many times, people need an explanation, not the truth behind it. Compared with the monsters that came with great momentum, the 'heroic souls' of the emperors of the past dynasties and the 'guardian gods' of the empire, which side is easier to win people's trust, there is no need to ask at all.

"Now, it's time for you to make your choice." Bo Yan's voice was still calm, but it seemed to be far away in the sky, "Although there will be a little punishment, this country still needs your strength and wisdom. The voice paused, "Exactly, of course, there is one person." ”

That could only be him, Tao Yue thought to himself. At this time, he was neither afraid nor regretful, only a little unwilling. "You've foreseen this, haven't you?"

"It's only been the last few days, and it's not all our credit." Bo Yan turned around, his gaze through his body, through the golden hall, and looked somewhere far to the north, "Maybe you remember the girl who once told me here that she didn't want to see the Empire and the Alliance go to war. ”

Yes, he remembers. The weak, nominal, only teenage 'demon king' Anya. He knew that Bo Yan didn't need to lie to him, that is, it was that girl who ruined his last hole card.

"Alright, Taoyue." Bo Yan retracted his gaze and landed on his face, "Tell me your reasons." ”

He was silent for a moment. The reason is simple, power is naturally part of it, however, there is another, more important reason.

"I know who you are." Tao Yue stared at the golden emperor, "You are now looking at humans, but you are not humans. If one day the interests of your people are contrary to ours, the empire will come to naught, and humanity will ...... will usher in disaster. ”

"Understandable." Bo Yan nodded, "What do you think will happen to the empire without us?" ”

"I don't know. If we don't try, we'll never be able to survive on our own. Unfortunately, I failed. ”

"That's right, so what are you going to do?" Bo Yan looked at him calmly, "Rebel." ”

Tao Yue took a deep breath. Then he drew his short sword, clasped his hands around his waist, and drove his body with all his might, stabbing at the emperor in golden robes not far away. And a step faster, as he expected—a sharp glow passed across his neck, allowing air to pour directly into his lungs without passing through his nasal passages.

The left minister of the empire dropped his dagger and slowly knelt on the ground, letting the warm blood spill into his chest and then stain his clothes. He tried to swallow a mouthful of liquid, but choked on it, coughing up pink foam. A feeling of dizziness came from the top of his head, and many memories flashed in front of his eyes. He closed his eyes, trying to see better.

It was pitch black, and finally silence.