The words had come right out of Ningyan’s mouth! As they echoed out, they became a tempest in the hearts of everyone who could hear.0

Xu Qing looked at Ningyan and sighed inwardly. Given how well he knew Ningyan, he could already see the clues pointing to who this person really was.0

No wonder he’s been spending all his time in seclusion....1

‘Ningyan’ took a step forward, his eyes flashing like blades as he looked at the emperor.3

“Did I say something incorrect, father?”0

All of a sudden, the bloodline fluctuations of the imperial clan surged out of him, rising into the air and sweeping the destiny aura of humankind with it into a seething maelstrom. He took another step, and as he did, a black band of silk swirled out around him, circling around a few times before flying up into the air.0

“On this day, I have three gifts I want to offer as sacrifices to you!”0

As his words rang out, the silk band spread out into the sky like a black dragon, growing larger and larger until... it was a scroll! Countless images could be seen within the scroll, and all of them depicted the pain and grief of humankind!0

It was possible to see people resorting to cannibalism in times of famine, corpses that had frozen in winter, mortals burning to death in fires, and even children wracked by the pain of mutation. There was pillaging, murder,...0