Qin Ye's chest was rising and falling heavily. He had thought that his killing intent toward Xu Fu had already reached a pinnacle once he learned about Xu Fu's treachery and treasonous acts. After learning the fact that Xu Fu had managed to invent an energy resource that could be used across the two realms, his intent to kill Xu Fu had even subsided a little.

This system wasn't perfect, but it was the first of its kind, and even though there was still a lot left to be done, this was already enough for a conscious ruler like Qin Ye to begin weighing up his options.

However, his killing intent toward Xu Fu was now fiercer than ever before, and it was like a volcanic eruption that couldn't be repressed no matter what.

Only now could he truly experience the fury of a ruler when someone tried to threaten his cities and his people.

Only now did he realize that some things couldn't be forgiven or compromised no matter what.

He swept a hand through the air, and the gate immediately swung shut. He then closed his eyes and worked to control his own breathing for several seconds. Only then did he reopen his eyes, and immediately thereafter, a golden scale flew up into the air, sending golden ripples surging in all directions, as if he were summoning something out of space.

Countless golden runes appeared all over the scale. This was none other than the scale that had been left to them by the Plumed Serpent God in the Alkebulan Underworld!

The scale began to revolve in mid-air as if it were searching for the right direction. One minute...