You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

"What, Miss Murong, do you know this new Emperor Qin?"

Xuemei turned her head and looked at Murong Yishuang, asking her a question.

“Ying Chen… Chen Ying…”

"So that's how it is! You are the King of Liang of the Great Qin!"

Murong Yishuang murmured to herself.

"Miss Murong, what are you talking about? What Ying Chen, what Chen Ying's...?"

Although Murong Yishuang's voice was very soft, Xue Mei, with her cultivation level, could hear it clearly, but she didn't understand what Murong Yishuang meant.

"Ah! It's nothing. My brother and I met the new Qin Emperor once..."

Upon hearing Xue Mei's question, Murong Yishuang finally realized what was happening and spoke up.

"However, his name back then wasn't Ying Chen, but Chen Ying!"

At this point, Murong Yishuang seemed to have some complaints, as if she was unhappy that Ying Chen had concealed his true identity.

However, she didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so, mainly because her brother was just too outgoing...

Even though it was the first time meeting someone, you actually wanted to be friends with them.

They didn't even know who the other party was.

If it were me, I would probably be much more cautious.

"Oh? What a coincidence!"

Upon hearing Murong Yishuang's explanation, Xuemei's face showed a look of sudden realization.

"That's perfect then. After the ceremony, we're going to discuss the Genius Tournament with Emperor Qin. You can then catch up with him..."

Xuemei said jokingly.

"Stop joking, we've only met once, we're not even acquainted!"

Murong Yishuang anxiously defended herself.

"Okay, okay! I understand. We've only met once, we're not close!"

Xuemei quickly said.

However, the expression on her face clearly showed disbelief.

Seeing her like this, Murong Yishuang knew that she didn't believe her, but she was no longer going to explain, as it would only make things worse.

This is just a small episode.

After Ying Tianzong finished reading what was on the scroll, he threw it into the air.

Chant

A distant, ethereal dragon's roar echoed between heaven and earth.

A gigantic golden dragon appeared in the sky above the capital, opened its massive maw, and swallowed the scroll whole.

"Dragon clan?"

Upon seeing the suddenly appearing dragon shadow, Ying Chen was slightly taken aback.

"No, that's not right. This dragon has no physical form; it's made up of a special kind of energy."

This energy was the same as the energy he felt on the dragon throne, but much larger and more powerful.

Chant

After swallowing the scroll, the golden dragon let out another roar.

Then, it spat out a beam of golden light, which landed on Ying Chen.

Seeing this, Ying Tianzong smiled and said, "The Golden Dragon of Fortune has agreed. The rest is up to you..."

Ying Chen nodded and walked towards the high platform alone.

Step~~

As he stepped onto the first step, a clear sound rang out, and everyone present watched this sacred scene in silence, not daring to even breathe loudly.

As Ying Chen climbed higher, his speed gradually increased, and he soon reached the top of the platform.

On the high platform, there was a table with an imperial edict and an imperial seal on it.

These are two supreme treasures of the Qin Dynasty, representing the supreme power of the Qin Dynasty. Moreover, their grades have both reached the peak of the high-level Earth Rank, just one step away from reaching the Heaven Rank.

The combined power of the two can rival that of a celestial-grade magic weapon.

As long as the Qin Dynasty's strength increases and it gains more power, it can allow them to advance again.

There was nothing else besides that.

Ying Chen walked to the table and picked up the jade seal.

A mysterious aura emanated from the jade seal and flowed into Ying Chen's body, circulating continuously within him.

Ying Chen knew that the mysterious aura was the power of destiny.

These jade seals and imperial edicts, nurtured by the Qin Dynasty for tens of thousands of years, have long since become treasures of destiny, capable of storing the power of destiny.

He slowly placed the imperial seal on the edict.

Buzz~~

A slight vibration emanated from the imperial edict, and golden characters slowly appeared on the previously blank edict—the very words that Ying Tianzong had read aloud earlier.

At the same time, Ying Chen also felt as if he were connected with the fate of the Great Qin Dynasty, but this feeling was very faint.

Boom~~

Just then, a clap of thunder suddenly rang out in the previously clear sky, and it quickly turned dark.

"Ying Chen!"

A gigantic demonic shadow appeared in the sky and shouted out Ying Chen's name.

Ying Chen frowned slightly. It seemed that this step was not included in the succession process that Ying Tianzong had told him!

Is something wrong?

Unlike Ying Chen's calm demeanor, Xue Mei, who was below Huangfu Dichao, changed her expression drastically upon seeing the demonic figure. Her previously indifferent expression turned to one of fear.

Seeing the change in her expression, Murong Yishuang frowned slightly and asked, "Commander Xuemei, what's wrong?"

"This is a projection of an extraterrestrial demon. How could he be here...?"

Xuemei said in a terrified tone.

"Extraterrestrial demons?"

Murong Yishuang seemed puzzled, as if it was the first time she had heard this name.

"It's normal that Miss Murong doesn't know. There are very few records about the extraterrestrial demons, and most people on the continent are unaware of them. You only need to know that the extraterrestrial demons are extremely dangerous and are our enemies..."

Xuemei seemed unwilling to offer further explanation and spoke up.

Then, she quietly crushed a jade pendant, and then looked solemnly at the demonic shadow that appeared in the sky.

She also wanted to see what this extraterrestrial demon was up to, and why a small dynasty would come looking for it.

"You know me?"

Ying Chen looked at the demonic shadow and said in a deep voice.

At this moment, he felt that the demonic figure was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

"Your Majesty, this humble general feels that this demonic shadow is very similar to the demonic shadow that fought against me three months ago, but its strength is greater than that demonic shadow, reaching the Void Refinement Realm."

At that moment, Dian Wei's voice appeared in Ying Chen's mind.

Upon hearing Dian Wei's words, Ying Chen frowned. Could it be that Moku has returned?

"Ding! Detected that the extraterrestrial demon race has repeatedly become enemies of the host. A mission is now issued: defeat the extraterrestrial demon projections, uphold the prestige of the Great Qin Dynasty, and receive generous rewards upon completion..."

At this moment, the system sound sounded.

If Ying Chen had only guessed before, now that the system had issued the task, he was certain that the demonic figure in front of him was indeed a projection of the Demon Vault.

Thinking of this, Ying Chen's lips curled up slightly. The arrival of the Demon Treasury was just in time. He needed an enemy to make a name for himself, and the Demon Treasury was just right.