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Bai Lan's calm voice came from behind.

"Build it up, my empire—show your supreme majesty here."

"Wherever my gaze falls, all is territory; wherever my will leads, all are subjects of the king; mountains and rivers return to their rightful place, long rivers change course, and the land I stand upon is the empire."

"—So descend, and with my will, reshape heaven and earth."

The words fell.

The world lost its color, and the landscape deep within Bai Lan's soul began to forcibly overlay reality.

Golden light burst forth from beneath Bai Lan's feet, spreading rapidly along the direction of the sea and the wind. Wherever it passed, the sea surface was compacted into flat, dark gray stone slabs, and the undulating mountain ridges were leveled into straight foundations for city walls.

The entire sea area rapidly transformed under that golden cover, turning into a solid and vast land, and the sky also changed accordingly, ceasing its flow.

A colossal city emerged from the void; it was the "new capital" constructed deep within Bai Lan's soul.

Forty-six figures stood beneath the empty throne. Some held long swords, some held bowstrings, and some rested their hands on sword hilts. Their gazes were all fixed on the figure standing in the sky.

Behind the throne, a colossal silhouette, hundreds of meters tall, stood silently, its shoulders almost touching the edge of the golden sky, awaiting the next command.

Yunlong: ?

"What's this?"

Esdeath was stunned.

She stood there, watching silently.

The Emperor's Imperial Guard, hundreds of Imperial Guards, and tens of thousands of elite combat troops... everything before her eyes exceeded the scope of battles she had ever witnessed before.

"...What kind of power is this?"

A complete transformation?

General Binglan could also do something that could change the course of the battlefield.

But it's absolutely impossible to pull off this exaggerated scene.

Based on decades of experience, Esdeath realized that the emperor who had just ascended the throne was clearly reshaping reality with his powerful will, turning the entire sea and mountains into part of his territory.

There's... such power?!

Could it be the hidden ability of that Supreme Imperial Arm?

Can,

Possessing such power, yet hiding it from me, even though it could easily crush me!

Esdeath felt a surge of anger.

A strong person like her would rather die in battle than be held back by others; this is an insult more terrible than death!

But as soon as she thought of this, her anger subsided, because Esdeath suddenly realized that when she fought with others, she probably felt the same way as Shirai, not wanting the battle to be too boring.

If such a powerful force were to be unleashed, even one would be powerless to resist and would be utterly crushed.

Esdeath gritted her teeth.

...It seems that it is precisely because I am weak that they are unwilling to use their full strength against me, otherwise the whole battle would become quite boring!

"No matter how you look at it, it's quite unpleasant!"

Finally, Esdeath sighed helplessly, landed beside the throne, and knelt on one knee along with all the Imperial Arms users.

"My king, please give the order!"

Countless eyes focused on Bai Lan, who was slowly landing on the head of the [Guardian Machine God].

At this moment, Bai Lan simply smiled as she looked at Yunlong. A thousand years ago, the founding emperor of the empire, in order to forge Imperial Arms, once mobilized the entire nation to launch a distant expedition to the East Sea, attempting to use this super dangerous species as material.

That campaign ended in a crushing defeat; the dragon in the clouds possessed formidable scales and a vigorous life force that ordinary armies could not easily overcome.

Times have changed. All the Imperial Arms have now gathered together. How will this dragon, who defeated the first Imperial Arms users and alchemists a thousand years ago, fare when facing the alchemist's greatest masterpiece?

So Bai Lan, out of curiosity, gave the order.

"Defeat Yunlong and bring victory to your emperor!"

Chapter 106 The War to Protect the Empire

"Ow!"

The dragon in the clouds let out a mournful cry in the sky above 'Xindu'.

Blood fell like rain, and his body was covered in wounds that hadn't even healed before the next wave of attacks began.

Facing Budo, Esdeath, the Supreme Imperial Arms, Akame, Budo, and all the Imperial Arms users and Imperial Arms users, Yunlong's proud scales and vitality were completely useless!

Annihilation!

—A single, decisive blow!

——The Thunder Emperor is here!

—Mahāprabhāṣṭa!

All Yunlong could do was roar helplessly, unable to do anything more.

...

"It's much weaker than I imagined. Is it because the Imperial Arms users a thousand years ago weren't strong enough, or is it because the system called Imperial Arms isn't perfect enough?"

Wasn't it supposed to be that the older it was, the stronger it became?

Bai Lan stretched out her right hand, and the threads of the [Cross Tail] extended out like living things, greedily absorbing the blood spilled by the dragon in the clouds.

It even longed to burrow into its body, greedily absorbing its flesh and blood, and completely draining the life force of that ancient and dangerous species.

That should have been its core material!

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many restrictions; it looks like a half-finished Imperial Arm.

It was supposed to be a combat-type Imperial Arm, but it was forcibly turned into a reconnaissance Imperial Arm!

"Want to devour? Sure, go ahead and devour everything you want."

As the words fell.

In mid-air, a dragon-shaped phantom formed from the boundary line roared silently, then suddenly swooped down and burrowed into the body of the real dragon in the clouds, where it began to devour everything.

Not long after.

The dragon in the clouds let out a whimper, and the next second it was hit by the Annihilation Cannon of the [Guardian Machine God] and fell helplessly from the air. The swift shadow of the red eyes leaped up and the Murasame instantly pierced into its huge eyeball.

The enormous dragon corpse crashed to the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

next moment.

With the world's forced disappearance, Bai Lan and Esdeath returned to the real world.

The only change was the distant mountain peak standing above the clouds, where the dragon of the clouds lay fallen, its massive body straddling the ridge, its wounds still oozing blood that slowly dripped down the mountainside.

"Are you full?"

Bai Lan softly inquired about the [Cross Tail] in her hand; the threads trembled, and one could vaguely sense an excited voice emanating from it.

"I want to go back."

Esdeath stood to the side, giving Bai Lan a complicated look.

She had planned to spend a pleasant vacation with Bai Lan on the edge of this new capital before facing the million-strong rebel army alongside the new emperor.

The aftershocks of the battle had not yet completely dissipated, and the earth-shattering scene remained vividly in her mind. She was now eager to return to the army and study how to continue to grow stronger.

Otherwise, when Bai Lan's domain unfolded, she felt pressure even when Akame and Budo joined forces, let alone the many Imperial Arms users and the covetous Supreme Imperial Arms.

Just as she thought of this, she paused, realizing that she wasn't among the group of Imperial Arms users.

Is it because I am also in this field?

Before anyone could think, the 'Shangri-La' teleportation was activated, sending Esdeath back to the expeditionary force, while Bai Lan returned to the Empire with Yunlong's corpse, intending to use it as alchemical material for the Supreme Imperial Arms.

Since the Supreme Imperial Arms are not yet perfect, Bai Lan plans to add a 'Purge Mode' and grant the Supreme Imperial Arms the ability to move freely.

However, as soon as Bai Lan returned to the palace, she was spotted by the idle Hei Tong.

"Wow! What a cool super dangerous creature! Let me kill it and turn it into a doll!"

"Huh, how come he's already dead?"

"Idiot! Why won't you give it to me? Didn't you say it was a gift for me?!"

"Waaaaah, Destagul, you died such a terrible death!"

Hei Tong hugged Bai Lan, his little expression full of grievance, and then he angrily let out a "woof~" sound like a small animal, biting hard on Bai Lan's shoulder with his little tiger teeth.

It seemed that if Bai Lan didn't give her a super dangerous species, she wouldn't give up and would stick to Bai Lan's side 24 hours a day.

"Oh, I see. I was hungry!"

Bai Lan nodded, carried Hei Tong to the palace, and did not forget to instruct a maid to summon Chi Tong.

Now I really have to eat it.

You need to relieve your fatigue properly.

-

Half a day later.

Bai Lan, who had entered Sage Mode via CCB, left the room, boarded the [Guardian Mech God], and began to inscribe a forging array on the giant mech using the Cloud Dragon as material.

Inside the room, Hei Tong lay on the bed, utterly dejected, her eyelashes trembling slightly, completely devoid of strength.

Oh, my... super dangerous species... where are you?

Akame lay there listlessly, her breath weak and her gaze unfocused.

Just half a day ago, Akame was practicing swordsmanship alone in the courtyard when Chelsea, disguised as a maid, came over and said that Kurome had prepared a sumptuous feast and was waiting for Akame to come and enjoy it.

So Akame immediately sheathed her sword and happily went off... and then she wasn't so happy anymore...

Yes, a feast can certainly be called a feast...

I'm full... no, I'm stuffed, in every way.