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Chapter 110: The Empress Seems… to Have Laughed

“Where exactly has Nie Chen gone?”

Looking around, Chu Qingyue frowned slightly, her pure and beautiful face tinged with worry.

Moreover, this look of concern was so evident that most people noticed it.

The people in the Heavenly Cloud Palace were especially incredulous.

The Empress had always presented herself as forever cold and aloof.

No matter what she faced, even matters that could influence the great affairs of the world, she could handle them calmly.

Why did she appear so anxious?

“Could it be because Senior Brother Nie is an exceptionally rare prodigy even the Empress takes notice of?”

“Perhaps, though it does seem very possible.

Yet for some reason, I feel that it doesn’t quite match the Empress’s character.”

“Could it be…?”

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense. The Empress once wrote ‘Theory of the Uselessness of Dao Companions ‘ and is extremely averse to such matters, so it’s definitely not because of that kind of thing.

If you spread such rumors recklessly, are you looking to get yourself killed?”

A small part of the crowd suddenly had a “bold” idea in their minds but quickly dismissed it in panic.

After all, such a notion might be possible for anyone else, but absolutely unrealistic for the Empress!

“Look over there!”

At this moment, a space above the Dragon Palace was suddenly torn apart.

From within the space, Nie Chen stepped out.

“Space Law!

Isn’t this only something a Sea Transformation Realm expert can master? How did Nie Chen…”

But before everyone could recover from the shock of the space-rending phenomenon, they suddenly noticed the heart in Nie Chen’s hand.

That heart, half solid, with blood flowing through it, carried a faint hint of gold.

Moreover, the heart emitted a majestic aura, inspiring awe in those who gazed upon it.

This is… the heart of a Great Emperor!

The pale golden blood flowing from it hadn’t even dried.

This Great Emperor’s heart was evidently still fresh!

How precious a heart of a Great Emperor is, what exactly is this…

“This heart belongs to the Leiyan Emperor, and the Leiyan Emperor is dead. Now, with this heart, I announce to the world.

The Empress’s might must not be challenged.

Anyone who disrespects the Empress or harbors plots against the Heavenly Cloud Palace.

Even a Great Emperor will meet the same fate as the Leiyan Emperor – death, and nothing else!”

Nie Chen raised the Leiyan Emperor’s heart with one arm, surveying the surroundings, his gaze razor-sharp.

Every word he uttered was powerful and carried an awe-inspiring force.

“This is… the Leiyan Emperor’s heart!”

When Nie Chen’s voice ceased, the scene fell silent, everyone staring in shock at what was suspended in mid-air.

That pale golden blood, concealing the authority of a Great Emperor, was undeniably real.

Nie Chen stood with the heart of the Great Emperor in his hand, suspended in the air.

Even though many of the old dragons were much stronger than Nie Chen, at that moment, seeing that figure, they couldn’t help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Even their bodies involuntarily manifested a sense of fear!

Though they had heard that the Heavenly Cloud Palace had produced a disciple named Nie Chen with extraordinary talent, surpassing his peers.

Previously, their focus was only on Nie Chen’s talent.

But now, Nie Chen’s presence imprinted in their hearts a sense of… awe?

It was not just Nie Chen’s so-called talent that shocked them but also his strength.

Terrifying, elusive strength!

How exactly did he kill the Leiyan Emperor?

Even if the Leiyan Emperor was already injured, he should have been able to easily suppress an Opening Profound Realm disciple with a single finger.

No one could imagine.

And no one could understand.

But they knew with absolute certainty that the Great Emperor’s heart was genuine.

Proclaiming this to the world with the life of the Leiyan Emperor carried a deterrent power far greater than any other means.

It was the life of a Great Emperor!

When this matter spreads from the Dragon Palace, those sect forces that had nearly forgotten the dominance of Heavenly Cloud Palace are sure to quickly recall the terror of the Empress and the Heavenly Cloud Palace!

“Empress, I have returned.”

Nie Chen cheerfully approached Chu Qingyue and whispered in a very small voice:

“Your majesty, Empress, I noticed you looked worried.

Could it be that you were concerned about your husband?”

“Concerned about you, my foot. I was just afraid that the Leiyan Emperor would escape!”

Chu Qingyue scolded slightly, turning her head away.

Yet, unconsciously, a slight smile appeared on her lips.

“What the heck?”

“What the heck! Did you… did you sense it?”

“I seem to have felt it!”

At this moment, the people on the ground were roughly divided into three groups.

One group comprised the dragons in the Dragon Palace; another was nearly annihilated, mostly captured followers of the Leiyan Valley; the last group, the numerous cultivators of the Heavenly Cloud Palace.

Because they all had just focused their gaze above the Dragon Palace.

They suddenly felt an incredibly frightening and unbelievable sense.

“Why do I feel like the Empress let out a hum?”

“Probably not, right? But it also seems like…

The question is… how come I seem to have seen the Empress smile?”

“I think I felt it too. Gosh, it must be an illusion.”

“It must be an illusion because just now, for a moment, I felt the Empress had a kind of adorable sense like ice melting in spring. I must be crazy.”

“It would be great if it were real, that would be too adorable…”

“Have you all gone mad? What kind of existence is the Empress, how could she possibly show such an expression?”

This statement immediately snapped everyone back to reality.

They once again looked towards Empress Qingyue.

Indeed, that icy and aloof demeanor was nothing like the momentary illusion they just had.

“Indeed, it was just an illusion.”

Everyone sighed, dispelling the absurd notion.

But, for some reason, they all felt a tiny bit of… regret in their hearts?

Though, it was certainly impossible.

“Since the Leiyan Emperor is dead, then…”

At this time, Chu Qingyue coldly gazed towards the followers from the Leiyan Valley, her jade hand seemingly casually clenched.

A terribly oppressive force quickly seized every cultivator’s body from the Leiyan Valley.

Anyone who dared to make a move spat out blood, their foundation shattered, leaving them with no ability to resist.

As for those wielding blades intending to rush out, they were instantly destroyed, dying tragically.

What everyone found most unacceptable was the swift crippling and near-death of two Supreme Elders from the Leiyan Valley.

Both of them were Sea Transformation Realm, emperor-level experts, yet they stood no chance of resistance.

If not for leaving a place intact, that seemingly casual single move could have killed them!

This was the terrifying strength of Empress Qingyue!

In an instant, everyone felt a sense of submission in their hearts.

They simply couldn’t understand, with such a powerful Empress Qingyue, who in the world could control her?

Even if the Empress did indeed have intentions towards having a dao companion, there would not be a single man worthy of her!

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