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Chapter 1498 - 760: The Treacherous Minister Has Revealed Himself!
At the moment when this realization emerged in his heart, the sound of final shattering rang out.
The withered tyrant, like a corpse, continued his futile struggle. In his hands, the cracked King's Seal finally shattered completely into dust!
A wisp of essence floated up and fell into Ji Jue's hand, bringing with it shadows of the past that surged towards him.
The legion engaged in endless fierce battles with giant beasts at sea, the grand and solemn celebrations and awards, the endless indulgence and luxurious enjoyment, the terrifying scenes of heaven and earth collapsing, and the aimless, disgraceful escapes.
Finally, after one fateful shipwreck at sea, the royal seal within the brocade box sank to the depths, never to be seen again...
Until after an unknown span of time, whether by chance or arduous search, the barnacle-covered box was retrieved from the sea and opened.
Dazzling light illuminated a face that had weathered the ages.
Screams echoed as terrified, struggling companions were hoisted into the air by black lines that appeared out of nowhere, and in those cloudy pupils, a hungry flame flickered.
Gripping the seal tightly, as if holding a treasure more precious than life itself.
For centuries thereafter...
Until one day, the seal slipped from his hand along with the life that should have ended long ago.
No matter the tyrant's howling, his pleading in tears.
This was never his power to wield, never truly his.
Now, the time for it to end has come.
Like the clouds gathered in the firmament, the glow converged in Ji Jue's hand, forming the outline of a blade, lifted slowly, decisively, and slashed down!
Crack—
The terrified, twisted head fell into the ruins of the hall, mingling with the fragments of the throne.
Death welcomed.
As the tyrant's blood flowed away in the darkness, the flame light like clouds swallowed the last vestiges of the mutant law, coalescing into form in Ji Jue's hand.
Simply...
"What is this?"
Ji Jue looked down in confusion at the object in his hand.
With Ji Jue's spine as the main material, it was naturally not a sword's shape, but the current form constructed by the Red Cloud was bewildering even to its creator, Ji Jue.
What was originally the shape of the spine became angular and smooth, held in the hand like a sharply defined bamboo staff, yet on the bamboo-like segments, layers of fine characters continuously flowed, resembling divinely appointed decrees.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that they all detailed the coastal factory's welfare benefits, safety regulations emphasized by Ji Jue, and even the Fly King's internal class divisions and management rules...
Holding the entire Red Cloud, at first glance, it looked like emmmmm...
Increasingly, it resembled the talisman held by the Imperial Envoy represented by the Emperor's Hand during the Eternal Empire's era, signifying supreme authority!
Furthermore, perhaps due to its fusion with the curtain, the top of the talisman now bore a dreamlike, floating banner with layers of the Mechanical Mandala's mandala swirling atop.
This was clearly a banner symbolizing the Right of Special Killing!
In the Eternal Empire era, even rulers of lands and fiefs could not possess such a proof of imperial power, the autonomous decisions granted by imperial power allowed the holder to fully command and manage all matters within their jurisdiction, even deciding the life and death of kings and princes with a single word...
At this moment, atop the Red Cloud banner, the authority of Tian Yuan and the tower interchanged, becoming as one.
Golden light gleamed from the front, black smoke emitted from the back...
Something's not right!
The reverse side with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the front with the Human Emperor Flag?
Worst of all, inside the core of the Red Cloud...between the emblems of Tian Yuan and the tower, suddenly appeared a seal!
[Everlasting Heavenly Destiny, Perpetual Through Ages]
What on earth is this!
Ji Jue began to sweat, his vision darkening.
A sense of absurdity akin to crying wolf only to find that the wolf had indeed arrived, demanding all the naughty children to be fed to it.
Who dared imprint the Heirloom Seal on my Red Cloud!
In a daze, it seemed he heard a familiar, mocking laugh. Yet upon closer inspection, all traces had vanished without a trace.
Now, holding the Red Cloud banner, Ji Jue could feel: it wasn't just like any other Tian Yuan relic, with a mere similarity in form. Even if one counted back several hundred years to the Eternal Empire period, it was genuinely functional!
But the times have changed!
Right now, he has no place to use it!
Still, the same saying holds: Authority derives from above, the banner's power comes from the emperor's guarantee. Without the emperor, the banner is a mere facade.
Trying to use a sword from a former dynasty to cut through Federation and Empire officials won't work one bit!
Only the power of the Red Cloud Foundation remains.
The sword's original form and function has been completely abandoned by Ji Jue. Now, the Red Cloud Foundation has discarded all offensive capabilities in exchange for ultimate control power.
Just like the tyrant, internally he could be absolute and supreme, via the Heavenly Constitution, he could more conveniently deploy and control his subordinates, and externally, he could use this Heavenly Origin's Weight to interfere and twist all affairs to make nature itself oppose his opponents, binding and restricting them.
Such noble control skills!
Entirely compensated for Ji Jue's current weaknesses, capable of further development with the expansion of Coastal Industry and the Fly King...
Ji Jue stroked the banner, beaming with a smile.
No wonder they say a horse can't get fat without night grass?
Merely relying on today's Coastal Industry to support the Red Cloud would take who knows how long, but after devouring a tyrant alive, it was completed instantly, expanding over the Fly King too.
Even leaving behind such a vast domain!
With hands behind his back, Ji Jue surveyed the ravaged Sea Abyss, clicking his tongue in admiration; this place had potential...
After losing the support and maintenance of the Abyss Lord, the sea water weighing tens of thousands of pounds was about to completely submerge everything, but now with the support of the Red Cloud Foundation, it has returned to its original state.
The Scale Transformers are dead and gone, it doesn't matter, I have the Fly King, and I can have as many subordinates as I want.
More importantly, this land!
Even the vast earth veins formed by the thick earth energy below, an undisputed treasure of feng shui, you should know that when the terrain is Kun, the Heavenly Movement is also strong, and the Law of the Usurper also requires foundational support.
And the scale of this earth vein has developed to such an extent that it can already be called a dragon vein!
The richer the earth veins, the richer the resources, and the entire interior and exterior of the Sea Abyss is an extremely rich mining area with formed minerals directly exposed!
After casually picking at a piece of rock and smacking it, Ji Jue smelled countless elements...
Good news indeed!
Originally limited by the scale of Punabantu, the workers at the Blessed Park, who had become too abundant, can continue to expand!
The diligent and hardworking employees no longer have to fear optimization and can contribute back to society, continuing to bury their heads in hard work and start anew!
After reconstruction and rejoining society, they can have a skill other than screwing bolts, becoming even more useful to the present world!
New Spring, Luo Island, Central Earth, three large factories, Punabantu, Sea Abyss Kingdom, two major parks attending to a single worker, how can this blessing be small?
From this point on, our coast will have inexhaustible copper mountains and iron mountains!
Thinking of my good brothers from now on being able to screw bolts on the assembly line in the day and mine in the Sea Abyss at night, living a fulfilling life through their diligent hands. When alive, contributing to the Red Cloud, and after death, still being useful in the Paradise System... Ji Jue could hardly close his mouth.
Mr. Ji's great kindness can never be repaid!
Absolutely cannot repay!
"First, let me taste the saltiness!"
With the weighty banner firmly in hand, Ji Jue eagerly raised it towards the pitch-black deep sea above him, instantly, with a loud explosion amidst swirling flame light.
Under the control of the Red Cloud, the opened Sea Abyss slowly closed and disappeared beneath the deep sea surface.
In the violent shaking, the terrain rose and fell, changing dramatically, soon blending into the seabed, no longer showing any traces of the Sea Abyss.
Throughout the process, all changes seemed natural and justified, not consuming much of Ji Jue's spiritual energy at all.
On the contrary, Ji Jue's utilization rate of his spiritual energy and control power over his strength leveled up several notches!
A whole set of aligned granularity formed a combo punch, focusing on vertical fields, breaking through underlying logic, completing a new business structure, forming a closed-loop matrix...
Directly reducing cost and increasing efficiency!
After completing the closure, Ji Jue left a coordinate on the Doomsday Special Train for further development, and had already directly jumped back to the Prosperity.
In the midst of the storm, the raging waves were no more.
Without the Tyrant's instigation from behind, the gathered sea locusts immediately showed signs of dispersal, and the mermaids, losing their organization, were slaughtered completely.
The Sea Abyss was indeed too distant, and in the chaotic battlefield, he had only left for a dozen minutes, unnoticed by anyone. Meanwhile, the Prosperity, transformed into Long Shan, was still diligently handling the head of that White Flood Dragon.
The giant head was frozen in a block of solid ice, its soul already escaped without a trace; following the Green Flood Dragon, the White Flood Dragon also left a generous gift on Luo Island.
At this moment, the storm was gradually subsiding, and the corpses in the turbid flow sank silently.
Night has passed, a weak line of daylight descended from the sky, bringing dawn, vibrant vitality, and the scenery of everything competing to sprout was brought here.
It seemed like everything had ended, and they had passed the crisis without any real danger.
But is it really over?
Ji Jue gazed expressionlessly at the scenes from the surveillance.
The enemy was defeated, Disaster Beasts were beheaded, and the Tyrant's assets were confiscated by Ji Jue, undeniably a great victory!
Win, win, win, a triumphal success!
This time, it even hooked a bumper haul for him!
But the issue is...
How many have slipped through the net?
From the previous chaotic battle until now, Ji Jue has never relaxed.
A lion also uses all its strength to catch a fish!
But just as internal and external woes erupted simultaneously on Luo Island, with the Tyrant and the White Flood Dragon striking with full force, an ominous sense of malice from the Wolf Evil was sharply aware of a hidden malevolent intention!
So deep and so sharp.
Fleeting in an instant, but leaving Ji Jue on edge as if a thorn is on his back.
At the very moment of imminent crisis, the opponent had already realized the Abyss Lord and White Flood Dragon posed no threat to Ji Jue, and didn't attack at all.
At the moment just before unleashing the shot, they could understand the situation and forcibly withdrew.
Not a single strike, disappearing without a trace.
Like a seasoned old hunter, not pulling the trigger without 100% certainty!
If it weren't for the Perception of the Wolf Evil, Ji Jue might not have detected any anomaly at all and would still be happily oblivious!
But the question arises... who could it be, so cunning and painstakingly hiding behind the scenes, targeting a weak, powerless, and pitiful craftsman like him?
Xu Family? Seven Cities?
Or could it be...
Ji Jue's eyes dropped as he recalled the fleeting glimpse when the King's Seal shattered.
The strange, emaciated, hunched simian figure in the former hall of the Abyss Lord.
You Sui?