Chapter 397

Truth Tower

The Last Emperor Safenoss suddenly passed away, leaving behind a mess full of problems.

Now the problem is, what should we do next? Should we leave?

Or should we fight?

Or are there other options?

After a moment's thought, Luosen turned his head to look at the blurry light.

"Ailis, did the emperor make any arrangements before he left?"

Also "Emperor" is a title: "Emperor". We'll list as title.

Ailis, however, had no response, as if Luosen didn't exist at all.

Luosen was startled, picked up the Radiant Scepter, and asked again.

Still, there was no response.

Tirilin already understood.

"Your Majesty, you have no Safenoss royal bloodline, nor do you hold any important position in the Dawn Empire, so you cannot invoke the authority of the Imperial Household Steward."

She then looked at Ailis and repeated Luosen's question.

Ailis indeed had a response.

She said, "Before his passing, Your Majesty had already initiated the collapse process of the half-plane."

"The half-plane is currently mobilizing its last strength, and will complete total collapse in half an hour, becoming a collapsed plane with stagnation strength so high it almost freezes, to completely seal all exits of the Abyss."

Arrangements have been made.

That's fine; they can just leave.

But while Luosen caught his breath, Ailis promptly reported.

"But after Your Majesty's passing, the empire's supreme authority has entered Ade facto ownerless state."

"The one who currently holds the Dawn Crown and possesses the legitimate Safenoss bloodline, Lord Cicero, has automatically become the first heir to the emperor."

"Using this qualification, Lord Cicero is invading my intelligent core. If the invasion succeeds, he will gain full authority over the half-plane and become the official Dawn Emperor."

Tirilin was slightly startled and immediately asked: "As far as I know, the collapse process has absolute supreme authority; even if Lord Cicero has full authority, he cannot stop it, right?"

Ailis's light shadow nodded slightly: "Indeed, he has no authority to stop it, but as emperor, he has the right to open an exemption channel, thereby establishing a passage between the Abyss and the main plane, rendering the half-plane's collapse meaningless."

Upon hearing this, the hearts and minds of the four people present were shaken.

Tirilin frowned and continued asking: "Ailis, how long do you estimate it will take him to succeed?"

According to the current invasion speed, he will succeed at most in fifteen minutes.

The half-plane will collapse in half an hour; Lord Cicero will successfully ascend as Dawn Emperor in fifteen minutes, leaving ample time to open the exemption channel.

Luosen immediately said: "Without a doubt, we must stop Lord Cicero."

Otherwise, the Abyss's gate will open, and the main plane will suffer a fierce onslaught from the Abyss and otherworldly forces, while the current main plane has almost no ability to resist.

Adela softly asked: "Lord Cicero certainly isn't alone; with just the four of us, how can we stop him?"

Tirilin immediately said: "Ailis, as Morning Dawn Sage, I request greater authority to ensure that Emperor Aurelitus's dying wish is carried out exactly as intended."

Ailis shook her head: "Sorry, the empowerment system is completely locked and cannot meet your request."

Tirilin took a deep breath and immediately asked: "What's the situation with Lord Cicero? How many guards does he have?"

As these words were spoken, a flash of light appeared in the air, revealing a grand hall filled with strange-shaped creatures, numbering over a thousand.

This light shadow only lasted a moment; before everyone could fully see its shape, it flickered a few times and then completely vanished.

Without waiting for a question, Ailis proactively reported the situation.

"Lord Cicero has successfully obtained oversight authority over the Dawn Imperial Palace. Following his request, I have shut down all inspection systems inside the palace."

Although the situation wasn't fully clear, what was known was already enough to cause despair.

Patelnaluosi softly sighed: "The enemy's numbers are truly too great, and their magical power is almost completely restricted; we have no chance at all."

Adela then turned her head to look at Luosen: "Your Majesty, the good news is that only one channel has been opened, so the flow won't be too great, and there is no high-energy magic circle in the outside world; even if the Abyss troops come, they would struggle to maintain a high-energy state."

So, we still have the strength for one battle.

This makes some sense, but upon further thought, it's still too optimistic.

If the enemy sends a high-energy puppet squad similar to the Dawn Guard, they wouldn't need many—just ten thousand could easily crush the current army of the Natural Empire.

Therefore, the exemption channel must absolutely not be opened; Lord Cicero must die! But the problem is, how can we kill him under the protection of over a thousand otherworldly true god apostles?

Luosen's thoughts raced as he considered a strategy.

Even so, that still isn't fast enough; he therefore cast upon himself the Time Flow Surge technique of extreme intensity, boosting his thought speed by as much as 300 times.

If it weren't in the Dawn Imperial Palace but in the previous half-plane, he could have accelerated up to 1500 times, but with power limited, it's now only 300 times, which is still sufficient.

Half a second later, he had a plan.

He began to inquire.

"Lilin, if

Yes.

What if you attack Cicero?

No, because the Morning Dawn Sage's authority and the Emperor Candidate are equal. Within the Imperial Palace, Ailis will stop us from attacking each other.

What can I do to legally attack Cicero inside the Imperial Palace?

There is a way: you can also become a Dawn Emperor Candidate. According to the Imperial Prerogative Exemption Clause, Ailis must not interfere in the conflict between Emperor Candidates.

But this is obviously impossible, because you lack the Safenoss royal bloodline.

No, this is possible!

He indeed lacks the Safenoss royal bloodline, but Tirilin has it, and the deceased Emperor Aurelitus also had it.

As long as it is extracted and disguised onto oneself, then one will also have the Dawn Imperial bloodline.

Speaking, Luosen pulled Tiralilin to the side of Emperor Safinonos's corpse, then he urgently focused his thoughts and unleashed a Time Torrent Domain with a diameter of 3 meters and 300 times acceleration.

This way, the remaining reaction time of 12 minutes was extended to 3600 minutes.

That is 60 hours, a little over 2 days.

Time suddenly became ample.

Tiralilin, ask Ailis what the criteria for identifying the Safinonos imperial bloodline are.

Tiralilin shook her head repeatedly: "This is a royal secret; Ailis won't tell me."

Just ask. What if Oolaites made arrangements before his death?

At such a critical moment, one must absolutely not be bound by convention; any method with even a slim chance of success must be tried. Tiralilin couldn't overcome Luosen, so she began to ask.

Within the Time Torrent Domain, Ailis also increased her speech speed accordingly.

According to the emergency exemption ordinance signed by His Majesty the Emperor before his passing, the Sage's question is valid.

The criteria for identifying the Safinonos imperial bloodline are as follows:

Ailis reported a series of extremely complex magical standards.

Luosen listened attentively, simultaneously recording it into the Laifu database; after hearing it all, he hehehed.

In that case, disguising it is not difficult at all.

Before, it was extremely difficult, nearly impossible, but with ultimate time talent, and also having Oolaites and Tiralilin as two reference samples, one can completely forge a Safinonos imperial bloodline that is indistinguishable from the real thing.

Time is urgent; he immediately got to work.

Tiralilin was unsure whether Luosen could succeed, but at this juncture there was no other idea, so she could only cooperate fully.

Within the Time Torrent Domain, time passed second by second.

Within the torrent boundary, about 5 hours later, Luosen shouted:

Ailis, my full name is Luosen. Saxon. Safinonos, and I also possess the Safinonos imperial bloodline; if you don't believe me, you can test my bloodline.

After his words fell, a bunch of fine light rays appeared in the air, quickly scanning back and forth over Luosen a few times.

Then Ailis responded: "The imperial bloodline has been confirmed; welcome back, esteemed Safinonos imperial family member Mr. Luosen."

Luosen immediately produced the Light Scepter: "I now possess the Light Scepter, one of the Imperial Three Regalia, so I also have the qualification to be an emperor candidate."

Ailis nodded in acknowledgment: "Your emperor candidate qualification is valid."

Tiralilin listened with delight: "This way, Your Majesty can face off against Xisailuo."

But she soon worried: "However, Xisailuo's guards are truly too many, while Your Majesty only has one."

Luosen, however, seemed not to have heard.

He then picked up the noble seal from Emperor Oolaites's corpse and continued asking: "Ailis, regarding the Imperial Three Regalia, I have already mastered two, possessing the greatest imperial authority, making me the first in line for imperial succession, right?"

That's correct.

I ask you again, as the Morning Light Sage, the sole Sage of the Dawn Empire, can you nominate me to become the Dawn Emperor?

Ailis nodded: "If Lady Tiralilin insists on nominating you as emperor, you will be the new Dawn Emperor."

Luosen listened with great joy.

He asked this for two reasons: partly a gamble, and partly because Tiralilin had previously explained to him the details of imperial succession in the Dawn Empire.

Now that he had obtained Ailis's approval, he turned his head to look at Tiralilin.

She hesitated a moment, then immediately said: "I nominate candidate Luosen as the new Dawn Emperor."

"Lady Tiralilin, are you sure about doing this?"

"I am sure."

"Then, Mr. Luosen. Saxon. Safinonos, congratulations on inheriting the Dawn Emperor's throne and attaining supreme Dawn imperial authority."

Luosen immediately said: "Ailis, I demand that you immediately execute the usurper Xisailuo and his guards."

"Executing order. Command execution failed, attack permission has been completely locked down."

Well, this guy really does have some skill; no wonder he's the chief of the Seven Sages in attendance.

Since this route is blocked, Luosen immediately switched to the second option: a forceful assault.

For a forceful assault, one must know both oneself and the enemy.

The only thing about Xisailuo that could make Luosen wary is the true divine artifact, the Dawn Crown.

"Ailis, report the full attributes of the Dawn Crown."

Ailis immediately complied.

She reported a large number of extremely complex parameters.

Luosen listened attentively, and with Laifu's ability, quickly analyzed the Dawn Crown.

After about half an hour, he already had a plan in mind.

He then said: "Continue reporting the full attributes and usage method of the Light Scepter."

Ailis complied again.

After another half hour, Luosen gained a clear understanding of his newly acquired true divine artifact.

Preparations are nearly complete.

Luosen looked at Tiralilin: "Take Adela and Patenuoluosi away; I will go stop Xisailuo."

Tiralilin stared: "Your Majesty, you're alone?"

"Yes, I'm alone. Your powers are all sealed by the magic ring; how can you help me?"

Not only would it not help, but it would become a burden.

Speaking, Luosen suddenly cast a spell, placing a sleep spell on each of the two sisters outside the torrent boundary.

The two women were instantly hit, going limp and about to collapse.

"Tiralilin, thank you, take them away and protect their safety. Also don't worry about me; if the situation goes wrong, I will flee."

Tilalin also knew this was the only choice at present.

She looked deeply at Luosen, a hint of reluctance showing in her violet eyes: "Your Majesty, if you die, I won't live alone either."

Luosen laughed: "No, you must live! Return to my Natural Empire, gather strength, and continue fighting the Abyss!"

Tilalin's heart jolted violently: "I understand, I will live!"

She finally glanced at Luosen, as if trying to engrave his image into her soul, then she and her sisters disappeared from the top of the Truth Tower, using the Secret Passage spell to leave this half-plane.

Luosen took a deep breath, focused his senses on the surrounding spacetime, and quickly located the position of Xisailuo and the others.

Having located the nearest spacetime equilibrium point to them, he immediately cast the spell.

He only felt his vision go dark then bright, and he arrived at a grand, bright circular hall filled with an epic, solemn atmosphere.

The hall was crowded with people; more accurately, most were a group of monsters of various shapes.

In the center of the hall stood a towering obelisk shimmering with purple-gold light, its surface faintly glowing, shimmering with copious amounts of flowing light that moved like tadpoles.

A man wearing an elaborate purple-gold headcrown stood before the obelisk, his hands pressed upon its surface, eyes closed in contemplation.

Obviously, that guy was Xisailuo.

(End of chapter)