Wang Linchi was unsmiling, scrutinizing the court with a solemn gaze.
From the moment he'd entered Sky Capital and claimed dominance, it had taken him merely ten months.
Three days ago, the newly-throned Emperor Jing, who was barely a month old, was taken by the Empress Dowager as they fled from Sky Capital toward the Eastern Seven Realms.
He had never expected that the declaration, "Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers destined by birth?" could unleash such tremendous power in this world.
In the dungeons, where people had been designated for human sacrifice, a sudden chain reaction erupted.
A jailer, unable to bear the sight, released everyone. The freed prisoners then rallied around Wang Linchi as their leader, swiftly gaining ground. By the time Wang Linchi fully grasped the situation, the entire city was already under his control.
