"Heh—." Xia Wei chuckled, not directly answering Esdeath.
A 'Tenth Star' like Esdeath, whose growth potential is unmatched in this world, if she possessed an extreme spirit of resistance against the Gods and wanted to become a 'God Slayer'...
Regardless of whether she had such an ability, she absolutely could not exist in the world he controlled.
The first rule he established when creating Gods' Order was that no 'God Slayer' was allowed to exist.
The will of his Gods is already 'to fight for all that is good', with such a positive and benevolent core, and you still want to 'slay Gods'?
"You have already received my Blessing, so what do you think you should do now?" Xia Wei said calmly.
This Empire is truly rotten enough; what was shown in the anime was less than one-ten thousandth of it.
After all, it's an anime, so it's impossible to truly put the darkest and most disgusting things on screen.
"I understand, my Master." Esdeath stood up from the ground, casually smoothed her messy ice-blue long hair, and licked her lips.
The Master is the supreme God, and his thoughts are naturally absolutely correct. Although she did not believe her own will was wrong, that was only for herself; the Master's will was naturally the first priority.
She didn't care much about good or evil. Now that she had become the Master's Dependents, she naturally stood on the Master's side.
She had no sense of belonging to the Empire either, at most it was a mutually beneficial relationship.
"Hmm—let the Religious State take over later." Xia Wei nodded, and his figure slowly disappeared.
After Xia Wei disappeared, Esdeath felt the power within her, several times stronger than before, and excitedly clenched her fists, ice-blue freezing air involuntarily appearing around her body.
"Candidate God—.—. So there are other companions? I wonder how strong they are."
Since becoming the strongest person in the Empire, she had not encountered anyone who could rival her. This feeling of emptiness from having power with nowhere to unleash it made her extremely uncomfortable.
"First, I'll go eliminate those people in the Imperial Capital that Master dislikes."
Esdeath walked out of the small courtyard and headed back towards the palace where the Ministerial Council was held in the Imperial Capital.
Although she hadn't participated much in the Ministerial Council, she was still very clear about the timing of the Ministerial Council.
Every Ministerial Council lasted a long time, only ending after sunset, and she absolutely couldn't stand such unproductive matters.
"General Esdeath." The maids and guards bowed respectfully upon seeing Esdeath.
"Hmm—black is greater than white, black and white mixed." Esdeath assessed these guards and maids.
Black greater than white meant they were disliked by the Master; black and white being similar meant they didn't need to be killed; white being more than black meant they were liked by the Master.
Esdeath waved her hand casually, and the guard who had greeted her was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.
Crack! The ice sculpture shattered into pieces with a crash, the only intact part being the head, which still maintained its respectful expression.
"Ahhhhhh!" The maid shrieked, collapsing to the ground in terror.
"General Esdeath! You, you..." Another guard was stunned with fear, then trembled after regaining his composure, his armor clanking.
"I don't like him." Esdeath said calmly, then ignored the guard.
"Yes, yes!" The guard quickly bowed, trembling.
Then he knelt down, hands pressed to the ground, his face under the armor covered in cold sweat.
Of course, people disliked by General Esdeath could be killed, even in the Imperial Palace.
He was a soldier who had followed General Esdeath, and because of his outstanding military achievements, he was promoted to an Imperial Guard.
He firmly believed that General Esdeath was invincible; he had personally witnessed endless glaciers appear, ice meteorites falling from the sky, crushing dozens of allied foreign armies as if she were a God.
Inside the main hall.
"Alright, General Esdeath has returned. Whether it's the rebels or those imperial pests, their demise is at hand. Is there anything else you wish to report? Feel free to speak to the great Emperor."
Minister Honest proudly declared to all the Ministers below the dais.
All the Ministers in the entire hall were his people. It could be said that besides not having the title of Emperor, he was the true Emperor.
"No, no, the Empire is all well. General Esdeath's intervention will surely guarantee success."
"Yes, we fully obey the decrees of Minister Honest and His Majesty the Emperor."
Just then, an icy coldness surged in from outside the hall.
"Hiss! So cold! What's going on?!"
"It's so cold! Why did it suddenly get cold?"
"Why is it freezing outside?"
The Ministers looked towards the hall doors in panic, only to find that the area outside the doors was already frozen.
"What's happening?" The Imperial Guards stationed outside the hall doors were frozen into ice sculptures before they could fully react.
"Hmm? Esdeath?" General Bude's expression changed, and he walked out with a grave face, his gaze aggressively fixed on the area outside the hall doors.
"What are you doing, Esdeath? You're actually using a Teigu in the Imperial Palace."
Ernest was utterly bewildered, his previously smug expression turning stiff.
What was going on?
Although Esdeath was a terrifyingly murderous woman, she understood proper boundaries. She had never displayed killing intent within the Imperial Capital, and their collaborations had always been smooth, never causing any dissatisfaction.
"General Esdeath?" The Little Emperor also came to his senses.
He didn't think General Esdeath would betray them or anything; he was just wondering if someone in the Imperial Palace had provoked General Esdeath, otherwise she wouldn't be using her Teigu in anger.
"Could it be that some clueless person angered Esdeath?" Ernest also thought of the same thing as the Little Emperor.
Tap, tap, tap—
The sound of leather boots on the floor echoed. From the mist caused by the freezing air outside the hall doors, Esdeath slowly approached, her face devoid of killing intent, instead carrying a smile.
"General Esdeath, who angered you so much?" The Minister closest to Esdeath asked, sweating coldly.
Everyone present immediately thought that Esdeath was angry about something, and wouldn't suspect her of betrayal.
"Yes, who dares to slight the Empire's great General? We will certainly make them pay."
"Right, hack them to death, cut off their hands and feet."
The Little Emperor quickly said, "General Esdeath, did a guard or maid in my Imperial Palace anger you? If so, I will severely punish them."
Esdeath looked at the Little Emperor: "Little Emperor, you are also a pitiful fellow. You don't have too much black on you, so I won't kill you."
"What?" The Little Emperor was stunned, the Ministers were stunned, and Ernest was even more bewildered.
Before they could react, Esdeath instantly erupted with freezing air. With a wave of her hand, ice spikes abruptly rose from the ground, one after another.
Crack, crack, crack, crack, boom! "Ahhhhhhh—." Screams erupted from the Ministers' mouths, but were cut short halfway through.
In the blink of an eye, with her as the center, the entire hall transformed into a glacier. Not only that, but the surrounding buildings outside the hall were also completely frozen within the glacier.
Hum!
However, the area near the Imperial Throne was uniquely not frozen by the glacier. A translucent barrier blocked the freezing air, protecting the Emperor and Ernest within it.
"Ahhhhhh—" Ernest clutched his head, screaming in disbelief as he looked at Esdeath.
"..." The Little Emperor was stunned. When he came to his senses, rage contorted his face.
"Ge-General Esdeath, what, what exactly are you doing—