My Endless Life.

Why is it Aifei in Chapter 626?
The magic circle in the sky is shining.

The annihilation cannons, which had been prepared in the distance, were also ready to fire.

The Imperial Star's defenses were severely weakened by the Second Prince's 'rebellion,' making it unable to effectively counter the attacks from the Revival Society and other 'rebels.'

Many of the Empire's powerful figures also fought against the powerful figures brought by the Revival Society, and the few ninth-tier figures were also restrained by the God of Ten Thousand and the Nameless.

Ultimately, there aren't many ninth-tier forces in the Empire right now, and the Federation and Krend are the same. Most of the ninth-tier forces are exploring the World Sea. The Empress and Zelia are currently the Federation's top-tier combat power on the surface.

Although most of the time it's enough just to have them there, right now... the two of them seem a little unprepared.

Li Qi and Rose were still in the control room of the floating city. Although they were not on the ground, the images Rose used to broadcast the outside world faithfully projected everything in front of them.

The Imperial Star has reached its most critical moment.

“Your Highness Richie, you need not worry. His Majesty surely has a way to deal with the magic circle and the cannon fire…”

At the crucial moment, Rose comforted Li Qidao.

Unaware of Li Qi's true personality, she still regarded him as the sheltered young master of the Sarnak family.

Fearing that Li Qi would feel panicked, they comforted him.

Although she knew that the Empress was not omnipotent and there was a possibility that she could not stop it, she could not let Li Qi worry too much at this time.

But Li Qi was not worried at all.

Even if he were to die here, he could be resurrected later using a backup of his consciousness. What worried him more was something else:

"Sophie is fighting against a powerful member of the Martial Alliance. If you have nothing else to do, go and help her."

"And what about you, Your Highness?"

"I will stay here and keep an eye on the control room."

Li Qi spoke softly.

Rose was relieved and disappeared in front of Li Qi in a flash.

Li Qi wasn't lying; he did indeed need to stay here to keep an eye on the control room, ensuring that the defenses could be activated at a critical moment, or that the final measure could be taken to completely seal off the entire floating city.

But what Li Qi didn't say was that he now planned to create a clone to go out and check the situation on the ground.

The ever-spreading flesh and blood bothered Li Qi greatly.

Li Qi casually pulled up a chair and sat down. He glanced around, found a control panel that wasn't particularly important, and disassembled, transformed, and reassembled it.

Before long, Li Qi created a doll that was the same height as him, but with ordinary hair and pupils.

Pulling on the spatial threads, Li Qi sent the puppet to the ground. Then he closed his eyes and let his consciousness sink into the puppet's clone.

The situation on the ground is not good.

Above, ace air combat was unfolding, but below, it had become a living hell.

Those who cannot fly will quickly turn into writhing, fleshy monsters once they are covered in the burst of blood and flesh.

Modified humans who have undergone physical alterations may be able to endure longer, but their deaths are more painful in the end. The modified metal parts clashed with the overgrown flesh, causing short circuits and spontaneous combustion of the body.

With the thicker layer of oil, flames quickly ignited on the ground.

Li Qi walked among them, his finger casually touching one of the pieces of flesh that had fallen to the ground. But as soon as he touched it, his pupils contracted, and he cut off that finger, along with the soul contained within it!
"It's...infected with the soul?!"

But as soon as he touched it, Li Qi was shocked to discover that the infection was not limited to the body.

The body is merely a facade; what it truly infects is the soul!

It will bloat and drive a person’s soul and consciousness crazy until that person completely loses their reason!

This is a 'disease' created solely for destruction!
To be honest, this disease made Li Qi think of the pollution in the post-apocalyptic world, but when he thought about how the pollution setting in the post-apocalyptic world came from a game company in the interstellar world, Li Qi felt somewhat relieved.

Perhaps such pollution already existed in the interstellar era, which is why game companies added this setting to their games.

But the problem is that while there are 'strange items' in the game that can help curb the continuation of pollution, what about in reality?

Even consciousness can be infected with this special symptom, which is something that consciousness cultivators also fear. How should we deal with this thing?

Looking at the spreading flesh and blood, and the mechanics trying to contain the situation from the outside, Li Qi felt a desire to retreat.

Alchemy might be able to break down this flesh and blood, transforming it into something else.

But to be honest, Li Qi didn't really want to touch them...

As he was deep in thought, a crisp, shattering sound suddenly rang in Li Qi's ears.

No, it should be said that it resounded in everyone's ears!

wow-

Everyone looked up at the sky in unison, only to see that the magic circle that had covered the entire empire had suddenly shattered for some unknown reason!

The shattered fragments of the magic circle fell from the sky like shooting stars, turning into bursts of sparks, and then a voice rang out above the floating city:

"I am Ephisia, and I am here by order of the Queen to seal off the entire floating city! Now, all rebels, lay down your weapons and surrender! And deal with the contaminated flesh and blood on the spot! Anyone who continues to resist... kill without mercy!"

Ephisia's icy voice echoed throughout the floating city.

Li Qi, upon hearing her voice, was also taken aback. How could it be Effie?

Why is she here?
No, rather... how could it be her??

……

How could it be Effie?!
Why is Effie here?!
Upon hearing Ephisia's voice, Sophiuna had the same question as Li Qi.

The Queen has many heirs.

Not counting the Third Princess, who was already on guard against the Krend Empire at the border, and the Sixth Prince, who had always been a nobody and had chosen to operate in a remote place near the edge of the universe.

The other princes and princesses were all located very close to the imperial star.

They should be keeping a close eye on the Queen's trip.

When news of the Second Prince's rebellion spread, they should be the first to come to his aid!

Instead of Ephisia, who has never had any power or strength!

Where did she get the army to blockade the entire floating city?!

Sophiuna couldn't understand it, but now that Ephisia had arrived with reinforcements and the Nameless One had slunk away, the magic circle was broken, and the Empress could finally deal with the artillery bombardment attacking the Imperial Star, the outcome was already decided.

The Queen's side won.

Although the price of victory was extremely high, almost all the ordinary people on the floating city were killed or injured.

However, the floating city above the Imperial Star is merely a 'surface decoration' of the Imperial Star. It is not inhabited by important figures, but rather by minor nobles and officials.

Therefore, these losses are entirely within the Queen's tolerance.

The only problem is the contamination from blood and flesh, but Ephisia seems to have been prepared for this, bringing instruments to contain the contamination and sealing off the entire space inside and outside the floating city.

Afterwards, with more thorough disinfection, the contamination problem will be resolved.

The crisis was resolved as expected for Sophie.

Since the Empress dared to appear here, it means that the royalists, led by the Empress, will definitely not cause any problems.

Including the two main figures in this incident, Sophiuna and Richie, who are holding the wedding, the Queen will certainly guarantee their safety.

Although... there were some minor unexpected events during the process, such as Li Qi and Sophie experiencing a battle.

However, this accident was caused by Li Qi and Sophie's voluntary escape. If they had stayed in the auditorium, they might have been saved.

In short, ignoring the process, the outcome was acceptable.

At most, there will be casualties among ordinary people floating in the air and some imperial soldiers who are completely unaware of the truth from beginning to end. However, in the Empress's view, these casualties should be acceptable.

I wonder if Richie will be sad.

Sophiuna thought of Richie, who had always been kind since childhood, and realized he must be very worried about the safety of ordinary people.

"Your Highness Sophie, the Empire's support has arrived."

Sophie, who was planning to go back to find Richie, was reminded by Rose halfway there.

Effisia moved quickly, and Li Qi was equally fast.

When Li Qi heard Ephisia say that all of this was the Queen's order and that the Queen had not objected, he opened the barrier over the entire floating island once again.

Ephisia immediately entered the floating island to take control and manage the entire battlefield.

When Wuming fled, some of the members of the Fuxing Society followed him, while most of those who didn't have time to escape chose to commit suicide. Only a small number chose to surrender.

The second prince's men basically surrendered completely.

They followed the Second Prince for wealth and glory, but now that he is dead, they have lost their wealth and glory, but at least they have to find a way to save their own lives.

Apart from a few loyal to the Second Prince who chose to follow him, the rest offered no resistance whatsoever.

And the people of the Martial Alliance...

As disposable commodities, they almost all turned into flesh and blood monsters, spreading their contamination across the floating islands, leaving no survivors.

The Sages were even more shrewd; they were only responsible for setting up the magic array of the God Realm outside the Imperial Star to suppress the powerful beings on the Imperial Star and cast transcendent magic, but they did not actually enter the Imperial Star.

Therefore, when they saw Nameless running away, the many sages of the Sages' Guild did not hesitate at all and fled with Nameless. The speed at which they ran away was astonishing.

In the end, only the Pantheon remained, still fighting against Zelia outside the World Sea.

Pantheon is, after all, the strongest being closest to the tenth rank. Even if only an avatar comes here, Zelia will have a hard time dealing with it, and it will definitely be difficult to determine a winner in a short time.

Therefore, after entrusting all affairs here to the Minister of War and Ephisia, the Queen took her scepter and left the floating island for the World Sea to support Zelia, who was fighting against the gods.

With everything settled, the Imperial Army began searching for the important figures who had been scattered due to the turmoil.

Sofijuna and Li Qi were among them.

Now they have found the two of them, and what annoys Sophiuna is that it was Effisia who found them herself.

(End of this chapter)