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Inside the Taiyuan Palace, Wei Zhi, her red dress tinged with gold, possessed an unparalleled beauty.

She looked at you with a puzzled expression.

[I noticed you lightly covering your gilded glass mask with one hand, and I froze, bewildered.]

"What happened?"

The sound of Wei Zhiyu's chime conveyed concern and unease.

【"Um……"】

You snap out of your reverie, clutching your mask in thought.

[Having usurped the throne and seized the country, he donned this mask symbolizing supreme imperial power.]

What should I do if I can't remove it?

If you were to be confined to the throne, it would completely disrupt your plans.

[It seems we can only rely on remote micro-management now.]

[You introspectively observe the forbidden black term "usurper".]

[With a slight thought, I attempted to divide the object.]

[Buzz...]

The mysteries of altering cause and effect and destiny begin to peel away from you.

[The gilded and painted statues, cast into masks, and imposing robes exude power and majesty.]

Like shimmering gold mist, it drifts and fades from your body.

[Put your hands down, and use the throne armrest to help you stand up.]

[Emerging from the ancient, heavy golden aura.]

【call!】

You take a step forward, then turn abruptly and look up at the throne.

The dazzling golden halo outlined the figure, ethereal and unreal.

[A hollow shell entirely painted by imperial authority.]

In essence, it fills in all traces of Xuanwu Emperor's existence, including cause and effect, destiny, status, and memories.

[The term "usurper" is a taboo word associated with this event.]

[Weaving invisible and traceless threads, encompassing cause and effect and destiny.]

Connect yourself to this body.

[It allows you to control it at will.]

[Upon discovering that one has usurped power, there is no need to completely replace the person being usurped, nor to be bound by their cause and effect and fate.]

[It can create a secondary body, which can then be controlled by a "usurper".]

The entity itself is neither bound nor affected.

You immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The being on the throne at this moment is in an unusually mysterious state.

It has no physical body of flesh and blood.

[The existence of the 'Emperor' is woven entirely from memories, cause and effect, and destiny.]

[The connecting thread you compiled via the "usurper" entry.]

[Controlling this 'Emperor's' mark.]

【boom!】

[After you freed yourself from the shackles of the throne, and used the 'imperial' traces that covered you to forge the body upon the throne.]

[The imperial authority immediately detected your disobedience.]

[The overwhelming pressure collapsed.]

You did not use "subordinates overthrowing superiors" as a countermeasure.

[Through the "usurper" entry, control the body on the throne.]

[To restrain imperial power.]

The overwhelming and imposing pressure instantly subsided, and the gilded marks inscribed with imperial power vanished into nothingness.

[After the dazzling light subsided.]

Wei Zhi opened his eyes, his vision blurred by the glare.

Seeing your silhouette in that long blue gown, a smile that could charm the world instantly bloomed on my face.

Without the slightest hesitation or haste.

I walked up behind you, opened my arms, and hugged you.

Her beautiful face gently leaned against your shoulder.

[Feeling the resonance of that rebellion and chaos, I suddenly felt both at peace and moved.]

Her dreamy, shimmering eyes swept over the throne, then suddenly sharpened.

That was a phantom figure outlined by a golden halo.

[Gilded and painted, cast into a mask.]

[He sat quietly on the throne.]

Aside from the presence of being an 'emperor,' there was absolutely no trace of any 'human' presence.

【"This is……"】

Wei Zhimei's eyes widened slightly, shocked by the scene before her.

[For a moment, my mind went blank.]

[It's impossible to make sense of what happened.]

[You sit quietly on the throne, then rise and depart, leaving behind only an illusory golden shell.]

[Even though Wei Zhi's ideas are far-fetched.]

[The only thing I can think of is that you are perhaps the Xuanwu Emperor himself, in the identity you previously held while traveling the world.]

[It's merely a disguise to conceal the emperor's supreme authority.]

Besides this, she couldn't think of any other possibility that could explain the situation.

"You...were originally an emperor?"

[Wei Zhiyu's voice, slightly trembling, rang out behind you.]

A disordered breath, mingled with a warm, gentle heat, brushes against your neck.

You were momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Then, she couldn't help but chuckle and turn around.

They were so close, their breaths mingling, that they could clearly see their own reflections in each other's eyes.

"Your understanding is not wrong, because..."

A slight smile curved at the corners of your lips.

This caused Wei Zhi's heartstrings to flutter involuntarily.

"I... usurped the throne and seized the country."

【Boom! 】

[These treasonous words brought forth the imperial power once more, a scepter cast in gilded gold, standing atop the white jade imperial platform.]

The gilding and white jade clashed and collided, creating scattered golden light.

You glance sideways.

[A bird's-eye view of the scepter, the tangible embodiment of imperial power.]

His eyes held a disdainful air.

[A mere shell on the throne, clad in flowing golden robes, reaching out to seize imperial power and suppress all opposition.]

[They were repeatedly suppressed by imperial power.]

[And each time, they bypassed the Xuanwu Emperor's 'Imperial Traces Body' and applied pressure directly.]

[You roughly understand why Emperor Xuanwu went to such lengths to undermine imperial power and gain complete control.]

For this is true for the Lord of the Human Realm.

The power they held was not entirely under their own control.

[Always in a state of being above oneself, out of control.]

Unless there is a complete compromise.

The shift was from emperors wielding imperial power to emperors relying on imperial power.

Otherwise, no emperor could tolerate such a situation.

The previous ninety-nine rulers were all honest and upright.

The Xuanwu Emperor, who usurped the throne, chose to resist.

"Usurping the throne and seizing the country...ascending to the imperial throne..."

Wei Zhi's almost absent-minded murmurs, his captivating eyes growing increasingly unfocused and unfocused.

[Just like when Shang Qingdai faced the arts of divination.]

[It was clear he was so shocked that his thoughts were frozen.]

She simply cannot comprehend the context of what you're saying.

You lean your head back slightly, bringing your face close to hers.

He raised his eyes to the golden body on the throne, and chuckled softly in acknowledgment.

"That's it."

The taboo term "usurper" is black.

[Lines encompassing cause and effect and destiny pull the body to its feet, swaying towards you.]

[Buzz...]

[A powerful and imposing aura emanated from him.]

[A hollow shell, a cloak and mask to crown you as supreme.]

The mark of an emperor is imprinted upon you.

In an instant.

[The long blue robe was stained gold, and the refined, handsome face was covered by a gilded glass mask.]

You have completely become the ruler of the human world.

Wei Zhi still had his arms around your waist, leaning on your shoulder.

[I felt the intense impact of defiance and imperial authority without any gap.]

[I suddenly felt a tingling sensation all over my body and a slight tremor; my legs felt weak, and I could only stand by leaning on you.]

Her dreamy eyes had completely transformed into an irresistible fascination.

Her jade-like face flushed a captivating blush.

[The heartstrings rise and fall, echoing the ebb and flow of the tide.]

A sudden flutter in her heart stirred her sensitive nerves.

[You raise your hand in a gesture of grasping, and imperial power becomes tangible and real.]

[He turned around as his golden robes fluttered.]

Imperial power is firmly planted on the ground.

【Boom! 】

"My Empress."

[The refined sound, amplified by imperial authority, exudes supreme majesty.]

【"Hmm~"

Wei Zhi parted her red lips slightly and murmured in response.

You gaze down into her shimmering, watery eyes.

[I felt a sense of being pressured.]