The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Miku exclaimed in amazement, also deeply moved by the sight before him.

The palace, high above the nine heavens, is surrounded by white clouds. All sorts of rare and exotic beasts fly around the palace, and a staircase with ten thousand steps leads directly to the top palace.

Black tiles and flying eaves, pillars made of gold and jade. Everlasting lamps made of mermaid oil float on both sides, and each step is carved with a relief with no two designs being the same.

Countless terracotta warriors lay asleep in several square formations around the palace, their weapons still gleaming coldly.

"This is truly remarkable!"

The cat, filled with admiration, climbed the steps, one after another, until it arrived at the main palace gate half an hour later. Miku hesitated for a moment before finally pushing open the gate.

When the gate opened, Miku saw only a dark red and black silk carpet laid on the floor, two rows of civil and military officials kneeling in unison, and an extremely burly figure wearing a black dragon cannon and an imperial crown with tassels hanging down, sitting on the throne.

"Found you, the soul of the First Emperor!"

"The strongest eye spirit capable of ruling over everything!"

Chapter 31: The First Emperor: I shouldn't have trusted that cat back then!

In the spacious hall, a nine-clawed black dragon coils around a long golden and jade pillar. The dragon has a body of black jade, scales of dark gold, and claws of obsidian.

Looking down from the dragon's head, you can see that the heads of each black dragon are not facing the same direction. If you look closely, you can see that all the heads of the black dragons encompass the entire hall, leaving no blind spots.

All the civil and military officials joined hands, one on top of the other with their thumbs up, in an ancient salute, bowing their heads to pay homage to the First Emperor on the throne.

The First Emperor, clad in a black dragon robe, had his face obscured by tassels, yet he sat regally on his throne, giving the illusion that he was still alive.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder he was the First Emperor who unified the six kingdoms and established the social order. Even in death, he exudes an inexplicable aura of dominance!"

With a sigh, Miku examined the First Emperor's corpse, searching for objects rich in the First Emperor's causal information, so that he could materialize them as an eye soul.

As for the Resonators, Miku can do it himself.

“emmmm...”

First, his gaze fell on the Emperor's Sword, which was stuck next to the throne. Rather than being stuck there, it was more like it was being propped up there.

The Emperor's Sword has no scabbard and is entirely dark gold in color. The hilt is decorated with nine dragons coiled around it, with one dragon head in the center and the other eight dragon heads divided into four intertwined branches, each facing left and right.

The sword's edge didn't look sharp at all, but it gave Miku a feeling of dread; if he were to be cut or stabbed, blood would splatter on the spot.

Do not underestimate Miku's intuition. His innate beastly instincts have been honed to an extremely formidable level through multiple evolutions and endless battles.

How could a sword that could make Miku feel threatened be as blunt and weak as it appears?

The Emperor's Sword floats in mid-air, with a base directly below it. The base continuously radiates an upward force field, and the sword blade and the base do not make any contact.

"No, although this thing is closely related to the First Emperor, it is not suitable!"

After observing for a moment, Miku immediately rejected the Emperor's Sword option. This thing was suitable as a weapon, but for the representative relic used for Eye Soul Manifestation, something else needed to be chosen.

Miku, having shifted his gaze from the Emperor's sword, once again began to brazenly scrutinize the First Emperor's corpse.

However, he did not notice that the black dragons coiled on the golden pillars inside the hall all turned their heads toward his direction.

This is a sign that an intruder has been discovered.

The original intention behind the design of the First Emperor's mausoleum was to allow the First Emperor to have an eternal and peaceful sleep, which is why it was placed in another dimension. But do you think that's all?

Of course not. The alternate dimension is also fraught with danger. Whether it's the clouds that can be seen everywhere or the inconspicuous carvings, they are all manifestations of the civilization of the Qin Dynasty. Once triggered, they will detonate a series of traps and killing formations.

The hall was also filled with numerous traps, one of which was the black dragon circling the pillar.

Miku didn't trigger the traps outside simply because he had developed a habit of concealing his presence, and his footsteps were silent, failing to meet the conditions for triggering the mechanisms. Otherwise, without concealing his presence, he would have faced the protective traps of the First Emperor's mausoleum right there and then.

"You're the one!"

Miku, who had his eye on the First Emperor's crown, raised his arm and drew an eye mark in the air towards the crown.

The eye-shaped markings were imprinted in the void, radiating a crimson-gold light. The markings then fell directly downwards and imprinted themselves on the First Emperor's crown.

"Buzz!"

A dark golden light suddenly burst forth, and a solidified figure flew out from the imperial crown.

"It worked!"

Miku breathed a slight sigh of relief as he watched the cloaked ghost circling above the main hall. The ghost's appearance was that of a dragon robe with an imperial crown, except that behind the crown were a pair of majestic, domineering, and awe-inspiring eyes.

"bring it on!"

Miku beckoned to the ghost of the First Emperor, intending to turn it into an Eye Soul, but was met with resistance.

"The eye soul conversion failed?"

Miku's face turned ugly as he looked at the ghost of the First Emperor still hovering in mid-air, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"As expected of the first emperor in history to unify the world, he is truly not to be underestimated!"

After hovering for a while, the ghost of the First Emperor came to the throne and quietly looked at his own corpse.

Miku remained silent, allowing the ghost of the First Emperor to gaze upon his corpse.

For a moment, the air fell silent.

Miku, draped in a cloak of stars, slightly raised his head, and the ghost of the First Emperor turned his gaze toward Miku a moment later.

"Who are you, and why are you disturbing my peaceful slumber?"

"I need your power, First Emperor!"

"Ha, wishful thinking!" The ghost of the First Emperor let out a disdainful sneer. "Disturbing my peaceful slumber, yet you dare to dream of obtaining my power."

"Are you underestimating the Great Qin Dynasty?!"

A shout resonated in the other dimension, and countless terracotta warriors outside the palace awoke simultaneously.

"Damn it, I'm talking to you nicely, but you just won't listen!" Miku, slowly removing his cloak, glared at her. "Do I really have to use my hands?"

"Hmph, you're welcome to try!"

"I refuse to believe it. I respected you as a great predecessor and gave you some leeway, but now you're taking advantage of me."

Miku, having discarded his star-studded cloak, stomped his foot on the ground, a thunderous explosion echoing through the air.

Without wasting words, the cat chose to fight directly. He knew he didn't have the protagonist's persuasive skills, so he might as well be straightforward and use strength to subdue his opponent.

"Ha ha ha ha...."

"You fool, I will hang your head outside the palace walls to dry in the wind, as a warning to the world!"

"The Qin Dynasty is gone, and you're still spouting nonsense to me!"

A golden light shone in the palace, and the sun set the next second.

...........

"Shh!"

A spatial rift suddenly opened up in a room, and Miku, covered in dust, walked out. Above his head floated a dark golden eye spirit. Unlike other eye spirits that were merely eyeballs, this eye spirit had nine black dragons swirling around it, forming the main body of the eye spirit.

At the very center of its pupil is a vertical pupil, resembling a dragon's eye.

"Huh?"

"It was a success, but it took some effort."

Miku, with the First Emperor's eye soul on his head, closed the spatial rift and sprawled on the ground without any regard for his image.

While playing with Minnie, You Liuxian noticed the First Emperor's soul. After just one glance, she collapsed to the ground, her body going limp: "What kind of soul is this? Why is it so terrifying?"

Yu Liuxian, her mouth trembling, let out a scream: "It's completely different from the Eye Soul I knew before!"

"Of course, this is the being that governs all eye souls." Miku, who spoke in a slightly annoyed tone, was panting slightly. The battle with the First Emperor's eye soul was really beyond his expectations. Even in his ghost form, the First Emperor's combat power was extremely terrifying, not to mention the Emperor's Sword, which seemed to have a blunt and soft blade, but was actually unbreakable.

Miku was nearly chopped into a watermelon by that sword, which made him realize how deep the waters of the Knight Universe really are, and that he needs to be more cautious when facing the unknown in the future.

As for why Miku was willing to become the Eye Soul and return with him, it was because he made a gentleman's vow with Miku.

The First Emperor used his power to help Miku, and Miku had to fulfill one of his requests afterward.

Only then was Miku able to bring back the First Emperor's soul, instead of continuing to fight him.

"Are you planning to let Minnie use this thing?"

You Liuxian shuffled back on the carpet, while Miku shook his head: "No, this guy and I have an equal partnership; he will only assist me. I've already made my choice regarding the Eye Souls prepared for Minnie. The First Emperor's Soul is on my side, so I can go and bring the rest of the Eye Souls."

"Oh, I see!" You Liuxian, trembling like a leaf, closed her eyes in fear. "But could you please make him stop emitting that terrifying aura? I feel like I can't breathe."

"Can't breathe?" Miku looked at Minnie and Iggy in confusion. Minnie was imitating You Liuxian lying on the carpet, while Iggy continued to curl up in the kotatsu and watch TV.

Looking at Yu Liuxian, who was lying on the ground almost wetting herself in fear, Miku understood. On the surface, Yu Liuxian was a member of the Mi Clan, but in reality, Yu Liuxian was a member of the Mi Clan's retinue, similar to a low-level blood slave created by a vampire to serve him.

As for Iggy, he's a bit dim-witted and didn't react to the First Emperor's pressure at all. Minnie, on the other hand, has been with him for a long time and, given her extremely high level of life, is immune to it.

Only the wandering immortals who belonged to the Emperor's retinue were terrified by the oppressive power of the First Emperor's soul.

Having figured all this out, Miku said to the First Emperor's soul above his head, "Now it's time for you to fulfill the agreement between us."

"Hmm, do you mean you want me to help you educate your child?" The First Emperor's soul scanned the three of them, and finally fixed his gaze on Xiao Mi Ni.

"Is the child you're talking about her?"

"Yes, he's still young, so I'm leaving him in your care!"

"no problem!"

"Then it's up to you!"

Miku opened another spatial rift: "I have some things to take care of, I need to go out again." After saying that, Miku disappeared into the spatial rift.

Iggy didn't even turn his head, continuing to watch TV.

The First Emperor's spirit floated to Minnie's side and said in a deep voice, "Stand up, little girl!"

"Meow?!"

Minnie tilted her head and slowly stood up.

"Now let me teach you!"

Ten minutes later.

"Let me go! Let me go now! I'm not candy, don't lick me! No!"