Xyrin Empire

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Dominance

Vedis Empire, located in the central part of the entire continent, also served as humanity’s front line against Demon Power.

Hundreds of years ago, Demon Power first appeared on this continent, turning countless docile animals and magical beasts into brutal, blood-thirsty monsters overnight. Even the plants, devoid of consciousness, became laden with deadly toxins. Catastrophes ensued endlessly, compounded by human-made disasters. People of that time seemed to have descended into madness. Nations waged wars against each other without reason, zealously destroying everything destructible. This wave of madness began at the northernmost tip of the continent and spread southward. By the time the learned people of the continent realized something terrifying had happened, it seemed too late. Monsters ravaged the mortal world, and human conflicts were incessant. Even many secretive races that usually never appeared before ordinary people showed up on various frenzied battlefields…

It was recorded in an anonymous historical book of the time: “In the year 1041 of the Continent History, agitation enveloped our world, destruction swept across the continent, as if the world was engaged in a crazy feast of self-mutilation, and I, just yesterday, personally killed all my kin…”

This plague-like disaster swiftly spread to the central region of the continent, the Vedis Empire.

Then, the tide of destruction was contained.

Vedis Empire, located in the middle of the Old Continent, was a seasoned empire primarily based on agriculture. Although it ranked among the significant empires on the continent, since Vedis had always been an agriculture-based nation with not many metal mines and a low-key military stance, it did not possess great military power. However, relying on its dominant position in the continental food supply and centuries of accumulated strength, it maintained its status as an international superpower.

Logically, in such a globally sweeping mad war, Vedis could not have sustained for long, for those demonized creatures hardly considered humanitarian issues or international grain prices, and those war-waging nations—their rulers were nowhere near clear-headed—only thought of destroying their enemies, never pondering the meaning of their actions.

Even leaving aside powerful adversaries, Vedis had to contend with even more irresistible forces – natural disasters.

Not long after the chaos swept across the continent, the world began to experience various catastrophic natural phenomena continuously: storms, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis—as if not only living creatures had gone mad, but the entire world as well.

But truly, the disaster was contained.

Historical records state, “…a green glow crossed the sky, all living beings heard the teachings of the Goddess, and thus vegetation began to grow anew, clarity returned to people’s eyes, the restless earth closed its wounds spewing magma, the angry sky ceased its howling storms spreading across…”

“It was all Dingdang’s doing!” Little Thing sat on my hand, happily licking the lollipop I fed her with my other hand, proudly saying.

“Hmm, so the result is that even now, you still haven’t regained enough strength to go home, have you? My merciful little Goddess?”

I gently tapped Dingdang’s head with the end of a lollipop, laughing as I spoke, “Even though I know she’s from the Divine Race, I still can’t help but treat her like a child…”

At this moment, we were on our way to Kabei City in the Vedis Capital, which was the agreed-upon meeting place determined through a spiritual connection with Pandora and the others.

Since Dingdang had arrived in this world, she had exerted all her strength to release a wide-scale Divine Technique of Purification, which allowed the humans of this world a breath of respite. Furthermore, the Divine Technique she released also contained a massive amount of information, which successfully accomplished what a lifetime of a scammer could never achieve—she converted all humans into followers of the Life Goddess!

The Life Goddess is a powerful member of the Divine Race who opposes the Abyss. Through worshipping her, the humans of this world also gained the ability to fight against the Abyss, or at the very least, they were no longer driven mad by its influence. Thus, the confrontation between humanity and the Abyss Powers reached a stalemate, splitting the entire continent in two. The northern border of the Vedis Empire marked the division, with the south remaining unaffected by the Abyss, and the north a paradise for crazed creatures. As Vedis, located in the center of the continent, is primarily an agricultural realm, it gradually became the frontline of human resistance. Additionally, since the miracle of the Life Goddess first descended in this realm, it also became the religious center of the Life Goddess Sect, where the most powerful warriors of the Goddess Church were concentrated, representing the strongest human force against the demonized creatures.

But today, they were about to welcome another group of even more powerful warriors. According to the leader of these warriors, they had been fighting a force capable of plunging the entire world into destruction for countless years, hunting this force across numerous worlds.

This was unbelievable, as everyone knew how terrifying the demonized creatures were. For humans to have survived their onslaught for so long was a miracle in itself. Now, suddenly, a group claiming to specialize in hunting these creatures had appeared? It was inconceivable!

Yet, it was true. These mighty warriors clearly came from another world, and their attacks had an exceptionally lethal effect on these demonized creatures.

“Demonized creatures are indeed powerful, but they are not the real enemy,” Sandora, clad in a sky blue noble long dress, sat in the Imperial Palace of Kabei City, elegantly sipping black tea handed to her by a maid, addressing the visibly tense old Emperor before her, “The power that controls them and drives them mad, what you call Demon Power, and we call Abyss Power, that is our true enemy. Although killing the demonized creatures weakens the Abyss’s strength, based on my observations with how far the corruption’s reached, somewhere in this world there must be a portal to the Abyss. Without destroying this portal, the catastrophe will never cease. I’ve fought this force in thousands of worlds and know their despicable nature—unless absolutely necessary, they won’t show themselves, instead sending their minions to die in the front lines. This means our primary target is still to eliminate the demonized creatures, but you’d best prepare for the final battle.”

Emperor Modis III of the Vedis Empire sat across from Sandora, adorned in luxurious robes and wearing a crown. Despite his age, the regal bearing from his years of battling on the fields was still evident. The Vedis Empire was no longer the agricultural realm it had been centuries ago; now, every person in this nation was a true warrior, and even the Emperor seated on the throne had to have a record of single-handedly slaying hordes of creatures on the battlefield to firmly hold his position. Yet, now this brave and wise emperor carried an indelible worry between his brows, cautiously choosing his words, “While I’m grateful for your assistance, we are not yet able to rashly trust you and your warriors. This world has been mired in madness for far too long; we dare not lightly believe in any sudden emergence of power, even if they aren’t crazed demonized creatures—I hope you can understand.”

“Oh, I understand, it’s a very normal reaction. Sudden, powerful warriors descending upon the world, an emerging mysterious empire, it’s easy for humans to suspect that someone is eyeing their territory—don’t deny feeling this worry, it’s not shameful since it’s an instinctual response of intelligent life. Moreover, more importantly, your concerns seem a bit valid, as the great Xyrin Empire has indeed conquered quite a few worlds—I’m one of the conquerors, and I do have some interest in your world—but don’t worry, because another Emperor from the Xyrin Empire has also arrived in this world and he would definitely oppose me launching a pointless war of aggression. So, you can have those eager royal guards stand down now. Although I know they’re only there for your safety, I’m not accustomed to being guarded like this.” @@novelbin@@

Sandora’s refreshingly frank conversational style was unsettling for Modis III; he had not expected her to confess her imperial ambitions so plainly. Although he was hardly convinced by her reassuring words, he still opted to pacify this mysterious young girl who claimed to be an Emperor from another world. Through a secret mode of communication, he dismissed the royal guards arranged around them.

After all, he had seen the prowess of these suddenly appearing mysterious warriors in the magical images that had been sent back.