Chapter 1218: Ambition and Position
A day later, outside the crumbled Helioterran imperial palace, the emperor prostrated with a bitter expression on his face.
The other Helioterrans flanking him were ashen and visibly weak. The three who had previously blocked the path of Sir Star Ring had blood oozing out of the corners of their mouths, and seemed incredibly dispirited. Their cultivation bases had declined! They were no longer Quasi-Immortals, but rather, had fallen down to the Imperial Sovereign level.
Close examination would reveal that they weren’t the only ones who had been affected like that. The other Helioterrans had all experienced a decline in cultivation base to varying degrees. And based on their soul fluctuations, the decline... was permanent. It came from their souls and their blood! Their bloodline had been pared down and their souls had been restricted!
Even the emperor himself had been affected. Although he was still a Quasi-Immortal, it was a constant struggle for him to stay in that level. Unfortunately, this situation wasn’t likely to change. That was because his extra face had withered up. His ancestral awakening had been interrupted!
And yet, the other Helioterrans still chose to defer to him, despite the resentment they felt in their hearts. A group of people was flying past them in the starry sky.
They were the ascendees. In the lead was Xu Qing. They were leaving.
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The Helioterrans’ ceremony was about purifying blood and stockpiling ringsource. But the ascendees had taken the stockpile and split it up according to the quota established by Xu Qing.
Zhou Zhengli took the lead in handing over twenty percent of what he had collected. Li Mengtu and the others quickly followed suit.
As for the Helioterran imperial clan... Sir Star Ring used his powers of order and his canon of balance on them. In doing so, he ensured that the bloodline would remain impure.
Given the Helioterrans’ errant behavior, if events here had affected other heavens beyond heaven, it would have been necessary to report the matter, and the species would likely have been wiped out. Instead, their bloodline had been pared down. As a result, it didn’t matter what got reported at this point, the actions of Xu Qing and the other ascendees conformed perfectly with big human organizations in the Fifth Star Ring.
No one could blame them for doing anything wrong. Besides, their actions fell in line with what everyone expected from the Department of Acquisitions.... In fact, this entire thing seemed to be something of an assessment.