"That is..."
"It's my child! It's Qianyuan!"
Everyone watched as the silver behemoth and the Devourer clashed and tore at each other, locked in a fierce battle.
They never imagined that their once fragile cub would grow into such a powerful beast, daring to fight the Devourer alone.
Shen Qianyu and the others could only watch as the divine beast that Qianyuan had conjured let out a clear cry, its silvery-white light scattering and then closing again under the Devourer's attack.
So powerful, so beautiful, many beastmen doubted that they were seeing a vision as beautiful as morning dew.
It was like a blessing bestowed upon the beast race by heaven.
Only Shen Qianyu remained visibly anxious and frowning throughout.
He was worried that Qianyuan might get hurt, and he kept thinking that Qianyuan might have suffered hardships and bullying, which turned her from such a sacred divine beast into a fragile cub that could be crushed with a single pinch.
The father doesn't care how far or how high his son flies; he only cares about the hardships his son endures along the way and feels sorry for the trials he experiences.
Even now, Shen Qianyu still wishes she could shield Qianyuan from all attacks.
But boy, he will eventually grow up, follow in his father's footsteps, take up the banner, stand tall between heaven and earth, and vow to become king.
If Chiyuki participates in this year's Octagonal Beast Battle, he will definitely become the king.
But at this moment, Qianyuan has already become the king in the hearts of all beastmen without needing to be crowned.
Led by Qianyuan, the beastmen's fighting spirit intensified. The Devourer, being devoured by its prey for the first time, was terrified as it encountered obstacles everywhere. The cracks began to shrink, and it wanted to escape.
Qianyuan bit the Devourer's eye and forcefully dragged him out. The Devourer's main body was many times larger than Qianyuan. No one knew where the child got such brute strength. Compared to the Devourer, it was like a kitten that had just been born dragging a huge fish.
Everyone: ...
They watched as their still-young king clumsily pulled the Devourer out, its legs, much shorter than the Devourer's, wriggled around, dragged the Devourer's eyes into the real world, and then swallowed it whole.
As the eyes disappeared, the Devourer vanished completely from everyone's sight, leaving only a bottomless rift in the air.
The beastmen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Qianyuan reverted to her human form, looked at the crack in front of her, and asked the system, "Will this crack close by itself? Will other devourers use this crack to return in a hundred years?"
Seemingly understanding Qianyuan's thoughts, the system remained silent for a long while before answering Qianyuan: "Yes."
But he couldn't help but advise, "You've already collected enough emotional points, and you've protected everyone. The future is the future, why do you have to look so far ahead?"
"no."
Qianyuan softly refused.
"Did you hear what they were shouting?"
"They call me King."
Qianyuan remembered his father saying, "Our vast land is inviolable," when winter turned to spring and everything was in need of rebuilding. He also remembered Master Ning teaching him, "A wise ruler lasts forever, and his benefits extend for generations." He also remembered his father saying, "Glory and power crown me, and I must also bear the responsibilities of a king."
Qianyuan still remembers all the vibrant beastmen who loved him.
They would come back to call their babies after dealing with serious and urgent military matters, and they would secretly go online after bloody battles to see if they had slept well that day.
Qianyuan hopes that they can also ride the wind and pursue the happiness they want.
That's what Qianyuan originally thought.
The little guy turned his head and his gaze fell on Shen Qianyu. Only then did he realize that he was flying very, very high, and his once majestic father looked so small.
Dad needs his protection too.
He wants to protect his home.
Qianyuan couldn't see her father's expression, but she could sense that Shen Qianyu's gaze was fixed on her.
Qianyuan smiled and called out, "Dad."
Yinqing, seemingly having sensed something, rushed frantically toward Qianyuan.
No matter how fast or how hard Yinqing ran, she couldn't stop Qianyuan. She only managed to reach out and hook Qianyuan's finger before the rift closed.
But fate had other plans to prevent them from staying together.
"No, no..."
No matter how much Yinqing denied it, he couldn't keep Qianyuan.
Qianyuan is gone.
...
For the next two terms, the Octagonal Battle for the Election King was not held again.
It wasn't until Shen Qianyu's health deteriorated rapidly and she was unable to handle official duties that a new heir was chosen from the royal family.
Perhaps in the future, they will no longer use that method to elect a king.
Because someone ended their era of war and chaos, freeing them from the need to consolidate a rigid military class and allowing them to enter a new future.
In the forum dedicated to Qianyuan, people still greet her with good morning and good night every day, saying they accidentally saw a back view that looked exactly like Qianyuan, or that they saw a white cloud that looked like a mythical beast... as if Qianyuan had never left.
In other words, everyone is waiting for Qianyuan to come home.
"Your Majesty, no, Master, everything is ready..."
The assistant was still the same assistant, but Shen Qianyu had changed a lot in just a few years.
Most noticeably, strands of white hair had even appeared at Shen Qianyu's temples.
He was also lame in one leg. It wasn't very noticeable when he was using a cane, but whenever Shen Qianyu was awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, his injured leg would also experience phantom limb pain.
It seems that because the person who loved it the most is no longer here, it always wants the body's owner to come back to it.
Shen Qianyu walked silently behind his assistant. Even though he was no longer the king, his former majesty remained, and he was still the head of the Shen family. Therefore, he still tried to have his room in the palace preserved.
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