But now the final piece of the puzzle is complete. Why was the Fourth Prince corrupted? And where did the corruption originate?
That is... an emperor!
If it was the emperor who spread the power of the entire void, then everything can be explained.
The infighting between emperors and princes who neglect their duties, the conflict between nobles and the royal family, the invasion of demons, and the emergence of void corruption...
The reason why Veroshia dared not return to the capital before was because she knew about her father's abnormality, so she wanted to find a Grand Mage. In the current empire, perhaps only a Grand Mage at the late stage of the ninth star level can help her save her father!
That's why what happened next occurred.
Things were far worse than imagined. The Fourth Prince's behavior was also corrupted by the Void, but he was far smarter than those Void creatures. He orchestrated the funerals of the four main royal family members, instigated the First Prince and the Second Prince to fight each other, and set a trap to manipulate the Third Princess.
It is unknown whether the Second Prince is being deceived or controlled. The royal family's power is concentrated around the Second Prince, but the Fourth Prince is manipulating things behind the scenes.
The conflict between the Noble Alliance and the Royal Family is very likely due to the Fourth Prince. He even kidnapped Duke Udar of the Noble Alliance under the pretext of negotiations, which forced the Noble Alliance to fight them.
In such a chaotic situation, the royal family, which should have had the strength to fight against the void, was gradually devoured, turning into a pseudo-situation where the second prince's family held absolute power!
"The Grand Mage's strange transformation must also be related to the Fourth Prince."
The root of everything points to the Fourth Prince, who was the first to make a move against Verocia.
However, information about the Fourth Prince is so scarce during this war in the capital.
What if... Liu Lang was just saying what if...
What if the emperor was a supporter of the fourth prince?
It's really terrible when you defeat a boss, only to find out that the mastermind behind the mastermind is revealed, and then you discover that there's another schemer behind the mastermind!
"General, if I told you... that the Emperor has been corrupted by the Void, would you still uphold the Emperor's orders?"
“Ignorant descendants, how could you possibly comprehend the greatness of an emperor?”
Even I can withstand the attack of the void, so how could the Emperor, who is far more powerful than me, be unable to resist?
Sagalos scoffed, though he was furious about the fall of his dear friend, the Archmage, he did not believe that it was the Emperor's doing.
Everything will be alright as long as the emperor comes out of the pass, and he only needs to obey the emperor's orders and stay here to protect the empire.
Yes... The emperor single-handedly built the empire and has lived to this day; he is now a veritable old monster.
If the emperor is unharmed, let alone a fallen archmage, even a fallen general can be suppressed by him. If all else fails, he can start anew and establish a new empire.
But all of this is predicated on proving that the emperor has not been corrupted by the void!
Liu Lang's intuition told him that something must have happened to the emperor of the empire. There were many things that could prove it. If the emperor was really alright, the noble alliance would not have jumped out!
And then there's the issue of not attending court... allowing chaos to erupt in the capital...
But what exactly caused the emperor to act in this way?
"Brother Xiaosai...why is that?"
Liu Lang tapped his head. If only Xiao Sa Ge were here. If he wanted to persuade the general to leave, he would have to prove that the emperor was in trouble. But what reason could he have to prove it?
"Brother Liu Lang... since the General is guarding this place for the sake of the Empire, how should we persuade him to leave?"
The Crown Prince and the Prime Minister are still waiting for us.
Xiao Dai asked Brother Liu Lang with some concern.
The eldest prince...and the prime minister?
The eldest prince... the eldest... prince?
"That's right!"
Liu Lang suddenly remembered the First Prince talking about his ambitions on the road.
He didn't know what his second brother's goals were, but as the eldest prince and the emperor's eldest son, he had already enjoyed enough happy times in the empire.
Right now, all he wants is to end the war between the entire human empire and the demon race.
Since the empire was officially established, they have been subjected to more than four hundred years of demonic invasions. Every time the empire sent troops to suppress them, the other side would always show equal strength.
Therefore, the war will continue. Since the eldest prince has such ambitions, there is no reason why the emperor would not want to do so. Could it be that he does not want to?
If he also wanted to, but couldn't even become the emperor who unified an empire, wouldn't that explain things?
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