Chapter 163: The Birth of an Imperial Sovereign

The Birth of an Imperial Sovereign

The Eternal Legacy System remained a secret known only to Victor.

[Ding!! Congratulations, Host! Family Quest completed: Empire? Mere Plaything in the Palm!]

Victor’s eyes flickered slightly.

Another quest completed.

The system continued.

[Congratulations, Host! Reward obtained: Clan Member Template: Child of the Sage of Eternal Wisdom]

[Child of the Sage of Eternal Wisdom: When used, a Child of the Sage of Eternal Wisdom will be born into the clan—born possessing the Sage of Eternal Wisdom itself!]

Victor’s eyebrows lifted slightly.

Another terrifying clan template.

Interesting.

The system continued displaying the rewards.

[Congratulations, Host! Reward obtained: Primordial Great Medicine: World Genesis Rebirth Lotus!]

[World Genesis Rebirth Lotus: A primordial great medicine, said to grow along the banks of the River of Time. Consuming it allows one to reverse a lifetime!]

Victor’s eyes narrowed.

A great medicine capable of reversing a lifetime.

That was no ordinary treasure.

It could potentially turn death into another beginning.

Even Victor couldn’t help but feel interested.

Then came the next reward.

[Congratulations, Host! Reward obtained: Primordial Divine Art: Eternal Void Roc Sovereign Scripture!]

[Eternal Void Roc Sovereign Scripture: The companion art of the Kunpeng, one of the ten ancient ferocious beasts. Its speed reigns supreme across the heavens. It can grasp the mysteries of space. At its peak, one step can cross realms—breaking the very limits of speed!]

Victor’s smile deepened.

Space.

Speed.

Crossing realms with a single step.

This technique was clearly extraordinary.

And for the Salvatore Family, another supreme cultivation inheritance was always valuable.

The final reward appeared.

[Congratulations, Host! Reward obtained: Family Luck +50,000]

Victor’s expression brightened.

Then another notification appeared.

[Ding! Affected by the Three eye’s Auspicious Destiny Dragon, Family Luck additionally increased by +50,000]

The cascade of rewards lifted Victor’s spirits.

The battle below had already reached its end.

Under the terrifying pressure of the Dragonlord’s Serpent Legion, the remaining soldiers of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom were paralyzed with fear.

Their ruler was dead.

Their strongest cultivators had fallen.

Their resistance had completely collapsed.

There was nothing left to fight for.

One commander after another lowered their weapons.

Then the Azure Sovereign Kingdom surrendered.

Clan after clan.

Family after family.

Countless people gazed toward the figure standing in the heavens.

Their eyes were filled with fear.

But beneath that fear was something else.

Reverence.

Victor stood atop the azure dragon.

His black robe moved with the wind.

Golden dragon embroidery shimmered beneath the moonlight.

His long black hair flowed behind him.

His golden eyes overlooked the lands below.

In that moment, the people of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom felt as though a divine being had descended among them.

A being whose presence alone illuminated the heavens.

Victor’s gaze slowly swept across the countless mountains and rivers below.

Then he spoke.

"Dominic. What do you think of these ten thousand mountains and rivers?"

Behind him, a youth who appeared to be in his early twenties stepped forward respectfully.

Dominic Salvatore had black hair and black eyes.

His hair was tied back neatly.

His features were refined.

There was something unusual about his eyes.

They were sharp.

Almost like the eyes of a dragon.

A faint imperial aura lingered between his brows.

He looked down.

Below them were ordinary people.

Families hiding inside their homes.

Children clutching their parents.

Elderly people trembling beside broken doors.

Many had no idea what had truly happened.

They only knew that an overwhelming battle had descended upon their homeland.

Dominic remained silent for several breaths.

Then he spoke.

"Reporting to the Patriarch, as I look upon these vast lands... I see only... the suffering of the people..."

His voice was quiet.

There was no false compassion in it.

He genuinely saw it.

Victor turned his head slightly.

This youth was from the Aurelia City Salvatore branch.

His martial talent had never been particularly remarkable.

His cultivation had only just reached the Arcane Meridian Realm Seventh Level.

Compared to someone like Norman, he was insignificant.

Even many ordinary Salvatore Family members possessed higher cultivation.

Yet Dominic had always possessed something strange.

A magnetism.

People naturally gathered around him.

Wherever he went, he somehow became the center.

He didn’t demand attention.

He simply received it.

Even Nux and Damien, both prodigies in their own right, often listened to his suggestions and followed his arrangements.

Victor had never paid him much attention.

Until today.

Until the Dragonlord’s Serpent Legion entered the airspace of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom.

Victor had sensed something.

An imperial aura.

It had spread quietly among the clansmen.

And when he followed that feeling—

He noticed Dominic.

It had happened only moments ago.

Dominic had watched the Azure Sovereign Kingdom collapse before the overwhelming might of the Salvatore Family.

He had watched mountains and rivers tremble.

He had watched an entire empire’s authority shatter like reflections upon disturbed water.

And something within him had awakened.

A Bloodline Forbidden Art.

Imperial Authority: Cultivation tied to the nation. Imperial authority as the Yellow Springs. Connected to a nation’s fortune—the stronger the nation, the stronger the cultivation. Born with an affinity for the Imperial Principle.

Victor’s eyes narrowed slightly.

So that was it.

He had been wondering what should be done with the Azure Sovereign Kingdom.

Now the answer had presented itself.

Victor looked down at Dominic.

"Yes... the people suffer. But that is the nature of this world—the strong prey on the weak. Heaven and earth are heartless, treating all as straw dogs."

His voice remained calm.

"In war between nations, this is inevitable."

Victor paused.

Then he looked directly into Dominic’s eyes.

"But if you were the ruler of a nation—what would you do?"

The question fell into the air.

Dominic didn’t hesitate.

Not even for a breath.

"Purge the realm. Sweep the six directions!"

His answer was decisive.

Cold.

Ambitious.

Yet there was no madness in it.

It was the conviction of someone who had finally found the direction of his life.

Victor stared at him.

For the first time, he truly looked at his clansman.

Then—