Above The Sky
Chapter 905 - 905 67 The Prophet Fulfilled His Prophecy 5400

905: Chapter 67 The Prophet Fulfilled His Prophecy (5400) 905: Chapter 67 The Prophet Fulfilled His Prophecy (5400) The Empire.

Central Empire.

Setar Empire.

This is the name of a gargantuan power that dominates the center of the Terra Continent, as uttered by the people.

But what exactly is the Empire?

——Is it a ruling system with various local Nobles at its core and Knight Lords as the foundation of its grassroots management?

——Is it a military system with the mighty Great Knight Orders as its bones, the various legions as its Flesh and Blood, and the four military districts as its head?

——Or perhaps, the Ordinary people living on this vast land, those farmers, craftsmen, Hunters, master bakers, butchers, candle makers, tailors, blacksmiths…

Actually, it’s none of these.

The existence of the Setar Empire is solely because of the Emperor.

Simply because of the Emperor.

The Empire is called so because of the Emperor, and not because an emperor is crowned due to the country’s territories and subjects.

If one day, the Setar Imperial Family no longer produces a Fifth Energy Level powerhouse, the next day, the Governor of Icewind Valley would declare independence; on the third day, the First Legion Commander would announce the protection of the royal family, nominally swearing allegiance but in reality declaring independence as they return to the Imperial Capital.

And on the fourth day, foreign powers that seek to divide the remaining territories of The Empire could hold a meeting within its borders.

Even if all the remaining Nobles united and controlled the Imperial Capital to battle, they would absolutely be no match for the other major powers.

The Empire would perish, just like a candle extinguished by the wind and rain.

However, as long as the Setar Imperial Family continues to produce Fifth Energy Level individuals, the Setar Empire remains one of the strongest forces on Terra with a long history of having three, and at its peak even possibly four, Fifth Energy Level powerhouses.

Major forces on the Terra Continent typically have one to two Fifth Energy Level individuals.

Those with only one are stable but hardly aggressive; those with two can expand their territory, while three or even more often lead to internal strife…

But if the internal consensus can be reached within such a power, then it would dominate Terra.

Before Yinaiga II, the Empire also experienced such moments—when the long-lived Titan Beast, the King of Magical Beasts in Icewind Valley, had not yet been born, the Emperor and the two Dukes from the east and west, along with the First Legion Commander, the four Fifth Energy Level individuals, formally established the vast territories including the now Steep Ridge Fortress; at that time, the Seven Cities Alliance was but a vassal of The Empire, and the Azure Sky Royal Court had become a warm and friendly nomadic group.

All things wane after reaching their peak, and since the passing of Emperor Galle, the Setar Empire gradually declined.

Although the New Emperor was also strong, he was unable to command the two Dukes like his father had, and the struggle between imperial power and the Dukes continued for hundreds of years.

The internal conflict was so severe that even control over the nobility within its own territories was impossible.

Steep Ridge Fortress became independent during that time—incidentally, the reason why the first Duke of Steep Ridge Fortress could obtain the Fifth Energy Level Inheritance was that the Setar Imperial Family wanted to cultivate a Northern Duke to assist them against the other two Dukes.

And this internecine struggle finally came to an End in the hands of Yinaiga II.

The two Dukes from east and west were deposed, the First Knight became his true right-hand man, plus the First Legion that vowed to serve only The Empire itself, and the Governor of Icewind Valley, bringing The Empire’s number of Fifth Energy Level individuals back to the peak of four once more.

But this has not changed the fact that if The Empire loses its Emperor, then the entire nation would crumble apart, beyond salvation.

The Empire now only has three Fifth Energy Level powerhouses: the Emperor Guardian Axel, First Legion Commander Nathaniel, and Governor of Icewind Valley Bai Ji.

The Setar Empire remains the strongest force on the entire Terra Continent, but it is not invulnerable to challenge.

After all, Bai Ji is a Magical Beast, and even if He swears to regard The Empire as His homeland and the Imperial People as no different from His own progeny, no one truly believes that this King of Frostwind Butterflies would exert effort for the Empire’s expansion and conquest.

That’s why Fiery Flame Land brazenly confronts The Empire head-on without fear.

So then…

What exactly is Fiery Flame Land?

This question requires no contemplation, no awaiting of a response.

Because the entity that best represents the spirit and image of Fiery Flame Land has now arrived before Ian and the others.

Under the night sky, the invisible cold wind whirls the gloomy rain clouds, with muffled thunder rolling within the clouds, occasionally lighting up the profound and dense mist for an instant, then dimming again.

At the summit of Qiang Steel Sacred Mountain, the white-haired Lord stands on the edge of a platform, overlooking the tumultuous dust clouds rising from beyond the mountains.

The trajectory coming from the northwest proceeds straight ahead, whether it be the Mountain People’s villages, Bison’s mountain ranges, forests along the way, hills, rivers, lakes…

whatever the object, whatever the thing, it is crushed under the ultimate violence, turning into the road beneath their feet.

This power is enough to demolish cities, rip apart armies, and conquer wilderness, making civilizations retreat.

They are the Constructed Knights of Fiery Flame Land, one of the mightiest forces in this world, the iron hammers meting out punishment to all beings by kings.

Ian gazes intently ahead.

There are three similarly but not identical steel colossi, each standing forty meters tall, made of pure metal, flame, and Inscriptions.

They are non-human titans constructed into being.

Their armored shells exhibit an industrial design’s cold beauty, tightly sealed armor plates assembled into an almost human-shaped upper body.

The area that should be the head has a vertical slit opening, within which pulses a red crystal core shining with scorching radiance.

A formidable Spirit Energy field spills out from it, flowing following the densely packed Inscriptions that coat the machinery, the joints and the armor interlocked.