Ashen Dragon
Chapter 751 - Chapter 751 Chapter 118 Emperors Declaration_2

Chapter 751: Chapter 118 Emperor’s Declaration_2 Chapter 751: Chapter 118 Emperor’s Declaration_2 In that boiling crowd, people screamed with all their might, their cries and shouts rising and falling like surging waves, seemingly never ceasing, their strength never depleting.

–because the emperor in the sky is their greatest pillar of spirituality, the source of their strength, providing them with an endless supply of power.

“Long live His Majesty Cassius! Praise the only supreme emperor of Anzeta!”

“Wings broader than the heavens; a back more majestic than the earth; a tail longer than the mountains… all people worship together, the Great Red Dragon in the sky!”

The knights of the Dragon Oath Sanctuary solemnly recited their prayers, while the monks of the order resounded with the majestic “Cassius’s Hymn.”

In such a fervent atmosphere, even Olivia was infected, inexplicably feeling a surge of excitement in her heart.

When she looked to the sky again, the sun’s brilliance shone upon the scarlet scales, and the Red Dragon, backlit by the light, spread its wings, the golden outlines sketching nearly perfect contours of its body.

Accompanied by the stirring music, a solemn and sacred atmosphere radiated out, making Cassius appear in her blue-gray beautiful eyes like a divine statue–sacred, majestic, inviolable.

For a moment, Olivia found her thoughts muddled, confusion clear on her delicate face–she could no longer distinguish clearly.

She could not tell whether the passionately spoken Red Dragon from before or the godlike emperor now was the real Cassius.

Or perhaps, they are both just one aspect of the Emperor of the Ashen Empire…

Olivia couldn’t help but murmur to herself: “Cassius… what are you really like?”

…

Meanwhile, the Red Dragon flapped its wings high above, overlooking the myriad beings beneath it, receiving countless fervent gazes from the Imperial People.

Leveraging high status and various constant spells like the True Vision Eye, Cassius could see the strength pouring out from the souls of the Imperial People–like sweet dew, it was faith, pure faith.

“Very good, that’s it. Once I possess true Divine Status, they will all become my sources of strength.”

“But for now, it’s more important to awaken them, to bring them the zeal of war, to fully rouse the resting beast that is the Ashen Empire.”

Cassius gazed down at the crowd, thinking this to himself.

The next moment, the Supreme True Dragon Diadem encrusted with gemstones appeared atop the Red Dragon’s head, sparkling in the sunlight and adding even more majestic airs to his presence.

“My dear subjects…”

The Red Dragon slowly opened its mouth, and its voice thundered through the City of Isdalia, even propagating throughout the entire Anzeta Great Wilderness with the help of the power of the Imperial Region.

In an instant, whether it was in the cities of the north like Barto City, Northwind Castle, or in the south like Stratholme Fortress, Black Stone Fortress–all areas belonging to the Ashen Empire saw the colossal phantom of the dragon’s head appear overhead.

–This is their ruler, the Emperor of the Ashen Empire, Cassius.

As Cassius spoke, these dragon head phantoms also opened their massive jaws and echoed his solemn voice.

At this moment, not only the citizens of Isdalia, but nearly ten million citizens of the entire Ashen Empire–whether humans, Great Goblins, Tieflings, Ogres, or even Bipedal Wyverns, Chimeras, all turned their heads in unison, looking towards the emperor in the sky.

“My dear subjects, greetings.”

“I am Cassius Klaubow Norixius, the sole ruler of Anzeta Great Wilderness, the Emperor of the Ashen Empire.”

The tone of the Red Dragon was flat, merely stating his identity, though this was well-known throughout the empire.

Yet, just this one statement was enough to set the entire empire boiling, with millions shouting and cheering aloud.

“Long live!”

“Long live His Majesty Cassius!”

“Praise be to the Great Red Dragon! May His Majesty bless us with invincibility and indestructibility!”

There is no need for excessive rhetoric, nor is there need to reiterate the astonishing battle achievements. Wherever the Ashen Empire’s Emperor appears, he already symbolizes victory and hope, bringing infinite strength to the Imperial People.

Of course, there are members of the “Dragon Enthusiasts Club” from various places, shouting treasonous declarations, hoping to touch His Majesty Cassius’s tail, claws, or even…

In the end, they were intolerably reported by enthusiastic citizens and were justly arrested by the Imperial Army’s Tieflings.

While suspended in the skies of Isdalia, Cassius paid no mind to these trivial matters, continuing his speech with a stern and powerful voice:

“Today, I send you to battle not just for the sake of war, but to defend justice and challenge those unjust actions.”

[Smooth Talker] goes all out, allowing Cassius to distort truth, turning aggression into a rhetoric of defending justice, so forceful that millions of the Imperial People did not even realize the problem.

“These Southern people, they possess lands far more bountiful and lush than ours, as once said by the former Fadlan Emperor–this is a land flowing with milk and honey, buried with gold.”

Cassius flapped his wings again, stirring up a fierce whirlwind, his voice becoming somewhat impassioned, even showing a hint of indignation.

“Yet–they take it for granted! Foolish Divine Descendants kill each other over the inheritance of the Holy Fadlan Federation, greedily occupying the entire central region of the mainland, turning what should be paradise, into Hell!

“Do the people of the Ashen Empire not deserve such lands? Should we just watch idly as these arrogant Fadlan People fight over it?”

“No–”

The words of Cassius resonated with countless Imperial People, their faces flushed with anger, shouting with a voice as tumultuous as a tsunami.

Seeing the emotions of the people reach a peak, Cassius decisively and firmly stated: “As the Emperor of the Ashen Empire, I cannot allow such things to happen!

I want my subjects to also have their place under the sun, to also stand proud as people of the Ashen Empire!

Only when our flag flutters high in the lands of North Aisier to the cheers of victory, allowing these remnants of Fadlan to accept the arrival of peace, can I truly be at ease and have real tranquility.”

We must also make the name of the Ashen Empire echo far across the lands of Fianso, making those despicable Southern people fear us, never daring to underestimate us again!”

“Conquer–”

“For the grand blueprint of the Ashen Empire, we shall invest everything!”

“We will establish a new order! We will make the name of the Ashen Empire their nightmare!”

This series of declarations sent the Imperial People’s emotions soaring repeatedly, their excitement growing ever higher. They waved their fists, letting their shouts and battle cries sweep across the vast lands of Anzeta.

Despite Cassius’s speech being filled with flawed logic and forced rhetoric, engulfed by this frenetic atmosphere, the Imperial People had long lost their rationality, even losing themselves, becoming part of the warlike monstrous beast.

Whether workers, officers, citizens, or merchants, all fell into this inexplicable war frenzy, inflamed increasingly by the catalyst of imperial order.

And this, precisely, was the effect Cassius had intended to achieve. The expanse of the Fianso Continent was vast, that if the Empire halted, it could face serious retaliation.

Thus, as long as they enter into war, the Ashen Empire must continue to conquer relentlessly until it occupies the entire Fianso Continent.

Now, at the beckoning of its master, this fearsome behemoth of the Ashen Empire had fully awakened. Its target–the prey in the South.

At the top of the Isdalia Grand Altar, Olivia watched the frenzied crowd, feeling out of place among them, somewhat disappointed as if she naturally could not fit in.

Perhaps, she had indeed made a mistake.