The hall was deathly silent!

Long Jing looked at Yang Xiao, gently biting her red lips, her breathing somewhat heavy.

After a moment of silence, Long Jing asked,

"Why? Do you hope for us to meet on the battlefield?"

Yang Xiao stood up from the sofa and paced back and forth in the hall, finally stopping in front of Long Jing.

His bright eyes looked deeply at Long Jing, the light in his eyes slowly dimming.

"Do you remember four years ago, when you went to Earth?"

"I, of course, I remember."

"You only saw what Earth looked like after it was destroyed; you didn't see what it looked like before."

Long Jing was startled,

"What it looked like before Earth's destruction?"

"Do you remember the Magic City Financial Building where we resided? That building was just one among many in Magic City. There were dozens of such skyscrapers in Magic City alone, and in the entire Xuanming Country, there were no fewer than a hundred.

Before our Xuanming Country was destroyed, it had a population of 1.4 billion. When you went there, only one or two million people remained.

As for the entire Earth, it was even more tragic. Earth's population of 6 billion exceeded that of Witch Star. But overnight, a vast number of people died or disappeared, and the survivors were only about one-tenth.

And those who survived were mainly young people aged 18 to 22. For these young people, surviving only brought more torment than death. They lost parents, siblings, friends, and

they also had to endure the attacks from Mutated Creatures, struggling to survive amidst fear.

Have you ever thought about it, what would you do if such things happened on Witch Star? How would you face enemies? Would you forgive, give up, or rise up and fight for revenge?"

As Yang Xiao recounted the catastrophe on Earth, images of that great disaster appeared in his mind, his emotions intense, and his rage boiling.

Long Jing listened, her body trembling slightly, showing incredulity.

Yang Xiao stared at Long Jing,

"Do you know who caused the great catastrophe on Earth? Who killed billions of people on Earth overnight?

It was your brother Long Aotian, it was your Great Dragon Empire. To cultivate a batch of Genetic Evolvers on Earth, they killed billions of people mercilessly.

Today, you want me to coexist peacefully with you and spare the Great Dragon Empire?

I can't do it!"

Long Jing's body trembled,

"No, it can't be true; Long Aotian said he discovered a planet damaged by a collision, filled with humans. He did conduct Genetic Evolution experiments on Earth, but he couldn't have killed billions!"

"Impossible?"

With a roar, Yang Xiao reached out, grabbing Long Jing's clothing on her chest, spewing fury,

"Did Long Aotian tell you that? He's lying. I personally experienced that great disaster. I crawled out of the ruins. My parents, relatives, classmates, and friends were all lost in that single night. Our beautiful home, the entire Earth, was ruined in that single night!"

Roaring, Yang Xiao let go of Long Jing, picked up a cup of tea from the table, and drank it in one gulp.

Whenever Yang Xiao thought of Earth's catastrophe, his heart could not calm down for a long time.

Long Jing stared dazedly at Yang Xiao; the situation far exceeded her expectations. It turned out that Yang Xiao always harbored deep hatred; he wanted revenge against the Great Dragon Empire, he wanted justice for the people lost on Earth!

Tears welled in Long Jing's eyes as she looked at Yang Xiao.

"Yang Xiao, I truly didn't know about this. When the Eldest Prince reported to our parents, he didn't mention killing billions on Earth. I thought the way I saw Earth was how it always was."

This news was too shocking for Long Jing.

She didn't know how to react, seeing Yang Xiao's angry and sorrowful expression, she could only remain silent.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it was like this."

Yang Xiao sighed long,

"What is the point of saying sorry now? The lives of billions won't be resurrected by your apology."

"Yang Xiao, I will immediately report this to my father."

"Haha, do you think your father doesn't know?"

"Ah?"

Long Jing looked at Yang Xiao in surprise again.

"Your father, in his quest to dominate Witch Star, desperately needed crystal energy. He pillaged slaves everywhere to mine. The Genetic Hunting Ground plan on Earth was orchestrated by Long Aotian and undoubtedly received your father's approval and support."

"But, my father never told me about it."

"You're just a girl, not involved in imperial politics. Why would he tell you?"

Long Jing leaned powerlessly against the sofa.

Once, she was naive and free-spirited, seeing the world as beautiful, with evil and darkness as mere fairy tales.

But after experiencing the war between the Great Dragon Empire and the Flying Leopard Empire, due to her destroying an alliance marriage with the Youming Empire, being confined by her father, and now with the deaths of Long Kui and the War God, being besieged by the Alliance Army, with the empire in crisis, Long Jing began to face the pressure of the empire and bear her responsibility as a princess of the royal family and the empire's Holy Daughter.

Her heart was full of fervor, wanting to save the empire from peril. She believed her just mission was filled with positive energy. But now Yang Xiao told her that the Great Dragon Empire she strived to protect was so brutal, inhuman.

The faith in Long Jing's mind suddenly collapsed.

Should she still strive to save a cruel empire?

Long Jing fell silent, her righteous spirit and heroic confidence disappearing.

Long Jing's eyes were empty as she looked at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao sighed deeply, turning away, back facing Long Jing,

"Jing'er, in this lifetime, I owe you. If there's a next life, I will surely make it up to you,

Family hatred, national enmity, the grudge of massacre, I can't forget it, nor can I. Go back and tell your father that one day, I will return to Dragon City and personally kill him to avenge the billions who perished on Earth!"

After Yang Xiao finished speaking, he walked towards the outside of the villa.

Long Jing sat blankly leaning on the sofa, her mind entirely blank.

... 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Long Jing returned to the Great Dragon Empire and met her father alone.

"Jing'er, you're back."

The Emperor of Great Dragon smiled broadly at his daughter, feeling more and more that Long Jing was important and reliable.

Long Jing had been tirelessly working for the empire's safety, while Long Aotian and the other princes continued their overt and covert struggles, much to his disappointment.

Long Jing looked at her father with a blank expression.

The Emperor of Great Dragon was shocked,

"Jing'er, what's wrong? Was it not successful?

Alas, I should have known, how could that old man of Xinghai easily return the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword to us?

Even Long Kui was foolish back then, gambling the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword with Xinghai,"

"Swoosh!"

A sound,

The Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword flew out from Long Jing's Space Ring, directly in front of the Emperor of Great Dragon.

The Emperor of Great Dragon was surprised, reaching out to grab the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword, forcefully drawing the longsword,

The overwhelming killing aura instantly filled the room.

"Great, great, Jing'er, you've really impressed me!"

The Emperor of Great Dragon was ecstatic, his face full of excitement. Although he also had a Three-star Divine Weapon, it paled in comparison to the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword.

As long as he held the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword, no one would dare to challenge him.

"Jing'er, from today onwards, this Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword officially belongs to you!"

The Emperor of Great Dragon handed the Heavenly Dragon Divine Sword to Long Jing.

Long Jing did not reach out to take it.

"Jing'er, what's wrong?"

"Father, I have a question for you."

"What's the matter, so serious?"

"When Brother Long Aotian executed the Genetic Hunting Ground plan on Earth, did you know about it?"

"Oh, that matter, of course, I knew about it; it's a minor issue."

"Did you know that Long Aotian killed billions of people on Earth to execute the Genetic Hunting Ground plan?"

The Emperor of Great Dragon was taken aback, nodded,

"He mentioned this to me. What's the problem?"

The Emperor of Great Dragon spoke lightly. To him, alien lives were as insignificant as ants, meaningless. Throughout his life, he had personally conquered several planets, killing countless lives.