Chapter 987: Your Power

Chapter 987: Your Power

“You?! How did you get in here?!”

Luo Xiaoxue gasped in shock, feeling as if she had encountered an assassin. With a loud cry, she called for help.

After all, she had just ascended the throne, having made considerable efforts for the people. She was present on many occasions and even took matters into her own hands. But a new king would always face criticisms and dissatisfaction, making the appearance of an assassin all too natural.

“Someone! There’s an assassin! Capture him!”

However, Luo Xiaoxue’s shout received no response from her subordinates, and no one came forward.

What is happening…?!

At this moment, Luo Xiaoxue felt a twinge of panic. Her calls had gone unanswered by the palace guards, even though she shouted at the top of her lungs.

Guarding the palace were patrolling soldiers, yet she saw no one else. It seemed as if the vast palace contained only the two of them.

“You… it’s you?! What have you done to my subordinates and my people?!”

Luo Xiaoxue’s anger was at its peak, yet with no weapon by her side, she had no choice but to fight barehanded.

The man opposite her wore a cloak. Despite the flickering candlelight illuminating the palace corridor, she couldn’t see his face clearly.

What kind of force is he from? Could he be a remnant of Dong Wei? Or a follower of the Refining Demon Sect?

“What you see is merely an illusion. I haven’t harmed your people; there’s no need for you to worry.”

The man began to approach Luo Xiaoxue.

“Who… are you? What is your purpose here?!”

Luo Xiaoxue gritted her teeth, but she dared not strike first without understanding his background.

Entering an illusion? When did that happen? But I felt nothing.

“Do you know the power you possess?”

“Power? What power?”

“Just…”

He raised his hand and swiftly hurled a spiritual bullet at Luo Xiaoxue, its speed so fast that she didn’t even have time to dodge.

What…?!

In that moment, she was filled with dread. However, the golden light radiating from her body transformed her peril into safety.

This was the power of the Dao Fu granted to her by the Great Hero Lin; it had protected her from deadly attacks multiple times.

“It’s that. All along, it has been protecting you.”

“That? It is a power given to me by a hero I admire; what problem do you have with that?”

Luo Xiaoxue countered, and the man shook his head lightly in response:

“That power was not granted by someone else; it originally belonged to you.”

“Originally belonged to me? Impossible. Don’t spout nonsense! I only acquired this power after meeting him; I had never encountered anything like it in my childhood.”

Luo Xiaoxue was adamant; it seemed far-fetched to her. If it were truly hers, then why hadn’t she encountered it before?

It must have come from the Great Hero Lin!

“Because, it wasn’t the right time yet, and it requires an opportunity. Perhaps the person you met was your opportunity. But it is uniquely your power, the ability with which you can confront disasters.”

The man replied coolly, and Luo Xiaoxue felt that this was somewhat absurd. Her own affairs were never mentioned by her father and mother, yet this mysterious person spoke of them so clearly—wasn’t this nonsense?

This is meant to confuse her; she absolutely won’t fall for it!

“If you intend to kill me, just do it already! You don’t need to say more. Since I ascended the throne, I have faced plenty of rumors and slanders, and countless people have wished to put me to death. If you are an assassin, then you should be swift about it.”

“I am not an assassin. I am merely a messenger walking among mortals. This body is just that of a certain human, not mine. I have come to find you because of the power you possess. The world you see is only part of it; there are realms beyond realms, places you cannot even imagine.”

“What places? What are you talking about? What mortal messenger? Are you from the underworld?”

“You are in the mortal realm. And outside the mortal realm, there lies a place called the Sacred Realm. You may consider it another realm of immortality. Long ago, it ceased communication with the mortal realm. But now, the barrier sealing us has developed a crack, which happens to be the prison of ferocious Sacred Beasts. Thus, some have escaped into the mortal realm, and you will find strange weather phenomena occurring.”

“Strange weather? Recently, there have been odd thunderstorms causing countless casualties among the people; could it be…?”

Luo Xiaoxue recalled this and began to take it seriously. The ministers claimed it was a natural disaster, but she sensed something was off, though she currently had no evidence.

“Yes. Those were caused by Sacred Beasts. However, these Sacred Beasts are not as enormous and ferocious as you might imagine. They may merely appear as ordinary humans on the surface. Because they have escaped, they need to temporarily inhabit human bodies to adapt.”

The man spoke convincingly, which made Luo Xiaoxue even more concerned.

The Sacred Realm… I’ve never heard of such a place before. The Great Hero Lin didn’t mention it either.

“Are you a Sacred Beast?” Luo Xiaoxue asked.

“Not at all. I am merely a spirit master from the Sacred Realm. The crack has emerged, and we have temporarily contained it. But we need someone to venture into the mortal realm to address it. Therefore, my soul entered the mortal realm to find a human vessel.”

The man said. Luo Xiaoxue felt a surge of anger:

“So you killed a human and occupied his body?!”

“Not at all. He was merely a deceased human. By inhabiting his body, I also spared it from decay.”

“Even if what you say is true, why seek me? I am just a king of a nation, and my dynasty has suffered severe blows, still in the process of recovery. We cannot send troops to assist you.”

“Send troops? The soldiers of the mortals cannot compete with Sacred Beasts. Your power is the key to confronting the Sacred Beasts and closing the rift between realms, and we need you.”

“I can’t just take your word for it. Besides, this power was granted to me by the Great Hero Lin; I must consult his opinion.”

“This is your power. Why do you still think it was given to you by him? Young king, it seems you trust the hero you mention. Let me put it this way: the human heart is hard to gauge. You think he might be helping you, yet you have no idea what he might use your power for. He has been successful in making you believe that this is a gift from him.”

“Shut up! You have no right to speak about me!”

Luo Xiaoxue yelled in rage; this person was trying to sow discord and was simply unforgivable!

“Perhaps you cannot listen to my words now. That’s fine; when your kingdom suffers greatly, you will come to understand. I will return to find you in a few days. Think carefully about it.”

After saying that, everything went white before Luo Xiaoxue’s eyes, stabbing at her vision.

Soon after, she opened her eyes again and found herself in the palace corridor, the mysterious man had vanished.

“Someone! There’s an assassin!”

Luo Xiaoxue urgently shouted, and immediately nearby soldiers rushed over.

“There’s an assassin lurking in the palace! You must search for him immediately!”

Luo Xiaoxue yelled, and the soldiers sprang into action to search the entire palace, yet they found no trace of the assassin she spoke of.