Taiyi's expression did not change. He did not react.
But in the next moment, he had to react. His figure flashed, and he quickly floated away from Sei Itō, dodging Sei Itō's hand that was reaching for his neck. At the same time, green vines suddenly sprouted from the palace's marble floor. They unfurled their leaves and wrapped around Sei Itō's feet.
Sei Itō chuckled. He pointed forward with one hand, and the green vines at his feet immediately turned into a thick fire dragon. It opened its mouth like a brazier and charged at Taiyi.
"Your Majesty, good move," Taiyi praised.
Then, he pushed his hand forward. A yellow ball of light immediately shot out from his hand and crashed into the fire dragon. Then, the fire dragon petrified at a visible rate. In the end, the moment it flew in front of Taiyi, it suddenly turned into a pair of stardust that drifted in the air.
"But Your Majesty, why are you doing this to Taiyi?" Taiyi asked, pretending to be confused.
"Using illusions to deceive me. You deserve death!" Sei Itō snorted coldly.
After saying that, he didn't seem to do anything, but a huge palm made of earth energy suddenly appeared around Taiyi. The huge five fingers closed together and grabbed at Taiyi.
Taiyi, who was in the palm, moved his hands and immediately created a Yin Yang Seal. He created a high-speed cyclone around him to resist the clenching power of the earth energy hand.
But at this moment, Sei Itō flicked his finger. The high-speed cyclone around Taiyi immediately paused. Then, a large number of vines and branches climbed out of the cyclone and wrapped around Taiyi. Almost in the blink of an eye, they wrapped around him like a green dumpling.
Whoosh!
Then, the green dumpling ignited, creating a huge fire that burned the green vines to ashes. Then, it covered Taiyi like a phoenix's feather.
Sei Itō smiled coldly. He reached forward with one hand. The flaming feather covering Taiyi immediately seemed to be sucked in by something. It quickly sank into Sei Itō's palm, condensing into a fireball that spun on its own.
Then, the fireball began to change. First, the upper half of the fireball solidified into small pieces of soil. Then, the lower half turned into fine leaves. Then, the left half turned into countless small pieces of metal. Then, the right half turned into water. Combined with the still hot flames in the middle, they finally formed a strange ball of five shapes chasing after each other.
"Your Majesty's attainments in Yin Yang Arts are inferior," Taiyi could not help but admit defeat as he looked at the strange ball.
"Now, I'll give you one more chance. Use all your power to fight. Otherwise, prepare to die in this palace," Sei Itō said indifferently.
"Why does Your Majesty insist on killing Taiyi?" Taiyi asked, his voice filled with confusion.
"You haven't shown me any value in keeping you," Sei Itō said.
"Value?" Taiyi said with surprise. "Am I really that unworthy in Your Majesty's eyes?"
"That's why I said this is your last chance. If you perform well, you live. If you don't, you die," Sei Itō said decisively.
"… If that's the case, then I'll have to offend you." From the fight just now, as well as the change of the fireball at the end, he had discovered that Ito Sei, the first emperor, had extremely high attainments in Yin-Yang Technique, or in other words, Xuan Technique. Tai Yi, who was silent for a moment, said seriously.
"Come on." Ito Sei said in a low voice.
Then, Sei Itō clenched his fist, and the strange ball in his hand exploded. The energy of metal, fire, wood, water, and earth burst out, attacking Taiyi in five different directions.
Taiyi did not dare hesitate. He quickly flipped his hands, creating the image of a Yin-Yang fish in front of him to meet the five streaks of light.
Boom!
A violent explosion reverberated through the hall.
Then, Taiyi's right hand formed a claw and grabbed at the ground.
Instantly, a giant hand formed entirely of Qi appeared behind Sei Itō, grabbing at him.
With his omnidirectional perception, Sei Itō didn't even turn his head. He casually dispersed the Qi hand. Then, with a wave of his hand, he grabbed out five streaks of cold, sharp light that shot toward Taiyi.
Taiyi's figure flickered, and he dodged from where he had been standing.
Boom!
The sharp beam of light immediately bombarded the walls of the hall, leaving behind five meter-long beast claw marks.
Taiyi didn't even look at the effects of the attack. He pushed out with his hands, sending thousands of flat, jade-green leaves at Sei Itō. Sei Itō raised a finger, and a wave of fire immediately appeared in front of him, blocking Taiyi's tree blades.
However, at the next moment, those leaves exploded violently, releasing a shockwave that blew away the fire wave in front of them. Then the remaining leaves turned into rockets and continued to fly towards Ito Sei at high speed.
From the looks of it, Taiyi didn't care about his identity as the ruler of the Empire at all. It was as if he wanted to kill him.
Sei Itō pushed off with his toes and spun around, dodging the fire arrows. But before he could stand still, Taiyi, wielding the blue Qi blade, suddenly charged in front of Sei Itō, stabbing the Qi blade toward his neck.
Sei Itō leaned back, his upper body leaning against the Qi blade. At the same time, he kicked out with his right foot, landing a kick on Taiyi's abdomen.
"Bang!"
Taiyi's body immediately slid backward at a speed faster than when he'd come. Even so, Taiyi's attack didn't stop. He urged on the Xuan Qi in his body, lengthening the Qi blade in his hand. With a flip of his hand, he chopped down at Sei Itō.
Sei Itō twisted his body, circling around the Qi blade. He stood back on the ground and turned to look at the nearby Taiyi.
"I wonder if this lowly one's performance can enter Your Majesty's eyes, and prove that this lowly one has value in living?" Taiyi, who also didn't attack, said slowly.
"You've only proven your value as a hired thug," Sei Itō said indifferently.
"Taiyi is willing to be Your Majesty's sharp sword and help Your Majesty get rid of the evil," Taiyi said, looking at him.
"From now on, I will retire as the leader and merge into the darkness. I won't be able to contact the School of Yin Yang in any way and borrow their power," Sei Itō said with a cold smile.
"… Your Majesty, you don't trust Taiyi," Taiyi said after a moment of silence.
"I've never trusted people who hide their heads but show their tails," Sei Itō said indifferently.
"Taiyi is willing to use the School of Yin Yang's most vicious oath curse," Taiyi said again.
"Compared to that, I trust my own methods more," Sei Itō said.
After saying that, he stopped suppressing his strength. He grabbed with one hand and pulled Taiyi, who suddenly felt like he couldn't move, into his hand. Their eyes met, and he stabbed his enormous Spiritual Energy into Taiyi's mind, beginning to modify his consciousness.
Even though Taiyi's Spiritual Energy was top-notch in the entire Qin Quest world, and it wouldn't be bad even in the main world, compared to Sei Itō's Spiritual Energy, it was as insignificant as a firefly. Thus, it didn't take long for Taiyi's consciousness to be completely modified.
"Taiyi greets Your Majesty." Then, Taiyi, who had regained control of his body, knelt on one knee and lowered his head in greeting.
"Remove the illusion on your face," Sei Itō said indifferently.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Taiyi replied in a low voice and removed the illusion on his face. In an instant, a middle-aged man's face appeared before Sei Itō's eyes. He couldn't be described as handsome, but he was attractive to women.
Taiyi's skin was very white. Perhaps it was because he was too young, or perhaps it had been too long since his face was exposed to sunlight, but he didn't seem very healthy. The lines on his face were clear, and his facial features were well-matched. The only thing that stood out was his eyes. They were as bright as the stars in the night sky, but they were also as deep as the night. It made people want to explore them.
"Alright, put on your hat," Sei Itō said after seeing Taiyi's true appearance.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Taiyi replied. He reached out with his hand, and the helmet in the corner of the hall immediately fell into his hand. Taiyi put it back on his head.
"Tell me, what is your school of Yin Yang's goal?" Sei Itō turned around and walked toward the throne as he asked quietly.
"I wonder if Your Majesty has heard of the legend of the Cang Dragon's Seven Mansions?" Taiyi asked respectfully.
"What?" Sei Itō raised an eyebrow.
"In the records of the school of Yin Yang, there is a description that if you can solve the secret of the Cang Dragon's Seven Mansions, you can gain the power to control the world." After saying that, Taiyi raised his head and looked at Sei Itō, who had already sat down on the throne. When he saw that Sei Itō had no intention of speaking, he continued, "My goal is to solve this secret."
"What happens after you solve this secret?" Sei Itō asked with interest.
"That depends on what is behind the secret, and whether or not it is as the legend says, and whether or not it has the power to change the world," Taiyi said.
"What if it does?" Sei Itō asked.
Although the immortal opportunity was not an actual power, if it could be obtained, it would be enough to change Taiyi's power in a world like the Qin Ji Record.
"If it is useless to the school of Yin Yang, Taiyi will use it according to the situation. If it is useful to the school of Yin Yang, Taiyi will keep it and continue to strengthen the school of Yin Yang, "Taiyi answered straightforwardly.
"Stop investigating the secret of the Cang Dragon's Seven Mansions," Sei Itō said after a moment of silence in the hall.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Taiyi, who had become a loyal servant, did not ask any questions. He immediately agreed respectfully.
"You may leave. From now on, all matters of worship in the Empire will be handled by the school of Yin Yang, "Sei Itō said.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Taiyi replied, then slowly walked out of the palace.
Almost immediately after he left, the marble floor of the palace suddenly transformed into a palm-sized piece of khaki soil. Then, the soil cracked open, and a young green seedling grew out of it. It grew rapidly and matured at a speed visible to the naked eye. A flower bud grew at the top, and then suddenly bloomed, filling the air with a strange fragrance.
"The Yin Yang Arts of the Warring States Period are indeed interesting." Sei Itō looked at the flower and chuckled.
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