Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

Xu Ming wondered if this ring worked on a similar principle.

He decided to wait to see if there was something in the future.

He brought out the cultivation manual again and started reading it.

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Back in the Heavenly Realm, everything was in chaos. The royal family was destroyed in one night.

When citizens realized what had happened, it was already too late.

There was no explanation for quite some time. No one knew what had happened and everything was waiting to know.

Last night, War God Zhen had the guards announce amongst the public that everyone will need to come to the royal palace tomorrow.

The citizens finally felt like they would be given an explanation.

'Was there really a coup as per the rumors? Or was it something else?'

That's the thought going on in almost everyone's mind.

It was early morning when everyone left their house and stood in front of the Royal palace as they waited for some announcement.

A crowd could be seen as far as the eyes could see.

The Royal guards were assigned to keep everyone in control.

Finally, after hours of waiting, they finally saw someone on the balcony of the palace.

It was a man who looked like he was in his early thirties.

He was wearing golden armor and had a red robe.

People were able to recognize him as War God Zhen. The bravest General in the history of the Heavenly Realm.

"Everyone! Calm down!" He said in a tone that was not too loud.

His voice was covered in Origin Energy that made his voice travel farther. Even the farthest person was able to hear his voice.

The crowd instantly turned silent as soon as they heard War God Zhen's words.

"I am sure that you must have a lot of questions. I can understand your concern. That's why I'm here to tell you everything." War God Zhen said.

" I heard that there was a rumor about the coup attempt on the Royal family. I want to tell everyone that the rumor is true." He continued.

"A few days ago, Illustrious Emperor did attack the Royal Palace in hopes of annihilating the Royal family. In that attack, The Princess and the Prince were killed." He spoke without much emotion in his voice.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a loud commotion started.

There was not a single person in the crowd that wasn't shocked at this sad news.

"Silence! There's more!" War God Zhen said in order to silence the crowd.

The crowd did turn silent, but the whispers didn't stop. More than half of the population was crying at the moment.

"Even the little Prince Ming had died. I... I was not able to save them in time." War God Zhen said as he lowered his head.

" What? War God killed the Illustrious Emperor? "

" Wasn't Illustrious Emperor the second strongest person in the Heavenly Realm? How did this happen? "

" Doesn't it mean that War God Zhen is stronger than the Illustrious Emperor? That must be it! " 

A few people started whispering amongst themselves as they were shocked at the War God's strength.

War God Zhen raised his hand as he gestured to them to remain silent.

"There's more that I need to say. You must be wondering as to why the Illustrious Emperor dared to attack the Royal Palace? Wasn't he afraid of His Majesty? " He further said.

" The truth is that His Majesty had sacrificed his life a week ago. He gave up his life to save us all from an invincible enemy. He did manage to save us, but in exchange, he died."

"He didn't want me to tell anyone. Most probably he was worried about the stability of the Heavenly Realm or for his family. Maybe he predicted the snake-like nature of Illustrious Emperor."

" I followed his orders and kept it a secret. I don't know how, but the Illustrious Emperor most probably found out about His Majesty's death. This might be what motivated him to finally attack." 

War God Zhen began explaining.

" So, As much as I wish for it to be false. It is the undeniable truth that the Royal family has been completely annihilated. "

" We have no King and no Prince, but we can't stay that way for the safety of the realm. We need a king! For our Heavenly Realm and for our future, I have decided to take up the responsibility and be the King." He let out in a tone that was louder than before.

"I shall be your king!"He raised his sword high in the air as he said loudly. 

He lowered his sword as he walked back inside the palace, leaving the stunned crowd outside.

War God Zhen stepped inside the hall.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" War God Zhen said softly as he looked to his left.

"Do you think that my decision was wrong?" He said.

A beautiful woman was standing near him. The woman was none other than the goddess of medicine Wen Yin.

" What do you think? Do you consider your action just?" She said with a slight smile on her face.

"I did what I had to do. You saw it yourself, right? The strength that Xu Liang showed when he defeated the Illustrious Emperor?"

" A normal person can't possess that much strength. He was like a completely different person... Like a demon. Although I didn't want to believe it, the Illustrious Emperor was right. Xu Liang was a demon in disguise. The royal bloodline was corrupted. Too bad I wasn't able to kill Ming."He said in a heavy tone.

" Do you really believe that? You have seen him grow up. If you still think that he was a demon in disguise, then I don't know what to say. What about Xu Ming though?"

" He is the son of the most talented man in the Heavenly Realm, Xu Liang and Princess Yue. Do you think he won't return for revenge? I have a feeling that the Heavenly Realm won't be able to bear the result of his anger when he grows up. The future looks dark." The Goddess of Medicine sighed as she shook her head.

" He's just a single human, He won't be able to do anything. I shall find that demon spawn before he has a chance to grow and kill him." He said with a smile as he looked at the ring in his hand.

It was the same ring that Heavenly Emperor Tian Zhu had given him to pass onto Xu Liang before he died.