Chapter 15

Then he looked at the throne.

"Do I have to sit at the throne to complete the mission." Shi Chenli thought.

Then he walked toward the throne.

Throne was made of metal and covered in rust.

It was placed on a high place which was accessible via a five-step staircase.

Shi Chenli sat his foot on the first stair.

He felt the world spin around him and a battlefield appear around him.

He saw soldiers fighting people with wings on their ack and a three eyes.

When he saw these people with three eyes he felt them familiar.

But quickly his gaze locked onto a figure in purple battle armor, swinging his spear skillfully and reaping three eyed people's life.

He was surging with lightning all over his body, like a thunder god.

"Big Brother Lei" Shi Chenli shouted loudly.

But no one paid any attention to him. As if he didn't exist.

Shi Chenli shouted a couple of time.

"It seems what I see is a recording or even live."

"I am not truly present at the scene."

Shi Chenli spoke with some frustration.

He saw an assassin trying to kill Shi Tianlei.

But Shi Tianlei evaded cleverly and counter attacked.

Impaling the assassin with his spear.

After sometime when he was busy killing enemies a loud shout came from enemy camp.

"Shi Tianlei, how dare you attack my camp" the enemy general appeared in front of Shi Tianlei and slashed his sword at Shi Tianlei.

Shi Tianlei defended with his spear and amidst lightning flashed appeared to enemy's side.

Using his spear, he attacked the armpit of the enemy, a weakness of armor.

Catching off guard, enemy general retreated in panic, but Shi Tianlei's spear still grazed at his arm, causing clanging noise to come.

"Tian Mochen, quit this bullshit."

Saying this simple sentence, Shi Tianlei once again swinged his spear like a pole and hit Tian Mochen's chest, causing him to fly backward.

Time passed and Shi Tianlei and that enemy general 'Tian Mochen' ought fiercely, their attacks become more and more intense with each passing minute.

Suddenly a laugh sounded in the battlefield.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA"

"Shi Tianlei, accept your death."

Four three eyed people emerged from the void and surrounded Shi Tianlei.

Shi Tianlei's mood became solemn.

He held his spear more tightly.

Four people used chains and hurled them at Shi Tianlei.

As chains were going to touch Shi Tianlei, time stopped.

Slowly scenes started to rewind, until Shi Chenli came back to ruined hall of kings.

He was standing on the first step.

His back was soaked with cold sweat.

Shi Chenli came to his senses, "What was that"

"Was that something Shi Tianlei experiencing in his trial."

Shi Chenli took sometime to calm his mood and looked at the throne.

With determination showing in his eyes, he stepped onto the second stair.

He guessed that he would see his other companions on other stairs.

With a flash he appeared in a royal court.

On both sides were ministers and other subjects.

On the throne was Shi Chenli.

More precisely he was not real Shi Chenli but an illusion to test someone.

Then Shi Chenli saw soldiers bringing Ling Xueyao, captured in chains, with disheveled hair.

Soldiers forced her to kneel in the center of the hall.

At the same times ministers started accusing her of slaughter.

But Shi Chenli the emperor remain emotion less.

When ministers counted her crimes Shi Chenli the emperor spoke.

Or rather he asked, "Ling Xueyao do you know your crime."

Ling Xueyao lowered her head but didn't speak.

"Presumptuous" a minister from left side shouted furiously.

But Shi Chenli the emperor raised his hand to stop the minister.

The minister bowed and went back to his place.

"You massacred a whole city, just to kill a criminal."

"As a law enforcer, your duty was not to just punish, but enforce dynasty's laws."

"Which includes yourself."

"If a law enforcer disregard the laws then what is the use of him" Shi Chenli the emperor asked coldly.

Ling Xueyao lowered her head but didn't retort.

"As a law enforcer, we will give you one last chance." Shi Chenli the emperor continued.

Hearing this ling Xueyao looked up in astonishment.

Minister didn't dared to contradict Shi Chenli, because they felt a cold murderous aura from the emperor.

They knew emperor was enraged.

"I will give you right to chose your own punishment and enforce it yourself."

This time it was ministers' time to be astonished.

Ling Xueyao lowered her head and after a while looked up, speaking as if it didn't concern herself "Criminal ling Xueyao committed murder and slaughtered a whole city. According to dynasty's law, punishment for murder is death."

"I, law enforcer of Silent Dynasty, declare judgement."

"Criminal Ling Xueyao will be punished by death and soul scattering, never to reincarnate again."

As she finished speaking, in minister's shocked eyes, ling Xueyao slowly turned into a blood pool.

In the end a phantom Ling Xueyao appeared but it was too scattered into fine particles.

As Ling Xueyao's soul scattered, scenes started reversing like Shi Tianlei's time and Shi Chenli appeared in the hall.

Shi Chenli's eyes were red but he didn't let his tears spill.

He clenched his fists and stepped again.

In other three stairs he saw Feng Qingyan, Bai Wuying and Xue Lianhua.

They also died tragically.

Feng Qingyan, in a bedroom, was killed by seven assassin stabbing him at the same time.

He was protecting injured Shi Chenli.

He saw Bai Wuying being chased by enemies. But she successfully evacuated but in the end was killed by a traitor.

Xue Lianhua was standing in starry sky, her eyes shining with golden light and a golden river behind her.

She was looking at distant stars, rapidly aging and in the end turned to dust.

When Shi Chenli reached the platform he was devastated.

He knew Feng Qingyan, Xue Lianhua and Ling Xueyao.

They were his only friends.

He saw them dying.

So how could he feel as if nothing happened.

He saw the throne and hesitated.

Hesitated because all of his friends' death was related to him.

More precise related to throne.

He tremblingly touched a throne and countless visions appeared in his mind.

There was wars, slaughter, death and all kind of troubles.

But in the end he saw a prosperous dynasty.

Every one was happy. People lived their life normally.

At the end he heard a voice. Voice of the silent king.

"The throne is not a crown of glory, but a chain of duty. It is forged from the cries of the helpless and tempered by the blood of those who failed to protect them. To sit upon it is to vow your soul to the realm—not for dominion, but for defense. The true sovereign is not the one who commands from above, but the one who bleeds quietly, unseen, beneath the weight of all."

Without hesitation Shi Chenli sat on the throne.

As he sat, throne shined with a golden light.

The rust faded away and a golden throne came into view.

On the back of throne were carvings of many races and above all of them Shi Chenli's face emerged.

At the same time, in the depth of universe a star shined with brilliance.

Powerful entities appeared around the star.

It was a purple star.

Radiating with endless majesty.

An old figure spoke with shock,

"Star of eternal sovereign is shining."

"Does eternal sovereign has an inheritor after silent king."

Then he looked at other figures.

"Quick find out where this inheritor is."

"Make this highest secret of star pavilion"

"Other than us no one else should know about this incident."

After saying this he looked at four other figures and said in a solemn voice.

"Help me hide Star of Eternal Sovereign, unless those damned destroyers find out."

Other four figures nodded and with the old man they formed an array to hide Star of Eternal Sovereign's brilliance.