Chapter 0473: Kindred Spirits

Someone was accompanying him with music—Green Emperor felt his blood begin to boil.

A kindred spirit. This was truly a kindred spirit.

They were accompanying him! That meant someone understood him. How could he not sing? How could he not unleash his surging inspiration in response to such understanding? If he didn't, how else could he express the excitement welling up in his heart, the raging waves of emotion within?

At that moment, the Green Emperor turned, truly facing Panshi City directly for the first time.

Sincerity filled him—devotion to music itself. He was the embodiment of a god of song, and he would repay this musical soulmate with the most beautiful voice he could muster.

"The river bends and flows south,Across the seas to have a look.""Eternal Green Emperor—your one true love."

The Green Emperor began to sing with deep affection. His passion, paired with the music, reached a perfect blend.

That dreamy gaze, when seen by the alien races within Panshi City, was no different from the sky falling and the earth crumbling. Their minds shattered completely.

"I can't take this anymore! Your lover? Who the hell is your lover? A moldy mutt like you—this is torture from hell!"

An alien warrior's eyes went vacant, letting out a miserable scream before jumping from the city wall. He hit the ground and—luckily—passed out. In the instant before fainting, his mind was still haunted by the Green Emperor's loving gaze.

A sin! A crime against all creation!

Splurt!

The minotaur who had been beating the war drum saw that gaze and heard that song, and it felt like the cruelest curse in the world had been placed upon him. He coughed up several buckets of blood, the red mist filling the air. Unable to endure it any longer, the drumsticks fell from his hands. His head tilted sideways, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious. The gaze. The expression. The voice. Too devastating.

"My charm, still dashing, peerless in the world.""In this city beneath the crescent moon—my soulmate, where are you?""My love, in the city!"

The Green Emperor was lost in his art, his voice pouring out all his emotion in search of his kindred spirit. That yearning became part of the song itself.

His voice spread in all directions.

"Pah! A damn dog thinks it can find a soulmate? That awful singing—defiling my ears, torturing my soul. Just let me die already! This voice—I can't hear it anymore. This is hell itself!"

A ogre grabbed an iron club and smashed it into his own head. He didn't hold back—he knocked himself out cold with one swing.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Another minotaur rushed to the war drums and pounded away in desperation.

"Quick! Anyone who knows music—use sound to suppress that singing! If this continues, none of us will survive!"

An alien cultivator shouted. The war drums couldn't completely drown out the Green Emperor's song, but at least they softened the blow.

"Let me try. Witness my Lion's Roar Technique!"

A lionkin warrior, his face dark with rage, roared in fury. Even he couldn't take the singing anymore.

ROAR!!

His mouth opened wide as he let out a thunderous lion's roar, shaking the air with kingly beast aura.

"Behold my Fox Cry!!"

A foxkin cultivator quickly followed, letting out a strange, high-pitched shriek.

Then the whole city joined in—wolf howls, tiger roars, ox bellows, drums and gongs thundered.

For a moment, it even seemed like the cacophony might suppress the Green Emperor's voice.

"So many kindred spirits! I'm overwhelmed. Such passion! To receive such a grand welcome—how can I let you down? This creative inspiration—it's unstoppable!"

Hearing all the roars and drums, the Green Emperor became even more excited. He believed they were all part of his accompaniment—all fellow music lovers. How could he not sing his heart out for them?

"Come, come, my friends!!In this moment of reunion,Our hearts connect, our hands clasp,Let our passion flow like a mighty river!"

The Green Emperor was thrilled. Friends! Soulmates! His green fur quivered with joy as his voice echoed across the sky above Panshi City. He was so excited, he nearly peed.

"Come, friends! In this encounter,We sing the praises of the Green Emperor,We honor this meeting.Kindred spirit, my one true love!"

The Green Emperor had lost himself in euphoria.

Within the city, countless aliens vomited blood on the spot. They felt their internal qi rushing uncontrollably, their meridians overwhelmed. That terrifying voice pierced straight into the mind and soul—it was the most dreadful form of torture in all creation.

From afar, Yi Tianxing and the others watched as the Green Emperor sang one song after another.

"What the hell is he even singing? 'Your true love'? 'My friend'? If I were one of the aliens in Panshi City, I'd want to skin him alive and make him into dog stew."

Ye Zhiqiu clicked his tongue in mock sympathy, though he couldn't hide the smirk on his face.

"He's really going to become infamous far and wide after this. He might attract some powerful alien warriors. Hopefully he doesn't get killed and turned into dinner," said Wang Dahu in his rumbling voice.

"That Green mutt is cursed. Even if aliens strike, I doubt he'll die. If he won't die, let him sing. They closed their gates to us—these aliens need to learn we humans aren't to be pushed around," said Yi Tianxing coldly.

But even he couldn't help twitching at the Green Emperor's deeply affectionate singing. In his heart, he made a silent vow: If that dog ever dares sing in front of me, I'll make sure he never sings again. Just one song, and I'd go deaf. Never again will I want to hear the word 'sing'.

"Let's go. Pick a location and start building. We don't need a big city—just enough to house our people."

Yi Tianxing didn't bother with the Green Emperor any longer.

What they needed now was a secure foothold.

"Yes. We're building a war fortress, not a place to live. Most facilities can be skipped. It won't be hard. Plus, with the insect tide approaching and the nearby Changqing River, and with winter near and temperatures dropping, we can build an ice fortress. Its defense might even surpass that of steel cities. It's simple—use true qi to draw river water, then freeze it with Ice Sealing Talismans, and we'll have ice walls in no time."

Jia Xu surveyed the area and the river nearby, smiling calmly.

This was only a temporary stop, not a permanent settlement.

"Agreed."

Yi Tianxing nodded after a moment of thought.

An ice fortress had unique advantages in both defense and aesthetics—it would be striking and functional.

WOOOOO!!

As they discussed, a mysterious ancient horn appeared above Panshi City, glowing with the forms of divine beings. A majestic horn blast suddenly rang out.

The moment it sounded, all howls, roars, and even the Green Emperor's song were suppressed.

The sound formed a barrier outside the city.

Even if the singing reached beyond the city, it no longer had that soul-crushing, suicidal effect.

"The horn... even my beautiful song is being drowned out. This is outrageous! They're stopping me from finding my soulmate! This is unforgivable! I must sing!!"

The Green Emperor saw his voice suppressed and immediately rebelled.

But—

"No noise!!"

A voice full of authority boomed from the horn.

That voice became a mighty sonic wave, rippling visibly through the air, crashing straight into the Green Emperor.

"Aiyaaa!!"

Before he could react, the Green Emperor was sent tumbling through the air, flipping over and over, flying dozens—maybe hundreds—of miles away.

That blast could have shattered a mountain—but it didn't hurt the Green Emperor much. It only sent him flying.

"Thank the heavens! That green-furred demon dog is finally gone! If he sang any longer, I really would've killed myself!"

"It's the Winged Clan's expert. That horn is the only thing that could stop that nightmare of a voice. That was worse than hell. Who knew a dog could sing so terribly... so horrifyingly."

"Quick! Erect a giant stone tablet in front of the city gates. Carve these words on it—No Zerg or Dogs Allowed!"

Within Panshi City, countless alien races looked pale and shaken. They had just returned from the brink of madness. It had been a nightmare. Who could have imagined a dog singing so horribly?

Very soon, someone erected a massive stone stele outside the city:

"No Zerg or Dogs Allowed!"