The four elders were overjoyed by the sudden news that the second elder had turned red!

That gaze, devoid of sorrow or joy, emotion or desire, yet contained the supreme Concept of the Universe's creation and destruction, and the Reincarnation of eons.

The Four Elders only felt their Divine Souls being clutched by an invisible giant hand, then thrown into the deepest part of the vast star sea.

Around them was endless coldness and deathly silence, unable to even muster a hint of resistance.

Their brains completely crashed, their consciousness a blank.

In front of this peerless Empress in a luxurious purple dress,

all the prestige, cunning, and wisdom they had built up over the past few decades were as fragile as a thin piece of paper, easily torn to shreds.

What great nation leaders, what composure when Mount Tai collapses before them.

In front of true deities, Mortals can only tremble.

Lin Xiyue looked at her Several Grandfathers, who had collectively lost their souls, and felt a little flustered.

She just wanted Ziyue to show up and prove that she had successfully Cultivated, and incidentally, show off the awesomeness of the Dharma Protector Dao Soldier.

But she never intended to scare the souls out of her Several Grandfathers!

Was this aura a bit too strong?

"Ahem, that... Ziyue, you should go back first."

Lin Xiyue quickly communicated in her mind.

Ziyue, floating in mid-air, her deep eyes looked at Lin Xiyue once more.

Then, her entire figure transformed into countless purple light particles, silently dissipating into the air.

She came without a sound, and left without a trace.

But the majestic awe she left behind, enough to crush eons, still enveloped the entire conference room.

It wasn't until Ziyue's aura completely disappeared that the terrifying pressure, which had frozen their Divine Souls, suddenly vanished.

"Hoo... hoo... hoo..."

Inside the conference room, four heavy, rapid breaths sounded simultaneously.

The Grand Elder leaned on the table, his whole body trembling, cold sweat pouring down his forehead like rain.

The Second Elder slumped onto his chair, his face pale, his chest heaving violently, looking as if he had just been pulled out of water.

The Third Elder and Fourth Elder were even worse; they were supporting each other, barely managing not to slide under the table.

The four old men, who had been so impassioned earlier, ready to lead all of Daxia to Cultivate the Demonic Path and poke a hole in the sky,

were now trembling like four small quails scared out of their wits by a tiger.

The conference room was dead silent.

Lin Xiyue looked at them, somewhat at a loss, and timidly asked, "Several Grandfathers, are you... alright?"

No one answered.

The Four Elders were still panting heavily, looking like survivors of a disaster.

After a long while, the Grand Elder was the first to recover.

He tremblingly raised his hand, wiped the cold sweat from his face,

then spoke with difficulty in a complex tone mixed with shock, ecstasy, and a hint of lingering fear.

"Little... Little Yue..."

"That just now... was... our Great Daxia Heart-Calming Divine Art... condensed... Dharma Protector Dao Soldier?"

His voice was trembling.

"Yes."

Lin Xiyue nodded, then added with a bit of uncertainty:

"But mine seems a bit special; it's not a Heart Demon, it's a projection of my own wish. It's like... a high-end customized version?"

High-end customized version?

What does that mean?

The Four Elders were all stunned, not quite understanding.

"Girl Yue, us old fellows didn't understand!"

The Second Elder couldn't help but ask, his voice still a bit hoarse.

"Can you explain in more detail?"

Lin Xiyue had no choice but to repeat what Ziyue had told her earlier in the sea of consciousness.

"Simply put, I, perhaps, am too pure and kind; I don't have a Heart Demon at all."

"But, I especially want to become a qualified Empress who can lead Daxia to glory, share My Brother's burdens, and not disappoint your expectations."

"Then this secret art might have sensed this strong desire of mine, and so... it materialized the perfect Empress image from my ideals."

After hearing this explanation, the Four Elders fell into a daze again.

They exchanged glances, their old faces, which had just regained a bit of color, were filled with the words "ridiculous."

Others Cultivating Demonic Techniques summon fierce and evil Heart Demons, representing the dark side of human nature.

How come when it came to their precious Girl Yue, she directly summoned her ideal self from the future?

And it was an Empress version!

This Demonic Path secret art, you've truly mastered it!

After a brief shock, an uncontrollable surge of ecstasy erupted from the hearts of the Four Elders!

They had personally experienced how terrifying the majesty of that purple-robed Empress was.

It was a supreme posture, transcending all beings, looking down on all ages!

And this was merely a projection of Lin Xiyue's inner expectations for herself!

If a Clone was already like this, didn't that mean that

when Lin Xiyue truly grew up and took the position they had prepared for her, she would also possess such power?

A leader who truly possessed the demeanor of an Empress and could awe the Universe... this was simply Daxia's supreme blessing!

"Good, good, good, Girl Yue, I told you you were definitely Empress material!"

The Second Elder cast aside his previous dejection, suddenly stood up, his face flushed with excitement.

"Look, the ideal self you condensed, that power..."

"My goodness, I was almost scared paralyzed just now."

He slapped his thigh, saying with lingering fear:

"In front of her, I felt that I, a Daxia Elder, was at most a small village chief."

"No, the gap is even bigger than that! I didn't even dare to breathe heavily!"

Lin Xiyue was a little embarrassed by this sudden flattery, her small face slightly red: "Second Grandpa, you're exaggerating too much."

"Exaggerating? Where's the exaggeration!" The Third Elder also chimed in.

"Little Yue, you don't know, the moment your 'Empress Clone' appeared, I had only two words in my mind: 'Kneel down!'"

"If it weren't for my old bones still being quite sturdy, I'm afraid I would have prostrated myself before you on the spot!"

"Exactly, exactly!" The Fourth Elder nodded repeatedly, his face full of lingering fear: "That's no longer a question of strength; it's a mental crushing!"

"I felt like an ant looking up at the stars in front of her!"

"..."

Being praised like this by her Several Grandfathers, Lin Xiyue's small face grew redder and redder, almost dripping blood.

"Alright, alright, Several Grandfathers, stop praising me; if you praise me any more, I'll get carried away."

Seeing her Several Grandfathers getting more and more excited, Lin Xiyue quickly called a halt.

After some commotion, the Four Elders finally calmed down their excited emotions a little.

They exchanged glances, seeing eager anticipation in each other's eyes.

"Little Yue, can we old fellows also Cultivate this Great Daxia Heart-Calming Divine Art?" The Grand Elder rubbed his hands, asking expectantly.

They also wanted to have their own Dharma Protector Dao Soldier!

Although it certainly couldn't compare to Lin Xiyue's Empress version,

even a "brick-moving demon" would still be an extraordinary extra help out of thin air!

"Of course, no problem." Lin Xiyue readily agreed, "Perfect, I'll be your Protector."

However, when Lin Xiyue told them the method of the secret art,

the problem returned to its starting point.

Emotion.

To get started with the secret art, one must capture that wisp of thought when emotions fluctuate violently.

The Four Elders had indeed just experienced great shock and fright, their emotions fluctuating like a rollercoaster.

But now... that intensity had passed.

They had calmed down, and were even happy because of their beautiful aspirations for the future.

"This... extreme emotional fluctuation..."

The Second Elder found it difficult, tentatively asking, "How about we insult each other a bit? See if we can get ourselves angry?"

"I think that's a good idea!" The Third Elder agreed.

Thus, an extremely bizarre scene appeared in the conference room.

The four highly respected Daxia Elders began to expose each other's shortcomings, trying to provoke each other.

"Second Brother, I've wanted to say this for a long time, can you please change your habit of taking back moves in chess?"

"Third Brother! You damn well have the nerve to talk about me? Who secretly swapped my treasured tea leaves for tea dust last time?"

"Grand Elder, your handwriting, to be honest, looks like chicken scratches!"

"Fourth Brother! If you bring that up again, I'll get angry with you!"

However, after much effort, not only did they fail to successfully brew anger,

but they ended up laughing heartily at each other's exposed shortcomings, and the atmosphere became peaceful.

Lin Xiyue watched from the side, caught between laughter and tears.

Just then, a black communication tablet, carelessly left on the conference table, suddenly lit up.

Buzz.

An emergency intelligence notification popped up on the screen.

"Huh? Something's happening?"

The Second Elder, who was closest, casually picked up the tablet and said offhandedly:

"Let me see which ignorant fool is causing trouble again, just in time to provide us with some emotion..."

As he spoke, he looked down at the screen.

However, after looking for less than ten seconds,

the smile on his face instantly vanished, replaced by a visible flush of crimson.

A terrifying rage erupted from him with a roar!

"Bastard!"

With a thunderous roar, the Second Elder slammed his palm onto the table!

Bang!

A loud crash!

That conference table, made of superior solid wood and incredibly heavy, was actually smashed with a hideous hole by his palm!