Emperor’s Domination

nother civic official had a runic cloak…

All in all, these officials lined up inside the palace.
They varied in appearance and age; only one thing was similar – their holy aura.
This seemed to be the court of a god or an immortal.

The spectators became startled right away.

“What diagram is this?” A few became surprised.

“It’s a diagram named Hundred Officials.” An expert from Vajra elaborated: “A great treasure given to the Li by the court.
It was created by one hundred mighty civic officials from Vajra, encompassing their powers.”

In Vajra, the civic officials weren’t weak scholars.
In reality, the higher-ranking ones were just as powerful as elders or even ancestors from the sects.

A hundred of them worked together to create this gift for the Li? Only this clan had enough prestige and status for this great honor.

Li Xiangquan seemed to be the leader of these officials while being engulfed by this visual phenomenon.
He was below one man but above all else.
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Zhang Yunzhi didn’t want to fall behind and took out a treasure in the shape of a steel halberd.

“Activate!” A visual phenomenon of a great cavalry arriving emerged.
A million troops appeared behind him, possessing great bloodthirst and battle experience. 

He stood in front, looking like a divine commander ready to lead them to battle and conquer all enemies.
Just one hand wave of his could take down a country.

“What treasure is this?” Many shuddered after feeling the ferocious aura of this treasure.

“Cavalry Halberd, a treasure Vajra used quite often back then for battles.
After taking over, expeditions didn’t happen as often so they gave it to the Zhang as a reward for their contribution.” An old expert explained.

Everyone saw the stark contrast between the two geniuses.
Li Xiangquan was in charge of the civic officials while Zhang Yunzhi led a great army. 

“Isn’t this the opposite?” Someone said: “They swapped roles.”

Many actually shared this thought.
Li Xiangquan was from a military clan with plenty of generals.
His father was the current Grand Commander.

As for Zhang Yunzhi, he came from a civic clan with deep roots in the capital.
His father was the Grand Chancellor, in charge of the court’s officials.

The two successors seemed to have swapped roles.
Li Xiangquan looked like a perfect official while Zhang Yunzhi had the bearing of a general.

“The son of the Grand Commander wants to work for the court and the son of the Grand Chancellor wants to be a general.
How bizarre.” Another commenter expressed.

“Maybe the clans also want this.” One elder speculated with a serious expression: “The Li wants to extend their reach, the same with the Zhang.”

People couldn’t disagree with this logic.
Both the clans have been sticking to their respective domain for a long time.
Perhaps starting from this generation, they wanted to expand their influence.

“Li Qiye, are you ready? Otherwise, we’ll start first.” Li Xiangquan uttered coldly.

They certainly hated Li Qiye but since they were from prestigious clans, they couldn’t attack without warning in an official duel.

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