The grand audience chamber of the Ruthless Empress was a marvel of architectural intimidation.
The pillars were crafted from obsidian that pulsed with a faint, rhythmic crimson light, and the floor was a mirror-finished jade that reflected the flickering torches of eternal fire.
High atop her throne, Chu Xueyu sat with a posture of absolute authority, draped in silks the color of a dying star.
To her left and right sat her sisters, Leng Shuang and Feng Yuyan, their presence completing the trinity of power that governed the inner workings of the Shen Clan's Main Domain.
They were ostensibly there to finalize the logistics of the Heaven's Choice Tournament.
The event was a gargantuan undertaking, requiring the coordination of spatial arrays to transport branch families from across the Shen Clan, the preparation of the Divine Arena, and the calibration of the "Karma Mirrors" that would broadcast Haoran's dominance to every corner of the domain.
