"Abdicate?"
The Steel Emperor's face was grim.
He stared intensely into Ji Xinghuo's eyes, filled with extremely complex emotions: a mix of anger, expectation, and an overwhelming sense of absurdity.
Having lived for more than two centuries, he had witnessed the dramatic transformations of Earth before and after the opening of the Star Gate. Emerging from blood and fire, he had climbed tirelessly to build a powerful empire, only to be forced into abdication by a young man not even thirty!
What made it even more surreal for the Steel Emperor was that the threat posed by this young man was very real, not a shred of it was false.
If he didn't abdicate, the consequences would be grave!
Although the Steel Emperor had a clear understanding of the nature of power, having used similar methods countless times to eliminate dissent, he found it even harder to accept when he became the one oppressed by force.
