Bloodline.
These two words have always surrounded the East Sea Clan and the whole of Dongyue. They are a shadow that cannot be erased, looming over everyone. For countless years, they have tried to break free from the shackles of bloodline, but in the end, they could only accept their fate.
It's hard for ordinary people to understand why an entire nation, even an entire race, would be bound by these two words, because ordinary people, at least pure humans, can hardly comprehend the fear and reverence that come from the blood.
In a normal society, such words wouldn't appear. Even under the ancient royal system, people mostly feared the monarchs.
Outwardly respecting them due to fear of power and might, they have no choice but to kneel. Yet, should a monarch lose their majesty, their power, their control over the nation, people would rush to dethrone them, fighting desperately for the emperor's seat. This is the normal phenomenon of society.
But in Dongyue, it's different.
