"The problem is, with the sixteenth prince there, the nineteenth prince can't get the Divine Decree Crucible anyway, can he?" Li Tianming asked, puzzled. He knew the sixteenth prince ranked first on the Yuanlong Ranking of Kanglong Chen Palace. He stood at the pinnacle of combat power among those under a hundred thousand years old in Tai Yu—a true Reverse Fate expert.
"Are you stupid?" The seventeenth prince stared at Li Tianming. "Old Sixteen is strong, but he's still a small step short of being a Tai Yu Scion. Even the highest-ranked Superior Yu Scion can't become crown prince in the end. That's why he supports Little Nineteen. They're close. You could say he's Little Nineteen's top enforcer."
"I see." Li Tianming fell into thought.
"So if you hadn't appeared, both the Ten Empress Flowers and this Divine Decree Crucible would have been gifts from the Great Yu Emperor to White Nineteen? He basically had no rivals," Aurora said thoughtfully.
"Most likely. But an emperor's schemes are hard to fathom. What if he calculated that I could upset the board?" Li Tianming said quietly.
"You've been an emperor yourself. Perhaps you understand him better," Aurora said.
Li Tianming couldn't be sure. From his current position as an insignificant subject, all he could do was guess at the emperor's intentions.
One question still bothered him, so he asked, "Your Highness, you mentioned before that the eighteenth princess is also a Tai Yu Scion and under a hundred thousand years old. I've heard she's exceptionally accomplished too, and may have reached the Reverse Fate stage. She's certainly much stronger than the nineteenth prince. Why doesn't she have this chance?"
The seventeenth prince shook his head. "It can't be helped. Eighteenth Sister excels in every way. She's no worse than Little Nineteen. But