Douluo Continent, Star Luo Empire.
An ancient yet magnificent palace stood silently, its vermilion gates steeped in the weight of history, the bronze studs upon them gleaming with majesty.
Its upturned eaves and bracket sets resembled eagles spreading their wings for flight, while the glazed tiles refracted multicolored light beneath the sun. Every corner within the hall was suffused with the luxurious aura of the royal family's former glory.
Within the ancestral hall in the main palace, an Ancestral Tablet near the center suddenly shattered with a crack.
(Don't say nonsense about Douluo Continent's fantasy setting being too low-level for Ancestral Tablets. Just treat this as my own setting; it's still a fantasy world, after all. Otherwise, a family wouldn't even know when someone died.)
"Who was it?! Who dared lay a hand on a Star Luo Empire Consecrator?!"
Meanwhile, in a forest forty miles outside Suotuo City.
An ice-blue blade pressed against Zhu Zhuyun's throat. Her pupils constricted as though she could not believe what was happening.
"You're an interesting little girl. You actually had a Soul Emperor protecting you from the shadows. Unfortunately for him, he ran into me."
Fu Ye's expression was utterly calm. He had noticed the Soul Emperor behind Zhu Zhuyun long ago, but judging from her expression, she seemed unaware of that Soul Emperor's existence.
"Dai Weisi..."
Though the icy longsword was held against Zhu Zhuyun's throat, she was still thinking about the Soul Emperor who had suddenly appeared behind her.
She had not known that Soul Emperor existed. Moreover, with the authority she currently possessed, she could not mobilize a Soul Emperor-level expert. Therefore, the only person capable of having a Soul Emperor monitor her was Dai Weisi!
"Senior, could you spare her life?"
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing spoke. No matter what,