"Husband, what should we do? Should I light the Star Lantern Father gave me? ...I don't even know whether it'll work..." Seeing that the situation was beyond salvaging, Cang Zhao pulled out a Star Lantern much like the one Cang Luo had used before.
I took one look and knew it was a lifesaving treasure of the collateral imperial line. Not every member of the imperial clan could possess one. I had no idea whether it could summon the Mystic Ancestor or someone else.
But judging from the circumstances, Cang Zhao was probably the only one worth such an investment from the collateral imperial line.
"She has a Star Lantern too! Father, stop Cang Zhao at once! You can't let her light it!" Cang Luo hurriedly warned the Emperor.
The Emperor had already unfolded the Star God Seat and was preparing to unite all the Great Cosmic Heavens against me. The moment he saw the Star Lantern, his pupils abruptly contracted. "Hmph. No wonder you said earlier that you couldn't understand how she dared marry into this mongrel clan. So this is what she was counting on!"
When the Supreme Star Artifact had been sold, all that was demanded in return was a Vast Heaven Hall and a period of protection. Cang Zhao's confidence in promising to protect me must have come from this Star Lantern.
"So what if she lights it? Even if reinforcements truly arrive, would our ancestor let them pass unimpeded?! Anyone who dares injure my imperial child today will find no one able to protect them. Star God Link!" the Emperor barked coldly. Every Great Cosmic Heaven present immediately opened their Star Caskets and handed control of the Star God Seat over to him.
In an instant, heaven and earth dimmed. The stars filling the sky