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She gently turned the jade-green bracelet around her wrist, her fingertips cold. The Southern Domain bordered the Western Domain, and the two had clashed constantly over the years. She should have been gloating over that old ghost Ximen Wushang's humiliation. But Lin Hao's displayed strength and political savvy made her uneasy. This Sword Emperor likely wouldn't be satisfied with an empty title. After today, the balance of power among the Human Race would probably be completely rewritten.

Beiming Xue still sat as motionless as an ice sculpture, her moon-white flowing gown immaculate, her cool features betraying no emotion. But anyone who looked closely would have noticed her hands clasped in her lap, her fingertips tightening ever so slightly. She had seen Lin Hao's finger strike clearly. That hadn't been mere sword intent, but a nascent "rule" born from cultivating sword intent to its utmost limit. His comprehension of the Sword Dao far surpassed that of his peers, even surpassing many old monsters who had cultivated for millennia. No wonder the Human Emperor Xuanyuan had chosen him.

Her gaze swept over Ximen Wushang's grim face, and she gave a cold laugh inwardly. In recent years, the Western Domain had relied on its formidable strength to secretly annex the small powers around it, growing ever more arrogant in its conduct. To be publicly slapped down today served them right. But... with this Sword Emperor so overbearing, how should the Northern Domain conduct itself? Should it go with the flow and align itself with him, or...

Beiming Xue lowered her eyes, already weighing her options.

Bai Li Jing Hong remained calm, but inwardly, he breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Lin Hao's show of strength had worked even better than he'd expected. The Western Domain had been put in its place before everyone,