Morning.
Nine Cauldrons Heaven's sky was as clear as jade, a boundless expanse of blue stretching ten thousand miles.
Golden sunlight poured freely from the heights, crossing ten thousand miles before falling upon the thin spiritual mist hovering above the ground.
It refracted dazzling, dreamlike rays of every color, making the buildings below seem bathed in a glaze-like immortal radiance.
The Divine Cauldron Palace, which Lin Xuan had once razed to the ground with a single sword strike, had risen once more at the supreme seat of imperial power in Nine Cauldrons Heaven, rebuilt day and night by its finest craftsmen.
Moreover, compared to before, the Divine Cauldron Palace was now even more magnificent and imposing.
This palace had originally been ordered built jointly by King Ding Tian, King Yan, and King Huai, yet it was now about to welcome its true master...
Empress Profound Ice, Donghuang Ziyou!
The morning sunlight fell upon the luxurious and noble structures of the Divine Cauldron Palace, solemn and vast like the radiance of an emperor.
It brought a flicker of excitement to the faces of all the officials gathered on the square before the palace.
"Who would have thought it? In a single night, the Empress killed two kings and completely took over our Nine Cauldrons Heaven!"
"Indeed. We thought this palace would belong to one of King Ding Tian, King Yan, or King Huai. Who could have expected events to change so swiftly? In the end, the one who would ascend the Golden Luan Throne of the Divine Cauldron Palace was actually the Empress!"
"The Empress first took control of Northern Profound Heaven, then killed the Cave Origin Emperor and seized Cave Origin Heaven. Now she has taken our Nine Cauldrons Heaven as well. She is playing a great chess game between