A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Over that month, the Tian Xing Continent recovered from its panic and devastation, regaining its former appearance. Yet everyone understood that all of this was thanks to Xiao Yan, that demonic figure who had stood towering in the sky. The continent's order endured.
First, the Emperor announced the many crimes of the two imperial princes, catching everyone involved in a single net. He also purged the imperial family's upper ranks from top to bottom, bringing every lawbreaker to justice while promoting a number of trusted confidants.
Ultimately, however, this war had cost them two imperial princes and many high-ranking officials, including ten elders who had all perished. The losses to the Tian Xing Continent's imperial family were immeasurable. Fortunately, they had won in the end.
Afterward, the Emperor announced his abdication and held a grand coronation ceremony for Princess Lin Yunshu.
After accepting the throne, Princess Lin Yunshu entered the Ancestral Temple, where she received the protection and favor of the Lin Imperial Family's ancestors. In due course, she broke through to seven-star Dou Xian, and her starlight power fully awakened. Thus, she received the title of Star Empress.
The shock of that soul-stirring scene within the Light Barrier a month earlier had gradually subsided. Yet Xiao Yan's figure still stood unshakably in the hearts of the Tian Xing Continent's many high-ranking officials and common people.
Within the mountain range reserved for the Star Empress, to the left lay the foremost Tianyuan Mountains, while to the right stood the Emperor's bedchamber.
"Huh... where has Lord Xiao Yan gone?"
"No, I must tell Her Majesty at once." In a sprawling courtyard tucked into a quiet corner at the edge of the mountains, a delicate-featured woman approached the wooden house. After carefully sensing