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Imperial Heaven Domain had been able to dominate the Immortal Domain for so long in the past because it naturally possessed its own trump cards. But trump cards were only meant as a deterrent. Using one once was acceptable, but by the second time, it was no longer a trump card.
Moreover, in the Immortal Domain of old, the Twelve Domains frequently fought and clashed. Yet throughout those conflicts, Imperial Heaven Domain had always occupied an extraordinarily detached position. Almost no one dared provoke them, and sometimes Imperial Heaven Domain even had to step in to mediate disputes.
Imperial Heaven Domain possessed such status not merely because of its strength, but also because of its origins. The four words "descendants of the Human Emperor" explained everything.
But that was in the Immortal Domain—in the Immortal Domain where the Human Emperor had gone into seclusion, where the Jiang Clan had established an exalted status from the very beginning.
In the Jianghu of the lower realm, descendants of the Human Emperor? Heh. They were nothing more than a term from legend.
After the collapse of the First Dynasty, the so-called Human Emperor lineage had become a legend in the Jianghu, utterly devoid of any deterrent power.
Great Zhou was proof enough. They could casually produce an imitation and call it the Human Emperor Sword, and no one would say a thing.
None of the three forces attacking Imperial Heaven Domain now cared about their identity as descendants of the Human Emperor. Once that halo was stripped away, these so-called descendants of the Human Emperor were no different from ordinary Jianghu factions. Under the current assault, Imperial Heaven Domain was trembling like a leaf. Once the formation was breached, wiping