The affairs of the world would not always sail along on calm waters; in life, there were bound to be waves and upheavals.
For instance, Feng Xian Beauty, who was preparing to assume the position of Domain Emperor of Heavenly Splendor Domain, and the Southern Border Demon King, who had already taken over as ruler of Breeze Kingdom, both encountered resistance from every direction. Some of that resistance was overt, some covert. There were doubts from the former subordinates of the three Domain Emperors—Divine Light, Wrath, and Vengeance—scheming encouragement from the followers of the New Water Hall Master, provocations and sowing of discord from the spies Sun King had left behind, and even powerful financial conglomerates that had profited from the war. None of these people wanted the war in Heavenly Splendor Domain to end, nor did they want a single unified voice to arise there.
Because no one knew how strong Feng Xian Beauty, this Heaven's Punishment Empress, truly was, nor did they understand her mysterious origins.
The people of the Central Divine Temple even mistakenly believed she had been dispatched by their own side. They did not go all out to cause trouble, merely muddying the waters in secret so they could fish for profit.
The subordinates of the three Domain Emperors—Divine Light, Wrath, and Vengeance—the commanders and generals who had fought for a thousand years, were naturally not hotheaded fools.
The great financial conglomerates that had profited from the war were even craftier than foxes.
Open opposition was impossible. What if everything this Heaven's Punishment Empress said was true, and she truly possessed Domain Emperor-level strength? Would opposing her not make them the victims she used to establish her authority upon ascending the throne? Directly challenging Heaven's Punishment Empress, a prospective Domain Emperor, was naturally out of