"Emperor Lord Guixiang, how did Gui Qianfan die?"
Lu Ren could not help asking.
He had never seen the Nethernight Imperial Daughter so grief-stricken.
"Gui Qianfan was once an elder of the Ghost Path Imperial Palace. When the Nethernight Imperial Daughter awakened her Supreme Yin Ghost Physique, many in the palace set their sights on her!"
"She had only just begun to grow into her power then. She had no way to protect herself!"
"That sparked turmoil within the Ghost Path Imperial Palace. They all wanted to seize the Nethernight Imperial Daughter and claim her Supreme Yin Ghost Physique. Gui Qianfan died saving her!"
Emperor Lord Guixiang spoke evenly.
"No wonder."
Understanding dawned on Lu Ren.
No wonder the Nethernight Imperial Daughter was so grief-stricken while visiting her father's grave.
"Gui Qianfan also traded his life for a promise from the Imperial Palace: no elder would ever take the Nethernight Imperial Daughter's Supreme Yin Ghost Physique!"
Emperor Lord Guixiang spoke evenly.
Lu Ren asked, "I heard the Supreme Yin Power of that physique is so fierce that even someone in the Nine-Step Supreme Realm would struggle to withstand it!"
"Those elders had their eyes on the physique long ago. Naturally, they made thorough preparations!"
Emperor Lord Guixiang smiled. "But now that the Nethernight Imperial Daughter has grown this strong, no elder dares set his sights on her again!"
"The Nethernight Imperial Daughter has the Deathflame Evil Ancestor's corpse. I doubt even someone in the Eighth-Step Supreme Realm could hurt her!"
Lu Ren spoke calmly.
Emperor Lord Guixiang nodded. "Gui Qianfan changed the Nethernight Imperial Daughter's fate with his life. That's why she wants to fulfill her father's final wish!"
Lu Ren nodded.
That final wish was to obtain a Supreme Soldier.
No wonder the Nethernight Imperial Daughter had made it