Arc 2The Sword and the Star Dynasty

Ye Wushuang claimed the All Under Heaven Sword and led the prodigies in defeating the Netherdark Dragon Venerable. He then traveled to the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty, where he took An Xuchen under his protection and began maneuvering the princes against one another, leaving the succession struggle poised to intensify.

  • Ye Wushuang’s allies claimed the sage swords, and Nie Qingcheng subdued both demon sage swords before the chosen entered the Sword Heart Tomb.
  • When the Netherdark Dragon Venerable escaped, Ye Wushuang stood with the other prodigies, awakened the All Under Heaven Sword, and inherited Ye Muxi’s legacy.
  • Ye Wushuang and Ye Muxi defeated the Netherdark Dragon Venerable, after which Ye Wushuang led the survivors out of the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm.
  • Ye Wushuang traveled to the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty with Xie Qianli and saved An Xuchen from soldiers who had destroyed her family.
  • Ye Wanwan and Shen Lingyue joined Ye Wushuang’s group, and An Xuchen recounted her family’s murder and resolved to kill the sixth prince.
  • An Xuchen’s slaughter Dao physique awakened when she saw the sixth prince, but Ye Wushuang helped her regain control and secretly set Xie Qianli and Ming Ji against the princes’ factions.
  • Ye Wushuang explained that he would use the princes’ apparent alliances to push the fifth and sixth princes out of the succession contest, while reserving the sixth prince’s death for An Xuchen.
  • The princes and their powerful allies gathered for a major meeting, and a man arrived riding a white dragon that tore through the void.
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Ch. 26Watch me play dumb and catch them off guard

Ye Wushuang let Ye Kongling and Ye Yanling compete for the eight sage swords while he watched over them. Xie Qianli fought off challengers and claimed the frost sage sword, which he intended to give to his elder brother.

  • Ye Kongling and Ye Yanling asked Ye Wushuang to let them fight for the sage swords themselves, and he agreed while telling Ye Jinghong to protect them if needed.
  • The prodigies began battling around the eight swords, while Nie Qingcheng remained unchallenged beside the Demon Saint’s sword.
  • Xie Qianli revealed his fiery strength, defeated the cultivators trying to take the frost sage sword, and warned them not to cross his boundary.
  • The frost sage sword resisted Xie Qianli, but it sensed his Xie Family bloodline and ultimately accepted him.
  • Ye Wushuang scolded Xie Qianli for acting impulsively, and Xie Qianli returned with the sword for his elder brother.

Ch. 27Water and fire, two polarities: I know a little hand-to-hand combat too

Ye Kongling and Ye Yanling defeated the challengers for the Water and Fire Holy Swords and won the swords’ recognition. At the Holy Sword of Radiance, the masked sword cultivator revealed overwhelming power, drove off the challengers, and claimed the sword.

  • Ye Kongling and Ye Yanling fought together, using water and fire techniques to overwhelm the challengers gathered around the Water and Fire Holy Swords.
  • The two holy swords flew to Ye Kongling and Ye Yanling, who accepted them and reported their success to Ye Wushuang.
  • Xie Qianli complained that Ye Wushuang had not welcomed him back, and Ye Wushuang threatened him with the Human Emperor Seal.
  • At the Holy Sword of Radiance, the masked sword cultivator revealed his Sword Domain and used its pressure and sword-shaped Righteous Qi to drive away the challengers.
  • The masked sword cultivator took the Holy Sword of Radiance and declared it his.

Ch. 28Immortal Sound Illusory Realm, Situ Xue's spirit communion power

Situ Xue used her Immortal Sound Illusory Realm and spirit communion power to claim the Immortal Spirit Holy Sword and defeat the cultivators challenging her. Meanwhile, Ming Ye drove opponents from the Dark Spirit Holy Sword and began devouring its Sword Qi.

  • Immortal Feather Mountain’s disciples asked Situ Xue for help as other factions overwhelmed them, and she caught the falling disciples with her True Qi.
  • Situ Xue’s Immortal Sound Illusory Realm made nearby cultivators hesitate, while Ye Wushuang explained the mental illusion to Xie Qianli.
  • Situ Xue called to Ye Wushuang for help, but he ignored her, and she summoned the Immortal Spirit Holy Sword into her hand through her spirit communion power.
  • Situ Xue used the holy sword to suppress the cultivators around her, then asked Ye Wushuang whether she was impressive.
  • Ming Ye and the Nine Nether Imperial Dynasty slaughtered and devoured cultivators near the Dark Spirit Holy Sword, driving the survivors away.
  • Ming Ye approached the Dark Spirit Holy Sword and began devouring its Sword Qi.

Ch. 29True Phoenix Dao Body, Qingcheng's divine might

Ming Ye failed to absorb more of the Holy Sword of Darkness's power, while Nie Qingcheng claimed the final two demon saint swords after defeating the cultivators who challenged her. The chapter ended with Nie Qingcheng holding both swords, her Sun-Shining Saint Phoenix bloodline revealed as the force that subdued them.

  • Ming Ye tried to devour more Sword Qi from the Holy Sword of Darkness, but the Gravekeeper Elder stopped him before his body could be overwhelmed.
  • Jin Zhan urged Nie Qingcheng to join forces, but she rejected him and he ordered the Heavenly Demon Mountain disciples to hold back unless she was in danger.
  • Nie Qingcheng challenged the gathered cultivators, used her True Phoenix Dao Body to form the Phoenix Flame Blazing Prairie Array, and trapped them in its flames.
  • Nie Qingcheng summoned a quasi-emperor bow and fired phoenix-flame arrows, forcing the surviving attackers to flee.
  • Nie Qingcheng revealed her mutated Sun-Shining Saint Phoenix bloodline, subdued the two demon saint swords, and summoned them into her hands.

Ch. 30Entering the Sword Heart Tomb, the All Under Heaven Sword!

After the eight sage swords found their owners, the old tomb keeper opened the Sword Heart Tomb and tested the cultivators with three streaks of Sword Qi. The strongest geniuses entered and beheld the sheathed All Under Heaven Sword, while its recognition and whether it could be drawn remained unknown.

  • Nie Qingcheng claimed both demon sages' swords, leaving Jin Zhan furious after he failed to obtain a sage weapon.
  • The old tomb keeper announced that anyone who withstood three streaks of Sword Qi could enter the Sword Heart Tomb and attempt to stir the All Under Heaven Sword.
  • Several cultivators failed the entrance trial, but Xie Qianli endured the Sword Qi and entered, followed by Nie Qingcheng, Ming Ye, Jin Zhan, Ye Jinghong, Ye Kongling, Ye Yanling, Situ Xue, and the masked sword cultivator.
  • When Ye Wushuang approached the gate, the Sword Qi did not strike him and instead transported him inside; only six other cultivators besides the leading geniuses passed.
  • Inside the Sword Heart Tomb, the entrants saw the golden, sheathed All Under Heaven Sword, which appeared to embody the Dao of the Sword.

Ch. 31Heaven's Chosen Face Off, and Battle Erupts

As the All Under Heaven Sword captivated the gathered sword cultivators, Ming Ye tried to ambush Ye Kongling, but Ye Wushuang stopped and gravely wounded him. The other factions then joined forces to challenge Ye Wushuang, while his allies stepped forward to hold them off and clear his path to the sword.

  • Ming Ye felt drawn toward a suppressed presence in the Sword Heart Tomb and attacked Ye Kongling with the power of the Nine Netherworlds.
  • Ye Wushuang used the Mountain and River Seal to destroy Ming Ye's attack and wound him, then mocked him as a bigger ant.
  • Ming Ye urged the other heaven's chosen to join forces against Ye Wushuang, and Jin Zhan and Xie Qianli stepped forward to challenge him.
  • Situ Xue teased Ye Wushuang while Nie Qingcheng confronted her, and six more opponents advanced against him.
  • Ye Kongling and Ye Yanling offered to hold back the six opponents, while Ye Jinghong released his Sword Qi and moved to Ye Wushuang's side.

Ch. 32Two jealous fairies, come and fight!

Ye Wushuang’s allies fought Ming Ye’s and Jin Zhan’s companions while he approached the All Under Heaven Sword with a masked sword cultivator. The sword enveloped both men in golden light, and the masked cultivator challenged Ye Wushuang to a duel to decide who would take it.

  • Xie Qianli set Jin Zhan’s feathers ablaze with fire hidden in his saber Qi, then promised Ye Wushuang a barbecue.
  • Situ Xue and Nie Qingcheng clashed with their immortal and phoenix powers, but neither gained the advantage.
  • Ye Jinghong dismantled Ming Ye’s attacks even after Ming Ye burned his blood essence with a forbidden art.
  • Ming Ye urged the masked sword cultivator to stop Ye Wushuang, but the All Under Heaven Sword enveloped both men in golden light, signaling that they had passed its trial.
  • The masked sword cultivator saluted Ye Wushuang, proposed a duel for the sword, and opened his Vast Righteous Sword Domain.

Ch. 33Ye Wushuang Battles the Masked Sword Cultivator, the Dragon Venerable Breaks Free

Ye Wushuang defeated the masked sword cultivator in a fierce contest of domains and swordsmanship. Meanwhile, a wisp of dragon essence possessed Ming Ye and unleashed a sealed dragon-shaped demonic skeleton beneath the Sword Heart Tomb.

  • Ye Wushuang unfolded his Infinite Myriad Phenomena Domain and overwhelmed the masked sword cultivator's Vast Righteous Sword Domain.
  • The masked sword cultivator drew the Holy Sword of Light, and he and Ye Wushuang exchanged powerful sword strikes.
  • Ye Wushuang won their final clash, and the masked sword cultivator praised him and invited him to draw his sword.
  • A wisp of dusky dragon essence entered Ming Ye and sent him to the center of the Sword Heart Tomb.
  • Netherworld Qi erupted from the central altar as the Old Gravekeeper recognized the escape of the dragon essence his master had sealed.
  • A dragon-shaped demonic skeleton broke free beneath the Sword Heart Tomb.

Ch. 34As an Emperor Clan, fight to the death and never retreat!

Ye Wushuang and the other prodigies faced the resurrected Netherdark Dragon Venerable, choosing to fight rather than flee while the old tomb keeper tried to hold him back. The Emperor Clan heirs and their allies rallied behind Ye Wushuang and charged into battle.

  • The Netherdark Dragon Venerable revived from the dragon-shaped skeleton and began slaughtering prodigies to absorb their blood Qi.
  • The old tomb keeper urged the youngsters to escape, but Ye Wushuang left the All Under Heaven Sword's protection to face the Dragon Venerable, and the masked sword cultivator followed him.
  • Ye Wushuang declared that his family and friends would not be stakes in a gamble for an imperial weapon, and he called on the Emperor Clans to stand their ground.
  • Jin Zhan, Ye Jinghong, Ye Kongling, Ye Yanling, Xie Qianli, Situ Xue, Nie Qingcheng, and the masked sword cultivator joined Ye Wushuang in the sky.
  • The prodigies charged the Netherdark Dragon Venerable together, shouting, "As an Emperor Clan, fight to the death and never retreat!"

Ch. 35The Supreme Bone stirred, Heavenly Tribulation Light

The imperial clan youths charged the Netherdark Dragon Venerable to buy time for the others to escape, while Ye Wushuang stayed to fight and awakened the Supreme Bone’s first divine ability, Heavenly Tribulation Light. After his attack wounded the weakened dragon, the Netherdark Dragon Venerable retaliated with a powerful claw strike.

  • The imperial clan youths charged the Netherdark Dragon Venerable, and fleeing cultivators condemned a Nine Nether Imperial Dynasty cultivator for mocking their sacrifice.
  • Ye Wushuang received the Seven-Star Mysterious Sword Shadow from a successful check-in and continued toward the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.
  • The dragon’s nether Qi knocked the other youths down, but their attacks thinned it slightly, and the Netherdark Dragon Venerable revealed his desire to devour them.
  • The Netherdark Dragon Venerable tried to shake Ye Wushuang’s Dao heart, but pressure from the dragon awakened the Supreme Bone within Ye Wushuang.
  • Ye Wushuang unleashed Heavenly Tribulation Light and wounded the Netherdark Dragon Venerable, whose injury could not immediately heal.
  • The Netherdark Dragon Venerable formed a phantom dragon claw with dragon essence and nether Qi and struck toward Ye Wushuang.

Ch. 36Sword, Come!

Ye Wushuang blocked the Netherdark Dragon Venerable’s attack to protect his companions, despite being badly outmatched. As the dragon launched an even stronger assault, the All Under Heaven Sword awakened and flew toward Ye Wushuang in response to his call.

  • Ye Wushuang used heavenly tribulation lightning and the faith of the Myriad Spirits Realm to reinforce his Human Emperor Dharma Manifestation and block the Netherdark Dragon Venerable’s claw.
  • The claw sent Ye Wushuang flying and left him bleeding, but he told the Netherdark Dragon Venerable that protecting his friends and loved ones mattered more than his own safety.
  • The Netherdark Dragon Venerable mocked Ye Wushuang’s loyalty and attacked again, summoning nine destructive dragon souls.
  • Ye Wushuang declared that he wanted to protect those around him and all living beings, awakening the All Under Heaven Sword in the Sword Heart Tomb.
  • The All Under Heaven Sword broke free of its seal and flew toward Ye Wushuang as he shouted, “Sword, come!”

Ch. 37Who told you I was relying on myself alone?

Ye Wushuang awakened the All Under Heaven Sword, the Great Emperor of Eternal Night’s imperial weapon, and used it to fight the Netherdark Dragon Venerable. After wounding the dragon at the cost of being struck and bloodied, Ye Wushuang hinted that he had another source of help.

  • The All Under Heaven Sword flew to Ye Wushuang and destroyed the nine netherdark dragon souls, revealing that it had recognized him as its master.
  • Ye Wushuang explained that he had foreseen obtaining the Great Emperor of Eternal Night’s inheritance, while the onlookers reacted with astonishment.
  • The Netherdark Dragon Venerable charged Ye Wushuang directly, and the sword formed protective Sword Qi around him.
  • Ye Wushuang fought the dragon with the All Under Heaven Sword, but his attacks could not penetrate its scales and he was knocked back.
  • Ye Wushuang traded an injury for a strike at the dragon’s vulnerable neck, wounding it and leaving imperial might in the wound.
  • The enraged Netherdark Dragon Venerable declared that Ye Wushuang could not escape if he relied on himself alone, and Ye Wushuang replied that he was not fighting alone.

Ch. 38I Have a Sword That Can Slay a Heavenly Dragon!

Ye Muxi returned as a wisp of divine sense and fought the Netherdark Dragon Venerable, teaching Ye Wushuang the All Under Heaven Sword’s divine abilities. As the dragon burned his remaining strength for a final attack, Ye Muxi joined with Ye Wushuang and a strand of Sword Qi sent across time by Yun Chenxi to unleash one last strike.

  • The All Under Heaven Sword awakened Ye Muxi’s wisp of divine sense, and the people in the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm recognized him as the Great Emperor of Eternal Night.
  • Ye Muxi named Ye Wushuang his inheritor and demonstrated the All Under Heaven Sword’s divine abilities while battling the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.
  • Ye Wushuang learned from Ye Muxi’s sword techniques as the Netherdark Dragon Venerable’s scales, blood, and Dao foundation were battered apart.
  • The Netherdark Dragon Venerable burned his body and soul to unleash a peak-strength attack, while Ye Muxi gave Ye Wushuang the All Under Heaven Sword.
  • Yun Chenxi sent a strand of Sword Qi across time, and Ye Muxi and Ye Wushuang joined their strength to strike the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.

Ch. 39The future belongs to you!

Ye Wushuang and Ye Muxi killed the Netherdark Dragon Venerable, and Ye Muxi passed the All Under Heaven Sword and his final guidance to Ye Wushuang before fading away. Ye Wushuang led the survivors out of the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm with the sword, drawing everyone’s attention to the imperial armament.

  • Ye Wushuang destroyed the Netherdark Dragon Venerable’s body and soul, while the Heavenly Book of All Things absorbed his dragon skeleton and recorded his abilities.
  • Ye Muxi praised Ye Wushuang, entrusted him with the All Under Heaven Sword, and dissipated after delivering his final lesson.
  • The survivors celebrated Ye Wushuang’s victory, while Xie Qianli boasted about him and Situ Xue teased him before he dodged her embrace.
  • The Gravekeeper Elder told Ye Wushuang he would guard the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm, which would open only through Ye Wushuang’s All Under Heaven Sword Intent.
  • The survivors thanked Ye Wushuang, and their faith strengthened his Human Emperor Dharma Manifestation.
  • Ye Wushuang opened the realm’s exit and led everyone out holding the All Under Heaven Sword, prompting the factions outside to recognize the imperial armament.

Ch. 40Return to the Ye Lineage, the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty

Ye Wushuang returned from the secret realm with the All Under Heaven Sword, and the Ye Lineage's grand elder defeated and killed the factions that challenged them. Back at the clan, Ye Wushuang cultivated his gains and planned for his future grotto-heavens before being prompted to sign in at the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty.

  • Ye Wushuang reunited with the Ye Lineage, invited the masked sword cultivator and Xie Qianli to visit, and received thanks from the factions whose disciples he had saved.
  • The Nine Nether Imperial Dynasty's leader challenged the Ye Lineage's share, and the Ye Lineage's grand elder fought off the assembled elders, killing them with the Holy Light Art.
  • Ye Wushuang thanked Nie Qingcheng, then departed for the Ye Lineage with Xie Qianli and the grand elder.
  • Back in his palace, Ye Wushuang studied the All Under Heaven Sword, reflected on his gains from the secret realm, and considered treasures for his future grotto-heavens.
  • A voice told Ye Wushuang to sign in at the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty.

Ch. 41Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, Nine Princes Vie for the Throne

Ye Wushuang set out for the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty with Xie Qianli, hoping to obtain treasures for his Grotto-Heavens and investigate the dynasty’s powers. After arriving, he received the Seven Stars Heavenly Secrets Brush, while a woman in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion wondered why the person her divination had detected could no longer be traced.

  • Ye Wushuang decided to visit the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty and planned to nurture star and heavenly-secrets treasures in the Grotto-Heavens of his different physiques.
  • Ye Wushuang persuaded Xie Qianli to travel with him by promising to sample the dynasty’s delicacies, then received the Ninth Ancestor’s permission and an escort arrangement.
  • The Nine Nether Imperial Dynasty, Ancient Qilin Cave, Immortal Feather Mountain, and Immortal Ancient Ji Clan each discussed moves involving the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty and Ye Wushuang.
  • Ye Wushuang and Xie Qianli arrived in the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty, where the system rewarded Ye Wushuang with the Seven Stars Heavenly Secrets Brush.
  • The Seven Stars Heavenly Secrets Brush concealed Ye Wushuang’s Qi signature, and a white-haired woman in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion wondered why her divination could no longer detect him.

Ch. 42Reclaiming a Girl's Dignity, the Third Maid

Ye Wushuang helped refugees in the imperial capital and took in An Xuchen as his servant, while Xie Qianli fought the dynasty’s patrol soldiers. An old man intervened, but a mysterious woman arrived to defend Ye Wushuang’s group.

  • Ye Wushuang used a spell to give food to refugees and said he would help those he encountered.
  • Ye Wushuang stopped soldiers from trampling An Xuchen, offered her food and work, and she agreed to become his servant.
  • When the patrol soldiers threatened them, Ye Wushuang killed them, prompting officers and troops to arrive.
  • Xie Qianli fought the patrol officers and soldiers, but an old man struck him down and warned Ye Wushuang to back off.
  • A graceful woman descended on vermilion gauze and challenged the old man for threatening her people.

Ch. 43Throne of Heavenly Fragrance's Allure, Ye Wanwan

Ye Wanwan arrived in the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty and rescued Ye Wushuang from an imperial elder by defeating him with the Mortal Dust Zither. She invited Ye Wushuang and his companions to her restaurant, then greeted Xu Anchen and a valiant woman arriving on a white horse.

  • Ye Wanwan appeared before Ye Wushuang, and he recognized her as the Ye Lineage’s ninth Throne of Order, bearer of the Heavenly Fragrance Alluring Physique.
  • Ye Wanwan confronted the imperial elder for threatening Ye Wushuang and used the Mortal Dust Zither to control the patrol soldiers and injure the elder.
  • The imperial elder withdrew with the fallen soldiers, while Ye Wanwan invited the onlookers to patronize her businesses.
  • Ye Wushuang joked that he could repay Ye Wanwan by marrying her, and she invited him and his companions to her restaurant.
  • Xie Qianli eagerly introduced himself to Ye Wanwan, who teased Ye Wushuang about his unusual friends.
  • Ye Wanwan comforted Xu Anchen and offered to get her pretty clothes and food, as a woman on a white horse arrived and asked why Wanwan had not welcomed her.

Ch. 44The Daughter of the World-Pacifying Marquis, An Xuchen's Past

Ye Wushuang and his companions met Shen Lingyue at the Ten Thousand Fragrances Pavilion, where An Xuchen shared how imperial soldiers killed her family. She revealed that she had survived to avenge them, despite her mother’s final plea to live on.

  • Shen Lingyue arrived on her white horse, greeted Ye Wanwan, and joined Ye Wushuang and his companions at the Ten Thousand Fragrances Pavilion.
  • Ye Wanwan brought An Xuchen back in a fitted black outfit, and An Xuchen vowed to live as Ye Wushuang’s blade; Ye Wushuang told her she did not need to make her life so hard.
  • Taiyi broke the solemn mood with a joke, and the group began eating and talking.
  • An Xuchen recounted how soldiers of the sixth prince killed her father, mother, and baby brother while seizing her family’s property.
  • An Xuchen described hiding under a bed for three days, burying her family herself, and traveling to the imperial capital with the resolve to kill the sixth prince, even though her mother had urged her to live on.

Ch. 45A clash between princes, setting the pieces in motion

After hearing An Xuchen's account of the sixth prince's cruelty, Ye Wushuang and his companions went to watch the fifth and sixth princes' forces face off on Star River Bridge. Ye Wushuang planned to exploit the clash between their outside allies, the Nine Nether Imperial Dynasty and the Ancient Qilin Cave.

  • An Xuchen vowed that her life belonged to Ye Wushuang after he saved her and gave her a chance to kill the sixth prince.
  • Shen Lingyue condemned the princes for exploiting the people, and Ye Wushuang resolved to kill the sixth prince.
  • A maid told Ye Wanwan that the fifth and sixth princes' men were about to clash on Star River Bridge, so Ye Wanwan took Ye Wushuang and the others to watch.
  • Ming Ji attacked the fifth prince's men with Nether Qi, and Lin Chen dispersed it with heavenly thunder.
  • Ye Wushuang and Xie Qianli recognized their old opponents and agreed to let the factions fight while they plotted to make the sides turn against each other.

Ch. 46The Slaughter Dao Physique awakened-slaughter born to protect!

An Xuchen awakened the slaughter Dao physique after seeing the sixth prince, but Ye Wushuang’s Chaos Physique and words helped her retain control and devote her strength to protecting him. As Ye Wanwan and Ye Wushuang played along with the princes’ rivalry, Xie Qianli pretended to defect to the sixth prince, while Ye Wanwan hinted that their scheme was not over.

  • Ming Ji and Lin Chen fought until heavenly lightning began to suppress Ming Ji’s nether annihilation, and both sides’ groups clashed before the fighters withdrew.
  • The fifth and sixth princes arrived, and seeing the sixth prince triggered An Xuchen’s violent physique awakening and plunged her into an illusion of her family’s murder.
  • Ye Wushuang suppressed An Xuchen’s awakening with his Chaos Physique and reached her through the illusion, helping her regain control and awaken the slaughter Dao physique.
  • Ye Wanwan recognized An Xuchen’s physique and explained its immense power and danger as both groups turned their attention to the newcomers.
  • Ye Wushuang pretended to send Xie Qianli away in anger, and Xie Qianli claimed he would join the sixth prince, who recruited him after learning he was from the Xie Family.
  • Ye Wanwan asked Shen Lingyue whether she thought their scheme had ended there.

Ch. 47Playing a Grand Game of Chess, I'll Discipline Them for Him

Ye Wushuang and Ye Wanwan manipulated a clash between the Fifth and Sixth Princes, using it to position their allies and sow distrust among the Sixth Prince’s supporters. Back at the Ten Thousand Fragrances Pavilion, Ye Wushuang revealed his plan to intervene in the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty’s succession struggle and discipline its princes.

  • Ye Wanwan feigned anger at Xie Qianli and Ming Ji, prompting the Fifth Prince to believe she and Ye Wushuang would support him.
  • Ye Wushuang used Netherdark Dragon Claw against Xie Qianli and Ming Ji, then withdrew it as Xie Qianli counterattacked, making Xie Qianli appear to protect the Sixth Prince’s group.
  • The Fifth Prince mocked the Sixth Prince, while the Sixth Prince grew suspicious of Ming Ji and left after his side suffered a setback.
  • Ye Wanwan declined the Fifth Prince’s invitation and left with Ye Wushuang, who promised to explain their actions at the Ten Thousand Fragrances Pavilion.
  • A woman with the Heavenly Secrets Divine Eyes noticed that the princes’ clash had shaken the dynasty’s fortune and wondered who had entered the game.
  • Ye Wanwan explained that she had planned to target the Sixth Prince, while Ye Wushuang declared he would clear the board and discipline the princes.

Ch. 48Killing with a borrowed knife, they had to enter the game

Ye Wushuang explained how he would use the princes’ rivalry to make them target the fifth and sixth princes, while reserving the sixth prince’s fate for An Xuchen. An Xuchen was moved by Ye Wushuang’s concern, and he promised that she alone would kill the sixth prince.

  • Ye Wanwan told Shen Lingyue that the fifth prince had merely become a convenient excuse and that they had never promised to support him.
  • Ye Wushuang explained that the other princes would have to take the apparent support of the fifth and sixth princes seriously, even if they suspected a scheme.
  • Ye Wushuang revealed that he intended to use the other princes to pressure the fifth and sixth princes and push them out of the succession contest.
  • An Xuchen said Ye Wushuang was building the scheme to take revenge without provoking the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty’s sovereign, but Ye Wushuang said the Ye Lineage could face the sovereign directly.
  • Ye Wushuang said he wanted the sixth prince to gain hope before losing it, then promised An Xuchen that she alone would end the sixth prince’s life.

Ch. 49The second prince, the banquet approaches

Ye Wushuang learned that several princes would hold a gathering in three days, and he planned to see what the second prince was like. As outside factions converged on the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion foresaw that strife was about to begin.

  • Ye Wanwan told Ye Wushuang that the fifth prince had invited them to a gathering, and Ye Wushuang recognized it as another step in a plan to recruit talent and clear the board.
  • The sixth prince thanked Xie Qianli for his support and invited him and Ming Ji to attend the gathering and display their strength.
  • The second prince admitted to Li Shubai that he wanted the crown prince position, and Li Shubai said Immortal Feather Mountain had sent him to help before agreeing to attend the gathering.
  • The Ji Clan siblings received the first prince's banquet invitations from his steward after learning that the martial-obsessed prince would not attend.
  • The woman with the Heavenly Secrets Divine Eyes saw outside factions disrupting the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty's divinations and warned that strife was about to begin.

Ch. 50The princes arrive-this man actually rode a dragon!

The princes and their allies arrived at the Ten Thousand Fragrances Pavilion for a banquet tied to the Heavenly Star Imperial Dynasty’s succession contest. Just as the gathered crowd waited to see what would come next, an enormous white dragon tore through the void with a rider aboard.

  • The sixth prince arrived with Ming Ji of the Nine Nether Imperial Dynasty and Xie Qianli.
  • The fifth prince arrived in a war chariot drawn by Golden-Armored War Tigers, accompanied by Lin Chen of the Ancient Qilin Cave.
  • The second prince made a flamboyant entrance alongside Li Shubai of Immortal Feather Mountain.
  • The fourth prince arrived alone and joined the other princes at the entrance.
  • A white dragon tore open the void, and the crowd saw a man riding it.
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