Jingyue lay weakly on the ground. The moment she entered, she knew she’d been tricked.

But that didn’t matter. What was important was that she had lured away a powerful enemy for her master, preventing her master from being defeated.

She would probably die, but she hadn’t planned on surviving in the first place.

Escape was impossible.

’Sigh. I wonder what my junior sister will be like after I die. She’ll probably be heartbroken, right? It’s a shame her husband isn’t more assertive. If only he could just storm into the Holy Land and declare: "This is my wife. Who agreed to let her be the Saintess? Step forward!"’

’That would be so much more interesting.’

’Haha.’

’Ugh, seriously. Can’t they even let a person die in peace?’

Just then, Blood Demons began to swarm her. Jingyue had no choice but to get up and fight back. Even if she couldn’t win, she had to make a show of it.

How could she, with the dignity of a Saintess, allow herself to be captured without a fight?

’I’d lose followers.’

Meanwhile, Yue Xi was clashing repeatedly with her opponents in the air above the palace. Yue Xi, who had been at a disadvantage, instantly gained the upper hand the moment her enemies lost their buffs.

If that female Blood Demon hadn’t arrived, she could have killed the male Blood Demon in short order.

Unfortunately, the two of them together were once again evenly matched with her.

These two were Tier Five at best. Under normal circumstances, she could crush them with one hand.

But something seemed wrong with this place. She knew she had probably fallen into a trap.

Still, she had to kill these two even if it meant they would all die together. She had a feeling that these two were different from other Blood Demons.

How to put it... these two were cunning, much harder to deal with than ordinary Blood Demons.

That’s why she had to take them down, even if it meant mutual destruction.

However, the changes within the palace made her uneasy. No one knew what was about to happen.

After a brief tremor, the palace returned to normal, and the people outside started fighting once again.

At the same time, Su Qi and Xiao Xiaomo rushed to the construction site.

"Xiaomo, what did you want to give me?" Su Qi asked.

She was in a hurry.

"HUFF..." Xiao Xiaomo gasped for breath, then took out a Brocade Bag. "Here, take this."

Su Qi was surprised. "What is this?"

"I’ll explain on the way."

"You’re going inside."

"Yeah, I’m going in to take a look. It’s fine. I have my perception team, plus the Magical Treasure you guys gave me. Self-preservation won’t be a big problem. We don’t have time to waste."

Then, Xiao Xiaomo and Su Qi headed inside.

"What did you say? This has a way to break the Blood Demon Grand Array?" Su Qi exclaimed in shock after they went in.

"Yes, a fellow cultivator gave it to me. I was planning to give it to you today, but who knew you’d all fight your way in last night," Xiao Xiaomo said.

She didn’t mention she was saving it for if they couldn’t break in. You have to choose your words for the occasion.

"Can I see it?" At that moment, a Blood Demon was already charging toward them.

Su Qi had no time to look and could only deal with the Blood Demon.

Just then, Chen Yi suddenly said, "Boss, our senses have picked up Fairy Liuyue Xue and the others. Let’s go meet up with them."

Su Qi and Xiao Xiaomo exchanged a look, then headed in Liuyue Xue’s direction.

It didn’t take long before they spotted each other.

After a concerted effort from both sides, they finally joined forces.

As soon as they met up, Liu Yiyi said, "This is bad! The Saintess went inside, and she was tricked into it by a Blood Demon mole."

A Blood Demon mole?

Su Qi didn’t dwell on it. She had to go inside now, too.

Xiao Xiaomo immediately said, "Some big shot gave us a manual for breaking it. Maybe we can break the Array and fight our way in."

A big shot?

Liu Yiyi and Liuyue Xue exchanged a look. They had a good idea who that "big shot" was.

Soon, they arrived before the Blood Demon Grand Array. Bai Muhua arrived just then as well. "Senior Sister, the Saintess..."

Su Qi said, "I know. I’ll try to open the Array right now."

Su Qi then took out the manual from the Brocade Bag. She was a little surprised after just a glance.

Xiao Xiaomo asked, "What’s wrong? Can’t you understand it?"

Su Qi shook her head. "No, it’s just... the way the solution is explained feels very familiar, and it’s very easy to understand. It’s just like... how he used to explain problems to me."

Su Qi practically whispered the last sentence to herself.

The others were all completely baffled. They took a look as well. ’What’s so familiar about it? What’s so easy to understand?’

"He explained it in such detail that any fool could understand it."

Liuyue Xue and the others looked at each other, as if to say, ’Any fool can understand it, so do you understand it?’

’I get it. I sort of get it.’

A look of sudden realization dawned on them. Then Liu Yiyi said, "You’re right, it really is simple. Fairy, let’s start breaking the Grand Array."

Liuyue Xue nodded repeatedly, so excited she almost pulled out her phone to type.

Su Qi was speechless.

But she didn’t overthink it. Instead, she took out her Ice Needles and began to break the Array step-by-step, following the diagram.

A long while later, as Su Qi performed the final step of the sequence, the entire Blood Demon Grand Array collapsed with a deafening roar.

Everyone was stunned. ’Was it really that simple?’

However, just as the Grand Array vanished, a majestic aura surged toward the heavens, gushing forth and stunning everyone present.

******

「Sometime earlier」

Jiang Zuo walked toward the throne, step by step. He moved slowly, for the surrounding atmosphere was solemn and reverent.

He held the Spiritual Position with both hands, a basic sign of respect for this Martial King.

Although he didn’t know who this man was or what he had done, to be so highly regarded and eagerly anticipated by these soldiers...

Jiang Zuo felt that this was definitely not something an incompetent and fatuous king could achieve.

The ability to rally everyone and win their absolute loyalty with his mere presence was a talent in itself.

’I couldn’t do that,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’I have no desire for power, and even if I did, I couldn’t accomplish such a thing. I would only suppress everything with brute force.’

Therefore, he admired this Martial King and respected him.

Since he had taken out the Spiritual Position, he certainly couldn’t just toss it onto the throne.

Thus, Jiang Zuo approached the throne one deliberate step at a time, his presence heavy.

Then, he slowly placed the Spiritual Position upon the throne. The instant the Spiritual Position was seated...

Jiang Zuo sensed a tremor run through the thousands of soldiers and horses. It was as if he could hear the roar of a thousand troops and the stampede of ten thousand steeds.

It was a sound of excitement, and of sorrow, yet it also held an unwavering conviction.

At that moment, the entire palace erupted.

An endless aura gushed forth, and a tremendous power knelt in submission.

That which had been anticipated for countless years, the one who had been awaited for endless ages, had returned at this moment.

He would bring back the final message.

At that moment, everyone outside the palace, without exception, was driven beyond the outer walls.

All the members of the patrol team stared up at the palace.

They were waiting—waiting for a final moment of solace.

"What in the world is happening? Why is this happening?" the Fifth Elder shouted. No one had expected such a drastic change in the palace.

But no one could give him an answer.

Just then, a colossal figure appeared above the palace. All would submit at his feet, for that was the aura of a King.

"This King has fought on horseback his entire life. I have had regrets, but I have never regretted."

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