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Chapter 942: Checkmate!
Chapter 942: Checkmate!
The words echoed like thunder in the dome of heaven, instantly reaching the crowds gathered both on and off Planet Ancient Emperor.
That said, people weren’t struck to the core. All of the things that had already happened today were already shocking enough. First there was the sudden betrayal by ‘Ningyan,’ then his sacrifice of three gifts. Even more shocking was how the destiny aura of humankind created a punishment, forming chains that bound the emperor. To see destiny aura behave in that way indicated... that what ‘Ningyan’ said was true.
The most unbelievable thing of all, however, was that saber attack by King Firecrusher. People could hardly believe it. No one could ever have predicted that the cautious and conscientious King Firecrusher, who had served in the human armed forces for so long, would actually turn traitor. It seemed completely and utterly illogical.
No one could even guess what reason King Firecrusher could possibly have to try to kill the emperor! After all, King Firecrusher had reached such incredible heights that few people in existence could do anything to him. And there was no doubting that he had truly fought hard for the sake of humankind, especially in recent years. He had very nearly died on numerous occasions, and had been seriously wounded multiple times. He had also killed plenty of nonhumans, and that... was something that couldn’t be faked. He was a towering, noble soul, someone who became a heavenly king and served humankind, and yet... he had clearly tried to kill the emperor with his saber. It was truly flabbergasting to everyone.
But considering that he was standing with ‘Ningyan,’ his true status and identity weren’t even important. In fact, there were some longtime government officials who already realized what was going on. There were still people who had very clear memories of everything that happened not so long ago when Ningyan was investigated. However, the matter of Ningyan’s older brother, who was actually Eleventh Prince, had been made a taboo subject by the emperor. Few people would willingly talk about it.
As the chains snapped and crumbled, the emperor spoke in a voice that echoed across Planet Ancient Emperor.
“Your presence here today is no surprise to me. But what was a shock was King Firecrusher’s actions. King Firecrusher, do you have an explanation for all this?”
The emperor looked at King Firecrusher, who was locked in combat with the court eunuch.
King Firecrusher didn’t say anything as he fought. Booms rang out and saber light flashed through heaven and earth.
The person to provide the answer to the emperor was Ningyan’s older brother, Eleventh Prince.
“He chose to execute you for the sake of humankind! For the sake of justice! Father, as the emperor, you are a malignant tumor to humankind. You don’t deserve to be the emperor! It’s been a very long time since I heard you call me Little Eleventh. Back in the day, that form of address made me feel warm inside. But now... for you to say those words is the epitome of hypocrisy!”
Eleventh Prince’s face was distorted with rage, and his bloodshot eyes exuded hatred. He didn’t seem surprised at all when the emperor called out his true identity. In his opinion, identity and status didn’t matter. All he cared about... was killing the emperor! To achieve this goal, he had worked and prepared for many years.
The emperor looked away from King Firecrusher and to Eleventh Prince. His face was still expressionless, and there was no hint of sarcasm as he said, “When did you possess Ningyan?”
Eleventh Prince roared with laughter, his expression slowly becoming one of pure madness. He was normally dour and aloof, not full of emotion. But today he was different. He had been keeping things hidden for too long, and prepared too thoroughly. Today was the day when everything would explode and he would get his revenge.
“Well, exalted father, it was obvious when you put that idiotic little brother of mine into Heavenly Prison. In order to make that happen, I intentionally left that image of myself to be found as evidence.
“That was the only way I could get Ningyan implicated. I even guessed that Ningyan would use the Immortal Questioning Bell to prove his innocence, but that you would be too wrapped up in personal matters to pay attention to that. Locking him up was your only option. And then I was able to use our clan’s Heavenly Prison to successfully possess him with my will.”
“Well I’ll fulfill your desire! If I don’t kill you, then I’ll never be able to think clearly. If I don’t kill you, then I’m an unworthy son. And if I don’t kill you, I don’t deserve to live!”
Eleventh Prince’s words echoed out for all to hear.
A flash of reminiscence appeared in the emperor’s eyes. Clearly, what Eleventh Prince had just said caused him to think of that event, and the beautiful portrait that he had spent time every day looking at afterward. It turned into a sigh. The sigh contained all the emotions of the past, and it restored the emperor’s heart to a state of calm.
“You must have other tricks up your sleeve, right? Go ahead and continue.”
“As you wish!” Eleventh Prince said, and he looked down at Planet Ancient Emperor with a cold look in his eyes.
All of a sudden, muffled rumbling could be heard from below. Something dramatic was obviously happening on the planet below. This was obviously why Eleventh Prince had been trying to buy time. Next, something happened that no one on or off Planet Ancient Emperor could ever have predicted, and it struck them all to the core.
As thunderous rumbling echoed out from the planet, the misty depths of the planet surged with heaven-shaking, earth-shattering fluctuations. As they reached a fever pitch... a pentagonal altar was dragged out of the depths of Planet Ancient Emperor by some immense force!
The altar was what shocked everyone so deeply.
And that was because there were five huge coffins on the altar. Every single one of the coffins pulsed with a terrifying, apex-level imperial energy. There was also a shrine by each coffin. There were no statues in the shrines, only spirit tablets. Each tablet had something different written on it: Eastglory; Sageheaven; Mirrorcloud; Dao Life.... The last one read: Dark War.
It was a mysterious ceremony that could rock Revered Ancient to the core.
In the middle of the five coffins was a lamp. It was made of violet stone, and had a violet flower atop it, as well as a violet phoenix that was extremely lifelike.
The lamp was covered in cracks. It also spat out crimson fire that covered the coffins, experienced some unknown transformation, and then poured into the coffins. By mixing with the imperial energy, that fire changed colors. It turned golden. It hissed and popped as it burned. The aura of a god spread out from the flames.
It was godfire. Put precisely, it was godfire on the verge of being completed.
“Oh exalted father, I’m going to make you a living sacrifice for the godly ascension ceremony I’ve been secretly preparing. And everyone will see it. So... is this a good enough explanation for why I’m going to kill you?”
Eleventh Prince laughed coldly.
1. Xu Qing visited Ningyan in prison in chapter 773. He encountered the black-cloaked figure in chapter 791. ☜