Translator: Deathblade
Editor: Chesire Phoenix
âStop right there, Proud Heaven!â Hailan said. Sadly, the High Priestess wasnât here to step in and interfere. Proud Heaven had picked the perfect moment to violate her, and there was nothing she could do about it.
He was like a bear pouncing on a helpless rabbit, and in the blink of an eye, Hailanâs clothing was being ripped off.
Proud Heaven chuckled evilly as he prepared to satiate his primal desires, and simultaneously force Hailan to become loyal to him. In his belief, the best way to seize the loyalty of a woman was to control her body.
âYouâre completely shameless, Proud Heaven!â Hailan shrieked.
But in the end, she had to give in....
**
âWhatâs this?â Yang Qi murmured. He had been studying the destiny of the Deathless Heaven Dynasty, and noticed that it suddenly started bubbling madly as it became more united than ever.
He frowned. âWhat just happened? The destiny of the Deathless Heaven Dynasty used to be split in two, thanks to Proud Heaven and the High Priestess opposing each other. So why is it united now?â
After examining the destiny more closely, he picked up on some clues.
âThe High Priestessâ faction was being run by that vicious schemer, Hailan. And the High Priestess just left to see the King of Godmammoths about overthrowing Proud Heaven. Hailan remained behind. Wait, does this mean Proud Heaven somehow subjugated her?â
As Yang Qi looked on with the cool eye of a bystander, he became convinced that that was what had just happened.
If Proud Heaven had subjugated her, the destiny could be united, and the High Priestess would be forced into a dead end. And it would even be possible for Proud Heaven to work out a deal with the King of Godmammoths.
Of course, Hailan was no simpleton. She had a wicked heart, so for all Yang Qi knew, she might have manipulated Proud Heaven for her own advantage, and was now waiting to take everything away from him.
In the impure lands, Yang Qi had dealt with Yun Hailan, who was a will projection of Hailan. Yun Hailan had been crafty and murderous, causing immense trouble for Yang Qi on numerous occasions. If anything, Hailan had to be even more treacherous and deadly than Yun Hailan. So if Proud Heaven was âsubjugatingâ Hailan, it seemed entirely likely that he was actually falling for her plot.
âWell played. Very well played. Well, while you people are fighting amongst yourselves, Iâll have my sage monarch magistrates working on getting stronger and stronger. And my Ascendants will also be working on their cultivation. It wonât be long before we surpass the Deathless Heaven Dynasty, and Iâll be in a position to conquer everything.â
**
Laughing, Proud Heaven crawled off of Hailan and said, âNow youâre my woman. In short order, weâll go through the ceremony to make you empress. Then, weâll take stock of the situation in the empire and put all the resources in order.â
As Hailan put her clothes back on, her pupils glittered. âOnce I'm the empress, can I use the destiny to step into the half-Annulled level?â
âThere isnât enough,â Proud Heaven replied. âIâll use the essence of the god world, instead. Now get out of my way so I can make the announcement.â
Soon, word was spreading that the emperor had decided to take an empress.
Many eyes went wide.
Hailan was a major enemy of Proud Heavenâs faction, and was the representative of the High Priestess. And a lot of people knew that she was Yang Voidprimeâs woman. But now she was with Proud Heaven? What was going on?
Many people realized that Proud Heaven was striking the High Priestess right in her weak spot. The High Priestess had given control of the faction to Hailan, and now Hailan had switched sides. That meant the High Priestess was now a general with no troops to command.
But why hadnât the High Priestess done something to prevent this? Where exactly was she?
The announcement caused a huge stir as preparations were made for the wedding and coronation.
It only took a day for everyone to hear the news, and for an immense stage to be set up in the middle of the empire. There, Proud Heaven and Hailan appeared, wearing extravagant garments. With the essence of the god world there to bear witness, they were wed.
Everything trembled as numerous supernatural signs appeared, thanks to the essence of the god world. Streams of energy converged on Hailan, surrounding her with dazzling light that seemed befitting of an empress.
âLet the essence of the god world bear witness to the fact that I, Proud Heaven, and Hailan, are now a married couple. Let everyone know that Hailan is the empress, and that together, we rule all creation by means of the Deathless Heaven Dynasty.â
RUMBLE!
As the words left his mouth, a deathless energy settled onto Hailan, and her cultivation base rose. Dazzling light shone from her, making it seem like she might well rise all the way to the Annulled level.
However, in the end, she didnât even reach the half-Annulled level. The power she received after becoming the empress left her just shy of that benchmark. That said, she could sense that she now had hope of making that final breakthrough. And her cultivation base was already three times as strong as it had been before.
In the past, it wouldnât have mattered how she tried to further her cultivation, she would never have reached the half-Annulled level. But things were different now.
There was a huge difference between having no hope at all, and having immense hope.
Seeing Hailanâs psychic scale rise, Proud Heaven couldnât help but smile. âHailan, thereâs only one thing you lack. One thing preventing you from reaching the half-Annulled level.â
âAnd whatâs that?â Hailan asked, her eyes glittering coldly. The truth was that being violated by Proud Heaven hadnât left her with any feelings at all. On the contrary, it was a humiliation that she would repay with thousands of times the fury she felt right now. She would make sure that Proud Heaven lived a life in which he longed to die! However, for the time being, she had to go along to get what she wanted.
âSimple. The High Priestessâ soul. If you get it, youâll definitely reach the half-Annulled level. For now, the High Priestess has no idea that we're working together. But sheâll be back, sooner or later. Once she steps inside the borders of the empire, sheâll be living on borrowed time. The two of us need to work together to kill her, then you can devour her soul to break through. We're in a dangerous spot right now. If word spreads, and she finds out, it could ruin everything. So letâs strengthen the empire while we can. Call a meeting. Have all the old-timers youâre connected to come talk about joining me. The stronger the empireâs destiny gets, the mightier weâll be. And the essence of the god world will support me more as well. As I fuse the destiny with the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, the essence of the god world will provide more and more resources. For some reason, the essence seems more and more determined to get rid of Yang Qi. Apparently, his Everlasting Aegis is a major threat to the god world.â
Hailan nodded. âIt is. The god needs to absorb primal-chaos paleo-energy to expand. And the Everlasting Aegis does the same thing. Theyâre basically predators competing for the same prey. Theyâre obviously enemies. That said, if the god world can provide more resources for our empire, that's good news. We definitely need to kill the High Priestess as quickly as possible. If she forges an alliance with the King of Godmammoths and the Demon Master, itâll make things difficult for us.â
âDonât worry. They're all dead! The essence of the god world supports me, and when the moment comes, itâll help me crush all my enemies.â Proud Heaven laughed. âAlright, let's begin.â
Streams of energy coursed through the dynasty with sky-obfuscating, land-enshrouding force. One by one, all of the various factions were coming under Proud Heavenâs control. Apparently, forcing Hailan onto his side had been a good move, and Proud Heaven was very pleased with how things were playing out.
**
âSo, he's starting,â Yang Qi thought as he observed the changes to the destiny in Proud Heavenâs empire. âNow I just need to wait for Proud Heaven and the High Priestess to clash. Thereâs no way the High Priestess can come back from this. She's a general with no troops to command, and once the fighting breaks out, one of them will die for sure. If the High Priestess really doesnât know whatâs happened, then Proud Heaven will definitely come out on top. Meanwhile, Iâll be waiting to take advantage of this battle between a dragon and a tiger.â
Yang Qi could tell that Proud Heaven was getting rid of the factions in his empire just by observing. Yang Qi could also see the aegis forming there, and how it connected to the essence of the god world to create resources.
The Everlasting Aegis could produce resources, and now Proud Heaven was accomplishing the same thing. In fact, it could produce even more resources than the Everlasting Aegis.
The god world wanted to get rid of the parasite that was Yang Qi, thus it was giving immense power and help to Proud Heaven.
Yang Qi chuckled. âThe essence of the god world is giving Proud Heaven a lot of help. Apparently, it doesnât realize how much of an ungrateful and vicious person he is. When the time comes, heâs definitely going to use the Great Necropolis to devour the god world. Now to see how things work out with the High Priestess and the King of Godmammoths.â