Amidst the divergent thoughts of the various forces, the pressure emanating from the National Protector Formation above grew increasingly terrifying. The entire heaven and earth seemed to dim significantly at this moment, with only that massive formation rotating slowly. Meanwhile, the young prince knelt prostrate before the ancestor statue atop the white jade platform. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he took out a small golden knife and cut his palm—but instead of dripping, the blood quickly rose into the air and finally merged into the colossal National Protector Formation.As the blood flowed in, the National Protector Formation suddenly erupted with waves of enormous energy ripples, as if undergoing some kind of authentication to verify whether the young prince’s blood carried the pure royal lineage.Everyone watched this scene nervously. For this was the final step—once the authentication was completed, the National Protector Formation would bestow the power of control. At t

Could it be an illusion? Deceiving our eyes? Albert asked unwillingly. He really couldn't accept the bizarre fact that the little boy he had been treating for nearly a year had suddenly turned into a young girl.There are so many Divine-Rank powerhouses present—what kind of illusion could deceive even us? Albert, learn to accept reality, Mentor Illya retorted.Albert gave a bitter smile, then sighed and said, This situation is really troublesome now.The young prince's sudden transformation into a girl was clearly the main reason for the failure of inheriting the National Protector Formation. A king who couldn't control the National Protector Formation was undoubtedly unqualified.Today's coronation ceremony was indeed not as smooth and simple as imagined.Moreover, how could the Regent's faction let such a good opportunity slip away easily?This made Albert's heart heavy. After all, the Martin Family had already allied with the Eldest Princess. The enmity between him and Regent Aldri

Beneath the Mountain and River Palm, stretches of mountains and rivers took tangible form. Like solid entities, they cascaded endlessly toward the white tiger’s illusory form. With each crash of the mountains and rivers, the white tiger was forced back repeatedly, and the aura of ten thousand troops surrounding it rapidly waned.The white tiger’s illusion roared with all its might, opening its mouth to spew forth an extremely sharp aura of warfare that shredded layers upon layers of the descending mountains and rivers.Yet the mountains and rivers seemed inexhaustible. No matter how fiercely the warfare aura raged, the tidal wave of terrain pressed forward unrelentingly.In the end, the Regent pressed his palm down with an indifferent expression, while extending a single finger to press it through the air.Amidst the endless expanse of mountains and rivers, an especially towering and majestic black mountain suddenly emerged. This mountain was dark and heavy, as if forged from refined

Lane, leave the affairs of the outside world to the outside world. Haven’t we been having a pleasant time here? A hollow, eerie laugh echoed from within the black river of evil thoughts.Lane shook his head and said, I’m sorry, but the more you don’t want me to go out, the more I really want to go out and take a look.You can’t get out! the Yuchi King declared.That’s not necessarily true. You have your plans, and I have my backup moves too.Lane smiled. He held out his palm, and from the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, a wisp of flowing light drifted out and landed in his hand—it was a drop of essence blood.Only one last drop left...Flames rose from his palm, wrapping around the essence blood and swirling. Gradually, the blood transformed into a dark red rune in his palm.This dark red rune was vivid and lifelike, as if it were a tiny human figure. If one looked closely, the figure even bore a faint resemblance to Albert.Using this dark red essence-blood rune as a medium, Lane formed a ha

Under the gaze of everyone present, Albert stood with one hand resting on his saber. He slightly lifted his head, his eyes cold as he stared at the Regent, and said in a deep voice, Just now, I suddenly had an epiphany. My strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, jumping directly to the 8-star Divine-Rank realm.Countless people’s lips twitched. Couldn’t you make up a more plausible excuse?!The Regent stared fixedly at Albert with a dark expression. He didn’t believe a single word of Albert’s so-called epiphany. The power contained in that saber strike just now had a special quality that transcended the Divine-Rank realm—otherwise, it could never have shattered his Great Mountain and River Palm so easily.The Regent’s gaze shifted, then came to rest on the Golden Jade Saber in Albert’s hand.A sudden realization seemed to dawn on him, and a shadow of gloom instantly fell over his heart. In all of Newhurst, there was only one person who could wield power that surpassed the Divine-Ra