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Chapter 110: You Broke the Rules
The cheers for Mira had barely settled when Crown Prince Valerius stopped thinking like a prince.He stood inside the imperial viewing section with both hands resting against the railing, watching his sister remain on the arena floor while broken fragments of the Sun-Piercing Whip glittered around her feet. The projection crystals were still active, carrying the image of Imperial Princess Seraphina’s defeat across Ebonheart and far beyond the floating island, and every second that passed seemed to deepen the humiliation burning across Valerius’s face. He had already watched Mira awaken the Ebonheart Monolith after the Imperial Academy’s best prodigies failed to understand it, and now the same frontier woman had defeated his sister in a fair public duel using her bare hands.Around him, the imperial nobles had grown unusually quiet. Nobody wanted to be the person who commented on what they had just witnessed, especially while Valerius stood there with his jaw clenched hard enough to sh
Chapter 109: Yield Before the Whole Continent
The enormous Frost-Fire Lotus above Ebonheart Academy had not completely faded when another challenge reached Mira.News of what happened at the Ebonheart Monolith had already spread across the floating island, and the Academy’s broadcast crystals carried the sight far beyond the Insight Pavilion. Cultivators throughout the summit had watched Mira awaken the ancient laws, repair the hidden weakness in her spiritual foundation and step cleanly into Supreme Tier while the strongest Imperial Academy prodigies failed to understand even one complete line of the monolith’s runes. For many people, it was shocking. For others, it was impressive.For Imperial Princess Seraphina, it was unbearable.She had spent most of her life being called the greatest female cultivator of her generation within the Empire. Her name was attached to tournament records, military demonstrations and imperial ceremonies, and whenever powerful families discussed the younger generation, Seraphina was usually placed n
Chapter 108: The Monolith Answers
The official proceedings of the Ebonheart Summit began the next morning inside the Insight Pavilion, and from the moment the first delegates entered, the atmosphere was completely different from the loud arrogance that had filled the academy promenade the day before.The pavilion had been built around a single object.The Ebonheart Monolith.It rose from the center of a vast circular hall, a colossal block of black stone nearly fifty feet tall, its surface covered in ancient runes that shifted faintly whenever someone looked at them for too long. Some symbols glowed with cold silver light, others burned red or gold, while many remained dark and impossible to understand. Nobody knew exactly who had carved the monolith or how long it had stood on the floating island, only that generations of powerful cultivators had come to Ebonheart hoping to comprehend even a small part of the laws hidden inside it.Rows of raised platforms surrounded the stone.The Imperial Dynasty occupied the close
Chapter 107: The Woman Who Shared Her Bread
The walk toward Ebonheart Academy’s guest quarters should have been uneventful.After leaving the grand promenade, Jayden, Mira and Nia followed one of the academy attendants through a quieter section of the floating island. Marble paths curved between ancient halls and gardens filled with strange flowers, while delegates from different royal families and sects moved in and out of the nearby residences. Mira was still thinking about the black monolith she had sensed earlier and the strange balance in Ebonheart’s primordial Neen when something at the bottom of a wide staircase caught her attention.A woman was kneeling beside the steps with a bucket of dirty water.She looked middle-aged, though hardship had probably added years to her face. Her brown servant robe was badly patched at the elbows, the hem had been repaired several times, and her hands were red from scrubbing the polished marble without gloves. She kept her head lowered as richly dressed guests passed around her, making
Chapter 106: Her Stage
A week later, Jayden, Mira and Nia arrived at Ebonheart Academy.The academy did not sit on any ordinary mountain or belong to any kingdom. Its entire island floated thousands of feet above the continent, held in place by ancient anti-gravity ley lines that stretched through the clouds like invisible roots. From below, Ebonheart looked almost unreal, a vast green landmass hanging beneath a clear blue sky while waterfalls poured from its edges and disappeared into mist before ever reaching the ground. White towers rose between forests of silver-leafed trees, long bridges connected separate sections of the island, and ancient buildings carved from pale marble covered the highest ridges.Nia spent most of the approach with her face pressed against the side of the transport platform.“It’s flying.”Mira kept one hand on the back of her dress because Nia had already leaned much farther over the edge than any sensible six-year-old should. “Yes, and you are not.”Nia turned around. “I know.”
Chapter 105: The Man Who Feared Disorder
Far from Skyreach, beyond layers of mountains, royal territories and ancient trade routes, the Imperial Capital received news of Lord Kaelen’s humiliation before sunset.The report entered the palace through military channels rather than court gossip. By the time most nobles heard a damaged version of the story, Grand Marshal Kenneth had already read the original three times.He stood alone inside the Imperial War Hall, surrounded by enormous maps carved into the black stone walls and rows of suspended formation crystals showing the major provinces under imperial control. Unlike many officials who preferred silk robes and public ceremonies, Kenneth still wore the dark military uniform of an active commander despite holding authority over almost every imperial army on the continent. His hair had gone partly grey over the years, but his posture remained straight, his movements controlled and expression difficult to read even when the news in front of him was troubling.The report was tr
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