Chapter 581

The nobles supporting him mustered a combined force exceeding six hundred thousand troops.

This struggle for the throne is also the nobles' way of picking sides.

Clearly, nobles who backed the right horse will reap enormous benefits once their chosen Imperial Prince ascends as Emperor.

As for nobles who picked the wrong side, though their lives won't be in danger, they will certainly be suppressed afterward.

Noble titles are hereditary, and unless the other party commits a grave offense, even the Emperor cannot strip a noble of his title at will.

And in this struggle for the throne, nobles backing the Imperial Prince they see as promising is within the rules of the game and counts as no crime.

But once a certain Imperial Prince becomes Emperor, he will certainly suppress the nobles who did not back him and elevate those who did!

Therefore, once the nobles of the Purple Gold Empire chose whom to support, they all threw their full weight into arming their forces, ready to be deployed by the Imperial Prince they backed.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the situation for the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince is also not optimistic. The counterattacks from the Silver Sand Kingdom and the Vast Sea Kingdom are equally fierce, and their losses are also great."

The Sixth Imperial Prince's subordinate reported.

"Write to the Third and Fourth immediately, and let us seek aid from the Sect together. Otherwise, if we keep fighting like this, even if we can win, more than half of our men will be dead."

The Sixth Imperial Prince added.

"Yes."

At the Sixth Imperial Prince's proposal, the three Imperial Princes joined forces to seek aid from the Sect.

"These three useless wretches—with so many nobles backing them, they still can't take down three kingdoms."

Upon receiving the plea for aid from these three Imperial Princes, the Archbishop at the Sect's headquarters could not help but curse.

"Holy Son, my lord, shall we dispatch troops to support them?"

After cursing, the Archbishop asked the Holy Son of the Purple Gold Empire Sect.

The Sect's Holy Son ceased his meditation and said calmly, "Dispatch sixty thousand Temple Knights to support them—twenty thousand each. Fight for ten more days. If they still cannot take them down, the Huangshiyu Sect's army will strike, seize those three kingdoms, and let God decide who becomes Emperor."

The Archbishop said, "Yes."

The Sect's Holy Son added, "After taking those three human kingdoms, send men to explore the southwestern edge of the Endless Desert. My God has completed his advancement; it is time to expand."

The Archbishop said again, "Yes!"

The Sect's Holy Son paused in thought and asked, "That force bearing the flame symbol—still no news?"

The Archbishop said, "None. That force seems to have just emerged, and it hasn't made any particularly large moves yet. The intelligence networks have not yet recorded any information on them."

The Sect's Holy Son's gaze darkened: "Keep investigating. Don't let me have to track them down myself!"

The Sect's Holy Son did not know that the force bearing the flame symbol had already set its sights on the Purple Gold Empire and was preparing to take a bite!

Within the royal cities of the three great kingdoms, Sister Qing Ling, Meng Ying, and the Eldest Princess still showed no movement.

However, the situation on the front lines of the three great kingdoms had long been fed back continuously through scouts.

Sister Qing Ling, Meng Ying, and the Eldest Princess also kept in constant contact.

They were not idle—they were reorganizing the royal city armies of these three kingdoms.

Under their prayers, the Lord of Flames sent down a miracle, and within just a few days, they had already gathered a batch of believers.

Immediately after, they armed a portion of the believers to maintain order in the royal cities.

Additionally, more than two hundred flying ships returned to the Flame Empire, bringing over several hundred thousand troops.

Those several hundred thousand troops were nowhere near as elite as the million-strong army that had set out on campaign.

Whether in physical conditioning or equipment, they fell far short of that million-strong army.

But when they led the great army to attack the Purple Gold Empire, these troops were more than enough to garrison the three kingdoms.

"The Purple Gold Empire has dispatched Temple Knights to join the fight, and large-scale troop movements have appeared within Purple Gold Empire territory as well. Let us wait a few more days."

On this day, the winged folk hidden in the sky detected the movements of the Purple Gold Empire.

The maiden Meng Ying immediately made her decision.

As the saying goes, plan first, then act!

Every step the maiden Meng Ying took was accompanied by careful deliberation.

They were in no hurry now.

The ones in a hurry were the three great kingdoms.

And the three Imperial Princes, battered and exhausted by the three kingdoms' frenzied assaults!

The fighting on the surface was lively, and the fighting in the Abyss was even livelier.

Only the Dark Abyss Prison showed no great movement.

Dark creatures are not the same as Abyss creatures.

They do not seem to enjoy fighting back and forth endlessly like Abyss creatures do.

Of course, conflicts among dark creatures are still not few—the Dark Abyss Prison is likewise a dangerous place for them. But compared to the Abyss, the Dark Abyss Prison is far calmer.

Within the Dark Abyss Prison, filled with darkness, a terrifying presence surged through the gaps between many strange stones.

Wherever this terrifying presence passed, those dark creatures all trembled in fear, terrified out of their wits!

This was Angstert.

The Dark Abyss Prison was too vast; she still had not found an exit, nor any dark elves.

Angstert realized that if she kept searching like this, she might never find an exit. As for the dark elves, in such a vast Dark Abyss Prison, who knew where they might be hiding?

Angstert did not conceal her presence, but she slightly diminished it. She hoped her presence would attract some relatively powerful beings, through whom she might obtain some useful information.

After all, her understanding of the Dark Abyss Prison was far less than that of the dark creatures themselves.

However, weak dark creatures would not know much either.

As she pressed onward, Angstert did not notice that the environment of a region ahead of her had quietly changed.

There, it seemed as if a net was waiting for Angstert to fall into.

Angstert fell right into it.

GLOSSARY:

- Angstert

- Sister Qing Ling

- Meng Ying

- Eldest Princess

- Purple Gold Empire

- Silver Sand Kingdom

- Vast Sea Kingdom

- Flame Empire

- Lord of Flames

- Dark Abyss Prison

- Abyss

- Endless Desert

- Temple Knights

- Archbishop

- Holy Son

- Imperial Prince

- Emperor

- Sect

- Huangshiyu Sect

- Winged folk

- Dark elves

- Abyss creatures

- Dark creatures

The moment he dove in, the surrounding environment changed.

To the eye, the surroundings were still the Dark Abyss Prison — endless space, strange stones floating in the air — looking no different at all.

But when viewed through the lens of a Saint-level perspective, everything around had changed.

This place had already become a cage.

A cage more than sufficient to lock Angst inside.

"Domain."

Angst murmured to herself.

"Biu."

Suddenly, a black shadow shot toward Angst at extreme speed.

Angst, who had seemed completely unaware, suddenly stretched out a hand and slapped the air.

"Smack!"

That black shadow was directly slapped apart.

"Hehehehe, the taste of a Saint — it's been so long since I've eaten a Saint. Once I devour you, my laws will become even more complete!"

A sinister voice rang out.

Angst stood there, seemingly sensing something.

"Be good and surrender. You're already inside my Domain. Blame yourself for not knowing the rules of the Dark Abyss Prison — a Saint, and yet you didn't conceal your aura in the slightest."

That sinister voice continued.

Angst finally raised her head.

Within her field of vision, she simply could not see that dark creature.

For a Saint, a Domain is an extremely powerful combat aid — it is a battlefield constructed by the Saint using the laws they have mastered, one that favors themselves.

It amounts to their home turf.

Mm, just an auxiliary combat method, but used well it's extremely powerful.

Within the Domain, that dark creature appeared and disappeared unpredictably, making it very hard for Angst to spot it.

However, she didn't need to spot it.

Dark power surged over Angst's body, and she lightly clapped her hand.

"Crack!"

The surrounding space shattered like glass.

"Impossible — my Domain…"

Before that sinister voice could finish, it was seized in Angst's grip.

Angst didn't waste any more words on it, nor did she offer any explanation. With just that simple squeeze, she crushed that dark creature — which had already reached Saint-level — until it was on the brink of death.