Chapter 356

Great Yin Divine Dynasty

Heavenly Prison

Heavenly Character One Cell

Luminous Pearl

Yin Ye

Yin Zhen

Extinction Source

But we need to decide whether to keep "Power"? The term is "Extinction Source Power", literally. It could be considered a named ability; we'll translate it as "Extinction Source". That might be okay.

Hall of Nurturing Heart

Ten-thousand-year Mystic Iron

Zhengyang Gate

Wen Yuan Pavilion

Grand Councilor

Kong Qiuqiu

Gu Yuan

Chaotic Qi

Second-rank Great Scholar

Extinction Source Chains

dantian

Imperial Jade Seal

Genuine Last Edict

Also we might have "the emperor's eldest son" but that's generic title; not needed.

Check for any other names: "the eldest prince" is title; not needed.

"the second prince" generic.

"the late emperor" generic.

"young lord" generic.

"old official" generic.

"His/Her Highness" generic.

"chief confidant, a natural-born sage" generic.

Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any personal names: "Yin ye", "Yin zhen", "Gu Ziyuan", "Gu Yuan", "Kong Qianqiu". Also maybe "Yin ye" appears many times.

We have "Gu Ziyuan" line 30. Did we include? Not yet. So we need to add:

Yinxie used up his last bit of strength, squeezed out two words from his throat, then suddenly opened his mouth, preparing to bite off his own tongue, to end this humiliating life.

However, just as his teeth were about to close.

Crack!

A soft sound.

The prison door forged from ten-thousand-year-old profound iron, engraved with countless sealing runes, seemed to be wiped away by an invisible giant hand, silently turning into flying iron dust.

A tall, slender figure walked in slowly against the light.

The visitor wore a purple-gold first-rank official robe, his visage handsomely beyond mortal, his steps leisurely, as if he were not entering this earthly hell but strolling in his own backyard garden.

His body was unstained by dust; the sewage and filth beneath his feet would automatically evaporate when they came within three feet of him.

Yinxie froze, recognizing that face.

Gu Ziyuan!

The one who summoned a ten-thousand-zhang golden dragon outside Zhengyang Gate, whom Yinzhen revered as the chief confidant, a born sage!

Behind him followed three people!

"Wen... Wenyuan Pavilion... Three Grand Secretaries?!"

Yinxie's pupils contracted sharply, endless despair welling up in his eyes instantly.

He recognized these three; they were the true foundation of the aristocratic clans, the hidden hands behind Yinzhen's plot to force the palace!

"What... what are you here for?" Yinxie's voice hoarse, his eyes full of vigilance and hatred, "Are you here to laugh at my plight? Or to send me off on my final journey for your new master?"

"Attack! Even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will not let you traitors off!"

Kong Qiuqiu slightly bowed: "We old officials are merely acting in the name of the Young Master; Your Highness, please forgive us."

"Young Master?"

Yinxie froze; he knew this definitely wasn't referring to the Second Prince!

If that were the case, they would directly address the emperor!

"You... you aren't supporters of Yinzhen? Then your Young Master is..."

After a moment, he seemed to understand something, looking in terror at Gu Yuan.

However, Gu Yuan couldn't be bothered with him, merely examining with interest the chains piercing his limbs.

"The Source-Extinguishing Power is used quite smoothly, but unfortunately its grade is too low and it contains too many impurities."

Gu Yuan shook his head, seeming somewhat disappointed.

He flicked his finger.

A barely perceptible stream of chaotic qi shot from his fingertip.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Four crisp explosions.

Those four Source-Extinguishing chains, which even a second-rank great scholar could not contend with, instantly turned to nothing upon contact with that wisp of chaotic qi.

"What?!"

Yinxie felt his limbs loosen; a long-lost warm current surged up from his dantian, instantly flowing through his entire body.

His sealed true qi not only recovered instantly, but became several times more vast than at his peak!

He looked at Gu Yuan in disbelief, this man he had regarded as Yinzhen's lackey, actually breaking the vicious seal Yinzhen had placed with just a flick of his finger?

How is this possible?!

"You..." Yinxie opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Gu Yuan gave him no time to think; with a casual wave, a bright yellow scroll drifted down before Yinxie.

On the scroll, the jade seal imprint of the former emperor emitted a warm yet dignified glow.

This was none other than the true last edict that Yinzhen had dismissed as waste paper!

"Your brother is too impatient." Gu Yuan's tone remained flat, "Eating the realm is fine, but your manner is too ugly, it has made this young master displeased."

Gu Yuan looked down at Yin Ye from a height; in those unfathomable eyes, there was no sympathy, no pity, only pure transaction.

"This official gives you a chance to take back what belongs to you."

Gu Yuan's gaze was deep as an abyss, as if it could see the deepest part of Yin Ye's soul.

"The price is……from now on, the Great Yin Divine Dynasty will no longer have the imperial monopoly on fortune. This Heavenly Dao shall belong to all the people."

Yin Ye stared blankly at the edict, then lifted his head to look at Gu Yuan's eyes, which seemed to contain the birth and death of myriad heavens.

He suddenly understood.

What innate sage, what myriad-zhang golden dragon...

This person before me is fundamentally not an existence that the Great Yin Divine Dynasty's heaven and earth could give birth to!

He is Heaven!

It is a Heaven higher than the Heaven of the Great Yin Divine Dynasty!

Plop!

Yin Ye exerted all his strength and heavily kowtowed in Gu Yuan's direction.

"I don't want the throne! I want nothing! I only want that traitor dead! I only want him to die without a burial place!"

Yin Ye raised his head, his face covered in blood, full of frenzied pleading.

"As long as I can personally slay that traitor who murdered his father and wife, I, Yin Ye, am willing to serve as a beast of burden for Master lifetime after lifetime, to offer Master as the sole State Preceptor of the Great Yin! No! As the Holy Master!"

He grasped this last lifeline, and without hesitation put all he had on the line.

"The throne, you still have to sit on it."

Gu Yuan said lightly, "This young master has no interest in these things."

"I am willing! I am willing!"

Yin Ye hoarsely shouted without hesitation, as if fearing Gu Yuan would change his mind.

"Very good."

Gu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

He turned and walked toward the outside of the cell, his voice drifting away.

"Tomorrow is your brother's enthronement ceremony."

"This official will prepare a most splendid stage for you, so that you may personally take back everything that is yours."

"Now, you only need to sleep well here."