You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

"No problem." Lin Yue showed a faint smile and said, "I just discovered something a bit unexpected."

The Seventh Princess glanced at him but did not ask further, she only said, "You should take down the array, I have to return first to avoid running into Prince Zhen, I really don't want to deal with him."

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

The matter of Harmonization could only be asked of the Second Prince back in Di Hong City.

He turned to look at the items left behind after the Twelfth Prince was turned to ashes.

Emperor Tribulation Divine Power, Emperor Tribulation Divine Bone, and the Twelfth Prince's storage treasure.

He waved his hand to collect these items and then took out the array plate of the Eight Desolate Giant God Formation to begin retracting the array.

At this time, the attack from the Fourteenth Prince and Duke Heng outside the array had already stopped.

Bi Xu Yuanjun could glimpse the situation inside the array and, realizing that the battle had ended, naturally stopped the Fourteenth Prince and Duke Heng's assault.

"However, this could be a bit troublesome now."

Lin Yue sighed inwardly.

He knew that setting up the ambush to kill the Twelfth Prince, once he took action, would inevitably reveal his strength.

A Great Cultivator able to kill a prince?

Even with a Divine Artifact in hand, it was something completely beyond comprehension.

Others would not find it difficult to guess that he mastered the Ultimate Path.

Even if he wanted to disguise himself as in Harmonization, he couldn't.

Once the princes and princesses of the Xiahong Clan achieved Harmonization and sainthood, their bloodlines were fully excavated, the changes were very obvious, and could not be concealed.

The biggest change was being sheltered by the national fortune, which was also a mark of Sealing King.

Originally, he thought that after killing the Twelfth Prince, his Dao Heart might become perfect, perhaps allowing him to achieve Harmonization and sainthood on the spot, or if not, it wouldn't take long.

How terrifying the strength of achieving Harmonization with the Ultimate Path would be, he couldn't anticipate.

But he was certain—

As long as he succeeded in Harmonization, he wouldn't mind exposing the Ultimate Path.

Unfortunately...

He didn't expect that harmonizing the Ultimate Path would be so difficult, even with a perfect Dao Heart, he couldn't achieve Harmonization.

Yet, to kill the Twelfth Prince, even if it came to it again, Lin Yue would still choose to do so.

"Seventeenth Brother."

As the array retracted, a bolt of thunder flew across the sky and stopped in front of him, transforming into the Fourteenth Prince.

"Seventeenth Brother, is Prince Cheng really dead?"

The Fourteenth Prince looked at Lin Yue in disbelief and couldn't help but ask.

Lin Yue didn't answer, he just looked up at the sky.

At this moment, an earth-shattering cosmic phenomenon had unfolded in the sky, with endless rumbling sounds rolling and spreading across the heavens, causing the earth to tremble, and a horn-like wailing echoing through the skies, a sense of sorrow permeating the world as if it were the entire world's lamentation.

"Boom!"

The thunder roared, endless dark clouds spread across the sky, instantly covering the sun and sky, accompanied by pouring rain, as if Heaven itself was weeping.

This sudden cosmic phenomenon had already spread throughout the entire Great Yong.

Whether in the extremely cold northern regions or the Nanyan Desert, without exception, they were all covered by this phenomenon.

"The phenomenon of a prince's demise?"

The Fourteenth Prince was slightly stunned, finally believing that the Twelfth Prince had been killed by Lin Yue.

In the history of Great Yong, such a phenomenon had occurred twice before—the first with the Ninth Prince, the second with the Sixteenth Prince, both of which he witnessed, so he could confirm this.

Compared to the previous two incidents, there was no difference, only that it seemed more spectacular.

Perhaps... it was due to witnessing it on the spot?

The Twelfth Prince's demise didn't surprise him, but that the Twelfth Prince was actually killed by the Seventeenth Brother, the youngest prince?

And, the Seventeenth Brother hadn't even achieved Harmonization!

"Fourteenth Brother."

The rain was parted by an invisible force, Lin Yue looked at the Fourteenth Prince and bowed, "I will remember your favor for assisting me this time."

"I didn't even help much, had not broken the array, and you had already killed him." The Fourteenth Prince shook his head slightly.

"The original plan didn't intend to have the Fourteenth Brother take action." Lin Yue shook his head slightly, "Fourteenth Brother coming to oversee the situation was already sufficient."

The primary purpose of having the Fourteenth Prince and Duke Heng here was to pressure the Twelfth Prince, making him think he had no chance to kill him once the array was broken. When the Twelfth Prince saw his potential and realized he had to act now, it forced him into a desperate battle.

"Not a trace of guilt..."

The Fourteenth Prince glanced at himself, then looked at Lin Yue and said, "It seems... Seventeenth Brother, you are like Duanmu Yan and the Star Lord?"

"Yes." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

"No wonder..." The Fourteenth Prince sighed, "The cause and effect ends with you, no wonder I don't bear the slightest trace of guilt."

Lin Yue nodded lightly.

Killing a prince or princess was a great sin.

Even though they were princes and princesses themselves, they would need to possess exceedingly high merit, shielded by the national fortune, to barely hide such great sin.

But it was only to not trigger divine retribution immediately.

Subsequently, a large amount of merit would be needed to level this sin.

In fact, the two princes who perished in history—the Ninth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince, neither was killed by ordinary people.

In the battle of Sky Cloud Country, the Ninth Prince and his children were slain by unknown figures, leaving no trace of sin, likely done by those whose fate was elusive.

Suspected to be slain by the Star Lord.

And the Sixteenth Prince's death, was said by the Second Prince himself to have been caused by the Crown Prince.

The sin of Heavenly Punishment originates from the Heavenly Dao, it was common for the Crown Prince to be unconcerned with the sin.

"The Twelfth Prince and I were arch-enemies. Back then, I vowed before the marker of the Cloud Lord that I would make him pay in this life."

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The Fourteenth Prince sighed softly, "Though I didn't avenge him with my own hands, it's already enough..."

Lin Yue had heard of it as well.

The Cloud Lord, the proving strength of the Sky Cloud Country, once shared a good relationship with the Ninth and Fourteenth Princes.

It was only that year when Sky Cloud Country fell, the 'Cloud Lord,' a proving strength, was framed by the Twelfth Prince and others, forced to rebel, and ultimately killed by the Crown Prince from afar.

"So, the one who should thank you is me, for without you, I wouldn't know when I could make Prince Cheng pay."

The Fourteenth Prince looked at Lin Yue and smiled, "Of course, if you truly want to thank me, just tell me in advance... did you cultivate the legendary Ultimate Path?"

Lin Yue didn't hide it, as it would soon be exposed anyway, he nodded immediately and said, "Indeed, it is the Ultimate Path."

"As expected..."

The Fourteenth Prince couldn't help but scrutinize Lin Yue, "I thought, even with part of the Ultimate Path and a Divine Artifact, it couldn't be possible to contend against Prince Cheng who had refined Divine Power, the Ultimate Path... it's truly incredible."

Lin Yue shook his head and said, "It was just luck."

The Fourteenth Prince reminded, "However, now that you have exposed it, you will not only become a thorn in the side of the princes and princesses vying for the throne but the Demon Clan will likely not let you grow. You should not leave Great Yong casually, for even though the Demon Saint might not be able to deal with you, once the Demon God acts, it would be dangerous."

Lin Yue nodded slowly.

But... even if he didn't leave Great Yong, there were dangers.

From the incident with Baili Fengzhi, he knew there were certainly hidden Demon Gods in Great Yong.

Once they discovered his Ultimate Path, they might indeed act.

But...

Who exactly was the Demon God?

With the Great Yong Divine Formation covering everything, how did the Demon God enter?

...

Jingzhou.

Beneath a seemingly ordinary village lay a vast underground mansion hidden.

In a secret chamber deep within the mansion, a shadowy Heart Demon phantom rapidly solidified into a human form, it was surprisingly the Eighth Prince.

"The Ultimate Path..."

In the Eighth Prince's eyes, there was still a trace of horror, "And that Divine Artifact Battle Saber was so effective against my Heart Demon Avatar?"

During the exchange just now, he had suffered three strikes from Lin Yue's saber, and besides this true body, all other Demon Seeds had been severed by the power of the Divine Artifact from afar.

"I must quickly spread the Demon Seeds out, to avoid the Seventeenth Prince before proving the Dao..."

The Eighth Prince took a deep breath, feeling helplessly made his decision.

At this moment—

"Eighth Prince, how did all the Demon Seeds get destroyed?"

A voice, empty and ethereal like a dream's echoing laughter, abruptly sounded within the secret chamber.

"Who is it?" The Eighth Prince's pupils suddenly contracted, he turned around quickly to look.

Someone had managed to quietly appear in his heavily Heart Demon-protected secret chamber, and he didn't sense a thing?

It was a silhouette as unclear as that seen in nightmares.

At first glance, the Eighth Prince's face changed dramatically, and he immediately guessed, "The Dream Nightmare Path of Proving and Transcending?"

The next instant—

A hand suddenly pierced through his chest, and despite turning into a Heart Demon-like spiritual existence, it was still to no avail.

In a blink, life was severed.

"I should thank the Seventeenth Prince, if not for him, I might never have had a chance to kill you."

The nightmare-like shadow chuckled softly, "And right on time, the phenomenon of the Twelfth Prince's death has just begun, the two of you can perish together."