Chapter 142: The Great Prince of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom

The Great Prince of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom

"Your kingdom is just trampled under my kingdom soldiers? Hah Hah Hah."

The words struck the pavilion like a slap.

"This isn’t just a contest of inheritance, you know!"

"This is a WAR—a war between two nations, involving millions of lives!!"

"In war, any method, any means—is absolutely ’correct.’"

Derek Dawn’s hands slowly curled into fists.

His fingernails dug into his palms.

He could feel the anger rising in his chest.

But he forced it down.

Not because he had forgiven the old man.

Because he knew that losing control here would accomplish nothing.

Behind him, several Stellar Grasping experts exchanged glances.

Their eyes met.

A silent conversation passed between them.

Then, almost imperceptibly, their bodies shifted.

They moved closer to Elder Alaric’s side.

Derek noticed.

He did not turn around.

He did not need to.

They came from different sects and noble families.

They had ties to the Dawn Empire.

They had benefited from its protection.

They had even stood together in the past.

But none of that mattered now.

When the survival of their own families was placed on one side of the scale, loyalty to the empire suddenly became very cheap.

The Azure Sovereign Kingdom had already contacted them privately before the Empire Title War began.

They had offered them another path.

A path where they could survive even if the Dawn Empire fell.

As Victor had once reasoned—

The royal family that ruled an empire was never full of fools.

Derek did not look back.

But in his heart, he understood everything.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes.

Only self-interest endures forever.

Thus far, only the Salvatore family—who had slain the Fifth Prince of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom—stood with the Dawn royal family to face this great calamity.

Then—

BOOM!!

BOOM—BOOM!!

Lucas Bluestone poured his True spiritual power continuously into the Celestial Secrets Token.

The bronze token trembled in his hand.

One strand of light after another crawled across its ancient surface, forming mysterious patterns that seemed to contain fragments of the Great Laws of World. The surrounding air grew heavy. Even the space itself seemed reluctant to remain still.

Then—

A dark vortex appeared in the void.

It spun slowly at first.

Then faster.

Faster.

The edges of the vortex swallowed the surrounding light, creating a terrifying black hole that seemed to lead somewhere beyond the heavens.

Mysterious, arcane text manifested around it like celestial scriptures, each character glowing faintly before sinking into the surrounding space.

Seal.

Conceal.

Erase.

All traces of the summoning were being hidden.

A moment later, the vortex suddenly expanded.

A figure stepped out from the darkness.

A tall man.

His robes fluttered even though there was no wind.

The moment his feet touched the ground, an overwhelming aura erupted from his body.

BOOM—!

The pressure crashed over Lucas Bluestone and his brothers like a tidal wave.

Their expressions changed instantly.

Their bodies were forced backward several steps before they managed to stabilize themselves.

The man had not even moved his hand.

He had merely arrived.

A void opened from the void, and a figure came forth.

"Eldest Brother..."

"Eldest Brother..."

"Eldest Brother..."

The three spoke respectfully, their heads bowed.

Eugene Bluestone glanced around lazily.

His eyes carried a strange calmness, almost as though he had simply walked into an ordinary courtyard rather than an ancient inheritance ground hidden beyond the mortal world.

"So this is the inheritance Heavenly Secret Realm... Hah. Never thought I’d get to enter this place one day."

He looked toward the distant mountains.

Ancient trees stretched endlessly beneath the misty heavens. Strange beasts roamed through the wilderness, while faint fluctuations of spiritual energy drifted through the air.

Then his lips curled.

"That old bastard Father really knows how to give me chores!"

His voice was hoarse.

There was open contempt in it.

Even when speaking about the Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s Emperor, the man showed no respect whatsoever.

There was even a faint trace of mockery hidden beneath his words.

Lucas Bluestone and his brothers exchanged nervous glances.

None of them dared to respond.

They lowered their heads even further.

Their shoulders were tense, their breathing careful.

This man was their eldest brother.

And compared with him, their own status and strength were worlds apart.

Eugene Bluestone, the Great Prince of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom.

He had been born with an extraordinary celestial phenomenon—the legendary double pupils.

Yet, for reasons no one could explain, he had remained simple-minded until the age of fifty.

For half a century, the royal family had regarded him almost as a useless existence.

He had been abandoned within the palace.

No one expected anything from him.

Then, a year ago—

Everything changed.

He awakened.

In a single step, he reached Mortal Forging Great Perfection.

Then came Spiritual Awakening.

Arcane Meridian Realm.

Celestial Gate Realm.

Astral Manifestation Realm.

His cultivation rose month after month with frightening speed.

Less than a year later, he had already reached Heavenly Genesis Realm Great Perfection.

And now—

Within his body, faint starry phantoms had begun to form.

It was a terrifying sign.

A supreme sacred land from the nine heavens and ten earths had personally descended to accept him as a disciple.

His future was already destined to soar beyond the Azure Sovereign Kingdom.

Helping the kingdom win the Empire Title War was the final task he would ever perform for his homeland.

After that, he would leave.

Eugene Bluestone’s gaze casually swept across the three princes.

Then it stopped on Lucas Bluestone.

More precisely—

On his face.

"What happened to your face?"

Eugene Bluestone’s tone carried genuine curiosity.

There was no concern in his eyes.

If anything, the corner of his mouth seemed to twitch with amusement.

Lucas Bluestone’s hands tightened.

His ruined face throbbed painfully.

The humiliation came rushing back.

That single blow.

That terrifying sea of blood.

That young man in black.

He hated Victor.

He hated the entire Salvatore Family.

"Eldest Brother... it was the Salvatore Family!!"