The Cangming King, one of the four Divine Kings of Central Continent.

A “Divine Realm” refers to a region where ancient sages constructed supreme formations to suppress eternal malevolent spirits. Within these Divine Realms, various evil spirits and demons that have been suppressed, yet can infinitely reincarnate, attempt to kill the living beings within the Divine Realm and weaken the power of the grand formation.

The purpose of the Divine Kings is to protect the people within the Divine Realms, preventing malevolent spirits from breaking the grand formations and causing havoc in the world.

This is a secret known only to the Divine Kings, the Supreme Beings, and a very few others.

The world knows only that Divine Relics contain immensely powerful forces, and every chosen Divine King is the strongest of their time. They are so powerful that even the mightiest dynasties, using all their national strength, couldn’t shake their existence, even if they attempted to attack the Divine Realms at the height of their power.

However, this power can mostly only be used within the Divine Realms, as using it outside would result in backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

Hence, regardless of what happens outside, the Divine Kings remain indifferent.

Be it an era of chaos or prosperity.

Peasant uprisings, warlord conflicts, even changes in dynasties.

No matter how the outside world changes, the Divine Realms remain unchanged and unresponsive.

Because of this, the Four Divine Realms have always held a unique position throughout history.

Each Divine Realm is equivalent to an independent nation.

Though nominally vassals of the imperial court, in reality, they are neither subject to imperial jurisdiction nor do they get involved in external affairs. They only maintain the most basic vassal policies and interactions.

Furthermore, they recognize only the dynasty that holds the imperial seal. Whoever possesses the seal is the legitimate ruler. Changes of dynasties have no impact on them, which is what has contributed to the continuity of imperial legitimacy in the Central Continent.

Over time, the powerful figures leading these Divine Realms stopped caring about this unthreatening bone.

It’s because of the immense power of the Divine Kings that Jiang Chengwan has a chance to turn the tables.

Without the hidden trump card of the Divine King, something no one would expect, and without the fact that one of the Four Divine Kings, the Cangming King, is her brother and willing to obey her commands unconditionally, no matter how intricate Jiang Chengwan’s thoughts and superior wisdom may be, she would never have had the opportunity to turn the tide under Empress Zhao’s watchful gaze.

After all, even for a Supreme, to command the Divine Kings, one must have enough power.

This power doesn’t solely refer to personal strength, martial arts, or techniques, but also encompasses the authority, the overall trend, belief, and control of a ruler.

As a puppet Empress, she had no authority whatsoever.

With her current strength, she couldn’t even support the Divine King to exert even a tenth of his power.

Without enough strength, even a Supreme could be ignored by a Divine King. Therefore, whether to help her or not was entirely up to the Divine King’s willingness.

Perhaps she truly was the destined Imperial Sovereign. Amid her dire circumstances, among the Four Divine Kings, the only ones capable of saving her, coincidentally, included her only living relative.

As she pondered, the memory of her brother, who had once given everything to protect her, and the invincible Divine King before her eyes began to overlap.

They merged into one.

At this moment, a faint smile appeared on Jiang Chengdao’s lips, and with a magnetic voice, he slowly said, “Your Majesty, you don’t seem like the little girl who used to hide trembling behind me all the time anymore. Your expressions are filled with determination and courage.”

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