140: A divine eye? A blind man? (Twenty-five)

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

The Great You Divine Dynasty imperial palace was shrouded in dark clouds.

A decree from the Dominator shattered all false peace.

Three days later, a grand "Prayer Ceremony" would be held.

All royal Family members bearing the You Feather Bloodline, regardless of whether they were direct or collateral branches, or where they were, must attend.

The guards inside and outside the palace were exceptionally strict.

Those remote palaces were completely sealed off, guarded day and night by armored soldiers holding long halberds, forbidding anyone from approaching.

The air was filled with a heaviness that made one feel suffocated.

Prince Chen's Mansion.

You Chen sat cross-legged in the quiet room, spiritual power surging around him.

His aura was several times stronger than it had been two months ago.

Earth Spirit Realm, Fourth Level.

The Legacy of Venerable Qing Luan, combined with the Luck seized from You Ming, made his speed to Cultivate advance by leaps and bounds.

But at this moment, he felt no joy in his heart.

Only a strong sense of chill and restlessness.

He could feel that a huge storm was brewing.

And he was at the center of the storm.

Despite possessing power far beyond what he had before, under the absolute suppression of the Dominator, which felt like heavenly might, he still felt his own insignificance.

And unease.

He stood up, and immediately, his figure flashed and disappeared from the mansion.

...

Jingxin Hall.

You Chen arrived secretly and told Jun Yun everything about the abnormalities in the palace and the Dominator's decree.

Jun Yun listened quietly, his pale face devoid of any expression.

"He is going to make a move."

Jun Yun's voice was very calm.

His "Minds Eye" had long since penetrated layers of palace walls and Restrictions.

He "saw" it.

Deep underground in the depths of the imperial palace, a massive altar had completely taken shape.

Countless eerie runes flowed on the altar, forming a blood-colored Formation that devoured life.

At the core of the Formation was a blood pool piled up from countless skeletons.

In the pool, dark red liquid was slowly boiling.

"The Dominator's true goal is to sacrifice all You Feather Bloodlines and use this massive life energy to forcibly catalyze the 'You Que Divine Body'."

"And that core altar is directly beneath the 'Tongtian Hall', where the Dominator usually goes into seclusion."

Jun Yun's voice calmly revealed this shocking truth.

"The entire ritual is maintained by nine core Formation eyes; as long as three of them can be destroyed, the ritual can be temporarily interrupted."

He paused, his tone becoming even more grave.

"And the two of us, because our Bloodlines are the purest, will be the final and most important sacrifices."

"Once we are thrown into the blood pool, the sacrificial ritual will never be reversible."

"This battle is not only about our life and death, but will also determine the future of the entire Great You Divine Dynasty."

Jun Yun calmly analyzed the situation.

Every word pressed heavily on You Chen's heart.

Jun Yun extended his finger and drew a simple structural diagram of the altar on the table with tea.

"This is the infiltration route. Entering from the abandoned waterway below the Yaohua Palace allows you to bypass most of the guards and reach the periphery of the altar directly."

"These three points are the weakest links in the entire Formation. Have You Ruo's people create chaos outside when the ritual begins to attract the Dominator's attention."

"Your task is to take the opportunity to sneak in and destroy these three Formation eyes at all costs."

Jun Yun expounded on the entire surprise attack plan in detail, as if he had seen the altar with his own eyes.

He even anticipated the Dominator's various reactions during the ritual and provided countermeasures.

"Of course, this trip is a narrow escape."

Jun Yun finally said.

"The Dominator's strength is unfathomable, and any accident could happen."

"But this is our only path."

You Chen listened to this plan, which could be called crazy, and felt cold all over.

That was to confront the Dominator.

The man who dominated the entire Great You.

A huge sense of pressure and powerlessness gripped his heart.

He even felt a sense of bewilderment.

Could they really succeed?

Just as his heart wavered.

In his mind, the gentle smiling face of Big Sister Zi Yuan flashed by.

The scene of Jun Yun being pierced through the arm by a long sword and falling in a pool of blood to protect him flashed by.

Recalling all the hardships he had gone through from a sweeping prince who was bullied by everyone to where he was today.

The pride of a powerhouse within him, the determination to protect those around him even at the cost of his life, was instantly ignited.

Unease was replaced by anger and unyielding determination.

You Chen raised his head.

The hesitation and contradiction in his eyes disappeared, and his expression became resolute.

"Big Brother Jun."

You Chen bowed deeply to Jun Yun.

"I understand."

"No matter if there is a mountain of blades or a sea of fire ahead, I will flatten it."

"I swear with my life that I will stop the sacrifice!"

"Not just for myself, but to protect you!"

These words touched even Jun Yun, who had gone through many Reincarnations and whose heart was cold and emotions numb.

But it was only a slight movement...

Late that night.

In a secret room in Prince Chen's Mansion.

You Chen gathered all his allies.

Seventh Princess You Ruo, and several other marginalized princes and faction representatives he had won over, were all present.

When You Chen revealed the truth of the "Bloodline sacrifice" and Jun Yun's crazy plan, the entire secret room fell into silence.

Everyone's faces were filled with shock and astonishment.

"This... this is impossible... How could Father Emperor..."

A young prince said, his voice cracking, his face deathly pale.

"There is nothing impossible about it."

You Ruo's voice broke the silence. Although her expression was equally grave, her eyes revealed a sense of determination.

"Don't you see it yet? In his eyes, we are all just 'fuel'."

The truth was so cruel.

These royal Family members who still held fantasies finally realized that they had long been discarded pawns.

For their own survival, for the continuation of their Family, they had no way out.

"Your Highness Prince Chen, tell us what we should do!"

A middle-aged man representing a certain general's mansion took the lead.

"We will all listen to you!"

You Chen looked at the crowd and assigned the tasks formulated by Jun Yun one by one.

Some were responsible for gathering intelligence and figuring out the rotation patterns of the Imperial Guards.

Some were responsible for preparing the materials needed to break the Formation.

Some were responsible for providing support and creating chaos at critical moments.

A secret resistance against the Dominator quietly unfolded under the undercurrents of the imperial palace.

...

Two days later.

The eve of the ceremony.

The entire imperial palace was shrouded in a tense and heavy atmosphere.

Dark clouds obscured the blood moon, and the world was dim.

In Prince Chen's Mansion, You Chen and all his allies were conducting final plan confirmations to ensure that every step was foolproof.

Everyone's face was filled with the tragic solemnity of "The wind blows mournfully, the Yi River is cold."

And in Jingxin Hall.

Jun Yun was still sitting cross-legged in the darkness.

His "Minds Eye" took in all the movements inside and outside the palace.

He could clearly "see".

Beneath Tongtian Hall, the energy fluctuations of that huge altar were intensifying rapidly.

The blood pool was already boiling.

Countless figures locked by iron chains were letting out shrill wails by the pool.

The moment of the decisive battle was about to arrive.