Chapter 16: Replacing the First Prince

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Ling Xiao watched as Qian Renxue gradually disappeared, and inwardly asked, “System!”

“Master, I am here!”

“Do you have anything that can help Sister Xue?”

“Yes!” The system answered after a brief pause.

“She wants to take the place of Xue Qinghe of the current Tiandou royal family. Normally, this requires staging an attack and then, amidst the chaos, replacing Xue Qinghe’s identity.”

“Master can personally act during the Divine Trial. At that time, space-time will come to a standstill, allowing the task to be completed without anyone noticing!”

“Good. Then start the Divine Trial when Sister Xue encounters the target!”

“Yes!”

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In a forest, a luxurious carriage moved slowly along the road, followed by dozens of soldiers.

“General, how long until we return to the Tiandou Empire?” A gentle voice came from inside the carriage.

“Crown Prince, one more day,” a general riding a white horse in front replied, clad in silver armor, his gaze solemn.

“After such a long time, we’re finally almost home!”

Inside the carriage, a hand pulled back the curtain. A handsome young man looked out with joy.

About a hundred meters from the carriage, in the forest, Qian Renxue stood silently alongside Douluo Shemao and Douluo Cifu, watching the procession.

“Your Highness, I will create chaos shortly. Confront the leader for a while, then Cifu will strike. When the formation is in disarray, you should be able to quickly assume Xue Qinghe’s identity,” Douluo Shemao said to Qian Renxue.

“Hm, dealing with a bunch of ordinary people without soul power is easy enough!” Qian Renxue nodded. After drinking the Water of Life, her soul power had reached level fifty-two; handling common folk was no challenge.

Just as they were about to act, time and space suddenly froze. All sound vanished. The three stared at the motionless carriage and suspended falling leaves, alarmed.

“What’s going on?” Douluo Shemao quickly shielded Qian Renxue.

“Sister Xue!”

At that moment, a familiar voice echoed.

“Holy Son!”

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“Xiao’er!”

The three were surprised to see Ling Xiao approaching slowly.

“Xiao’er, what’s happening?” Qian Renxue asked, looking around.

“Sister Xue, I’m undergoing the Divine Trial now. During the Divine Trial, space-time is frozen. If you want to replace that person’s identity, now is the time! They won’t know!” Ling Xiao explained.

Space-time frozen!

Divine Trial!

This is the power of the gods!

Qian Renxue thought silently but breathed a sigh of relief. Under these circumstances, the task could be completed easily.

Douluo Shemao and Douluo Cifu were at a loss for words. Their original plan carried risks and left no room for error.

But now? What risks? If anything went wrong now, they might as well just die!

So, the four of them openly approached the carriage. Douluo Shemao pulled back the curtain, saw Xue Qinghe sitting inside, grabbed him, and threw him aside.

Because space-time was frozen, not even dust stirred—no traces would remain. This was why they could act without concealment.

Qian Renxue used the Angel Suit to change her appearance. Witnessed by the others, she became exactly like the real Xue Qinghe.

“Xiao’er, thank you! Otherwise this wouldn’t have been so easy!” Qian Renxue said, now wearing Xue Qinghe’s face, though her voice had not changed.

“No need. I was just about to start the Divine Trial anyway, so I happened to use it,” Ling Xiao shook his head.

“What is your Divine Trial, Xiao’er?”

“The third test of the Death God’s Divine Trial: randomly kill one person, and the reward is a corpse emperor servant,” Ling Tian said calmly.

“Killing someone!”

Qian Renxue was shocked. Xiao’er was not even five years old and was already learning to kill?

“Yes! Sister Xue, you and the two elders get ready. Once I finish the Divine Trial, space-time will return to normal.”

“Do you need the elders to help?”

“No, the Divine Trial must be completed by me alone. No one else can assist,” Ling Xiao refused.

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“Alright then, Xiao’er, be careful. The two elders and I will leave now,” Qian Renxue said reluctantly as she sat back down.

Douluo Shemao and Douluo Cifu also concealed themselves.

Ling Xiao nodded at Qian Renxue, jumped down from the carriage, grabbed the real Xue Qinghe’s wrist, and dragged him away, stopping a few hundred meters from the carriage.

Two black chains appeared beside Ling Xiao. They were newly discovered, manifesting from the eye of the Demonic Blood Sword. He found that even without using soul weapons, he could still wield these chains.

With a slight pull, Xue Qinghe’s head was twisted off. In the frozen space-time, no blood flowed.

Ling Xiao watched without discomfort. Twisting off a head seemed as casual as picking fruit from a tree.

“Ding, task complete. Reward: corpse emperor servant!”

The moment Xue Qinghe’s head was removed, the system’s voice sounded, space-time resumed flowing, and a tall figure appeared in the system space.

His eyes were black voids, like a long night. His face was solemn, filled with deathly aura, wearing golden dragon robes and a dragon crown.

“Corpse Emperor! Looks formidable!” Ling Xiao’s soul entered the system space, speaking to the Corpse Emperor. But it was useless now, so he quickly set it aside.

Ling Xiao’s soul returned to his body, and space-time began flowing again.

In front of him, Xue Qinghe’s eyes showed confusion. He didn’t know what had happened, mouth opening and closing but unable to speak. Soon, his consciousness slipped into darkness.

The ground before Ling Xiao was stained red with blood as space-time resumed and blood trickled from Xue Qinghe’s corpse.

With a thought, another black chain appeared, joining the two others. The three chains dug into the earth, quickly forming a ten-meter deep pit.

Ling Xiao placed Xue Qinghe’s body into the pit, then dug out the blood-stained ground and placed it inside. The chains slowly filled and compacted the hole.

After finishing, Ling Xiao calmly looked toward the carriage. The plan was a success; the procession continued as normal, no one noticing anything amiss.

After watching for about ten minutes, Ling Xiao turned and left.

He now headed to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Ning Fengzhi had sent a message hoping he would visit.

Sitting on his sword, holding the map to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect given by Ning Fengzhi in the letter, Ling Xiao entered the Tiandou Empire within mere minutes, arriving unnoticed at the sect.