Chapter 93: The Golden Destiny [Part -2]
The Golden Destiny [[Part -2]
It was none other than Princess Jessica Dawn of the Celestial Dawn EMPIRE.
"Your Highness!"
Everyone immediately rose from their seats and bowed respectfully.
Jessica smiled gently.
"There is no need for so many formalities."
Only after everyone resumed their seats did she turn toward Adrian.
Her beautiful eyes became serious.
"A few days ago, the Azure Sovereign Kingdom officially challenged the Celestial Dawn EMPIRE."
"They requested a national duel."
"The upcoming Heavenly Secret Realm inheritance will become the battlefield."
"The victorious nation will gain the right to strip the defeated nation of its Imperial Title."
Her voice remained calm.
Yet every word weighed like a mountain.
"As everyone here already knows..."
"Our neighboring kingdoms have coveted the lands of the Celestial Dawn EMPIRE for generations."
"They have simply lacked a legitimate excuse to invade."
"But if we lose our Imperial Title..."
Her crimson eyes swept across the silent hall.
"...our borders will instantly become prey in the eyes of countless kingdoms."
"The wolves surrounding us have been waiting for this opportunity."
"The moment our title disappears..."
"They will descend together."
"The Celestial Dawn EMPIRE may cease to exist."
Silence.
Even the sect elders, who had experienced countless storms throughout their lives, couldn’t hide the worry in their expressions.
Jessica slowly continued.
"According to every piece of intelligence gathered by both the imperial family and the Celestial Fate Pavilion..."
"The Salvatore Family possesses a mysterious expert whose strength may already have reached the Stellar Sovereign Realm."
"If that person is willing to enter the Heavenly Secret Realm on behalf of the Empire..."
"...our chances of victory will increase tremendously."
The hall became deathly quiet once more.
Everyone looked toward Adrian.
After all...
He was the only person present who had established a genuine relationship with the Salvatore Family.
Adrian lowered his head in thought.
His carefree personality had completely vanished.
After several breaths, he finally nodded.
"...I can try."
His answer wasn’t one of certainty.
Only willingness.
Because Adrian understood something better than everyone else.
The Salvatore Family wasn’t someone the Celestial Fate Pavilion—or even the imperial family—could simply command.
Back then...
He had acted on instinct.
Against the objections of every elder, he had gifted the Salvatore Family four Heavenly Secret Realm inheritance slots.
Everyone had called him insane.
Yet Victor had accepted his goodwill.
From that day onward, Adrian had been welcomed as a friend of the Salvatore Family.
That was why...
He could only say—
"I can try."
Jessica quietly studied him.
Then she asked the question that had lingered in her heart for days.
"What exactly do you think of the Salvatore Family?"
Her beautiful eyes never left Adrian’s face.
She knew this man well.
Usually, he joked about everything.
Yet ever since returning from Aurelia City...
He had never once spoken openly about the Salvatore Family.
Not even to the Emperor himself.
The elders also leaned forward.
They all wanted the same answer.
Back then...
Adrian had insisted on giving the Salvatore Family four inheritance quotas.
Even the imperial family possessed only three.
What made the Salvatore Family worthy of receiving four?
The entire hall waited.
Adrian slowly frowned.
Memories surfaced within his mind.
That ancient black-clothed Imperial Pawn...
Standing silently beneath heaven.
Behind him...
An endless mountain of corpses.
A limitless ocean of blood.
The terrifying aura had nearly shattered Adrian’s soul.
Then...
Above the Salvatore Family...
The Three-Eyed Auspicious Destiny Dragon had coiled across the heavens.
Its enormous body stretched beyond sight.
Its golden eyes overlooked destiny itself.
Even heaven seemed suppressed beneath its claws.
Thinking back upon that scene...
Adrian still felt goosebumps crawling across his skin.
The Salvatore Family...
Was not a rising family.
It was...
A sleeping dragon.
One that nobody should provoke.
Facing Jessica’s question—
He simply replied quietly,
"If the Salvatore Family agrees..."
"...everything will be fine."
Nothing more.
Nothing less.
Yet...
Those few words made everyone’s hearts skip a beat.
No one present was a fool.
If even Adrian Valerius...
One of the greatest Heavenly Geomancy masters of the Celestial Dawn EMPIRE...
Could speak with such confidence...
Then the implication behind those words was unimaginably profound.
Several elders silently exchanged uneasy glances.
Just how terrifying...
Had the Salvatore Family become?
Over the past several days, Victor had scarcely found a moment to rest.
The Celestial Spirit Convergence Grand Formation that once protected Aurelia City had been dismantled piece by piece before being relocated to the Sovereign Blessed Land. Under Victor’s personal guidance, every formation node was adjusted and perfected. The moment the final rune settled into place, the entire Mana vein roared to life.
The already abundant spiritual energy surged once again.
Dense streams of mist-like spiritual energy drifted between the mountain peaks, flowing like living rivers. Every breath taken within the blessed land nourished the body and soul, making cultivation effortless.
Yet that was only one of countless matters demanding Victor’s attention.
The Eternal Legacy System had produced one reward after another.
Branch families had to be summoned home.
Clan members needed to be assigned to their respective mountain peaks.
Resources had to be distributed fairly.
The Contribution Pavilion required new regulations.
The Martial Arts Tower needed guardians.
The Fifth-Rank Spirit Fields demanded caretakers.
Every decision determined the future of the Salvatore Family.
Victor had handled them all personally.
Only after ensuring every arrangement was flawless did he finally allow himself a brief moment of peace.
Meanwhile...
Among all the branch families, the Blackstone City branch had traveled the greatest distance.
Only today had they finally reached the Sovereign Blessed Land.
The instant they crossed its boundary...
Nux and the others froze.
Their footsteps unconsciously came to a halt.
No one spoke.
No one even dared breathe too loudly.
They simply stared.
Mountain after mountain stretched endlessly into the horizon, each peak towering proudly into the clouds.
Waterfalls cascaded from impossible heights like silver dragons descending from heaven.
Ancient forests swayed beneath gentle winds.
Rare spiritual herbs carpeted the valleys.
Powerful spirit beasts wandered peacefully through the wilderness, their auras astonishing yet completely docile.
Most shocking of all...