“Absolute mastery over life and death could, to a certain extent, exchange ‘absolute’ loyalty.” Yun Che remarked. “However, no successful ruler would ever do such a thing. After all, such measures may garner enforced loyalty from her subjects, but never true faith.”0

“So,” Yun Che asked curiously, “what happened to Shenwu Yanye that she is twisted so despite being a Divine Regent?”0

Inside, Meng Jianxi was surprised. He thought for sure that Yun Che would have heard of the story. In any case, he began his explanation. “The Lightless Divine Regent’s true name is Shenwu Xihua. Despite hailing from a collateral branch of the Shenwu clan, she was the most talented profound practitioner of her generation. It was said that her talent was second only to the Sword Fairy, Hua Qingying at the time.”5

This was a scary evaluation considering that every current Divine Regent had lost at least once to Hua Qingying before they ascended.0

“For the same reason, Shenwu Xihua was a natural candidate to be a Divine Consort.”0

Meng Jianxi took a longer pause this time before continuing, “Back then, I believe that the Eternal Night Divine Son was called Shenwu Xueyan… I have not lived through that generation, and Father was never very willing to speak of the Eternal Night Kingdom of God, so forgive me if I am unable to provide you with the details.”0

“All I know is that… Shenwu Xihua was extremely devoted to Shenwu Xueyan. For starters, she gave almost all of her resources to Shenwu Xueyan. Once, Shenwu Xueyan was stuck on the brink of Divine...5