“New Fiend Emperor?” the Second Empress replied, glowering. “There is only one Fiend Emperor in this world; where did this ‘new Fiend Emperor’ come from?!”

Even though she had already learned of the Fiend Emperor’s death from Zu An, her legitimacy and authority all came from the Fiend Emperor, so she was naturally unwilling to admit that he had died.

The soldiers of the various forces under their command were all a bit shaken up when they heard that the Fiend Emperor had already died. After all, the Fiend Emperor was the spiritual backbone of the Fiend races. Those normal soldiers only calmed down after hearing the Second Empress’ refutation. After all, regardless of which side they were on. all ordinary soldiers needed something to believe in.

The Crown Prince’s faction naturally supported the royal family. If other people were starting a rebellion, they had to follow the Crown Prince in quelling the disaster. Meanwhile, the Second Empress’ side believed that the Crown Prince was conspiring to do evil, so they had to deal with the matter for the Fiend Emperor and the Second Empress. Both sides believed they were standing on the...