The Second Prince’s expression changed. He realized what was going on too.

In the end, the Crown Prince had been too ambitious today. If he hadn’t divided his men to take out his brothers, and had instead rallied the Peacock Wise King, Lion race, Tiger race, and the others to move together, there was no way the Second Prince would have had any chance.

But thinking back, even if the Crown Prince won against me, he would still have to face this monster Zu An. He still would have done all that work only to help someone else.

“Peacock Wise King, it was not that I wanted to kill the Crown Prince, but rather that he wanted to kill me. I was merely acting out of self-defense,” the Second Prince said, gradually calming down. He knew he had no chance for the throne now and that it would already be good if he could simply keep his life. He could still seize an opportunity in the future.

“Self-defense?” the Peacock Wise King sneered. “I don’t care what kind of grudge you share with each other. You’ve caused my daughter’s reputation to be harmed, so you deserve death!”

Then, a streak of divine rainbow light swept toward the Second Prince. The Second Prince’s expression changed. They were all a part of the Fiend King Court, so he...