This was also Zhang Lie's first time seeing the sixth prince. Compared to the other princes, he didn't stand out. Behind him stood members of the Yinlian. [1] The Yinlian were humanoid bugs with silver carapaces. Their four arms were like scythes, and their beady eyes stared around them.

The seventh prince was pale and stick-thin.

Had Heijie Niu lied to Zhang Lie? The seventh prince didn't seem at all a competitor to the other princes—no, he was completely out of his element.

But only when Zhang Lie saw the eighth prince did he understand why Heijie Niu had claimed that the seventh prince had redeeming features, because the eighth prince had absolutely...