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Chapter 418: The Gathering of Dragons!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

When Wang Chong was leaving the practice ground, deep within the palace, the Fifth Prince, Li Heng, was pacing around, his head lowered and his heart full of worries

In front of hih Yet this threshold was like a high and invisible wall, solid and thick With a pressure that

Everything was quiet, but Li Heng felt cold sweat on his brow and an indescribable anxiety in his mind

More than two hours had passed since the audiences of the wei1 period had concluded, but Li Heng had still not received a su knew that his destiny rested entirely on that small threshold

Suddenly, the door opened, and a sharp voice ca is to present himself!"

Bzzt! Like a heavy haan to quiver all over as he instantly broke out of his stupor The long-awaited su took a deep breath, steadied his mind, tidied his clothes, and then raised his feet and nervously crossed the threshold

Boo see's ears

The hall extended so far that it see felt an icy cold under his feet Other than sole tall, there was no one else on the path

It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop

After soh it see felt like he could walk no further, the world before his eyes suddenly opened and a dazzling bright light shone in front of him

At the say, as unfathoy caused the pressure on Li Heng's body to increase by more than a thousand times

"This son, your servant, pays respects to I to raise his head, he kneeled on the ground, respectful and treodlike figure seated in the upper reaches of the hall still inspired just as much as respect in him as it had when he was a child, perhaps even h above did not ies both extremely weak and extremely powerful

These were the princes of the palace It was obvious that he was far froreat hall was absolutely quiet Cold and cruel gazes ca figure of Li Heng

There was no such thing as fae kings or the e this iron law So it had been for dynasty after dynasty, generation after generation!

Li Heng could not feel the slightest bit of warmth in the palace, only the deepest chill

"Rise!"

After some time, a majestic voice resounded fro in fear, Li Heng stood up, but he still did not dare to raise his head Following the usual regulations, he walked with head lowered to the very end of the hall

Although he was the esteest the princes, and he was also the weakest Thus, when being ranked, he always stood at the very end

The other princes had never cared about his status as the Fifth Prince, nor had the Sage E's surprise, after he took his place, the Sage Ein to question He seean to look away, and the at back to nor at the end of the line with no one paying attention to hi mountain stood in the place closest to his ieht rays of the sun, to the rest of the princes, it was inconceivably strong

Li Heng knew that this was the energy of the First Prince

No matter how they were ranked, the First Prince, as the future heir, was always standing closest to his iht beneath his feet No one could ever change this

In every audience, his imperial father would always question the First Prince on the politics of the court, renovations for the army, cultivation on the martial path, the lives of the common folk, andwas a test It wasn't just the First Prince, but every other prince that was subjected to this test As each person took on their i their talents

There was none of the comfort and warmth found between the fathers and sons of the co avoided the In relations, irrigation of far that came from the e was too shallow, but that he had never had any sort of resources He had never even had a tutor to teach hi did not dare to hate or complain As he usually did, he stood at his place, his head lowered, tre

The First Prince, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince… and then it was the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince—all the princes stepped forth to receive the Sage Emperor's test

And when it was finally his turn—

"Very well, let's end things here for today!"

In the upper reaches of the hall, that ure suddenly waved its hands

Just like that, Li Heng had been callously passed over A strain of irrepressible disappointh disappointed, he also felt rather fortunate, but he quickly regained his co had already happenedof a father and his sons, so there's no need to talk too much of politics Come, send out the dancers and ates The side doors of the hall opened and countless bea plates of fruit, tables and chairs, wine pots, and incense

In just a ed before the princes, and atop the table were fruits, cakes, drinks, and fine foods

Once all the princes were seated, bong! With the ringing of bells, the eous palacelike fairies from beyond the clouds