CHAPTER 715: 164, DREAM AND REALITY_3

This is completely different in nature.

"But..."

The Eleventh Prince frowned and spoke in a deep voice, "We have been influenced by the will of the old ruler due to the conspiracy of the Demon Clan. The acts we committed were not...were not..."

At the end, he struggled to continue.

The Crown Prince spoke indifferently, "Once you are at the public execution, even if you have the right to defend yourselves, do you still claim it was not of your own volition? That was not manipulation but an action driven by your own will, just like soldiers motivated on the battlefield. Are you going to blame it on some non-existent will?"

He glanced at the princes and princesses, adding, "Even if you explain it was the Demon Clan’s conspiracy, the Divine Dream Envoy could simply claim it was a misconception on your part. Do you think a member of the Demon Clan responsible for this will come forward to testify for you?"

Everyone fell silent.

The logic was simple, they all understood.

Even if they were telling the truth, it was merely their one-sided story claiming a conspiracy by the Demon Clan. But what about the Demon Clan?

The Demon Clan would not come forward to testify.

And the Divine Dream Envoy, certainly not a Demon, would definitely dissociate from this matter.

Even if they cried out injustice repeatedly, as long as the Divine Dream Envoy provided seemingly credible reasons, it would always sway public sentiment.

Influenced by will?

Clearly with a consciousness of their own, fully aware it was their own doing, what grounds did they have to claim injustice?

Having killed so many, should they not pay any price?

Therefore...

The likely outcome would be that their merits could not offset their sins.

As per the punishment for their sins, it was likely few among the princes and princesses present could survive.

"What’s most important is... the loss of the people’s support."

The Crown Prince spoke gravely, "This time...we, the people of Great Yong’s Human Clan, have lost. If you still want to preserve a chance, end your lives voluntarily before the public execution and enter into Reincarnation."

The numerous princes and princesses remained silent.

They were not afraid of death.

In their previous lives, they were Cultivators who had defied heaven to reach Saintliness. In this life, becoming princes and princesses, the mere advantage of divine power was trivial to them.

But the most important factor was potential.

The princes and princesses of the Xiahong lineage, unlike other defying saints and Demon Saints, possessed the greatest difference in potential.

Every prince and princess had the potential to Prove and Transcend.

That was what the God Emperor intended when trying to balance the power between the Human Clan and Demon Clan, hoping for ten or twenty more Proving warriors for the Human Clan, just like the Demon Clan.

But this time, those affected by the will of the old ruler were at the Harmonization Level, in the process of Proving themselves.

If they were to die now, they would need to start over in the next life.

Even now, the Crown Prince couldn’t influence the Reincarnation; it was uncertain if they could even become Cultivators in their next life.

The atmosphere inside the grand hall was intensely oppressive.

The Second Prince sat in silence, not saying anything, seemingly prepared for something.

The Crown Prince looked at him, pondering something.

"Why not ask Father to intervene?"

The Seventh Prince suddenly frowned and spoke, "Father is a Divine reincarnated with the power to change the heavens and the earth. Now that we are at such a critical juncture, with the situation on the verge of collapse, is Father really unwilling to intervene?"

One by one, the princes and princesses nodded slightly.

After all, though they were strong beings who had achieved saintliness, they were not truly the pillars of the Human Clan.

The Proving warriors were the pillars of the Human Clan, with the God Emperor being the most crucial among them, the Stabilizer!

"God Emperor?"

Lin Yue remained silent; most of the princes and princesses did not yet know that the God Emperor had died.

He noticed that apart from the Crown Prince and Second Prince, the Fifth Prince and the eldest princess showed no reaction. Did the Fifth Prince know, and perhaps the eldest princess as well?

The Crown Prince spoke softly, "Even if all the princes died, His Majesty would not intervene. Think no more of it."

The Second Prince just quietly lowered his head, pondering something.

Suddenly—

A mist rose abruptly before everyone’s eyes, and through the blurred vision, the black robe of the Divine Dream Envoy appeared again.