Chapter 219: Chapter 196: Perfect-Grade: Conquest

"..." Una’s brows furrowed tightly.

As the dignified Queen of the Dark Night Elf Clan, she couldn’t possibly argue with these princes. Besides, there was a more critical issue at hand.

Rescuing the Seventh Princess!

"Her Majesty the Queen, as long as we find the Seventh Princess, this misunderstanding should be cleared up!" A Great Elf standing guard behind Una stepped forward.

"Saving the Seventh Princess is the priority, Your Majesty!"

"Princes, please calm down. There’s something strange about this. Are you certain the person who captured the Seventh Princess really headed toward the Elf City?" the Great Elf asked, turning back to the princes.

"Of course. The Lizard Race is pursuing them underground. How could they be wrong?" one of the princes replied.

"Her Majesty the Queen, what is your decision?" Hearing this, the Great Elf turned back to Una, awaiting her command.

"Rescue Ding Xiang first!" Una delayed no longer.

Just as the Great Elf had suggested, as long as they rescued the Seventh Princess and caught her captor, the truth would naturally come to light.

"Yes, ma’am!"

"Turn around! Back to the Elf City!"

"Then... what about the Celestial Eagle Station?"

"We’ll deal with that after we save the Seventh Princess!"

"Yes, ma’am!"

The grand army turned around.

The princes stopped arguing as well. First, they couldn’t truly afford to have a complete falling-out with the Dark Night Elf Clan. Second, they also wanted to see how the Dark Night Elves would play out this charade.

"Pursue!"

The two armies merged into one.

They began to give chase at high speed in the direction Gao Neng had fled.

But after a short while, they realized the direction seemed a little off.

They had predicted that the culprit would return to the Elf City after capturing the Seventh Princess, but his escape route just happened to skirt around the Elf Royal City.

"He went around it!"

"He didn’t enter the Elf Royal City!"

"Where is he trying to go?!"

The Lizard Race continuously relayed Gao Neng’s escape route to the surface.

And the princes grew more and more confused.

He wasn’t going to the Elf Royal City.

’Where is he going?’

’Could it be... he was never fleeing toward the Elf Royal City at all!’

"Her Majesty the Queen, this is not good!" The Great Elf had now noticed something was amiss.

If the culprit had truly taken the Seventh Princess back to the Elf City, they might have been able to explain it. But if he took her somewhere else...

...then it would be truly impossible to explain.

"That’s impossible!" Elf Queen Una’s expression changed as well, because she knew exactly where one could go after bypassing the Elf Royal City.

The territory of the Celestial Race!

Where the White Tower stood!

"Her Majesty the Queen, it couldn’t really be someone from the Celestial Race..."

"Silence!"

"..."

...

Underground.

Gao Neng held the Seventh Princess, moving swiftly underground.

With his previous experience, he knew the precise location of the Elf Royal City. However, his target this time wasn’t the Elf Royal City, but another cluster of light behind it.

The White Tower of the Celestial Race!

According to the map Fang Tangtang had given him, the territory of the Celestial Race was located directly behind the Dark Night Elf City. As long as he bypassed the Elf City, he could go straight into the heart of the Celestial Race’s lands.

...

The sun began to set.

Night fell.

The guarded territory of the Celestial Race was met with the arrival of two massive armies.

One contingent was led by the Elf Queen herself, while the other was led by more than twenty princes from other races. The two forces merged, their presence overwhelming.

The Celestial Race guards were clearly stunned.

’What’s going on?!’

’Are the Dark Night Elves rebelling?’

"Halt! This is the territory of the Celestial Race! No other race may trespass!" a guard shouted sternly, raising his spear.

"The territory of the Celestial Race?!"

"I get it now! He wasn’t taking the Seventh Princess back to the Elf City, he was bringing her to the Celestial Race! So that’s the truth!"

"Charge! No matter what, the Celestial Race and the Dark Night Elf Clan must give us an explanation this time!"

"That’s right! We came all this way; we can’t just let this go!"

The princes were truly furious this time.

Regardless of how the Elf Queen tried to dissuade them, they had to catch that "Celestial" who had crashed the selection. Otherwise, they would never be able to stomach this insult.

"What do you think you’re doing?!"

"How dare you! You dare to force your way into Celestial territory! Stop them!"

"Stop us?! What gives you the right?" The princes were not so weak. How could a few Celestial guards possibly stop the elites of more than twenty different races?

The Celestial guards posed no threat to them at all.

They were knocked unconscious and left on the ground.

The great army pushed straight through.

The Elf Queen couldn’t stop them even if she wanted to.

...

「Two hours later.」

Underground.

Gao Neng was still moving stealthily.

The light from the White Tower grew ever brighter. He knew he couldn’t rush any further. If he actually charged to the base of the White Tower, he’d be as good as dead.

Still, he was very close to the source of the light now.

’If nothing goes wrong...’

’I should have reached the heart of the Celestial Race’s territory, right?’

’Better to be cautious.’

Gao Neng stopped and extended his Spiritual Power to scout ahead. Soon, he could see the scene on the surface.

This was indeed the heart of the Celestial territory.

It was still some distance from the White Tower, but he had already reached the Celestial Race Royal City. Celestials passed by on the surface from time to time, and the security seemed rather tight.

Moreover, it looked like there was a palace up there.

’Since I’ve already reached the heart of their territory, this should be close enough, right? As for whether the plan will succeed... I can only leave that to fate.’ Gao Neng had no intention of infiltrating the White Tower.

Because the Celestial Race was not like the Dark Night Elf City.

There were some of the Strongest here.

Gao Neng didn’t know how powerful the Strongest were, but he absolutely did not want to find out.

PFFT!

With a soft sound, the Flying Earth Dragon burst out from the ground, carrying Gao Neng and the Seventh Princess.

They emerged right on the first floor of the palace.

The sound was very faint.

But the Celestial guards protecting the palace still heard it.

And it wasn’t just the Celestial guards.

In an exceptionally lavish room, an unusually handsome young man also frowned at that moment and then stood up.

He walked out of the room.

He made his way down from the third floor to the first.

The surrounding guards bowed respectfully one by one, then fell in behind the young man, following him all the way to the first floor.

Soon, a guard came to report.

"Your Highness the Sixth Prince, an unconscious Dark Night Elf woman has been found on the first floor!"

"A Dark Night Elf woman?" The Sixth Prince, Mueller, frowned slightly. ’The Celestial Race and the Dark Night Elf Clan are on good terms, but there’s no reason a Dark Night Elf woman would dare trespass in my palace.’

"It seems she infiltrated from underground!"

"Hmph. Bring her here!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Soon, an elven woman in a white dress was brought before the Sixth Prince, Mueller.

Surprise quickly appeared on Sixth Prince Mueller’s handsome face. The woman was simply too beautiful. Even with her face smudged with dirt, he still recognized her at a glance.

"The Seventh Princess?!"

...

The alliance between the Celestial Race and the Dark Night Elf Clan could be traced back many, many years...

And by "many years," it was a truly incalculable amount of time.

At least, for as long as Sixth Prince Mueller could remember, the Celestial Race and the Dark Night Elf Clan had been allies. And as the prince and princess of the two clans, there were naturally some sweet stories between them.

Sixth Prince Mueller had grown up in the White Tower.

The White Tower was a palace.

This palace not only had living quarters but also grounds for training and studying.

The Seventh Princess, as the Elf Queen’s most beloved daughter, had naturally also studied in the White Tower. Moreover, she had studied alongside the princes of the Celestial Race.

It would not be an exaggeration to say they were childhood sweethearts.

It was just a pity that...

...the Seventh Princess wasn’t just his childhood sweetheart. She also had an extraordinary relationship with his Fourth and Fifth Brothers.

And of them all, the most special was his Fourth Brother.

The Fourth Prince of the Celestial Race was exceptionally talented and one of the strongest contenders for the future position of Clan King. Unlike him, the rather overlooked Sixth Prince, the Fourth Prince still lived within the White Tower to this day.

But even so, his love for the Seventh Princess... had never wavered!

This matter was hardly a secret among the Celestial Race.

The Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince...

The story of how the three of them had developed feelings for the Seventh Princess while studying and training together since childhood, and their subsequent rivalries born of jealousy, had long since spread throughout the Celestial Race Royal City.

As for why Gao Neng delivered the Seventh Princess to the Sixth Prince’s palace?

That could only be described as a coincidence.

Yes...

A very convenient coincidence. No arguments will be accepted!

"Seventh Princess? Seventh Princess, wake up! Why are you here? Weren’t you selecting a suitor at the Elf Royal City today? Could it be, you were unwilling... and you came looking for me?" Sixth Prince Mueller immediately snatched the Seventh Princess from the guard’s arms.

He was, of course, aware that the Seventh Princess was publicly seeking a suitor. Not only was he aware, but he had also once considered whether he should take this opportunity to propose marriage himself.

But his father, the King... had stopped him!

But now, the Seventh Princess had appeared in his palace?

This made his heart burn with passion once more.

If the Seventh Princess really married him, he would gain the full support of the Dark Night Elf Clan. Returning to the White Tower would then be a matter of course.

And it wasn’t just about returning to the White Tower.

He might even have a chance to inherit the position of Clan King.

"Mmm..." A soft murmur escaped the Seventh Princess’s lips. She had been having a long dream, and a pleasant one at that.

She dreamed she was enveloped by a warm flame.

As the Seventh Princess of the Elf Race.

She had actually spent most of her life in a cold pool...

Surrounded by ice since she was a child.

Even with her special constitution, deep down, she still held a strange longing for those two words: "warmth."

It was a wonderful feeling.

But she also knew she was being hunted.

’No!’

’I’m being assassinated!’

"Ah... Let go of me! Let go! You beast! I’ll fight you to the death... Don’t even think about defiling me!" The moment she awoke, the Seventh Princess struggled violently, a biting cold aura erupting from her entire body.

But would Sixth Prince Mueller let go?

Absolutely not!

"Seventh Princess! Seventh Sister... it’s me! It’s me, your Sixth Brother!" Not only did Sixth Prince Mueller not let go, he held on to the Seventh Princess even tighter.

’What in the world happened?’

’Why did the Seventh Princess appear in my palace?’

’And what’s the deal with that hole in the floor?’

’Can the Seventh Princess dig holes?!’

(Author’s Note: I have to fix my sleep schedule, I really do! I can’t keep pulling all-nighters, otherwise, who knows when I’ll just keel over... The next Chapter will be out before midnight! From now on, it’s sleep after 12. The second bonus Chapter for the Alliance Leader supporter tier will be slightly delayed; I’ll try to get it out within three days!)