Chapter 825 - 642: The Storm Brews_2

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Thus, Long Yi immediately began his tournament challenge.

And just as predicted, Long Yi, with his undefeated record, brought popularity to every tournament venue.

On the other hand, The Divine Auffa Empire was also in troubled waters.

In fact, the very next day after the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire was killed by Ai Lin, the Sanctuary Empire urgently dispatched envoys to The Divine Auffa Empire. Although the envoy spoke diplomatically, the intent behind his words was quite clear—we have lost our Crown Prince, and we know it was the doing of The Divine Auffa Empire. If you do not wish for war, then you must provide us with an explanation promptly.

As the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire had already heard about the incident from his three sons, he was well prepared. He told the envoy that he was deeply concerned about the disappearance of the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire. However, he had no idea where the Crown Prince might be. Nevertheless, in the spirit of humanity, he would mobilize national efforts to help search for him, but whether they would ultimately find him was not a matter he could decide.

The envoy from the Sanctuary Empire found this response unsatisfactory, but as an envoy, he didn’t have the courage to confront the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire, so he simply stated that he would report the matter truthfully and then left.

Meanwhile, the Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire was in a rage. He was certain that his son had been slain by The Divine Auffa Empire.

This was because his covert protectors had witnessed everything. His son and the assisting Mage, under the protection of several guards, had entered the box of the three Auffa princes. Shortly after, a massive mana disturbance emanated from within the box. Not long after, the three princes and Ai Lin left the box together, but no one else emerged from it. Later, the covert protectors checked the box and didn’t find any trace of the people, but the walls and seats still retained the remnants of a massive magical trace. Clearly, the Crown Prince and everyone else had been annihilated in an instant by an incredibly powerful magic!

The Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire was well aware that his son was no saint, stubbornly self-willed, and exceptionally proud. Approaching someone’s box like that, any conflict would definitely be disadvantageous to oneself.

But now the biggest trouble was the lack of evidence.

What to do?

The Emperor was nearly driven to distraction with worry.

At this moment, the Crown Prince was sitting in his own study, cradling his head in his hands, attempting to ponder a solution.

Suddenly, the space around him rippled, and a young woman appeared, crossing through the spatial disturbance.

Upon seeing her, the Emperor’s eyes lit up, and he stood up excitedly, "Teacher! What’s the result?"

The young woman furrowed her brow slightly and said, "I’ve personally inspected the scene. The traces left in the box definitely belong to the Sanctuary mages."

The Emperor was taken aback, "Are you saying they were killed by the Sanctuary mages?"

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The woman nodded, "Yes."

The Emperor furrowed his brow, "Could it be that there is a Sanctuary Mage secretly protecting them? It’s not impossible after all, with all three princes present. We really don’t know how many Sanctuary Mages the Divine Auffa Empire has hidden."

At that moment, the woman spoke up, "Perhaps, I should personally make a trip to the Divine Auffa Empire."

The Emperor was taken aback, "To do what?"

The woman smiled, "I believe that Ai Lin could be a breakthrough. She is so beautiful that she has attracted the pursuit of all three princes. And being a One-Star Mage, what girl doesn’t love beauty? If I tell her I have magic that can rejuvenate, I think she would definitely come with me. Then, wouldn’t we know exactly what happened there?"

The Emperor had a sudden realization, "The wisdom of the teacher is truly admirable, but that Divine Auffa Empire’s Boundary Monument is heavily guarded..."

However, the woman just smiled and shook her head, "In this plane, is there anywhere I, the Neglecter, cannot enter?"

Ever since dealing with the Saint Realm Empire, the three princes had not bothered Ai Lin for some time. Ai Lin took the opportunity to travel around, particularly paying close attention to the Teleportation Gate.

To activate the Teleportation Gate, just one or two Mages would not suffice. Breaking the plane’s barrier requires an immense amount of energy, and once the Teleportation Gate is activated, the momentum would be earth-shattering; it is absolutely impossible to activate it secretly. It was for this reason that Ai Lin maintained a relationship with the Divine Auffa Empire that was neither good nor bad. And as for killing the Saint Realm Empire’s prince, it was not done on a whim by Ai Lin. She believed there was nothing better than a war to open a stage for Long Yi.

Yes, Ai Lin did it on purpose. Although, at first, her actions in the box were meant to intimidate the three princes, the situation changed immediately when the prince from the Saint Realm Empire came to her. Ai Lin knew that only in chaos could the importance of Long Yi be realised, and she wanted the whole Divine Auffa Empire to become dependent on Long Yi. Only then would they willingly open the Teleportation Gate, and even if they were not willing, at least they would know how to open it—the secret of secrets, not even the three princes knew, the only one who held the key to the Teleportation Gate was the Emperor himself.

And obviously, obtaining the secret of the Teleportation Gate from the Emperor by extreme means was a very unwise act—at least for the time being.

Therefore, Ai Lin directly caused this major trouble, believing that even if she caused trouble, the Divine Auffa Empire would absolutely not draw the line with her at this time, because a Sanctuary Mage was just too precious!

Lately, Ai Lin had not received any information about the incident; in fact, even those who served her were completely unaware of it. She had no intention to inquire either, after all, Long Yi was not there, and how things would develop was not her concern.

There was a knock on the door, and Ai Lin said, "Please come in." A maid entered, carrying a tray of delicate pastries, but what Ai Lin saw was something else entirely.

Following the maid was a young woman whose attire did not seem to belong to the Divine Auffa Empire. She walked in with a leisurely pace, casually picked a pastry from the plate, and ate it while the maid noticed nothing at all.

The Neglecter.

Ai Lin immediately knew what was going on.