# Chapter 539: Clearly Divided
"Helian is the Nine-Headed Demon Serpent Clan. The current clan head is Helian Kuang. The Helian Peng that Big Brother saw two months ago is his younger brother. The strongest among the younger generation of the Helian Clan is the person sitting next to Helian Peng… Helian Ba! He and Su Zhizhan of the Su Clan are tied as the strongest among the younger generation of the Twelve Guardian Clans. However, Helian Ba is thirty-one years old this year, while Su Zhizhan is only twenty-seven. So in terms of talent, Su Zhizhan slightly surpasses Helian Ba."
"The Su Clan?" Yun Che used his eyes to search through the seating of the twelve clans. The seating of the twelve clans was arranged in two rows, east and west. The Helian, Chiyang, Bai, Nangong, Lin, Jiufang, and Xiao clans that Xiao Yun had introduced earlier were all in the east row, while their Yun Clan, Mu Clan, and Tianxia Clan were in the west row. At the northernmost seat of the west row, Yun Che found the character "Su," but the seat was still empty—the Su Clan had not yet arrived.
"The Su Clan has arrived!"
Just as Yun Che had located the Su Clan's seating, a loud announcement rang out at the entrance of the main hall. The hundred members of the Su Clan entered in formation and walked directly toward their seats.
As the leading middle-aged man passed by the Yun Clan's seating, he stopped and clasped his hands toward Yun Qinghong: "Brother Yun, all is well?"
Yun Qinghong stood up and smiled slightly: "Everything is fine. Brother Su's profound art seems to have greatly advanced—congratulations."
"Heh heh, compared to you, Brother Yun, a genius like you, I still have a long way to go." The middle-aged man laughed freely. "Zhi Zhan, why haven't you greeted your Uncle Yun yet?"
"Zhi Zhan pays respects to Uncle Yun." The young man beside the middle-aged man stepped forward and bowed respectfully, his expression showing reverence but neither servile nor overbearing, bearing a quite extraordinary demeanor. However, looking at his eyes, Yun Che felt this should also be a fellow full of pride… and no wonder, these…
At a glance, one could see that the Guardian Clans and Royal Clans seated on the east side were all leaning toward—or even having already pledged allegiance to—Prince Huai!
Those on the west side were the ones who had not leaned toward Prince Huai but still remained loyal to the Demon Emperor lineage, meaning loyal to Little Demon Queen!
Originally, Yun Che had not been clear on exactly which of the Twelve Guardian Clans had sided with Prince Huai, but now it was perfectly clear! And this was clearly intentional on Prince Huai's part—he was showing everyone just how enormous the forces he commanded had become… thoroughly overwhelming the forces loyal to Little Demon Queen!
Such seating arrangements, such blatant audacity… his intentions for this grand ceremony were as clear as day!
The clan heads and elders of the Su, Yan, Tianxia, Mu, and Yun clans exchanged glances, their expressions all extremely grave. None of them had anticipated that the situation would have deteriorated to such an extent. The forces Prince Huai had secretly accumulated over the years were already this terrifying.
"Is being ruled by a woman really so unpopular?" Yun Che said with some emotion. The figure of Cang Yue appeared in his mind, warming his heart. He thought to himself: At least I cured His Majesty the Emperor of that illness, so he can still father a whole nest of little princes. Otherwise, if one day he has no choice but to pass the throne to Xue Ruo, then my princess wife would be in for a rough time… She'd be exhausted to death.
"As for those who stand at the pinnacle of the Illusion Demon Realm, they have already prepared their slanderous words…"
Yun Qinghong finished speaking, let out a long breath, and closed his eyes. Clearly, he was struggling to think about how he should face the coming situation.
Yun Che silently pondered Yun Qinghong's words, also sinking into deep thought. After a long while, he suddenly spoke: "Father, when the ceremony begins later, no matter what I do, I hope Father will not stop me."
Yun Qinghong opened his eyes, gave him a deep look, but did not ask what he intended to do. He only nodded silently, his eyes as deep as the ocean, filled with a father's trust in his son that needed no reason.
"Little—Demon—Queen—arrives!!"
At that moment, a loud, ear-piercing shout echoed above the Yaohuang Hall. The originally noisy hall fell silent in an instant, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. Everyone raised their heads high, looking toward the top of the hall.
[That's all for today's update… This Mars is heading off to battle for 11.11!!!]
[That's all for today's update… This Mars is heading off to battle for 11.11!!!]
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