In the Divine Capital Upper City, the place closest to the Imperial City, in the residence of Huayang Princess, the Second Prince encountered an assassination.
His sense of crisis surged and then fell abruptly, erased by the Heavenly Escape Sword Intent. A momentary blankness appeared in his thoughts, further causing True Qi to become disordered. In that instant, the invisible and intangible Sword Light penetrated the Second Prince's back.
The vestment robe he wore offered no protection against the Great Circle Sword, mercilessly pierced through, with the sword tip splitting flesh and blood, inch by inch entering, while the Second Prince's flesh and bones gradually turned gold, the increasingly dense golden sheen illuminating the sword tip.
