You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Saint-level powerhouses, as long as their physical bodies are not destroyed and their Primordial Spirits are intact, would not die even if they lost their heads.

But...

The red-robed, bald-headed woman, a Saint-level powerhouse, had her head cleanly severed by a Great Cultivator without even a chance to resist!

The crowd watched the Seventeenth Prince in disbelief, almost unable to trust their own eyes.

Their shock wasn't just because the Seventeenth Prince could decapitate a Saint-level powerhouse, but also because of the Imperial Decree that moved the Heavenly Dao to open its eyes!

A Saint-level powerhouse couldn't release their Inner Heaven and Earth Domain, and the power they could exert wasn't even one-tenth or one-twentieth of their true strength.

Yet this Your Highness was able to utilize the Law of Heaven and Earth, naturally achieving a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation in strength, even more astonishing than the enhancement from a Divine Artifact!

With the true strength of the Tianxia Building's Eighth Layer, combined with a fearsome Divine Artifact, of course, it was possible to Instant Kill a suppressed Saint-level powerhouse!

What baffled them was...

For countless years, it had been almost unheard of for anyone to utilize the Law of Heaven and Earth within Jingzhou's boundaries; it seemed to be a taboo, and even the Royal Family Envoys, the Patrol Envoys, could only qualify to use it outside of Jingzhou.

Even when the rebel who pursued Proving from Sky Cloud Country raised his banner in rebellion, the Crown Prince would rather act personally than allow anyone the qualification to use the Law of Heaven and Earth.

But this Seventeenth Prince had an Imperial Decree?

The deeper the understanding, the more shocked they were, and the Hall Masters looked as if they had seen a ghost.

The Twelfth Prince also silently stared at Lin Yue.

He couldn't understand this at all.

He had thought that no matter what, he could cause great trouble for the Seventeenth Prince this time; with just a little push from himself, it would be hard to cleanse him of the suspicion of Human Clan betrayal.

But how could an Imperial Decree appear?

A prince whom even the Regent Crown Prince was willing to trust so much, and the direct disciple of the Main Hall Master of Ancestor Hall, even if he spread rumors, it was unlikely many would believe him to be the reincarnation of a betraying Human Clan traitor.

The Crown Prince is the future Divine Emperor, almost the ruler of Great Yong. If the Seventeenth Prince really was the reincarnation of a traitor who nearly caused the extinction of the Human Clan, how could the Crown Prince possibly bestow an Imperial Decree?

—This was something even a child could understand.

But at this moment, the Twelfth Prince could no longer care about the failure of his subsequent plans.

There was only one thought in his mind: "The Crown Prince… How could he grant him an Imperial Decree? How is this possible? This can't be…"

As a Sealing King Prince who had also experienced the rebellion of Sky Cloud Country, he understood the terror of the Crown Prince all the more.

He was an existence that no Cultivator could defy.

Even the mightiest Proving powerhouse, as long as they were within Great Yong, could be directly killed by the Crown Prince with just a thought from afar!

Over the years, he had never seen the Crown Prince favor anyone, always as apathetic and merciless as the heavens, among the many princes, only the most mysterious Second Prince had the qualifications to be valued by the Crown Prince.

As for the other Princes?

Whether it was the Third Prince who had successfully Proven, the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Second Princess, or the unfathomable eldest Princess, none could gain the Crown Prince's attention.

And this Seventeenth brother... how could he possess the Crown Prince's partiality, to the point of specially bestowing an Imperial Decree?

That was the most unbelievable thing to him!

"Did the Seventeenth Prince just use the Law of Heaven and Earth?"

"That was an Imperial Decree just now, right?"

"Was it given by the Crown Prince or Your Majesty?"

"Of course, it was the Crown Prince. When have you ever heard of Your Majesty caring about these things?"

"The Crown Prince has been the Regent for over thirteen hundred years without fault. Even the Crown Prince trusts the Seventeenth Prince, how could he possibly be a reincarnation of a betrayer of the Human Clan?"

"Even if he was, he must have already reformed completely."

"I've never heard of anyone who could use the Law of Heaven and Earth within Jingzhou; it seems the Crown Prince really trusts the Seventeenth Prince..."

None of those present were fools, naturally all could grasp the crux of the matter.

For a while, the way everyone looked at Lin Yue completely changed; just a moment ago, they suspected the Seventeenth Prince to be a terrifying Human Clan traitor, but now with the Imperial Decree, the perception had wholly differed.

"You…"

The head of the red-robed, bald-headed woman was sucked into Lin Yue's hand, head and body separated. Although temporarily unharmed, she still looked at Lin Yue in shock.

If she could have released her Inner Heaven and Earth Domain and relied on the Inner Heaven and Earth Origin Power's enhancement, she naturally would have easily blocked Lin Yue. But with only a mere trace of Inner Heaven and Earth Power, she simply couldn't fend off the might of the Divine Artifact.

"How about it?"

Lin Yue casually tossed the red-robed, bald-headed woman's head into the air, then caught it with the flat side of his Battle Saber, making her head rest on the blade's edge. His eyes unwaveringly focused on hers, he said, "Be earnest and accept the surveillance, and my Ancestor Hall won't harm you. If you don't agree, then we'll have no choice but to expel you from Di Hong City."

The red-robed, bald-headed woman barely managed to use the Power of Heaven and Earth to seal the wound but couldn't do anything else. She could only let the blade rest under her neck, feeling the fearsome and silent Sword Intent.

She was the strongest among those from Liangwang City, and even she couldn't withstand it. What could she do?

If expelled from Di Hong City, there truly would be no hope.

"…Fine," the red-robed, bald-headed woman said with some difficulty, "We can accept the surveillance, but…"

"There are no buts."

Lin Yue cut her off directly, "No one can be sure whether you are Human Clan traitors cultivated by the Demon Clan. It's only because you are the descendants of Human Ancestor that you were allowed to stay under supervision in Heavenly Rain Hall. Otherwise, you wouldn't be treated so kindly."

"…Understood," the red-robed, bald-headed woman said with a low voice.

Lin Yue arched an eyebrow slightly, then casually shook his saber, sending her head flying back to her headless body.