In the fourth month of the year 2,932 of the Dark War calendar, the governor of Sea-Sealing County perished. In addition to that, Holytide forces invaded three prefectures, while the Nightshades mounted a large-scale offensive on the imperial capital. [1]3

Sea-Sealing County was thrown into profound chaos, and hovered on the brink of utter disaster.3

In the sixth month of the same year, Sea-Sealing County, after marshaling all the county forces and mounting a two-month-long defense, failed to hold its northern front. Li Rongyu, the palace lord of the Administration Palace, died in battle. Zhang Hengxin, the palace lord of the Justice Palace, also died in battle. Yao Tianyan went missing. The allied army suffered untold casualties, and was forced to retreat 100,000 kilometers.14

The day after the defeat on the northern front, the western front also collapsed. Kong Liangxiu, the palace lord of the Swordsage Palace, died valiantly in battle.2

In that most critical of situations for the humans of Sea-Sealing County, the seventh imperial prince, who was deeply worried about the situation, fought against all odds to break through the Nightshade blockade and arrive with relief troops.44

Seventh Prince hacked through brambles and thorns and struck like a thunderbolt backed by hundreds of thousands of pounds of force. Under his command was an imperial army 60,000,000 strong, including forces from five Celestial Divisions as well as 49 commanders-in-chief from Eastglory. With those forces, he swept through the northern front. [2]3

He slaughtered 7,000,000 enemy cultivators from the two Holytide kingdoms of Heavengale and Earthsoil. Using the blood of those enemies, he established an impenetrable defensive perimeter on the northern front.6

After that, he sallied forth into the night with 27 commanders-in-chief, 113 generals, and a host of seasoned warrior cultivators from the imperial capital. Mounted on a golden dragon imperial carriage, he made his debut on the western front. [3]2

At that moment in which the western front collapsed,...63