At the edge of the shattered altar, Wu Jianwu was carefully studying his script. He intended to take everything he knew about Ancient Emperor Dark Serenity and make it a part of his performance. It wasn’t a very difficult task for him, nor was it his first time doing something like this. Back in the Dark Serenity Sect’s pocket dimension in the Eight Sect Coalition, he had done something similar to get a reaction from the demon snake skeleton. [1]3

With the Heir Apparent directing, Ning Yan and Nethersprite essentially had to start from ground zero with their lines. It went without saying that the Heir Apparent was definitely a more suitable director for this play than Chen Erniu. With his insights, everyone was able to bring a higher level of realism to their roles.4

Princess Brightblossom, Fifth Sister, and Eighth Sib sat next to the Heir Apparent watching the rehearsal and discussing it amongst themselves.1

“That Wu Jianwu kid has some pizazz after all. Forget his cultivation base. His facial expressions and wording really do remind you a lot of the Ancient Emperor.”10

“Ning Yan isn’t bad either. He’s at least channeling some of our father’s imperial majesty.”2

“Comparatively speaking, though, the hatred in Nethersprite’s eyes is the most realistic. Probably...8