{Eternal Imperial vault}
Following Grimm's advice, the Crown prince goes inside the vault, "Where is it", asked he angry and confused, "My lord!!", shouted Qian shocked, "What is this a hole in vault", said Zhinu suspicious, "Impossible the vault is impenetrable and only the Imperial members can enter it", explained Qian certain, "What did you just say", asked Zhinu surprised, "The vault is impenetrable", said he (Qian), "No!!", shouted Zhinu, "the other part", said he sternly, "The vault can only be accessed by Imperial members…", said Qian and realizing the clue, "Great come with me", said he Zhinu.
{Somewhere in the mountains of Esnor}
A strange man flashed down into a cave, "Come out", said he and figure came out of the shadows, "Why did you pick this place it was hard to get", asked he (Strange man) curious, "Because this is the place it was buried", said the man lifting his clock hat, "Your removing your hat, it's dangerous", said the strange man, "I know, but it's no longer necessary hide", said Jingyu (Ryo), "The brother of the Seventh Warlord, Bai Xuanyu", said the strange man, "Shows himself", added Jingyu.
As they were talking, they felt a sudden pressure, and someone appeared behind the strange man. "Watch out!!", shouted Jingyu, and a fist punch landed on the strange man, sending him flying into the wall. "You", said Jingyu, surprised, "How could your…", said Bor, shocked, and he felt a sudden feeling of air,
{Eternal Garden}
In the garden, Xueying was waiting for Zhinu. "Where is he?" asked she to herself, and suddenly he flashed behind her, "Did you find it?", asked he, and she opened the palm of her hand and revealed a mirror-shaped object. "Yes, Wu'an had it, strange, but I got it", said she (Xueying) as she handed the object to Zhinu. "Now we just have to get to the meeting on time", he said, and they flashed off.
At the Eldar chamber the noble lords were calling for the Demon princess to be judged, "Your majesty, we must set a big example of this to all who wish to go against the Eternal realm", said one noble lord, "What are you implying", asked Mu Xuan and looked at the noble lord with a bit of suspicion, "He didn't mean anything against the Heavenly realm", said the Imperial advisor as looked at the Heavenly prince.
As they were debating on what to do about this situation the members of the Eldar got impatient, "What is the meaning of this debate?, just make a judgement", said the Third Eldar Anwu, angrily and everyone went quiet trying to debate what to say, "My lord, she is the Demon princess so this matter must handle with great care", said Ming De one of the Eternal ministers concerned, "Why she is just a demon, even if she is a princess the Demon race is not a divine race, we can just kill them if they revolt", answered Chong Yi irritated.
"Watch your tone, Princess", said Shangyu with a stern voice. "Demons are just as divine as any of us", he added. "My prince I agree with the princess the Demon race must be thought a lesson not to cause chaos in the Eternal realm", said the Imperial advisor invokingly and as they stared at each other Bor came rushing in with the strange figure holding him by his neck collar, "Your majesty, I found this creature lurking in the shadows of the city, plotting against the Dragon throne", said he (Bor) as he entered the chamber throwing the figure at the foot of the chairs of the emperors throne.
With a wave of his hand, he removed the figure's disguise, "Demon!", shouted Chongyi, "What!", shouted the Imperial advisor, and he then turned his attention to Xi Yuan. "Your majesty, this is prove that the Demon realm has planned to invade the Kingdom", said he (Imperial advisor) and he knelt to the emperor, "Please order for the immediate arrest of the Demon king and punish him for his crime", he added and every one of the noble lords and ministers that supported him knelt and said, "Your majesty, please arrest the Demon king and punish him for his crimes".
As everyone knelt, the emperor looked at the empress, and he was ready to act. "Your majesty, we can't go simply on the capture of a single demon", answered Shangyu sternly. "My prince, who knows how many more demons are lurking inside the city?", replied the Imperial advisor, cutting off the emperor before he could respond. "So, you are going to just decide for my brother", said Arceus as he flashed in the chamber next to his throne. "Greetings, Lord Arceus", said everyone bowing, "Rise", said Arceus. "No, my lord, I was just stating the obvious", said the Imperial advisor, arguing his view.
"Wait!!", shouted Zhinu as he came in running into the chamber, "Father, I have found evidence that can prove the Xi Yuan and the Demon clan are innocent", out of breath. "Very well, show us", said Zhi'an, pleased but concerned. He revealed the mirror object to everyone and the empress and emperor was shocked even Arceus could not believe it, "Where did you get that thing", asked the empress concerned, "I found it in the forbidden section of the vault", answered Xueying confused, "How dare you!!", shouted the empress furious and everyone looked at her confused, "Is it a problem sister-in-law", asked Su Ying curious, "No it is not, just how could they do this", answered she (Qing Tian) concerned.
"Show us", said Su Ying and Zhinu proceed he enfused his Qi into the object and it went up into the air and projected an image revealing what happened.
{Mirror object}
"Brother, what are you doing here?", asked the empress in the royal garden. "Can't I visit my own sister?", said her brother (Jing Ke), revealing his face, "They will all pay for what happened to the Xearrion Race", added he. "What are you going to do?", asked she (Qing Tian) curious, "I have already put everything in place all we have to do is wait for the Demon princess to arrive, I have already got something from the Imperial vault, you just play along", instructed he and she just nodded and said, "Very well".
Zhi'an looked at Qingtian, and Zhinu realized what he had done, looking at his mother in shock, "How dare you?", said Arceus, furious, and everyone was silenced. "How could you?", asked Zhi'an, shocked, and Zhinu started to cry.
"How could I, I had to watch how Arceus your brother slaughtered my people, and you did nothing", shouted she (Qingtian) with fury and everyone was shocked, "Even after you became emperor and I empress I could not harm him, so when my brother came to me with a plan I was….", said she as she walked from her throne looking at Arceus who did not pay her any attention, Zhi'an was shocked, "Qingtian I thought…", said he Zhi'an cracking, "You thought that I would forgive and forget, no I remembered, I remembered the screams of the people that died the sight of my father's body fading into dust, I remembered", said she with fury in her voice and tears running down her cheeks.
"I remembered that I even killed and poisoned his first two children", said Qingtian with pride, "I went as far as to separate him from his other half….", said she with joy in her eyes.
"Silence!!!", shouted Zhi'an with anger in his eyes. "How dare you?", said he angrily. Arceus was standing, looking at her with no emotion on his face as if his mind left his body.
"After everything that we have accomplished, I worked so hard that the people and my parents could accept you, how dare you!!!!", shouted Zhi'an with fury, and an aura of lightning like fire surrounded him, and the thunder in the sky started to crack. Everyone in the hall, besides the Eldar, immediately fell to the ground, kneeling
"Your majesty, calm down", said his eunuch, "Father...", said Zhinu with fear, and the empress dropped to her knees, "Punish me if you like, kill me !!!", shouted she, "Mother...", said Chang'an with a look of sadness.
"Qingtian!!!", shouted Zhi'an as he got more infuriated.
As the confrontation got more heated, Arceus felt something was off in the barrier array of the Chamber. "Strange", said he softly, "Father", said Shangyu, concerned, and Arceus shook his head. Arceus shot a blast of cold energy towards the corner of the chamber, and everyone was shocked. "Arceus, what is the meaning of this?", asked Zhi'an, confused, but Arceus did not answer him. He looked at the corner.
"So, you sensed him", said Anwu, smirking, and Arceus flashed into the air and cultivated his energy,
"Damn", said Jing Ke, who was hiding in the shadows, "I thought I used it properly", said he (Jing Ke), and he flashed to the ground, landing next to the Demon princes kneeling, and Arceus flashed back to his throne. "Now this is unexpected", said Jing Ke sarcastically, "Well done, sister, but it seems our plan failed", he said, looking at his sister on the ground. Everyone was shocked to see him, "Didn't he die at the destruction of the Xearrion Kingdom?", asked Su Ying, surprised. "No, he escaped", answered Xu Fung.
"Seize him!!", shouted Zhi'an, and the Imperial guard tried to take him, but he fought them off and killed them one by one. He tried to escape, but Arceus tried to stop him. As he flashed behind him, he suddenly felt a sting, and a sudden stream of light flashed, and the empress appeared in front of Arceus, stabbing him in the heart.
"Well done, sister, you did a good job for our cause", said Jing Ke with a smirk as he flashed away.
He looked at her with no emotion and fell to the ground, "Qingtian!", shouted Zhi'an, shocked. "Arceus!", said Anwu, and flashed to catch Arceus that was falling. As he caught him, Arceus started to grow weak, and his face grew dark with no light in it. "Arceus, what happened?", asked Zhi'an as he flashed to Arceus. "Father", said Shangyu. "Take him away", instructed Zhi'an, and they hurried him to his room.
As they were taking Arceus away, Zhi'an turned around and looked at Qingtian, "How could you?", he said, and the Imperial guards arrested her. Zhi'an suddenly felt lightheaded, and Chang'an flashed to his side, "Father, I think you should rest", said she calmly. "No, no one is to speak of this!", commanded Zhi'an with a tone of anger. He then flashed away to check on Arceus.
Zhinu was frozen in his place with a feeling of guilt and flashed away. The guards took Xi Yuan away, "What a sad day", said Mu Yuan as they walked out of the chamber.
{Later that day}
"I hereby decree that today's actions by the empress were influenced by evil people and not those of her own. I hereby confine her to her quarters, not to leave her residence unless commanded by me. She is also stripped of her title as Empress of the Eternal Realm. The Demon Princess Xi Yuan is released and clear of all the charges against her and is allowed to continue in the Divine Martial Tournament".
{Imperial Advisor Residence}
"So, it has been done", asked the Imperial advisor. "Yes, it has", answered Jingyu with malicious smile.