Chapter 425: A Three-Way Balance, Outside the Abyss Secret Realm

As expected, seven days later, most of the Second Imperial Prince’s people were released without conviction. A few received light punishments. Only a handful of core followers were imprisoned.

After these people were released, they all came into contact with the Thirteenth Imperial Prince, Xiao Yuanchen.

The Thirteenth Imperial Prince then announced openly that he was forming his own faction.

The news stirred fresh intrigue in the Imperial Capital. A surprising number of people openly declared their support for Xiao Yuanchen.

Xiao Yuanchen instantly became the foremost power in the Imperial Capital. The Ninth Imperial Princess was pushed down to second place, and the Third Imperial Prince ranked last.

The previous arrangement of four powers, one of them neutral, had become a three-way balance.

Most of those who had previously declared strict neutrality now sided with Xiao Yuanchen.

Many neutral factions had been waiting for Xiao Yuanchen to enter the struggle, simply because the Divine Calculator was staying at his residence.

The Divine Calculator’s reputation rivaled an Imperial Prince’s. Otherwise, so many royal princes and Imperial Princes would not have invited him. Some neutral factions had therefore waited, intending to follow him wherever he went.

Before, when the Thirteenth Imperial Prince showed no interest in the struggle for power, they chose to maintain neutrality to protect themselves. Now that the Thirteenth Imperial Prince had made his move, they could finally declare their stance.

The ultimate beneficiary of this great upheaval in the Imperial Capital was not the Ninth Imperial Princess, but the Thirteenth Imperial Prince.

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