I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

Just as Ji Tian was undergoing the test, outside the island venue.

Mira first sent her guards to escort Pirate King Lonely Reef out of the meeting, saying that she had something important to report.

The pirate king initially thought it was just a prank by his mischievous niece, but now it was a special time and he didn't have time to play with her.

Moreover, neither he nor his third brother (the orc archmage) have any children yet. Once the orc kingdom is established, Mira will be the crown princess. How can she just fool around all day?

So he casually arranged for the other party's father to go and discipline him.

After a while, the other party's father also returned looking constipated, and secretly told him the whole story through magical communication.

"What?! You're saying that mysterious person carries a strong aura of forbidden magic?"

"Yes, Mira felt that aura up close, there's no mistake."

The lone reef pondered for a moment, then turned its head to look at the orc archmage hidden in the shadows:

"Third brother, go check out the situation in the Forbidden Curse Sea. I'll go ask Mira for details."

"Yes."

The orc archmage accepted the order, his figure blending into the shadows and quickly disappearing.

Lone Reef's gaze fell on Mira, who had been brought closer:

Are they still on the island?

"They're still here. I gave them silver bells to make sure they wouldn't be bothered by the patrols."

"Very good! Since the other party possesses at least the strength of a legendary mage, taking the initiative to show goodwill is the best course of action."

Lone Reef nodded approvingly and asked for more details. After about two incense sticks' worth of time, the shadows coalesced again, and the figure of the orc archmage emerged from them.

His expression was off.

"There is indeed a problem in the sea. I cannot enter the area covered by the forbidden spell for the time being, but I can see through some means that all the cannons on the ship have disappeared, while the pirate ship is intact."

Lonely Reef's eyelids twitched, and he confirmed again:

"All my ships, all my cannons, were completely destroyed?"

"Yes, and in the waters outside the forbidden spell's range, I discovered Prince George's ship. The hull was not sunk, but there were signs of battle on the deck."

The lone reef turned around: "The ship is still here, but where are the others?"

"He's dead. The wound was inflicted by his bare hands; a palm strike through his heart."

Although the thought of all the artillery being intercepted halfway made him furious, the thought of his good brother also dying made him feel better.

Unable to contain himself, the lone reef let out a soft laugh.

No, I can't laugh yet. That guy is cunning; he might be faking his death.

"Have you confirmed the identity of the body?"

"It has been confirmed through bloodline testing that it is indeed him, and there are also traces of the [Golden Crown] on his head."

"That's good. Send a few trustworthy people to properly transport the body back to the capital, and don't let outsiders know that he died here."

"Yes."

To be honest, if it weren't for Mira, a junior, being there, and me needing to maintain a certain image, I probably would have already burst into laughter.

Great, that's wonderful!

George, that control freak, was using me while secretly plotting how to discard me after he was done with me. Even I had to figure out what he was thinking.

From a public perspective, with his death, no one in the royal family can immediately take over the affairs in the southern border, giving the orc kingdom a window of opportunity for stable development.

Personally, he deserved to die. He had been oppressed and humiliated by the two brothers when he was in the capital. He knew very well how his mother died, but he just didn't have the ability to take revenge before.

Mira stood quietly to the side, listening for a moment before asking:

"Uncle, what are your plans next?"

"First, reorganize the pirates on the island. As for that guest with the aura of a forbidden spell... since they are still on the island, let's not disturb them for now and wait for them to decide when to leave."

……

Inside the hotel room, time seemed to stretch out.

Lilith squatted in front of Ji Tian, ​​her hands resting on her knees, her purple eyes fixed on Ji Tian's crowned face.

She looked at him for a while, then tilted her head and looked at him from a different angle. She reached out her index finger to poke him, but was afraid of disturbing him, so she put it down in the end.

"...Still not awake? It's been half an hour."

She turned to Ophelia, who was sitting at the table. "Second Senior Sister, could you do a divination to see how long it will take for Master to wake up?"

Ophelia looked up from her seat by the window and said softly:

"The divination trial process? But the Holy Sword itself is the biggest obstacle to divination; information will be blocked, and the results will be very vague."

"Even a vague result is fine; at least it's better than just waiting."

"..."

Ophelia paused for a moment, then agreed.

As soon as she took out the divination tools, an aura of supreme majesty emanated from Ji Tian, ​​as if the air was filled with a heavy presence, as if the center of gravity of the entire room had suddenly shifted an inch towards Ji Tian's position.

Elena, who was leaning against the window flipping through an old book, couldn't help but look up at Ji Tian.

Ji Tian's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he opened his eyes.

The previously dull gems on the crown suddenly began to shine brightly.

Ji Tian reached out and removed the crown, his gaze sweeping across the room: "...How long has it been?"

Elena closed her book, walked up to him, and said, "Exactly half an hour. You passed?"

"It's approved." Ji Tian placed the crown on the table, then said, "But there was a small problem at the end."

"What's the problem?"

Ji Tian briefly explained the process of the trial:

The first level involves a detective and demon police officers; the second level involves leading nearly a thousand people to evacuate the capital; the third level involves breaking through the demon army's defenses near the sacred mountain alone, climbing the mountain, and then pulling out the holy sword along with the sacred mountain. After that, the scene constructed by the crown starts to lag.

"Stuck and stopped?"

"It's like a painting that's been soaked in water; the edges are blurred, the colors are out of place, and parts of the image are still flickering. That world was forcibly pushed into the 'sequel' after the trial was completed."

I saw the demon king defeated and a new kingdom established, but the transitions between these scenes felt very abrupt.

Ophelia walked to the table, her gaze falling on the crown.

"So, this trial scenario itself is real, but it might not have been designed as an 'illusion'?"

Elena chimed in, "I think it's a historical record preserved by the relic itself."

Ji Tian looked at her: "Do you think this is true history?"

"Yes, the current kingdom has only been established for a little over 1,700 years, and that history happened right after the first major invasion by the demons."

If my speculation is correct, the crown may represent a real era, an era in which a human kingdom was controlled by demons.

And the entire process of the Holy Mountain's resurgence and the re-establishment of the kingdom after that.