novelraw Chapter 556 - 495: The Enthronement Ceremony
Chapter 556 - 495: The Enthronement Ceremony
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The war lasted for half a year. It finally ended with Kailuo Star ceding thirty percent of its territory and paying one hundred forty-five trillion cubic meters of Energy Crystals in reparations!
According to Anubia’s usual ruthless and domineering methods, if he could have taken everything, he never would have stopped after just a taste of victory!
However, this time he actually signed the treaty and let them off the hook for now.
Anubia had recently been preparing for when to pass the throne to his child. The transition between an old and new king was always fraught with turmoil. It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. He needed to resolve the internal undercurrents first before he would have the energy to deal with the minions outside.
Anubia had set seven trials for his four children, and in the end, he chose Sen Chuan as his successor.
On the eve of the coronation ceremony, Sang Luo personally braided her daughter’s hair.
Her long, platinum-blonde curls cascaded down her back like a waterfall. Sang Luo wove them strand by strand into an updo, adorning it with precious and magnificent jewelry that glittered like a river of stars...
Sang Luo looked with amazement at the young woman in the mirror. She had willow-leaf brows, almond eyes, a delicate nose, and red lips. Her daughter’s features greatly resembled her own, but those captivating, slender eyes were just like her father’s. She possessed a gentle, lovely beauty mixed with the seductive and mysterious allure of the Butterfly Clan. Whether in the Beast Clan or the Insect Clan, she was an undeniable great beauty!
Sang Luo never thought she’d find herself fawning over her own daughter. She planted a kiss on her cheek.
Sen Chuan’s pretty face flushed slightly. "Mother~"
Sang Luo grinned and teased, "My daughter is just so beautiful. Ai, I barely got to hold you when you were little. Let Mother give you another kiss, okay?"
Sen Chuan turned her cheek and pointed. "Kiss this side."
Sang Luo kissed her left cheek. ’So fragrant and soft,’ she thought. ’Daughters really are the cutest.’
Anubia watched the mother and daughter, a smug smile on his lips. "Of course! Just look whose daughter she is. Our Sen Chuan is the number one beauty in the Insect Clan now! She was fatally cute when she was little. If I hadn’t kept a close watch on her, who knows how many times she would have been kidnapped."
He even took out photos of the children when they were young and handed them to Sang Luo.
Four cherubic little dumplings. Their semi-insectoid features were still very obvious, but it wasn’t hard to see what beauties they would grow up to be!
"How about we have another one? We can raise a few more beautiful little insect cubs for fun." This despicable man, Anubia, was even using children to tempt her.
"In your dreams." Sang Luo mercilessly pushed away his handsome face as he leaned in.
Anubia gazed at her tenderly with his handsome, deep, ochre-gray eyes. He deliberately softened his cool, magnetic, and seductive voice, making it exceptionally soul-stirring. "How about... we give it another try tonight..."
"Mother! Hurry up and get him out of here! I can’t take it!"
Sen Chuan couldn’t bear to look at her horny father!
Taiya couldn’t help but chuckle. "Father, Mother, don’t worry. From now on, you can leave this place to Sister Sen Chuan and us. Father can go back to the Beast World with Mother and live a good life."
For the past few centuries, their father had long since wanted nothing to do with this mess. He rarely left the Star Vortex Insect Nest in order to watch over them. The children had seen it all and hoped their parents could finally be together properly.
"Mother, let’s bring Little An and the others over to visit! We can all be here together for the excitement and witness Sister Sen Chuan’s coronation!" Little Jin suggested.
Sen Chuan and the others all nodded in agreement.
"I was thinking the same thing. I’ve already sent messages to your brothers and sisters. Once they finish up their business, they’ll come for Sen Chuan’s coronation!"
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The old king’s era ended, and the new king ascended the throne.
The Star Vortex Insect Nest was in an uproar!
The leaders of all the major powers attended the new king’s coronation banquet, bringing with them countless treasures and gifts.
In the center of the palace, the young woman was dressed magnificently, a scepter in her hand. She wore a platinum-gold suit of armored battle robes, and the cape that fell to the floor meandered like a river of stars.
Behind her followed two perfectly uniform rows of knights.
The scene was majestic and beautiful! Everyone was too stunned to speak!
Sang Luo’s eyes filled with tears, unable to tell if it was from excitement or the gratification of a mother.
Surrounded by the crowd, Sen Chuan gracefully walked up the high platform to her parents, holding back her own tears as she lowered her head and curtsied elegantly.
Anubia handed the crown to Sang Luo. "You should be the one to crown our daughter."
"Alright." Sang Luo accepted the crown, which was shaped like the sun.
The crown was inlaid with three thousand, one hundred and seventy-two jewels, representing the unity of the three thousand, one hundred and seventy-two clans of the Star Vortex Insect Nest.
The five jewels on the points of the crown represented the five major regions of the Star Vortex Insect Nest.
The red jewel in the very center, taken from the old crown, represented the supreme rule over the Star Vortex Insect Nest.
The moment Sang Luo placed the crown on Sen Chuan’s head, the tens of thousands of Insect Clan members below erupted.
The first Female King in a thousand years!
Awe, respect, adoration... Countless emotions mingled in that moment, but hidden among them were some discordant voices and unfriendly gazes.
Sang Luo caught sight of an elderly man in ornate robes, his face full of contempt. He sneered, gave a cold snort, and left the hall without any regard for decorum, taking his entourage with him.
Following him were several other officials and nobles who also appeared to be of high status and authority.
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Sang Luo frowned but didn’t pay it too much mind. ’The succession of every king has always been accompanied by blood and slaughter. This peace and harmony is just the calm before the storm.’
This would be Sen Chuan’s first lesson after taking the throne.
Sang Luo had summoned all her children to attend Sen Chuan’s coronation.
When Lou Xianyue and the others heard the news, they also pushed aside their affairs, personally came with their children, and presented magnificent congratulatory gifts.
Sen Chuan’s hands grew weak from accepting so many gifts, and her heart was filled with contentment.
She hadn’t been this happy in a long time. Her mother and father were both here, and her brothers and sisters had come to attend her coronation!
This was perhaps the happiest and most unforgettable moment of her life!
Amidst her happiness and emotion, Sang Luo also felt a trace of worry. Two of her children hadn’t come—Little Treasure and Nuonuo.
She still couldn’t contact Quan Jin and Yan.
Until her power reached the Divine Venerable Realm, she couldn’t break through the barriers of the Divine Realm and the Ghost Realm.
Once her Beast Husbands went to those two places, Sang Luo usually couldn’t contact them.
But the bond of flesh and blood she shared with her children was even deeper than the soul marks she had with her Beast Husbands. Barring special circumstances, she could summon her children to her side no matter where they were.
But this time, Sang Luo couldn’t sense them.
’Could it be... that something happened?’
The ceremony would last for a month, and Sang Luo didn’t want to bring up bad news at such a critical juncture. Besides, with people waiting for a chance to cause trouble, Anubia had to remain in the Star Vortex Insect Nest. He couldn’t leave until Sen Chuan had solidified her position on the throne.
"AWOO~ Mother, I’m here to hide! If my sister comes looking for me later, just say you didn’t see me!"
A small, cyan-colored furball came barging in.
Sang Luo scooped the Little Bian into her arms and ruffled its head. "Playing hide-and-seek with Sister Zhenzhen again?"
Her youngest son had a uniquely beautiful coat. He was the only cyan Bian in the entire Bian Clan. He had azure fur, and his two small, jade-like horns made him look like an elegant and noble little jade sculpture of an Auspicious Divine Beast—the kind you’d place on a desk for good fortune and to ward off evil!
That’s why Sang Luo had given him the nickname "Yu’er."