Suddenly, the bells and drums rang out in unison.

The sound of the bells echoed for a hundred miles, and the clouds in the sky danced with joy.

Before long, a massive pillar of yellow radiance descended from a distant star, landing atop the Temple of Heaven.

In the next instant, with a booming hum, the entire Temple of Heaven was awash in glowing clouds, ten thousand rays of golden light illuminating the sky, with faint sounds of dragon roars and tiger growls echoing through the air. Even the blazing sun in the sky seemed to lose its brilliance.

“The inheritance seed transfer begins.” Ryan Cooper announced loudly with an air of authority. “First, the Seventh Prince.”

Hannah Bennett shook out his robes with a hint of pride, his expression somewhat arrogant as he glanced at Evan Bennett and the others, then strode confidently toward the Temple of Heaven. He then reverently extended both hands to touch the center of a special circular ring beneath the altar.

In an instant, a blue radiance shaped like an axe flashed down from the sky and merged into the Seventh Prince’s body. His body began to tremble violently.

Soon, a stream of true energy wriggled like an earthworm beneath his skin. At this moment, the Seventh Prince’s entire body gleamed with a lustrous olive-green glow, like a humanoid jade.

Not long after, the Grand Preceptor opened his celestial eye and swept his gaze over the scene, then loudly proclaimed, “The Seventh Prince has received the ‘Axe Seed’, a level-four martial embryo, and has instantly broken through to the second stage of martial cultivation.”

Because, when the heavenly inheritance descends, it not only plants the martial embryo for you, but the remaining spiritual power from the inheritance can also help cleanse your body. If your condition is good, you might even use this opportunity granted by the heavens to break through your cultivation realm in one go.

“Ah, the Axe Seed Mark! That’s a divine weapon embryo with extremely powerful attack strength, based on sheer force and weight—its power is astonishing.” Someone couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

After all, the vast majority of martial artists can only inherit a level-one martial embryo. Level two is already considered above average, while a level-four embryo is a top-tier choice—rarely seen even among a million people.

“Yes, I heard the eldest prince was incredibly gifted back then and received the ‘Sword Seed’. But even the Sword Seed is only a level-six martial embryo. Now, the eldest prince is already a seventh-stage expert, with a dantian as big as a spicy sausage. With a single palm, he wields the strength of three elephants, weighing eighteen thousand jin. Snapping a tree as thick as a water tank is as easy for him as drinking porridge.” Another person chimed in.

“The Seventh Prince’s future achievements will surely be astounding, and to think he broke through to the second stage of martial cultivation right after inheriting the martial embryo, now possessing the strength of a horse—this is simply miraculous.” A certain marquis stroked his chin, shaking his head in amazement.

A martial artist at the first stage before reaching innate level has the strength of half a horse, about three hundred jin. At the second stage, one has the strength of a horse, about six hundred jin.

“Hmm, not bad, Seventh. Reward him with a golden belt, ten first-grade Spirit Gathering Pills, and one second-grade Heart Cleansing Pill…” Eric Bennett was overjoyed and immediately bestowed generous rewards.

This golden belt, much like the yellow riding jacket of the Qing Dynasty, represents royal honor and is usually worn to show off.

And Spirit Gathering Pills are precious—one first-grade pill costs a hundred taels of silver. The Seventh Prince’s total reward was worth nearly three thousand taels, showing just how pleased the King of Yan was. Even for the King, three thousand taels was no small sum.

“Thank you for your generous reward, Father King. I, your Seventh Son, will certainly live up to your expectations and strive to break through to the third stage as soon as possible, bringing glory to the royal family. I swear to cultivate for the strength of our Yan Kingdom.” The Seventh Prince bowed with pride, speaking loudly and flamboyantly, as if making a solemn vow.

This guy sure knows how to sweet-talk.

“Good, good, good! If every prince had Seventh’s ambition, would our Yan Kingdom still be at the bottom among the Seven Kingdoms?” King Bennett was overjoyed, praising him repeatedly.

As he passed by Evan Bennett, the Seventh Prince even snorted smugly, saying, “Turtle, let’s see if you, this good-for-nothing, can even split open a little turtle.”

“Next, the Eleventh Prince.”

The Eleventh Prince, Mark Bennett, was tall and burly—though only fifteen, he already stood about 1.8 meters tall. He strode toward the Temple of Heaven and reverently touched it with both hands for a long time, but nothing happened. Not even a glimmer of light, not even a speck of dust fell.

Just as everyone was shaking their heads and sighing, thinking he would receive no inheritance, a dull grayish mist, only the size of a palm, descended from the sky and entered his body. The gray mist resembled a bird.

“The Eleventh Prince, Mark Bennett, has received the ‘Eagle Seed’, a level-one martial embryo. The remaining power allowed him to break through to the first stage of martial strength, now possessing the strength of half a horse.” The Grand Preceptor Ryan Cooper announced again.

“Heh, well, at least the seed transfer was barely successful. Reward him with two first-grade Spirit Gathering Pills.” Eric Bennett forced a smile, clearly not very satisfied. After all, with such a basic martial embryo, his future achievements would not be high—too ordinary, and likely unable to even break through to the innate level.

It would be strange if King Bennett were pleased.

Only a powerful royal family can firmly control the entire Yan Kingdom, resist foreign invasions, and seize more land.

“Sixth Princess Olivia Bennett has received the ‘Fire Cloud Sparrow Martial Embryo’, a level-four martial embryo, and has directly broken through to the second stage of martial cultivation.” The Grand Preceptor Ryan Cooper announced passionately once again.

“This time the royal family is truly in the spotlight—another level-four martial embryo has appeared! Looks like our Yan Kingdom is about to rise. When the time comes, we must take back the land that Qi and Zhao have seized from us.” Someone said excitedly.