Chapter 841 The Princess Is Coming

After four days of fierce struggle in the Beast Master Contest, the result was just like everyone predicted before the event even began. It was another showdown between the two great clans of the Timber Deity Empire, the Cao Clan and the Qi Clan. Everyone within the capital was at the edge of their seats as they wondered who would come out on top.

Since the former chief of the Cao Clan spiraled into madness ten years ago, the clan had been decisively defeated by the Qi Clan at previous contests. If the Cao Clan lost to the Qi Clan one more time, it would be a three-time defeat. No matter how strong and powerful the Cao Clan was in the past, outsiders thought that they weren't on the same level as the Qi Clan and that was why the Qi Clan was worshiped by a great number of people. Once the Qi Clan won the Beast Master Contest, the title of the top clan in the Timber Deity Empire would belong to them and the Cao Clan would have to move a mountain to turn the tide in the future.

Before the Beast Master Contest even formally began, rumors already spread far and wide within the empire, especially in the capital. If the Cao Clan lost once more, not only would they lose the title of the number one clan in the Timber Deity Empire, they might also fall into a decline and perhaps would never rise again. This cruel world follows the law of the jungle and since ancient times, it was impossible for two great powers to exist at the same time. For every defeat the Cao Clan suffered, the greater the power of the Qi Clan became and then they would make life even harder for the Cao Clan. It only took the Qi Clan ten years to surpass the Cao Clan. There was no doubt that once the Qi Clan surpassed the Cao Clan and left them eating dust, they would crush the Cao Clan by every means possible to ensure that they would never be able to compete against the Qi Clan ever again. Once that happened, the Cao Clan would fall victim to power struggles and it was very likely that they wouldn't recover easily from it.

Therefore, the Beast Master Contest was very important for Lucilla because she wanted to change their situation. It was clear to her that if she lost this game, their clan would suffer a big blow, moreover, the Qi Clan would come out on top and pu

lowed Alyssa. Since these princes all had their unique power within the empire, most of the families participated in the Beast Master Contest had attached themselves to these princes. They all wanted a win-win relationship. However, none of the princes dared to act as arrogant as they used to in Alyssa's presence. They kept as low profile as they could. After all, no matter how powerful they were, they couldn't provoke Alyssa who was like the backbone of the Timber Deity Empire. Her status within the empire was not something they could easily shake. All of these spoiled princes had to be humble on this occasion.

Of course, it was just a show in order to grab the Timber Deity Empire's throne that they all openly and secretly fought over. Their greatest enemy was Woods, who was actually Alyssa's younger brother. There was no doubt that if Alyssa gave all her support to Woods, he'd become the best candidate for the throne and none of them wanted that to happen. They needed to stop it before it was too late.

However, the second prince Geoffrey had inherited the fine bloodline of the Timber Deity Empire's royal family and had the strength of a spirit manipulator above the Supernal Stage. Coupled with his excellent talent and personal ability, he was outstanding and valued by the current emperor. On the other hand, since Woods was unluckily disabled, the emperor wasn't fond of him at all. However, the emperor pretended to be fair and magnanimous, otherwise, he'd be risking Alyssa's wrath.