During this moment, the second prince, Geoffrey, stood beside Woods. They walked alongside each other while Alyssa walked ahead of them. While Woods seemed to be soft, gentle and carefree, Geoffrey looked more strong, mature and elegant. Their looks and disposition were polar opposites. He immediately attracted the attention of the crowd because of his strikingly handsome face and kingly posture. The eyes of all the young ladies unsurprisingly followed him in every direction.
Woods also flashed his signature gentle smile. His smile made many women swoon in admiration.
Compared to them, the other princes who followed behind them were less attractive.
After Alyssa and the princes passed through the crowd, they took their seats which had been prepared for them in advance. Then, the chiefs of the eight clans, including Alexander and Lucilla, as well as the five judges of the Beast Master Contest, including Samson and Lucas, came up to bow to show respect and courtesy towards Alyssa and the princes.
"Good day, Princess Alyssa. May I ask where is the emperor?" Alexander asked respectfully. He was the chief of the Qi Clan and also the host of the contest. In the past, the emperor of the Timber Deity Empire always found a way to watch the final match no matter how busy he was. This was his way to show that he gave great importance to the contest. However, the emperor was absent today and only Alyssa and the other princes were present. It was a little bit confusing for him.
"He doesn't feel very well, so he can't come today. Although, he wanted to say that he wishes that the two clans will show their unparalleled capabilities and strength today, and that both clans bring honor to the empire," Alyssa said in a cold and proud voice.
Upon hearing what Alyssa had to say, the two chiefs immediately bowed to her.
"Alright. What are we waiting for? Let's get this started." And at her command, the final match of the Beast Master Contest began.
Alexander and Lucilla went back to their resting area.
After drawing lots, the task for the first round between the two clans was to evaluate beasts.
"What a relief. It seems that we are lucky." Lucilla felt a little relieved when she knew that the first round was to evaluate beasts because it was one of the main strengths of the Cao Clan. If everything went well duri
t her first show in the Beast Master Contest.
Even though two beast evaluators of the Qi Clan were already defeated, Alexander looked very calm.
"It's time to shock the Cao Clan, Tate," Alexander said mischievously as he nodded at Tate.
Tate then whispered something to the servant behind him. The servant turned around and left. A moment later, the servant escorted a stout man towards Alexander.
"I give you my sincerest gratitude for fighting for us," Alexander said. His tone was surprisingly respectful and sincere.
"You are more than welcome. But remember that I must get what I want if I win," the man said with a sly smile. Then, he walked away from Alexander and towards the round platform.
Just as the stout man stepped on the platform, people started discussing among themselves in hushed whispers. Most of the people felt that he was quite peculiar and he didn't seem to be a beast evaluator from the Qi Clan.
"This man should not be the beast evaluator of the Qi Clan. Although I must say that I think his strength is undoubtedly strong," Lucas said when he saw the strange man on the round platform.
"Maybe he was the beast evaluator secretly recruited by the Qi Clan. That's why we didn't know any relevant information about him," Lucilla said quietly.
"Probably. But we still need to wait and see how capable and strong he is," Lucas said after a moment of hesitation. He already had a suspicious feeling about this strange man.
And to everyone's surprise, the results of the competition were beyond their expectations.