CHAPTER 842 BEYOND EXPECTATIONS

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 holds © this.

was to evaluate beasts because it was one of the main strengths of the Cao Clan. If everything went

well during the round, then there was a high chance that the Cao Clan would be able to win.

Before the competition started, Lucas, one of the judges of the contest, suddenly showed up in the

resting area.

"Master Lucas, why are you here?" Lucilla surprisingly asked as she saw Lucas approaching her.

"Princess Alyssa suddenly wanted to be the judge of the competition, so I came over here," Lucas said

while stroking his well-kept beard.

"Really? She wants to be the judge? Why does she want to be the judge all of a sudden? I think this

might be bad for us. After all, she is..." Lucilla began to worry about this new information.

"Oh, don't worry. Even if she wants to take the Qi Clan's side, it would be impossible for her to do that

in front of so many people. Besides, evaluating beasts requires real strength and it is difficult to cheat

your way through. So, you have nothing to worry about," Lucas said while waving his hand

dismissively.

"Well, I hope you're right." When she heard what Lucas said, Lucilla let out a sigh of relief.

"But we must send Sam for the first round, so the Qi Clan will have a harder chance to make a

comeback. I think this is the best strategy for us," Lucas proposed seriously.

"Alright, if you say so." Lucilla thought for a while and nodded in agreement. She then told Sam to

prepare for the round.

"Hey, where is Mr. Rookie?" Lucas looked around the whole resting area but he couldn't see Rocky

anywhere.

"I have no idea. I didn't see him earlier this morning," Lucilla said as she shook her head at Lucas.

"Maybe he did something terribly wrong, so he didn't dare to come today," Queenie, who stood beside

them, said while pouting her lips. It was obvious that she still held a grudge over what happened last

time. She had looked endlessly for Rocky these past few days, but she couldn't find him anywhere. It

was as if he was playing hide and seek with her.

"Speaking of the devil, I also haven't seen him for two days," Juey said as she joined the conversation.

The people of the Cao Clan immediately looked at each other in confusion. They felt that what Rocky

was doing in the past two days was somewhat suspicious and unusual.

But the competition was about to begin, so everyone's attention was drawn on the beast evaluating

competition.

The rule of the final match was a little different from that of the previous competition. The number of

rounds was increased to three. In addition, two beast masters had to compete for three rounds, and the

one who won two rounds was the winner.

So, the final match of the Beast Master Contest became more interesting and exciting. Besides that,

the powerful beast masters of both clans also had the opportunity to show their full strength.

That being said, the strength of a beast master decided the winner of the competition. As long as one

was stronger than the other, the result would not change even if they compete for a hundred rounds.

And Sam from the Cao Clan confirmed that this was true about the competition. With his remarkable

strength to evaluate beasts, he won four consecutive rounds, defeating two beast evaluators from the

Qi Clan.

As a result of his wins, the Cao Clan had an overwhelming advantage. As long as the Cao Clan could

defeat a beast master, they were sure that they would win the round of evaluating beasts.

"Sam did a great job. He lived beyond our expectations," Lucas exclaimed as he saw Sam outdid

himself in the competition. He was really impressed at how great Sam's performance was.

Lucilla was also pleased at Sam's progress in the competition.

"Oh my God! If Sam wins this easily, then I will have no chance to compete!" The only person who was

unhappy about it was Queenie. She couldn't compete in the first two rounds. And now, it seemed that

she wouldn't have the chance to compete in the third round as well. She had hoped that she could

debut 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.