CHAPTER 921 THE COMPETITION
"My sister is an honorable woman. Although she supports me, her decisions will always be fair and will
not be partial towards me. If she thinks I am not capable enough, then she will not help me ascend to
the throne. Therefore, I have to rely on myself. My sister told me you would stay in the Timber Deity
Empire for some time. You can help me while you're here." Woods became excited. He could make use
of Rocky's help before he returned to the Holy Dragon Empire. He trusted Rocky, and he believed that
Rocky could aid in his career.
"All right." Rocky agreed. Anyway, he also needed Woods to help him. So, it would be a fair deal.
Together, they got on the carriage and left.
Along the way, Rocky explained his plan to Woods. It was brief, but Woods was clever enough to see
the big picture right away. He saw through Rocky's plan and discerned his grand ambition hidden in the
plan. He knew that if his plan succeeded, it would shake the Wild Spirit Land, and Rocky would have
an unimaginable influence over the entire land.
"So you want me to help you secretly?" Woods asked as he understood the meaning behind Rocky's
words.
"Yes. With your help, this plan will be carried out smoothly. The sooner we carry out the plan, the
better," Rocky replied.
"Sure! I'm in!" Without thinking about it, Woods agreed to help Rocky. He was convinced that if Rocky's
plan succeeded, it would boost his chance in ascending to the throne. Rocky was right. He would
benefit greatly from his plan.
"As for the details, I will just write it down and give it to you later. Once I return to the Holy Dragon
Empire, make sure you do everything as planned. Be careful, we cannot afford to make a mistake,"
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Woods nodded his head in agreement.
Before long, the carriage finally arrived at the north side of the capital. It passed through the high walls
that extended from west to the east and halted at a magnificent round building that looked like a giant
arena. A boisterous noise was coming from the inside.
The royal family of the Timber Deity Empire considered beast fighting as their favorite pastime. They
took pleasure from watching it and would squander a huge amount of money gambling on it. Many
royal members including princes were obsessed with the game.
Today's beast fighting competition was hosted by the royal family. As Rocky and Woods entered the
beast arena, they saw several princes, including Geoffrey. Together with his trusted subordinates, he
was seated at the exclusive area of the viewing platform. They were surrounded by beautiful women
and were being served sumptuous food and expensive wines.
Several members and spirit manipulators of the royal family were on the viewing platform. The entire
platform was suddenly filled with frenzy as the crowd cheered in excitement.
The appearance of Woods and Rocky quickly caught the attention of many people. They were both
familiar to the crowd, and soon someone recognized Rocky as the mysterious beast master of the Cao
Clan.
People from the audience whispered among themselves, and soon everyone in the arena had their
eyes on Woods and Rocky.
The crowd wondered why Rocky and Woods came to the arena together. The arena was suddenly
abuzz with speculations and it made the princes unhappy. For them, if the mysterious beast master of
the Cao Clan was with Woods, it meant that the Cao Clan was also connected with Woods.
As everyone watched, Woods took Rocky to meet his brothers one by one. The princes smiled and
pretended they were happy and excited to meet Rocky.
Before long, Woods and Rocky sat in an exclusive area as an assembly of beautiful women came to
serve them.
"What do you think of my brothers?" Woods looked at Rocky and asked in a low voice.
"Compared with Geoffrey, they all look ordinary. They would draw no one's attention," Rocky answered
with a casual look on his face.
"Don't make a judgment according to what they appear to be. For example, my fourth elderly brother
Ethan, he looks weak, but he is now in charge of the place guards of the imperial city. It does not show,
but his strength has already reached the Supernal Stage," Woods said immediately.
"You mean, it will be very difficult to prevent if he intends to stage a coup?" Rocky said, with raised
eyebrows.
"Well, he is known for being a coward. My eldest brother Algy is the one that is fearless. He and
Geoffrey have been enemies for a long time. They have been at each other's throat even before I could
establish my own force," Woods continued.
He then told Rocky about his brothers' power range and some other vital information.
"Apart from you and Geoffrey, Algy and Ethan are strong competitors. Ethan may not be courageous
enough, but he is still a tough cookie. Algy hated Geoffrey, so you can use that to your advantage.
Have you ever thought about conspiring with him?" Rocky asked after analyzing the situation.
"I have considered it before. However, he is disrespectful and thinks highly of himself. He is mean to
others and sometimes even says no to my sister. It's difficult to work with him," said Woods, shaking his
head.
"Everyone has a weakness. As long as we find their Achilles' heel, everything will come easy," Rocky
said firmly.
Just then, the audience began to cheer in the beast arena.
"The competition begins," Woods said.
Rocky fixed his eyes into the center of the beast arena. In the middle of the large open space, two
ferocious spirit-manipulated beasts came face to face. They were both at the third grade of the four-star
level, and their strength was equivalent to that of a spirit manipulator of the Heavenly Stage.
"Does it have any rules?" Rocky asked with interest.
"There is one rule. The master of the spirit-manipulated beast is not allowed to command the spirit-
manipulated beast. This is a battle between spirit-manipulated beasts," Woods replied.
"Just like beasts fighting by instinct?" Rocky asked.
"The spirit manipulators of the royal family chose the game to be this way to inspire the potential of the
spirit-manipulated beasts. Of course, there are risks. Spirit-manipulated beasts might get hurt by
accident. Or worse, they die," Woods said with a smile.
Rocky's eyes lit up as he asked, "Can everyone take part in the game?"
"Yes. All you need to do is sign up. Are you interested?" Woods smiled. He could tell what was on
Rocky's mind.