After sharing a moment of tenderness with his girlfriend, Chu Yi immediately took action. He summoned a group of the Blood Race and started making promises. "Offer your loyalty to the Queen, become the ultimate victor in the Divine War, and you will receive titles, lands, and numerous rewards!"
The Blood Race determined rank by bloodline. They were already enamored with Lias’s noble lineage, which was even higher than a Duke’s, so naturally, they were willing to obey the Queen’s orders. Moreover, the Divine War was a reshuffling of new and old forces. If they could truly help the Queen achieve ultimate victory, then the Duke of Rein would be nothing. In the presence of the Queen, he would be but a speck of dust.
As followers, being bestowed a title was secondary. The main allure was the ancestral blessing; even a hint leaking through their fingers would be enough to sustain them for a long time. Although the Divine War was brutal, with a high mortality rate, it promised high risk for high reward. Even the Count of Milan was prepared to completely join under the Queen’s command. Compared to the Ancestor’s blessing, the Duke’s reward seemed laughable.
"In that case, then, we fight for the Queen’s victory!" Chu Yi declared.
He fired up this group of cannon fodder with passion, spreading the word that Lias had been chosen by the Ancestor. This drew countless nobles to join. Before the game even began, Chu Yi’s faction had already gathered nine Counts, over thirty Viscounts, and countless Barons. The scale of these lesser nobles already constituted half of the entire Rein Duchy!
Inside the manor, numerous nobles crowded. All bowed respectfully to the Queen seated on high, lowering their proud heads. They gathered for the sake of their future, for opportunities, for the ancestral blessing, and various other reasons. All were there to participate in the Divine War, hoping to elevate their families and join the circle of great nobility.
Lias, looking down from her high seat, glanced at the numerous nobles. It was the first time she had faced such a crowd, and she felt a bit nervous. This was her first time encountering such a scene, but when her gaze shifted to the young minister, Chu Yi, serving by her side, she felt a sense of peace.
Soon, a blood-colored card flew out from within her, blooming with brilliant light. The light illuminated the greedy faces of the nobles, who looked like a group of gamblers betting their lives and fortunes. They were following an Ancestor-recognized prodigy of the Blood Race into the Divine War to seize immense riches; how could they not be excited?
With a flash of blood-red light, the card morphed into an ancient Secret Realm Gate forged from countless bones, towering tens of meters high.
The King’s Game officially began!
Snow and frost fell, descending upon a white, snow-covered plateau.
A silver werewolf, five meters tall, was seated on a throne. He instructed a prodigy below him, "The venue for this game is a special Secret Realm within the River of Time, an ancient Holy City built upon the great Nether River. Within this shattered Holy City, countless rules abound. You must be extra careful not to get entangled in them."
The prodigy, who had silver hair and silver eyes, showed a hint of arrogance in his gaze. He barely nodded in acknowledgment of his teacher’s reminder.
Below them, a large werewolf army stood, all clad in armor and fully armed.
The silver-haired werewolf nodded. A card flew out from him, bursting into a frost-white glow and forming an ancient, mysterious iron gate.
"Set off!" the silver-haired werewolf spoke coolly, yet his voice spread throughout the army, igniting the entire force with fervor.
"Long live His Highness the Prince! Wipe out those Blood Race scum!"
"War Gods above, the great Snowfield Tribe will claim victory for you!"
The army advanced in an orderly fashion, stepping into the iron gate one after another. They exuded a bloody aura; this was a powerful army.
The forest was lush, filled with the fresh and sweet scent of its flora. A fragrance that made one feel as if they were in paradise swept in. It emanated from a palace carved of white jade, where a figure with dark green, silk-like hair cascading over soft, fragrant shoulders could be seen. Reflected in the vanity mirror was an exquisitely flawless face, pure and young. She looked so innocently pure that it made others feel ashamed, as if she dwelled in a world isolated from all others, as pure and flawless as a Divine Maiden.
Yao Er is also participating?
The young girl was slightly surprised. She gazed at a card with wings that flew out, a puzzled expression on her small face. The card was a symbol of a deity.
This Divine War comprised various games. Each game selected pawns from the three major factions to compete and battle each other until a final victor emerged. Some were wars between nations. Others involved the Celestial Pride Arena or challenges in a Secret Realm, with ever-changing content. As a witch from the Ancient Council faction who had been secluded for a long time, she never would have expected to be chosen for this Divine War. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NovᴇlFirᴇ(.)nᴇt
But... Yao Er is so weak...
Uncontrollable tears trickled from her mesmerizing eyes, which were polished to a jade-like luster, as she let out a sob. Her delicate, tender nose twitched, and her unadorned thin lips bit gently, forming a charming curve.
The entire forest began to writhe. Trees twisted, and the earth tore open a gaping mouth. A bizarre dragon covered in moss awakened its draconic eyes.
The sky was a chaotic dusk.
The Moon Princess stood barefoot, her tender feet like lotus flowers. Her entire body was shrouded in a veil of moonlit white mist, and her bright purple eyes stared into the distance as she murmured, "Is he in the Dark World? There must be some plot."
Suddenly, the void shattered, and an army exuding an evil, deformed, and twisted aura descended from the sky. This army, though consisting of only a little over three thousand women, had each one clad in armor and armed to the teeth. They were exceptionally alluring.
The Enchanting Demon Army!
In the center of the army was a luxurious and noble carriage pulled by eight gallant horses, from which a cold voice emanated. "Moon Princess? How coincidental. I was just planning to breach your Royal City and capture you."
Inside the carriage, Princess Gu Guan was being served by her maidens. She unabashedly released her abyssal aura, corroding this part of the Divine Kingdom’s territory.
The Moon Princess remained calm, though her usually indifferent purple eyes now rippled slightly. She had originally intended to find her fiancé, but with an enemy at her gates, she had to put that aside for now.
"Last time, you and the King of Black Robes teamed up to bully my adorable little sister. As her elder sister, I have no choice but to challenge you."
Quickly, the Succubus Princess, who wore a bone crown, paused. She had noticed something and asked in a puzzled tone, "Why have you gotten smaller?"
The Moon Princess frowned.
"Oh, has the Divine War finally begun?"
"Heh, the Dark World is truly like a breeding ground for parasites. But I must admit, these cultivated prodigies indeed create enormous trouble for us."
"Our human race is not lacking either."
The uproar in the Dark World naturally could not be concealed from the human race. Due to the confrontation between the two worlds, the human race constantly watched the prodigies nurtured in the Dark World. These figures, who clawed their way out from heaps of corpses and seas of blood, would invariably grow up to become significant enemies of the human race.