Chapter 41: The Way of Resolution

  "Is it only Huang Jin who can wear a Mong?" Liu Yu asked somewhat strangely.

  "Right, only our Golden Clan is the most orthodox heir of the Beast God, and the Earthly and Flame Clans are just side branches." Gaia said with a natural hint of pride when talking about her bloodline's advantages.

  "What about after I break through the 7th stage? Does it become useless?" Liu Yu, who had been feeling quite pleased with himself for having such a powerful treasure on him, suddenly thought of a problem with what Crovane King had said earlier - what happens when his cultivation breaks through the 7th stage?

  Is the Beast Tribe's heirloom treasure only effective for those below high rank?

  "After you break through to the higher ranks, the Inheritance Treasure can no longer increase your cultivation speed... Ah, ...and after I step down, this treasure will be returned to the Council of Elders, who will then pass it on to the next generation's king." King Kero suddenly reached out and played with the beast god carving on Liu Yu's chest, but just as he was about to say something, his expression turned gloomy and he let out a light sigh, changing the subject.

  Croak's words seemed smooth and natural, but they had a hidden meaning. The underlying message was that if Gaea won the new throne competition after his abdication, this heirloom would naturally not need to be returned, and at that time, Philip, who was still a young boy, could also enjoy the magical effect of this treasure. However, the current situation is not very favorable for Gaea, who must participate in the throne competition.

  The struggle for the Beast King's throne is far-reaching, but in the end, it still comes down to two things: one is the strength of the forces behind the contenders, and the other is the strength of the contenders' personal cultivation.

  Throughout history, every beastman king has had a powerful family or alliance backing them up. Without one, they wouldn't even have been qualified to participate in the struggle for the beastman throne.

  At present, in terms of the family power behind them, although the Weilin family to which Gaia belongs appears to be slightly stronger than the Suobo family on the surface, it can be said that after all, the Suobo family is still one of the three major families of the Mong tribe, and its true strength will not be much weaker than that of the Weilin family.

  Furthermore, the strength comparison between Dou practitioners is naturally most important in terms of their cultivation realm's high and low. At present, Kayne, who reached the 9th rank Dou Zun realm at a younger age than Gaia, is naturally much stronger than Gaia, who is still stuck at the late stage of the 8th rank Dou Huang peak.

  Four years after the Elder Council's directive to Crovane, he would abdicate and retreat for closed-door cultivation in preparation for breaking through to the Saint stage. In the remaining four years, Gaea had also broken through to the 9th rank, much later than Kayne.

  It's hard to say who will make it, and whether Gaiya can break through the 9th rank of Dou Zun within four years is still uncertain. If he has to wait until ten or more years later to break through to the 9th rank, then everything will have been in vain.

  However, Liu Yue still felt somewhat puzzled, and in a daze, he thought that Kuro and Gaia seemed a bit too pessimistic. After all, things hadn't reached the point of no return yet. Thinking about it, Old Man was also a major figure who had been in charge of the Beastman Kingdom for many years, so how could he be so easily pessimistic and disappointed?

  "Father, I have disappointed you." Seeing the gloomy expression of King Krow, Gaea directly knelt down on one knee and said to his father, his face already somewhat red, twisted, and his voice very low. Liu Yu knew that Gaea had been entrusted with great expectations by King Krow since childhood, and everything was working towards the next generation of Beastmen Kings.

  A few years ago, within the kingdom, it could be said that no one was truly a threat to his future throne, but now Cain's sudden rise has made the situation increasingly unfavorable for Gaea, and Gaea's own cultivation has not broken through, which also invisibly increased the pressure in his heart.

  Looking at his son kneeling in front of him, King Koro's eyes gradually became spirited and finally very gentle.

  "At the age of 19, you were promoted to Lieutenant Colonel for your meritorious service. During a border conflict, you led thirty soldiers in a nighttime raid into the small town on the border with Farnod, personally beheading one of Farnod's generals and setting fire to their military granary. When surrounded by five thousand enemy troops, you still managed to lead your team to safety without losing a single man. I promoted you to Colonel, and no one in the country opposed it."

  "You were twenty-four years old when Fano led a force of five hundred thousand to attack the Wolf Tribe's territory, and I led the main forces of the three tribes to personally command the battle."

  You were the commander of only one division and a werewolf brigade, with over 20,000 men. Farnod had eight divisions with 160,000 men, but you led them on a wild goose chase in the southern mountains, ultimately annihilating four divisions and crippling two more. You beheaded five generals and presented their heads to me in front of the centaur, werewolf, and tribal elders, as well as a dozen or so senior officials.

  "Six years later I promoted you to Da Duwei, and that old thing Mikael didn't even dare say a word."

  "You were thirty-two years old, leading seven legions, a hundred and fifty thousand wolf-like troops, to the province of Sasay, to the city of Bana. You beheaded the governor of Sasay Province with your own hands outside the city and brought it back to the Fire Fortress. Since then, all military affairs have been decided by you alone, I have never truly intervened."

  "Today, you have been in the army for exactly twenty-six years. You have enjoyed six triumphant returns, and the kingdom has awarded you with seven million servants based on your military merit, as well as tens of thousands of acres of land. Among the current generation of great generals in the kingdom, who can match your military achievements?"

  "My son, I have always been proud of you, whether or not you will be king in the future." King Krow slowly stood up and helped Gaya, who was kneeling on one knee, to his feet. At this time, Liu Yu felt that the normally stern King Krow had become a loving father, with the sternness on his face replaced by gentleness.

  Kro didn't say a word, but Gaya's body straightened up slightly. When Kro helped him up, there were already tears in his eyes, but he didn't cry. "A man has tears but doesn't shed them easily." Gaya was undoubtedly a strong and upright man who had long understood how to control his emotions, but at this moment, the emotions in his heart could no longer be controlled by reason.

  On the other hand, Liu Yu was gradually moved by the rare father-son affection between this grandfather and father. These two men usually didn't exchange words or laughter, prioritizing national affairs, but now they finally shed their aloof exterior and revealed their true feelings.

  "Haha, what's with the tears, kid?" King Krowe laughed loudly at Gaea.

  "Father I..." Gaia was about to say something but was stopped by King Krow.

  "The kingdom has retreated to the west for ten thousand years, and 427 kings have emerged. Our Weilin family has occupied 87 of them. Although it's not the most, except for Suo Bo and Di La, no one can compare with us. You will be unable to seize the throne in the future, our Weilin family is still one of the three major families, and no one can shake us."

  "The throne is not everything, you need to be more open-minded. Besides, the struggle for the throne is not just about your cultivation, and even if you have great military achievements, you can't surpass me in flattering and boot-licking, so you still have hope." King Kero was quite open-minded at this moment on the throne.

  "I understand, Father!" Gai Xing said in a low voice.

  "Grandfather, Father, is there really no way to help Father break through the bottleneck?" Liu Yu touched the beast god carving on his chest and naturally thought of this thing that helped him break through many bottlenecks.

  "Hmm!" Upon hearing this, King Krow's face revealed a thoughtful expression.

  "There is indeed a way, it's just very difficult." King Kuo remained silent for a long time before saying this one sentence.

  "What's Father King's plan." Gaea's face showed a rare look of excitement, at this moment he was like a drowning man grasping for a lifeline.

  "There is a type of magic array within the clan's collection that can break through the great bottleneck, and its lowest standard is just enough to help break through the ninth rank bottleneck." King Kero said with some hesitation.

  "Is there something wrong with Father's request or is it just that the formation is difficult to arrange?" Gaea guessed from King Koro's expression that there was some sort of problem.

  "The layout of the magic array is not a small expense, but this thing our Weilin family doesn't even put in their eyes. The key is that the core of the magic array requires a 9th-level demon core, and as a dual-element mage of earth and fire, you need one earth-element demon core and one fire-element demon core. In the family's collection of 9th-level demon cores, only one earth-element demon core remains."

  "The ninth-order fire-type magic core is hard to find, and the success rate of breaking through this formation is only fifty-fifty. If you're not careful, you might even hurt yourself and hinder your future cultivation progress." King Kero said slowly, revealing the difficulties of the formation.

  "It doesn't matter, I'll go find the 9th level fire elemental core. As for whether the law array can help me break through, I don't have a hundred percent guarantee of winning on the battlefield either. This isn't my first time as an adventurer." Gaia didn't put these difficulties in his eyes at all.

  "Where did you go to find this, the fire-type ninth-tier magic beast is extremely rare on this cold plateau, and as for other places, it's where you can go." Liu Yu heard this sentence and understood that the fire-type ninth-tier magic core had become a key point in the formation of the law array.

  "My king, I..." Gaius was about to say something but was stopped by King Croesus.

  "Alright, your innate talent is quite impressive even among the Mongols. You have four years left, arrange your military affairs early and go into seclusion for a few years to cultivate." King Kroe made up his mind quickly, not allowing Gaja to question it in the slightest.

  .........

  The Fandor Empire stretches over 8,000 miles from east to west and 5,600 miles from north to south, with sixty-seven provinces established. The imperial family of the Ping clan has ruled this vast land for nearly ten thousand years.

  The western provinces of the Fandor Empire, mainly bordering the Beastman Kingdom, are the two major provinces of Rhine and Sass. The two countries have been attacking each other for thousands of years. In order to prevent the Beastman Kingdom from advancing eastward into the Fandor Empire, three direct legions are stationed in the province of Sass, and two direct legions are stationed in the province of Rhine. The surrounding three provinces also have heavy troops that can support the two major provinces at any time.

  For ten thousand years, the Peiping family has produced strong generations one after another, not only repelling the challenges of various powerful countries, winning large-scale wars time and again, but also creating a powerful hybrid aura known as "Carolingian Aura".

  There was once a peak warrior who traveled the continent, challenging countless strong warriors, and he, who had almost never tasted defeat, made some comments on the martial arts of the entire continent.

  The "Sacred Dragon's Fighting Spirit" of the Jiu Long clan is the strongest fighting spirit on the continent; The "Gallorin Fighting Spirit" of the Peping family in the Fano De Empire is the second strongest fighting spirit on the continent; The "Broken Hu Fighting Spirit" of the Bimon tribe in the Beastman Kingdom is the third strongest fighting spirit on the continent; The "Life's Fighting Spirit" of the Imperial Family in the Elf Empire is the fourth strongest fighting spirit on the continent; The "Tian Kuang Fighting Spirit" of the Imperial Family in the Viking Empire is the fifth strongest fighting spirit on the continent.