Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 935 Birthday Banquet

Rocky immediately left the Cao Clan for the ancient temple in the capital's suburb. Not long after, he arrived at the ancient temple that had been turned into ruins because of the Moon Fox unleashing its eminent power there.

Flying to the ruins, Rocky immediately raised his palm. The Evil Flame shone brightly, creating a sizeable hole in the center of the ruins. He then summoned a Dark Heaven Insect. After it dug a few meters deep into the ground, he found the spiritual cave where the spiritual power gathered and then buried the crystal rudiment inside.

Once done, Rocky returned to the Cao Clan to continue his genetic research. The two larvae from the Dark Heaven Insect he'd been using for genetic experiments had begun its physiological change. His first discovery was that the speed of their growth had obviously increased. In just a few days, they had had a growth spurt, and they behaved differently from other larvae. In other words, the genetic modification had worked.

However, Rocky could not predict what the end result would be.

Three days passed quickly and Rocky spent them in peace. Though, Alyssa had arrived on the second day to help him merge the seal and left. Strangely, she hadn't stayed to practice together. Of course, that made him a little confused, but the less trouble the better. In any case, once the appointed time arrived, he would return to the Holy Dragon Empire.

However, without his practice sessions with Alyssa, bonding the evil spiritual power in the third grade had slowed down immensely. Rocky was on the verge of breaking through to the Supernal Stage.

The Supernal Stage was a very important stage for a spirit manipulator. Many were forced to stop there because they couldn't overcome it and reach the Supernal Stage. Therefore, he'd need to prove he was better than that.

Night fell with stars scattered across the sky like diamonds.

At this moment, the entire Cao Clan was brightly lit and lively, with guests wandering around. Today was Lucilla's birthday, and the mansion had naturally been bustling with people since early in the morning. Every clan in the Timber Deity Empire, including those famous clans, dignitaries, and some royal members, had sent gifts.

As the banquet was held in the evening, all the prominent people in the capital came to congratulate her in person. The chiefs of several big clans except the Qi Clan had also come in person. In addition, many members of the royal family were also present to show their great respect for the Cao Clan.

Such a scene would never have been possible before. Winning the Beast Master Contest and defeating the Qi Clan had stabilized its position as the number one clan in this country. So it was only natural that every clan would fawn on them again. If they'd suffered another defeat by the Qi Clan, this scene would have been entirely different.

In the Magnificent Hall, Lucas was warmly greeting the major clans’ chiefs, as well as many prestige figures and royal members of the Timber Deity Empire. Although these people seemed to put up a good front, it was obvious they were all scheming. Some wanted to curry favor with the Cao Clan and others wanted to exploit the clan's current power.

News that the emperor would choose a successor from the various princes was only announced to the inner circle, but it had already spread in secret. Therefore, those clans standing in line began to take action, trying their best to pull the parties together and expand their power to help their own camp.

The only clans still didn't express their support of a particular prince were the Qi Clan and the Cao Clan. Naturally, such dominant clans with significant influence in the Timber Deity Empire would wait until the last minute to make their choice. But once they made their choice, the situation would vastly change. Therefore, clans that had already made their choice were lying in wait as they watched the Qi Clan and the Cao Clan.

Since the Qi Clan had formed a secret alliance with Prince Geoffrey, the only clan with no definite allegiance was the Cao Clan. Because of Rocky, the Cao Clan would most likely side with Woods in the end.

There were already many rumors about Rocky and Woods. Not long ago, Woods had taken Rocky to the beast arena, and later, there had been a conflict between them and Prince Algy at the Laney Pavilion. Needless to say, the other clans had started their own predictions.

Unfortunately, those clans couldn't afford to jump to a certain conclusion before the end. Meaning that, as long as the Cao Clan hadn't publicly expressed their support for Woods, everything still remained unknown.

"Master Lucas, where is Chief Lucilla?" Seeing that Lucilla hadn't shown up yet, the chief of the Xuanyuan Clan asked Lucas with cupped hands.

"Yes, we haven't seen the chief of the Cao Clan in so long,” the chief of the Huang Clan added.

The rest of those present perked up.

"Chief Lucilla will soon be here," Lucas replied with an apologetic smile on his old face.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside. Then, a delicate figure in a red dress appeared. She slowly walked in, grabbing everyone's attention.

The crowd burst into an uproar.

It was Lucilla.

The woman had changed her simple and elegant dress she usually wore. She now wore a bright red robe like a peony flower. It set off her curvy figure, showing her striking beautiful side. Her petite face spattered with little makeup; purple eyes and red lips full of temptation. No one could look away.

With such a beautiful face, Lucilla immediately attracted the attention of the men enamored with her. They were all practically drooling in an entranced daze.

However, another stunning figure like a blooming lily followed closely behind Lucilla. Her delicate features, bright eyes, and perfect teeth held a subtle note of arrogance but still could not hide the young girl's innocence. At first glance, she was like a fairy falling into the mortal world, pure yet seductive.

Glancing around the crowd, the figure snorted coldly as she walked straight towards Lucas. In the Cao Clan, only Queenie dared to behave like this in front of so many important guests.

"I'm sorry that I didn't greet you all earlier!” Lucilla walked to the front of the Magnificent Hall and said politely. Then she sat down and began to accept the congratulations and salutes from everyone present.

"Both the Qi Clan's chief and young master are here.” Just as everyone scrambled to congratulate and present gifts to Lucilla, a shout suddenly came from outside.