Capítulo 718: Chapter 236: War Resumed

A moment later, after finishing the secret discussion with the Songxing Secret Sect, Pomona pondered for a while and then took out another encrypted Crystal Ball to activate.

Soon, the Crystal Ball emitted a bright light, and the image of the Second Prince, Kaine, appeared on the other end of the Crystal Ball.

In this game of royal power struggle, Pomona was also involved.

Although the Four Great Families of the Empire always maintain neutrality on the surface, for a Ninth Rank powerhouse to participate, it was just a matter of disguising their Identity.

As long as they do not personally kill any of the Royal Family’s descendants, the Prince/Princess who eventually ascends the throne usually does not delve into the responsibilities of those Ninth Ranks who had supported other princes.

If lucky enough to bet right, and the supported Prince successfully ascends, one could even obtain a precious slot for the Eternal Secret Realm that opens every three hundred years.

This is a special Secret Realm exclusively for Ninth Rank of the Royal Family, and only up to five people can enter at a time.

Although it is ineffective against the Ninth Rank Limit, those below the Ninth Rank Limit entering can greatly accelerate their progress in controlling the Rule’s Strength and gain clarity on their path forward.

Since the most powerful Eldest Prince and the Fourth Princess did not need the assistance of such ‘unidentified’ Ninth Rank pros, he had to settle for the next best thing and chose to support the Second Prince, who was nearest to achieving the Ninth Rank.

“Good afternoon, Prince Kaine.”

“Good afternoon, esteemed ‘Ice Crystal’ Your Highness, is there something you need?”

Second Prince Kaine looked at Pomona with a bit of surprise. In their mutually exploitative relationship, this was someone who rarely reached out to him.

“Yes, is there anything you need help with?”

Pomona nodded and then voiced his concern.

“Help…”

On the other end of the Crystal Ball, Kaine thought for a while.

“My royal brother and fourth sister have started to intensify their conflicts recently, and they are likely to engage in some trial wars soon. If possible, I hope to get some manpower support.

Also, at critical moments, I hope you can intervene covertly, help me get rid of the people monitoring me around, as I want to try breaking through again.”

“No problem.”

Pomona nodded, and if the two top contenders for the throne started a war, then the Royal Family’s attention would mostly be drawn there, making it an optimal time for him to execute his plan.

“Also, have the three Guardians shown any abnormal behavior recently?”

“The three Guardians have not shown any unusual behaviors recently, but whether they have any plans privately, I cannot be sure.”

The Second Prince shook his head.

“Understood, if there is anything else you need my help with, just let me know.”

No longer hesitating in his heart, Pomona exchanged some pleasantries with the Second Prince, then ended the communication, and firmly decided to take action soon.

…

Radiant History 2465, Mid-Year Month, Day 1.

The Eldest Prince Ferdinand and the Fourth Princess Auswia and their respective interest groups finally went to war, strategic locations like Visar, Baman Basin, and Black Leaf Plain erupted in war, and many minor Nobles under their commands fought fiercely.

The other Princes also took advantage of the chaos for their own maneuvers, and the briefly suppressed civil war within the Empire seemed poised to reignite.

After nearly a year’s time, both parties have essentially consolidated all the domestic forces they could.

Although the Four Great Families remained neutral, the many Marquises were potential allies, especially after two Marquises had ‘died’ previously.

Though they each had means to resurrect and extend their lives, until they fully regained their Ninth Rank Strength, they inevitably had to cede some territory from their original domains, which could just serve as rewards.

Both princes promised that as long as they achieved final victory, the territories taken during the war would be redistributed based on military achievements.

Therefore, many medium and small nobles were driven to a frenzy.

If the prince they supported were to win, they would all become founding nobles, ascending to the skies in one step.

The more powerful large families, however, remained inactive for the time being, focusing mainly on probing each other, allowing the combined forces of many medium and small nobiles to serve as cannon fodder to test the strength and bottom lines of their adversaries.

Meanwhile, according to some undisclosed minor sources, Ferdinand and Auswia had once secretly engaged in a brief trial combat, with Auswia initially at a disadvantage, but ultimately no victor emerged.

In such a situation, some conspiracies began to quietly grow.

.….….

“What, Pomona encountered an ambush by a Ninth Rank existence of the Songxing Secret Sect, and is currently in a critical situation?”

In Moon Castle, an urgent call for help was suddenly received, and Duke Carrot was somewhat astonished.

Upon hearing the news, his first reaction was that it was a tactic to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

The attack from the opposition could not be without purpose, especially among Ninth Rank Professionals, without sufficient reasons, they would not easily start a fight.

The target of the Songxing Secret Sect is most likely Fiona.

Currently, the family’s Ninth Rank Guardian is closely protecting Fiona, and the only Ninth Rank available for action now is him alone.

Nevertheless, the call for help ultimately could not be ignored.

To be on the safe side, Carrot first contacted the Ninth Rank of the Alfred Family, alerted them to be more vigilant in the near future against the conspiracies of the Songxing Secret Sect, and also activated the highest level of defense at Moon Castle. Then, he headed to the coordinates to aid Pomona.

Upon actually reaching the battlefield, the first thing that came into Duke Carrot’s view was a massive, eerie green Array.

Pomona was currently trapped at the core of the Array by a strange green flame, surrounded layer by layer by the steaming green flame like a large cocoon, no matter how frantically he attacked, he could not break free.

Around the Array, a group of weird Alien God believers wearing black robes, with green flames burning on their bodies, raised their arms high in a circle around the giant green flame cocoon, chanting ancient odd hymns with manic expressions, seemingly engaged in some mysterious ritual.

Noticing the Duke’s arrival, an Alien God Priest floating in mid-air, holding the Black Stone scepter and wearing a bone-white bird-shaped mask slowly turned around.

In the hollow White Bone Eye Sockets, two tufts of green flame stared at him like eyes.

The eerie scene before him slightly weighed down Carrot’s heart.

Facing his arrival, the enemy did not show any signs of panic or fear, clearly they were prepared.

But with Pomona now in the hands of the enemy, even knowing that the enemy might be prepared, he still had to engage. Fortunately, suspecting ill intentions from the others, he also brought along a treasured item from his family before he came.

Pale blue eyes slightly squinting, Carrot slowly spread his hands, a dark purple mini tornado surrounded by transparent ice crystals emerged from his palms.

It was a mysterious object unexpectedly obtained by an ancestor of Olivendi from the Life Forbidden Zone, originally a natural gigantic terrifying eye of a storm, but was reduced to such a mysterious object-like existence by an unknown flash of light.

As the mini tornado emerged, the sky within dozens of miles suddenly dimmed, a chilling snowstorm with rule power whipped up, snowflakes falling into boiling oil and vigorously annihilating with the green flames enveloping Pomona.

In the center of this blinding snowstorm, a gigantic tornado connecting heaven to earth had already formed, sweeping towards the Array surrounded by numerous Alien God believers like a natural disaster.