Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1840 The King's Surprising Decision

What Prince Enoch just said actually made a lot of sense, and thus many people present starteddiscussing with each other.

"Uncle Enoch, are you implying that I deliberately did all of this? Do you think I would intentionallywithdraw the soldiers from our defense line so that the human army can have a chance to invadeour territory?" Zain asked, raising his eyebrows. He was the one who really wanted to suppress theentire human race, so he was offended when Enoch insinuated that he might be the one whohelped them.

"Well, I did not say any of that. I was just stating a fact. You cannot refute that your actions were thereason why the army of the Shura Race stationed in our territories was not able to fend off thehuman army,” Enoch responded, not backing down.

"Stop arguing. It won't do us any good. Besides, I am partly at fault since I allowed Zain to summonour army to the front line. None of us expected that those humans would dare attack ourstronghold by taking advantage of the weakened defense line. However, although our defense linewas slightly thinned, I am still confused as to how this human army became so powerful. How thehell could they easily take down one of the major fiefs and occupy their capital? Is there anyonewho has a piece of information about the enemy commander?" the king asked with furrowed brows.Most of the fief leaders and royal members also exchanged looks upon hearing this question. Infact, they were also wondering about this. However, none of them could answer since they did notknow who the enemy leader was.

"Your Majesty, hasn't the Ghost Fief successfully retaken the Blood Fief from the human army? Then,Leader Gilbert must have encountered the enemy commander!” Zain quickly answered, shooting apiercing gaze at Gilbert at once.

"That is right. I have a bit of information about the commander of the human army," Gilbert calmlyconfirmed.

"Then, share it with us,” the king instantly ordered

"Based on the information that we have obtained, the name of the human army's commander inchief is Basil. He is the same person who won first place during the previous Spiritual EmperorContest. It is also said that his army successfully eliminated the spearhead the was sent by PrinceZain," Gilbert informed, stating some facts that would not have an effect even if the Shura Raceknew.

"Then, do you know what kind of background this Basil has? How is this guy so powerful?" the kingasked promptly.

"Your Majesty, I learned from Israel that this Basil actually came from the alien world,” Zain repliedwithout further ado.

"The alien world?!" Everyone present, including the king, was shocked when Zain revealed this pieceof information. They never expected that someone from the alien world would dare act so boldlyand take a stand against the Shura Race.

"By the way, Leader Gilbert, I remember that a few years ago, you were tasked by the royal family toinvade a world called Supernal Continent. Am I right? You went through the door and captured alarge number of spirit warriors that were taken back to our world. Isn't it highly possible that thisBasil was one of them?" Zain uttered slowly and clearly as if he was trying to pass and shift theresponsibility to Gilbert. If they learned that this Basil guy was actually from the Supernal Continent,it would mean that Gilbert was at fault for letting him escape from the Shura Race.

"What do you think, Gilbert? Is he one of them?" the king asked as he glanced at Gilbert with aserious expression.

"Your Majesty, you know that since ancient times, the Shura Race has been capturing countless spiritwarriors from various alien worlds. Even if Basil was indeed from one of those alien worlds, we don'thave any proof that he was from the world called the Supernal Continent. This is just merespeculation, and honestly, I think it is too far-fetched to come up with such a conclusion,” Gilbertretorted, firmly standing his ground against Zain's baseless accusations.

At the same time, the other leaders and royal members were still discussing with each other. Sinceno one knew what exactly happened, they really could not just pin the responsibility on Gilbert."Your Majesty, I think that Leader Gilbert is actually on the clear regarding this matter. There is noway that Basil is one of the captured spirit warriors from several years ago." At this time, Laylastepped forward and seemed like she had enough basis to defend Gilbert.

"What makes you so sure then?" the king asked, demanding a concrete reason.

"Think about it. It is a common feat that the gap in strength between the spirit warriors from otherworlds and the Shura Race is unimaginably huge. In fact, the strongest ones have only reached theprimary grade of the Emperor Realm. If this Basil was captured from the most recent invasion thatwas led by Leader Gilbert, I don't think that he could reach the Shura Realm in just a few years,"Layla pointed out, replaceing a major loophole in Zain's accusations.

"Hmm, I agree. That totally makes sense.” The king nodded repeatedly. In his entire life, he hadnever heard of anyone from the alien worlds who could become as powerful as the members of theShura Race.

"Well, it doesn't matter what his background is anymore. The mere fact that this Basil is causinghuge trouble for the Shura Race means that we should do something right away to deal with him. Ithink we should send out a powerful warrior to hunt him down as soon as possible!" As of now, Zainhad come to hate Rocky to his core. The young man was becoming a thorn in his flesh that he couldnot afford to let Rocky roam freely anymore.

"I also want to do the same thing, but we don't have any clue where this guy is right now." Asidefrom Zain, the king was also pretty concerned about Rocky. He was worried that if the young manwas not dealt with immediately, he might cause even bigger trouble for them.

"Don't worry. I'll send people to search for him right away. This guy needs to be found even if wehave to search every corner of this world!" Zain declared with burning conviction.

"All right. I will leave this matter for you to handle. Before I dismiss all of you, I still have anotherimportant thing to discuss. This is also one of the reasons why I summoned everyone here today,"the king announced.

Hearing this, everyone was surprised. They could not help but guess what the king had to say.Then, the king paused for a moment before continuing, "It's actually about the throne's successor.You know that according to our practice, the current ruler just needs to appoint the next ruler.However, to be honest, I haven't found the most satisfactory candidate yet. Hence, I decided tomake the aspiring candidates enter the Ghostly Demon Land and accept the challenges there. Theone who will overcome all the challenges shall be crowned as my successor, the next ruler of theentire Shura Race."

"The Ghostly Demon Land?" It turned out that everyone present was shocked upon hearing thissudden announcement.

Accepting the challenges in the Ghostly Demon Land was like extreme training. It was specificallyused by the Shura Race's ancestors to choose their ruler back in ancient times. However, thispractice had been abandoned for hundreds of years now since the challenges would be extremelydifficult for candidates to deal with. In fact, only a few candidates were able to survive thechallenges, and they viewed that the lost lives of the other promising candidates were a big wasteTherefore, the selection method was changed, and the current ruler just needed to appoint thesuccessor. That was why everyone could not believe it when the king said that he wanted to relivethis cruel method again.

"Moreover, aside from the existing candidates, I decided to expand the scope of the selection. I willalso allow the leaders of the fiefs and their Godly Geniuses to participate if they want. Needless tosay, the Godly Geniuses of the royal family are eligible to be a part of it."

Just as everyone thought that the matter about reopening the challenges in the Ghostly DemonLand was the most inconceivable thing that they would hear, the king dropped another massiverevelation.

It meant that this time, the successor could be from outside the current royal family.

"But Your Majesty, this has never happened before! Why are we suddenly implementing a drasticchange?" One of the royal members immediately expressed his objection

"I have the capacity to do what I want in order to select the most deserving candidate. Therefore,ten days later, the Ghostly Demon Land will be opened. Those who are willing to participate, gatherthere and I will meet up with you.” The king dismissed any objection, making it clear that he hadalready made up his mind.

In fact, even before others could express their thoughts, the king already stood up and left.

"What is happening? Has the king become so old that he is coming up with stupid decisions?""What is he trying to achieve by doing this kind of thing?"

"Because of this, there is a huge chance that the royal bloodline will be cut off!"

For a while, the leaders of the fiefs and the royal members had engaged in serious conversationsabout what they just learned.

Meanwhile, after the king left, he eventually entered another hall. At the center of this place, adelicate figure covered by a luminous veil was floating in the air and was waiting for him.

"Madam, I already explained to them that the range of candidates for the successor this time will beexpanded. I informed everything according to your instructions,” the king respectfully said as hebowed towards the figure.

"I see. Thank you."

"But even I don't understand. Why do we need to do this?" the king asked in confusion. It seemedthat the king was only told to announce the new method, and even he did not know the exactreason.

"I was disappointed that Zain failed to conquer the human race this time, and he was supposed tobe the strongest candidate to become the next ruler! Therefore, I don't think we should limit theselection to just three candidates. I want to pick the most capable one to become the next ruler ofthe Shura Race even if he or she will come from outside the current royal family."

"I understand..." the king replied nervously.

"Remember that all of this is for the Shura Race and the whole continent. I hope that your personalopinion won't hinder what is best for everyone,” the figure said, directing a warning towards theking.

"Yes, of course.” After the king responded, the hall suddenly became quiet. Then, when he raised hishead, the delicate figure had already disappeared