Chapter 1456: Chapter 1456

The one who took action was just a single young man, who looked quite timid, with a wicker book box on his back, of slight stature and dark complexion.

"I told you, I have no money and am quite fierce, I warned you not to mess with me but you wouldn’t listen. Whenever I take action I can’t stop; I can only end up killing you all."

Langbolaban, with the book box on his back, shrugged his shoulders: "Whatever, no one knows I did it, I’m going to continue on to the Capital to participate in the Dragon Snake List now."

"Such great changes in the world, when I set up the sleeping mausoleum, it was clearly in the central part of the continent, but how did I end up in this desolate southwestern border after I woke up? Only to find short, squalid and ugly locals...sigh..."

He had long ceased to be "Langbolaban". Although his main body was not yet fully awakened, he had mastered the Divine Splitting Technique and detached 30% of his soul, which even after possession, still retained the strength of the Seventh Realm.

He wanted to go out and see just what the world had become. If he could use the power of 30% of his soul to collect more cultivation resources in advance, it would naturally be better.

Before he went to sleep, he was equally good and evil and had come to this era. He also won’t be bound by any moral constraints or laws.

Among the young talents who came to the Capital with veiled motives and hidden identities, the one with the least face value might be the treacherous man arranged by General Hugo.

In recent times, General Hugo has been a veritable replica of Master Lane from the previous emperor’s era! On the Imperial Court, he argues with those "treacherous ministers" and receives little support from the Emperor. He could be scapegoated for anything.

Meanwhile, he pays close attention to the movements of the Human Race, fearing to lose any intelligence that might lead to a major rise of the Human Race, completely driving the Demon Clan out of the Eastern Land.

As for the matter of the Dragon Snake List, General Hugo firmly believes that he must get involved. Particularly, he intends to use this opportunity to gauge the real strength of the young generation of Wood Cultivation World.

For this purpose, he meticulously selected a man from among his slaves and elevated him to the Fifth Great Realm with the Demon Array provided by Skull Sophora, an elder. However, the man’s powers couldn’t be elevated any further even for another meal’s worth.

General Hugo detained the entire family of this "traitorous man", threatening him with their lives and used his Ghost Chariot Guards, who are now rare in Wood Dynasty territory, to set up an identity for the man and sent him into the Greater Wood Territory.

The whole Eastern Land was full of intensity, interspersed by an upsurge of high-profile figures. The Emperor himself was taken aback, having unexpectedly facilitated a masterstroke with an event initiated by him, which drew out all the hidden gods and monsters!

After the arrangements by Ava Bertram, he was astonished to find a large delegation headed to the Capital. David, Jone, Leroy Baker, Catherine, Vanessa Thoughts of Shadow...and other subordinates, all sent young men from their families, some of whom accompanied them themselves, while others sent letters asking Ava Bertram to take care of them.

In addition, many eminent young disciples from the noble families and sects that have "trade co-operations" with Ava Bertram, who are either in Nanni Nation or on the islands, gathered near the Summit Metropolitan Office in a clamor, wishing to journey with Ava Bertram.

Not for anything else, but to let everyone see: the group that is united around Ava Bertram has successors, and its strength will continue to grow over the next few hundred years.

Ava Bertram was exhausted: all these maneuvers would make His Majesty very wary!

There was an even more suicidal suggestion from someone in the group: suggesting Ava Bertram to dismantle one of the late Emperor’s Flying Carriage Palaces, for everyone to fly to the Capital together - as the Flying Carriage Palaces were spacious and comfortable and just perfect for a journey with such a large group.

Ava Bertram had David drag out the "big clever" who suggested this and had him flogged with eighty military cane blows.

With several hundred people gathered near the Summit Metropolitan Office before departure, Ava Bertram ordered the group to divide into five teams, each with roughly one hundred people. This was to ensure safety and also to avoid drawing too much attention - while a little self-deceiving, it’s still better than everyone storming into the Capital in a rush.

Ava Bertram also prepared to have a word with the Emperor after this Dragon Snake List event, to delegate some of the powers currently in his hands.

On the journey, Glenn Mitchell was not concerned with anything else but focusing on elevating Lily’s powers. For failing to surpass Ava Bertram in his generation, Glenn Mitchell still harbored some regret.

He dared not voice any dissatisfaction, but the regret still remained.

Ava Bertram had also mentioned that at this edition of the Dragon Snake List, Ava would definitely not participate. But this gave Glenn Mitchell an opportunity: although he didn’t become top scholar, his younger sister has the capacity to be one!

Catherine also came, bringing a young junior sister from her sect named Xenia. This year she turned fourteen, Ava Bertram had met her when he was in the East Sea.

This girl is the darling of the Holy Water Palace, having grown up in the sect, she was cute when she was little and becomes beautiful as she grows up, thoughtful and well-behaved with excellent cultivation aptitude; she was widely accepted as Catherine’s successor.

However, as for the rumors circulating in the sect that she was the illegitimate daughter of an elder, Catherine considered this nonsense!

Catherine was very worried about Glenn Mitchell’s intellect. It would only take a few days to travel from the Summit Metropolitan Office to the Capital, hitting the grindstone at the last moment would yield little benefit.

Catherine, with Xenia, quickly blending in with Ava Bertram, Catherine was capable of conjuring up a variety of precious ingredients like magic every day, which made Ava Bertram very happy. Each time she cooked, she would reserve a bowl for Xenia.