Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 309 - 248: The Angel Clan’s "Visit

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「One month ago, on the Western Continent.」

The Yalan Empire had also received the good news.

A new Abandoned Divine King Beast had been born on the East Continent—and at the Emperor Rank from birth!

With this, the East Continent was destined to secure its position as the head of the Beast World.

In the imperial court, discussions were rampant.

The relationship between the East Continent and the Western Continent had never been good. For tens of thousands of years, local skirmishes had frequently erupted along their shared border. The two continents had never engaged in a large-scale war, maintaining a delicate peace. But if that balance were to be broken, the Western Continent would need to be prepared.

Some were optimistic, others pessimistic.

"That’s not necessarily true. It’s not as if we on the Western Continent don’t have an Abandoned God King Beast Clan."

"If a war really broke out, the outcome would be uncertain."

"The East Continent’s newborn Abandoned Divine King Beast has yet to mature, so we don’t need to worry for now. But what about the future? What about a thousand or ten thousand years from now?"

"Indeed, it is quite worrisome. Who knows what kind of luck the East Continent has. I heard that in just a few short years, three Innate King Beasts with the Divine Bloodline have been born one after another. Meanwhile, there has been no news of a new bloodline being born to the Angel Clan for a thousand years..."

"A thousand years ago, the Angel Clan gave birth to the world’s only Divine Angel, who has long since broken through to the Supreme Realm. There is no need to worry," someone else said with reverence.

Internal conflicts were constant on the Western Continent, with factions vying for territory.

Yet, they all shared a single faith—

The Holy Hall, managed by the Angel Divine Race.

On the surface, various Beast Kings ruled their respective city-states. In reality, all the kings were under the jurisdiction of the Holy Hall.

The Holy Hall held the absolute authority to appoint and dismiss the Beast Kings of the major empires. Only a King Beast who was a loyal follower of the Holy Hall and received its blessing was qualified to become a regional Beast King.

Throughout the ages, the Beast Kings of the Western Continent’s various empires had been little more than puppets appointed by the Holy Hall. However, for the past thousand years, the Holy Hall had ceased to meddle in the affairs of the Western Continent, gradually fading from public view and allowing the various powers to compete and carve out their own territories.

It was unknown if this was related to the gradual decline of the Angel Clan.

"I heard that the Saint Heir has no fertility. He’s had no offspring in a thousand years, which basically means his line will end..."

After someone muttered this, the ministers fell silent.

’What’s the use of being powerful if a male can’t reproduce and continue his bloodline?’

Duotu, however, had no mind to listen to such talk. He stared at the report in his hands, remaining silent for a long time.

He wasn’t concerned about the new Abandoned Divine King Beast on the East Continent. Instead, his attention was drawn to the brief mention of the birth mother.

His fingers traced the short line of text. "...Who is this female? Is there any information about her?"

The ministers below heard their Beast King speak, only to ask about such a matter.

Someone had a sudden realization.

"That’s right! When did such a King Beast female appear? Her fertility is astonishing, unheard of!"

"I heard she is not one of the native King Beast noble females from the East Continent."

"She is the East Continent’s Phoenix Emperor’s new mate. The coronation ceremony was held not long after she gave birth, and she has been well-protected. Almost no information about her has been revealed to the other continents. The people on the East Continent surely know more. This subordinate will dispatch someone to inquire."

"Mm."

The ministers all noticed that Your Majesty seemed somewhat lost in thought.

’Could it be... he’s thinking of the late Queen?’

Speaking of the late Queen, everyone felt it was a pity. She had been an equally outstanding King Beast noble female who gave the Royal Family a precious and excellent Young Master. Unfortunately, her life was cut short, and she was killed by a treacherous minister.

Duotu dismissed all the ministers.

He remained alone, looking at the report. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

His jade-green eyes were as deep as ink, and his fingers tightened slightly.

In all these years, he had only known one female who could conceive a King Beast’s child so easily.

Although he knew it wasn’t the same person, he couldn’t help but be reminded of her.

He had always known that she had never loved him—not before she learned that secret, and not after.

Her desire to have a child with him back then was only because she coveted his Talent Power... Heh. ’If she were still alive, she certainly wouldn’t pass up a Beast Emperor.’

A million thoughts raced through Duotu’s mind. He suddenly frowned, as if something had occurred to him, and quickly grabbed his coat, stood up, and headed out.

"Someone, to the Imperial Mausoleum—"

"Your Majesty, this is bad! The Young Master is missing!"

Someone rushed in to report, interrupting his thoughts.

"Hephis is missing?" Duotu’s expression turned frigid, his voice low and fierce. "He was here this morning! What are you all good for? You can’t even watch over a single child!"

"After his meal this morning, the Young Master said he wanted to practice flying, so a few of us accompanied him to the Flower Forest Sea to play. But we turned our heads for a moment, and he was gone! We’ve searched the entire area but couldn’t find him, so we had no choice but to come and inform Your Majesty."

"You should have told me this sooner! If Hephis isn’t found, you can all bring me your heads!"

Duotu hurriedly led his men to the Flower Forest Sea.

Over the years, while quelling internal rebellions and fending off external threats, he had secured his position as Beast King, but he had also made countless enemies. Countless eyes were fixed on the Royal Palace. If those people had targeted Hephis and something went wrong... Duotu didn’t dare to imagine it. He would go mad!

They couldn’t find his son within the Royal Palace.

In his desperation, Duotu mobilized the army directly, searching every place they could think of.

Fortunately, just before he broke down, the little lion cub, all covered in dust, emerged from a bush and called out, "Father!"

It was as if Duotu had been brought back to life. He hugged his son tightly, his body trembling uncontrollably from the joy of finding him and the lingering fear. "Where did you run off to this time!"

Hearing his father’s sharp, cold reprimand, Hephis flinched in fear, realizing he might have truly caused a disaster this time...

His father usually doted on him, giving him whatever he wanted. No matter how much trouble he got into, his father had never been as angry as he was today.

Hephis looked up and was startled to see Duotu’s eyes were bloodshot. He almost thought his father was crying and quickly said,

"I’m sorry, Father. I... from now on, I’ll definitely tell you before I go anywhere..."

"Mm. You’re all I have, Father doesn’t want anything to happen to you." Duotu took a deep breath, his low voice trembling with a hoarseness he couldn’t suppress.

"That’s not it, Father! I didn’t run off this time. I was playing in the garden when a few strange uncles suddenly appeared and said they wanted to take me away! I want to stay by your side, so of course I wouldn’t go with them! I was scared they were bad guys who wanted to kidnap me, so I hid here." Hephis explained.

Duotu frowned deeply.

Just then, another servant came to report.

His voice was filled with apprehension.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, people from the Holy Hall have arrived. They say they wish to discuss matters of state with you."

Duotu froze for a moment, then his expression grew even colder, his sharp brows knitting together. "The people from the Holy Hall want to interfere in Yalan’s state affairs? Haven’t they stopped meddling in the matters of the major empires for years?"

The Beastman kept his head lowered, hesitating for a long moment before saying in a low voice, "It seems... they came this time to take the Young Master away."

"The men the Young Master encountered this morning were Servants sent by the Holy Hall."

Duotu asked, "...Where are they now?"

"The Servants from the Holy Hall are waiting in the great discussion hall for Your Majesty to go over."

Duotu looked down at the little lion in his arms, a dark look flashing in the depths of his eyes. He knew he couldn’t hide it any longer. After a moment’s hesitation, he carried him to the great discussion hall.