The Whole Story! Was Someone Else Pulling the Strings?...

"Call it a request if you like, but please transfer the Ring of Authority to me!"

As soon as Kate finished speaking, everyone present turned their eyes toward Wu Yan.

Standing before Kate and Hilif, Wu Yan could clearly feel their hopeful, burning gazes fixed tightly on him. On the surface, the two of them seemed calm, but a closer look revealed that their hands had long clenched into fists, and faint sweat had appeared on their foreheads.

Under those gazes, Wu Yan felt somewhat uncomfortable. He gave a bitter laugh and said, "Is this really necessary? Even if it was an oral decree left behind by your ancestor, it's been who knows how many tens of thousands of years since he passed away, hasn't it? Not to mention..."

The fact that the Ai Lu Empire royal family's ancestor had once been a super powerhouse of the god tier was certainly something the royal family could take pride in. It was not impossible for them to treat his words as an imperial edict, but that had been so many years ago. Compared to an oral decree, wasn't control over an empire far more important?... Wu Yan did not believe that the Ai Lu Empire royal family would blindly obey the words of a deceased ancestor, much less that Kate would give up his throne over an oral decree and a ring...

Seemingly understanding the implication behind Wu Yan's words, Kate and Hilif lowered their heads in silence. After a long while, Kate spoke in a deep, helpless voice. "That's true. No matter how great an ancestor was or how extraordinary his achievements, by now, an oral decree no longer means much. But the Ring of Authority still needs to be obtained!"

Hearing that, Wu Yan frowned. "Could it be just