Today's fourth update: Chapter 3460! 4/4!
"It's... it's the new Wood Race Lord, Lord Xu Erpang, in person!" The guard's voice was on the verge of collapse.
The moment the name "Xu Erpang" reached their ears, gasps rang out across the hall. The last glimmers of hope in many elders' eyes were utterly extinguished, leaving behind only ashen despair.
Xu Erpang!
Among the upper echelons of the myriad races, this name had long represented far more than merely the Wood Race's new ruler.
Back when Xu Kun was still alive, the political faction and network of connections he had built had been deeply entrenched and unfathomably far-reaching.
Most believed that with Xu Kun's "fall," his followers would scatter and his relationships would gradually fade.
Yet Xu Erpang's existence had completely overturned that notion.
Who could have imagined that Canshen, the one upon whom the Wood Race's ancient ancestral gods had placed their highest hopes, the designated sole future successor of the Wood Race and wielder of the Origin Divine Authority, was actually Xu Kun's sworn younger brother from his early years?
Even more unbelievable was that, unlike certain factions that had openly or covertly distanced themselves after Xu Kun's death, Xu Erpang had not cut ties with the human race Xu Kun left behind after taking control of the Wood Race. Instead, he had continuously sent signals of unwavering goodwill, while cooperation and support had never ceased.
If diplomatic relations between the two races still fell within the realm of politics, then Xu Erpang's almost utterly unprincipled indulgence and protection of Xu Kun's sole blood descendant—Xu Caiyi—was an open "secret" known throughout every domain.
Whenever that lawless Little Princess visited the Wood Domain, she was like a swarm of locusts passing through. Wherever she went, rare treasures, spiritual roots,