"All of this is, of course, real. If I’m not mistaken, the one who should have foreseen that you would eventually ascend the throne of life, and take hold of Alba’s authority, is you, my dear Selena... Your Majesty!" Fuming Ge looked into Selena’s eyes, with a softness in his tone that was completely at odds with his usually cold demeanor. "You possess a unique quality that other heirs lack, which is why I initially chose to follow you. You should always believe that I, Fuming Ge Zacharias, will always stand behind you, providing you with unwavering support. I believe it won’t be long before the entire Elemental Magic Ring will choose to stand by you as I have..." "Thank you, Fuming Ge..." Selena seemed moved by Fuming Ge’s words, and a peculiar light flickered slightly in her beautiful eyes. Taking advantage, Fuming Ge leaned forward, attempting to kiss Selena’s hand with the grace of a gentleman, but she seemed to ’awaken’ suddenly, escaping from his action without a trace. Fuming Ge squinted his eyes, said nothing, and casually withdrew his hand. "How much do you know about the people the Destiny Empire sent this time?" Selena gently swept a strand of hair from her temples, regaining her noble and cool demeanor. "You mean the Destiny Empire’s Golden Dawn?" Fuming Ge placed his hands behind his back, looking in a direction, and spoke lightly. Selena nodded, "Misha Tilion, the most outstanding descendant of the Spirit Lake Deep Sea Tyron family. It is said that he was blessed by the Old Prophet of the Destiny Pendulum at birth, receiving the extraordinary prophecy of the Old Prophet. Indeed, this was proven true when he defeated all geniuses, including those from Spirit Lake and Witch Heart Hall, in the recent Trial of the Stone of Destiny of the Destiny Empire, becoming the undisputed first and receiving the title of ’Golden Dawn’ from the New Prophet himself.... Selena turned to look at Fuming Ge, "Do you remember Juventus?" "Juventus!" Dıscover more novels at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝙣𝙚𝙩 Hearing Selena mention that name, Fuming Ge’s usually indifferent expression showed great fluctuation for the first time. His eyes flickered urgently, as if something unpleasant had been recalled. "In that battle of the Hunting Bow, you should have already witnessed Juventus’s terrifying talent and strength; no one was a match for him. He loomed over like a dense shadow..." Selena said softly, "The first stop for Juventus after leaving the Black Witch King’s protection was Spirit Lake of the Destiny Empire... The two of them should have, logically, crossed paths." Fuming Ge remained silent, simply listening quietly. At this moment, a silver-haired Witch in the attire of the Life Court hurried over, leaning in close to Selena’s ear to report something in a low voice. "Sorry, Fuming Ge, I need to attend to something." Selena gave an apologetic look to Fuming Ge, and he smiled faintly, making a gesture for her to proceed. After Selena and the silver-haired Witch quickly left, Fuming Ge gazed at the sky where cloud whales roamed, his magic robe fluttering as waves of black aura surged around him. "Juventus... Golden Dawn..." He softly murmured these two names, and the four-legged flying dragon beneath him let out a restless sound. Inside the temporary palace erected by the Life Court, Selena and the silver-haired Witch entered one after the other. Upon entering the range of the Rune Formation, Selena’s face showed a look of disgust. She removed her long dress and stepped into a crystal washing area, where pure dew fell automatically from all sides, constantly rinsing away the sullied aura she believed clung to her. "This Fuming Ge is becoming increasingly presumptuous." The silver-haired Witch, holding a set of new robes, stood by the washing room, speaking coldly: "How dare he audaciously attempt to touch Your Highness’s body. Your Highness, shall we..." Selena emerged slowly from the ceased water shower, the flow of spell fluctuations swiftly drying the moisture from her body. The rising steam obscured her graceful form as she picked up the clean robe from the hands of the silver-haired Witch and slowly donned it. "Fuming Ge, as the most outstanding wizard genius of this generation in the Elemental Magic Ring, possesses ambition, talent, and strength. We need to leverage his power now; it’s not the time to fall out with him." Selena dressed completely, sat down at a seat in the room, and spoke calmly to the silver-haired Witch: "Have the people brought from the south all been settled?" The silver-haired Witch nodded, "Except for Li Weiqi from the Chaos Secret Society. It is said that he died amid the turmoil before the genius contest ended.." "Li Weiqi is not important. The Chaos Secret Society and the Ancient Witch Extermination Society are tangled together, and if I ever seize the royal power, the first to be settled will be them.." Selena’s expression became cold; she paused for a moment, then suddenly sighed softly with regret: "Pity that Ronan Damien back then. "If he were still alive, with Grace’s connection here, his talent and abilities might have become my greatest help..." The silver-haired witch also wore a look of regret. "Lady Grace was deeply saddened upon hearing about Ronan Damien’s death. In the end, it was because of Fuming Ge... Ronan Damien died on the way from the Southern region to the Central Elemental Magic Ring, with the cause being an attempt to harm a fellow Ring Wizard. Everyone who knows the inside story understands that Fuming Ge wanted the Heramus Inheritance he carried..." "If that inheritance is truly in Fuming Ge’s hands, Juventus will eventually come for him." Selena said calmly, "Fuming Ge wants to use me to control the Elemental Magic Ring, perhaps even further. He is like a greedy and insatiable viper, with the ambition to swallow an entire elephant... Unfortunately, the forces under Brother Garcia are not yet available to me, and the growth of this group from the Southern region also needs time. At this stage, the only good news is probably the impending arrival of the Golden Dawn." The silver-haired witch’s expression brightened upon hearing this, and she couldn’t help but ask, "Your Highness, is the arrival of the Destiny Empire’s Golden Dawn truly as rumored..." "Rumors? What rumors have you heard?" Selena smiled wryly, shaking her head, "I was the one who spread those rumors. Without doing so, I’m afraid I would be the first one to be eliminated." The silver-haired witch paused, then sighed softly. Only those as close to Selena as they are know how difficult it has been for her, the only illegitimate princess, to hold on after the death of the Alba King over these years. Compared to the well-established heirs of the Alba Royal Family, the power Selena holds is not even a tenth of the weakest among them. The only ones she could possibly leverage, a group that once belonged to Garcia Alba, are unwilling to join Selena’s faction for various reasons. So Selena, aware that Fuming Ge is not particularly outstanding and harbors secret ambitions using any means necessary, still has no choice but to feign cooperation. Apart from Fuming Ge, it’s extremely difficult for her to gather any other forces. At this moment, an unusual sound came from outside the room. The silver-haired witch frowned and went out to check. In a moment, she quickly returned with an expression of excitement and whispered to Selena, "Your Highness, the Golden Dawn... has arrived." Selena’s hands, resting lightly on the armrests of her chair, immediately clenched, but she didn’t rise immediately. Instead, she took deep breaths, trying to calm her turbulent emotions. She chanted a spell, summoning several water mirrors, meticulously tidying her appearance from every angle of the mirrors. Once everything was ready, she stood up calmly and said indifferently, "Let’s go, to welcome that person." The silver-haired witch was the first to leave the room. In the moment of her departure, Selena, in a voice only she could hear, murmured to herself. "Let’s hope... it’s not a lion with a greater appetite than a viper..." As she stepped out of the temporary palace, Selena immediately saw the phenomena at the end of the Wind Plain. She mounted a four-legged flying dragon, standing next to Fuming Ge, whose face also showed diverse colors, as they observed cloud whales, formed from clouds and mist, being abruptly torn apart by an invisible force on the distant horizon, followed closely by an enormous shadow quickly appearing in their view. It was an indescribable, terrifying giant eagle. Its wings unfurled, nearly covering half of the Wind Plain in shadow. Entwined with densely packed blue and purple thunderbolts, as soon as it appeared, terrifying thunderstorms and piercing sounds swept in like a tsunami, shattering the tranquility and harmony of the entire Wind Plain. The magic beast mounts brought by the Life Court, led by the fifth-rank four-legged flying dragons, showed signs of terror and restlessness under this mighty aura towering ahead. The wizards of the court could only use various means to soothe them. Selena’s gaze sharpened as she exchanged a glance with Fuming Ge, both reading a trace of astonishment and emotion in each other’s eyes. "Sixth-rank... Ancient Thunder Eagle!" "As expected of the number one young wizard of the Destiny Empire’s current generation, such a grand display!" In the blink of an eye, the terrifying Ancient Thunder Eagle charged up to the Life Court’s entourage, its massive form fully revealing itself. Like a dark mountain and a turbulent sea of thunder, it loomed directly over Selena and the others’ heads and descended mercilessly. The terrifying eagle’s cry formed visible sound waves, directly tearing apart the magic barrier overhead and around Selena’s group meant to block the wind, letting a raging gale whip through, making the robes on each person flap loudly. The giant Thunder Eagle hovered above them, and as everyone looked up, they saw squads of wizards, dressed in moon-white robes characteristic of the Destiny Pendulum, descending orderly from the eagle’s wings on either side. Each of these Destiny Pendulum wizards, whose strength was no less than Level 4 Dawn, stood in their designated positions like an honor guard, then respectfully faced the same direction and began chanting incomprehensible spells in unison. Threads of spell-induced waves gathered together, forming transparent, ripple-like waves in the void. Looking up through these waves, they saw, on the gently bowing back of the Ancient Thunder Eagle, emerge an incomparably grand, incomparably noble, and brilliantly beautiful golden throne. On that throne, cast in magical gold, sat a long, upright figure, imperiously gazing down at them. Selena directly met those eyes, filled with immense majesty, nobility, and coldness, and in an instant, she involuntarily trembled slightly, murmuring lowly, "Golden... Dawn."