From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

In the eastern part of the Ouden Continent, noble families with Monarch powerful experts are known as the Ten Great Pillars families, among which a full eight great families have main veins or branches within the Cyart Kingdom.

These are the "Blood of Salvation" Adley, "Dark Night" Romann, "Fog Wayfarer" Abernathy, "Flaming Blood Proud Dragon" Castleton, "Wrathful Angel" Jones, "Ruins Song Spirit" Middell, "Wasteland Beast" Frosac, and the nearly annihilated "Shattered Giant" Hovern.

They are called the Eight Great Families of Cyart!

At this moment, people from all over the Eastern Four Kingdoms who have received invitations, or learned of the event through intelligence channels, are very clear about one thing.

From now on, Fischer is the ninth great family of Cyart! Even if they only have a single "Monarch powerful expert," they still widen the gap in status with those families of the Transmutation Level!

The Fischers, who were once just pawns, suddenly became one of the players!

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Under the blue sky and white clouds, the sunlight sprinkled on ancient buildings as a gentle breeze blew through the alleys and streets of Nasir Town.

Luxurious carriages arrived in Nasir Town one after another, and members of high society from all over the nation couldn't help but come to witness the birth of the ninth family.

They wanted to see the honor of Chris Fischer.

What kind of genius was this person?

Byrne had anticipated a large number of visitors and had already instructed the servants on arrangements, apart from the minor families closely related to the Fischer family and capable of receiving an invitation, all visitors of the baron's level or below would not be received at the manor. Instead, they would be gifted a gold bar and arrangements made for their accommodation in the town.

Although such actions might upset some high-pride minor nobles, if the Fischer family did not have such arrangements, countless minor families that did not receive invitations but still came to visit and offer gifts would overwhelm their estate with visitors.

Sometimes, lack of reception is not about arrogance, it's simply because of the inability to accommodate so many people.

All eight of Cyart's great families sent representatives to attend this nation-shaking grand ceremony.

In a carriage with a white base and cyan blue insignia, a clean-cut, fair-haired young boy looked outside, finding everything around him very novel.

The brown-haired young boy asked, "Father, is this the Fischer family?"

He paused before asking, "So what kind of family is Fischer? And what is the power of Bloodline they possess?"

The boy's father was a man dressed in a black tailcoat—a conspicuous sight mostly due to his eyes, one cyan blue and the other golden yellow.

The man with heterochromia slowly shook his head, calmly saying to his son:

"I don't know, Fischer is actually a very secretive family; they reveal very little and have always maintained a high level of privacy."

"I see," said the boy as he nodded. He was Amos Abernathy from the Abernathy family.

His father, Jayern, was a Monarch powerful expert known as the "Hunter in the Fog" from the Abernathy family, and his mysterious grandfather, who had not attended the banquet, was the head of the Abernathy family, the "White Spirit."

Jayern said calmly, "Amos, aren't you curious? Why don't the Fischers reside in the city but in such a small place instead?"

After a moment of thought, the young Amos responded, "Perhaps they plan to turn this into a brand new city."

Jayern shook his head and said indifferently:

"Yes and no. What's more important is that before they had a Monarch powerful expert, the Fischer family were still just one of the many pawns, not yet qualified to move to a bigger place."

"And now? Father," the young boy inquired again.

Jayern nodded affirmatively and seriously.

"Without a doubt, they are now the uncrowned kings of the East Coast Province."

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In the manor of the Fischer family, the banquet was about to begin.

Sunbelle looked at each arriving guest, her heart feeling as if she were dreaming. With Chris's increase in strength, her own status had soared accordingly.

As the personal maid of an important family member, even when dealing with some minor nobility, they had to bow their heads in respect to her.

However, she quickly remembered something that made her a bit disheartened.

That was, Karno likely had little chance of inheriting the position of the family head.

In fact, he might not even outlive his father, Chris.

But even so, it seemed not a big deal—after all, Karno was already quite formidable...

She blushed and shook her head as she noticed the acquaintances among the guests and suddenly realized that the number of the Fischer family's vassals seemed to be increasing.

"Sunbelle."

Karno suddenly approached, smiling and saying, "Don't be nervous, the banquet will be over soon."

Sunbelle shook her head and said with a smile, "No, I'm not nervous at all; in fact, I feel quite excited!"

She took advantage of the moment when there was no one around to suddenly try to hug Karno, but he deftly avoided her embrace.

With a smile across his face, he teased, "Act like a lady, Miss Sunbelle!"

Meanwhile, in another corner of the manor, Yeager, Archibald, and members of the Dagger Brotherhood, including Moore, were also gathering together.

Over the past few years, Yeager had divorced his former wife and soon after married a female member of the Lion clan, and just a few months ago, he finally became the mayor of Fein City.

In the eyes of others, Yeager was an important figure within the Lion clan, not a member of the Fischer family. Only those within the Dawn Church were well-aware that Yeager was the number one seat among the Daybreakers.

He had already reached the 3rd Rank Swords Brandisher and even had the chance to aim for the coveted 5th Rank, making him the most respected "big brother" among all the Daybreakers.

All this time, Yeager had, in various ways, assisted nearly every Daybreaker.

"Long time no see, Mr. Moore, I didn't expect you to still be as sprightly as ever," Yeager said with a smile, nodding towards Moore. However, Moore and the others were quite aware that Yeager had no good impressions of the Proselytes.

For more than a decade, Yeager had been continually trying to secure more benefits for the Daybreakers, always putting forward suggestions that were indeed correct and aligned with the interests of the Daybreakers, also subtly influencing the decisions of the Fischer family.

This led to most of the Dawn Church's subordinate industries being in the hands of the Daybreakers, rather than managed by Proselytes.

Standing behind Moore were his two brothers, along with gang members who had joined the Dawn Church, and several descendants of Blood Receivers, all belonging to the Proselyte faction.

"Why do you always target us?" Moore asked Yeager in a low voice as he approached him.

Yeager shook his finger, indicating that there were foreign experts nearby, and he could not speak openly about certain words.

Thus, he took out a piece of paper and wrote down his response without hesitation:

"Because you are Proselytes and we are Daybreakers, it's as simple as that."

After pondering for a moment, Moore also wrote down a line.

"I don't understand."

Yeager laughed and said,

"If I am as good to everyone as I am to our own, then how can we differentiate our own people from others?"

Moore suddenly had an epiphany.

So that was it, Yeager's true intention was to rally a group of people and oppose another, just as a means to draw in those people.

He couldn't help but say, "You're quite an ambitious person, Mr. Yeager; just how far do you intend to go before you are willing to let go?"

Yeager raised his hand high towards the sky, where the Blazing Sun was making everyone sweat!

He said,

"Not until my feathers are completely melted by the sun and I fall from the sky to my death!"

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In the center of the banquet hall within the mansion, not including Chris himself, there were no less than nine Monarch powerful experts present.

Aside from the Hovern family of the Eight Great Families, each of the other seven families had sent a Monarch Level Extraordinary Exponent, while the Salvation Church dispatched a genuine bishop, and the Tempest Church was represented by the familiar face of Zayne.

Zayne was brimming with smiles, genuinely happy for Chris.

No fewer than nine Monarch powerful experts were conversing and smiling, and even those who were normally on good terms with each other engaged in polite formality.

However, everyone's focus still lay on the somewhat mysterious Chris Fischer.

By now, every person in Cyart was intensely curious, all longing to know everything about the Fischer family!

"Mr. Chris Fischer! I have a question for you," someone finally initiated.

All eyes turned towards the voice; it was a young man with brown hair who posed the question, accompanying "Hunter in the Fog" Jayern, a young master from Abernathy family, known as the "Fog Wayfarer."

Chris remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.

The brown-haired young man had a very innocent smile and asked with great curiosity, "May I ask, what kind of power of Bloodline do you actually possess?"

"Also, have you truly reached the Monarch Level?"

Everyone looked back towards Chris, each one inwardly filled with doubt. Yes, the secrets that the Fischer family had hidden for so long—what would the answer be?