Chapter 122: When a Rascal Becomes a Marquis and Might Be Granted a Marriage

Gu Shanhai saw Atilis again during the sacrificial and coronation ceremonies. He was seated on the throne, with the kings of the conquered kingdoms all kneeling on the ground. After appointing figurehead princes, they awaited their exile to barren lands, although more likely, they would perish en route.

Without the divine right of kings, Atilis was the supreme Priest, in control of the entire Druid Sect.

And these kings were merely symbols of his legitimate rule.

The current Atilis was no longer the immature youth of before. Although he was only twenty, after enduring wars of blood and fire, and the political scheming of both open and secret entanglements, along with destiny upon him, he seemed like a monstrous amalgamation of power and politics. His emotions did not show on his face; the balance of imperial artifice seemed perfected.

At this moment, Gu Shanhai even began to doubt whether noble blood truly carried something innate.