Chapter 971 Royal Zodiac Clan Duel Challenge.

Royal Zodiac Clan Duel Challenge.

A name dull enough that it was easily forgotten. Yet, the simplicity in its name was also a testimony to the straightforwardness of the challenge. A ceremonial duel without any tricks or facades and its sole purpose were to facilitate one condition.

Granting the winner the territory of the loser.

The rules were just as simple as the name implied. The challenger would throw in their animal statue chess piece as a sign of declaration, and the targeted party would have to accept unless they had the backing of another Royal Zodiac Clan willing to block the declaration.

As one of the first ground rules set by the Jade Emperor following the betrayal of the Panda Clan, it was a privilege reserved for direct family members of the Royal Zodiac Clans serving as a sort of legal justification to seize the property of others by betting their own.

With the mass disappearance of the Panda Elders, the Panda Conglomerate had been absorbed bit by bit on a day to day basis. It would not be wrong to claim that the Royal Zodiac Clans influence of today was all based on seizing the Panda Clan's solid foundation. Thus, the System had a vested interest in righting this wrong, by taking things back now that such an opportunity had presented itself.

The Tiger Brothers each had a wooden version of the official Royal Zodiac Statue Piece, which displayed them holding partial territories or industries belonging to the Royal Zodiac Tiger Clan. These official duel pieces had been sanctified in the exact manner that the Jade Emperor had ordained, so the challenge was considered as a type of Heaven's Will.

It took many centuries for the Royal Zodiac Clans to come together once more and sign a treaty agreeing that it was more 'honourable' to negotiate over these regions rather than continue with the 'barbaric' ways of fighting like in the olden days. (They basically were sick of the disorganised mess of acquiring one territory only to lose i