The Metal Life flew over the Blood Peak Continent for three years before finally reaching Azure Mansion's landmark—the Stone Sword Mountain.
"We're finally here. How do we get to your family's residence now, Boss?" Beibei asked in confusion.
"We just head straight for the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range!" Zhou Tong said. "The Four Divine Beast Families are very famous in Hell, though you may not know much about them. Back in the day, among the many God Planes and Supreme Planes, the Four Divine Beast Families could practically be considered the number one family. But they've declined now."
"Why?" Linley asked, puzzled.
Zhou Tong said, "Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—those were the Four Divine Beasts. The main reason the Four Divine Beast Families used to be so powerful was that their four ancestors were all Sovereign Gods. Four Sovereign Gods with close ties who supported one another—wouldn't the families they founded naturally become the foremost family?"
"Four Sovereign Gods?!" Everyone was stunned. It was their first time learning of the Four Divine Beast Families' past.
"But wait. If the ancestors of the Four Divine Beast Families were Sovereign Gods, why did they decline?" Beibei asked. It was the question on everyone's mind.
"Ten thousand years ago, the Four Divine Beast Families suffered a massive upheaval. All four Sovereign Gods fell at the same time, so naturally the families declined," Zhou Tong said casually. "Don't ask me either. I don't know how Sovereign Gods fell. The most likely possibility is that they were killed by other Sovereign Gods..."
"Think about it. When the four Sovereign Gods were backing them, how arrogant and domineering must the members of the Four Divine Beast Families have been? But once the four Sovereign Gods suddenly fell, all those people who had