Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range

To show reverence for the Sovereigns, the people living in the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range were forbidden from flying.

After all, no one knew whether, as they flew through the sky, the Sovereign Ancestors might be wandering below.

Perhaps the Sovereign Ancestors would not mind such a slight, but as members of the Four Divine Beast Family, any act that might offend the Sovereign Ancestors was forbidden.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

One yellow and one green figure descended from the sky, stopping at the outermost edge of the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range.

These two were naturally Roy and Shelley.

Roy raised his head and saw a winding, coiling giant dragon stretching across the mountain range ahead of him, more than ten thousand li long.

Of course, it was not a real dragon, but an enormous building shaped like one.

This giant dragon structure coiled through a region spanning tens of thousands of li.

Dragon Scales were carved over the body of the giant dragon structure. It also served as a passageway, the entire corridor suffused with azure light. From afar, it looked like a terrifying azure dragon lying across the earth!

"Elder Roy, this is the Ancestral Land of our Four Divine Beast Family—the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range."

"Because the Sovereign Ancestors live within, flight is forbidden in the Ancestral Land."

"Once someone is discovered flying within the Ancestral Land, anyone has the right to kill them."

Throughout the journey from Azure Mansion, Shelley had repeatedly explained the rules and taboos of the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range to Roy, afraid that he might violate one.

Roy had been brought into the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range by her. If he made a mistake, she would bear a certain amount of joint responsibility as well.

There would not be any substantial punishment, but being labeled as someone who had handled matters poorly would be more than enough to trouble her.

A red streak of light rushed out from the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range and stopped before Roy and Shelley. Then, Shelley beside Roy transformed into a green streak of light and merged into that figure's body.

"Elder Roy, sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go."

"Not at all. I only just arrived."

The woman before him had the same face as Shelley, except her hair was fiery red.

This was Shelley's strongest divine clone, possessing the strength of a Six-star Devil.

The reason she had come running out of the Ancestral Land was to guide Roy.

Within the Ancestral Land, only relatives within three generations of the Sovereign Ancestors and elders with at least Six-star Devil strength could reside. Her Wind Element Divine Clone possessed only Five-star Devil strength and was not qualified to enter the Ancestral Land. Her Fire Element Divine Clone had to come out to bring Roy inside.

"Elder Roy, at the very front of the Ancestral Land is where the Azure Dragon Clan resides. Patriarch Gaisleith and some members of the Azure Dragon Clan live there..."

"That mountain range over there, shaped like a white tiger, belongs to the White Tiger Clan..."

"That region over there, like a volcano, is where our Vermillion Bird Clan lives..."

"That area over there belongs to the Black Tortoise Clan..."

As she led Roy along, Shelley pointed out the buildings and residents throughout the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range.

"Also, this is where the elders reside. There are special arenas here, and the arenas contain Magic Arrays set up by the Sovereign Ancestors. Everyone can fight and spar in the arenas..."

At this point, Shelley paused, then used Spiritual Sense Transmission to speak to Roy.

"Elder Roy, our Four Divine Beast Family follows the principle that the strong are never wrong."

"No matter what conflict occurs, once you step onto the arena, the winner is right and the loser is wrong."

"So unless necessary, if you encounter someone stronger than yourself, avoid them if you can."

"Mm, I understand. Thank you."

In response to Shelley's kind reminder, Roy likewise used Spiritual Sense Transmission, accepting her goodwill.

Under Shelley's guidance, Roy arrived before a castle.

Following Shelley inside, they soon entered the castle's great hall.

Three people with extremely powerful auras were seated within the hall.

"Lord Gaisleith, Lord Gess, Lord Tia."

Upon seeing the three, Shelley hurriedly bowed in greeting.

These three were not only the patriarchs of the Azure Dragon Clan, White Tiger Clan, and Vermillion Bird Clan, but also the biological children of the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Ancestors.

Whether in strength or status, they ranked highest in the Four Divine Beast Family apart from the Sovereign Ancestors themselves.

"Lord Gaisleith, Lord Gess, Lord Tia."

Behind Shelley, Roy also bowed in greeting.

"Hahaha, no need for such formalities. Rise."

The burly man with fiery red hair seated on the left laughed. "So this is Roy? Truly, his talent is extraordinary."

"If not for..."

"Hey, Tia..."

Seeing that the red-haired man wanted to say something, the middle-aged man seated in the center raised a hand. The man called Tia immediately shut his mouth.

"Roy, Shelley has told us about your circumstances."

"If Shelley had not given you the Soul Gold Beads, you would have had a great chance of reaching Grand Perfection as a High-level God in the future. But because of Shelley's mistake, the possibility of you advancing to Grand Perfection in the future has become infinitesimal. Do you harbor any resentment?"

Patriarch Gaisleith asked in a deep voice.

At their level of strength, and with a Lord God father, Gaisleith and the others possessed an exceptionally deep understanding of Grand Perfection.

They were supreme prodigies who had comprehended and fused the profound mysteries of a single law to the utmost limit, earning the recognition of heaven and earth. Neither talent nor opportunity could be lacking.

Over more than one Yanjì since the world's birth, the number of confirmed Grand Perfections was fewer than the fingers on one hand.

There were only a little more than twenty Suspected Grand Perfections.

This showed just how rare Grand Perfection High-level Gods were.

In terms of strength, Grand Perfection High-level Gods were known as "Lesser Lord Gods." To gods, so long as one had not reached Grand Perfection, there was not much difference between encountering a Grand Perfection and encountering a Lord God.

A Lord God could easily kill every High-level God below Grand Perfection through a projection.

But when facing a Grand Perfection, unless the Lord God's Lord God Clone personally appeared and acted, a Grand Perfection could flee to any material plane, and the Lord God would have no way to deal with them.

Roy had become a Seven-star Demon in just over ten thousand years. If, over the countless years to come, he made no further progress, would he remember the moment Shelley gave him the Soul Gold Beads and harbor resentment in his heart?

These were matters Gaisleith had to consider.

"Patriarch Gaisleith, you worry too much."

Roy shook his head. "I know my own limits. The more I comprehend the profound mysteries of laws and fuse the profound mysteries of laws, the more I understand the difficulty of fusing them."

"Although I consider myself to have some talent, I do not have the slightest confidence that I can become a Grand Perfection."

"Miss Shelley gave me Soul Gold Beads, increasing the strength of my soul tenfold. I do not even have enough time to thank her—how could I possibly blame her?"

Roy's words were indeed heartfelt.

If not for the batch of Soul Gold Beads Shelley had given him, how could he possibly have received such a blessing?