To an Overgod, or even a god level expert, three months was merely the blink of an eye.
"A deathmatch."
Lota nodded. "A deathmatch between Wai and Stuke would be worth watching."
Both of them had once been renowned experts in Hell. Of course, that had been trillions of years ago. After trillions of years, they would only have grown stronger.
Every Seven-star Devil was a peak figure in the Divine Planes.
This battle would likely attract quite a few experts to spectate.
"The Xue Na Family actually has some connection with Reynalds. Xena, the Xue Na Family's patriarch, was once Reynalds's first wife."
Pash spoke with a smile as well.
"Xena was actually Reynalds's wife?"
Lota was somewhat surprised.
He had heard of Xena before, but he had not known that she was Reynalds's wife.
"She was, once. However, countless years ago, the two separated and respectively founded the Reynalds Family and the Xue Na Family."
Pash smiled faintly. "Although the two have separated, as far as I know, they are still entangled with one another."
Reynalds was originally his messenger, so Pash knew him extremely well.
"Interesting."
Lota smiled as well.
In the "Earth Memory," the hatred between Reynalds and the Four Divine Beast Family was no weaker than that of the other families. Yet up to now, there had been no word of any great enmity.
Could it have been triggered by this battle?
Given how arrogant and domineering the Four Divine Beast Family currently was, it was certainly possible.
Red Maple Prefecture.
Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
Even throughout all of Hell, the Burning Volcano Mountain Range was extremely famous. That was because it was the residence of the Xue Na Family.
Xena, the Xue Na Family's ancestor, was a powerful Asura. Besides her, the Xue Na Family had more than a dozen powerful clansmen at the Seven-star Devil level.
With that alone, the Xue Na Family was already a powerful force in Hell.
The Xue Na Family occupied the most central region of the Burning Volcano Mountain Range. This area lay within a volcanic zone and was shrouded in terrifying heat year-round.
Within the Xue Na Family's great hall, all of the family's experts had gathered. Even Xena, the ancestor who had not appeared for tens of thousands of years, had shown herself.
From her appearance, Xena looked like nothing more than a young woman in her twenties. She had fiery red curly hair, red rings reflected within her eyes, and a flame-shaped mark on her forehead.
Although Xena looked young, her true age was measured in trillions of years.
"Stuke, you've gone too far!"
A clansman in the hall had a flushed face as he stared at a shadow image in his hand. Unable to restrain himself, he crushed it directly. Flames burst from his eyes, and even his long hair seemed ready to rise and dance in the air.
"That's enough, Wai. Don't be impulsive."
The middle-aged man seated first beneath Xena spoke. He did not particularly care that Wai had crushed the shadow image, clearly because they had already seen its contents. They had also developed considerable killing intent toward Stuke. "Now that things have come to this, are you confident you can deal with Stuke?"
Everyone else looked toward Wai as well.
Seven-star Devils were the pillars of a family. Winning a deathmatch was one thing, but if one fell, then even with a main body that could restore strength by Refining Divine Spark, it would still be a loss to the family.
More importantly, this time they were facing the White Tiger Family of the Four Divine Beast Family.
The Four Divine Beast Family was infamous. They were not worried about a single Stuke, since Stuke was merely a Seven-star Devil. But they had to worry whether, if they truly killed Stuke, the White Tiger Family would fly into a rage out of humiliation.
It was not impossible for an enraged Four Divine Beast Family to directly ignore the agreement and send even more experts.
Compared to the Four Divine Beast Family, their Xue Na Family was still far inferior.
Even if their ancestor had connections with an Overgod's messenger, it was the same. After all, behind the Four Divine Beast Family stood four Overgods. This was practically common knowledge. Who would dare oppose the Four Divine Beast Family under such circumstances?
If Stuke had not pushed them too far, they would not have wanted to become enemies with him either.
Wai glanced at Xena, whose expression was slightly grave as she sat in the head seat, before cautiously saying, "Ancestor, Patriarch, Stuke is slightly weaker than me in terms of strength. However, he possesses Sovereign's Might. It will not be easy for me to defeat him."
Thinking of Sovereign's Might, Wai felt a sense of helplessness. He wanted to kill Stuke outright, but he could not do it. The Four Divine Beast Family's Sovereign's Might left people powerless.
Everyone else looked toward Xena as well.
"Have you already decided to fight Stuke in a deathmatch?"
Xena asked indifferently, "If you regret it now, at most you will lose some face. The family is willing to make concessions for you. But once it becomes a deathmatch, you must understand the consequences."
Wai seemed to recall something, and his expression became somewhat savage. Then he suddenly dropped to his knees, shattering the floor beneath them. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Ancestor, Wai has already made his decision. If I cannot kill Stuke, there is no meaning for me to continue living! I beg Ancestor to grant my wish."
After speaking, Wai heavily slammed his forehead against the floor.
The others looked at Wai, their emotions complicated for a moment.
"The family will give you one drop of Sovereign's Might."
After a brief silence, Xena narrowed her eyes slightly. "Whether you succeed or fail, the family will not intervene again. Do you understand?"
The Xue Na Family was not like the Four Divine Beast Family. Although it was an Asura level family, it did not possess much Sovereign's Might. Taking out one drop for a deathmatch was already a loss.
Hearing that Xena had agreed to provide Sovereign's Might, Wai's face filled with joy. But after hearing her following words, he froze inwardly before replying heavily, "Wai understands!"
Once he killed Stuke, the Four Divine Beast Family would definitely not let the matter rest. Other experts might very well take action. That was the Four Divine Beast Family's usual style.
In other words, after killing Stuke, he would still have to face other experts.
He also understood Xena's meaning. The family would not act again because of those experts, since it could not wage a large-scale war with the Four Divine Beast Family. Therefore, after killing Stuke, only his death could slightly lessen the Four Divine Beast Family's fury.
The others wanted to speak but hesitated. In the end, the middle-aged man spoke. "During this time, the family will help you gather all Shadow images related to Stuke. Watch them carefully several times."
After a pause, the middle-aged man's voice grew heavier. "In this battle, victory is the only option."
Whether Wai succeeded or failed, he would ultimately die. Therefore, he could only kill Stuke to avoid suffering a loss.
So what if the Four Divine Beast Family was powerful? The Xue Na Family was not to be trifled with either.
"Rest assured, Patriarch!"
Wai's eyes turned blood-red. "I will kill Stuke!"
After all the elders had left, the leading middle-aged man looked toward Xena, concern in his voice. "Mother, will there truly be no problem if we kill Stuke?"
The Four Divine Beast Family was no benevolent force.
Xena's expression did not change. After a moment of silence, she said, "As long as I do not act, Gus and the others should not act either. Killing Wai is already the only thing they can do."
After a pause, Xena continued, "After this battle, if Wai loses, then so be it. But if Wai wins, tell the family elders not to leave the Burning Volcano Mountain Range alone for the next ten thousand years."
Although she was not worried that the Four Divine Beast Family would send Asura experts, the Seven-star Devil-level elders still needed to be cautious.
The middle-aged man was slightly stunned, then nodded. "Yes."
"Mother."
The middle-aged man still looked rather grave. "Is it worth it?"
Wai's deathmatch with Stuke was not merely Wai's idea. Even his mother had permitted it in secret.
Was it worth it?
Xena narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice turning cold. "That is not something you should consider. Go make preparations!"
Hearing Xena's words, the middle-aged man sighed before respectfully withdrawing.
After the middle-aged man left, Xena slowly closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. "You deserve to die."
Red Maple City.
Within a secluded courtyard, Calorona looked at the mustached old man in a black robe sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, admiration unconsciously appearing on her face.
God level experts did not truly care much about appearances, because they could easily alter their looks. When identifying someone, including during interactions with others, one relied on the other party's soul aura.
As for Beirut before her, it was precisely that unique aura of his soul that she liked.
Moreover, Beirut was a Rodent Divine Beast, which naturally made him even more suitable for her.
Soon, Beirut opened his eyes.
"How is it?"
Calorona immediately stepped forward and asked with a smile.
Beirut looked at the woman before him. He had long grown accustomed to her "concern," so he casually nodded. "At most ten years, and I'll break through to become a Middle God!"
He had not been in Hell for long, but his progress had been tremendous. Aside from his comprehension of Profound Mysteries, the greatest improvement had been in his body. Calorona had given him quite a few Lower God Divine Sparks, which had helped him immensely.
Back in the Qingya Plane, he had not devoured many Divine Sparks. Mainly because obtaining Divine Sparks had not been an easy matter.
"Mm, I'll prepare Middle God Divine Sparks for you."
Calorona's eyes lit up slightly as she spoke.
Clearly, she knew that Beirut could devour Divine Sparks.
Beirut nodded, then said, "There's no point in bitter cultivation for now. I'm planning to go out and gain experience."
Although Beirut rather enjoyed his current life, he also wanted to become stronger. Gaining experience and fighting were indispensable.
"Gain experience?"
Calorona frowned slightly. "Aren't you going to wait until you become a Middle God before going out?"
Although she thought highly of Beirut, he was only a Lower God right now. Going out recklessly would be too dangerous.
Beirut shook his head and smiled. "Gaining experience only has meaning when one is weak. Once one is strong, it becomes traveling."
Calorona smiled upon hearing his words. "That does make some sense."
After pausing, Calorona continued, "However, even Middle Gods are not truly experts. By then, you'll at least have some ability to protect yourself. If you don't reach the Middle God level, I'll follow you."
Beirut was somewhat speechless upon hearing that.
If Calorona followed him, there really was nothing he could do about it.
Seemingly noticing that Beirut was a little unhappy, Calorona hurriedly said, "How about this? If you truly feel that bitter cultivation is meaningless right now, I'll take you to spectate some battles between experts. What do you think?"
"Perhaps it will help your cultivation as well."
"Battles between experts?"
Beirut was somewhat tempted.
Spectating battles between experts was one of the most appealing things in the Divine Planes. Part of the reason Beirut wanted to gain experience was to see more experts.
Seeing that Beirut was tempted, Calorona hurriedly said, "Yes, there's a deathmatch taking place right now, and word has already spread throughout Red Maple Prefecture. Both sides are Seven-star Devil experts!"
Gray Blood Mountain was fairly famous throughout Red Maple Prefecture.
Even many High Gods did not dare fly over Gray Blood Mountain. It was said that those who had dared fly here in the past had all disappeared without a trace.
Of course, experts familiar with this place knew that Gray Blood Mountain was famous because it was where the Grayblood Devil had risen to prominence.
The Grayblood Devil had not appeared for countless years. Some guessed that the Grayblood Devil had already fallen, but to true experts, the Grayblood Devil's whereabouts were no secret.
Because the Grayblood Devil was Wai, an elder of the Xue Na Family!
Although Wai had not visited Gray Blood Mountain for a long time, it was still a "forbidden land" in the eyes of many.
At this moment, the once desolate forbidden land of Gray Blood Mountain had drawn hundreds of thousands of God level experts to gather in the distance. These experts had all come because of the deathmatch.
With so many God level experts present, including quite a few High Gods, even the nearby bandits had hidden themselves away.
In an area set aside for distant spectators, Beirut and Calorona had occupied a spot with an excellent view.
With Calorona, a High God, present, the other nearby Gods did not dare approach them. High Gods were already considered experts in the Divine Planes. Even High Gods who had refined Divine Sparks held high status.
"So many Gods..."
Seeing so many God level experts, Beirut was secretly shocked.
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