The two elders of the White Tiger Family exchanged glances, then suddenly produced a Metal Life. Its immense White Tiger pressure did not diminish.
All the High Gods of the White Tiger Family boarded the White Tiger Metal Life, which vanished over the horizon in an instant.
Once the White Tiger Family's experts had departed, the surrounding God level spectators became much noisier.
"I really didn't expect it to end like this."
"Two Seven-star Devils died. That should be enough to shake all of Hell, right?"
"Yeah. The Grayblood Devil actually dragged Elder Stuke into the spatial rift. He actually wanted to perish together with him."
"You don't know the full story. This isn't as simple as it looks."
"Oh? Is there something else?"
"I can tell you haven't been in Red Maple Prefecture for long."
"I've only been here for a few decades."
"No wonder. Let me tell you, a hundred years ago, Elder Stuke took a liking to the Grayblood Devil's wife, Aiteli, and then..."
The surrounding God level experts quickly recounted all sorts of versions of this tale of love, hatred, and vengeance.
"These guys really take every rumor as fact."
Calorona had naturally heard quite a few of them talking and curled her lip.
"You know the reason?"
Beirut looked at Calorona with his small eyes and asked.
Calorona did not hide it. She casually nodded and sent a voice transmission. "The conflict between Wai and Stuke did indeed begin because of Aiteli. However, it wasn't because Stuke wanted Aiteli. Stuke wanted to dig out Aiteli's Heart Bone."
"Heart Bone?"
Beirut narrowed his small eyes.
Calorona responded, her tone carrying a trace of emotion. "Aiteli and Wai are both members of the Xue Na Family. According to my teacher, the Xue Na Family's ancestor, Xena, became a god from an Ice Snow Lotus true form. Her descendants all carry the Ice Snow Lotus bloodline. Those clansmen with especially concentrated bloodlines possess Heart Bones. Heart Bones are unique to the Ice Snow Lotus Clan. Members of the Ice Snow Lotus Clan use their Talent Secret Method to condense them from their own blood essence. I heard that even High God clansmen can only condense one or two. Even High-level Sovereign Artifacts can barely damage Heart Bones; they can only be refined through special methods."
"If a Divine Artifact incorporates some refined Heart Bones, its power will increase greatly!"
"However, members of the Xue Na Family who possess Heart Bones are all core members. Stuke may have dug out Aiteli's Heart Bone in order to forge a Divine Artifact."
Calorona spoke.
"So that was it."
Beirut nodded. He did not feel that there was anything wrong with Stuke's actions. After all, this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak.
Calorona seemed somewhat worried that Beirut would provoke the Four Divine Beast Family, so she reminded him, "The Four Divine Beast Family acts rather domineeringly. When you travel through the Divine Planes in the future, unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to have anything to do with them."
"The Four Divine Beast Family..."
Beirut nodded as well.
Though he did not know exactly how powerful the Four Divine Beast Family was, he remembered Calorona's warning.
"It looks like this White Tiger Family won't let the matter rest."
Though Morit rarely came into contact with the Four Divine Beast Family, he had lived for countless years and knew their way of handling things very well.
The death of a Seven-star Devil clansman was probably the greatest loss the Four Divine Beast Family had suffered in trillions of years.
"Could they really intend to storm into the Burning Volcano Mountain Range?"
Kakqi casually shook his head.
Wai had said before his death that the Grayblood Devil had killed Stuke, not an elder of the Xue Na Family. Clearly, he had taken all responsibility upon himself. Now that he too was dead, would the White Tiger Family really vent its anger on the Xue Na Family? That would be going too far.
Besides, a deathmatch had always been a matter of life and death.
The Four Divine Beast Family should have considered the possibility of Stuke's death.
"Hehe, the Four Divine Beast Family might really do something like that."
Morit chuckled softly.
He had lived for so long that he had seen such things countless times. It was not something only the Four Divine Beast Family would do; any powerful faction might do the same.
In the Divine Planes, strength was the only fairness.
Lota did not pay attention to Morit and Kakqi's conversation. He looked at Beirut before speaking softly, "The two of you, continue watching Beirut in secret."
No matter what the Four Divine Beast Family did, Beirut's growth was what mattered.
"Yes!"
Hearing Lota's order, the two answered with solemn expressions.
"Kakqi, send out one clone and travel through Hell with me."
Lota continued.
Though he had come to Hell because of Beirut, he was also curious about Calorona. After all, she was also an expert who had appeared in his Earth Memory.
Besides that, there were some things he wanted to figure out.
It was time to find out.
If things really were as they had been in his Earth Memory, why had Leiding and the others died at Augusta's hands?
Though he had some guesses, they had yet to be confirmed.
After spending countless years in the Qingya Plane, he had grown somewhat bored. Traveling through the planes with a Projection Clone was something all Overgods did from time to time.
Hell would likely become the center of his Earth Memory in the future. He needed to take another careful look.
"Yes."
Kakqi answered respectfully.
He had three clones of Destruction Law, Life Law, and the Water Element. Due to his Soul Mutation, all three clones possessed the same strength. Any one of them had the power of a Peak Asura.
Asura was merely a designation of strength, not a fixed realm.
Many High Gods who fused four Profound Mysteries and possessed powerful ultimate moves or Talent Divine Powers already had Asura-level strength.
Those who fused five Profound Mysteries and combined them with moves that offered additional enhancements were also considered relatively powerful among Asuras.
The Four Major Rules did not have distinct divisions of Profound Mysteries, but Kakqi's comprehension of the Life Law was already comparable to fusing five Profound Mysteries of the elemental laws. In terms of laws alone, he already possessed Asura-level strength.
With the various boosts provided by his Soul Mutation, he was also at the peak among Asuras.
Hell, Blood Peak Continent.
You Lan Prefecture, Tianji Mountain Range.
The Tianji Mountain Range was exceptionally vast. It was practically the largest mountain range on the Blood Peak Continent. Including all its branches, it stretched for no less than tens of millions of kilometers.
From high above, the Tianji Mountain Range had four entrances, one in each direction.
They led directly to the Azure Dragon Leiding Clan, White Tiger Lius Clan, Vermilion Bird Nimo Clan, and Black Tortoise Bowen Clan. At every entrance stood a massive carving of one of the Four Divine Beasts, thousands and nearly ten thousand meters tall. The four stone statues each gazed toward a different direction.
Even High Gods would find it difficult to make such enormous stone statues so lifelike.
Yet these four colossal stone statues seemed like gigantic divine beasts that had come alive, faintly radiating terrifying pressure. These four statues alone were enough to reveal the profound foundations of the Four Divine Beast Family.
Beyond the Tianji Mountain Range stood countless guards composed of High Gods, patrolling the entire range almost without interruption.
The Four Divine Beast Family was at the height of its power!
Within the White Tiger Lius Clan's family grounds.
Stuke flew out of his private little building with a gloomy expression and headed directly toward the White Tiger Clan's main hall.
Damn it!
Stuke was furious inside.
Wai had actually dared to drag him down to die together! That could not possibly have been Wai's own idea. It had to be the Xue Na Family's plan. Otherwise, how could Wai have possessed Sovereign's Might?
The White Tiger Clan's main hall stood beneath a steep cliff face.
The cliff appeared as though it had been cleaved by a blade, incomparably smooth, with all kinds of divine beasts and battle scenes carved upon it.
Before the cliff lay level ground, upon which many uniquely shaped halls and buildings had been constructed.
Stuke landed before the cliff and approached on foot. When the guards saw him, none stopped him. An elder of the Four Divine Beast Family held a very high status.
Upon reaching the side hall entrance, Stuke bowed and called out loudly, "Stuke requests an audience with the patriarch!"
"Come in."
A powerful, resonant voice sounded from within the side hall.
"Yes."
Stuke took several deep breaths, then stepped into the side hall.
The side hall was extremely empty. Apart from twelve enormous stone pillars in the center, there was only a man seated on a stone chair at the head seat.
The man wore a white robe covered in peculiar patterns. At a glance, the robe resembled tiger hide. His face was also exceptionally cold and stern.
This man was the White Tiger Sovereign God's son and the current patriarch of the White Tiger Clan, Gus Lius.
Gus was himself a child of an Overgod. White Tiger Sovereign God Lius had personally strengthened his body with his own blood essence and given him a Material Attack Sovereign Artifact.
Even among Asuras, Gus ranked near the top in strength. Aside from the Overgods themselves, he was one of the strongest people in the Four Divine Beast Family.
"Stuke greets the patriarch."
After entering, Stuke spoke respectfully.
Though they both carried the bloodline of the Four Divine Beast Family, their statuses were completely different. Moreover, Gus far surpassed him in seniority and age. Stuke did not know how many generations younger than Gus he was.
Thus, he was exceptionally restrained before Gus. Or rather, every member of the White Tiger Clan was restrained before Gus.
Gus's expression did not change as he directly asked, "What is it?"
As a family elder, Stuke was qualified to meet him directly. However, one generally needed a matter to report in order to seek an audience; otherwise, no one was permitted to come here freely.
Since Stuke had come, he naturally had something to report.
Stuke took a deep breath, calming his emotions slightly. He then knelt directly on the ground, his voice somewhat heavy. "Patriarch, my strongest Divine Clone and my main body have fallen!"
"Your strongest Divine Clone fell?"
Hearing Stuke's words, Gus could not help frowning, his tone turning colder. "Tell me the details."
The Four Divine Beast Family's reputation spread throughout the Divine Planes. Though family members were often killed for various reasons, they were almost always insignificant members.
No one had ever dared to directly kill a clansman at the Seven-star Devil level. Seven-star Devils were the pillars of the Four Divine Beast Family. Was this a provocation against the Four Divine Beast Family?
Stuke quickly gave a brief account of what had happened.
"A deathmatch?"
Gus frowned even more deeply.
He had lived from the Beginning of Heaven and Earth until now and experienced far too much. A deathmatch was a customary form of battle in which both sides fought to kill the other.
Being killed under such circumstances was not impossible.
Moreover, once someone was killed in a deathmatch, their death was for nothing.
"Patriarch, I had long investigated Wai. He did not possess Sovereign's Might! Since he obtained Sovereign's Might, it must have been granted by the Xue Na Family. The Xue Na Family definitely planned this in advance in order to kill my strongest Divine Clone!"
Clearly understanding Gus's thoughts, Stuke anxiously said, "If it had been a normal deathmatch, I would have no complaint if I were killed. It would only mean that I was inferior. But Wai would rather die than drag me into Space Turbulence. That was not a battle at all. He had obviously received orders to kill my strongest Divine Clone at any cost! Komo and Kede were both present and saw it with their own eyes."
He clearly knew the special nature of a deathmatch. Family members often fought deathmatches with others, but no one had ever been like him, dragged into Space Turbulence by someone using Sovereign's Might.
As he spoke, humiliation even appeared in Stuke's eyes. "Patriarch, the fall of my strongest Divine Clone is not important, but Wai and the Xue Na Family acting this way is a provocation against our Four Divine Beast Family! I beg you to judge this fairly, Patriarch!"
Hmph!
After hearing Stuke's words, Gus's gaze turned colder. He snorted coldly at him, startling Stuke into trembling all over.
"Stuke, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Gus did not give Stuke a chance to continue speaking, his voice cold. "Your strongest Divine Clone was killed, and you are unwilling to accept it. You want the family to avenge you!"
"Patriarch, I..."
Cold sweat immediately broke out on Stuke's forehead.
Though Gus rebuked Stuke, his tone shifted in the next moment. "However, Wai would rather die than drag you into Space Turbulence. The Xue Na Family does have questions to answer. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is truly as you say, and the Sovereign's Might Wai possessed was deliberately bestowed by the Xue Na Family to kill you, the family will naturally intervene."
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