After all, Mr. Mel was a powerful Asura. Within the Four Divine Beast Family, his status surpassed even theirs, the elders, and was second only to the clan leader.
You Lan Prefecture, Tianji Mountain Range.
A massive Metal Life rapidly flew out from the direction of the White Tiger Clan's residence. The guards patrolling the Tianji Mountain Range all noticed it.
Unlike the White Tiger Metal Life unique to the White Tiger Clan, this Metal Life was an enormous combined metal tower ship. It was nearly a thousand meters long. Engraved on all four sides of the ship were images of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. Each image was a hundred meters tall and lifelike.
The four images seemed to surround the tower ship like the Four Divine Beasts themselves, unconsciously radiating an imposing pressure.
Besides this tower ship Metal Life, more than ten other massive Metal Lives followed it as they swiftly flew out.
These Metal Lives came in all kinds of shapes, though most were modeled after the Four Divine Beasts. Outsiders could recognize the Four Divine Beast Family's Metal Lives at a glance. Merely seeing them was enough to ensure that no bandits would dare step forward to rob them.
The might of the Four Divine Beast Family was plain to see.
"What happened?"
Some guards were astonished.
Metal Lives entered and exited the Tianji Mountain Range every day, but this sort of tower ship Metal Life might not appear even once in trillions of years. Whenever one did appear, it almost meant that the family's four main branches were joining forces for something.
Anything worthy of the main branches joining forces was certainly a major matter.
"It must be about Elder Stuke's incident from several years ago!"
A guard looked at the fleet of Metal Lives, admiration in his eyes as he spoke.
The death of a Seven-star Devil elder naturally could not be concealed. Moreover, the Four Divine Beast Family had no intention of hiding it. To them, there was no need.
The family members were all filled with fury toward the Xue Na Family.
Now that the family had dispatched experts, they were undoubtedly going to make the Xue Na Family pay the price. No one could provoke the Four Divine Beast Family without cause. The family's honor could not be desecrated.
Inside the tower ship Metal Life, two people calmly played chess in a private room.
One of them had long cyan hair and cyan eyes. His face was thin, and on his forehead was a vertical, closed cyan eye. His entire aura was exceptionally strange.
Sitting opposite him was a silver-haired man. Compared to the cyan-haired man, the silver-haired man carried an air of refined elegance.
"Hehe, Mel, you lost again."
The cyan-haired man looked at the chessboard and chuckled twice, his voice somewhat hoarse.
The silver-haired man did not care about losing. With a sweep of his sleeve, the chessboard vanished. "Forget it. I have no talent for chess."
"You simply don't put your heart into it."
The cyan-haired man spoke casually.
Mel smiled without refuting him. He looked outside through the window. Countless Four Divine Beast Family guards were watching in their direction.
The cyan-haired man deployed God's Domain around them both and sent a Voice Transmission. "Gus asked you to act this time. Are you going to kill Xena?"
Asura was merely a title for someone whose strength had reached a certain threshold. It was not a standard based on Profound Mystery Fusion.
Profound Mystery Fusion, one's physical foundation, Talent Divine Power, Ultimate moves, weapons, and so on were all factors in determining a person's strength.
If someone fused five Profound Mysteries, even without any other methods, they would be qualified to rank among the Asuras. An existence at that level could easily become a Peak Asura with powerful techniques, talents, or weapons.
An Asura who had fused five Profound Mysteries was already a powerful existence qualified to become an Overgod's envoy.
However, there were not many Asura-level experts capable of fusing five Profound Mysteries. Most Asura-level experts had actually fused only four Profound Mysteries and reached that level through techniques and other factors.
Thus, the gap in strength between one Asura and another could be immense.
Mel could become an Overgod's envoy because he was an exceptionally powerful existence even among Asuras. His strongest Wind Element Divine Clone had already fused eight wind-element laws, and he possessed a Material Attack Sovereign Artifact. With such strength, he was already at the pinnacle of the Divine Planes.
Though Xena was also an Asura-level expert, she had fused only four Profound Mysteries. She possessed Asura-level strength only because of her Talent Secret Method.
If Mel wanted to kill Xena, it was not impossible.
"Xena provoked an Overgod family, so she should have considered the consequences she might bear."
Mel's tone did not fluctuate. He spoke casually, as though they were discussing some ordinary matter.
Then Mel looked at the cyan-haired man, a faint smile at the corner of his lips. "What? Could it be that you have some connection with Xena?"
Asura-level experts were scarce to begin with, and female Asuras were even rarer. It could be said that every female Asura expert had no shortage of admirers.
Hearing Mel's words, the cyan-haired man clearly guessed what Mel was thinking. He smiled helplessly and shook his head. "It is not that I have any connection with Xena. It is Reynalds."
"You know that Reynalds and I are acquainted."
The cyan-haired man sent a Voice Transmission, his tone somewhat bitter. "I owed Reynalds a favor before this."
"No wonder you came looking for me and even accompanied me to the Burning Volcano Mountain Range."
Mel came to a realization. Then his tone grew more serious as he sent a Voice Transmission. "Spark, you are also an Overgod's envoy. You should understand the Overgods' temperaments. Though this is not an order from an Overgod, it concerns the face of an Overgod family. If you and I go easy on them, and an Overgod finds out... Even if the Overgod does not care, our impression in the Overgod's eyes will likely worsen considerably."
For an Overgod's envoy to leave a bad impression on an Overgod was no good thing.
Spark thought of the Azure Dragon Sovereign God he served and let out a deep breath. He had actually known the outcome from the beginning. Provoking an Overgod family would certainly end badly, but if he did not step forward, he would have difficulty facing Reynalds.
Others might not know, but he knew that the relationship between Reynalds and Xena was still very deep. It would not even be an exaggeration to say that the Xue Na Family was a branch of the Reynalds Family.
This was because the descendants of the Xue Na Family were actually Reynalds's bloodline. However, these descendants had not inherited the Reynalds Family's talent. Instead, they had inherited Xena's Icy Snow Lotus Bloodline.
Back then, it was precisely because their children displayed this difference that the two of them established the Reynalds Family and the Xue Na Family separately.
That was why, after learning of this matter, he sought out Mel and accompanied him to the Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
"Sigh, now that things have come to this, Reynalds cannot blame me for it."
Spark sighed.
Mel nodded as well. "This matter is, after all, the Xue Na Family's fault. Even if Reynalds learns of it, he cannot say anything."
"This Xena..."
Spark could only feel helpless.
Though his friend was the Blood Peak Sovereign God's envoy, all of them envoys knew that even among the Overgods, the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods were exceptionally powerful.
The true ruling figures of the Blood Peak Continent were not the Blood Peak Sovereign God, but the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods of the Tianji Mountain Range.
After all, this was the ancestral land of the Four Divine Beast Family. Even the Blood Peak Sovereign God tacitly acknowledged this and rarely appeared on the Blood Peak Continent.
"You need not dwell on it. Reynalds is also an Overgod's envoy, so he should understand your difficulties."
Mel tried to persuade him.
Spark nodded, then said, "Even if Xena cannot be saved this time, this favor can still be considered repaid."
Even though he had only said a few words to Mel, those words carried the risk of leaving a bad impression on an Overgod. They were absolutely enough to repay Reynalds's favor.
Mel smiled. "In that case, you will have to contribute some effort this time as well."
Spark let out a breath and softly agreed. The helplessness in his eyes had vanished, and his tone became calm. "It would not be convenient for me to act against Xena. As for the others, leave them to me."
He had just spoken up for Xena, which was already a considerable risk for him. Since it could not achieve anything, taking action next would make up for the "mistake" of speaking up.
After all, he did not dare gamble on whether an Overgod knew about his conversation with Mel.
For an Overgod to learn anything, it only took a single thought.
Mel merely smiled upon hearing Spark's words.
He was no fool. Did Spark truly not know that speaking up for Xena would produce no result? He merely wanted to repay Reynalds's favor.
By speaking up and then taking action, he could repay Reynalds's favor without leaving a bad impression on an Overgod.
Even though Mel had guessed Spark's intentions, he said nothing. After all, they both served the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods and would inevitably have dealings with one another.
The Metal Lives moved at tremendous speed. After leaving the Tianji Mountain Range, they swiftly disappeared beyond the horizon.
Red Maple Prefecture, Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
Inside the Xue Na Family residence, the doors to the main hall were tightly shut. Only two figures sat within.
One was Xena, the ancestor of the Xue Na Family. The other was merely a Metal Puppet.
There was a distance limit to using a Metal Puppet. Once the distance exceeded its limit, it would dissipate.
However, high-grade Metal Puppets could temporarily store a thread of Soul Power in a dormant state. When used, that thread of Soul Power could be activated, allowing it to move and communicate for a period before the Soul Power dissipated.
This Metal Puppet was of that kind.
It contained a thread of Reynalds's Soul Power and had remained in the Xue Na Family all along.
"Xena, why did you not tell me that Wai killed Stuke?!"
Rare anger appeared in Reynalds's tone. "Even after killing him, you did not notify me? If I had not happened to see that shadow image, I would probably still be kept in the dark!"
This Metal Puppet had also been activated by Reynalds himself. His purpose was to ask Xena about this matter.
As the Blood Peak Sovereign God's envoy, his understanding of the Four Divine Beast Family's power surpassed that of many others. Even he did not dare provoke the Four Divine Beast Family lightly.
"You used up this Soul Power to awaken just to reprimand me?"
Xena looked at Reynalds indifferently, her tone cold.
Hearing Xena's words, Reynalds calmed down somewhat. His tone softened as he said directly, "I am not reprimanding you. I only want to know why you became enemies with the Four Divine Beast Family."
"Hehe, Reynalds, do not speak nonsense. Wai and Stuke became enemies and fought to the death. Wai fought to the death for personal reasons. What reason did I have to stop him?"
Xena sneered.
Hearing Xena's words, Reynalds could only sigh helplessly. "Xena, you need not deceive me. Where did Wai get Sovereign's Might? Gaisreisen and the others are not fools. This matter is not so simple."
"What? Without evidence, Gaisreisen and the others are going to come to my Burning Volcano Mountain Range?"
This time, Xena did not deny Reynalds's words. Her voice was icy. "If that is truly the case, then I would like to see Gaisreisen and the others' methods."
"You do not understand the Four Divine Beast Family well enough."
Reynalds's tone was grave. "I have already asked Spark to investigate. You had best prepare yourself. Move to Thundercloud Prefecture as soon as possible. With me there, Gaisreisen and the others should restrain themselves somewhat."
"Hmph, move?"
Xena snorted coldly. "Must the family flee in fear just because an individual in the family fought a member of the Four Divine Beast Family to the death? How am I supposed to establish myself in the Divine Planes from now on?"
"Xena."
Reynalds was just about to continue persuading her.
Xena directly interrupted him. "You need not say any more. If the Four Divine Beast Family truly comes to my Burning Volcano Mountain Range merely because their clansman fought to the death, then I will face them! The Four Divine Beast Family has lost an elder, but my Xue Na Family has lost an elder as well! I have not even settled the score with the Four Divine Beast Family yet!"
"Now is not the time to act on impulse."
Reynalds spoke directly.
"Hehe, you are still as timid as ever!"
Xena looked at Reynalds, disdain in her gaze as she said directly, "Do you know what Stuke and the others did?"
Clearly, Xena did not intend to conceal her hatred before Reynalds any longer.
Reynalds was stunned.
"Hmph, you do not."
Hatred appeared in Xena's eyes. "They dug out your granddaughter's Heart Bone. And it was merely to refine some damned Honey Ice Flower!"
Hearing this, Reynalds did not react for a moment.
"Hehe, if that had truly been all, then so be it..."
There was sorrow in Xena's tone. "The Four Divine Beast Family is powerful. It was only a Heart Bone, after all. I spent some effort and found a way to restore her."
As she spoke, Xena suddenly stared at Reynalds, the hatred in her voice impossible to conceal. "But after learning that Shayna's Heart Bone had recovered, they actually captured Shayna again and dug out her Heart Bone a second time!!!"
"Hahaha, twice, twice!"
Xena burst into wild laughter. Her long hair moved without wind, and her eyes turned deep blue. Looking at Reynalds, her tone was incomparably cold. "What did the Four Divine Beast Family take my Xue Na Family for? Saint Domain ingredients?"
Xena's aura subsided somewhat, but the hatred in her eyes did not lessen. "After they learned Shayna could not restore her Heart Bone again, they directly killed her. Hehehe..."
"This was only Shayna."
Xena's voice grew increasingly calm, as though she were speaking of something that had nothing to do with her. "Thirteen people in the clan have already had their Heart Bones dug out and been killed."
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