After all, Mr. Mel is a powerful Asura. Among the Four Divine Beast Families, his status is even above that of elders like them, second only to the Patriarch.
You Lan Prefecture, Sky Altar Mountain Range.
A massive metal lifeform, a colossal tower ship, flew rapidly from the direction of the White Tiger Clan's encampment. The guards patrolling the Sky Altar Mountain Range also noticed this metal lifeform.
Unlike the White Tiger Metal Lifeforms unique to the White Tiger Clan, this metal lifeform was a combined, massive tower ship. It was nearly a thousand meters long. Carved on its four sides were the patterns of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, each pattern a hundred meters in size and lifelike.
The four patterns seemed to envelop the tower ship like the Four Divine Beasts, unconsciously exuding an oppressive aura.
In addition to this tower ship metal lifeform, over a dozen other enormous metal lifeforms followed closely behind it.
These metal lifeforms varied in shape, but most were based on the forms of the Four Divine Beasts. Outsiders could recognize the metal lifeforms of the Four Divine Beast Families at a glance, and simply seeing them would deter any bandits from daring to attack.
The might of the Four Divine Beast Families was evident.
"What happened?"
A guard exclaimed in surprise.
Metal lifeforms entered and exited the Sky Altar Mountain Range daily, but encountering a tower ship metal lifeform like this was something that might not happen in trillions of years. This was because every time such a metal lifeform appeared, it almost certainly meant that the four main branches of the family were joining forces to undertake something.
Anything that required the main branches to unite must be a major event.
"It must be about Elder Stuke from a few years ago!"
A guard looked at the procession of metal lifeforms, their eyes filled with admiration, and spoke.
The fall of a seven-star devil elder could not possibly be kept secret. Moreover, the Four Divine Beast Families had no intention of hiding it; there was no need to.
The clan members were filled with anger towards the Xue Na Family.
Now, the family was dispatching powerful individuals, undoubtedly to make the Xue Na Family pay the price. No one could provoke the Four Divine Beast Families without cause; the family's honor could not be desecrated.
Inside a private room within the tower ship metal lifeform, two individuals were calmly playing chess.
One of them had long blue hair and blue eyes. His face was gaunt, and a vertical, closed blue eye was etched on his forehead. His aura was extremely peculiar.
Opposite him sat a silver-haired man. Compared to the blue-haired man, the silver-haired man exuded an air of refined elegance.
"Heh heh, Mel, you lost again."
The blue-haired man looked at the chessboard and chuckled twice, his voice somewhat hoarse.
The silver-haired man paid no mind to the lost game. He waved his sleeve, and the chessboard vanished. "Never mind, I have no talent for chess."
"It's just that you're not putting your heart into it," the blue-haired man said casually.
Mel smiled and didn't retort, looking out the window. Countless guards from the Four Divine Beast Families were gazing in their direction.
The blue-haired man activated his God's Domain, enveloping the two of them, and transmitted his voice, "Gus invited you to act this time, is it to eliminate Xena?"
Asura was merely a title for those who reached a certain level of strength, not a standard for Profound Mystery fusion.
Profound Mystery fusion, physical foundation, talent divine power, ultimate moves, weapons, and so on, were all factors in determining a person's strength.
If someone could fuse five Profound Mysteries, even without any other means, they would be qualified to be an Asura. Beings of this caliber, when casually combined with powerful techniques, talents, or weapons, would be enough to become a Peak Asura.
Asuras who fused five Profound Mysteries were already powerful beings qualified to be Sovereign's Emissaries.
However, there weren't many Asura experts who could fuse five Profound Mysteries. Most Asura-level experts actually only fused four Profound Mysteries and reached this level by combining them with techniques and other factors.
Therefore, the gap in strength between Asuras could be enormous.
Mel, being a Sovereign's Emissary, was an extremely powerful existence even among Asuras. His strongest Wind Element Divine Clone had already fused with eight laws of wind, and he possessed a Material Attack Sovereign Artifact. Such strength already placed him at the peak of the Divine Plane.
Although Xena was also an Asura-level expert, she had only fused four Profound Mysteries. She possessed Asura-level strength through her own talent secret method.
If Mel wanted to kill Xena, it was not impossible.
"If Xena provoked a Sovereign God's family, she should have anticipated the potential consequences."
Mel's tone was devoid of emotion, casual, as if they were having an ordinary conversation.
Then, Mel looked at the blue-haired man with a slight smile. "What? Do you have some kind of relationship with this Xena?"
Asura-level experts were already rare, and female Asuras were even rarer. It could be said that every female Asura expert had no shortage of suitors.
Hearing Mel's words, the blue-haired man obviously guessed Mel's thoughts and smiled helplessly, shaking his head. "It's not that I have a relationship with Xena; it's Reynalds."
"You know, I know Reynalds."
The blue-haired man transmitted his voice, his tone somewhat bitter. "I previously owed Reynalds a favor."
"No wonder you came to find me and are accompanying me to the Burning Volcano Mountain Range."
Mel suddenly understood, and his tone became a bit more serious as he transmitted, "Spark, you are also an emissary of a Sovereign God. You should know the Sovereign God's personality. Although this is not a command from the Sovereign God, it concerns the face of a Sovereign God's family. If you and I go easy on them, and the Sovereign God finds out, even if the Sovereign God doesn't care, our impression in the Sovereign God's eyes will likely drop significantly."
Leaving a bad impression on the Sovereign God for a Sovereign's Emissary? This was not a good thing for them.
Spark thought of the Azure Dragon Sovereign God he served and let out a deep breath. He had actually known the outcome before; provoking a Sovereign God's family would inevitably lead to a bad end. However, if he didn't step in, he wouldn't be able to face Reynalds.
Others might not know, but he knew that Reynalds and Xena still had a deep relationship. It wouldn't 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' bloodline. However, these descendants did not inherit the talent of the Reynalds Family; instead, they inherited Xena's Icy Snow Lotus Bloodline.
It was because their children had such different inheritances that they each established the Reynalds Family and the Xue Na Family.
This was precisely why, upon learning of the matter, he found Mel and set out with Mel for the Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
"Alas, things have come to this, Reynalds can't possibly hold a grudge against me for this," Spark sighed.
Mel also nodded, "This matter is, after all, the Xue Na Family's problem. Even if Reynalds finds out, he can't say anything."
"This Xena..."
Spark could only sigh in helplessness.
Although his good friend was an emissary of the Blood Peak Sovereign God, they, as emissaries, all knew that the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods were extremely powerful existences even among Sovereign Gods.
The true overlords of the Blood Peak Continent were not the Blood Peak Sovereign God, but the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods of the Sky Altar Mountain Range.
After all, this was the ancestral land of the Four Divine Beast Families. Even the Blood Peak Sovereign God tacitly acknowledged this and rarely appeared on the Blood Peak Continent.
"You don't need to dwell on it. Reynalds is also a Sovereign's Emissary. He should understand your difficulties," Mel said, trying to console him.
Spark nodded, then said, "Even if I can't protect Xena this time, this favor will be repaid."
Even though he only spoke a word to Mel, it carried the risk of leaving a bad impression on the Sovereign God. It was definitely worth Reynalds' favor.
Mel smiled, "Since that's the case, you'll have to put in some effort this time."
Spark let out a breath and softly agreed. The helplessness from before was gone from his eyes, and his tone calmed down. "I can't make a move against Xena, but as for the others, leave them to me."
He had already spoken up for Xena, which for him, was a considerable risk. Since it didn't work, making a move next would be to rectify the "mistake" of speaking up just now.
After all, he wouldn't dare gamble on whether the Sovereign God knew about his conversation with Mel.
For the Sovereign God, knowing anything was just a matter of a thought.
Mel just smiled upon hearing Spark's words.
He wasn't a fool. Didn't Spark know that speaking up for Xena would be fruitless? It was merely to repay Reynalds' favor.
By speaking up and then acting, he repaid Reynalds' favor without leaving a bad impression on the Sovereign God.
Even though Mel guessed Spark's intentions, he wouldn't say much. After all, they were both emissaries of the Four Divine Beast Sovereign God, and they were bound to interact.
The metal life moved extremely fast. After leaving the Sky Altar Mountain Range, it quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Red Maple Prefecture, Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
Within the Xue Na Family's stronghold, the main hall doors were tightly shut, with only two figures seated inside.
One of them was the Xue Na Family's Old Ancestor, Xena. The other was merely a metal puppet.
The use of metal puppets had a distance limitation; they would dissipate if the distance exceeded the limit.
However, high-end metal puppets could temporarily store a trace of soul power and enter a dormant state. When activated, this trace of soul power would allow for a period of activity and communication before dissipating.
This metal puppet was of that kind.
It stored a trace of Reynalds' soul power and had remained with the Xue Na Family.
"Xena, why didn't you tell me about Wai killing Stuke!" Reynalds' tone was unusually annoyed. "You didn't even notify me after killing him? If I hadn't accidentally seen that shadow image, I would still be in the dark!"
This metal puppet was also activated by Reynalds himself. His purpose was to inquire about the situation from Xena.
He himself was an emissary of the Blood Peak Sovereign God and had a greater understanding of the Four Divine Beast Families than many others. Even he dared not provoke the Four Divine Beast Families casually.
"You're expending your soul power to awaken just to scold me?" Xena looked at Reynalds indifferently, her tone very cold.
Reynalds calmed down upon hearing Xena's words and his tone softened. He directly said, "I'm not scolding you, I just want to know why you've incurred the wrath of the Four Divine Beast Families?"
"Heh, Reynalds, don't speak nonsense. It was Wai and Stuke who had a death battle. Wai's personal reasons for the death battle, what reason do I have to stop it?" Xena sneered.
Hearing Xena's words, Reynalds was helpless. "Xena, you don't need to lie to me. Where did Wai get Sovereign Power? Gaisreisen and the others aren't fools. This matter isn't that simple."
"What? Do they intend to come to my Burning Volcano Mountain Range without any evidence?" Xena didn't deny Reynalds' words this time, her voice very cold. "If that's truly the case, I'd like to see what Gaisreisen and the others are capable of."
"You understand the Four Divine Beast Families too little," Reynalds said with a grave tone. "I've already asked Spark to inquire. You'd best be prepared. Move to Thundercloud Prefecture as soon as possible. With me here, I believe Gaisreisen and the others will restrain themselves somewhat."
"Hmph, move?" Xena snorted. "Just because an individual in the family had a death battle with a member of the Four Divine Beast Families, the entire family has to be afraid and move? How will I, Xena, establish myself in the Divine Plane in the future?"
"Xena."
Reynalds was about to continue persuading her.
Xena directly interrupted Reynalds, "You don't need to say more. If the Four Divine Beast Families truly come to my Burning Volcano Mountain Range simply because their clansmen had a death battle, then I will face them! If the Four Divine Beast Families have an Elder who has fallen, my Xue Na Family also has an Elder who has fallen! I haven't even settled the score with the Four Divine Beast Families yet!"
"Now is not the time for impulsive actions."
Reynalds said directly.
"Heh, you're still so timid!"
Xena looked at Reynalds, a hint of disdain in her eyes, and said directly, "Do you know what Stuke and the others did?"
Clearly, Xena had no intention of hiding her hatred from Reynalds anymore.
Reynalds was stunned.
"Hmph, you don't know."
A hint of hatred appeared in Xena's eyes. "They dug out your granddaughter's heart bone just to refine some damn Honey Ice Flower!"
Hearing this, Reynalds didn't react for a moment.
"Heh, if that were all, it would be fine."
Xena's tone was somewhat tragic. "The Four Divine Beast Family is powerful, it's just a heart bone. I'll spend some effort and find a way to restore it for her."
As she spoke, Xena suddenly stared at Reynalds, her hatred undeniable. "But when they knew Shayna's heart bone had been restored, they actually captured Shayna again and dug out her heart bone once more!!!"
"Hahahaha, twice, twice!"
Xena burst into laughter, her long hair moving as if in wind, her eyes turning deep blue. She looked at Reynalds, her voice incredibly cold. "What do these Four Divine Beast Families take my Xue Na Family for? Ingredients for the Saint Domain?"
Xena's aura slightly receded, but the hatred in her eyes did not diminish. "When they knew Shayna couldn't restore her heart bone a second time, they simply killed her. Hehehe."
"This is just Shayna alone."
Xena's voice became increasingly calm, as if she were talking about something completely unrelated. "Thirteen people from my clan have already had their heart bones dug out and been killed."