As the black light appeared, accompanied by strange, indistinct words that sounded like chants, a powerful aura emerged from between the three of them.
Even the High God man could not help but feel his heart tremble.
"Careful! Attack now!"
The man immediately sent a voice transmission to the surrounding clansmen. At the same time, flames erupted around him, instantly forming a terrifying giant firebird that shrieked as it charged toward the three.
The man's expression turned exceedingly ugly.
Damn bastards!
He had been born in the Dark God Realm and had lived there for countless years. Naturally, he knew that Fallen Angels possessed a nearly self-destructive technique with immense power. But he had not expected these three to use it without the slightest hesitation. After all, using this move practically meant death.
Moreover, this move required at least three people working together. If even one of them harbored a different thought, its power would be greatly reduced.
Yet from the looks of it, Swika and the other two had no differing intentions at all.
Fallen Angels were all lunatics.
If the family had not needed Angel's Hearts, he would never have wanted to fight Fallen Angels.
The man's firebird and the various attacks from the dozen or so Middle Gods around him arrived before the three almost instantly.
Yet the three did not defend themselves, allowing those techniques to strike their bodies.
After they unleashed this move, it became a powerful Soul Attack, with their own souls as the offering. During its activation, all their Soul Power had already been drained dry.
To a certain extent, the bodies of the three were already "dead."
Naturally, they would not defend themselves.
However, though they did not resist, the attack they had formed would not disperse because of it.
Although some of the dozen attacks were Soul Attacks that offset part of this move's energy, they did not even consume a tenth of it.
In an instant!
This attack transformed into a black stream of light, rushing out from among the dozen attacks. Once it broke free, the stream of light turned into a rain of swords that shot directly toward the man and the dozen or so clansmen behind him.
Soul Attacks were extremely fast. Even though several people reacted, they still did not have enough time to evade.
In almost an instant, more than half of the clansmen behind the man fell.
Not everyone possessed powerful Soul Defense.
Even after the man endured that black light, his eyes briefly lost focus, and the flames around his body went out for an instant. Yet strangely, at the very moment the flames extinguished, they reappeared in gold.
As the flames reappeared, clarity returned to the man's gaze. However, his eyes were now filled with lingering fear.
Although he had not taken much of the black light, it was extremely strange. It was actually corroding his Soul Power directly. Even Soul Fire could not completely burn away the black light. If his bloodline purity had not been high enough for him to directly consume Nirvana Power, he might have fallen as well.
Within the Vermilion Bird Clan of the Four Divine Beast Family, their Talent Divine Power did not provide much offensive enhancement. What was truly powerful was their Nirvana Power.
This Nirvana was not resurrection from death. No God level being could accomplish that. Even Nimo, the Vermilion Bird Overgod, could not truly achieve rebirth through Nirvana.
However, so long as one did not die instantly, even if only a trace of Soul Power remained, Nimo's "Nirvana" possessed an effect similar to rebirth.
She could consume Nirvana Power to let a damaged soul undergo Nirvana Through Flame and return to its peak state, while also dispelling all lingering attacks the soul had previously suffered. However, after Nirvana, the soul could not use this move again for a short time.
The soul was the foundation of life. The death of any living being was the death of its soul.
Damage to the soul naturally had a great impact on one's strength. Even recovery was exceedingly difficult.
Yet with this Nirvana ability, Nimo was almost like she had two lives in battle.
As for the Vermilion Bird Clan, none of its members possessed Nirvana Power as powerful as the Vermilion Bird Overgod's. For them, using "Nirvana" came with certain Soul Power limitations.
Even second generation members of the family could no longer use Nirvana once they lost more than half their Soul Power.
Other clansmen had even lower limits.
Take the man, for example. He could only use Nirvana before losing more than one-tenth of his Soul Power. Once he exceeded that threshold, he could only forcibly endure Soul Attacks.
Still, so long as they did not die, their ability to recover from soul injuries far surpassed that of other God level lifeforms.
However, Swika and the other two's attack had just given the man an extremely strange feeling. That peculiar sensation of "devouring" made him feel as though his soul were the other side's food.
Under such circumstances, how could he dare hesitate? Naturally, he immediately used his Talent Divine Power.
Looking behind him, including himself, only five clansmen remained! The others were also pale-faced, clearly having used their Talent Divine Powers as well.
Although the other clansmen also possessed the Talent Divine Power "Nirvana," for those with weaker strength or insufficient bloodline purity, this attack instantly shattered the threshold needed for them to use their Talent Divine Power.
It was even possible for their souls to be directly destroyed.
Three Ten-Winged Fallen Angels had killed nearly ten of their clansmen!
When he looked toward Swika and the other two again, only three somewhat shattered Fallen Angel corpses remained, falling toward the mountaintop below. A faint, evil dark aura still emanated from their bodies.
Fallen Angels and Bright Angels differed from naturally born angels of heaven and earth, as well as Elemental Angels. Although Fallen Angels and Bright Angels possessed a certain degree of self-awareness,
they were no longer truly living beings.
They did not possess Divine Sparks. Though they had souls, those souls resided within their Angel's Hearts.
Furthermore, their bodies were not truly formed from divine power, but were bodies altered by Angel Rebirth Pools. They resembled Metal Puppet weapons, only far more powerful than Metal Puppets.
Therefore, Fallen Angels and Bright Angels were more like advanced Metal Puppets with self-awareness that would never betray their masters.
As for the so-called Middle God and High God realms of Fallen Angels and Bright Angels, they were merely estimated based on their strength.
Ten-Winged and Twelve-Winged were only the minimum standards of Fallen Angel and Bright Angel strength, not fixed levels. Like Swika, a Ten-Winged Fallen Angel, who possessed High God strength.
Some Ten-Winged Fallen Angels were even stronger than Swika, possessing the strength of Six-Star Shadow Walkers.
As for Twelve-Winged Fallen Angels, they were at least as strong as Seven-Star Shadow Walkers. At their strongest, they could even approach Asura-level experts! Fallen Angels of that level were among the few true powerhouses in the entire Dark God Realm.
"Bring those three corpses back!"
Suppressing his lingering terror toward Swika and the other two, the man said directly, "Dig out their Angel's Hearts."
The bodies of Fallen Angels and their Angel's Hearts were extremely precious materials in the Divine Planes. Angel's Hearts, in particular, were even more valuable than Divine Sparks.
After all, Divine Sparks were countless in the Divine Planes, but not everyone had the ability or courage to kill angels.
With the Angel's Hearts of three Ten-Winged Angels, their losses would not be too severe.
"Yes!"
Though the remaining four clansmen still showed lingering fear in their eyes, there was also a glimmer of excitement.
This was their battle record!
Just as several people flew toward the three Fallen Angel corpses, an extremely powerful energy fluctuation suddenly descended from above.
The man and the clansmen's expressions changed drastically.
"Who is it?!"
The man immediately unleashed his defenses at full power, his Spiritual Sense spreading across the area as he shouted angrily.
"Hmph!"
Other than that cold snort, there was no further response.
Then came a blade light capable of destroying heaven and earth. Wherever the blade light passed, space itself tore open with cracks!
The moment he saw those cracks, the man's face turned deathly pale!
This terrifying attack was not something he could withstand. Who was trying to kill him?!
No one explained anything to the man. He did not even have time to flee before the blade light swept through him, instantly erasing him and the clansmen beneath the strike.
Once the blade light vanished, Kakqi's figure descended onto the ground.
He casually collected the Divine Sparks of the man and his clansmen, then looked at the three Fallen Angel corpses and stored them in his Space Ring as well.
"Four Divine Beast Family."
Kakqi frowned. Then he spread out his Spiritual Sense and discovered signs of battle in several areas, with lingering auras remaining there. They belonged to members of the Four Divine Beast Family and Fallen Angels.
Kakqi followed the traces of battle.
After flying a thousand miles, Kakqi finally discovered several bandits within his Spiritual Sense.
Kakqi immediately charged toward the bandits, who were cautiously exploring their surroundings.
Most of these bandits were Middle Gods, so naturally they had not detected Kakqi's Spiritual Sense. By the time they noticed him, their expressions changed dramatically.
The leader at the front turned pale as well. A High God!
"Hoff greets my lord!"
How could the leader dare think any further? He hurriedly spoke, afraid that the High God before him would directly kill him.
The other bandits also hurriedly bowed with caution.
Kakqi looked at Hoff without any intention of attacking, then asked directly, "Where is this? Did you see a battle earlier?"
The Four Divine Beast Family had surrounded and killed Fallen Angels, leaving Kakqi somewhat puzzled. The Four Divine Beast Family was extremely powerful. Even he, if he had not become the Overlord's Emissary, would not have wanted to provoke them.
But even so, in the Dark God Realm, would the Four Divine Beast Family dare casually surround and kill Fallen Angels?
After all, even if the Dominator did not care, other Fallen Angels would step forward.
The degree of "unity" among Fallen Angels and Bright Angels was no weaker than that of the Four Divine Beast Family. Moreover, many Fallen Angels served in the Shadow Army. Did a mere branch of the Four Divine Beast Family dare kill Fallen Angels?
If this had been in another Divine Plane, or if it had involved a super strong person from the Four Divine Beast Family, he might not have thought much of it. But these were merely Five-Star Shadow Walker clansmen from the Four Divine Beast Family, yet they dared act so brazenly in the Dark God Realm?
The Four Divine Beast Family truly did not seem to take Fallen Angels seriously at all.
That was precisely why Kakqi was puzzled and wanted to gather some information.
He was now the Dark Overlord's emissary. The Dominator might not care about such matters, but he and Morit could not afford to ignore them.
Hearing Kakqi's question, the bandit leader answered cautiously, "My lord, this is the Black Jade Mountain Range. I did indeed see a battle earlier. It was between three Ten-Winged Angel lords and one High God with more than a dozen Middle Gods."
Seemingly recalling the terror of that battle, the bandit leader's heart still trembled.
"Do you know why they fought?"
Kakqi continued asking.
The bandit leader was slightly stunned, then shook his head. "As for the reason for the battle, I do not know."
Kakqi's brows furrowed slightly.
Seeing Kakqi's expression, the bandit leader feared he would be killed and hurriedly added, "However, aside from this battle, I have seen similar battles elsewhere before."
"Similar battles?"
Kakqi raised his brows slightly.
The bandit leader nodded and recalled, "At the time, I was heading to Huis City when I encountered a battle. One side consisted of Angel lords, while the other had more than a dozen Dragonmen."
"Dragonmen?"
Kakqi's heart tightened slightly. "Could they have been members of the Azure Dragon Clan of the Four Divine Beast Family?"
Dragonmen shared many similarities with the Dragon Transformation of the Azure Dragon Clan. Those unfamiliar with the Four Divine Beast Family could indeed easily mistake Azure Dragon Clan members after Dragon Transformation for Dragonmen.
"I did not dare approach at the time, so I cannot be certain."
Although the bandit leader was only a Middle God, he clearly knew of the Four Divine Beast Family.
In truth, even if he had gone closer, he would not have been able to tell whether they were members of the Four Divine Beast Family. He normally had no opportunity to meet members of the Four Divine Beast Family. Otherwise, he would have recognized the Vermilion Bird Clan members from the battle here earlier.
Though the Four Divine Beast Family had four branches, their auras shared considerable similarities. This was extremely remarkable; other families could not possibly have such a trait.
Though Kakqi had not received the answer he wanted from the bandit leader, he was almost certain that the Dragonmen were most likely members of the Azure Dragon Clan.
After all, how could an ordinary Dragonman family dare fight Fallen Angels?
Moreover, Vermilion Bird Clan members had fought Fallen Angels here as well. The coincidence could not be that great.
There was only one possibility: for some reason, the Four Divine Beast Family and the Fallen Angels had developed friction and conflict in the Dark God Realm.
Could it be because of what happened before?
Kakqi thought of Lota's previous meeting with the Four Divine Beast Sovereign God and did not dare speculate further.
However, regardless of the reason, as the Overlord's Emissary, he could not stand by and watch the Four Divine Beast Family slaughter Fallen Angels at will.
Especially in the Dark God Realm.
Kakqi then took out more than a dozen Divine Sparks and tossed them directly to the bandit leader. "This is your reward."
Before you continue