Judgment Elder of the Four Branches

At the dragon head of the winding Dragon Path in the Tianji Mountain Range stood a magnificent, resplendent palace.

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise.

Lifelike statues of the Four Divine Beasts stood in the four directions outside the great hall. Within the hall were ninety-nine enormous pillars, each carved with all manner of peculiar patterns.

This palace was the most important assembly hall in the Tianji Mountain Range and was only used for major meetings.

As news of the Four Divine Beasts spread, Seven-Star Devils and stronger experts of the Four Divine Beasts Family from every corner of Azure Manor hurried back to the Tianji Mountain Range at top speed.

Not only those within Azure Manor—even experts of the Four Divine Beasts Family from elsewhere in Hell and other planes, if they had the time, chose to return to the Tianji Mountain Range through teleportation arrays after receiving the news.

This was a meeting personally chaired by the Four Divine Beasts. Many family experts wanted to witness it for themselves.

By now, several hundred figures had already gathered within the splendid hall.

A rough estimate put the number at around three hundred and sixty or seventy, and it was still steadily increasing.

One had to know that everyone qualified to enter this hall was an elder-level figure of the Four Divine Beasts Family.

To gather nearly four hundred Seven-Star Devils in such a short time—not even counting the elders stationed in other planes who could not spare the time to return—showed just how profound the Four Divine Beasts Family's foundation truly was.

At the very front of the hall stood four thrones radiating an ancient aura.

The thrones were dark gold, and judging by the aura they gave off, they were clearly forged from some special material.

These four thrones at the front had been prepared for the four ancestors of the Four Divine Beasts Family.

The Four Divine Beasts had yet to arrive. Then, a streak of purple lightning tore through the sky outside the hall and appeared within it.

It was a purple-haired youth dressed in black robes—the family's newly ascended Paragon expert, Wyatt!

"Elder Wyatt!"

"Congratulations to Elder Wyatt on reaching the Paragon realm!"

Upon seeing Wyatt appear, the seated elders of the Four Divine Beasts Family all rose to their feet and greeted him with smiles.

Naturally, these elders wanted to build a good relationship with this Paragon expert of the family.

Even merely earning a favor from him would be enough to bring these elders unimaginable benefits within the family.

Even if Wyatt said nothing, the status of a Paragon in the hearts of many elders had already surpassed that of the four clan leaders.

Compared to the smiling elders, Wyatt merely nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Arriving beside the first seat to the right of the Four Divine Beasts' thrones, Wyatt slowly sat down.

Gaysleison and Natalia had already arrived beside Wyatt.

Gaysleison and Natalia were each the leader of a clan, yet neither of them took the foremost seats.

This was also an indirect way of telling Wyatt that he would henceforth be the divine leader of the family's four branches.

"Wyatt, there are already leads on some of the Heavenly Artifacts you were looking for."

After Wyatt took his seat, Natalia smiled and spoke to him.

"Oh?"

Wyatt raised an eyebrow and glanced at Natalia.

The intelligence network of the Four Divine Beasts Family truly did span the major planes. Setting aside the nonexistent Heavenly Artifacts he had made up, even the genuine ones were not so easy to find.

I wonder whether there are any leads on the Supreme God Tokens.

Under normal circumstances, once a Supreme God Mission was issued, all the tokens would appear throughout the various planes.

There might be slight differences in when they appeared, but the gap would certainly not be too large.

Even if the Four Divine Beasts Family's intelligence organization had found the other two tokens for Wyatt by now, he would not have found it strange at all.

"There's no need to rush this. Once the meeting called by the ancestors is over, give me a list of the leads."

Wyatt spoke softly to Natalia.

Given his current status, even if other divine experts wanted those tokens, once they learned that Wyatt was interested in them, they would abandon any thought of competing with him.

For that reason, Wyatt was not in any hurry.

As time passed, more elders of the Four Divine Beasts Family gathered in the hall. Gaia, the Great Elder of the Azure Dragon Clan, and others also arrived one after another.

There were now more than four hundred elders of the Four Divine Beasts Family in the hall!

Everyone in the hall remained quiet, waiting for the arrival of the four Overgods.

After an unknown amount of time, spatial ripples gradually formed within the hall. The space at the foremost seats twisted and distorted continuously before forming four Spatial Rifts more than a person's height.

Four figures slowly emerged from the Spatial Rifts into the hall!

Of the four, three were men and one was a woman. The leader was an elderly man clad in azure robes, with slightly graying hair and an imposing countenance.

As the four appeared, a pressure unique to Overgods slowly spread through the hall!

"Greetings, Ancestors!"

Upon seeing the four figures, every divine expert in the hall bowed slightly to the Four Divine Beasts.

The Four Divine Beasts had arrived in their true bodies!

Wyatt was closest to the Four Divine Beasts and could sense it most clearly.

The pressure emanating from the Four Divine Beasts was absolutely not something a projected avatar could possess.

"Everyone, take your seats."

The Four Divine Beasts seemed to be in an excellent mood. After taking their seats, Sovereign Azure Dragon, who sat at the head, smiled and waved to the crowd.

"This time, we summoned all nearby upper-level members of the Four Divine Beasts Family for a meeting. I believe many of you have already guessed the reason."

As Leiding spoke, he turned his gaze toward Wyatt beside him before continuing:

"Our Four Divine Beasts Family has produced a Paragon expert. This is something truly worthy of celebration."

After Leiding finished speaking, many of the family elders below nodded in agreement.

"To celebrate our Four Divine Beasts Family gaining another Paragon High-God, the four of us have decided to reward every Seven-Star Devil and stronger expert in the family with ten drops of Sovereign's Might. In addition, the entire family will celebrate for ten days, and the salaries of all family members will be doubled for the next million years!"

Upon hearing this, the elders in the hall all revealed delighted expressions.

Receiving ten drops of Sovereign's Might for free was practically a windfall from the heavens.

Although the Seven-Star Devil elders of the Four Divine Beasts Family did not lack Sovereign's Might, and the family replenished it whenever they used it up, the amount of Sovereign's Might they possessed was fixed, making it difficult to accumulate.

Gaining ten additional drops of Sovereign's Might at once would undoubtedly strengthen every one of their trump cards considerably.

One had to know that Seven-Star Devils without backing could hardly obtain even a single drop of Sovereign's Might. How great an advantage would elders of the Four Divine Beasts Family possessing Sovereign's Might have when fighting those Seven-Star Devils?

Everyone turned their eyes toward Wyatt. These elders understood that they were receiving such treatment because of him.

"Additionally, I have another matter to announce."

Leiding tapped the armrest of his chair, signaling for everyone below to quiet down.

The family elders were tactful and immediately turned their attention toward Leiding.

"I announce that from this day onward, Wyatt shall be the Judgment Elder of the Four Divine Beasts Family's four branches. He may participate in managing any matter within the family. Should any problem arise in the family, Wyatt has the authority to intervene directly and may judge the life and death of any family member!"

Leiding's tone was calm, yet his words elevated Wyatt's status within the Four Divine Beasts Family once again.

Judgment Elder? Every family elder was hearing this title for the first time.

From Leiding's meaning, Wyatt, though a member of the Azure Dragon Clan, could judge every member of all four branches of the Four Divine Beasts Family. His authority was clearly far greater than that of the four branch leaders.

Still, quite a few elders had anticipated Leiding's decision.

As the Paragon expert of the Four Divine Beasts Family and the public face of its divine experts, Wyatt's current status was indeed something many believed he deserved.

(End of Chapter)