A Familiar Game

"Pfft!!!"

But before the Mingshe Family elder's laughter could fade, a sharp crimson blade pierced straight through his head.

The smile on his face had yet to disappear before he was killed outright.

The one who had launched the sneak attack was also a Seven-Star Demon elder of the Mingshe Family.

His name was Carl, a thin, black-haired old man dressed in black robes.

"Carl, do you know what you're doing? Are you trying to make every god in the Supreme Planes laugh at our Ashcroft Family?"

Carl's actions instantly enraged many members of the Mingshe Family.

Their eyes reddened as they glared at Carl, who slowly withdrew his crimson blade.

"Laugh at us? Hmph, so what if they do? Most of the family's upper echelon is in Mingshe City. Do you really want all of the Ashcroft Family's higher-ups to die here?"

"Since Lord Wyatt has given us a chance to live, why shouldn't we seize it? Or do you still want to resist and have us all die here?"

What Carl said seemed to make some sense, but whether he truly believed it or was merely afraid of death was impossible to know.

"Interesting."

Wyatt merely watched everything unfold in the distance with a smile, showing no intention of intervening.

To him, this was nothing more than a game.

Just like how Ashcroft had treated Camerlo and his two daughters before Wyatt arrived.

Carl's attack made the Mingshe Family members who had originally intended to fight Wyatt to the death grow tense.

The clan members who had once called each other brothers now began guarding against one another.

Carl's words were not without reason. If they fought for their dignity, they would all die here.

Rather than that, it was better to let one member of the family survive, leaving the Mingshe Family with a hope of rising again.

Compared to the continuation of the family, things like dignity and pride no longer seemed important.

Otherwise, a super family that had endured for countless years like the Mingshe Family would never have descended into mutual slaughter.

"Rumble!!!"

No one knew which member of the Mingshe Family suddenly made the first move.

The scene, which had just calmed down, became chaotic once more.

Those who had previously planned to fight Wyatt to the death now began slaughtering each other instead.

The sight left the bystander gods trapped within the Lightning Prison equally dumbfounded.

Since neither Wyatt nor the Mingshe Family had targeted these ordinary gods, even though a few unlucky ones were struck by the aftershocks and died, most of them still obediently hid in the corners.

Some bolder gods even dared approach the battlefield, hoping to use Crystal Shadows to record everything more clearly.

The bolder the man, the greater the harvest.

Naturally, the clearer the recording, the higher the price it could fetch when sold to the Demon Castle.

Many gods could not help but sigh inwardly. The title of emperor among Paragons was truly no exaggeration.

In such a short time, he had reduced the Ashcroft Family of the Netherworld to this state.

The family before them had been a super family ranked at least among the top ten in the Netherworld, yet after today, the Ashcroft Family would be completely erased from the list of great families in the Netherworld.

The fighting among the Mingshe Family members was nothing like Wyatt's clean and decisive attacks.

In truth, most members of the Mingshe Family were unwilling to attack their own kin.

But once several people took the lead, the trend could no longer be stopped.

Everyone wanted to be the last one left alive. They were gods, but they were also living beings.

"Pfft!!!"

As a crimson blade severed an old man's head, only one person besides Wyatt remained on the battlefield.

He was an old man radiating the bloody glow of Death Sovereign Power.

The old man was Carl, the first member of the Mingshe Family to strike.

By some miracle, he had survived until the end.

"Congratulations. You have become the last survivor of the Mingshe Family."

Looking at the old man, whose aura was unstable, who had lost an arm, whose chest was caved in, and whose body was covered in blood, Wyatt curled his lips and gave Carl a faint smile.

Then, the Lightning Prison surrounding Mingshe City vanished instantly, and the scene outside the city appeared before Carl once more.

At this sight, Carl could not help feeling excited, and he finally let out a long breath.

Even then, Carl did not forget to put away his sword. He hurried to Wyatt's side and gave him a slight bow.

"Thank you, my lord, for sparing my life!"

The family was gone, but Carl had at least kept his life.

"All right. I said I would not personally kill the last surviving god of the Mingshe Family. You may leave."

Wyatt waved his hand after glancing at the blood-covered Carl.

The Death Sovereign Power around Carl had already dissipated, and he was preparing to leave Mingshe City.

But at that moment, a figure suddenly burst forth from among the gods who had been cowering in the remote corners of Mingshe City, waiting for the battle to end.

The figure was enveloped in sky-blue Water Sovereign Power, while azure dragon scales completely covered his body. From his Dragonfication, it was obvious that he was a member of the Four Divine Beasts Family!

"Ah?!!"

The suddenly appearing figure clearly gave Carl a fright, and the other party was obviously charging straight at him.

The Mingshe Family was not the Four Divine Beasts Family. For a Seven-Star Demon elder to possess even a single drop of Sovereign's Might was already quite impressive, and Carl had exhausted his Sovereign's Might in the recent slaughter.

This expert of the Four Divine Beasts Family was not weak to begin with, and with Sovereign's Might in use, against a heavily depleted expert like Carl, a single slash split Carl's head in two!

With this, the last remaining Mingshe Family expert in Mingshe City had completely fallen!

"Humbert, elder of the Azure Dragon Clan of the Four Divine Beasts Family, pays respects to the Judgment Elder!"

After killing Carl, this Azure Dragon Clan elder of the Four Divine Beasts Family came before Wyatt and respectfully bowed.

"Mm."

Wyatt merely nodded slightly, seemingly not at all surprised by his appearance.

He had promised the Mingshe Family members that he would not personally kill the last among them, but that had never meant others could not act.

Wyatt had naturally known of this Azure Dragon Clan elder's presence long ago.

In fact, from the very beginning, Wyatt had never intended to let anyone from the Mingshe Family leave alive!

(End of Chapter)