The Lightning Sovereign's Fury, the Family's Internal Affairs

The Square-Faced Middle-Aged Man's voice was calm, yet the moment he uttered those words, the surrounding space trembled again.

His words seemed to possess magic, containing a strange power within them.

Korot was naturally the Hurrei Family's foremost genius, an existence just one step away from becoming a Paragon.

Korot had once invited Wyatt, Yaro of the Augusta Family, and Augusta's Sovereign's Emissaries to the Violet Material Plane. In the end, the appearance of a Supreme God Token led to him being ganged up on and killed. His death had been thoroughly humiliating.

The Square-Faced Middle-Aged Man in the castle's secret room was none other than Hurrei, the supreme ruler of the Lightning God Plane and one of the seven Law Overlords—the Lightning Sovereign!

Hurrei was in the Lightning God Plane, and no one had reported anything to him, yet he could clearly sense that Korot had fallen.

The reason was simple: the Super Divine Beast Bloodline within Hurrei allowed him to clearly sense the life and death of bloodline descendants within five generations.

The Hurrei Family was unlike the Four Divine Beasts Family and the Augusta Family, which had countless members.

The entire Hurrei Family had fewer than fifteen members within five generations. Compared to the Four Divine Beasts Family and the Augusta Family, that number was pitifully small.

It was precisely because of their small numbers that the Hurrei Family had no basis for competing with the Four Divine Beasts Family or the Augusta Family.

Hurrei had never cared about that before. After all, unless matters among gods involved some of his important clan members, he, as an Overgod, treated them as nothing more than child's play.

Furthermore, Korot had been just one step away from becoming a Paragon. Once Korot reached that realm, setting aside the influence of Overgods, neither the Four Divine Beasts Family nor the Augusta Family would amount to anything before a Paragon High-God.

Moreover, a Paragon was an existence even Overgods had to respect. If one appeared among Hurrei's close blood relatives, it would bring Hurrei considerable prestige among the Overgods.

But now, Korot had not only failed to become a Paragon—he had even died for no apparent reason.

Although Korot was not Hurrei's child and did not belong to his closest bloodline, Hurrei valued Korot no less than the children of other Overgods.

Over the years, Hurrei had summoned Korot many times in order to nurture him.

"I want to see who has the nerve to kill one of my people."

With a cold snort, Hurrei slowly rose to his feet.

As the Lightning Sovereign, he was publicly regarded as the foremost figure beneath the Rule Sovereigns. He feared no one.

The sixth Supreme God Mission had yet to be completed, and the Supreme God's Mirror was still in Wyatt's hands.

The Lord of Light had not obtained the Supreme God Sword of Destiny, so at least on the surface, the Lightning Sovereign was the strongest of the Law Overlords.

Hurrei was not merely the Lightning Sovereign. He also possessed an Earth Lower God Avatar. With that additional Overgod avatar, Hurrei had an extra portion of Willpower compared to the other Law Overlords.

"Odis."

Hurrei's divine sense spread across the island above his castle as he sent a message to a Short Fat Old Man.

Odis was Hurrei's biological son and the current patriarch of the Hurrei Family.

Upon receiving Hurrei's message, Odis hurried to the exterior of Hurrei's undersea castle.

A gap opened in the purple lightning outside the castle, and Odis entered through it.

"Father!"

Holding a Purple Scepter, the somewhat short and stout Odis bowed slightly before looking at his father.

Although Hurrei before him was Odis's biological father, the terrifying pressure emanating from him still made Odis's scalp tingle.

At the very least, before his father, Odis behaved like an obedient child.

"Korot is dead. Go investigate where Korot went before his death and whom he came into contact with. I want you to thoroughly uncover the cause of Korot's death."

Hurrei's voice was extremely calm. Odis could not detect the slightest emotional fluctuation from his father.

Yet the more this was the case, the more terrified Odis became.

He understood his father far too well. Coupled with Hurrei's affection for Korot, Odis was certain that no matter who had killed Korot, their end would be miserable.

Even if the person who killed Korot was an Overgod's child, Odis felt that his father would not spare them.

Gods might not dare provoke an Overgod's child, but that did not mean an Overgod would not dare deal with them—especially Hurrei, the publicly acknowledged strongest Law Overlord.

Could the child of some Lower God or Mid-level Sovereign dare seek trouble with Hurrei after being killed by him?

If that really happened, Hurrei would probably welcome it. He could conveniently kill them as well and obtain their Sovereign Spark.

Besides, Hurrei had been the one to suffer the loss first. One of the most talented younger members of his family had been killed.

Odis did not dare linger any longer. He memorized every word Hurrei had said, then respectfully withdrew from the hall.

"Elder Wyatt, these are thirty drops of Sovereign's Might that the Great Elder asked me to bring you. He hopes Elder Wyatt will accept them."

Inside the secluded castle in Misty Valley, Tianji Mountains.

At this moment, aside from Wyatt, there was also a Golden-Haired Old Man with an exceptionally kind appearance.

The old man was named Furhan. He was the Great Elder's biological son and served as the Third Elder of the Azure Dragon Clan.

The Four Divine Beasts Family possessed four Overgods, so Sovereign's Might was not scarce within the family. Still, thirty drops of Sovereign's Might were by no means a small amount.

As the Third Elder, Furhan was of a much higher generation than Wyatt. However, strength ruled this world. Strength was the only hard truth; seniority was worthless nonsense. Thus, Furhan, a Third Elder with the strength of a Seven-Star Devil, was extremely courteous before Wyatt.

Wyatt had long since grown accustomed to such scenes.

He himself was powerful, but he belonged to a branch lineage and was not part of either the Great Elder's line or the patriarch's line.

Therefore, after Wyatt became powerful, members of both the Great Elder's line and the patriarch's line wanted to draw closer to him.

Although the Four Divine Beasts Family was relatively united internally, that did not mean internal struggles did not exist.

With four Overgod ancestors, the Four Divine Beasts Family possessed abundant resources. But no matter how plentiful those resources were, they remained limited. Once distributed, some would inevitably receive more while others received less.

Within the family, strength spoke for itself. The stronger one was, the more resources one would naturally obtain.

That was why members of the patriarch's line, the Great Elder's line, and even other branches of the Four Divine Beasts had previously tried to befriend, recruit, and even pledge allegiance to Wyatt.

Wyatt simply had not agreed.

Wyatt had already possessed the combat strength of a Peak Asura, and his influence within the family was considerable.

"Furhan, go back and tell the Great Elder this: I am a member of the Four Divine Beasts Family. When the family encounters trouble, I will naturally act. But I cannot be bothered to participate in or concern myself with the family's internal struggles. There is no need to send gifts to win me over in the future. It is useless."

Wyatt merely glanced at Furhan, his tone calm.

What a joke. Wyatt was now a Paragon. Did they think they could bribe him with a mere thirty drops of Sovereign's Might?

Once news of his identity spread, what could he possibly fail to obtain within the family?

By then, Wyatt would stand high above the Four Divine Beasts Family, looking down upon it. Lowering himself to involve himself in the family's struggle for resources was impossible.

"All right. Since that is the case, I will convey Elder Wyatt's words to my mother."

Furhan had expected Wyatt's refusal, so he did not press the matter. He merely gave Wyatt a friendly smile before turning and leaving Mist Valley.

Furhan's heart may be a little rotten, but he is devoted to the family. His Seven-Star Devil strength is passable too. He is suitable to be a lackey.

As he watched Furhan's departing figure, Wyatt gave this assessment of the kind-faced Golden-Haired Old Man.