Emmanuel Arrives, the Mission of the Four Divine Beasts Clan

At the same time, within the Yemu Prefecture of the Zijing Continent, a massive, long, blue Metal Lifeform was moving forward at a slow pace.

In Hell, there was never a shortage of bandits. Among some of the larger bandit factions, there was no lack of powerful Highgods holding the fort, with leaders who were even at the level of a Six-Star Fiend.

However, this long blue Metal Lifeform paid them no mind, and no bandits dared to approach it, simply because there was a symbol emblazoned upon the Metal Lifeform.

It was the pattern of a cyan giant dragon radiating the aura of water, representing the Azure Dragon clan of the number one family in Hell, the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

Inside the Metal Lifeform at this moment, a bald man in red robes sat quietly on a lounge chair, holding a glass of red wine and sipping it leisurely.

"Elder Emmanuel, this is the meat of the Blood Eagle Fish purchased from Diyi City. Please, have a taste."

A woman in white robes stood respectfully behind the bald man, holding a prepared dish in her hands.

"Mm."

Emmanuel leaned lazily against the lounge chair, picked up the fish with his utensils, took a bite, and nodded in satisfaction.

The woman in white was not a disciple of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, but a maid hired from the Fiend Castle, specifically responsible for providing daily services to Emmanuel.

Although the Four Divine Beasts Clan was extremely overbearing, arrogant, and unreasonable toward outsiders, earning the hatred of many, they were incredibly protective of their own clan members. Therefore, even though Emmanuel was an Elder, he could not have female disciples of the clan serve him.

If members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan wanted to enjoy themselves, they could spend money at the Fiend Castle or bully some small families or tribes, but the bottom line was that they could not harm their own people. Emmanuel would not violate this; after all, the one responsible for managing the internal affairs of the clan was the First Elder of the Azure Dragon clan, Gaia.

As Gaia's grandson, Emmanuel knew this grandmother of his all too well. First Elder Gaia was the embodiment of the clan's impartiality and integrity. If he, her grandson, were to commit a transgression, she would undoubtedly punish him doubly.

Therefore, Emmanuel did not like staying in the Tianji Mountain Range; he preferred to patrol other continents or even other planes. This made enjoying life very convenient, and the excuse was perfectly sound: clan Elders should regularly inspect branch locations to motivate the disciples below.

Within the Four Divine Beasts Clan, most Elders did not like being assigned to patrol branches on other continents or planes and only went when the clan arranged the task. Emmanuel was considered a rather unconventional existence.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Following a series of knocks, a crisp, youthful voice came from the doorway: "Elder Emmanuel, we are still over a year away from Diyi City. Would you like to stay in Diyi City for a while?"

"I know. We shall go and take a look at Diyi City."

Emmanuel lazily changed his posture and replied in a flat tone.

As an Elder, Emmanuel's status in the clan was quite high. Although his personality was not the best, no one in the branches on the Zijing Continent dared to say much about it.

Although the clan had arranged large-scale missions to collect rare treasures of heaven and earth over the last million years, it was impossible for everyone to participate. Coupled with the fact that Emmanuel preferred to enjoy life, he had proactively chosen a different task: leading the younger generation of the clan.

Thus, Emmanuel had come to the Zijing Continent, responsible for taking a group of clan juniors under a million years old to broaden their horizons. Although, in Emmanuel's view, these little ones who had only just reached the Midgod or Lowgod realms after hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation had no talent worth noting, he still had to complete the tasks expected of an Elder.

On the other side, on the Chisiwei Plain, the battle between Ninisha and Cromwell had also reached its final stage.

"Boom~~"

Purple heavenly lightning obscured the sunlight, transforming into countless lightning snakes that surrounded them from all directions.

"Sizzle~~"

Cromwell's expression was incredibly grave. The Zhentian Axe in his hand flew out, tracing a strange arc as black flames erupted from within the axe.

However, the moment the black flames collided with the lightning snakes, they receded rapidly as if fire had met water. A faint golden light flickered atop the lightning snakes, flowing along the flames and transmitting rapidly onto Cromwell's body.

As the lightning snakes coiled continuously, the surrounding space was also torn open, revealing the multicolored Spatial Turbulence.

"Boom!"

Cromwell felt his body pause for a moment, and then the purple lightning enveloped him. With a somewhat dejected expression, he put away his weapon.

"I lost!"

Cromwell spoke with a tone of helplessness. He knew that Ninisha had held back in that last move; otherwise, he would likely have perished.

"Cromwell, it seems you have failed as well!"

Dili was not at all surprised to see Cromwell defeated. She flew toward the two of them with long strides and spoke with a light laugh.

"Miss Ninisha's strength is very high."

Cromwell spoke with complex emotions, feeling a bit of envy. After all, he was a veteran Asura who had existed for many years, but it was not something he couldn't accept; after all, talent was unreasonable.

"Alright, the sparring is over. You two, come with me to Diyi City for a sit-down. I will accompany you to tour Yemu Prefecture later."

Cromwell put away his complex feelings, put a smile back on his face, and extended an invitation.

"Then I shall trouble you."

Dili responded with an equally enthusiastic smile, and Ninisha flew over, nodding slightly without saying much else.

Although Ninisha personally had no interest in such things, the other party had just sparred with her, so giving him some face was fine, and it wouldn't take long anyway.

Soon, four figures turned into streams of light and flew toward Diyi City. Stuart, known as the City Lord of Diyi, could only follow behind the three of them.

At the gates of Diyi City, several Zijing Army soldiers in purple robes maintained order. A long queue was lined up, waiting to pay the one Moshi entrance fee.

Outside the city gate, several figures in golden robes stood still. The white-haired old man in the lead stared at the southwest direction with an expressionless face.

It was unknown how much time had passed when several streams of light descended from the sky and landed on the ground. A smile instantly squeezed onto the white-haired old man's face.

"Lord Prefect, honored guests, welcome back. The Diyi Restaurant has already made preparations; you may enter at any time."

The white-haired old man quickly lowered his head and bowed in salute. The people behind him followed suit immediately, their tones filled with respect.

Long before leaving, Stuart had instructed his steward to make all preparations for the reception, and Lucius naturally would not be the least bit negligent.

As the steward for Diyi City Lord Stuart, the white-haired old man Lucius possessed strength only at the level of a Five-Star Fiend, yet he was one of the oldest beings in Fiend Castle, far older than Diyi City Lord Stuart himself.

During the eras of the two previous city lords, Lucius had already been a member of Fiend Castle; having survived for countless years, Lucius naturally had his own way of surviving, and after Prefect Cromwell and the two distinguished guests arrived, he had been wholeheartedly accompanying and making arrangements for them the entire time.

Dili and Ninisha did not say much either; although they had reached the Deity level and food was no longer a necessity, tasting it occasionally was still acceptable.

Cromwell took the first step into the city, Dili and Ninisha stood side by side, and Stuart followed behind, deliberately slowing his pace by a few steps, causing the steward Lucius to immediately lean in beside the Diyi City Lord.

"Everything has been arranged, right?"

In front of Lucius, Stuart resumed a dignified appearance and asked via voice transmission.

"Please rest assured, City Lord! There will be no oversights."

Steward Lucius hurriedly spoke to guarantee, then, after hesitating for a moment, Lucius spoke up: "City Lord, there is one more matter I must report to you: Elder Emmanuel of the Four Divine Beasts Clan has arrived in Diyi City."

"Hm? Emmanuel of the Four Divine Beasts Clan?"

Stuart immediately furrowed his brows, a trace of displeasure flashing through his golden pupils, though he masked it at once.