Plotting Against the Four Divine Beasts, the Fury of Gaislesen

On the Zijing Continent, a blue streak of light descended and merged with a projection avatar. Hope, in his true form, landed and gripped the Five-Colored Blood Crystal with a solemn expression, then suddenly exerted his full strength, causing an astonishing aura to erupt.

However, under the power of Hope, a Sovereign of the Perfection level, the Five-Colored Blood Crystal remained completely unmoved, as if its hardness surpassed that of a Sovereign Artifact.

As expected, it is a Supreme God Token.

Hope slowly put away the Five-Colored Blood Crystal, his eyes narrowing as he fell into deep thought.

Heavenly treasures are indeed rare, and many special ones can even enhance a Sovereign's strength. However, Sovereigns are the strongest beings in this world; the only heavenly treasures that even a Sovereign, or even a Chief Sovereign, cannot destroy despite exerting their full power are Supreme God Tokens.

Combined with the recent actions of Reding and the others, it seemed that all their frantic behavior now had a more logical explanation.

Judging by the timing, this should be the Destruction Supreme God mission, the material defense Supreme God Artifact that originally belonged to Oufu.

Hope quickly stowed the Five-Colored Blood Crystal in his hand, his eyes narrowing as a sharp, fierce aura flashed within them.

As the oldest Sovereign in the world, Hope had attempted to seize Supreme God Tokens every time they appeared, yet he had never succeeded. Only during the final Fate Supreme God mission had Hope discovered one.

But Augusta had been there at the time. Hope knew the true relationship between Oufu and Augusta, and he knew that the Fate Supreme God Token was essentially being contested by Oufu, so he had no choice but to give up.

Overall, this matter largely depended on luck. As time passed and Augusta obtained the Fate Supreme God Sword, Hope had temporarily given up.

Reding and the others are suddenly collecting heavenly treasures, claiming it's to develop new techniques. The real reason is likely the Supreme God mission. They must possess other tokens. It seems I need to plan this out...

A water-blue light flashed in Hope's eyes as he quickly made his decision.

Utrade has always considered the Four Divine Beasts Clan his own. If I fight them in Hell, it might cause complications. The best approach is to lure them out.

Hope looked toward the direction of the Bloodridge Continent, calculated in his mind, and quickly made his decision.

Next, as long as he watched the conflict between Ninisha and the Four Divine Beasts Clan unfold, the Four Divine Beasts would inevitably discover the matter of the Five-Colored Blood Crystal. Given their personalities, they would certainly seize the opportunity to come to the Water Elemental Plane to fight him.

Firstly, the Four Divine Beasts had been plotting to hunt down Sovereigns for many years; this was not actually a secret. As the Sovereign of Water, he was neither a Perfection-level expert nor a Super Divine Beast on the surface, and his soul had no special traits, making him one of the most suitable targets for the Four Divine Beasts.

Secondly, if the Four Divine Beasts possessed the Supreme God Mirror, they would soon learn from their clan that he had obtained the Five-Colored Blood Crystal. In order to seize the Supreme God Token, they would definitely make a move.

Then, let us see who is the prey and who is the hunter.

Hope calmly glanced toward the direction of the Bloodridge Continent before returning to his tranquil state, his figure vanishing into a patch of white mist.

On the other side, in the Tianji Mountain Range, the ancestral grounds of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

The Azure Dragon Clan's settlement was located within the winding Dragon Path. Personnel from various branches of the Azure Dragon Clan were stationed here, and the most core area was beneath the Azure Dragon Hall, where the residences of the elders were located.

Although, in theory, the elders did not necessarily have to live here and could reside in the regions of their own clan branches, this place still gathered the largest number of elders in the clan.

"Damn it!"

Accompanied by a roar filled with fury, a sorrowful cry echoed through the canyon. A bald man flew out of his residence with a gloomy expression.

"Elder Emmanuel, what is this?"

One of the patrolling Azure Dragon Clan soldiers saw this scene and couldn't help but ask.

"Get lost!"

Emmanuel scolded with a dark face, then transformed into a streak of light and flew toward a nearby mountain peak.

At the same moment, a brown-haired youth flew up from another direction and soon arrived before Emmanuel.

"Elder Emmanuel, this matter cannot be let go. Let us go find the Patriarch together. That Ninisha who insulted our Four Divine Beasts Clan must die!"

The brown-haired youth, his face full of rage, was the Earth Divine Avatar of Kedun Reding, who had been killed by Ninisha on the Zijing Continent alongside Emmanuel. He was now speaking to Emmanuel with murderous intent.

Hearing Kedun's words, Emmanuel narrowed his eyes, suppressing the urge to slap Kedun to death, his face devoid of any expression.

At this moment, Emmanuel's hatred for Kedun was no less than his hatred for Ninisha. In his view, if Kedun hadn't acted like an idiot and threatened the other party at the end, Ninisha might not have killed them.

However, Kedun was acting to uphold the clan's honor. If he, Emmanuel, killed him for such a reason, the Great Elder Gaia would be the first to not forgive him.

"This matter cannot be let go. We will go report to the Patriarch. Rest assured, Kedun, we are all doing this for the glory of the clan."

Emmanuel took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and spoke with a blank expression.

Unlike most elders and clansmen, Emmanuel was relatively selfish and cherished his own life. Most members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan were not afraid of death when outside; as long as they encountered someone "disrespectful" to the clan, they would charge in to fight to the death even if they couldn't win, dying for the clan's honor without regrets.

In contrast, Emmanuel wanted to preserve his own life. This was the reason he had immediately and quietly sent a divine sense message to beg for mercy when he realized he couldn't defeat Ninisha, only to have it thwarted.

However, even though he inwardly disliked someone like Kedun who valued clan honor more than life, Emmanuel had to put on an equally indignant expression on the surface.

Soon, the two arrived one after the other outside the Azure Dragon Hall.

"Patriarch, Emmanuel and Kedun request an audience!"

Emmanuel took a deep breath, lowered his head, and spoke in a deep voice, then stood silently in place.

"Enter!"

A voice filled with majesty came from within, causing Emmanuel's body to tremble before he slowly walked into the hall.

Passing through the corridors of the Azure Dragon Hall, the two gradually walked to the center of the hall. On the throne at the high end, a figure sat with eyes closed.

That figure wore a loose cyan robe, and his long, silk-like cyan hair set off a face that was incomparably handsome, yet lacked nothing in majesty.

The Azure Dragon Patriarch—Gaislesen!

"Thud! x2"

Emmanuel and his companion held their breath, instantly dropping to their knees with expressions filled with reverence.

As the head of the four patriarchs of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, Gaislesen held absolute authority within the clan; even Emmanuel, a Seven-Star Fiend elder, grandson of the Grand Elder, and a third-generation disciple, had to tread carefully in his presence.

After all, the Four Divine Beasts Sovereign were high and aloof, and although they were the inner faith of everyone in the Four Divine Beasts Clan, they rarely managed the internal affairs of the clan directly, so for many, Gaislesen's pressure was no less than that of their ancestors.

"Emmanuel, what is your business?"

Gaislesen slowly opened his eyes and spoke in a deep voice, his tone filled with unquestionable majesty.

"Patriarch, my water-element divine clone has fallen on the Zijing Continent."

Emmanuel kept his head low, speaking with extreme caution.

"Hmm?"

Gaislesen's face, previously as calm as an ancient well, instantly turned cold, and a voice containing fury resounded throughout the entire great hall.

"What happened? Who did it? How dare they kill an elder of my Azure Dragon clan!"

As Gaislesen's words fell, an aura filled with icy coldness enveloped the entire hall, causing Emmanuel and Kedun to shudder instinctively, their hearts filled with terror.

As a child of the Azure Dragon Sovereign, patriarch of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, and an Asura of Hell empowered by a Sovereign Artifact, it had been many years since Gaislesen had been this angry.

"Pa, Patriarch, it, it was someone named Ninisha, and she possesses a Sovereign Artifact."

Feeling Gaislesen's monstrous rage, cold sweat instantly streamed down Emmanuel's forehead as he quickly replied.

"A Sovereign Artifact? Tell me the details."

Upon hearing this, Gaislesen slightly reined in his aura and waved his hand dismissively.

"Yes, Patriarch."

Emmanuel let out a sigh of relief and then slowly recounted the events, from how Ninisha had "snatched" the Five-Colored Blood Crystal belonging to their Four Divine Beasts Clan, to her subsequent "humiliation" of the two of them, and finally, how she "actually killed them."

"A fine Ninisha indeed! So what if she is a Sovereign's envoy? Anyone who dares to provoke my Four Divine Beasts Clan must die!"

After Emmanuel finished his account, Gaislesen stood up abruptly, a layer of frost covering his body as violent blood energy surged within him, his voice laced with murderous intent.