Changes in the Qingya Plane, the New Four Divine Beasts

In the Magic Universe, although the Elemental Planes occupy vast amounts of space, the largest areas—aside from the endless Spatial Turbulence—are the countless Material Planes, which form the foundation of the entire universe.

Many Material Planes have produced a multitude of top-tier powerhouses over the endless years. Among them, one plane has been the most dazzling existence since the dawn of time, for it was from here that one of the eleven strongest Sovereigns in the universe emerged: the oldest Sovereign of Water in existence. The name of this plane is the Qingya Plane.

"Hum~~"

As the teleportation array emitted a glow, a blurry phantom slowly condensed above the ice-covered Arctic Ice Plain, taking the form of Hope.

"Greetings, Sovereign!"

Beside the teleportation array, a silver-haired elder, a Highgod, stood up instantly and knelt on the ground, speaking in a respectful tone.

Although most Elemental Planes have Lowergods or Middlegods as their plane guardians, the Qingya Plane has been guarded by Highgods from the Sovereign's army for many years due to the presence of the Sovereign of Water.

Hope ignored the silver-haired elder and transformed into a streak of light that tore through the sky, disappearing from the Arctic Ice Plain in the blink of an eye.

"The Sovereign has actually returned. I wonder what the reason for this is?"

The silver-haired elder stood up, trembling slightly, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he had guarded the teleportation array for hundreds of millions of years, this was his first time seeing the Sovereign, so he could not help but feel a bit agitated.

The Water Elemental Plane specifically arranged for Highgods to guard the Qingya Plane. Although the Sovereign rarely returned and most Highgods had never seen him, that did not stop them from diligently completing their duties.

"It has been a hundred trillion years since the last time he returned, hasn't it?"

Hope's divine sense directly enveloped the entire plane, quickly sweeping across every corner of the current Qingya Plane.

Since becoming the Sovereign of Water, Hope had lost count of how many times he had witnessed the shifting of continents and the changing of seas. As for his homeland, the Qingya Plane, he would not interfere with its development as long as nothing too serious occurred.

"Swish!"

With a thought from Hope, a golden sphere radiating an ancient aura rose slowly from the bottom of the South Sea, then transformed into a streak of light and sped over, arriving at Hope's side.

Hope placed his right hand on the golden sphere, and streams of information flooded into his mind. The entire plane felt like a part of his own body, completely merging into Hope's consciousness.

The Heart of Qingya was a natural treasure Hope had accidentally obtained during the dawn of time; it was born at the bottom of the South Sea in the Qingya Plane.

Initially, Hope had not noticed this object. It was not until the moment the Elemental Planes were born that the Heart of Qingya suddenly rose from the seabed, allowing Hope to discover it. After he infused it with his own blood, the Heart of Qingya transmitted a unique message.

The Heart of Qingya is a special natural treasure belonging to the Qingya Material Plane. It can be claimed by dripping blood on it to bind it to one's soul. Controlling the Heart of Qingya allows one to monitor everything within the Qingya Plane, though it cannot be taken away from the plane.

When he first obtained the Heart of Qingya, Hope was astonished for a long time. After all, this was a special natural treasure that had never appeared in his memories of Blue Star, so he had studied it for a long time.

However, aside from monitoring the plane, Hope eventually found no other practical use for it, so he had to set it aside and head to the Higher Plane. Later, after Hope became the Sovereign of Water, he studied the Heart of Qingya for a long time again, only to find that while it was somewhat similar to the Heart of the Netherworld, it was not of much use.

The Heart of Qingya could only help him monitor the movements of the entire plane; it provided no help in increasing combat power, nor could it control the souls of the living beings in the Qingya Plane like the Heart of the Netherworld could control the undead.

Hope had also once searched to see if such natural treasures existed in other planes, but he never found any other plane cores, so he eventually let the matter drop.

After briefly checking the development of the Qingya Plane over these many years, Hope clapped his hands, and the Heart of Qingya shot straight back toward the depths of the seabed like a meteor.

"Swish!"

With a thought from Hope, four massive corpses appeared in mid-air. On the foreheads of these corpses, four distinct crystals could be seen.

Hope moved his right hand, and the four Godheads instantly flew up, floating around Hope's body before entering his spatial ring.

The next moment, divine power began to surge within Hope's body, and a water-blue halo flashed in his eyes. A powerful pressure exerted itself upon the corpses of the Four Divine Beasts, and large amounts of bright red blood rose into the air.

"Sizzle~~"

Within the bodies of the Four Divine Beasts, a large amount of blood was still flowing. Even though they had fallen, the terrifying energy contained within the blood of super divine beasts would not simply vanish. Even a single drop of this blood, if it were to circulate into a Material Plane, would possess a pressure that even a god-level powerhouse could not resist.

As the Sovereign power within Hope flowed, a water-blue vortex formed. The bright red blood merged into it and began to emit terrifying energy. As if the blood were being boiled by high heat, it gradually diminished, eventually condensing into one and transforming into four golden droplets.

The golden liquid was the essence blood refined from the entire bodies of the Four Divine Beasts. It represented the true energy source of the Four Divine Beasts and contained the secret of how they could fuse their innate divine abilities—the very thing the Sovereign of Destruction wanted to know most.

"About three hundred drops of each type of essence blood, is it?"

Hope scanned the essence blood with his divine sense and then fell into deep thought.

Hope was naturally interested in the innate divine abilities of the Four Divine Beasts. However, researching their innate divine abilities was no easy task; Utrade himself was a super divine beast and had spent countless years without completing it.

Moreover, what Hope cared about most was not the innate divine abilities brought by the essence blood, but the possibility of fusing Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire, as this was the only way to potentially transcend this universe.

Yet, regarding how to transcend, Hope was currently completely in the dark. He had studied Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, and soul mutation for countless years, but he had found no way to achieve it.

"Hm? What is happening?"

Hope had only been thinking for a moment when he suddenly looked up. His eyes turned toward the distance; the bottom of the South Sea had suddenly begun to vibrate violently, and soon the tremors enveloped the entire Qingya Plane.

"Hum~~"

The golden sphere of light emitted an intense fluctuation and suddenly rose into the sky. The Heart of Qingya seemed to have been attracted by some existence.

"What is going on?"

Hope's face, which had always been as calm as an ancient well, rarely showed a hint of surprise. Since he had obtained the Heart of Qingya, such a thing had never happened before.

The Heart of Qingya fell like a meteor and appeared before Hope in the blink of an eye. Then, a powerful suction force enveloped the essence blood of the Four Divine Beasts, and in an instant, a large amount of the essence blood fused onto the surface of the Heart of Qingya.

"What is going on?"

By the time Hope reacted, the essence blood of the Four Divine Beasts had each decreased by two hundred drops, and the surface of the Heart of Qingya emitted a dazzling light.

"Rumble~~"

As beams of golden light descended from the sky, a golden island slowly condensed and took shape above the South Sea. After the Heart of Qingya resonated with the island from afar, seven-colored light flashed continuously over the island, dividing it into four regions. Four new life fluctuations began to emerge slowly.

"Is this... gestating divine beasts?"

Hope's divine sense swept across the golden island, and he was stunned for a moment. From the four regions of the island, faint life fluctuations were emanating, which, to Hope's perception, were of the same origin as the Four Divine Beasts.

After the Heart of Qingya absorbed the essence blood of the Four Divine Beasts, new Four Divine Beasts had begun to gestate within the Qingya Plane!