Tiya's Collapse, the Four Divine Beasts Clan Under Pursuit

Fire Elemental Plane, Vermilion Bird Continent, Four Divine Beasts Clan territory.

"Sss~~"

A blaze of fire soared into the sky, forming a massive red cloud that completely enveloped the mountain range of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

"Shengnaer, you are courting death!"

Following a roar, a red-haired woman shot into the sky. On the red robe covering her body, the patterns of a Vermilion Bird flickered incessantly, and the power of the Fire Sovereign radiated a terrifying pressure.

"Tiya, it is you who should die!"

After a cold, mocking voice rang out, a middle-aged man with long red hair and ancient red armor slowly emerged. Behind him, dozens of Seven-Star Fiend level elders glared fiercely at the members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

Shengnaer, a Prefect of the Fire Elemental Plane and a Sovereign's Envoy, was a top-tier powerhouse who had been famous in the elemental plane for countless years. His family also possessed a large number of Seven-Star Fiend elders, making them a premier clan of the Fire Elemental Plane.

Countless years ago, both the Shengnaer clan and the Spencer clan were Prefect clans of the Fire Elemental Plane. However, when the people of the Four Divine Beasts Clan arrived, conflict erupted between the two sides.

That time, Spencer chose to resist to the end and was eventually besieged and killed by multiple Asuras led by Tiya. To preserve his clan, Shengnaer had no choice but to bow his head. He even personally killed some of his own clansmen who had supposedly "bullied" the Four Divine Beasts Clan to offer an apology, including his own youngest son.

Ever since then, the members of the Shengnaer clan had been suppressing their rage, dying to fight the Four Divine Beasts Clan to the death, yet they were forced to swallow their pride.

But this time, they no longer had to endure it, because Barbary from the Water Elemental Plane had sent news that shook the elemental planes: the Four Divine Beasts Sovereign had fallen.

Upon hearing this news, Shengnaer's first reaction was disbelief, wondering if Barbary had gone mad. But once he regained his senses, he trembled with excitement and burst into loud laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face. He then immediately led his clan elders to slaughter their way to the Vermilion Bird Continent.

"Shengnaer, my eldest brother will not let you off! Not a single one of you in the Shengnaer clan will survive!"

Watching her clansmen being slaughtered below, Tiya's eyes flashed with a blood-red light. She let out a phoenix cry and transformed into a red streak of light, charging toward Shengnaer.

"Leave Tiya to me. Kill them all! Not a single member of the Four Divine Beasts Clan is to be left alive!"

Shengnaer sneered. With a flip of his right hand, a warhammer exuding a terrifying aura suddenly appeared. Patterns of magma flickered across the hammer, golden energy flowed throughout its body, and the red power of the Sovereign erupted simultaneously.

"Sss-sss~~"

As Shengnaer moved, the Sovereign artifact warhammer in his hand vibrated violently, and a terrifying demonic sound instantly enveloped the entire world.

"Die!"

Tiya's arms had already transformed into phoenix claws, and translucent wings emerged from her back. Her speed increased sharply as she charged straight at Shengnaer.

"Bang!"

Shengnaer merely chuckled. He swung his warhammer in a circle, and scorching fire snakes suddenly appeared, transforming into phantoms that flew in all directions.

In an instant, Tiya was completely surrounded. The fire snake phantoms spread like spider silk, wrapping around Tiya in almost an instant.

"Break!"

The wings on Tiya's back emitted a red light, and a massive amount of flames surged upward, scattering the surrounding fire snakes in the blink of an eye.

However, in the next second, Shengnaer's figure closed in rapidly. A massive phantom of the warhammer tore through the sky and descended upon Tiya's body.

"Boom~~"

Tiya crossed her arms in front of her chest, her scorching Vermilion Bird wings wrapping around her body. She took the impact of the Sovereign artifact warhammer head-on, producing a crisp, thunderous roar.

A material defense Sovereign artifact; they are indeed not so easy to deal with!

Shengnaer's arm went numb from the shock, and he sighed inwardly, shaking his head helplessly.

The four clan leaders of the Four Divine Beasts Clan were all children of Sovereigns. Not only did they possess powerful bloodlines, but they also had targeted Sovereign artifact defenses, making them very difficult for ordinary Asuras to kill.

Tiya, the Vermilion Bird clan leader, possessed a material defense Sovereign artifact. Coupled with the Vermilion Bird clan's innate ability to greatly boost their own soul defense and recovery, Shengnaer knew that as an Asura who also cultivated the profound mysteries of the Fire Laws, he could not kill Tiya alone. Perhaps Ashcroft from the Netherworld or Bolin from the Celestial Realm might have a chance.

However, Shengnaer was not worried. His goal today was not to kill Tiya; holding her back was enough. As long as he slaughtered the rest of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, he could deal with Tiya later by besieging her at the Tianji Mountain Range.

"Damn it!"

After being knocked back hundreds of meters by the force of the warhammer, Tiya stabilized her body. She looked down with a grave expression, her eyes almost bleeding.

Although there were many members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan on the Vermilion Bird Continent, it was not their ancestral home. There were fewer than ten Seven-Star Fiend elders present, and they were simply no match for the Shengnaer clan.

"Shengnaer, make them stop immediately! Otherwise, I will have my mother take action and kill you all!"

Feeling the fire snakes constantly entangling her, Tiya finally could not help but roar in anger.

News from Gaislesen and the others had not yet arrived, and Tiya did not know what had happened; she simply felt that this fellow Shengnaer had gone mad.

She had not intended to call upon her mother, Nimo. After all, their ancestor was a Sovereign and would not easily interfere in the affairs of gods. She did not want to trouble her mother lightly, but seeing her clansmen dying one by one, she could not bear to watch any longer.

However, to Tiya's shock, upon hearing her words, Shengnaer could not help but burst into loud laughter.

"Tiya, don't tell me you still don't know? Why do you think I dared to come?"

A mocking curve appeared on the corner of Shengnaer's mouth, and he seemed to be in a very pleasant mood.

"You—what do you mean?"

Tiya could not help but tremble. She was not stupid; Shengnaer's words instantly made her think of a terrifying possibility.

"It's not just me. Barbary, Bolin, Ashcroft, Wenna, Reinasi, Deen, Edric, and countless others who have been bullied by your Four Divine Beasts Clan have all begun to move. What do you think the reason is?"

Shengnaer did not rush to continue his attack. Instead, he gripped his warhammer and looked at Tiya with a sneer. Seeing her expression grow increasingly ugly, he nodded with satisfaction.

Originally, Shengnaer wanted to say, [If you want the Vermilion Bird Sovereign to kill me, she has to have the ability to do so first], but after a moment of thought, he swallowed the words. Such remarks were disrespectful to a Sovereign, even a dead one, as she was once a Sovereign after all.

If some narrow-minded Sovereign happened to hear him being disrespectful and swatted him to death, he would have died far too unjustly.

"No, impossible, how could this be?"

Tiya pulled out a piece of parchment with a backhanded motion and ignited it directly with divine power. The energy of the world manifested instantly, yet the Vermilion Bird Sovereign did not descend.

"Tiya, your doomsday has arrived. Whether it is you or Gaislesen and the others, you all must die. The day of extinction for your Four Divine Beasts Clan is not far off!"

Shengnaer snorted coldly, raised the Sovereign artifact warhammer in his hand, and charged toward Tiya like a streak of fiery light.

"In your dreams!"

Hearing Shengnaer's words, Tiya held back the tears in her eyes, gritted her teeth, spread her wings, and flew toward Shengnaer.

The next moment, a massive phantom of a Vermilion Bird appeared behind Tiya, and a surge of world energy enveloped her, as if a phoenix were being reborn from the flames.

Innate Divine Ability--Bathed in Fire!

Blazing flames engulfed the entire sky and earth. Golden fireballs erupted continuously from the surface of Tiya's body, falling from the sky like descending meteors toward the elders of the Shengnaer clan.

"Everyone, leave immediately! Return to the Tianji Mountain Range!"

Tiya let out an angry roar while desperately driving the Sovereign power within her body, shrouding the entire area with her attack.

Although the innate divine ability of the Vermilion Bird clan was meant for recovery and healing, when combined with area-of-effect attacks that consumed Sovereign power, it could be highly effective against Seven-Star Fiends. While this move could not harm Shengnaer, it could affect the elders of his clan.

"Resorting to this move? Fine!"

Shengnaer frowned slightly, then a red halo flashed over his Sovereign artifact warhammer. A massive, translucent phantom formed a protective barrier, with Shengnaer standing at the very front, shielding the elders behind him.

Tiya's attack bought a little time for her clansmen, and a portion of them seized the opportunity to escape the encirclement. However, Shengnaer did not care about a few fish that slipped through the net and continued to direct the siege.

A long time later, Tiya dragged her heavily wounded body away, transforming into a fire-red, phoenix-like phantom as she sped off.

"I'll let you run this time, but next time, at the Tianji Mountain Range, you will undoubtedly die!"

Shengnaer stood high in the sky, sneered, and put away his Sovereign artifact. Although he could not kill Tiya in a one-on-one fight, once the decisive battle at the Tianji Mountain Range arrived, a siege would be enough to kill them all.

After all, the fools of the Four Divine Beasts Clan had offended far too many people.

"Pass the order! After clearing the battlefield, set off for Hell, the Bloodridge Continent, and the Tianji Mountain Range!"

Shengnaer's voice resounded through the heavens and earth, filled with a resolve that feared no death.