Hodan wrapped the golden drop of blood in his spiritual power, then withdrew from the Soul Space. In an instant, the golden drop appeared in his hand.
Hodan held the blood up and examined it closely for a while before putting it into a jade bottle and storing it in his Space Ring.
He had no intention of absorbing the blood. The Destruction Giant was no weaker than the Four Divine Beasts, and besides, he had no plans to cultivate the Laws of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. His current rules had already formed a complete cycle. If he gained several more divine clones, he couldn't be sure what might happen.
Could it disrupt the balance he had achieved? Hodan couldn't take that chance. He wouldn't dare. Unless he truly had no way to advance further, he absolutely wouldn't absorb the Four Divine Beasts' Essence Blood.
"By the same token, the Sovereign Artifacts the other four Sovereigns made for their children must be much like the Azure Dragon Ring, containing Divine Beast Essence Blood." Hodan was thrilled at the spoils he was about to claim.
Sure enough, as he looted the remaining three clan leaders and the Great Elder, Hodan obtained four more drops of Divine Beast Essence Blood. He also endured several attacks: the defensive Sovereign Artifacts unleashed soul attacks, while the offensive ones launched material attacks.
Hodan now had two drops of Azure Dragon Essence Blood, along with one drop each of White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Essence Blood.
He had two Material Defense Sovereign Artifacts, contributed by the Great Elder and the White Tiger Clan Leader. The Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact came from Gaiseresen, the Azure Dragon Clan Leader. He also had two Offensive Sovereign Artifacts, from the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise Clan Leaders: