They had no need to fear Linley. In truth, his greatest achievement was his Soul Mutation. Without it, he could have become an Asura at most, even after cultivating to the very end. After all, even when Linley eventually transcended, he still hadn't reached Paragon in any one law.
There was no need to say that fusing Mysteries from different laws was far harder than fusing Mysteries from a single law. Without Soul Mutation, cross-law fusion wouldn't even be possible. And without the powerful soul granted by Soul Mutation, could Linley have succeeded?
Becoming a Paragon required talent, perseverance, and opportunity. Paragons were even rarer than Chief Sovereigns.
Anyone who wasn't a Paragon could only pose a threat at most. With Hodan there, there shouldn't be any problems. Moreover, ever since Hodan had changed certain events, he worried that the Eight Great Clans' ruthless pursuit might spur Linley on, or even cause some unforeseen event that would trigger his mutation early. Hodan wasn't strong enough yet to prevent that from happening.
Seeing how certain Hodan was that Linley posed no threat, the eight clan leaders relaxed. They then turned to the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
Renars was the first to ask, "Hodan, what do you think of the Four Divine Beasts Clan?" He knew that Jiawei had killed Hodan's parents. After all, a clan had only a limited number of Six-Star Fiends, and the clan leaders naturally remembered their names.
"Of course we'll destroy them. It's time to put an end to this grudge," Hodan said matter-of-factly.
The eight clan leaders were overjoyed by his answer, but Hodan's next words poured cold water on them. "But now isn't the time."
The eight clan leaders were stunned. "What? We have two Paragons on our side, don't we? And Mister Huoxie himself