In midair, after exchanging a few words, both sides fell silent.
Huosi was now conflicted about what to do.
This Material Plane was an important junction connecting two regions. Without it as an intermediary, his spatial teleportation array probably couldn't go any farther.
That was right—farther. Over the years, Huosi had continually studied teleportation arrays and had more or less worked out some of their rules.
The Yulan Plane couldn't lead directly to every Material Plane. Some were directly connected, while the rest required passing through intermediate points, much like the Divine Planes connected to countless Material Planes.
This Material Plane was a key junction between two regions, one that could never be bypassed.
But there was a Midgod here. He had said he wouldn't interfere in Huosi's affairs, but Huosi only needed to believe half of that.
There were two options before Huosi. One was to kill him outright. Though he was a Midgod and seemed to be the young master of a great clan, so he likely had some trump cards,
Huosi's strength hadn't stood still over the years, either. Unless the man had Sovereign's Might, Huosi was confident he could kill him.
But the odds that a young master who had fled to a Material Plane carried Sovereign's Might weren't low, so there was still some risk.
The other option was to negotiate with him. Since he was hiding in a Material Plane, he must be in serious danger. Huosi could take him to another plane.
That would give them grounds to cooperate, but Huosi wasn't keen on trusting a stranger who had appeared out of nowhere.
Huosi fell silent for a moment.
Before he could make up his mind, however, the man opposite him suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Hm?"
Just as Huosi was considering what to do, Sean's expression changed drastically. He abruptly looked toward the teleportation array.
The array lit up with the formation belonging to the Underworld, and ten different figures emerged.
The next second, a Midgod's divine sense swept toward them, and the other party immediately spotted Sean.
"Sean Barbary, did you really think you could get away?"
A mocking voice rang out through the heavens and earth without the slightest attempt at concealment.
"Damn it, the Four Divine Beasts Clan actually chased me all the way here. They just won't leave me alone!"
Sean Barbary cursed and turned to flee into the distance without hesitation.
He truly hadn't expected the Four Divine Beasts Clan to track him here. As he ran, he began to think.
Was there any chance he'd make it out alive today? And if not, what should he do?
"Even if I die, I won't let you get off easy. Killing one makes it worthwhile; killing two is a bargain!"
Sean Barbary thought frantically, searching for an opportunity.
"Do you think you can escape? You two, keep watch here. The rest of you, come with me. Don't let him get away."
Nack Bowen didn't know what Sean was thinking. He simply sneered as he spoke.
Then, taking the other seven with him, he split them into pairs and surrounded Sean from different directions.
"My lord, should we—"
Pusiluo swallowed and ventured to ask.
The sudden turn of events had left him bewildered.
"Get down to the ground. Don't get involved."
Huosi immediately sent them a mental message. The three of them quickly descended, with no intention of interfering.
The voice just now hadn't been concealed at all. Huosi and the other two—or, for that matter, anyone with some strength on the continent—had heard it clearly.
Adkins and Pusiluo didn't know much about the Four Divine Beasts Clan, but Huosi knew all too well. He understood exactly what the Four Divine Beasts Clan represented.
After the Four Divine Beasts died, their clan had made themselves out to be victims, as if they had suffered some great injustice.
But the truth was, how could the Four Divine Beasts Clan possibly be innocent when so many people in the blood-soaked Divine Planes hated them, and even the Eight Great Clans were willing to fight them to the death at the risk of being wiped out?
The Divine Planes were filled with constant bloodshed. People died every day, and having enemies was normal. But the only clan with so many enemies that no one could count them all was theirs.
The Four Divine Beasts Clan was the real villain of the Divine Planes today, stopping at nothing.
Four Sovereigns stood behind their clan, and they were exceptionally united and protective of their own. Anyone who offended them—no, "offended" wasn't the right word. Even the slightest disagreement could lead to a fight to the death.
On top of that, they were immensely powerful. Their clan had several Asuras, countless Seven-Star Fiend elders, and an inexhaustible supply of Sovereign's Might. It was easy to imagine how domineering and arrogant they were.
By comparison, Linley, who came from the Yulan Plane, was an oddity: he wouldn't bother others unless they bothered him first.
Of course, the Yulan Lineage, starting with Baruch, had been established by Beirut. It had no real connection to the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
The only thing they shared was their bloodline, which allowed them to awaken an Innate Divine Ability. That was why Beirut had sent Linley to the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
The people of the Baruch line had no so-called pride in the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
"Damn it! If you want to kill me, you'll pay for it!"
Cornered by two men, Sean roared without hesitation. A surge of Sovereign's Might sent the space around them trembling.
"So he really does have Sovereign's Might. But that makes sense. Anyone hunted by the Four Divine Beasts Clan must be someone of consequence. I remember that man called him Sean Barbary. The Barbary Clan from the Water Divine Plane?"
Feeling the chaotic divine power surging through the space, Huosi's mind began racing.
After the Four Divine Beasts died, countless people hunted their clan. On top of that, the Eight Great Clans had even attacked Hell, determined to fight the Four Divine Beasts Clan to the death.
The Barbary Clan was from the Water Divine Plane, while the Reinass Clan was from Hell.
This man was Sean Barbary. It seemed he was one of the sparks that had ignited the feud between the Four Divine Beasts Clan and the Barbary Clan.
Given how the Four Divine Beasts Clan acted now, it wasn't strange at all that the Barbary Clan and the Four Divine Beasts Clan were locked in a fight to the death.
"Don't you dare!"
With a furious shout, Nack Bowen roared and drew on Earth Sovereign's Might to block Sean's frenzied attack.
"Damn the Barbary Clan! They even dared to give him Sovereign's Might. When I get back, I'll make sure the elders settle accounts with them!"
As he fought, Nack Bowen raged inwardly, wishing he could go settle the score with the Barbary Clan right away.
Nack Bowen had thought the other man was just an ordinary Midgod and that he could easily take him down.
Who could have guessed he was hiding a drop of Sovereign's Might? It had forced Nack to use his own Sovereign's Might as well, and he hated the Barbary Clan for it.
In fact, the Barbary Clan had told Isaac Reding about it when he came to their door. They had said their young master had been given a drop of Sovereign's Might by the clan head, and they hadn't had the chance to take it back.
Of course, the Barbary Clan hadn't actually intended to take it back. They had only told Isaac so he couldn't come back later and blame them over the Sovereign's Might.
But Elder Isaac hadn't taken it seriously at all. In his eyes, Sean was just a Midgod. Even with Sovereign's Might, he could still be killed with a single slap.
Later, when the message was passed along, Isaac had thought Sean was as good as dead, so he hadn't informed anyone in the other planes.
As a result, Nack Bowen had no choice but to use his own Sovereign's Might to deal with Sean's sudden outburst.
Of course, even if Nack Bowen had known the truth, he still would have blamed the Barbary Clan. They hadn't warned him properly, and now he'd lost a drop of Sovereign's Might.
Even the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns didn't have an unlimited supply of Sovereign's Might for every clan member to use.
The four clan heads had a large supply of Sovereign's Might, while the leaders on the other planes had some of their own.
The Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns also replenished the clan's supply from time to time.
Nack Bowen was a promising junior who had been given just one drop by the clan. The nine people he'd brought with him hadn't been given any.
Now that he'd used up his Sovereign's Might in a Material Plane, whether he'd get it replenished was anyone's guess.
"Hahaha! Die!"
Sean gave a cold snort. A blue light radiated from his entire body, as if he meant to take them all down with him.
"You want to fight me to the death? You're not good enough!"
Nack Bowen sneered and quickly retreated, widening the distance between them.
He had no intention of dying alongside his opponent. If he just dragged things out until Sean ran out of Sovereign's Might, they could kill him by surrounding him.
As for escaping, there was no way Sean could get away now.
But the next moment, he sensed something was wrong and shouted:
"Stop right there!"
Sean paid Nack no attention. Instead, he bypassed him and charged straight at the others, killing one of them in the blink of an eye.
"Bastard!"
Nack's eyes instantly reddened. The man's real plan had been to feign a mutual death and force him to retreat.
He had actually dared to kill one of his clansmen right in front of him.
"You think I'll stop just because you tell me to? Who do you think you are?"
Sean laughed, completely unconcerned. He was certain to die today, so he'd kill as many as he could. If he could take someone down with him, he'd come out even.
"Stop!"
A gigantic Azure Dragon appeared. Sean's figure paused for the briefest moment, but that was enough.
"Die!"
Nack's fist smashed into Sean's head, and his water-type divine spark fell.
"Nack, you were too careless."
Metamor Reding couldn't help scolding him.
He had just used his Innate Divine Ability, Dragon Roar, to restrain Sean and give Nack the opening to kill him.
"Shut up, Metamor!"
Nack replied with a dark expression.
He was in a terrible mood. He'd led the team to hunt down their enemy, and now one of his men was dead. He would have to take responsibility.
If the enemy had been powerful, that would have been one thing. But the enemy had only been a Midgod.
If there had been no casualties, the fact that the enemy had used Sovereign's Might might have meant Nack could get his own Sovereign's Might replenished.
But now, forget getting his Sovereign's Might replenished. He'd be lucky if the elders didn't reprimand him.
"Hmph!"
Nack was in a foul temper. He casually unleashed several attacks at the crowd below.
"Hm? What's he doing?"
Huosi and the other two, who were near the edge of the crowd, immediately flew into the air. A thousand-meter-tall shield abruptly appeared and blocked the attacks.
"Hm? Someone actually blocked that?"
Nack was a little surprised, then looked at the three of them with an amused expression.
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