A Festive Occasion
The Water Divine Plane, formerly Tianqing Island, now Aier Island.
A millennium had passed, and thanks to Valeria's tireless efforts, the Four Divine Beasts Clan's influence had been completely wiped out.
Perhaps a few stragglers had been rescued by a handful of Chief Gods interested in the Four Divine Beasts' Combined Innate Divine Ability, but that was of little consequence.
Giant Whale Island remained the home base of Valeria's branch, though its influence was gradually spreading into the Wind Divine Plane as well. After Tianqing Island had been cleared out, it had also become the permanent residence of Aier and Lincoln in the Water Divine Plane.
As for the territories and troops formerly managed by Lucy, they had been handed over to Hela. Hela had little interest in them, and neither did Lincoln, so Valeria ultimately took charge of them.
That day, the island was bustling with activity, and the soldiers guarding it were on high alert. Spatial rifts appeared across the island from time to time, each one heralding the arrival of a figure. Many streaks of light also flashed past at incredible speeds, too fast for anyone to react.
"That's the twenty-seventh powerhouse to step out of a spatial rift, isn't it?"
To the east of Aier Island, a soldier with the gentle features of a young man watched the rift slowly close with envy. "With my current strength, I can't even tear open the space of a Divine Plane. But these great figures can travel through the Spatial Turbulence."
"Quit slacking off, kid. These aren't ordinary great figures. They're all exalted Chief Gods. You're not even a Five-Star Sea Spirit yet, so don't go dreaming about becoming a Chief God. You might offend some Chief God with a bad temper. Then we wouldn't even