Intent

In other words, among the four of them, only Gaisresen, the head of the Azure Dragon Clan, had nothing to fear from Aier.

That was because Gaisresen's Sovereign Artifact was a Material Defense Overgod Artifact.

Delan Lierse, Tia Nemo, and Aaron Bowen, on the other hand, possessed Offensive Overgod Artifacts.

Their attacks were useless against Aier.

But if they took one of Aier's attacks, they would die!

Daniel Chris, the former Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture, had revealed information about Aier's move, "Black Coffin."

Within that black curtain of light, chaotic gravity carved countless dense spatial rifts through space, sending Spatial Turbulence swirling within.

It could be said that, aside from lacking Spatial Turbulence's powerful ability to bind its victims, it was not much different from Spatial Turbulence itself.

Aier had come to the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range in such a grand manner. If the Four Divine Beasts Clan did nothing in response, the consequences could be disastrous.

As the heads of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, the four of them knew that although their clan was the foremost family across the Seven Divine Planes and the four Supreme Planes, that was precisely why its members were spread too thin.

Members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan could be found throughout the Seven Divine Planes and the four Supreme Planes.

Moreover, ancestral rituals could awaken the Divine Beast Bloodline within clan members, greatly improving their cultivation talent and elemental affinity. As a result, the members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan were generally quite strong.

Those with especially potent bloodlines could even use their Innate Divine Abilities.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan also had many top experts.

The five siblings were all as powerful as Asura Prefects. With their strong bodies, Innate Divine Abilities, and the Sovereign Artifacts bestowed by their parents, they ranked among the top hundred at the Asura Prefect level.

Then there were the two Overgod Envoys under each of the Four Divine Beasts Overgods: eight Asura Prefects who possessed Sovereign Artifacts. That gave the Four Divine Beasts Clan thirteen top experts.

That was the greatest reason the Four Divine Beasts Clan could claim to be the foremost family across the Seven Divine Planes and the four Supreme Planes!

Hell was the Four Divine Beasts Clan's stronghold, so the four siblings were all stationed there, making their clan's reputation strongest in Hell.

If they offended an ordinary Asura Prefect, any one of the four siblings could easily deal with them.

And the juniors in the clan would never provoke an Overgod Envoy who possessed a Sovereign Artifact.

Still, who could have imagined that an ordinary family from a mere mid-sized city would have ties to the newly appointed Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture?

There was no way they could admit that their clan members were in the wrong.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan's prestige was at stake.

So there was only one solution—

Eliminate Aier!

Wipe out the Boy Family!

"Then what do we do?"

Delan Lierse irritably scratched his head. "Should we ask Father and the others to have Tristan and the rest come help us?"

The eight Overgod Envoys serving the Four Divine Beasts Overgods each resided in a different plane. They were the Four Divine Beasts Clan's greatest deterrent to other forces in those planes.

They answered only to the Four Divine Beasts Overgods.

Even though Gaisresen and the others were the Overgods' children, Tristan and the rest might help them with minor matters out of respect for the Overgods.

But against an enemy as dangerous as Aier, they would never risk their lives to aid the clan without an order from an Overgod.

"Are we really just going to wait for that man to come to us?"

"Wait."

Gaisresen finally shook his head.

Aier was an Overgod Envoy with a Material Defense Overgod Artifact. The Overgods had surely given him plenty of Sovereign's Might as well.

In other words, the advantages the Four Divine Beasts Clan held over other forces were all canceled out when it came to Aier.

"If he's reasonable, we'll have those juniors return the Boy Family's property."

"But if Aier wants to make a name for himself by stepping on the Four Divine Beasts Clan, then..."

As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed in Gaisresen's eyes.

"When the time comes, I'll use my Innate Divine Ability, 'Dragon Roar,' right away. The three of you must strike as quickly as possible and send Aier into Spatial Turbulence!"

"Then we'll coordinate with Father and the others, and have them stop Bifu Overgod from entering Spatial Turbulence to save Aier."

"Good!"

Hearing Gaisresen's plan, the other three nodded.

An ambush would harm Gaisresen's reputation and that of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, but their clan had never made a name for itself through kindness.

What they needed was for others to fear them—to fear the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

If the Four Divine Beasts Clan could subdue even a top-tier Asura Prefect like Aier, its prestige would surely rise even higher.

A little personal reputation was nothing compared to the clan's standing!

"The Four Divine Beasts Clan..."

Seated aboard the Metal Lifeform, Aier lightly tapped his index finger against the armrest of his chair.

Naturally, Aier didn't need to pilot the Metal Lifeform himself.

That was the job of the four men: Bauer, Cain, Archie, and Ryan. Back in Caeles City, Aier had recruited them as mounts using Lesser-God and Mid-God Sparks.

After Aier became the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture, the four of them had received High-God Sparks and become High Gods themselves.

Their jobs had not changed much, though. They had simply gone from being mounts to piloting the Metal Lifeform.

Taking turns, the four of them could keep the Metal Lifeform moving toward Blood Peak Continent at top speed.

As for Hector Boy, he was currently the strongest person under Aier. Naturally, he was responsible for guarding this Metal Lifeform.

Hector Boy's strength as a Six-Star Fiend might not have been top-tier in Hell, but he was still a high-ranking combatant.

Even in the Four Divine Beasts Clan, a Six-Star Fiend could serve as an elder.

If they encountered an enemy Hector Boy couldn't handle, Aier would step in himself.

At that moment, Aier was considering what to do on this trip to the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

First, he would reclaim the Boy Family's property that the Four Divine Beasts Clan had seized.

That was nonnegotiable!

Second, on top of that, the Four Divine Beasts Clan had to compensate the Boy Family. He couldn't let the people who followed him suffer and lose heart.

Third came Aier's own needs.

Because the Four Divine Beasts Overgods resonated with the essence of the Coiling Dragon Universe, their Innate Divine Abilities could be fused.

The fusion of four different Innate Divine Abilities was no less powerful than the fusion of four different Laws and Profound Mysteries.

It was precisely because of this technique that the Four Divine Beasts Overgods, despite being only Lesser Sovereigns, could bridge a ten-thousandfold gap in power and join the ranks of the Sovereigns.

In this era, Aier wouldn't dare covet the Four Divine Beasts Overgods' blood or corpses.

But it might still be possible to obtain the corpses of members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.