Arrival

"May I ask what I can do for you?"

Miles Reynolds asked respectfully, lowering his head.

He was only an ordinary Mid-God. He had given his name simply because he was afraid this powerful figure who had come to the Qingya Plane might make things difficult for him.

But judging by the man's tone, it seemed the Reynolds Family didn't amount to much in his eyes.

"No need."

Aier shook his head.

He had now adapted to the spatial strength of the Material Plane, so he wouldn't tear space apart just by moving, as he had moments ago.

Aier looked up toward the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

That was where the other Mid-God aura in the Qingya Plane was coming from, besides Miles Reynolds.

If nothing unexpected happened, the owner of that aura was Beirut, who would one day successfully steal the prize right out from under Radiant Sovereign Augusta.

Though Beirut was only a Mid-God now, his Innate Divine Ability, "God-Slaying," was ineffective against Aier, who had already reached the High-God level.

But before he achieved Grand Perfection in the Wind Element, Aier wouldn't appear before Beirut.

After casually choosing a direction, Aier's body turned into a breeze and vanished from in front of Miles Reynolds.

Only after confirming that Aier had left did Miles Reynolds breathe a sigh of relief. He got to his feet and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Where did that powerhouse come from?"

"Of all the people I've sent off over the years, not one was like that lord."

"Could he have left during the previous Plane Overseer's tenure?"

"Should I go ask the clan leader to look into it?"

After a long moment, Miles Reynolds shook his head.

That kind of person was beyond his ability to provoke.

He shouldn't go looking for trouble.

If his strongest Divine Clone died here, he would have no standing left in the Reynolds Family.

"Lord Aier, we've arrived."

After more than three hundred years, Aier and his party had finally reached the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range.

Looking through the window left by the Metal Lifeform, Aier caught sight of the winding Azure Dragon statue, stretching for thousands of meters.

"Put the Metal Lifeform away."

After flying out of it, Aier said to Eric, "This is where the Four Divine Beasts Overgods live. Whether or not they're still here, we must show respect."

"Yes, Lord Aier."

At his words, Eric put the Metal Lifeform into his Space Ring.

"All right, Eric. You and Bauer and the others wait here."

"Hector and I will go demand an accounting from the Four Divine Beasts Clan."

"Yes, Lord Aier."

A trace of worry flashed in Eric's eyes, but he knew that with his strength, accompanying Lord Aier to the Four Divine Beasts Clan would only make him a burden.

In fact, even Hector Boy, who had the strength of a Six-Star Fiend, would be the same.

But Hector Boy had been directly involved in this incident, and Lord Aier was standing up for the Boy Family. In every respect, he had to go along.

"Don't worry. The Four Divine Beasts Clan can't do anything to me."

Seeing Eric's concern, Aier patted him on the shoulder and smiled. "As my butler, Eric, you must have absolute confidence in me."

"I understand, Lord Aier."

Eric straightened up and replied solemnly.

Indeed, Lord Aier wasn't the sort to take unnecessary risks.

"I'll wait here for your triumphant return, Lord Aier."

"Mm."

"Hector, let's go."

"Yes, Lord Aier."

Hector Boy took a deep breath to steady himself, then followed Aier toward the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range.

"Stop! This is the Four Divine Beasts Clan's territory. No unauthorized persons may enter!"

In a gorge in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range, Aier and Hector Boy were stopped by a squad on guard there.

"Unauthorized persons?"

Aier chuckled. A powerful aura suddenly burst from him, sending the Four Divine Beasts Clan members in the squad flying.

"I'm Aier, Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture. I imagine that after all these years, your Four Divine Beasts Clan knows why I've come."

"This time, I'll forgive your offense."

"But if you dare disrespect me again, I'll kill every one of you, even here on the Four Divine Beasts Clan's territory!"

The members of the squad trembled beneath Aier's aura. From his tone, they could tell he genuinely didn't care whether he offended the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

But then again, that made sense.

Three hundred years ago, Aier, Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture, had set out from Liang'an Prefecture to demand an accounting from the Four Divine Beasts Clan. That was already the biggest story in Hell in recent years.

Powerhouses had been coming to the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range throughout this time, hoping to see how the conflict between Aier and the Four Divine Beasts Clan would end.

These men had never imagined that Aier would arrive today—and that they would be the ones to stop him.

"Go inform Gaisresen."

"If your Four Divine Beasts Clan doesn't want to talk this out, my fists are ready too!"

"Yes, yes! Please wait a moment, Lord Aier!"

"I'll go report this right away."

The squad leader quickly got to his feet and flew toward the interior of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range.

At this, the other squad members looked on in disbelief.

As guards patrolling outside, each of them had a Saint Domain True Body stationed at the stronghold. If anything happened, their true body or the Divine Clone it had left behind would immediately report back to the clan, allowing it to deal with the situation as quickly as possible.

The squad leader's actions were unmistakably an attempt to flee in the face of danger, leaving all the risk to them.

But faced with this situation, they couldn't do anything about it.

Their opponent was far superior to them, both in strength and in background.

At that moment, the squad leader's Divine Clone had subdued the true bodies they had left at the stronghold. They couldn't send out any messages at all.

Thus, the squad leader's strongest Divine Clone could go report to the clan leader without being regarded as having run away.

Aier naturally knew nothing about this.

But this suggested that the Four Divine Beasts Clan either didn't take him seriously or had already decided how to deal with him.

Otherwise, they should have been keeping track of him, knowing when he would reach the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range and come to their door.

"Do you regret it, Hector?"

Aier turned and asked Hector, "If the Boy Family hadn't served me, perhaps none of this would have happened to you."

"With your abilities, you might really have been able to invest in a future super powerhouse to protect the Boy Family."