It was just that Aier had come to see him for much the same reason Blood Peak Overgod Pash had sought out his Earth Element Divine Clone: both wanted to build a good relationship with him.
Blood Peak Overgod Pash had spent thousands of years playing chess with Aier, letting him learn about Pash indirectly through his moves. That way, Aier could understand that Pash meant him no harm and might be less alarmed when he learned Pash's true identity.
That was how Aier and Blood Peak Overgod Pash later became "friends," exchanged Sovereign's Might, and answered each other's questions.
Now, seeing Beirut acting so nervously in front of him, Aier felt a headache coming on.
If Beirut continued to fear him, there was no chance they could form a genuine bond.
And once Beirut grew stronger in the future, he might even come to regard his current attitude as a humiliation. By then, there was no telling whether Beirut might challenge Aier to a fight.
Judging by Beirut's behavior, Aier felt that his words at this moment were doing very little.
After all, even if an ant caught just a glimpse of an elephant, it would still worry that the elephant might accidentally step on it and kill it.
A few words alone couldn't change that.
So what could he do to make Beirut less afraid of him?
In the end, Aier decided he would tell an outrageous lie.
Of course, it was only a lie for now.
Give Aier some time, and he could make it come true!
"Little fellow, I mean you no harm."
"If anything, you're the biggest surprise I've had since coming to the Qingya Plane."
Aier flipped his wrist, and a Low-God Godhead appeared in his hand.
"Since you've become a god, you must have awakened your Innate Divine Ability."
"Now, use your Innate Divine Ability on this Godhead."
Beirut's gaze sharpened when he saw the Godhead in Aier's hand.
As a god-level expert, Beirut naturally knew what a Godhead meant to a god.
No new gods had been born in the Qingya Plane lately, and none had died. This Godhead must have come from another Divine Plane.
But Beirut couldn't understand why Aier wanted him to use his Innate Divine Ability on it.
Still, when you were under someone else's roof, you had to bow your head.
As a God-Slaying Rat, Beirut knew the limits of his Innate Divine Ability.
If he were a High-God, he would at least have a chance to fight back.
So Beirut didn't hesitate. At a thought, the shadow of a giant black rat appeared behind him.
"God-Slaying!"
At Beirut's low shout, the Earth Element Low-God Godhead in Aier's hand broke free of Aier's restraint and appeared in the mouth of the God-Slaying Rat's phantom behind Beirut.
"Wait!"
Seeing Beirut about to end his Innate Divine Ability, Aier called out, "Don't stop, Beirut. Keep going!"
Beirut froze for a moment.
But he didn't dare question Aier.
So even after the Godhead had been drawn into the God-Slaying Rat's phantom behind him, Beirut didn't dismiss his Innate Divine Ability. Instead, he continued to maintain it.
As time passed, Beirut's expression slowly changed.
The Godhead was actually being refined inside the divine beast phantom created by his Innate Divine Ability. The black essence of the Godhead flowed back into Beirut through the ability and was absorbed by his body.
Beirut could clearly feel his body growing considerably stronger as it absorbed the Godhead's essence.
"What... what's going on?"
"This is what our race's Innate Divine Ability, 'God-Slaying,' can do!"
"Our race?"
"That's right."
Aier nodded proudly. "Beirut, do you know that besides divine beasts, there are super divine beasts even more powerful than them?"
"Super divine beasts, even stronger than divine beasts?"
Beirut was startled. After becoming a god and awakening his Innate Divine Ability, he naturally knew that he was a divine beast himself.
Unfortunately, Miles Reynolds hadn't known enough to tell Beirut much about divine beasts. He only knew that even in the Seven Divine Planes and the Four Supreme Planes, divine beasts were extremely rare and powerful.
"Mm. Besides having stronger Innate Divine Abilities than ordinary divine beasts, super divine beasts are also unique."
"For example, Wukun, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, the Black Tortoise, the Phoenix, and the Qilin are all super divine beasts."
"Divine beasts like Island Whales and Dragon-Tigers possess some traits of super divine beasts, but they lack the full range of those traits, so they're classed as ordinary divine beasts."
"And I am the only super divine beast among rat-type magical beasts: the God-Devouring Rat!"
"God-Slaying Rat? Like me?"
"No. 'Devouring' is different from your 'slaying.'"
Aier shook his head. "My Innate Divine Ability, 'God-Devouring,' doesn't just let me devour Godheads and refine them into Godhead essence to strengthen my body. It also lets me devour the Laws and Profound Mysteries contained within a Godhead."
"If I wanted to, I could have Divine Clones of all seven elements and all four edicts."
Beirut drew in a sharp breath.
As expected of a super divine beast!
Just that Innate Divine Ability alone more than justified the title.
Beirut even wondered if "super divine beast" was good enough to describe an Innate Divine Ability like that.
"And you, Beirut."
"You're the strongest divine beast among rat-type magical beasts after me."
"After testing you just now, I've discovered that your Innate Divine Ability, 'God-Slaying,' shares some of 'God-Devouring's' abilities. It can instantly kill enemies of the same rank, and it can extract Godhead essence and integrate it into your body to strengthen it."
"But you can't absorb the Laws and Profound Mysteries inside a Godhead."
"That's the difference between us."
"In my eyes, Beirut, you're the most promising junior I've come across in all these years."
"So you don't need to worry that I'll do you harm."
"If anything, your bloodline has inspired me to take an unusual interest in helping you grow."
"Help me grow?"
Beirut wasn't particularly interested in Aier's offer to help him grow, but his wariness toward Aier had indeed eased considerably.
If Aier was an elder of the rat-type magical beasts, he probably meant him no harm.
It was like how Beirut would be eager to see a talented young member of his own rat-type race grow stronger.
"Exactly."
"By the way, how many Laws and Profound Mysteries have you fused so far?"
"What?"
Beirut paused. "You can fuse Laws and Profound Mysteries?"
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