Four Divine Beasts Clan, Emmanuel

"An Asura who cultivates the Lightning Law?"

Ren sat in the chair of the Prefecture Lord's mansion, carefully examining the documents.

The Liang'an Prefecture Lord, Alfred, was a veteran powerhouse who had been famous for hundreds of millions of years. His true form was a divine beast, the Purple Thunder War Eagle.

Although he could not compare to super divine beasts like the God-Eater Rat or the Amethyst Divine Beast, he was naturally gifted in the Lightning Law. His divine beast bloodline provided a significant boost to his physical strength, and his innate divine ability, Purple Thunder Sonic Wave, could deliver a stunning impact directly to the soul.

Furthermore, as a veteran Asura, Alfred had once been to the Planar Battlefield. Although he had not obtained a Sovereign Artifact, the fact that he had survived the Planar Battlefield was proof enough of his strength.

It was rumored that Alfred's material attacks were extremely powerful. Once his ultimate move, Purple Thunder World Destruction, was unleashed, even fellow Asura-level powerhouses would not dare to meet it head-on, choosing instead to avoid its edge.

"Skilled in material attacks? That is quite similar to me. Fighting him might be helpful to me."

Ren injected his divine sense into the floating shadow, carefully observing Alfred's battles, and gained a general understanding of his opponent's strength.

The four rules and seven laws each had their own advantages. In terms of the soul, the Fate Law, Life Law, and Death Law were more proficient; Life was good at healing, Death was good at control, and Fate was bizarre.

As for material defense, the Water Law and Earth Law were more adept, while the Lightning Law, like the Wind Law, excelled in material attacks and speed.

Such a collision was just right for Ren. Perhaps he could use this battle to find a way to perfect his ultimate moves or even gain further enlightenment.

"It is time to go and see." After a long while, Ren put away the documents and the floating shadow, his figure flickering as he vanished from the mansion.

Liang'an City, located in the heart of Liang'an Prefecture, was the largest city in the prefecture, bar none, because the master of Liang'an City was the Lord of Liang'an Prefecture, an Asura powerhouse of Hell.

The Tuoqike Mountain Range was a mineral mountain range located to the northeast of Liang'an City. It stretched for over a million li and was divided into hundreds of peaks of varying sizes, all of which appeared a golden yellow.

At the foot of the mountains, a large number of deities were orderly carrying out mining plans. The entire area was controlled by various tribes of different sizes, who traded with Fiend Castle or manufactured artifacts for sale.

Because the profits involved were so immense, friction between tribes occurred from time to time, and even High-Gods faced the risk of falling.

At this moment, high above the mountain range, a massive metal lifeform was passing through the Tuoqike Mountain Range at a leisurely pace.

The metal lifeform was a long, cyan-blue strip over a hundred meters in length. From a distance, it looked like a majestic Azure Dragon. Inside the metal lifeform, a bald man in red robes was quietly closing his eyes, enjoying a glass of specially made red wine.

"Elder Emmanuel, we will arrive at Liang'an City in about five days."

A middle-aged man with blue hair walked up to the bald elder and spoke respectfully.

"Oh? Liang'an City?"

Upon hearing this, the bald man slowly opened his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man with an indifferent expression.

Within the Four Divine Beasts Clan, wearing the unique red robes of the clan signified his status as an elder of the Azure Dragon Clan and his strength as a Seven-Star Demon. The bald elder was none other than Elder Emmanuel, a fourth-generation descendant of the Azure Dragon Clan of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan had influence across the four supreme planes and the seven divine planes, and Hell was the ancestral home of the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Therefore, the clan had outposts on every continent.

However, because most elders preferred to stay in the ancestral home in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range to cultivate in seclusion, and because Hell was the base of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, there were only one or two Seven-Star Demons stationed on other continents.

As a clan elder, he had to take a group of young disciples out for inspections every so often.

Firstly, it allowed the disciples below to feel that the clan still valued them, and secondly, it served as a deterrent to the petty characters on other continents, letting them know the power of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

Emmanuel was the elder stationed at the Four Divine Beasts Clan's outpost on the Bifu Continent. Unlike other elders who cultivated in seclusion, he enjoyed such scenes. In the clan's ancestral home, he was only an ordinary elder, but coming to other continents, he could enjoy being surrounded by followers and do as he pleased.

"Elder, look, after we arrive in Liang'an City, could you let the clan disciples witness your strength? For example, by winning the Hundred-Battle Victory in the city?"

Seeing that Emmanuel seemed to be in a good mood, the middle-aged man glanced slightly toward the back of the metal lifeform, where the younger generation of the clan was, and asked tentatively.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan had a massive base. Although most clansmen had very ordinary talent, occasionally, some younger disciples with decent talent were born.

When an elder took these disciples out, it was customary for him to take action to let them witness the battle of a Seven-Star Demon, which was why the middle-aged man made the request to Emmanuel.

"Oh? The Hundred-Battle Victory in the arena? It has been a while since I participated in one. Very well, let the younger generation of the clan witness the strength of an elder."

Emmanuel spoke nonchalantly, as if the Hundred-Battle Victory was something he could easily obtain.

"Thank you, Elder." The middle-aged man was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately spoke respectfully.

"Let those little ones come out." Emmanuel waved his hand, speaking indifferently.

Soon, more than a dozen younger disciples of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, led by the middle-aged man, came before Emmanuel.

The dozen or so younger disciples of the Four Divine Beasts Clan belonged to different branches of the family. There were blue-haired youths and red-haired maidens, all looking different, but they shared one thing in common: their expressions were filled with worship for Emmanuel.

"Listen well, the arena's Hundred-Battle Victory is a symbol of honor. Almost every elder within the clan has achieved it. Today, I will let you witness it. You must observe carefully; this is a rare opportunity."

Emmanuel felt the worshipful gazes around him, his tone taking on a preachy quality.

"Then, Elder, with your strength, you will surely be able to easily defeat all opponents and win the Hundred-Battle Victory, right?"

A blue-haired youth from the Azure Dragon Clan asked with a look of longing in his tone.

"Of course, a mere Hundred-Battle Victory is nothing to me. Just watch and see."

Emmanuel gave a light snort, glanced indifferently at the youth who had asked, and said carelessly. The Hundred-Battle Victory was difficult for ordinary deities, but for a Seven-Star Demon, it did not pose much of a challenge.

The greatest difficulty of the arena's Hundred-Battle Victory lay after the fiftieth consecutive win, because at that point, a powerhouse under the Prefecture Lord would usually appear to stop the challenger.

Winning the Hundred-Battle Victory granted the qualification to challenge the Prefecture Lord. Even though most people would give up on challenging the Prefecture Lord, the Hundred-Battle Victory itself was a great honor.

Therefore, most Prefecture Lords would arrange for a subordinate to deal with the challenger after fifty wins to prevent those who were lucky enough to face particularly weak opponents from slipping through. Of course, this was not a problem for the Seven-Star Demon Emmanuel.

"Whoosh~"

Just as Emmanuel was basking in the admiring gazes around him, a sound of air being torn apart rang through the sky, interrupting his words and instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"This is? A super powerhouse?" A red-haired maiden from the Vermilion Bird Clan looked out the window, her small mouth slightly agape, and she could not help but exclaim.