Killing the Two, Fuerhan's Fury

"Trying to run?"

Ren's expression turned cold. His body instantly transformed into a streak of azure light, flying toward the direction where Conofier had vanished. As he streaked past above Alfred, a cyan wind blade swept by. Alfred lost consciousness instantly, and a Godhead fell from his body.

"He's fast!" Conofier felt the surge of Sovereign Power erupting from behind him, his face turning incredibly grim. With a wave of his right hand, earthy-yellow ripples coalesced into a massive black wall.

"Boom!"

A layer of cyan halo shimmered on Ren's body. The Sovereign Power transformed into two surging torrents of water, spinning at high speed to form a lightning bolt that struck the wall. In an instant, cracks appeared across the black wall before it shattered into pieces and dissipated into the void.

"Damn it!"

Feeling the fluctuations drawing ever closer from behind, Conofier couldn't help but furrow his brows. He could sense that at this rate, it would be difficult to escape; the Profound Mysteries of the Wind Law were, after all, a cut above the Earth Element in terms of speed.

"Ren, don't go too far! We represent the Four Divine Beasts Clan. You should know what the Four Divine Beasts Clan stands for. If you leave now, we can pretend nothing happened. If you continue to pursue us, the Four Divine Beasts Clan will certainly not let you off."

Conofier transmitted his voice to Ren, attempting to threaten him with the Four Divine Beasts Clan. However, the only response he received was a cyan blade of light arriving at extreme speed.

Void—Dimensional Blade!

The surrounding space seemed to solidify in an instant. Thousands of Dimensional Blades converged from all directions. Viewed from afar, they formed a massive cyan lotus, trapping Conofier and his companion in the center.

"Ren, you—you actually dare to kill us? The person beside me is Emmanuel, an elder of the Azure Dragon Clan of the Four Divine Beasts Clan!" Feeling the terrifying energy closing in, Conofier finally sensed the threat of death and couldn't help but scream.

"Ren, stop this at once! Otherwise, my grandmother Gaia will never forgive you!" Emmanuel was also instantly struck with terror, desperately shouting through voice transmission. Even at this moment, he still used a threatening tone.

"Boom!"

The response they received was a massive explosion at the center of the lotus. The space within a hundred meters vibrated, and huge spatial rifts suddenly emerged. The terrifying Divine Power flowed into the colorful Spatial Turbulence, and along with it, the Godheads and Spatial Rings of Conofier and Emmanuel vanished into the turbulence.

"Emmanuel, is it? His status in the Four Divine Beasts Clan is not low, but to me, they are all the same." Ren put away his weapon and murmured as he watched the space gradually heal.

Ren naturally knew of the Four Divine Beasts Clan's power and their tendency to protect their own, but he also knew how arrogant, domineering, and tyrannical the members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan were. Even if he let Emmanuel and Conofier go, they would never let him off. Since he was going to offend them anyway, he might as well go all the way.

"It seems I must break through to Grand Perfection as soon as possible. Only then can I be fearless against the pursuit of the Four Divine Beasts Clan!"

After lingering at the scene for a moment, Ren transformed into a streak of light and sped away, heading toward the horizon. He needed to find a quiet place to complete his breakthrough as soon as possible. Once that was done, even if the entire Four Divine Beasts Clan came for him, he would have enough confidence to handle them.

In the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range, on the Azure Dragon Main Road, an anxious figure flew through the air at high speed.

"Hm? Isn't that Elder Emmanuel? What happened? Why is he in such a rush? He looks absolutely murderous." A patrolling soldier below saw this scene and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

"Keep your voice down. Elder Emmanuel doesn't have a good temper. If he hears you, you'll be in for a world of trouble." Another soldier nearby quickly patted his shoulder and whispered back.

At this moment, Emmanuel paid no attention to the mutterings of the common soldiers. He only wanted revenge at all costs; he would make Ren pay in blood!

In the Elder Hall district, inside a mansion located in the central area, a golden-haired man sat cross-legged on the grass, eyes closed in meditation.

All elders of the Four Divine Beasts Clan could live in this area, but the most central locations were usually reserved for elders with great strength and high seniority. The golden-haired elder was one of them. As a third-generation member of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, a grandchild of the Azure Dragon Sovereign, and the only son of the Grand Elder Gaia, Fuerhan held a lofty status.

"Hm? Emmanuel? Why is this brat here?" Fuerhan opened his eyes, looking somewhat surprised at the streak of light not far away. Although the two were father and son, they didn't meet often. His son didn't usually come to see him unless there was a reason, so Fuerhan was puzzled.

"Whoosh!"

Emmanuel's figure landed on the ground, his expression filled with rage and grief—something Fuerhan had never seen before. A bad premonition instantly welled up in his heart.

"Father, my Divine Clone has been destroyed! You must avenge me!" Emmanuel fell to his knees with a thud, pouring out his grievances to the golden-haired elder as tears streamed down his face.

"What did you say?"

The golden-haired elder, who had been sitting calmly on the grass, stood up instantly. Terrifying killing intent erupted from his eyes, and the surrounding air turned significantly colder.

Fuerhan looked at his weeping son, feeling as if his heart were being sliced by knives. His son only had two Divine Clones—a Water Divine Clone and a Wind Divine Clone—and now he didn't even have a chance to refine a Godhead to recover his strength.

"What exactly happened? Who did this? Who dares to lay a hand on an elder of my Four Divine Beasts Clan!" Fuerhan's golden pupils flashed with icy killing intent as he asked in a sinister tone.

"Father, it was Ren, the Prefect of Liang'an in the Bifu Continent. That Ren, he actually..." Emmanuel began to pour out his "grievances" like beans spilling from a bag.

However, the version of events he told was that the former Prefect of Liang'an, Alfred, had voluntarily approached him, saying he was willing to offer a Heaven and Earth Treasure just to build a good relationship with the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

As it turned out, that arrogant fellow Ren had defeated the Prefect and claimed the Heaven and Earth Treasure for himself. He had even insulted the Four Divine Beasts Clan when Emmanuel went to "discuss" the matter, which was why he couldn't bear it and had asked Conofier to help.

"Good, good, good. A mere Prefect is actually this bold, daring to kill an elder of my Four Divine Beasts Clan. I never thought that besides Venna, there would be someone even bolder!"

Fuerhan said "good" three times in a row. His golden hair fluttered, every strand standing on end. Like an enraged lion, he radiated monstrous fury.

It had been many years since a Seven-Star Demon elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan had been killed. Not long ago, in the Wind Divine Plane, when the Venna Clan's elder "offended" the Four Divine Beasts Clan, the Venna Clan had only dared to offer a few excuses when one of their elders went to demand an explanation; they hadn't dared to show the slightest disrespect.

And yet, this Ren actually dared to kill Emmanuel. Fuerhan felt that perhaps the clan had been too gentle these past few years, leading the outside world to believe that the Four Divine Beasts Clan was easy to bully.