The Four Divine Beasts Clan's Big Move

Four Divine Beasts Clan, Vermilion Bird Palace.

Over a hundred Seven-Star Demon elders gathered here, divided into four sections representing earth, wind, water, and fire. They looked at one another, whispering through divine sense to discuss what could possibly have happened.

Sitting at the very front were four individuals who stood out from the crowd of Seven-Star Demon elders. Three men and one woman, the white-haired man on the far left looked indifferent, as if nothing concerned him. The burly red-haired man in the center possessed an imposing air, his brow radiating a sense of power. The black-haired youth on the right narrowed his eyes, his body seemingly merging with his own shadow.

The only silver-haired woman sat alone to the right of the three, appearing unfamiliar with the others, her expression revealing a cold, aloof aura.

Although these four possessed not a shred of the Four Divine Beasts' bloodline, they were still permitted to attend the clan's elder assembly because they were the envoys of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns and honorary elders of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

The white-haired man was Partridge, the envoy of the White Tiger Sovereign and an Asura-level powerhouse who cultivated the Laws of Fate. In Hell, those who cultivated the Laws of Fate were rare, and those who reached the Asura level were even rarer. Partridge was the only Asura-level expert of the Laws of Fate on the Blood Peak Continent, possessing an extremely high level of attainment in the soul.

The burly red-haired man was Hansen, one of the envoys of the Black Tortoise Sovereign. He cultivated the Laws of Fire, and his true form was a divine beast born in a material plane, a Star-Moon Flame-Winged Tiger. Although he was far inferior to super divine beasts like the Four Divine Beasts, he was still strong enough to stand firm at the Asura level. Some of the younger generation of the Vermilion Bird Clan would occasionally seek his guidance during their cultivation.

The black-haired youth was named Felix, an Asura who cultivated the Laws of Darkness. He was another envoy of the Black Tortoise Sovereign. Unlike the others, he was an ordinary lifeform with no divine beast bloodline at all, making his strength slightly weaker, yet no one dared to underestimate him.

Because there were no publicly known Paragons of the darkness element, Felix already belonged to the peak existence of the darkness element. Although his frontal combat ability was slightly lacking, his powerful concealment and escape abilities were enough to leave ordinary Asuras helpless.

The only cold, silver-haired woman was Caroline, a female Asura with a portion of elf blood. She was also the only envoy of the Vermilion Bird Sovereign and cultivated the Laws of Life. Because she was skilled in healing, she had saved the souls of many injured members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan multiple times, though her cold personality made her incompatible with the others.

"Partridge, Felix, what do you think is going on? To summon so many people at once—surely they aren't planning to go to war with the Venna Clan, are they?" The burly red-haired man, Hansen, swept a glance at the elder group below and was the first to send a divine sense message to the two. As for the silver-haired woman, Caroline, he refrained from greeting her, considering her personality.

A hundred years ago, news came from the Wind Divine Plane claiming that a Seven-Star Demon elder of the Venna Clan had "bullied" a member of the White Tiger Clan. Consequently, the White Tiger Patriarch, Gus, and the Azure Dragon Patriarch, Gaiseresen, had both gone to the Wind Divine Plane.

Seeing the current atmosphere, which suggested the clan was preparing for an all-out war with someone, Hansen felt uneasy and decided to speak up first.

"That shouldn't be it. Unless the Venna Clan is prepared to fight the Four Divine Beasts Clan to the end, the two patriarchs are more than enough to handle the Venna Clan. As long as the Venna aren't insane, they would definitely kill that Seven-Star Demon elder to apologize."

The black-haired youth, Felix, shook his head slightly and replied with a firm tone. He knew Venna well enough to know he wasn't an impulsive person; it was unlikely he would have a direct confrontation with Gaiseresen.

Of course, he could guess that the claim of the White Tiger clan member being "bullied" in the Wind Divine Plane was likely exaggerated, but he wouldn't say much. After all, the weakness of the Venna Clan was their original sin, and as an honorary elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, he naturally wouldn't speak up for them.

"Speaking of which, have you noticed that Conofier hasn't arrived? It's been so long; logically, he should have arrived by now, right? Could he have been killed?" Partridge, the white-haired man, couldn't help but send a message, feeling uneasy inside.

"Hm? Now that you mention it, it really does seem..." Hansen was stunned by these words, then reacted, his expression turning grave as he fell into deep thought.

As the envoy of the Azure Dragon Sovereign, Conofier was an honorary elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan just like them. He would not easily leave the clan under normal circumstances. Now that the clan was holding an assembly and every elder in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range had arrived, his absence clearly indicated that something had gone wrong.

The fact that the Four Divine Beasts Clan had suddenly summoned everyone clearly meant they were about to go to war with someone. Combined with Conofier's death, the other party was likely the one who had killed him. The three of them knew Conofier's strength, and since he could represent the Four Divine Beasts Clan abroad, there were few people with the strength and the audacity to kill him while knowing his background.

"Do you think... we're going to war with the Augusta Clan?" Partridge asked cautiously, his brow furrowed.

Given the background of the Four Divine Beasts Clan and Conofier's strength, they couldn't think of anyone else who could and would dare to kill him, other than the Augusta Clan.

At this thought, the three of them were momentarily dazed. The Augusta Clan was not to be trifled with; they had all experienced this firsthand. Back then, when they were in the Radiant Divine Realm, the Four Divine Beasts Clan had once clashed with the Augusta Clan, and the patriarchs had taken them along to the Radiant Divine Realm.

That time, the patriarch of the Augusta Clan, Hankin Augusta, had brought his clan's Asuras—Montero, Uman, Cheerwin, and others—to confront them. Both sides had nearly erupted into a real battle, but in the end, Gaiseresen and the others had suddenly called a halt and ordered the clansmen to withdraw.

Although it was never publicly explained, they could all guess that the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns must have reached an agreement after communicating with the Radiant Overlord. As for what they had discussed, no one knew.

"If we really go to war with the Augusta Clan, the situation will be dire!" The burly red-haired man, Hansen, couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He didn't want to be involved in such matters, but he had no choice. Their title of "honorary elder" sounded nice, but in reality, they were just hired muscle brought in by the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns to serve the patriarchs; they had no room to refuse.

"Creak!"

As the sound of the door opening echoed, those who had been whispering through divine sense all stopped and looked toward the front.

Coming into view were four individuals radiating powerful auras. Leading them was the Vermilion Bird Clan Patriarch, Tia Nemo, followed by the Azure Dragon Clan Great Elder, Gaia.

In addition, two brown-haired men followed behind. The two looked somewhat similar, both wearing brown robes and sporting cold, stern expressions. A translucent halo shone in their eyes, and their bodies radiated an earthy yellow light, as if they were merging with the ground itself.

The Black Tortoise Clan Patriarch, Morey Bowen, and the Black Tortoise Clan Great Elder, Mori Bowen. With this, all the powerhouses of the Four Divine Beasts Clan remaining in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range had arrived.