Star Sovereign and Bifu Sovereign

The Four Divine Beasts Clan was making quite a stir. A massive, imposing procession traveled across four metallic lifeforms shaped like the Azure Dragon, White Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, speeding toward the Bifu Continent. They made no attempt to conceal their movements along the way.

Soon, news of the group spread through Fiend Castle and traveled at top speed across the entire Netherworld. For a time, every faction in the Netherworld was on high alert.

"What are the Four Divine Beasts Clan up to? What kind of madness has seized Reding and his kin?" Inside the Star Fog Sea, within a nine-story tower covering a hundred miles, a demonic-looking man wearing dark golden robes sat on the five-thousand-meter-high ninth floor, muttering with a look of confusion.

The demonic man had a short, purple horn on his forehead and long, deep purple hair draped over his shoulders. His dark golden robes were adorned with numerous star patterns.

Since he addressed the Azure Dragon Sovereign, Reding, by his name, the identity of this man was self-evident—the Star Sovereign, Xing Yi.

Unlike the Blood Peak Sovereign, Pash, the Star Sovereign, Xing Yi, was an Intermediate Destruction Sovereign and the second most powerful among the Seven Sovereigns of Hell, trailing only the Destruction Overlord. He possessed a rather overbearing personality and was not particularly fond of the Four Divine Beasts. The sudden appearance of a large force from the Four Divine Beasts Clan in the Star Fog Sea caused him to frown.

However, as Xing Yi's divine sense swept over the members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, his furrowed brows relaxed, replaced by a look of bewilderment.

"The Prefect of Liang'an? Ren? He killed an elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan?"

Xing Yi muttered in surprise. He had not expected the Four Divine Beasts Clan to arrive in the Star Fog Sea for such a reason. Although he had long heard of the arrogance of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, the scene before him still caught him off guard.

"Reding and the others really have raised a bunch of descendants just like themselves." Xing Yi retracted his divine sense and let out a cold snort. He held no affection for the four of them.

Among the many Sovereigns, the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns were known for being exceptionally arrogant and domineering. In some respects, they were on par with the Radiant Overlord, Augusta. Over countless years, they had clashed with many other Sovereigns, but because of their formidable strength, most Sovereigns could only keep their dissatisfaction to themselves.

Xing Yi had once had a minor conflict with the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns, so he held a very poor opinion of them. As the second most powerful figure among the Seven Sovereigns of Hell after the Destruction Overlord, Xing Yi could not defeat the Four Divine Beasts, but as one of the first Sovereigns to pledge loyalty to the Destruction Overlord, he was not afraid of clashing with them.

"The Bifu Continent, is it? It's been a long time since I visited Lester. Since I'm already here, I might as well go and see him." Xing Yi murmured softly. His figure vanished instantly, crossing millions of miles in the blink of an eye.

On the Bifu Continent, at Latafia Lake, golden light illuminated the entire lake, casting a golden halo over a radius of a thousand miles.

In the center of the lake sat a small island covering a hundred miles, surrounded by milky-white mist. It seemed completely isolated from the world, inaccessible to anyone. Only a few powerful individuals knew that this was the residence of the Bifu Sovereign, the ruler of the Bifu Continent.

In the center of the island, a young man in green robes reclined on a lounge chair, quietly closing his eyes to rest.

The young man's long hair was naturally curly, shimmering with a verdant luster. His face wore an expression of laziness. Even though he was physically present, he seemed to merge with the surrounding void; if one were to sweep the area with divine sense, it would feel as if he did not exist at all.

"Hmm? Xing Yi?"

The next moment, the young man snapped his eyes open and looked toward the distance with surprise. It had been a long time since another Sovereign had visited him; after all, he was not a social butterfly like Pash.

"Whoosh!"

Sovereign power condensed and took shape. Dark golden light gathered, and the figure of Xing Yi, dressed in his star-patterned robes, slowly emerged. He then looked at the Bifu Sovereign with a faint smile.

"I must say, Lester, you are still as lazy as ever. If you really have nothing to do, you could go keep Pash company and play some chess." Xing Yi teased, his brows lifting slightly before he sat down on a chair beside Lester.

"I don't want to go there again. That guy Pash shows no mercy when playing chess. I can't even remember how many times he has wiped me out completely!" The Bifu Sovereign, Lester, sat up, his elegant, emerald-green eyebrows twitching as he spoke with a helpless tone.

The Blood Peak Sovereign, Pash, was famous for his love of chess. When many Sovereigns visited him, they would spend decades playing with him. However, Pash was unrivaled in the realm of chess; even the Paragon Destruction Overlord and Theresia were no match for him.

"You, if Pash heard you say that, he would insist on playing with you for a few thousand years." Xing Yi shrugged indifferently. Because Pash had a gentle personality and got along well with many Sovereigns, the two of them didn't mind joking about him behind his back.

"So, is there a reason you came to see me today?" Lester rolled his eyes, casually producing a table and two cups of tea. He stood up and asked seriously. As a lazy Sovereign who disliked socializing, he did not believe Xing Yi would visit him just out of boredom.

"I came to you because of a man named Ren. He should be the new Prefect of Liang'an. Have you noticed him?" Xing Yi picked up the tea from the table, took a sip, and spoke slowly.

"The Prefect of Liang'an? I remember it being Alfred? Is this Ren a new Prefect from the last few hundred years? Is his strength that great? Are you even planning to take him as an emissary?"

Lester's expression showed a hint of astonishment. He knew Xing Yi's personality well. Given his cold and detached style, for him to come to the Bifu Continent to find a Prefect, Lester could only assume that this Ren was very special and had piqued Xing Yi's interest.

"You misunderstand. I am not looking to take him as an emissary. Although his strength should be sufficient, he likely won't live much longer. After all, the Four Divine Beasts Clan is hunting him down, and the momentum is quite significant. I am just curious about what happened between him and the Four Divine Beasts Clan."

Xing Yi quietly sipped the fragrant tea and shook his head in explanation. He was not currently in need of a Sovereign emissary and had no plans to expand his ranks. Even if he were looking for one, he wouldn't choose Ren; after all, someone hunted by the Four Divine Beasts Clan wouldn't last long, and he certainly wouldn't stop the Four Divine Beasts Clan just to protect an emissary.

"Oh? Hunted by the Four Divine Beasts Clan? They haven't killed an Asura in a long time. Aside from the Asuras of the Augusta Clan, other Asuras generally don't dare to clash with the Four Divine Beasts Clan. This Ren actually dared to?"

Lester raised an eyebrow. As he spoke, he quickly began to investigate the situation on the Bifu Continent and the news from Fiend Castle. He found all the intelligence in no time.

"Found it. Ren became the Prefect of Liang'an over sixty years ago. Then, it seems that because the former Prefect, Alfred, collaborated with Emmanuel of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, Emmanuel asked Reding's emissary, Conofier, to take action, and then Ren killed all three of them."

Lester spoke with a sigh as he watched the various images from Fiend Castle. In his view, Ren was mostly just unlucky, suffering a disaster he didn't invite when the others came to kill him. However, the Four Divine Beasts Clan wouldn't care about that; they only knew that if you killed their people, you had to die.

"Hmm? Ren went to the Netherworld?" After checking the teleportation array records, Lester suddenly noticed the record of Ren heading to the Netherworld and was taken aback.

"The Netherworld? Did he hear about the Four Divine Beasts Clan and decide to flee? What a pity. With the strength of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, it doesn't matter where he runs; it's only a matter of time before he is found."

Xing Yi shook his head upon hearing this, effectively passing a death sentence on Ren.