Dragon's Roar

The City Lord's Mansion was built atop an isolated peak of Blood Ghost Mountain, with patrols of soldiers constantly moving around it.

City Lord's Mansion, within the residence.

A man whose hair resembled carved stone reclined beneath some vines, dozing lightly, while a maid waited attentively at his side.

At that moment, a thin man entered the small courtyard and immediately spotted the man dozing beneath the vines, as well as the maid beside him.

Seeing the newcomer, the maid made a silencing gesture. She cautiously glanced at the man, and only after confirming that he was still dozing did she walk over and send a voice transmission, "What is it?"

The newcomer looked at the man, then at the woman. "There is news from the Blood Battle Stage. The City Lord needs to make the decision personally."

"The City Lord is still resting. Wait."

The maid did not think anything major could have happened at the Blood Battle Stage.

The attendant looked rather serious. "Butler Borey personally instructed me to inform the City Lord."

The maid frowned.

At that moment, the man beneath the vines opened his eyes. They were a strange dark yellow as he looked toward the two of them. The pair immediately realized that he had awakened and hurriedly bowed. "City Lord."

"What is it?"

The City Lord asked directly.

"City Lord, Butler Borey is watching the battles at the Blood Battle Stage. That Bens is an elder of the Four Divine Beast Family!"

The attendant hurriedly reported.

"What? An elder of the Four Divine Beast Family?"

The City Lord had not cared much at first, but upon hearing those words, he instantly rose to his feet.

The Four Divine Beast Family did not have a very pleasant reputation.

An elder of the Four Divine Beast Family was merely a Seven-star Demon, so he was not afraid. But the Four Divine Beast Family as a whole was not something he could provoke. Even though he was the Lord of Blood Nether City and managed the city on behalf of an Overgod, he still did not wish to provoke the Four Divine Beast Family.

He had heard that even the families of some Sovereign's Emissaries had had many of their clansmen slaughtered by the Four Divine Beast Family. Yet they had not dared to retaliate openly.

"Are you sure?"

The man's expression became more solemn.

He was no fool. Why would an elder of the Four Divine Beast Family come to Blood Nether City to challenge the hundred-win streak? It could not simply be out of boredom.

"Yes."

The attendant hurriedly continued, "That elder of the Four Divine Beast Family is still fighting Ailin on the Blood Battle Stage."

"Ailin?"

The City Lord was briefly puzzled before recalling the name. He was another person who had suddenly begun a winning streak at the Blood Battle Stage a few days ago.

"Moreover, this Ailin also seems to be a Seven-star Demon expert."

The attendant continued. He could not gauge Ailin's strength, but Butler Borey had told him all this.

"What? Ailin is a Seven-star Demon?"

The City Lord was even more astonished.

The attendant acknowledged it, then briefly described the process of the two men's earlier clash.

The City Lord's face turned grave. No one knew what he was thinking, but after a moment, he flew directly toward the Blood Battle Stage. Flight was forbidden within the city, but the City Lord possessed that authority.

He wanted to see the situation for himself.

Blood Battle Stage.

Bensgodo's golden eyes were fixed on Ailin. His dragon tail swayed from time to time, while the saber from before was gripped in his right hand. His speed instantly erupted far beyond what it had been earlier as he charged straight at Ailin.

This time, he used no flashy tricks or support. This was a true eruption of his strength.

"Let me see just how capable an elder of the Four Divine Beast Family is."

Ailin's eyes brightened slightly as well. Since killing Pavlos, his strength had increased, yet he had never fully unleashed it. Bensgodo was not enough to make him go all out, but he could at least bring out some of his strength.

Whoosh!

Ailin directly flung the Dragon Subduing Whip in his hand toward the arena floor, where it stabbed straight in.

The entire Dragon Subduing Whip was still encased in ice. Even if Bensgodo wanted to regain control of it, it would not be easy, so he did not attempt to retrieve the Long Whip and simply fought with his saber.

Moreover, when he unleashed his full strength, his body itself gave him a tremendous advantage. The Long Whip actually provided less of a boost to his strength than the saber did. He had only used the Long Whip earlier to conceal his power.

Whoosh!

Bensgodo's saber slashed out, tearing a crack through space. This was close combat, and the power of the attack was almost entirely condensed within the saber, with very little energy leaking out. Thus, the spatial crack was not as large as before.

After throwing out the Dragon Subduing Whip, Ailin raised the Green Longsword in his hand to meet Bensgodo's attack.

It is still only a Mid-level Divine Weapon!

Bensgodo had not expected Ailin to refrain from switching to a High-level Divine Weapon. Anger rose in his heart. Ailin truly looked down on him.

Clang~~~

In the blink of an eye, saber and sword collided.

Although the Green Longsword in Ailin's hand was only a Mid-level Divine Weapon, it was not at any disadvantage against Bensgodo's saber. In fact, the terrifying force bursting from it sent Bensgodo staggering backward.

As for Ailin, his palm merely trembled slightly before he dissipated Bensgodo's force.

Bensgodo's divine power had even less effect on him.

The spectators at the Blood Battle Stage were even more shocked to see Bensgodo forced back by a single blow even after transforming.

They had believed that once Bensgodo went all out, even if he could not kill Ailin, he would not be weaker than him. But the situation was clearly different from what they had expected.

Ek was somewhat dazed as he stared at Ailin and muttered, "You're this strong?"

To suppress an elder of the Four Divine Beast Family who was fighting at full strength? Even among Seven-star Demons, he was probably an absolute peak expert. Such people were all renowned throughout the Divine Plane.

Bensgodo stared intently at Ailin. From that attack just now, he had clearly sensed four Water Profound Mysteries! This person before him was no ordinary Seven-star Demon!

However, he was not afraid yet.

After all, this man was merely an ordinary human with an average innate bloodline. Even if he had fused one fewer Profound Mystery than Ailin, he might not necessarily be inferior to him.

Strength was not determined solely by the fusion of Profound Mysteries.

The only thing he needed to be wary of was whether this man possessed some terrifying ultimate move.

After all, someone who had fused four Profound Mysteries and also possessed a powerful ultimate move could no longer be considered merely a Seven-star Demon. The weaker ones were at the Seven-star Demon level, but those slightly stronger were Asuras.

"You are quite impressive."

Bensgodo finally changed his attitude.

No matter what, in the Divine Planes, anyone capable of fusing four Profound Mysteries was worthy of respect.

Hearing Bensgodo's "praise," Ailin raised an eyebrow slightly and could not help laughing. "You are rather ordinary. An elder of the Four Divine Beast Family is nothing special."

Hearing Ailin's "mockery," Bensgodo instantly flew into a rage. In his eyes, Ailin was insulting the Four Divine Beast Family. "You are courting death!"

The glory of the Four Divine Beast Family could not be insulted!

As soon as he spoke, Bensgodo charged forward again, his attacks becoming even more frenzied. Relying completely on his powerful defense, he began fighting Ailin head-on.

Boom~

Boom~

Boom~~~

Terrifying energy scattered from where they clashed, and the only sounds remaining throughout the Blood Battle Stage were those of their battle.

Bang~!

Accompanied by a powerful eruption of energy, Bensgodo's body was instantly blasted backward from the clash and slammed uncontrollably into the ground.

"Hahaha, not bad."

Ailin's laughter rang out from high in the air.

Compared to Bensgodo's somewhat bedraggled state, Ailin was almost completely unaffected.

Bensgodo's strength was indeed decent, and his body was powerful enough that nearly every part of it could be used as a weapon. His dragon tail in particular was even stronger than his saber, something Ailin had not expected.

However, the gap between their strengths was simply too great. Even without going all out, Ailin was still more than Bensgodo's match.

Below the arena, blood trickled from the corner of Bensgodo's mouth. His golden eyes stared at Ailin in midair as he breathed heavily.

Though he did not want to believe it, he had to admit that Ailin's attacks containing four Profound Mysteries were far more powerful than his own.

The strength this man had displayed did not completely suppress him, but among Seven-star Demons, he was already an exceptionally high-ranking existence. He was probably not much weaker than the Hell Purple Blood Devil he knew of! Even if he had not reached the strength of an Asura, he could not be far from it.

He had been toying with him during their earlier battle!

"Ailin! You forced me to do this!"

Bensgodo's voice was hoarse, fury flashing in his eyes. "Let me show you the innate gift of my Azure Dragon Clan!"

The reason elders of the Four Divine Beast Family could reach the Seven-star Demon level after fusing only three Profound Mysteries was not merely because their innate bodies were powerful. More importantly, it was because their Innate Divine Abilities were formidable.

Once they unleashed their Innate Divine Abilities, even ordinary Seven-star Demons would struggle to withstand them. Only then were they truly fighting with all their strength.

Roar~

A Dragon's Roar suddenly sounded. Bensgodo soared into the air, and behind him appeared a massive Azure Dragon Phantom nearly a hundred meters long.