Attitude

"Greetings, Patriarch."

When Uri and the other saw Ennio, they too hurriedly bowed in greeting.

"Alright. You two have come—does Bensgodo have some matter?"

Ennio's voice was calm as he asked lightly.

Every so often, he would receive news from the family elders. Naturally, he knew exactly who was following which elder. Uri and the other were followers of Bensgodo.

"Patriarch!"

Uri's tone could not help turning sorrowful and indignant, tears even appearing in his eyes. "Elder Bensgodo... has fallen!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing Uri's words, Ennio abruptly rose to his feet, his tone filled with disbelief. "What did you say? Bensgodo has fallen?!"

Since the Four Divine Beast Family had been established, it was not as though no clansmen had ever fallen. But over countless years, only three elders had fallen in total. And that had happened back when they had been fighting for Grandfather's Faith Power.

After that, no elder of the Four Divine Beast Family had ever fallen.

For one thing, the Four Divine Beast Family's name was renowned throughout the Divine Planes. Who would dare kill an elder of the Four Divine Beast Family? Furthermore, as elders of the Four Divine Beast Family, nearly all of them possessed Sovereign's Might bestowed by the family. With Sovereign's Might, anyone capable of killing them had to be at least an Asura-level expert.

Under such circumstances, the elders of the Four Divine Beast Family naturally had almost no chance of falling.

Yet now he was being told that an elder had fallen in the Netherworld branch of the family under his management?

"Yes, Patriarch. Elder Bensgodo truly has fallen."

Uri repeated himself.

"Tell me the details! Start from the beginning!"

Ennio's expression turned solemn, and his voice sank as well.

"Yes. When we were in Blood Phantom Prefecture, we received news of several mineral veins, so we went to Blood Nether City."

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"But Ailin had hidden himself too deeply! Even after the elder used Sovereign's Might, he still could not escape."

Uri and the other did not dare hesitate. They hurriedly recounted everything that had happened when they had followed Bensgodo to Blood Nether City, including their purpose and the course of their encounter with Ailin.

"Ailin."

Ennio slowly closed his eyes, his fists tightening slightly.

When he opened his eyes again, Ennio's tone was sharp. "I understand. You may withdraw for now."

"Yes."

Uri and the other exchanged a glance, then cautiously withdrew.

Only after they had left did Ennio let out a deep breath. "Bensgodo, you cannot have fallen just like that."

Bensgodo was an elder of the family, but he had only one Water God Avatar and his Main Body. This time, he had been completely killed, without even a single life remaining. To the Four Divine Beast Family, this was an enormous loss.

Moreover, in Ennio's view, Bensgodo had fallen because he had been seeking Blood Pattern Ice for the family.

Whether it was to avenge Bensgodo or to obtain the Blood Pattern Ice, this matter could not simply be left unresolved.

"Hmph. Whoever you are, if you dare oppose my Four Divine Beast Family, then be prepared to fall."

Ennio's tone was grim. The Four Divine Beast Family had never suffered a loss without making up for it afterward.

An ordinary family might fear provoking an Asura-level expert, but their Four Divine Beast Family was not afraid of such people.

Blood Nether City.

News of Ailin's battle with Bensgodo had spread throughout all of Blood Nether City. In particular, the strength the two had displayed during the battle had left everyone utterly shocked.

Even the most ordinary Low Gods now knew that Ailin was a powerful Asura Expert.

Inside the hotel.

A beautiful hotel attendant followed behind a somewhat portly middle-aged man. Both of them looked rather excited.

"Has Courtyard No.1 been cleaned up yet?"

The portly middle-aged man asked directly. He had already asked that question five times within this short span of time.

"Please rest assured, Boss. It has been completely prepared. As you instructed, everything has been replaced with new items."

The beautiful attendant's tone was also somewhat excited.

She had originally only been watching over the hotel when she suddenly sensed the fluctuations of battle. At the time, she had been shocked. Who would dare fight inside Blood Nether City?

But not long afterward, the boss had personally arrived and ordered the best Courtyard No.1 prepared. He then declared that it would be Lord Ailin's residence from now on, with no fees charged whatsoever.

It was not just her. The other attendants in the hotel had also been shocked by the boss's order.

One had to know that even when experts with a hundred consecutive victories had come before, they had never seen the boss treat anyone like this. Moreover, the boss himself was an influential figure in Blood Nether City, yet he actually addressed Lord Ailin as "my lord"?

But before long, they received word that the battle fluctuations they had sensed had actually been caused by Lord Ailin's battle with Bens. Afterward, they received an even more unbelievable piece of news: Lord Ailin, who was staying at their hotel, was actually an Asura-level expert comparable to Lord Prefect!

They all understood why the boss had personally appeared and made such a decision.

Still, even now, they could not fully believe it. Not everyone had a Divine Clone they dared send to watch the battle.

"Mm. There absolutely must not be any mistakes."

The portly boss was somewhat nervous as well. "When Lord Ailin stayed here before, we failed to pay attention to him. We have already slighted Lord Ailin. We must make up for it afterward. No matter what Lord Ailin requests, we must fulfill it. Understood?"

He did not think there was anything improper about treating an Asura Expert this way. That was an Asura Expert, a being comparable to Lord Prefect. If he could establish any connection with such an expert, it would be an enormous opportunity for his entire family.

"Yes."

The attendants present all responded in unison.

At the same time, they were incredibly envious of Ailin. Was this the privilege of the strong?

At that moment, Ailin had already returned.

During the battle, he had flown directly out of the city because he had not wanted to let Bensgodo escape. Now that he had killed that fellow, there was naturally no need to hurry. The rules of an Overgod city were best not broken if possible, though the Overgod might not care if an expert like him broke a rule.

"Lord Ailin!"

Before Ailin even approached the hotel, the portly hotel owner was already standing at the entrance with a group of attendants, welcoming him with the utmost respect.

"Mm?"

Ailin noticed the portly High-God before him and frowned slightly.

Along the way, he had also encountered some people who had learned of his strength. Most of them regarded him with great awe and naturally did not dare approach him.

"Lord Ailin, I am the owner of this Kakri Restaurant, as well as the current patriarch of the Kakri Family, Moke Kakri. We have neglected you before, Lord Ailin. Please forgive us."

This portly Mid-level God was exceedingly respectful.

Only his Divine Clone was here now. His strongest Divine Clone had also watched the battle outside the city earlier. It was precisely because he had personally witnessed Ailin's strength that he had immediately sent this Divine Clone here.

"Moke Kakri."

Ailin nodded. "What do you want?"

He had heard a fair bit about some of Blood Nether City's major families over the past few days. Even when he had been winning consecutively on the Blood Battle Stage, members of certain major families had occasionally come to visit—or rather, to recruit him.

"To make up for our previous neglect, I have specially prepared the finest courtyard of our Kakri Hotel for you to reside in."

Moke's tone was extremely respectful. "And if you have any requests, Lord Ailin, my Kakri Family will assist you in fulfilling them at once."