"The Shadow Serpent Clan is making a trip? What does that mean?"
Upon hearing Gustavo's words, Victor was stunned, unable to grasp the meaning behind them for a moment.
Gustavo grinned, revealing sharp teeth that exuded a chilling aura. With a light leap of his eight legs, his size rapidly shrank in mid-air. Victor felt a weight on his shoulder as a palm-sized brown spider appeared.
"Let's go. You should know how to get to the Shadow Serpent Clan, right?" Gustavo said lazily.
Upon hearing this, Victor finally understood what Gustavo meant. Although he was excited, the boy, who had witnessed the destruction of his family, knew how powerful the Shadow Serpent Clan was.
Victor quickly advised, "Don't be impulsive. Rosalie, whom you just killed, was only Level Three Fate Art Master. In the Shadow Serpent Clan, there are more than a dozen Fate Master of her level. Not to mention, the Shadow Serpent Clan's patriarch, Anim Quinil, is a genuine Level Four Fate Artifact Master, capable of continuously using Fate Art to attack. His combat power far exceeds that of Level Three Fate Art Master. You can't beat him!"
"In my opinion, we should go to Green Harbor City. With your ancestral bloodline talent, the two of us will definitely gain the favor of the Blood Pact Circle Sect. It won't be too late for us to come back and take revenge once we've grown stronger!"
Victor's words sounded reasonable and well-founded. For someone his age, it was remarkable that he could make such a calm analysis under the temptation of revenge.
What Victor didn't know was that his seemingly logical analysis was based entirely on his very limited understanding of Gustavo. He didn't realize that the little spider lazily perched on his shoulder could, with a mere breath, shatter the Shadow Serpent Clan and send them to eternal Hell.
Even though Gustavo's life rank has only recovered to the peak of the Tier Three, equivalent to the life rank of Level Two Fate Master in the Star God Realm, he is still quite confident that he can destroy the Shadow Serpent Clan if he wants to!
Don't forget, Gustavo is not only a Peak Demigod of the Devouring Faction, but also has another identity: the Master of Poisons.
The Goddess of Fate sealed Gustavo's power, but she did not conceal the knowledge he possessed.
Although the rules and species structure of the Star God Realm are very different from those of the Astral Realm, knowledge can be applied across the board, and analyzing material properties is not difficult for Gustavo.
Seeing that Victor still wanted to persuade him, Gustavo could only coldly retort, "I said I could wipe out the Shadow Serpent Clan, and I wouldn't lie to you. Do you think I would go and die?"
Finally, Gustavo's tone softened somewhat, adding, "Don't worry, I don't intend to launch a frontal assault. It's not just swords and blades that can kill the enemy."
"But..." Victor still hesitated.
Gustavo jumped off his shoulder and walked back, yelling as he went, "Fine, if you don't dare avenge your family, I'll do it myself."
"Who says I won't take revenge!"
Victor blushed instantly upon hearing this from his fellow war beast and quickly followed Gustavo.
"That's more like it! Quickly show me the way, I'll lead you. You're too slow..."
So Victor had no choice but to guide Gustavo, who then bound the two together with spider silk, manipulated the energy within his body, and used the elements of nature to create propulsion, greatly increasing their travel speed.
"Strange, the natural elements here seem a bit off, as if they're being suppressed by something. And the elemental aura doesn't seem as pure as in the Astral Realm. Is it because the rules are different?"
Feeling the connection between his own energy and the natural elements, Gustavo felt a sense of doubt, but he didn't delve into it. He decided to leave it to Logo, as studying the natural elements was a mentally taxing task that should be left to professionals.
It's definitely not that Gustavo wanted to be lazy!
at the same time.
Not far from the Crawford Family castle, in a valley, Anim and the Shadow Serpent Clan's Fate Master were stationed. Every now and then, clansmen were sent out, and others would come from outside to report on the situation.
Inside the makeshift tent, Anim paced back and forth angrily, roaring from time to time, "Useless! All of you are useless! So many people searched together, and a mere teenager got away! What were you all doing?"
Faced with the clan leader's reprimand, the group of the Shadow Serpent Clan members standing on both sides lowered their heads, like frightened quails, not daring to utter a word.
Within the Quiniel Family, Anim wielded absolute authority.
This is partly because he single-handedly brought his originally insignificant family to the level of a mid-tier power, making him a restorer of the family's fortunes.
On the other hand, it was because Anim had a good son, a son who could be considered a genius even in the talent-rich "Blood River Will" sect— Ice Realm Auerbach.
Legend has it that after being blessed by the Holy Light, Ice Realm Auerbach awakened an extremely powerful "Fate," and even the phantom of a frost behemoth appeared above the Shadow Serpent Clan, majestic and chilling, as if the sky itself had been frozen, attracting the attention of many forces, including a member of the Blood River Will Cult who was on business nearby.
Upon learning of Auerbach's deeds, the latter immediately dropped everything and rushed over that very night, managing to bring Auerbach into the Blood River Will before other sects could.
As expected, Auerbach became Level Four Fate Artifact Master at a young age, and it is said that he has a high probability of becoming Truth Fate Master within a few years, showing extremely strong talent.
It was precisely because he had such a good son that Anim Quinil was feared by various forces and gained all sorts of conveniences, allowing his family to embark on a fast track of development. With the help of the Blood River Will Cult, he himself forged Fate Artifact and became Level Four Fate Artifact Master.
Anim was willing to annihilate the Crawford Family to obtain the coordinates of the ancient ruins, all for the sake of his genius son. After all, even if the Shadow Serpent Clan gave them the coordinates, they wouldn't be able to break through the multiple dimensions and pinpoint the location of the ruins.
Otherwise, the Crawford Family would have already used the coordinates they possessed to open the ruins and extract the resources within. If they had had sufficient resources, the family wouldn't have been wiped out.