Chapter 43: Both Giving Face and Not Giving Face

The Lord of Death, who originally hadn't expected much, suddenly took interest and asked with a smile, "Then what have you concealed?"

Buweit, whose mind was bewitched, naturally wouldn't lie and replied, "Nasair, who was killed by Xiao En, was indeed my friend, but later I also pursued him, until he was killed by Xiao En;"

Therefore, in the supreme divine oath uttered before Azure Dragon, this sentence is problematic, yet it does not violate the oath's content.

"Haha, you are quite clever." The Lord of Death laughed heartily.

Each burst of laughter turned the Four Divine Beasts' faces even more ashen, but there was nothing they could do; not to mention the Lord of Death's greater power, even the other Divine Lords, in front of so many Divine Lords, could not intervene.

Among Divine Lords, face must be saved; at this point, raging to kill and silence would only bring more shame, especially since the Lords of Destruction and Death are present, and they dare not act.

The Lord of Destruction curiously asked, "Why did you pursue your friend Nasair? The conflict with Xiao En seems to be only over his treasure; could it be that you approached him because of some treasure, only to be inadvertently intercepted by Xiao En?"

At this point, many Divine Lords suddenly understood; everything clicked because of a treasure, the elders of the Four Divine Beasts' clan had been at odds with the then‑peak Asura Xiao En without cease, and they had deceived the Four Divine Beasts;

But what kind of treasure, they were also curious about.

The Four Divine Beasts remained silent, having roughly understood.

The Lord of Death asked curiously again, "What treasure made you prefer to be at odds with Xiao En like this?"

Xiao En, upon hearing the question, felt nervous, but he could do nothing before so many Divine Lords and could only wait to counter.

Buweit continued in a blunt manner, "It is an attacking Prime Divine Artifact. Nasair was lucky enough to obtain an ownerless Prime Divine Artifact. I wanted to purchase it with Divine Power, he refused, and then we fought;"

Later I encountered Xiao En; Nasair tried to use Xiao En to evade my pursuit, but was killed outright by Xiao En, and then I underestimated Xiao En's strength, causing the Four Divine Beasts' army to suffer over a thousand casualties."

"Prime Divine Artifact?" The gathered Divine Lords instantly lost interest; they had thought it might be some celestial marvel.

But on second thought, Divine Power and a Prime Divine Artifact are more attractive to a god‑level being than any celestial marvel.

"So that's how it is, Azure Dragon. It seems your clan acted unreasonably, first offending Xiao En, which led to the later events." The Lord of Destruction gave no face to the Four Divine Beasts, speaking directly before all Divine Lords and Xiao En.

Azure Dragon and the other three wore grim faces, yet could only admit that this matter was their side's mistake;

It is widely known that the Four Divine Beasts' clan is domineering; Buweit offending Xiao En due to his domineering nature is not the issue, but as a Divine Lord himself, he was deceived by his own descendants and publicly exposed this before so many Divine Lords.

This ruined their face completely, and the incident will become mockery for countless eons among other Divine Lords.

The Lord of Death laughed, "Alright, Azure Dragon, since this matter has been clarified, it ends here. Your people first offended Xiao En and were killed in such numbers; they got what they deserved. No problem with that, right?"

"No problem." Azure Dragon could only reluctantly agree; his strength and reasoning were inferior to the opponent's, what else could he do?

The Lord of Death continued coldly, "Fine then, you several must not trouble Xiao En in the future, or don't blame me for being unkind."

"Fine." Azure Dragon agreed, then added, "The responsibility indeed lies with our Four Divine Beasts clan; the deceased clan members and Divine Lord's envoys are also our own responsibility, but the people below, I will take them away."

Some Seven‑Star Demons of the clan have died, and now, being at fault and watched by the Lords of Death and Destruction, that can only be accepted, but his own descendants must be saved, otherwise their face among the Divine Lords would be even more tarnished.

The Lord of Death said indifferently, "This is Xiao En's matter; if you want to take people away, you must ask Xiao En."

As soon as the words fell, the Four Divine Beasts, other Divine Lords, and even the Lord of Destruction all turned toward Xiao En;

Xiao En gave a faint smile, "Out of respect for the Divine Lords, I can spare them, but I will leave something inside their souls."

"What thing?" Azure Dragon asked with a grim face; this seemed to both give face and not give face.

"Just a bit of Soul Poison. With the Four Divine Beasts' clan's ability, it shouldn't be a problem." Xiao En continued lightly.

The direct descendants of Divine Lords, even other Divine Lords would find it hard to kill them; even this Great Perfection, despite having a Ruler behind, cannot act too decisively;

But not being able to kill doesn't mean they can't be punished;

Although I didn't kill these Divine Lord descendants, I can ensure they suffer great pain for life, making them realize perhaps death is release.

The Lord of Death suddenly transmitted his voice, asking, "Xiao En, are you confident they cannot untie it?"

"It should be difficult." Xiao En said confidently.

My own Death and Life Fusion rules, Great Perfection, plus the specially made Soul Poison from a Soul Pearl, seeking cure, relying on Divine Might shouldn't help much; in the original, Lin Lei was struck in the soul by Magnus, and Res Crystal also said Divine Lords cannot resolve it.

However, whether Ao Fu, the Lord of Life, and the Lord of Destruction—these Great Perfection Divine Lords—can achieve it is uncertain; it depends on whether the Four Divine Beasts have the face to request them.

The Lord of Destruction glanced at the few survivors below, surprised, "Interesting, Xiao En, your Soul Poison is somewhat skillful."

"Thank you for the Lord of Destruction's praise." Xiao En naturally gave the Lord of Destruction enough face.

The Lord of Destruction continued, "Haha, I looked, the Soul Poison left by Xiao En cannot kill people; Leiding, you all figure out how to cleanse it yourselves."

"Understood," Azure Dragon, the Divine Lord, could only agree.

White Tiger Lord suddenly pointed at Buweit and said, "Lord of Death, we also need to take this person away."

"As you wish." The Lord of Death once again emitted a gray beam; Buweit instantly regained consciousness, and having learned what just happened, he trembled in fear.

"Alright, the matter is over, I will leave first." The Lord of Destruction said, and his figure flashed away.

The Four Divine Beasts said to the Lord of Death, "Sir, we are leaving as well; sorry for today's events."

Having no recourse, they could only apologize; otherwise, if they were held grudges later, the Lord of Death could find reasons to deal with them.

"Hmm~" the Lord of Death nodded, saying little.

Although today the fault lay with the Four Divine Beasts, it was not truly an offense; after all, the Four Divine Beasts' Divine Lords promptly admitted fault, did not deliberately conceal or target her, so she had little to say; a slap to the face was enough.

Soon, the other Divine Lords also departed in succession.

"Alright, this matter is over for you; henceforth the Four Divine Beasts' Divine Lords will not dare to trouble you." the Lord of Death laughed.

Xiao En bowed and said, "Thank you, Ruler, for the help."

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