Chapter 82: The Four Beast Clan's Response

"Very good." Shawn nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Now that your identity has been exposed, you'll soon face the Four Beast Clan's retaliation. Have you prepared?"

Not only does he have the Nether Snake by his side, but also the masters he painstakingly brought from the material plane, some of whom also possess divine avatars; after they were soul‑seeded, some remained in the Qingyuan material plane, allowing him to clearly see what has happened in the outside world;

And when the Nether Snake Clan besieged the Four Beast Clan's metallic life force squad, he was also able to know all the actual circumstances.

The Nether Snake said, "Lord God, I have already prepared; as long as we have enough Lord God's power, the Four Beast Clan will have to pay a sufficient price to try to annihilate our Nether Snake Clan."

"Fine, I won't lack your Lord God's power." Shawn said with a faint smile, "But there's a problem: today's siege, even if it wasn't observed by the Lord God at the time, the subsequent battles between you and the Four Beast Clan will generate a lot of inexplicable Lord God's power. If your Lord God asks about it, what will you do?"

From Resjing, Shawn already knows that the Lord God strictly controls the Lord God's power; if the divine realm's Lord God's power becomes too abundant, the Lord God cannot easily manipulate Asura‑level or even Seven‑Star Demon‑level masters, because you can't threaten everyone—that would be too disgraceful.

Therefore, even Augusta or the Four Beast Clan have limits on granting their members Lord God's power, and it is strictly prohibited to give it to outsiders; some strict Lord God families even order that anyone who dares to break the rule be executed, because it would affect the Lord God's interests, however minuscule.

The Nether Snake hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord God, I've also considered this issue, but so far haven't thought of a suitable reason."

Both sides' Lord Gods cannot lie, otherwise it is a capital offense.

Shawn nodded and said slowly, "How about this: you say that behind you stands a Great Perfect Lord God; that isn't deception. Then you say that this Lord God demands you not reveal his identity. I think the Fire Refining Lord God wouldn't dare ask further;

As for the Death Sovereign, she probably wouldn't inquire; if she does, just say the same. I doubt she'll actually go looking for those few to ask."

Among the Lord Gods, there aren't many Great Perfect ones; there are middle and lower tiers as well, but those daring enough to confront the Four Beast Clan are probably only those three. Even giving the Fire Refining Lord God ten chances, he wouldn't dare keep probing.

As for the Death Sovereign, she's a carefree person and likely won't dig deep; if she does pursue, no one would "admit" anything.

The Nether Snake hurriedly replied, "Yes, Lord God."

Shawn smiled again and said, "Then just handle it as you see fit; I'll keep finding suitable masters for you. As long as this group is large enough, you won't have to fear the Four Beast Clan;

As long as the Four Beast Clan's Lord God doesn't appear and intervene, how many Seven‑Star Demon Elders can their family spare for consumption?"

My soul seeds may not match the Four Beast Clan's elders in sheer mass, especially since some elders have robust bodies or innate divine abilities, but even the strongest clan has a limited number of masters; losing one hurts.

On my side, although finding such masters in the material plane is laborious, they are consumables; when one dies, replace him, and if we keep playing like this, even ten Four Beast Clan members can't sustain the loss.

The Nether Snake smiled, "Indeed, we have the advantage there; it's said the Four Beast Clan's Lord God hasn't yet found a suitable envoy, so I fear them even less."

"Alright, that's it for the Nether Realm for now; if the Lord God doesn't intervene, you all fight first." Shawn glanced at the list in his hand and said, "There are only six people left now."

The Nether Snake replied, "Lord God, I've checked these six; three are in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountains, which are the hardest to strike, and the other three are in the Water Realm's Azure Dragon Continent, Ice Moon Mountains;

That place is similar to Blood Dragon Valley but with fewer people; we can use the same method to draw those three out with other Four Beast Clan members and then annihilate them."

Shawn agreed, "Fine, but this will require cooperation from the native forces of the Water Realm; if you step forward again it would look very abnormal."

"Lord God, the Four Beast Clan lacks nothing when it comes to enemies," the Nether Snake laughed, "Even in the Nether Realm there are dozens of Asura clans that hold a blood feud with them, and in the Water Realm there are even more, because the Water Realm is the domain of the Water Sovereign;

As far as I know, the Water Realm's Fahad Clan, Lahman Clan, Haif Clan, Barbari Clan, and Xisu Clan—all have Asura masters and even Lord God's envoys; the Four Beast Clan has huge conflicts, even blood feuds, with them, some comparable to my Nether Snake Clan."

"That does make them easy to locate," Shawn said after hearing the list of names, noting he essentially knows the pinnacle masters of the realms, and asked, "Barbari Clan, what do you know about them?"

The Nether Snake thought for a moment and replied, "Lord God, among the families I just mentioned, the Barbari Clan is extremely powerful; its leader Ian Barbari is the Water Sovereign's Lord God's envoy and possesses a great whip divine artifact, very formidable;

Within its clan there are many peak masters who cultivate Water principles; the number of Seven‑Star Demons is probably not less than that of my Nether Snake Clan."

"The Water Sovereign's envoy?" Shawn asked again, "Do you know the cause of the Barbari Clan's conflict with the Four Beast Clan? Or what is the greatest hatred?"

The Nether Snake replied, "Lord God, I only know some rumors on this matter; it's said the Barbari Clan possesses a special bloodline that benefits the Azure Dragon lineage's cultivation, so Barbari people are often hunted by the Four Beast Clan, and the stronger the bloodline, the more they die;

Moreover, the Four Beast Clan deliberately avoids exterminating the Barbari Clan all at once; instead they harvest them periodically, and many direct descendants of the Barbari clan leader have been killed."

"So that's the case," Shawn said slowly, "Alright, go to the Water Realm and have the Barbari clan leader come here; I'll give him a chance for revenge, see if he agrees."

In the original work, the Four Beast Clan was eventually besieged by the Eight Great Clans, but those eight are merely the tip of the iceberg of their enemies; they are powerful, hold the deepest hatred, and have enough wealth to relocate the entire clan across realms;

However, I now only need one strong clan's cooperation, so naturally I choose the most powerful and most hateful toward the Four Beast Clan—the Barbari Clan.

"Yes, Lord God, I will immediately send my divine avatar." The Nether Snake replied at once.

Blood Dragon Valley:

Dimet, hearing his subordinate's report, roared in shock and anger, "So it's the Ashcroft Clan, that scoundrel Bach, actually attacking my clan's members."

A Seven‑Star Elder remarked oddly, "Elder Dimet, something's off; the Nether Snake Clan does have a grudge against us, but why spend such a huge cost slaughtering so many ordinary clan members;

From the descriptions of some divine avatars among the people of Blood Dragon Valley, the Nether Snake deployed dozens of masters at least Six‑Star level and used a lot of Lord God's power; that cost is too great for them."

For Lord God families, Lord God's power is nothing, but for others, even a Lord God's envoy, though not unwilling to spare it, must consider strategy when using it;

As for ordinary Seven‑Star Demons, they would dream of a single drop; the Four Beast Clan's strength comes from the fact that any independently ascended high god possesses Lord God's power, which roughly matches a Seven‑Star Demon.

Although the divine beast families are few, over countless billions of years the Four Beast Clan has had many independently ascended high gods; even a million of those are still less valuable than a Seven‑Star Elder. The Nether Snake Clan appears to have killed many Four Beast members, but the actual loss to the Four Beast Clan is minimal, at most a huge loss of face.

Spending that much Lord God's power only scraped the Four Beast Clan's prestige; for the Nether Snake Clan it's a net loss, and slaughtering a Seven‑Star Elder would be more worthwhile.

Dimet thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because we don't know the whereabouts of our clan elders; unlike the clan members who go to the city on such a large scale, it's hard to conceal."

An elder beside him asked, "Then what should I do next?"

"I will inform the side at the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountains," Dimet said coldly, "As for the Nether Snake Clan, offending my Four Beast Clan means death; immediately organize the clan army and prepare to besiege the Nether Snake Clan's headquarters at Blood Moon Lake."

After being soul‑seeded, he must protect his master's interests, but not those of the Nether Snake; moreover, his master had him infiltrate the Four Beast Clan for a long term, so naturally he wouldn't favor the Nether Snake Clan.

The master's command is that everything proceeds normally; when the Four Beast Clan encounters any situation, they act accordingly, unless it infringes on the master's interests, then it's a different matter;

But that's impossible, because Dimet doesn't even know who his master is.

In the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountains, when Gaisleyson received the news, he exclaimed in surprise, "What madness has the Nether Snake gone into, spending such a huge price just to slaughter ordinary members of my clan?"

White Tiger Clan Leader Gus Ers also said, bewildered, "It's strange, risking the annihilation of the clan to slaughter our people; I wonder if they've lost their minds."

The Vermilion Bird Clan Leader said, "Whatever the reason, the Nether Snake dares to attack our Four Beast Clan; they have no right to exist. Second brother, have Dimet eliminate the Nether Snake Clan directly; they've already crossed the line."

The Four Beast Clan has many enemies, but rarely annihilates a clan, especially those belonging to Lord God families or super masters; they fear that if they wipe out a clan but fail to kill its leader or peak masters, those individuals, free of clan concerns, might recklessly attack the Four Beast Clan's divisions, which would be impossible to handle.

But now the Nether Snake Clan is attacking our ordinary clan members, so we naturally won't let them get away.

Gus also agreed, "I know Dimet is already reorganizing the army; I'm preparing to send a batch of Lord God's power there, the Nether Snake Clan will surely be eradicated."

"That's good," the Vermilion Bird Clan Leader said, turning to Gaisleyson, "Brother, should we tell mother about this?"

Gaisleyson shook his head and said, "No need; the most that died was a Six‑Star Demon, the deaths of other clan members are minor; our father won't care;

Moreover, this is a god‑level conflict; telling father is meaningless."

It's just a loss of a bunch of ordinary god‑level beings; if it were a non‑clan tribe they'd never mind. It's because we're the great Four Beast Clan that losing many still brings shame.

"Then let the Nether Snake Clan's blood be used to mourn the dead family members," the silent Xuanwu Clan Leader said coldly.

Below the Dark Nether Mountain.

Parhaus is sparring with several water‑type masters; countless water dragons swirl in the air, and amid their clash occasional spatial fissures appear.

Not far from the battle, a man and a woman hover aloft watching—it is Death Overlord and Shawn.

Death Overlord chuckles, "You really take care of this disciple, going all the way to Dark Nether Mountain to capture some fusion‑mysterious water masters for training. It must have taken some effort."

"My strength is hard to improve further; seeing my disciple's power rise is also a pleasant thing," Shawn says with a faint smile. "Parhaus is now just one step away from the final Four Fusion. Relying on seclusion won't work; he'll need a massive clash of masters."

Parhaus's talent is truly great; in the Dark Nether Mountain he reached the final Four Fusion realm in less than a few hundred years, comparable to Lin Lei's level on the planar battlefield, of course. As a common race, his strength cannot even match a horse.

To let him break through quickly, Shawn also captured several fusion‑mysterious water masters.

Death Overlord seems a bit regretful, "His talent is indeed strong; if my talent had been like that, I wouldn't have… sigh."

Shawn doesn't ask further.

At that moment, "Boom boom boom~~~" at the battle's core, Parhaus's speed suddenly spikes; in a few moves he repels the others, and a slight change ripples through his aura.

Shawn and Death Overlord are a bit surprised; Parhaus, smiling, flies over: "Master, boss, I've successfully achieved Four Fusion."

"Ha ha, good." Shawn laughs, "Parhaus, this is a Soul Defense Artifact, and here's a Spatial Ring containing some treasures; study them yourself;

With these, go wander the various realms of the Underworld, seeking your own opportunities."

Although he now has his own influence, Parhaus's talent remains; if he can reach Great Perfection in the future, it will surely benefit him greatly, for once his Lord‑God status is exposed, many things become hard to maneuver.

"Yes, Master." Parhaus bows after taking the Spatial Ring, saying.

PS: Seeking monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)