Chapter 86: Barbari Family

Qing Yuan Material Plane:

Shawn, the avatar of the Death Lord God, immediately took a bottle from the spatial ring; the outer part of this bottle bore a powerful might, which after long accompanying the Lord God was refined into a Lord Artifact level, and although it has no inherent might, being nurtured by the Lord God's Willpower, its strength is already at Lord Artifact level;

This bottle, of course, was not forged by Shawn, but was left by Lord God Fei Si Te on the An Lan Da Material Plane, and it contains the essence blood of the Ming Scorpion.

After extracting a drop, Shawn's spirit sense also perceived the energy and the toxicity contained in that drop of blood;

"Could it be that I should, like Bei Lu Te, study the essence blood and create a divine‑beast race that contains this essence blood?"

Shawn thought about it, but the Death Overlord had also said that the Ming Scorpion race seems to have no descendants; everything is born of Heaven and Earth itself, similar to the Bu La tribe.

Immediately, Shawn's spirit sense dispersed and summoned Hai Yin Xi, the soul‑seed.

Hai Yin Xi arrived at the meadow where Shawn stood, knelt, and said, "I have seen you, Master."

"Hai Yin Xi, tell me about your Ming Scorpion race," Shawn asked directly, "Have you ever seen your own kind?"

The Lord God may know many matters between Heaven and Earth, but may not surpass the parties involved; especially the Death Overlord is a carefree, rather lazy person, and probably would not have devoted effort to investigate if Lord God Fei Si Te were not a Ming Scorpion.

Hai Yin Xi shook his head and said, "No, Bu Wei Te forcibly bound me back then, actually hoping to later find more Ming Scorpion divine beasts and then devour them to become stronger;

but within our race it is hard to encounter each other, and only within a distance of a kilometer can we sense each other's bloodlines; spirit sense probing is useless.

Bu Wei Te even exercised some privileges of the Four Divine Beast Clan, yet still could not find other Ming Scorpions."

"Within a kilometer, that distance is indeed harder to find," Shawn was also somewhat surprised; at such a range, even Lord God Fei Si Te would have to exert some effort to seek his own kind.

Let alone a whole plane, even a city spans hundreds of millions of li; to discover a kind within a kilometer is a probability lower than finding a needle in the ocean, no wonder even though Fei Si Te is a Lord God, in countless billions of years he has not found enough Ming Scorpions to devour;

Hai Yin Xi added, "However, in some floating shadows I have seen other Ming Scorpions wielding Innate Divine Skills, but their faces are indistinct, their soul auras unknown; I cannot tell who is who, at most the battle locations suggest they are in the Ming Sea."

"The Ming Sea is already vast; this news is as good as nothing," Shawn shook his head.

The area of the Ming Sea is no less than that of the Nether Continent, and its ocean surface is all seawater; if the floating shadows contain no islands, it is still better than the Nether Continent, where at least the continent has varied terrain.

Hai Yin Xi also said, "Yes, it is fundamentally impossible to find, and we generally do not dare to search proactively, because no one knows whose strength is greater; if we encounter a master, we ourselves will die;

therefore, after Bu Wei Te was exiled, unless it were for lack of Soul Golden Pearl, I would not dare go to a city, because cities have the highest probability of encountering our kind, and also are easy to be targeted."

"You, perform an Innate Divine Skill on me once," Shawn ordered.

"Yes, Master." Hai Yin Xi, upon receiving the command, instantly emitted true black light all over his body; at his forehead a black vortex suddenly appeared, like an eye.

Behind him also emerged a black scorpion about ten meters long; this scorpion had three eyes, and its tail emitted a dark, glowing light, looking very eerie.

Immediately, the black vortex on his brow shot out a black beam, charging straight at Shawn's body, and Shawn allowed the black light to enter his body.

Deep in his soul, the black light faced no resistance and struck Shawn's soul‑defending Lord Artifact; with a "Boom," the soul attack shattered, though a wisp of black mist lingered around.

Outside:

Shawn nodded and said, "The Innate Divine Skill's attack power is not very strong, but it does carry a bit of toxicity."

Hai Yin Xi explained, "Lord God, we Ming Scorpions are the divine beasts of the Death Rule and the Dark Law; the Innate Divine Skill inherently carries soul toxin, and it is even rumored that some powerful masters can make their soul attacks themselves toxic, but that requires very concentrated essence blood."

"Are you referring to this?" Shawn spread his right hand, and a drop of Fei Si Te's essence blood hovered in the air.

Upon seeing the essence blood, Hai Yin Xi's entire aura instantly changed, and his face immediately displayed an expression of boundless desire;

Shawn also felt the shift in his soul pressure; Hai Yin Xi's instinct toward the same‑bloodline essence blood was gradually rebelling against his soul seed, but the gap in strength was too great, and Shawn coldly said, "Hai Yin Xi, this is not something you can touch."

"Yes, Master." After Shawn's reprimand, his desire subsided a bit, and he said, "Master, this single drop of essence blood seems denser than everything inside my body; may I ask where you obtained it?"

"You need not worry about that," Shawn said coolly, "Rest for a moment; later continue to unleash Innate Divine Skills against me. I will take some time to study your race."

Being able to improve a bit of strength is still better; for the Lord God, enhancing strength itself is extremely difficult;

And Innate Divine Skills, ultimate moves, etc., do not conflict with mystic or willpower might; even the mighty Ao Fu and Wu Te Lei De continuously study various divine beasts' Innate Divine Skills.

Water Divine Plane:

Ming Snake and his son Bu Luo were inside a metallic lifeform;

Ming Snake Ba He suddenly asked, "Bu Luo, how is the battle over in the Underworld against the Four Divine Beast Clan?"

Ming Snake has two divine avatars; now one stays on the Qing Yuan Plane, accompanying the Lord God, while the other is here; once it leaves the Underworld, it cannot know the Underworld's situation, and must rely on the son who still has a divine avatar in the Underworld to understand.

Bu Luo also has only one divine avatar, but left a Death God Puppet in the Underworld to command everything, to prevent the core figure from being surrounded by the Four Divine Beast Clan.

Bu Luo laughed, "Father need not worry; most of the Four Divine Beast Clan's masters are in Hell, and the Underworld's Seven‑Star Demons number only about twenty, fewer than our clan;

In earlier years they were arrogant because they possessed enough Lord God Power; now we also have it, and we also have some Death Warriors, sending them to clash desperately with the Four Divine Beast Clan's masters is truly cost‑effective."

Beyond the Qing Yuan Continent Plane, their conversation is not allowed to contain the words "Lord God," to avoid being overheard by any other Lord God observing, though the probability is almost impossible.

Ming Snake laughed, "Very well, how many masters have died over at the Four Divine Beast Clan?"

Bu Luo replied, "So far we have killed one elder of the Vermilion Bird tribe of the Four Divine Beast Clan, and about a dozen Six‑Star Demons, each tribe having some;

On our side, six Six‑Star have died, none of the Seven‑Star, because the main forces in the current war are still those Death Warriors."

"Hahaha, exhilarating, now that we have enough Lord God Power, we are not at all afraid of the Four Divine Beast Clan," Ming Snake laughed loudly, "And with Death Warriors, our losses are lower; if this continues, the Underworld's power of the Four Divine Beast Clan will absolutely not be a match for us."

Bu Luo nodded, "Indeed, Lord God Power plus Death Warriors is unbeatable, unless the opposing Lord God intervenes, or we request Great Perfection."

"Impossible; with such a small amount of death, if the Lord God were to act, the Four Divine Beast Clan would become a laughingstock of the divine planes," Ming Snake said with a faint smile;

Lord Gods have their own rules; generally a Lord God does not casually act against a divine‑level being, even within the Lord God Clan, the clan serves the Lord God at divine level, rather than the Lord God becoming a caretaker.

Bu Luo also laughed, "Then we are completely unafraid."

Ming Snake reminded, "But be careful; we must not kill the Lord God's descendants, or the Lord God will have reason to intervene."

"Yes, I will be careful," Bu Luo agreed, "We specifically kill the ordinary Six‑Star and Seven‑Star demons of the Four Divine Beast Clan; at this rate, in a few hundred or few thousand years, the Four Divine Beast Clan will feel deep pain."

Regardless of which divine‑plane family or even tribe, the true foundation is the masters; ordinary upper‑level gods dying by ten thousand does not concern many families, but losing even one Six‑Star or Seven‑Star demon, even for the Four Divine Beast Clan or the Augusta Clan, is a considerable loss.

"Exhilarating, even if one day the Four Divine Beast Lord God were to annihilate our clan, being able to avenge them like this is worth it," Ming Snake Ba He let out a deep sigh.

For countless billions of years the Four Divine Beast Clan has oppressed us; many of his own children, grandchildren, family, and friends were killed by them, countless mockeries have caused him deep pain;

But previously he truly lacked the ability to revenge; the Lord God's power is sufficient, a few thousand upper gods can wield the strength of thousands of Six‑Star demons; how can this be played? Even if he could fight, the rest of the clan could not.

Now being able to avenge so freely, even if he truly dies, it counts as breathing a sigh for his fallen kin.

Bu Luo also agreed, "Indeed, even if we die it's worth it; sometimes I wish I could directly kill the core figures of the Four Divine Beast Clan, making the Four Divine Beast Lord God regret once."

"Do not act impulsively; do not disrupt the plan," Ming Snake warned sternly, "If the plan is broken, you know what the consequences will be."

"Father, I was wrong; I only said it offhand," Buro hurriedly apologized.

Ming Snake nodded and said, "We're about to reach the Baba Li Clan's headquarters. If the Baba Li Clan cooperates, we can also go to the Water Divine Plane and give the Four Sacred Beasts Clan a proper lesson."

"I've learned about the Baba Li Clan's hatred toward the Azure Dragon Clan; compared to us, the Ming Snake Clan's grievances are no less. I think this opportunity gives them some pride, so they shouldn't let it slip," Buro sneered.

At that moment, a wave of energy rippled from afar;

"Divine Power?" Ming Snake and Buro instantly sensed it.

Ming Snake said oddly, "We're near the Baba Li Clan; who would be so disrespectful as to act here?"

"Father, should we go take a look?" Buro asked.

Ming Snake did not hesitate, "Let's go see; perhaps it's a Baba Li Clan expert, and we could lend a hand."

The two quickly emerged from the metallic lifeform, then flew toward the battlefield. As they neared, they saw a kilometer‑long azure dragon silhouette across the distant sky.

"Dragon's roar? Only the Four Sacred Beasts Clan dares to act near the Baba Li Clan," Buro snorted.

Ming Snake remained silent; when they arrived, they already saw a man radiating Water Divine Power, while dozens of corpses lay on the ground.

The Azure Dragon Clan man, wielding Water Divine Power, looked disdainfully at Ming Snake and Buro and declared proudly, "You're not from the Baba Li Clan; did you come here looking for death?"

"You—" Buro was about to strike, but Ming Snake pulled him back. Then, looking toward where Ming Snake was gazing, several greenish‑blue beams flew in—members of the Baba Li Clan.

"Shanda, why are you killing my Baba Li Clan members?" the leader of the Baba Li Clan asked, his face grim.

Shanda, a member of the Four Sacred Beasts Clan, said calmly, "It's nothing. I asked them to hand over their essence bones; they refused, so I took them myself."

After speaking, he produced a transparent bone in his hand, emitting a peculiar aura.

"Your Four Sacred Beasts Clan is overstepping?" the Baba Li Clan leader roared, veins bulging on his face, and a drop of Water Divine Power surfaced in his hand.

Shanda scoffed, "What, you still want to fight? If you waste another drop of my Divine Power, not only will you die, but later I'll dispatch my clan's army. I want to see how much Divine Power your Baba Li Clan possesses."

The Baba Li Clan leader seemed to regain composure, while those behind him grew even more enraged, eager to charge forward.

Shanda laughed, "Ha ha, you worthless trash. It is an honor that my great Four Sacred Beasts Clan covets your essence bones. Cultivate your offspring well; when you have good essence bones again, just bring them to me so I don't have to fetch them myself."

His voice grew softer; wielding Divine Power, he moved at incredible speed and vanished into the horizon within moments.

The Baba Li Clan leader trembled all over, but eventually retracted the Divine Power in his hand and glanced at the two men in black who had been standing nearby. Anyone bold enough not to flee now couldn't be an ordinary person.

"Are you Kelo of the Baba Li Clan?" Ming Snake Bahe said with a smile as he stepped forward.

Kelo looked at the newcomer with faint recognition; given the other's speed, he bowed and asked, "And you are?"

Bahe smiled lightly, "I am Bahe, patriarch of the Ming Snake Clan of the Underworld."

"Ming Snake Patriarch?" Kelo was startled, immediately matching his rank, and bowed, saying, "Have we met, Ming Snake Patriarch?"

The Ming Snake Clan, a super clan of the Underworld, is no weaker than the Baba Li Clan; such a super expert holds a status far above ordinary Seven‑Star Water Hunters.

Bahe asked directly, "Is your patriarch in the clan? I have business with him."

Kelo replied quickly, "He is. The patriarch is within the clan; I've already informed him via my Divine Avatar. He says he warmly welcomes your arrival and has prepared a banquet to entertain you."

"Ha ha, good, I've long admired the Baba Li patriarch," Ming Snake laughed, saying.

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