Chapter 88: Clash of Peak Families and Confrontation with the Primordial God

Six years later, in the north of the Azure Dragon Continent, near the nearest ocean, it was less than ten thousand li away; on the Divine Plane that distance could be called a stone's throw.

But at this moment, tens of thousands of god‑level masters faced each other above a desert; both sides were on edge, various battle formations arrayed in the air. Passing metal lifeforms, upon seeing such a multitude of god‑level masters confronting, most fled in terror, while a few, seeking fortune in danger, hid nearby and used Illusion‑Shadow Technique to record secretly.

Above the desert, both sides also noticed the skullduggery of a surrounding crowd, but they paid it no mind; a large‑scale duel in an open area could never be kept secret.

Leading the charge, Ian Babari laughed loudly: "Ha ha, Gaia, you still couldn't escape my nose. Your Azure Dragon Clan not only has formidable innate divine abilities, but your tracking skill surpasses even the divine beast Soul‑Tracking Hound."

The Soul‑Tracking Hound is a common divine beast on the Divine Plane, adept at tracking, but it does not follow ordinary scents; its innate ability lets it smell soul aura and follow it, which many great families find convenient, though many also dislike it.

On the Divine Plane, the Soul‑Tracking Hound is even used as an insult, because they are relatively weak, only capable of tracking, and must attach themselves to larger powers.

Gaia, furious after hearing that, snapped: "Babari, stop flapping your mouth. You've slaughtered tens of thousands of metal lives of my Four Beast Clan; that blood debt, today I will make you all repay in blood."

"Blood debt, blood repayment?" A teal‑green whip, over ten meters long, already materialized in Babari's hand. He said coldly: "For how many ten‑billion years have my Babari clan's lives been killed by your Four Beast Clan? The number reaches hundreds of millions;

A single metal life is merely a speck compared to that; that is the real blood debt, and today I will avenge my clan and friends.

Although the previous ambush was deliberate, some of those inside may have been innocent, perhaps never involved in the early oppression of the Babari clan;

But that matters not; any member of the Four Beast Clan is damned in the eyes of these family lives oppressed for countless ten‑billion years.

If they lacked sufficient Primordial God Power, if the Four Beast Clan were not backed by the Primordial God, these families would long ago disregard losses and would have exterminated the Four Beast Clan.

Gaia sneered, saying: "Well said. Our families have been battling on the Water Realm Divine Plane for how many ten‑billion years; it's time to end it. Babari clan, you should vanish."

"Hahaha, just you Gaia?" Ian Babari, clan chief, roared with laughter: "If you didn't possess enough Primordial God Power, you wouldn't even be worthy to compare with my clan."

The countless masters of the Divine Plane are forged through eons of slaughter, as are many families; even without the ample resources of a Primordial God clan, tens of thousands of top families that have competed for countless ten‑billion years can become regional overlords of a plane, truly formidable.

The Babari clan is like that; even though they have only one Primordial God Envoy, their juniors work hard—there are over sixty Seven‑Star Water Hunters, and two to four individuals barely reaching Asura rank.

That number may be less than the Four Beast Clan's, but on the Water Realm Divine Plane alone, the Babari clan is naturally far stronger;

The problem is the Primordial God Power is insufficient; a Higher God wielding Primordial God Power can surpass the strength of a Six‑Star Water Hunter, and a Six‑Star with Primordial God Power can barely reach Asura strength. A whole army using it becomes unstoppable. Any non‑Primordial God family cannot withstand it.

Gaia frowned slightly; she didn't understand the Babari clan's confidence, but now that they had finally surrounded them, she wouldn't waste more time. She immediately summoned a drop of Water‑Realm Primordial God Power, and her divine sense instantly spread to cover dozens of li around.

She ordered: "All soldiers of the Four Beast Clan, use Primordial God Power to kill the Babari clan's people with full force, especially their elders and clan chief."

Dealing with such a Primordial God Envoy family, the Four Beast Clan, though often oppressive, rarely exterminates them, because even with abundant Primordial God Power on their side, it's hard to kill the top Primordial God Envoy—he would flee, and his escape would become a great trouble.

But now there is no choice; the Four Beast Clan previously faced the Great Perfect Higher God Shawn and lost all face. Trouble also arose in the Underworld, and now the Water Realm Divine Plane is the same. If they don't regain some dignity, they may become a laughingstock across all planes.

"Ha ha, Primordial God Power, ha ha." Ian Babari likewise summoned a drop of Primordial God Power and ordered: "Everyone, use Primordial God Power, kill for me."

Having sufficient Primordial God Power is what gives the Babari clan the confidence to defy the Four Beast Clan. Their number of masters far exceeds that of the Four Beast Clan on the Water Realm Divine Plane; as long as the Four Beast Clan's Primordial God does not appear, they are not afraid.

Originally, due to the Primordial God of the Material Plane, after completing their mission they didn't want more trouble, but now being surrounded leaves them no choice.

"Boom~~~~" Massive Water‑Realm Primordial God Power energy fluctuations also surged through the Babari clan members.

For a moment, above the desert, over ten thousand individuals wielded Primordial God Power; the immense pressure made countless water‑realm masters secretly filming feel their skin go numb: "Why so much Primordial God Power?"

Gaia's eyes showed shock as she asked: "Babari, where did you get so much Primordial God Power?"

"None of your business." Ian Babari, not wanting to waste time, said that although they had Primordial God Power, their numbers still couldn't match the Four Beast Clan's. He transmitted: "Kill for me; apart from Gaia and her son, no one else is spared."

"Yes, chief." Many Babari masters flashed fierce eyes;

For countless ten‑billion years they have been oppressed by the Four Beast Clan, so each of them holds a blood debt to that clan; even if they are Seven‑Star masters, their Primordial God Power is limited, leaving them unable to avenge. Now the chance finally arrives.

"Kill." Gaia also realized the danger; in terms of master numbers, her side was no match;

Although the Four Beast Clan has more masters, its influence spans the four supreme planes and the seven great planes, with its core in the Hell's Heaven‑Sacrifice Mountains; the number of masters in a single plane cannot compare to the peak Asura families that survived the relentless competition on the planes.

But if they flee at the first contact, the Four Beast Clan would become the biggest joke.

"Bang~~~" Countless material and soul attacks interwove, flying toward the opponent, tearing space, and a swarm of Azure Dragon Illusions appeared in the sky.

"It's the Azure Dragon Clan of the Four Beast Clan? No wonder there's so much Primordial God Power." Many masters recording Illusion‑Shadows immediately realized this was a unique mark of the Divine Plane.

"So those opposing them also have that much Primordial God Power? Could it be another Primordial God clan?"

"Two Primordial God clans clashing? My god, the value of this Illusion‑Shadow would be extremely high."

The heated discussion outside paled in comparison to the central battle; under the boost of countless Primordial God Powers, massive corpses fell from the sky, and the Four Beast Clan fell into an unprecedented crisis, because the enemy also possessed ample Primordial God Power.

Speaking of Seven‑Star level, at least forty‑plus Babari members arrived, while only about twenty followed Gaia; the numbers were less than half. Previously they had enough Primordial God Power to dispatch hundreds of Higher Gods and easily crush the opponent, but now the situation has reversed.

A large number of Azure Dragon Clan masters were slain; even their innate divine skill "Dragon Chant" could only slightly slow the collapse. In the face of absolute strength, there was no other chance.

"Hoo hoo hoo~~" A long whip easily trapped Gaia within a space, and Ian Babari sneered: "Gaia, stop thinking about rescuing others; you can't escape."

"Then you don't think you can beat me either." Gaia punched the whip away, but it returned and easily coiled around her.

Ian Babari laughed: "If you weren't a Primordial God descendant, even if I risked my life today I would still keep you, but… you have Primordial God protection; your clan members do not."

The Divine Plane has its own rules; Primordial Gods generally do not intervene in god‑level conflicts unless their first‑ or second‑generation descendants are killed; otherwise they stay out, and the Four Beast Clan's Primordial God is the same.

Although the Four Beast Clan is domineering and its expansion relies on countless Primordial God Powers, its family strength is also great and not solely dependent on Primordial Gods appearing.

There are many Primordial God clans between heaven and earth, but only the Augusta Clan and the Four Beast Clan can dominate the Divine Plane; besides their strong backing Primordial Gods, they also have many god‑level masters, and Primordial Gods usually do not intervene in god‑level battles, lest they become a joke.

"Hmph~, I want to see how much Primordial God Power your clan has." Gaia thought disdainfully; even though the Babari clan has accumulated some Primordial God Power from countless ten‑billion years of wealth, it still pales compared to the Four Beast Clan.

The great battle between both sides continued; after a moment, when a drop of Primordial God Power was nearly exhausted, the Four Beast Clan again employed Primordial God Power, and the Babari clan did the same, resuming the slaughter.

"How is this possible?" Gaia's eyes showed disbelief;

Just now her side had lost several elders, which pained her greatly; the great Four Beast Clan elders sacrificed themselves here, originally hoping to wait until the opponent's Primordial God Power ran out, but if it remains, or even more later, that would be troublesome.

"Ha ha, I told you, you can't run." Ian Babari sneered coldly;

Anyway, the Babari clan's core members had already withdrawn; the Seven‑Star masters remaining here were mostly a combination of Holy Realm avatars and weak divine avatars, so even if they all died today, the loss wouldn't be too great;

But the Four Beast Clan, arrogant as they are, mostly deployed their strongest divine avatars plus the main avatars; death is death, even if there are weak avatars, it doesn't matter.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Gaia instantly transmitted to everyone: "Retreat~"

Although retreat would be humiliating, the clan's core elders cannot be lost in large numbers; Shawn had already slain many millions of years ago, and further losses now would overwhelm the Four Beast Clan, even a Primordial God descendant like herself could not maintain a foothold in the clan.

"I told you, you can't run." Ian Babari's long whip easily trapped Gaia.

Gaia shouted angrily: "Babari, you still intend to kill me?"

"Hmph~" Ian Babari said nothing.

The other members of the Four Beast Clan, though ordered, could not flee with Gaia trapped; even as Primordial God descendants, if the Babari clan sought mutual annihilation, they too might die.

Many Qinglong elders immediately let go of their grappling, rushed toward Gaiya; only Gaiya was free, and then they could safely withdraw.

But when they approached, they were instantly surrounded by several Babari Seven‑Star elders; in numbers the Four Beast Clan was at a disadvantage, and soon one of them was killed.

Gaiya's expression changed instantly, and she said telepathically, "You all retreat quickly; they are deliberately ambushing you."

Seven‑Star‑ranked masters, in a melee, if they stubbornly try to dodge, even when surrounded by multiple Seven‑Star masters they are hard to kill; but if the target's direction is controlled by the enemy, further encirclement becomes very dangerous.

Several Qinglong clan Seven‑Star elders were also clever; after receiving the telepathic message they immediately fell back, but one went against the flow and said telepathically, "Mother, I'm coming to help you."

"You also go," Gaiya shouted angrily, but it was already too late; several Seven‑Star elders, many Six‑Star masters, and even ordinary clan soldiers were already preparing to unleash full‑force soul attacks.

Ian Babari's face also changed dramatically, and he immediately said telepathically, "Don't act; he is the Lord God's grandson."

However, it was already too late; not every elder recognized the Qinglong Lord God's grandson, let alone the Six‑Star masters and ordinary soldiers.

The clan chief's order made many Seven‑Star masters realize the situation, but with so many soldiers and Five‑ and Six‑Star masters in such chaos, they were already bloodthirsty, and once a soul attack is launched it cannot be recalled; it is not a material attack.

Hundreds of soul attacks struck Gaiya's son Furhan directly; everyone possessed Lord God power, which was effectively null; although he was a Seven‑Star elder, he had obtained it through a gifted divine bloodline and had not yet merged the four profound mysteries.

Then his body suddenly stilled and fell straight down from the sky.

"Furhan!" Gaiya let out a painful, angry roar that echoed through heaven and earth;

The Babari clan chief was also stunned; his weapon's handling faltered, allowing Gaiya to escape immediately, fly away, clutch her son's corpse, and a tear glistened in her eyes.

"What happened? Why kill the Lord God's grandson?" Ian Babari shouted angrily, transmitting telepathically.

Several Babari elders also turned pale; one of them said telepathically, "Chief, we have all stopped, but the others inside the clan didn't have time to react, and it was their first time using Lord God power, so they probably killed with too much relish."

"Alas," Ian Babari also knew that this couldn't be blamed on the subordinates; in such a melee of Lord God power, the Lord God's descendants blindly flailing about is itself a death‑seeking act;

The Asuras indeed dared not kill them, but ordinary divine‑level beings cared little; they only attacked enemies as ordered, and under the overwhelming Lord God power assault, not even a Seven‑Star elder, let alone the Babari clan chief, could afford to ignore it.

"Ian, I will make you pay," Gaiya set down the corpse, and with a flash of her right hand produced a parchment that instantly ignited, its strange waves spreading outward.

Ian Babari was shocked by the sight, but at this point there was nothing he could do; he could not intervene to stop Gaiya from summoning the Lord God, and there was no time left.

Between heaven and earth, a massive amount of teal water‑type Lord God power gathered, instantly coalescing into a gigantic face dozens of meters tall.

"I pay my respects, Lord God."

The moment the Lord God appeared, all combat ceased, and everyone of the Four Beast Clan immediately knelt, knowing this was their family's ancestor, the strong foundation of the Four Beast Clan.

The Babari clan members also knelt, even as enemies; upon encountering the Lord God, they must kneel.

"Gaiya, Furhan's strongest divine avatar is dead?" The Qinglong Lord God's massive face ignored the tens of thousands kneeling, and instead looked at his own daughter.

Gaiya, her face full of pain, said, "Father, it was members of Ian Babari's clan who killed Furhan."

"Very well." The Qinglong Lord God's voice grew increasingly cold, massive Lord God power gathered, and a terrifying pressure dispersed;

Ian Babari and many Babari clan masters turned pale, but before the immense pressure they could not run, and the fear in their hearts grew even stronger.

As they were about to be struck by the Lord God's attack, suddenly a voice rang out, "Hahaha, Leiding, in a divine‑level duel, your direct interference has embarrassed my Lord God."

Ian Babari heard the voice and immediately rejoiced; it was his serving Lord God: the Water Sovereign.

A massive amount of water‑type Lord God power likewise formed into a gigantic face.

Qinglong Leiding replied, "In a divine‑level duel, I naturally wouldn't interfere, but my grandson's strongest divine avatar was killed, so I have reason to step in."

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