Chapter 91: Crisis of the Four Beast Clan

Hundreds of years later, the teleportation array representing the Heavenly Realm on the Carolan Material Plane flashed, and several High‑ranking Deities accompanied by dozens of Mid‑ranking Deities appeared above the plane's teleportation array.

"Lord." The plane guardian immediately bowed and said, showing no surprise at the arrival of deities from another plane.

"Hmm~" the leading High‑ranking Deity of the Death Rule nodded, then vanished in a flash with his companions, and shortly after reappeared on an island in a sea at the center of the plane;

On the island at that moment, countless Mid‑ranking Deities stood silently in their places, motionless.

"Suo Er, more new cargo?" another High‑ranking Deity of the Death Rule laughed heartily on the island.

Suo Er shouted, "Indeed, Heim, I have soul‑seeded over a hundred mid‑ranking Deities of the Azure Dragon Clan, nearly reaching my Soul Seed limit, so I brought them back to the Carolan Plane."

Heim cautioned, "Over a hundred mid‑ranking Deities is neither too many nor too few; could the Four Beast Clan discover them?"

Suo Er shook his head and laughed, "Don't worry, these are all minor figures of the Four Beast Clan, the kind the great family discards to test survival; only those who become High‑ranking Deities have a chance to return to the clan;

And before I soul‑seeded them, I examined their memories; any with divine avatars abroad were killed outright, so the ones here won't leak our secret."

Even powerful families like the Four Beast Clan and the Augustus Clan are protective of their own, but cannot safeguard everyone—there are billions of members. Only those who become High‑ranking Deities, join the clan's army, or display innate talent from youth and attract attention can be protected.

Most ordinary clan members, after reaching Mid‑ranking Deity, must go out to train—whether as demons or adventuring elsewhere. The great clan uses this method to sift future talent, and many ordinary members die in the process.

Heim nodded, "That's good."

Suo Er smiled again, "The place I choose is still the Heavenly Realm; among the eleven planes between heaven and earth, the Four Beast Clan seems least active in the Heavenly Realm, so I can act more freely there."

"It's strange; the Four Beast Clan hardly dares cause trouble in the Heavenly Realm," Heim said without further hesitation, "The number of soul‑seeds among us is about ready; let's summon the Lord Deity."

Suo Er nodded, "Alright."

Immediately, he produced a parchment magic scroll, which ignited within moments; strange ripples spread, and a massive amount of Death Sovereign power gradually coalesced, eventually forming a hallucinatory human silhouette.

"I pay respects to the Lord Deity."

Dozens of High‑ranking Deities of the Death Rule knelt in succession, while the nearby thousands of Mid‑ranking Deities gave no response.

The Lord Deity's illusion glanced at the Mid‑ranking Deities on the island, smiled lightly and said, "Very well, all are of the Azure Dragon Clan; I will arrive soon."

Then the Lord Deity's power dispersed; after a moment, the sky above the island tore open, revealing a massive crack hundreds of meters wide, within which terrifying spatial turbulence surged with a destructive, all‑consuming force;

A surge of Lord Deity's power seeped from the fissure, instantly sweeping away the thousands of Mid‑ranking Deities on the island; the spatial crack then vanished, leaving everything as it was.

When everything calmed, Suo Er said abruptly, "All right, the Lord Deity has re‑soul‑seeded; the pressure on my mind has lifted. I'm ready to go to the Heavenly Realm again to look for some people."

Heim added, "Me too. Let's go; I'll also head to the Heavenly Realm, but we'll split into two trips, likely using different teleportation arrays there."

The Heavenly Realm has six teleportation arrays, corresponding to three continents and three oceans; arrivals from any plane are random.

On the Qingyuan Material Plane, within a forest at the northern tip of Qingyuan Continent, thousands of Mid‑ranking Deities of the Azure Dragon Clan have been living here, constantly challenging and dueling—some in life‑or‑death battles, others leading ordinary lives.

On a nearby mountaintop, Shawn watched the people below and murmured, "Now we'll see whether any of these individuals or their descendants show a hint of talent; once they become High‑ranking Deities, we can arrange for them to return to Hell."

Generally, only at the High‑ranking Deity level can one access any core clan secrets, preferably those who have merged with Mysterious Profundity, but such individuals are hard to cultivate;

Back then, to cultivate Fei Ze Er, he spent considerable time and effort; although the goal was clear, there was nothing to hide in training a disciple, so he enlisted several Water Five Fusion masters, took Fei Ze Er across the Underworld and the Water Plane, subjecting him to various trials, and ultimately succeeded in achieving his Three Fusion;

But now, aiming to cultivate High‑ranking Deities, even those merged with Mysterious Profundity, among the majority of the Azure Dragon Clan cannot be done openly; we must follow the plane's logic and let them compete internally. If their numbers are still insufficient, they will produce offspring and continue waiting for talent to appear—time is not pressing at the moment.

Underworld, Ghostly Mountain:

Shawn, who had been fishing with the Death Sovereign, suddenly opened his eyes; his spiritual perception spread and locked onto numerous sacred tribal settlements near Ghostly Mountain.

"What's the matter? Bored of fishing with me?" the Death Sovereign asked, stretching lazily with elegance.

Shawn laughed, "No, a friend asked me to extract some soul fragments from a Water Sacred Realm; I thought it was nothing, so I wanted to do it first."

"That works too; I've been fishing for countless years, switching to extracting soul fragments isn't bad," the Death Sovereign mused, "However, my success rate is far lower than yours, so it's a good chance to see how you operate; perhaps I can learn something."

The Lord Deity is powerful, but his strength lies in willpower; regarding Mysterious Profundity itself, he cannot surpass the Great Perfection. Extracting soul fragments is the most refined aspect of soul research within the Death Rule's Mysterious Profundity;

Although it offers little direct benefit to attack or defense, mastering it or gaining insight could further advance one's study of the Death Rule.

"Alright, I also want to improve my proficiency," Shawn said with a smile.

As the Great Perfection of the Death Rule, over the years, besides the Dark Sovereign, two other Lord Deities have sought assistance, and Shawn has readily agreed each time;

Although such matters aren't exactly favors, having them is better than none; even later, by publicly claiming the Lord Deity title, this tactic could earn some goodwill.

When everyone's strength is comparable and a Lord Deity pact exists, such flashy abilities remain quite useful.

The Death Sovereign said, "Very well, let's go. Over there a sacred tribal settlement contains many Water Sacred Realms. Moreover, I've already ordered Ao De Biao to dispatch the Lord Deity's army to capture the Water Sacred Realms; otherwise, high‑level Mysterious Profundity realms like Yuanrou Mysterious Profundity are hard to find."

"That's perfect," Shawn nodded.

Finding high‑level Mysterious Profundity sacred realms is time‑consuming; in the original work, Dan Ningdon spent considerable time and effort searching for the Dark Rule's high‑level Mysterious Profundity. With a Lord Deity's command, it becomes much easier.

On the Wind Plane, within the Wenna Clan, clan head Martin Wenna is in seclusion, with a massive gathering of wind elements surrounding him;

"Wenna, come out and see me."

A voice suddenly echoed in Martin Wenna's mind;

"Is it the Lord Deity? Or the Great Perfection?" Martin Wenna's eyes snapped open; although the voice appeared, he sensed no spiritual perception, a level even other peak Asuras cannot achieve—only the Lord Deity or the Great Perfection could.

Without hesitation, Martin Wenna emerged from his seclusion castle and saw a figure hovering ahead; strangely, many surrounding guards did not notice him;

In another daze, the surroundings shifted, and the two found themselves on a barren plain.

"I pay respects to the Lord Deity?" the Wenna clan head immediately knelt;

To be whisked instantly from his peak Asura form to a distant location—such power even the King of Gods, the Great Perfection, could not achieve.

The Wind Lord Deity asked indifferently, "Martin, I heard your relationship with the Four Beast Clan isn't good?"

"That's right," Martin Wenna stammered, terrified by the Lord Deity's question.

"Don't worry, this is for you; I know what to do," before the words finished, a small pot appeared before the Wenna clan head;

Upon seeing the pot, Wenna's spiritual perception detected the Lord Deity's power inside, startling him; he scrambled up, only to find the figure ahead had already vanished.

"The Lord Deity left so much of his power and even named the Four Beast Clan; does he intend to pit me against the Four Beast Clan?" a hint of excitement flickered in Martin Wenna's eyes.

Recently, the events involving the Four Beast Clan within the Underworld and the Water Plane have become known to these Asuras, who also find it odd that the Underworld Snake Clan and the Barbary Clan dare to confront the Four Beast Clan;

It now appears that other Lord Deities are pulling the strings behind the scenes;

Then a fierce glint appeared in Martin Wenna's eyes: "Even at great cost, I will make the Four Beast Clan pay blood debt. Now that I have enough Lord Deity power, as long as the Four Beast Clan's Lord Deity doesn't act, I'm not afraid of them."

As the peak Asura family of the Wind Plane, the Wenna Clan has been a pinnacle existence for countless trillions of years across the divine planes; in terms of the number of Seven‑Star Wind Hunter Elders, they are not fewer than any branch of the Four Beast Clan.

They are bullied by the Four Beast Family not because they lack experts, but because they have no Primordial God's Power; otherwise, several peak Asura families could also deal with the so‑called Divine Plane's top Four Beast Family.

"White Tiger Clan, I will make you pay with blood," the Wenna Clan Chief's eyes were filled with expectation;

At the same time, many peak families across the Divine Planes had received a great deal of Primordial God's Power; the Primordial God who bestowed the power did not state it explicitly, only gave a slight hint, and those people naturally understood the meaning.

Thus, each Divine Plane began to bustle.

Hundreds of years later, the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountains:

"What is happening? Metal lifeforms and clan members on each plane have been attacked?" Gaisu Leisen looked at the report his subordinates sent back, his face turning grim as he asked.

Several elders below also turned pale; the Four Beast Family had been attacked on every Divine Plane;

At this moment, the White Tiger Clan Chief said, "Brother, we can't blame them for this; for now, we still need to consider how to face this problem."

Gaisu Leisen slowly nodded and added, "Does anyone have any opinions? Now many enemies are attacking us simultaneously, and there is Primordial God's Power—how should we respond?"

Many elders exchanged thoughts via telepathy, but after a long while still found no solution; although the Four Beast Family has many experts, they are spread across eleven Divine Planes, with only three or four dozen Seven‑Star elders per plane, a number less than that of many peak Asura families; previously being able to bully so many Asura families was solely because they possessed abundant Primordial God's Power.

"Chief, should we ask the ancestors to adjudicate this matter?" an elder suddenly asked;

They are not fools; so many hostile families suddenly gaining Primordial God's Power must mean there is a problem on the Primordial God's side.

Gaisu Leisen immediately telepathically met with the other three group leaders and said, "Alright, you all may go down."

The many elders also understood the chief's meaning and all withdrew from the great hall; Gaisu Leisen promptly took out a parchment, which quickly ignited.

Four streams of Primordial God's Power converged to form four humanoid figures; the four clan chiefs titled "Father, Mother" hurriedly bowed and spoke.

Qinglong Lei Ding said, "Gaisu Leisen, we all know what has happened on the Divine Planes; it is now clear that a Primordial God is pulling the strings behind the scenes, and anyone daring to provoke our Four Beast Family cannot be an ordinary Primordial God;

Before we know who it is, the four of us cannot step forward to stop a god‑level conflict; everything still has to rely on you yourselves."

The Four Beast Family, including other Primordial Gods, also knows that this is clearly a prelude to a Primordial God war; the target is the Four Beast Family, but no one knows who the attacker is;

In this situation, the Four Beast Family does not dare act recklessly, and now the Four Beast Family is besieged by too many hostile god‑level families; could they possibly step forward one by one?

That would completely disgrace the Primordial God, and the Four Beast Family would likely become a laughingstock.

"But Father, the enemy also has Primordial God's Power; our family may not be a match," Gaisu Leisen said worriedly.

Compared with the countless eons over which the Four Beast Family has offended top experts, the number of experts in our own family is far inferior.

The Qinglong Primordial God was silent for a moment, then said, "We have already recruited a few Primordial God messengers again; they can help you a bit, but their effect is limited;

If you want to resolve this problem completely, it is best to invite a Great Perfection to intervene;

Any Great Perfection, once they step forward, can solve the current problem."

As long as it is not a narrow place like a plane conduit, even a god‑level being with Primordial God's Power is useless against a Great Perfection;

And a Great Perfection is also god‑level; it is reasonable for them to intervene in a god‑level war. If they step forward, then the Primordial God behind this matter must appear personally, otherwise no one can deal with him.

"Great Perfection?" a hint of unease appeared on Gaisu Leisen's face.

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