Book 17, Indigo Prefecture – Chapter 35, A Tremendous Threat!


    “That he really is a God?” Bulo, hearing this from outside the hall, also felt that this was unbelievable.


    The voices of the eight Patriarch’s continued to ring out from within the hall.


    “I’m not joking. Think about it closely. Over the course of all these years, since when has anyone in the Four Divine Beasts n been capable of using this technique of aura hiding forunching sneak attacks? It has never happened! It wasn’t that they didn’t want to do it; it was that they weren’t capable of it!”


    That hoarse voice continued, “My Boleyn n, the Ashcroft n, and the Edric n are all famous for our extremely high level of ability pertaining to the soul. To hide one’s aura to a level where even we can’t discover it...hmph, how many experts in the entire Infernal Realm can be capable of it?”


    “If Linley was at such a level, there is no way Bulo could’ve returned to us alive!”


    The hoarse voice continued, “Thus, there’s only a single exnation. Linley himself really is a God. Naturally, there’s no way anyone would discover a ‘Highgod’ auraing from him.”


    The other n leaders weren’t fools either. They had all been stunned by the astonishing strength Linley had disyed, so none of them had dared to pursue this line of thought. But now that Patriarch Boleyn was pointing it out, as they carefully considered this line of reasoning, they felt they suddenly understood as well!


    All of the n leaders were stunned.


    “Linley is most likely a God. However, how can his attacks be so powerful? I hear that his Gravitational Space ability is so strong that most Highgods arepletely unable to resist it. Even Six Star Fiends will have their souls affected, resulting in them being easily ughtered!”


    “Right. In battle, Linley is not weaker than a Seven Star Fiend.”


    An ancient voice rang out, “Then the only exnation is that this Linley’s level ofprehension with regards to the profound mysteries of the Laws is too powerful. I predict...that he has already mastered and fused five of the profound mysteries of the Laws of the Earth! Otherwise, there’s no way a God could have this level of power.”


    The amount of power Linley had disyed was, indeed, at this level.


    But what they didn’t know was that Linley had actually only fused three types. However, through the assistance of the ‘ck stone’ as well as the unique method of utilizing the Law possessed by the violet amethyst beast, allowing his gravitational pull to be more than a hundred times stronger...Linley’s power naturally wasparable to someone who had fused five types of profound mysteries.


    “A God who has fused five profound mysteries?”


    All of the n leaders in the hall werepletely stunned.


    “I expect that the reason this Linley hasn’t be a Highgod is because he wants to fuse the mysteries, one step at a time. I imagine that he is currently slowly fusing the sixth profound mysteries. The day he bes a Highgod will also be the very same day that he finishespletely fusing all six profound mysteries!” The hoarse voice rang out. “This Linley, I must admit...has tremendous willpower and tremendous ambition!”


    The result of their discussion was...the eight Patriarchs were all stunned.


    After all, generally speaking, when experts trained, fusing the profound mysteries of a Law was simply too hard. Thus, they all decided to be Highgods as soon as possible, then slowly fuse the profound mysteries.


    A sharp voice rang out, “He is only a God, and yet already possesses such astonishing power. If he reaches the Highgod level, and reaches the level of perfection in the Laws....then he will be at the peak of his power! If one of the Patriarchs of the Four Divine Beasts n is courageous enough to bestow a Sovereign artifact upon him, then this person, with his Sovereign artifact, could dominate us all!”


    When a person reached perfect and became a Paragon of a Law, that person would have terrifying power!


    When matched with a Sovereign artifact...that person could be said to be undefeatable by all aside from Sovereigns.


    “This Linley...is actually this formidable.” Bulo, still listening from outside the hall, was terrified as well. “But it makes sense. If he, theoretically, is just a God, and yet is still capable of using such a terrifying Gravitational Space, he has to have fused at least five profound mysteries. He definitely is currently gaining insights on the sixth. Once he fuses them and bes a Paragon...”


    The number of Highgod Paragons was even lower than the number of Sovereigns.


    Every single one of them was a glorious person of their generation, supreme amongst supreme experts!


    “This Linley cannot be allowed to live!” A low, rumbling voice shouted angrily. “As we can now see, this Linley might break through at any moment and fuse six profound mysteries. By then...it would be perfectly normal for the Patriarchs of the Four Divine Beasts n to be willing to give up one of their Sovereign artifacts to him. By then, we will be doomed!”


    “If that really happens, even the Sovereigns wouldn’t be willing to help us!”


    The eight Patriarchs were immediately filled with shock and rage.


    Sovereigns were lofty beings. The Emissaries of the Sovereigns were nothing more than their ‘subjects’, and Sovereigns usually didn’t care too much about the affairs of their Emmisaries. As long as an Emissary was capable of carrying out the duties assigned, that was enough.


    But there was one type of person who was different!


    A Highgod Paragon. Even Sovereigns would be willing to lower themselves to solemnly ask a Paragon to be an Emissary.


    The Patriarchs of the eight great ns all felt their hearts clench slightly. Good heavens. They had never imagined that the Four Divine Beasts n, silently and soundlessly, would actually produce such an incredibly talented figure. If this was permitted to continue, the repercussions would be unthinkable!


    “This Linley must be killed!” A furious shout came from within the hall.


    “The war between us and the Four Divine Beasts n cannot be permitted to continue like this. We must elerate it!”


    “There’s no need to pay any attention to that other Sovereign’s Emissary. Our greatest threat right now is Linley. We have to seize the opportunity to execute him. No matter what the cost, no matter what sacrifices we must make, we must execute him!”


    Originally, the eight great ns hadn’t truly spent much time thinking about Linley. Now that they did, they realized that he was a tremendous threat to them, a threat so great as to cause them to panic. After all, even throughout all four of the Higher nes, the birth of every single supreme Paragon was an event that would shake all the nes.


    The Skyrite Mountains. Bloodbath Gorge.


    Emanuel and Forhan were waiting at the Azure Dragon Pce. Right at this moment, a figure streaked past the skies, flying directly into the Bloodbath Gorge andnding in front of the Azure Dragon Pce. This man with long, unbound azure hair was the Patriarch of the Azure Dragon n, ‘Gison’.


    “Eh?” The Grand Elder looked outside the window, puzzled. Emanuel and Forhan immediately turned to look as well.


    Gison strode in with a smile. “Little Sister.”


    “Patriarch.” Emanuel and Forhan immediately saluted.


    “You are here as well? Good. Then there’s no need to send someone to find you.” Gison chortled as he walked to the throne, seating himself. He grinned towards the Grand Elder, “Little sister, do you know that in the battle Linley and Emanuel engaged in, two Seven Star Fiends of the other side died.”


    Gison chortled as he looked at Emanuel. “Emanuel, I heard that afterwards, yet another Seven Star Fiends attacked you and Linley. Tell me about the results.”


    The news Gison had received hade from their intelligence agents.


    Because both sides had used Sovereign’s Might in that battle, the three Six Star Fiend survivors of the Azure Dragon n had immediately scattered and fled. Bulo had pursued Emanuel and had also chased towards Linley...


    Naturally, the Six Star Fiends had fled in the opposite direction.


    And thus, only Linley, Emanuel, Bulo, and that Phusro knew what had happened between them afterwards.


    “Patriarch.” Emanuel immediately knelt down, sobbing, “My divine water clone was destroyed. Our enemy was Bulo...I used a drop of Sovereign’s Might, but Linley didn’t use his, nor did he help me.”


    “What’s this all about?” Gison couldn’t help but frown.


    “Patriarch, back then, Linley and I...” Emanuel immediately began to retell the story in detail anew. However, he naturally changed some of the details in the words, making it sound as though Linley wanted to harm him.


    “What did you just say? A Sovereign artifact!” Gison said, shocked.


    “Emanuel, did you say a Sovereign artifact?” The Grand Elder was shocked as well.


    “Ye...yes?” Emanuel was stunned.


    “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” The Grand Elder said angrily.


    Prior to this, when Emanuel had been telling this tale to the Grand Elder, he had only said that an expert had stopped Bulo. He didn’t mention the Sovereign artifact.


    “Is...is that very important?” Emanuel didn’t understand.


    “What was his name?” Gison asked hurriedly.


    Emanuel still clearly remembered the conversation between Linley and Phusro. He immediately said, “That person was named Phusro.”


    “Phusro?” The Grand Elder was somewhat puzzled.


    Gison was momentarily stunned as well, but then he began tough. He immediately said, “Little sister,e, make a trip with me.”


    “Yes, Elder Brother.” The Grand Elder immediately followed him. Patriarch Gison and the Grand Elder immediately left the Azure Dragon pce, leaving Emanuel and Forhan behind in the pce,pletely confused.


    “Father, what’s this all about?” Emanuel said.


    “Could it be that the Patriarch knows that person?” Forhan didn’t fully understand either.


    The Skyrite Mountains. Within the gorge.


    Linley, Delia, and Bebe were currently together. Linley’s original body was still on the way back, and so this was naturally just a clone Linley. As for Delia and Bebe, they had already gone ande back from the city of Meer.


    “Bebe, how did it feel, to go out on an excursion? From the looks of it, it seems as though you had quite a bit of fun.” Linleyughed.


    “Of course I feel great after going out for a trip.” Bebe rubbed his nose andughed. “However, the reason I look so happy isn’t because I went on a trip. Rather...Boss, I’ve already mastered the fifth profound mystery of the Laws of Darkness.”


    Linley was startled.


    “Boss, you and I werepeting, y’know. How about you?” Bebe asked smugly.


    “Uh...” Linley couldn’t help but shake his head andugh. “I fell behind. I’m still trapped at the bottleneck for the ‘Profound Mysteries of Strength’, and have yet to break through.”


    “Hmph. Hmph.” Bebeughed smugly.


    “Look at the two of you.” Delia cover her mouth, starting tough as well. “You are even going topete in this. You are like a pair of children.”


    “Well, we have nothing better to do.” Bebe smirked in response.


    Linleyughed, “Delia, Bebe, the two of you viewed Emanuel with disfavor, yes?” As Linley spoke, he set up his Godrealm,pletely sealing off sound from the outside.”


    “Right. I hate that guy.” Bebe said hurriedly. “Last time, he wanted to steal your Coiling Dragon ring.”


    “And he wants to kill you.” Delia couldn’t help but turn grave. “Also, didn’t you say that for this mission, he forced you into apanying him?”


    Linley began tough. “You don’t need to worry any longer. Even if he wants to kill me, he doesn’t have the ability to do so. Delia, Bebe, it’d be hard for him to even kill the two of you.”


    “What’s this?” Bebe and Delia were both shocked.


    “This time, on our mission, the one he wanted me to go on...the result was that he died.” Linleyughed. “His most powerful divine water clone was finished. The body that he has left is very weak.”


    “He’s really dead? Woohoo!” Bebe shouted out excitedly.


    “You encountered a powerful foe? How about your clone? Are you alright?” Delia asked hurriedly. Delia was worried each time Linley went out on a mission. After all, the war between the Four Divine Beasts n and the eight great ns meant that during every single mission, the squads were dancing between the edges of life and death.


    “Of course I’m fine.” Linleyughed.


    Linley suddenly frowned, then turned and looked towards the skies. He saw that in mid-air, there were four figures flying over at high speed. Linley released his Godrealm, and the fournded directly in front of Linley.


    “Elder Linley.” The four bowed as they spoke.


    “What is it?” Linley asked.


    The leader said respectfully, “Elder Linley, we havee on the orders of the four n leaders to summon you to the Grand Pce of the Four Divine Beasts.”


    “The four n leaders?” Linley was stunned.


    He had been in the Infernal Realm for so long, but he had only met Patriarch Gison of his own Azure Dragon n. As for the other three n leaders, he had never seen them before. Now, the four Patriarchs were summoning him? Why?


    “Elder Linley, please hurry. The four n leaders are all waiting for you at the Grand Pce.” The leader urged.


    “Right.” Linley nodded.


    Linley immediately turned towards Delia and Bebe,ughing as he nodded towards them. “I need to make a trip.” And then, he immediately flew into the air. Those four warriors followed directly behind Linley, as the five of them flew in a line towards Bloodbath Gorge.


    Momentster.


    Linley arrived at Bloodbath Gorge. He immediately saw the distant Azure Dragon Pce. “It’s actually the Grand Pce. I’ve never been to the Grand Pce before.” Bloodbath Gorge had five pces in total. The Grand Pce of the Four Divine Beasts was the ce where the n leaders of the Four Divine Beasts n went to discuss major matters with each other.


    But today...


    The Grand Pce of the Four Divine Beasts had especially opened its doors for Linley.


    The Grand Pce of the Four Divine Beasts was more than a hundred meters tall, and its four walls were filled with carvings of four different divine beasts. The entire Grand Pce was an extremely stately, solemn ce. At the gate to the Grand Pce, there were warriors of Bloodbath Gorge standing guard.


    “Elder Linley.” The guards saluted respectfully.


    Linleyughed and nodded, then strode into the Grand Pce. “Rumble...” Behind Linley, the gates to the Grand Pce shut themselves.