"He's a mid-stage god himself?" Buluo, standing below the grand hall, heard the words and could hardly believe his ears.
From above, the discussion of the eight clan leaders carried downward.
"I'm not joking. Think about it carefully — in all these years, among the Four Divine Beast Families, who has ever used aura concealment to launch a sneak attack? No one! It's not that they didn't want to, but that they weren't strong enough!"
The hoarse voice continued, "My Bolin Family, the Ashcroft Family, the Edric Family — we're all renowned for our expertise in matters of the soul. To conceal one's aura to the point where even we can't detect it... hmph, how many such powerhouses are there in the entire Infernal Realm altogether?"
"If Lin Lei had truly reached that level, Buluo would never have made it back alive!"
The hoarse voice pressed on, "So there's only one explanation. Lin Lei himself is a mid-stage god. Naturally, no one would be able to sense a 'high-level god's' aura from him."
The other clan leaders weren't fools either. Initially, shocked by the incredible strength Lin Lei had displayed, none of them had dared entertain such a thought. But after hearing the Bolin Family leader's reasoning and turning it over in their minds, they all saw the light!
One by one, the clan leaders came to their senses.
"Lin Lei is very likely a mid-stage god. But then why is his offensive power so terrifying? I've heard that his Gravitational Space is something an ordinary high-level god simply can't withstand. Even a Seven-star Demon trapped inside it, on top of being affected by the soul attack, is completely at his mercy!"
"Exactly. In battle, he's no weaker than a Seven-star Demon."
An aged voice spoke up: "Then we can only conclude that Lin Lei's comprehension of the Laws' profound mysteries is extraordinarily deep. My guess... is that he has already fused five types of profound mysteries within the Laws of Earth! Otherwise, a mid-stage god couldn't possibly perform at such a level."
The strength Lin Lei had demonstrated was indeed consistent with that level.
What they didn't know was that Lin Lei had actually only fused three types. However, with the aid of the 'Black Stone' and the unique method of application passed down by the Purple Crystal Beast, his Gravitational Space exceeded a hundredfold in power... which naturally put it on par with fusing five profound mysteries.
"A mid-stage god with five fused profound mysteries?"
The clan leaders atop the hall were stunned.
"I believe the reason Lin Lei hasn't reached the high-level god stage is that he wants to fuse them step by step. I'd wager that the sixth profound mystery — he's already in the process of gradually fusing it. The day he advances to high-level god will be the day all six profound mysteries are completely unified into perfection!" The hoarse voice declared, "This Lin Lei... I have to admit... truly possesses tremendous resolve and extraordinary courage!"
With this deduction laid out, all eight clan leaders were shaken by the conclusion.
After all, most powerhouses found fusion far too difficult during cultivation, and would pursue advancing to high-level god as quickly as possible before fusing at a leisurely pace.
A shrill voice cut in: "He's only a mid-stage god, yet his strength is already this terrifying. If he reaches high-level god, with his profound mysteries of the Laws fused into perfect unity... he'll be at the absolute peak! And if one of the Four Divine Beast Family leaders has the courage to gift him a Sovereign Artifact — a man like that, paired with a Sovereign Artifact, would be enough to sweep through all of us!"
Profound mysteries of the Laws reaching Grand Completion were already terrifying enough.
Add a Sovereign Artifact to that, and he would be invincible below the level of a Sovereign.
"So this Lin Lei is actually that formidable." Below the hall, Buluo heard the discussion and was badly shaken. "It makes sense, actually. If he truly is a mid-stage god, then that Gravitational Space is all the more astonishing. He's fused at least five profound mysteries for certain. Right now he must be working on comprehending the sixth while simultaneously fusing it. When he reaches completion..."
Grand Completion high-level gods — their numbers were fewer than even Sovereigns.
Every single one of them was a peerless powerhouse of legendary stature.
"This Lin Lei cannot be allowed to live!" a deep voice roared. "The way things stand now, Lin Lei could break through at any moment and fuse the sixth. And when that happens... the Four Divine Beast Family leaders sacrificing a Sovereign Artifact to give him? Perfectly natural. When that time comes, we'll be doomed!"
"If it truly comes to that, even the Sovereigns won't help us!"
The eight clan leaders were seized by alarm and fury.
Sovereigns stood far above the mortal plane. Their envoys were nothing more than 'servants' in their eyes — Sovereigns generally didn't concern themselves with the affairs of their envoys. As long as an envoy carried out the tasks assigned, that was enough.
But there was one exception!
A Grand Completion high-level god — even a Sovereign would set aside his dignity and earnestly hope such a person would become his envoy.
The leaders of the eight great families all felt their hearts clench with dread. Heavens, they had never imagined that the Four Divine Beast Families had produced such a genius from seemingly nowhere. If things continued like this, the consequences would be catastrophic!
"This Lin Lei must be killed!" an angry voice echoed from the grand hall.
"Our war with the Four Divine Beast Families can't drag on like this any longer — we need to accelerate!"
"Never mind any Sovereign envoy. The greatest threat right now is Lin Lei. We must seize the time we have and cut him down — no matter how many sacrifices it takes, he must be eliminated!"
The eight great families hadn't taken Lin Lei seriously before. But once they actually sat down and thought it through, they realized just how enormous a threat he was. The sheer scale of that threat terrified them — after all, even in the Four Supreme Realms, the birth of any Grand Completion peak powerhouse sent shockwaves across every plane.
Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range. Blood Battle Valley.
Emanuel and Fuerhan were still inside the Azure Dragon Hall when a figure shot across the sky, plunging straight into the depths of Blood Battle Valley and alighting directly within the hall. Long, flowing azure hair swept behind him — it was the Azure Dragon Clan leader, Gesleisen.
"Hm?" The Grand Elder looked toward the entrance in puzzlement. Emanuel and Fuerhan turned to look as well.
Gesleisen strode in with broad steps, a grin on his face. "Sister."
"Clan Leader." Emanuel and Fuerhan hastily bowed in greeting.
"You two are here as well? Good — saves me the trouble of sending for you." Gesleisen chuckled as he walked straight to the seat of honor and settled in. He turned to the Grand Elder with a smile. "Sister, did you hear? Lin Lei and Emanuel fought the enemy, and they killed two Seven-star Demons."
Gesleisen looked at Emanuel with a laugh. "Emanuel, I heard that after the battle, there was a Seven-star Demon chasing both you and Lin Lei. How did it turn out?"
Gesleisen's intelligence had all been relayed through the information department.
In that battle, because both sides had deployed Sovereign's Might, the three surviving Six-star Demons on the Azure Dragon Clan's side had scattered and fled early. Buluo had pursued Emanuel while heading toward Lin Lei...
Naturally, the Six-star Demons had fled along other routes.
What had transpired between Lin Lei, Emanuel, and Buluo was known in detail only to those three and Pusiluo.
"Clan Leader." Emanuel immediately dropped to his knees, his voice choked with tears. "My Water-type divine clone is gone. Our enemy was Buluo... I used Sovereign's Might. But Lin Lei — he didn't use Sovereign's Might, and he didn't help me."
"What exactly happened?" Gesleisen's brow furrowed.