"The corpses of the Four Divine Beasts?"
Lin Lei stared at the massive
The Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird,
Although they were only Low-level Sovereigns, the Four Divine Beasts' innate abilities were too powerful. Their four innate divine abilities could even combine into one, forming a terrifying ultimate technique—so fearsome that it could rival even Chief Sovereign-level beings.
"Yes." Belit nodded with a sigh. "After all, there are only so many Sovereign sparks in all the world. For me to obtain four Sovereign sparks at once was incredible luck."
"Grandpa, how did you get the Sovereign sparks? Before you got them, you were still just a Highgod, weren't you?" Bei Bei pressed eagerly.
"And these Four Divine Beasts' corpses—how did they end up here?" Lin Lei was equally puzzled.
Belit and Greenfire exchanged a glance. Then Belit smiled at Lin Lei and Bei Bei and said with a sigh, "It's been so many years. There's no need to keep this from you any longer. To speak of the Four Divine Beasts' corpses, I must first tell you about the battle between the Four Divine Beasts and the Chief Sovereign of Light over ten thousand years ago!"
"So the four ancestors were indeed killed by the Chief Sovereign of Light." Lin Lei's brow furrowed.
"Yes, it was the Chief Sovereign of Light who killed them." Belit nodded.
"Back then, I was cultivating in the Planar Sanctum—the one beneath your Dragonblood Castle, Lin Lei." Belit said with a smile. Lin Lei nodded slightly. He had always guessed that a powerful figure must have been cultivating there, and sure enough, it was Belit.
"While I was cultivating, through the transparent membrane of the Planar Sanctum, I witnessed a terrifying battle erupting in the distant spatial turbulence. It was the four divine beasts clashing with the Chief Sovereign of Light, 'Augustus.'" Belit said gravely. Lin Lei and the others listened intently.
Belit seemed to sink into his memories: "I was stunned at the time. The Four Divine Beasts' side and the Chief Sovereign of Light's side—both were extraordinarily powerful. During the battle, the Four Divine Beasts were at a disadvantage while the Chief Sovereign held the upper hand. The four divine beasts all transformed into their true forms, becoming their beast shapes. And together, the four divine beasts joined forces and unleashed their innate divine abilities!"
Lin Lei and Bei Bei held their breath as they listened.
"It was terrifying, and also strange. The four divine beasts' innate divine abilities actually merged together perfectly, as though the heavens and earth themselves were transforming. A hazy circle of light completely sank into the Chief Sovereign of Light's body. I knew then that the Four Divine Beasts' combined innate divine ability must have targeted the soul." Belit said.
Lin Lei nodded to himself.
The soul was the most fundamental part of any being. The strongest innate divine ability should naturally target the soul.
"At that time, the leader of the Four Divine Beasts, the 'Azure Dragon,' roared in fury, declaring that the Chief Sovereign of Light had gone too far, and that even in death he had no one to blame but himself. From the Azure Dragon's tone, it was clear he had great confidence in this ultimate move." Belit said. "I originally thought that after Augustus was hit by that technique, his soul would be annihilated and he would perish. But—"
Lin Lei's heart tightened.
"Augustus merely shuddered. But immediately after, he actually gripped a massive sword of light and frantically pursued the four divine beasts. I suppose that because even their ultimate technique had failed, the four divine beasts couldn't believe it themselves. With even their strongest move having failed, they lost their will to fight. Moreover, they were merely Low-level Sovereigns, and in terms of speed, they were far inferior to the Chief Sovereign of Light." Belit said with a sigh. "In the blink of an eye, the Black Tortoise, the Vermillion Bird, and the White Tiger were killed one after another by a single slash of his sword. The Azure Dragon was powerful, but even he couldn't withstand it. And that was when… I made my move."
Lin Lei and Bei Bei froze.
"Because at that moment, the corpses of the Black Tortoise, Vermillion Bird, and White Tiger were floating in the spatial turbulence, drifting along. They weren't too far from me." Belit's eyes gleamed. "I couldn't pass up the chance. Worst case, I'd risk everything. I extended my tail—the tail of my true form, the God-Eater Mouse—into the spatial turbulence. My body was forged from the essence of divine sparks, making it as tough as a Sovereign artifact. My tail stretched out with incredible speed, swept out, and coiled around the legs and feet of the three divine beasts' corpses. And just then, Augustus killed the Azure Dragon as well. My tail caught hold of the Azure Dragon at the same time, and with one mighty yank, I dragged all four divine beasts' corpses into the
Lin Lei and Bei Bei were completely stunned.
Fortune favored the bold—Lin Lei could fully imagine Belit's decisive moment! Risking his life, he had executed that move with maximum speed.
"I was terrified too, but those were Sovereigns! If I succeeded, I could become a Sovereign! The chance was too rare—I had to risk it!" Belit grew excited even as he recounted the scene from all those years ago. "And I was very lucky. Augustus probably never expected anyone to dare snatch prey from right under his nose. Besides, his attention was on the Azure Dragon. He was pursuing the Azure Dragon, launching a soul attack that killed him. The Azure Dragon, in its dying moments, had been charging toward the Yulan Plane. I scooped them all up in one go—dragging all four divine beasts' corpses in!"
Lin Lei held his breath completely.
He could vividly imagine how thrilling that scene must have been!
But it was entirely plausible that Belit had succeeded. After all, among magical beasts, the tail was typically the fastest-moving part. And as the God-Eater Mouse, Belit's true-form tail—especially in a moment of desperation—coiled around the corpses and contracted instantly! The speed was absolutely instantaneous.
If Augustus had reacted even a fraction slower, he wouldn't have been able to stop Belit.
"So the Azure Dragon ancestor was indeed killed by a soul attack." Lin Lei now understood why the
"Haha…"
Belit laughed heartily. "Augustus was completely stunned at the time. He couldn't even react. And then, he finally flew into a rage! After all, he had fought desperately to kill the four divine beasts, but everything was snatched away by me. A Highgod taking things from the Chief Sovereign of Light—of course he'd go mad!"
Lin Lei could fully imagine the scene.
The four ancestors had joined forces, and the Chief Sovereign of Light likely hadn't been confident of success at all. He had only managed to block the four ancestors' full-powered strike by luck, which then allowed him to kill them one after another.
"Four Sovereign sparks—that represents four Sovereigns!" Belit said with a cold laugh. "That Augustus couldn't enter material planes, so he could only use a 'Planar Projection Clone' to enter the Yulan Plane, intending to kill me."
Lin Lei nodded to himself.
Foreign Sovereigns were unable to enter material planes.
But the four ancestors were already dead. Their corpses and Sovereign sparks could only be considered objects, not living beings. Of course they could enter material planes.
"A Planar Projection Clone? The strength was decent—it could match a seven-star demon, and was even close to an ordinary Ashura." Belit scoffed. "But even before becoming a Sovereign, my strength already surpassed that of an ordinary city lord. Relying on my divine spark weapon, I smashed that Planar Projection Clone to pieces!"
Lin Lei smiled.
With Belit's power combined with his achievements in the fundamental laws, defeating a Planar Projection Clone was indeed effortless.
"Since brute force didn't work, the Chief Sovereign of Light formed another projection clone and threatened me, saying if I didn't hand over the Sovereign sparks, he would do this or that. But I couldn't be bothered with him. Right then and there, I refined the Wind Sovereign spark!" Belit said with a smile. "The Chief Sovereign of Light even tried to summon someone who had reached Perfection to deal with me. What a pity—before that Perfection-level expert could arrive, I was already a Sovereign! Refining a Sovereign spark only takes an instant."