"We've arrived at Blood Peak Continent, and Azure Palace will be here soon." Cao Ya smiled. On the map given to him by Lei Sijing, Azure Palace was not too far from the western coastline of Blood Peak Continent.
Of course, although Youlan Mansion is very close, it still takes two or three years of flying to get there.
Along the way, Cao Ya would sometimes stop to wander around some cities, or stay in some very special places to admire the scenery, or even venture deep into them and make his way in, leaving behind a great reputation that terrified countless god-level powerhouses.
In short, his steps were unsteady, sometimes stopping and sometimes going, seemingly very casual, but he had the ability to do so, being a high-level Asura, so he wasn't allowed to relax.
However, the other divine avatars within the soul space, as well as the Holy Domain main body, are diligently studying the seven laws, comprehending their profound mysteries, and integrating them with their essence.
This is the advantage of having multiple bodies: you can travel and practice simultaneously without any conflict.
More than two years later, Cao Ya entered Youlan Prefecture and headed straight for Youlan City.
Youlan City is the foremost of the ten major cities in Youlan Prefecture, and the Lord of Youlan Prefecture is also located in Youlan City.
Since the Lord of the Azure Palace is Beirut, Cao Ya naturally prioritizes visiting Beirut before heading to the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountains to pay respects to Linley and the others.
However, after Cao Ya went to Youlan City, his aura instilled fear in the guards, who then told him that the Lord of Youlan City was not currently in Youlan City, but had gone to the Tianji Mountain Range where the Four Divine Beasts Clan was located.
“The Tianji Mountains?” Cao Ya raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, sir." The guards replied respectfully, sensing that the aura of this lord was almost on par with that of the terrifying Lord Beirut of the Azure Palace.
Without a doubt, this is a powerful Asura, perhaps a friend of Beirut, the Lord of Youlan City, who came to Youlan City specifically to visit him.
Unfortunately, Beirut has gone to the Tianji Mountains and it is unknown when he will return.
"Yes, thank you." Cao Ya nodded and smiled.
"You flatter me, sir." The guard seemed quite flattered.
As a demon, Cao Ya's attitude was indeed very gentle.
Although he felt rather indifferent, others did not perceive it that way.
Most Asura powerhouses are arrogant and look down on others, except for Asuras of the same level or even more powerful Great Perfection Upper Gods.
Cao Ya had no choice but to wander around Youlan City for a while before setting off towards the Tianji Mountain Range.
About half a year later, Cao Ya finally flew to the Tianji Mountain Range.
"That is the current ancestral home of the Four Divine Beasts Clan?!" Cao Ya dispelled his escape light and admired the strange mountain range in the distance.
Towering peaks rise abruptly from the ground, seemingly piercing the sky; the height of each peak is astonishing.
It was named "Tianji Mountain Range" because many of the peaks in the Tianji Mountain Range are extremely high.
“That is…” Cao Ya looked around, then his eyes suddenly lit up.
There stood a bird with outstretched wings, its entire body engulfed in flames, its size almost as tall as the surrounding mountains, towering into the sky and supporting a patch of heaven.
The fiery red feathers, the blue feathers on its forehead, and the domineering aura—though they were carved, Cao Ya could still sense them, and he was astonished.
"This must be the carving of the Vermilion Bird," Cao Ya murmured. The four divine beast families are the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise.
Lin Lei is a member of the Azure Dragon Clan, but the four divine beast families are closely related, helping and supporting each other, and are essentially one entity.
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Of these four divine beasts, the Azure Dragon belongs to the water element, the Vermilion Bird to the fire element, the White Tiger to the wind element, and the Black Tortoise to the earth element.
Of course, the Four Divine Beasts family only has four ancestors who are true divine beasts. Their descendants are merely offspring of divine beasts, possessing their bloodline, but they can no longer be considered true divine beasts.
Because the ancestors of the Four Divine Beasts lived for countless years and found a way to tap into the characteristics of their bloodlines, the descendants of the Four Divine Beasts family, although not complete divine beasts, can still awaken, become gods on the spot, and possess innate supernatural powers.
Beirut had mentioned this before, expressing considerable envy, because he had not yet found a way to tap into the bloodline characteristics of the God-Eating Rat.
Only families like the Four Divine Beasts can truly be called divine beast families, achieving near-permanent continuity.
It's no wonder that when the Four Divine Beasts were still around, the influence of their families could spread to the Four Supreme Planes and the Seven Divine Planes.
However, more than ten thousand years ago, the Four Divine Beasts were killed by the Lord of Light. Without their ancestor to protect them, the Four Divine Beasts Clan's strength plummeted. The families from various planes that had once been suppressed by the Four Divine Beasts Clan joined forces to counterattack, severely damaging the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Some of them harbored deep hatred and even chased the Four Divine Beasts Clan all the way to Hell to exterminate them and wipe out their entire lineage.
These relentless pursuing forces were collectively known as the Eight Great Families.
Fortunately, thanks to Beirut's intervention, his overwhelming strength defeated the Asura powerhouses of the eight great families and protected the Four Divine Beasts Clan. As a result, the Four Divine Beasts Clan had the tranquil Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range to continue their bloodline. Otherwise, the Four Divine Beasts Clan would have been wiped out long ago after more than ten thousand years.
Although Beirut only takes care of the Tianji Mountain Range, he stops interfering if the Four Divine Beasts families leave the Tianji Mountain Range.
Naturally, for over ten thousand years, the four divine beast families and the eight great families have been engaged in endless bloody battles outside the Tianji Mountains, resulting in countless deaths and injuries, with corpses strewn across the fields.
Of course, Cao Ya also learned from conversations with others that the eight major families had retreated and were no longer targeting the four divine beast families, because the Blood Peak God had intervened and quelled the conflict between the two forces.
Even if they are dissatisfied, who would dare to disobey the command of the supreme god?
Although the Four Divine Beasts family has declined in strength, its situation is better than it has been in the past ten thousand years.
"The Four Divine Beasts are not creatures commonly found in this magical universe. No wonder their innate divine abilities can be combined, allowing them to be lower-level gods who are comparable to higher-level gods, and are recognized as rulers." Cao Ya thought to himself. The ancestors of the Four Divine Beasts were all lower-level gods, but in the circle of gods, they were all treated as higher-level gods.
There's no way around it; the innate divine abilities of the four divine beasts are already incredibly powerful, especially the White Tiger's, which is one of the most monstrous innate divine abilities in history. Even the Devouring God Rat's innate divine ability, "Devouring God," is slightly inferior.
These four extraordinary innate abilities can actually be combined and perfectly integrated without any flaws.
This significantly boosts one's strength, allowing them to leap directly from a lower-level god to a mid-level god, and then soar to the level of an upper-level god.
However, there are also differences among the higher-ranking gods.
So in the end, all four divine beasts died.
"The carving here is of the Vermilion Bird, so it seems to be the location of the Vermilion Bird clan. I don't know anyone from the Vermilion Bird clan, so I'll head towards the Azure Dragon clan's location instead." Cao Ya shook his head and flew northeast.
Sure enough, the eastern region of the Tianji Mountains was the territory of the Azure Dragon Clan.
"It's truly magnificent! No matter how well it's described in books, nothing compares to the grandeur of seeing it with your own eyes," Cao Ya exclaimed.
A giant dragon, winding and coiling for tens of thousands of miles, stretched across the mountain range.
It's not a real dragon, of course.
This giant dragon coils over an area of tens of thousands of miles. The dragon's body is carved with dragon scales and is also a passage. The entire passage is filled with a blue light. From a distance, it really looks like a huge and terrifying blue dragon!
"To be able to build a colossal structure tens of thousands of miles long in hell is truly impressive. No wonder it's the Four Divine Beasts family," Cao Ya exclaimed in amazement.
Then he flew forward.
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