Episode 17 – The Blue Mansion Chapter 27 – The Bestowal

Above the Blood Battle Valley, on the edge of the cliff, stood a large group of people, headed by none other than the Clan Chief and the Grand Elder.

“What are they doing here?” Linley was somewhat puzzled.

Linley even flew over, and before he could salute, Clan Chief ‘Gaius Reyson’ grinned, “Welcome back, Linley!” On the ground beside the patriarch was the Grand Elder in black robes and a silver mask.

“Linley, well done.” The Grand Elder also spoke.

“Linley. Awesome, killing two seven star demons, admire, admire!” Elder Garvey, standing not far away, laughed.

“Elder Linley. It’s remarkable once you’ve struck.” The blonde-haired elder ‘Vulkan’ laughed aloud.

Facing the praise of the patriarch and a group of elders, Linley was a little bewildered, “My detachment. There are other members of the team who stayed in the Blood Battle Valley in their bilocations. They haven’t gone to report this news to the Clan Chief and Grand Elder Feast yet, right?”

Because the round trip wasn’t far, Linley had planned to report the news when he returned.

Who would have thought that the clan chief and grand elder would have known about it.

How did he know …… this kind of good news that had galvanized the clan? The four divine beasts family land intelligence personnel naturally with the fastest speed immediately pass back.

“Okay. Everyone don’t stay here, go. I’ve ordered people to prepare a celebration banquet.” Gaius Reyson laughed aloud, then looked at Linley, “Linley, come here. Come with me.”

Linley even flew over.

Gaius Reyson patted Linley on the shoulder. A smile filled his face, “Good job.”

“Just luck.” Linley said evenly. If it was a head-on battle. Those two Seven Star Demons were definitely stronger than himself, and he had first killed one abruptly, then relied on the combined efforts of the crowd to kill the other.

“Still modest?” Gaius Reyson laughed.

“I was a bit worried about him this time, but I didn’t expect that the mission was completed. It was even more perfect than I imagined.” The Grand Elder also said.

Immediately, Gaius Reyson, the Grand Elder, and Linley flew in parallel. Leading a group of elders, as well as the surviving members of the thirteenth squad. They kept flying towards the depths of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range. After a long time. Linley and the others arrived at a luxurious crystal gray hall.

Many of the clan’s maids were holding dinner trays and continuously sending them towards the great hall.

The hall was very spacious. It was tens of meters high, and there were nine stone pillars supporting it, and the patriarch and the great elder flew directly to the very top of the hall. Sitting side by side. In the family. The patriarch’s status was slightly higher than the Grand Elder.

The patriarch and the great elder. In the family, they were considered the highest level characters, while the other elders were only second to them.

“One by one, take your seats.” Patriarch ‘Gaius Reyson’ waved his hand and smiled.

“Linley. You’ll sit at the first left seat.” Gaius Reyson said with a smile as he pointed to the location, “Today’s banquet to celebrate your achievements was held for you.”

“Me?” Linley was stunned.

There were quite a few elders who were stronger than himself. And he had the lowest seniority.

“Linley. Since the patriarch told you to sit, you can sit!” A silver-haired, cold youth walked over. A rare smile appeared on his face.

“Elder Bru.” Linley nodded back. Taking his seat.

And this Elder Bru, sat directly next to Linley’s land. The second position from the left. No one dared to say anything if he sat in this position, after all, Elder Bru, was the genius elder of the clan!

According to rumors, his strength was second only to the patriarch and the great elder. Far beyond the other elders, one of the family’s three ‘trump cards’!

Moreover, when the old ancestor ‘Qinglong’ was alive, he also doted on Bulu. He even spent a lot of effort to strengthen Brew’s body. Strengthening Bru’s body, making Bru’s body also very strong.

“My Four Divine Beasts family. I’ve been fighting with the eight great families for more than ten thousand years. It’s rare to have such a great victory.” Sitting on top of the great hall. Gaius Reyson sighed. Under normal circumstances, once a party thought they were unbeatable, they would flee for their lives.

Trying to kill a Seven Star Demon that wants to run for its life. It was difficult to kill two Seven Star Demons in a row. One’s own side had nothing to lose. It would rarely happen.

“It’s rare to have such a great victory. If we kill two of their Seven Star Demons every time, the Eight Great Families and their many experts won’t be able to withstand such consumption. They wouldn’t be able to withstand such consumption.” At once, an elder said with a smile.

The entire hall burst into laughter.

“Linley. What’s wrong with you?” Bru, who was sitting on Linley’s side, realized that Linley wasn’t laughing.

“Nope. I just thought of Elder Solhaus and the many, many sacrificed Elders.” Linley sighed lowly.

At once the great hall. Many elders were silent.

It had been over ten thousand years. The killings had been constant, and while killing each and every one of the enemy’s seven star demons. The number of strong people on their own side had also been decreasing. Six star demons were even dying in batches. The family’s reserves, accumulated over an unknown number of billions of years, were being constantly consumed.

“What does one look like?” The Grand Elder droned.

Everyone couldn’t help but look at the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder said in a cold voice, “We are the Four Divine Beasts family, and we are the ones who have died out. Nor will we allow those eight clowns to tarnish the family’s prestige! When the Old Ancestor was around. Could those eight clans dare to resist? Now that the old ancestor is dead. They’re taking revenge. Hmph, such clowns. How could it be possible for my Four Divine Beasts clan to submit?”

“So what if I die for the sake of the family?” That Elder Bru said condescendingly.

“For the sake of the clan!”

Linley also felt that all the elders in the great hall had loneliness. It was better to die than to give in.

It was better to be broken. Not for the sake of the tiles!

“For the sake of the clan?” Linley said silently in his heart. At a young age. Linley had always thought about retrieving the inheritance treasure ‘Slaughtering Knife’ for his Baruch family, and to the Baruch family Linley had a deep sense of belonging.

Nowadays. Although entering the Green Dragon clan. Seeing countless clansmen who contain dragon bloodline. Naturally, there was a sense of belonging.

However, Linley has not been able to understand that kind of loneliness.

If Linley was in charge of the clan. I’m afraid that he would still have the clan lurking in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range. Only when the day came when they were at least 90% sure of their revenge would they go to war with their enemies.

“Perhaps it’s because I haven’t experienced the Four Divine Beast Clan’s glorious years.” Linley said darkly.

The pride of the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s land, that was countless years of might. Countless years of splendor had forged the family’s glory. It had long since been deeply planted in the hearts of one of the elders.

“Alright.” Gaius Reyson laughed aloud. “Look at what’s going on, today’s day of celebration. Why mention those things, come on. Raise a glass, don’t mention those things, everyone is now open-minded. Let’s have a good celebration. Celebrate Linley’s victory!”

“Right. Celebrate.” All the elders raised their glasses. At the same time, they looked towards Linley.

Linley couldn’t help but feel his blood boiling as he raised his cup as well. One by one, the members of the thirteenth squad sitting at the edge of the great hall raised their cups.

“Cheers!” Gaius Reyson said in a loud voice.

“Thousand!”

Everyone above the great hall responded. Drinking the wine in their cups in one gulp.

No one mentioned the spoilers at the banquet anymore. There had been too many cruel things over the years. It was also time to have some fun, but this kind of fun. But this kind of happiness allowed Linley to feel the originally strong Four Divine Beasts family. Behind the implicitly miserable shock!

The sadness of the fall of an ancient family.

Even if it’s fallen, this family still has its pride! Even when faced with a desperate situation. They won’t compromise! Whoever wants to take advantage of the family’s weakness to attack will have to pay a big price!

The banquet finally ended in a celebratory atmosphere, the elders left one by one, and Linley and the members of the thirteenth squad were about to leave as well.

“Linley. You stay for a moment.” The patriarch’s voice came from the great hall.

Linley couldn’t help but be puzzled. Immediately, he instructed the members of the thirteenth squad to his side, “All of you go back first.”

“Yes, captain.” Melina and the others all flew away.

Linley, on the other hand, returned to the great hall. A large number of dinner plates were on the grand hall. It was being swiftly cleaned up by the maids of honor as Clan Chief ‘Gaius Reyson’ stepped down from above the great hall. Instructing, he said, “Linley. Go inside and talk.”

“Yes, Clan Chief.”

Linley followed this Gaius Reyson to a side hall next to the great hall.

The side hall was not large. When Linley stepped into this side hall. Only a ‘creak’ could be heard. The door to the hall unexpectedly closed automatically.

“Sit.” A hint of a smile appeared on Gaius Reyson’s face.

Linley sat down and also spoke, “I don’t know, Matriarch. What’s the matter?”

“I made you an elder, but I didn’t expect it. At the elders’ assembly. They actually let you go to the Blood War Valley. When I learned about it. You can’t be allowed to come back either.” Gaius Reyson sighed, “You’re only a Mediate God now, going to the Valley of Blood Battle. It’s not good.”

Gaius Reyson thought highly of Linley, partly because of his father’s ‘Green Dragon’ relationship. On the one hand, it was also the strength that Linley had shown.

“I originally thought that my sister, she wouldn’t arrange your mission. But who would have thought that she would arrange a mission for you.” Gaius Reyson said.

“The elders all fight for the clan, how can I be an exception?” Linley said.

Gaius Reyson’s eyes lit up. Smiling, he nodded, “Actually. My sister and I. Got it wrong with each other, I thought …… my sister she wouldn’t let you fight, while my sister she thought …… I had given you the power of the Lord God. You have the ability to defend yourself now. That’s why I arranged for you to go to the ground.”

“The power of the Lord God?” Linley said doubtfully.

“Right.”

Gaius Reyson nodded. “Generally, if one can become an elder of my Four Divine Beasts clan, before long. They will all be bestowed with the power of the Lord God, and this bestowal of the power of the Lord God. There has to be an argument. At the very least, you made some sort of merit, when you and Emanuel. That was causing trouble. Even though you became an Elder, I was not able to bestow the Lord God’s power on you for a while.”

“But this time, you are considered to have established a great merit.”

With a flip of his hand, Gaius Reyson immediately appeared a drop of cyan-colored water in his hand. The green-colored droplet contained a terrifying energy that made people’s hearts palpitate.

“This drop of water main god power, I will bestow it upon you today.” Gaius Reyson said. With that, the drop of Lord God power floated towards Linley. As he watched this drop of Lord God power float over, Linley was flabbergasted for a moment.

Granting himself the power of a Lord God?

He himself already had two drops, but at this moment, it was impossible for Linley to refuse.

“Thank you, Matriarch.” Linley even flipped his hand to accept this drop of Lord God power.

Gaius Reyson nodded with a smile, “Now that you have this drop of Lord God power, then even if you encounter a life and death crisis, you’ll be able to save your life. But Linley. This little bit of Lord God’s power. Not until the critical moment. It can’t be wasted, even if you use it, you must kill all your enemies.”

Linley looked down at this drop of Lord God power.

This was a drop of Lord God power, but could Lord God power really protect one’s life? Could it protect against other people’s soul attacks as well? In Linley’s mind, he could clearly remember the gifted aptitude that that Moslem had performed at the time.

“Patriarch. This Lord God’s power. Can it also defend against soul attacks?” Linley even said.

In Linley’s opinion, the Lord God’s power was to a Lord God. Just like divine power against a god, it shouldn’t have much to do with the soul.

“Of course it can defend.” Gaius Reyson laughed.

“Defense how?” Linley wondered. “Defense against soul attacks, ordinary material forces can’t earth, right?”

Gaius Reyson laughed even harder, “Linley, do you think. The power of the Lord God. It’s the advanced power of ‘divine power’?”

“Isn’t it?” Linley queried.

“Wrong.” Gaius Reyson shook his head. “The power of the Lord God. It’s very special, like …… it’s surprisingly capable of strengthening our bodies.”

Gaius Reyson took a deep breath. Zheng said, “Linley, my father said to me back then. When one becomes a Lord God there is only one power within …… one’s body – the power of the Lord God!”

“What does that mean?” Linley queried. “What a Lord God possesses is, of course, the power of a Lord God.”

“I mean …… Lord God. Don’t even have soul power!” Gaius Reyson said.

“Eh?” Linley stared.

The soul was the most fundamental, and with a soul, there was naturally soul power.

“To be precise. The power of the Lord God. It’s the power of the soul!” Gaius Reyson laughed, “This Lord God’s power. Not only can it be treated as material energy. It can also be treated as soul energy.”

“Huh?” Linley was taken aback.

“You can rely on it to perform material attacks, and you can also rely on it to perform soul attacks, naturally. You can also rely on it and defend against soul attacks.” Gaius Reyson said.