Episode 17 – The Phantom Blue Mansion Chapter 20 – Elders’ Gathering
Stepping into the hall, Linley swept his gaze, “Surprisingly, only twelve elders have come.” The Green Dragon Clan could have a total of thirty-six elders, and when the other elders in the hall saw Linley, they all greeted him with smiles.
“Linley, sit over here.” Elder Garvey greeted.
Linley then walked over and sat next to Garvey.
This assembly of elders was a hall with a very large, dark red round table, and around the round table were chairs, and Linley realized with a sweep of his gaze, “Eh? How come there are only sixteen chairs?”
The round table was so large that forty chairs could be placed around it. Yet only sixteen were placed.
“Garvey, this chair is only sixteen? Aren’t there thirty-six elders?” Linley whispered.
“The elders who are in the Blood Battle Valley aren’t coming.” Garvey explained.
Linley sighed darkly.
This Blood Battle Valley was the most central place in the entire Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range, and it was also the gathering place of the strongest people from the Green Dragon Clan, Vermilion Bird Clan, White Tiger Clan, and Xuanwu Clan. The Green Dragon Clan had a full twenty elders there.
“Not even coming to the elders’ assembly.” The day Linley became an elder, there were only a dozen or so elders above the great hall. None of the Blood Battle Valley’s elders were coming either.
“The elders in the Blood Battle Valley are indeed risking their lives to fight for the clan.” Fifteen days ago, when Linley and Garvey were talking about the responsibilities of elders, Garvey spoke of the Blood Battle Valley.
The eight great clans were watching intently, and the Four Divine Beasts Clan was facing a crisis, even though it could hide in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range and live as a shrunken head turtle.
However, the Four Divine Beasts Family was condescending. Would it hide forever?
Moreover, how could a large-scale family be forever cut off from the outside world? The Four Divine Beasts Family would have to contact the outside world, and the people in the contact land would also be killed and attacked by those eight great families.
The Four Divine Beasts family is silent?
No way!
The Four Divine Beasts Clan had to fight back and attack each other ruthlessly. That’s why the Valley of Blood War was formed.
The Valley of Blood War is where most of the strongest members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan gather. For example, the Green Dragon clan had twenty elders there. Of course there were also many six star demons. The minimum requirement to enter the Blood War Valley is —- Six Star Demons.
Blood Battle Valley, where the true elites of the Four Divine Beasts clan gathered.
“All sixteen elders have arrived.” A silver-haired elder at the round table said aloud, “Once every thousand years, the elders gather, and compared to the last time, we have one more elder in our family, this is something worth celebrating.”
Many of the elders smiled and looked towards Linley.
Linley smiled and gestured to the elders. He then looked towards the silver-haired elder, who Linley recognized as the second elder of the Elder Corps and the son of Clan Chief Gaius Reisen.
“About everyone’s mission for now.” The second elder said with a straight face, “Let me recount the achievements of the twenty elders of my Green Dragon Clan in the Valley of Blood Battles over the past thousand years.” All the elders’ expressions became solemn.
The Blood Battle Valley, which represented the Four Divine Beasts Clan and those eight clans were constantly fighting each other.
“The twenty elders of my Green Dragon clan have killed two seven-star demons from the other side in the past thousand years. Thirty-six six-star demons! The rest of the Upper Gods are not counted.” The second elder said forcefully.
So many?
Linley was darkly astonished, a thousand years was short for a god-level powerhouse. But in just one thousand years, the Green Dragon Clan’s side alone had killed two of the enemy’s Seven Star Demons. Thirty-six six-star demons.
Then how many enemy experts had the entire Blood Battle Valley killed?
“The four divine beast clans and the eight great clans, this killing is pretty gruesome.” Linley said darkly.
“However, among our twenty elders, there are also two elders who have lost a great deal of strength. They are Eleventh Elder Bunton and Ninth Elder Keefus, and Elder Bunton’s strongest Water God doppelganger was destroyed, and no longer possesses seven-star demonic strength. Nowadays, they are in closed-door cultivation. As for Kieferth, his strongest Water God bilocation was destroyed, but fortunately, his true self had not refined the Godhead. His true self has refined the water system god frame again. The strength is restored …… However, from now on, it is estimated that it will be difficult to advance an inch.” The second elder said solemnly.
At once, the atmosphere of the entire hall was oppressive.
“Two elders, one without seven star demonic strength, one unable to progress any further.” Linley sighed darkly.
Linley knew the Blood War Valley rules. Those Elders who were on a conquest would leave their weaker doppelgangers in the Blood Battle Valley. This way, even if they died in battle outside. At least there were still bilocations that survived.
It was estimated that the other party was the same.
Although the battle record said that it killed the other party’s two Seven Star Demons. However, the other party’s two Seven Star Demons were estimated to have bilocations left in their lair as well.
“There’s still this benefit for this father not refining the Godhead.”
The elder named Kifos. The strongest Water God detachment was extinguished. But the principal deity hadn’t yet refined the divine lattice. It was just like Linley. So this elder would be able to use his principal body to continuously refine the water divine lattice. Until he became an Elder God.
Because the water fusion comprehension had been there for a long time.
Therefore, even though he had refined the divine lattice to reach an upper level god, his strength was not very different from the past. It’s just …… difficult to make progress in the future.
Such as Linley, even though the Earth God doppelganger had been destroyed. It could no longer perform the Blackstone Space. However, Linley was completely capable of having his true self refine the Lower Earth Godhead, Middle Earth Godhead, and Upper Earth Godhead in turn.
By then, Linley would still be able to cast Blackstone Space. It was just that progress would not be possible.
“This time, in addition to the two aforementioned elders quitting the Blood War Valley, there is also the Sixth Elder, who has still been fighting in the Blood War Valley for three thousand years, quitting the Blood War Valley! Therefore, out of the sixteen of us, three of us must be added in!” The second elder said aloud.
At once, the elders present were either talking to each other with divine sense voice transmissions or thinking. “The three elders are going to the Blood Battle Valley?” Linley was also clear about what entering the Blood Battle Valley meant.
“It’s because the clan leader has an order to punish Emanuel for going to the Grand Elder’s place. Therefore, of the sixteen of us, Emanuel must go to the Blood War Valley. So, two more of the remaining fifteen will be chosen.” The second elder continued.
Linley couldn’t help but glance at Emanuel, who was not far away, who was merely silent. There was little change in his expression. Clearly he knew about this.
“Everyone choose which two elders will go over.” The second elder looked at the crowd.
“Me!” A voice rang out beside Linley, it was none other than that Elder Garvey. Elder Garvey smiled, “Last time I wanted to go, but in terms of strength, I was weaker than a few others and I was excluded, this time it’s my turn.”
“One for me.” At once, another elder spoke up, “The other elders are fighting for the sake of the clan, I’m staying within the mountain range. It’s hard to feel at peace in my heart!”
“Garvey, it’s not your turn this time.” Another elder spoke up, “Count me in.”
There was also a comparison of strength among the elders, and Garvey was clearly the weaker one. And the stronger the strength to enter the Blood Battle Valley ……, the better to go in.
“I will also go.” The turquoise-haired woman, one of the three females among the sixteen elders, laughed, “I can really want to follow the Great Elder and fight together for the sake of the family.”
“For the sake of the clan, I’ll go as well.”
Linley was surprised looking at this scene, originally thinking that it was a shirking scene with each other. But now Linley realized. Surprisingly, eight of the sixteen elders had all volunteered, putting life and death at risk.
“Alright.” The blonde elder droned with a frown.
Linley looked over, this blonde old man was the third elder of the clan and the son of the eldest elder. The name was Fulham. Fulham also had another identity —- Emanuel’s father.
The blonde haired old man Vulkan said in a low voice: ”I understand that all of you want to fight for the family. But this fight goes to the ground the stronger the better! So I have two candidates in mind, the first is ……”
Vulkan steeply pointed at Linley, “Elder Linley!”
Linley was slightly startled.
“Vulkan, who goes is by choice, not by designation.” That second elder said.
Vulkan, however, raised his eyebrows. In a proper voice, he said, “As a member of the family, how can you stay away when the family is facing a crisis? Look at the twenty elders in the Blood Battle Valley, the vast majority of them, they have been in the Blood Battle Valley for thousands of years. According to the rules, with a one thousand year rotation, they could have completely retired. But they didn’t!”
“It’s all for the sake of the clan! For the sake of keeping the prestige of my Green Dragon clan intact!”
Vulkan looked at Linley, “The reason I chose Linley is because Linley his gravity space is very special, with a ridiculously large gravitational force. It’s the seven star demons. Generally within his ground’s gravity space their speed has to be greatly reduced. In an expert battle, Linley can definitely be extremely useful if he cooperates with a few elders.”
At once, the elders in the hall understood.
Linley was casting the black stone space and cooperating with a few elders. That aiding effect was tremendous.
“And everyone has seen Linley’s own strength, which completely exceeds Emanuel’s. I see, purely physical strength. In our family. Linley can rank fourth! Even I consider myself inferior.” Vulkan looked towards Linley, “Linley. Speak for yourself, are you willing to go?”
Linley smiled and looked at Fulhan, “Third Elder, I’d like to know, who’s the other candidate you’re talking about?”
Fulhan said with a straight face, “The two candidates, one is you, Linley, and the other is myself! I think to myself that in terms of strength, no one in the crowd dares to say that they are steadily surpassing me. Last time I didn’t go to the Blood War Valley …… after regretting it for a long time, this time, I will definitely go!”
Linley frowned.
This Vulkan’s other candidate was surprisingly itself.
“Linley?” That second elder looked towards Linley, “What about your own intentions?”
These elders also admitted that if they fought alone, some of them dared to say that they weren’t inferior to Linley. However, if in a group battle …… no one dared to say that the role exceeded that of Linley. In a group battle, Linley’s black stone space was too effective.
Once the black stone space was out, the strength of one’s own people didn’t decrease, the speed of the other party decreased greatly, and even if they were the same seven star demon, they would be one-sided when fighting.
“I’ll go!” Linley nodded.
“Linley, not bad.” Vulkan said with a smile.
Linley could only smile back, but in his heart, he was skeptical: “This Fulham, it seems like he’s forcing me to go to the Valley of Blood Battles. In that situation just now, if I don’t go, I’m afraid I’ll be looked down upon by the elders. What is he forcing me to go for? Could it be related to his son Emanuel?”
“Good, the candidates will be decided. Vulkan, Emanuel, Linley, the three of you, when this assembly is over, go directly to the Blood War Valley.” The second elder looked at Linley and the three of them, “Three of you, take good care.”
The words take care of yourself caused Linley to feel a surge of pressure for no reason.
“Blood War Valley?” Linley inexplicably grew a little expectant.
Ever since he had known about the family crisis, Linley had known that one day he would fight for his family. It was just that he hadn’t expected this day to come so quickly.
The three of them, Linley, had already been chosen to go to the Valley of Blood Battles, so naturally, they wouldn’t be assigned another task. When this assembly of elders was over, the other thirteen elders sent Linley, Fulham, and Emanuel off.
“Linley, I really want to go with you.” Garvey laughed, “Remember, help me kill more enemies as well.”
Linley smiled and nodded.
Garvey’s expression suddenly became serious, “Remember, be careful yourself. Preserving your life is number one, killing enemies is number two.”
“En.” Linley nodded.
“Alright, three of you, set off. After you go to the Blood Battle Valley, listen to the Grand Elder’s instructions.” The second elder said, and Linley, Vulcan, and Emanuel immediately bid farewell to the elders before immediately flying towards the core of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range.
The Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range was divided into four major regions, each occupied by the four great divine beast families.
In the abyssal canyon at the core of these four regions was the Blood Battle Valley, where the elites of the four divine Beast Families gathered.
“The security is really tight.” Linley saw that on the edge of the cliffs above the deep valley, there were a large number of patrolling warriors on guard, not only the green-armored warriors of the Green Dragon Clan, but also the gold-armored warriors of the Vermilion Bird Clan…….
There were patrol warriors from all four divine beast clans, and these people immediately saluted when they saw Linley’s trio flying in.
Linley, Emanuel, and Vulkan then flew directly into that deep valley.