Episode 17 – The Spectral Blue Mansion Chapter 21 – The Grand Elder
The Blood Battle Valley was deep and silent.
The three silhouettes fell down at great speed and landed on the ground.
Linley looked around. This Blood War Valley was sparsely populated. A glance towards the front only allowed him to clearly see a towering stone monument, as for some buildings that appeared to be blurred in the mist, they were unrecognizable. It was impossible to recognize.
“There are a lot of Four Divine Beasts Clan warriors patrolling the cliff face, but there are fewer people in the Blood Battle Valley. That’s right, after all, to come in is at the very least a six-star demon.” Linley was still scrutinizing this Blood Battle Valley, while the two of them, Emanuel and Vulkan, were striding forward.
Just as they left, that Emanuel turned around to look at Linley, “Linley. You haven’t been here before, have you.”
“Yes haven’t been here.” Linley didn’t have a good feeling about this Emanuel.
“Hohoho~” a steep gust of cold wind whistled past. Linley even felt a chill in his body. He couldn’t help but eek in his heart, “This Blood Battle Valley, the wind is surprisingly cold to this extent.”
Vulkan couldn’t help but laugh, “Linley, this Blood Battle Valley is the core of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range, and it’s also the coldest place. The cold winds in the valley. If a lower god came down. It would be instantly frozen by the cold wind. But to you, Linley. This cold wind is naturally nothing.”
“Elder Vulkan, let’s just go in first.”
Linley didn’t bother to say much to the father and son duo in front of him, immediately advancing towards the depths of the valley, the ground within the Blood Battle Valley had quite a few rounded stones. There were also weeds, but the center was still paved with neat stone paths.
At the very front of the Blood War Valley, a tall stone monument was erected on one side of the stone road.
On the monument, two large, dark red characters, ‘Blood Battle’, were written in a dragon’s flight. As Linley looked at these two words, he could only feel an aura of bloodshed and killing coming over him. He couldn’t help but feel killing intent rising in his heart as well.
“Vulkan. Emanuel. Surprisingly, it’s you guys who came this time. Haha ……” A loud, cheerful laugh rang out, and Linley followed the sound. Only to see an amiable middle-aged man walking over with a smile. This man had a beard, but it was neatly trimmed. It gave a very refreshing feeling.
Linley looked at the visitor.
“Solhaus!” Vulkan smiled as he greeted the bearded man and gave him a hug. “It’s been a long time.”
“It’s been a long time.” This man called ‘Solhaus’ also smiled at Emanuel, then looked at Linley. Slightly puzzled, he said. “I know that there are three elders coming this time, but this one I’ve never seen before …… Oh. I see!”
Solhaus had a dawning expression as he smiled at Linley and said, “I was in the Blood War Valley. I also heard that my Green Dragon Clan had an additional elder.”
“Me. Solhaus. Elder Linley, right?” Solhaus smiled and extended his hand.
“Yes, Elder Solhaus, hello.” Linley smiled and extended his hand.
Linley had some good feelings towards Solhaus. Whereas towards Vulkan and Emanuel’s father and son Linley disliked them from the bottom of his heart, both Emanuel and Vulkan made him feel a sense of insidiousness. And what Emanuel did also confirmed his own judgment.
“A warm welcome to the three of you. Let’s go, follow me to see the Grand Elder.” Solhaus laughed.
“Mother?” Vulkan’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.
Linley glanced at Vulkan and Emanuel’s expressions; these two were clearly looking forward to meeting the Grand Elder. This Grand Elder was a sibling to the patriarch, ‘Gaius Reyson’, and his strength was second only to the patriarch’s in the family.
“Linley. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new elder within our clan.” Boilhouse spoke enthusiastically. “I’ve also heard about your sparring session with Emanuel, very strong. When you go out to fight for the clan in the future. You can be sure to bring honor to our Green Dragon clan.”
“Definitely.” Linley nodded with a smile.
Vulkan saw that Boilhouse was always talking to Linley. He couldn’t help but interrupt, “Boilhouse, nowadays, our four divine beast clans. How are the battles with those eight great clans going?”
“How can it be?” Solhaus shook his head and sighed, “These eight great families, they are simply hurting people with their capital. Their eight great families combined, the number of seven star demons is more than ours. As it is now, if we fight to the death …… it is estimated that after another ten or twenty thousand years, our Four Divine Beast Families Earth’s Seven Star Demons, combined, will be less than ten.”
Linley was shocked at what he heard.
“Ten or twenty thousand years. Will we lose so many?” Linley couldn’t help but say, “Right now, our Four divine Beast Clan’s Earthly Seven Star Demons have nearly a hundred lands, right?”
The Green Dragon clan alone had thirty-six. The four clans combined should have over a hundred Seven Star Demons, and in just ten or twenty thousand years, there would only be ten left in the land of the dead?
“Linley, I’ve also heard that you just met the clan not long ago.” Solhaus said helplessly, “You’re not too familiar with the situation. But I believe that at the assembly of elders. You should know the losses we’ve suffered over the past thousand years.”
Linley nodded.
One thousand years. Killing two of the other party’s seven star demons. His own two Seven Star Demons had also lost a great deal of strength.
“Our Green Dragon clan alone. We lost two Seven Star Demons in a thousand years. Of course Kifos he used his own body to refine the Godhead and his strength came back up. But after all, he doesn’t have the chance to progress anymore.”
Solhaus said, “One thousand years. The four divine beast families combined. Less than the loss of five or six, tragic times, the loss of more than ten elders are normal, you calculate. How many are lost in ten thousand years?”
Linley was shocked when he did the math.
Ten thousand years, less than seventy or eighty elders would be finished.
“That’s why I say, if this continues. After 10,000 or 20,000 years, there won’t be many seven star demons left in our family.” Solhaus said bitterly, “There’s no way around the eight great families. Even if they spell out all of our elders. They’re estimated to still have over half of the Earth’s Seven Star Demons!”
Linley nodded.
Having just come to the Green Dragon clan, Linley had heard that any of the eight great clans were no weaker than the Green Dragon clan. Together, the eight great clans had a much higher number of seven star demons than the four divine beast clans.
“Linley, do you know. Before our old ancestor died, how many elders did our family have?” Solhaus said.
“How many?” Linley pursued.
“Over sixty. And that’s just our Green Dragon clan alone.” Solhaus said. Linley couldn’t help but marvel in his heart, “No wonder the Four Divine Beasts clan. To be able to traverse all the major realms, not only is their backstage hard, but their own strength is also amazing.”
“It’s just that when retreating. Enemies from all sides are constantly chasing after them. Linley. You have to realize that the clans chasing us to hell are only a few, in the original realm. We have a much larger number of enemies.” Solhaus said helplessly.
This Four Divine Beasts family had made a little too many enemies.
The ones that are still chasing after them now. There are eight great clans, and it is estimated that when the forces were spread across all the major realms. The number of enemies of the Four Divine Beasts Clan is much higher than now. The number of enemies of the Four Divine Beasts Family was much higher than now.
“We can only fight now.” Vulkan was going to open his mouth with a straight face.
“Right. We can only fight!” Solhaus also said. “If we cower in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range and don’t even dare to resist. I guess we’ll be laughed to death by all the great clans in hell. We, the Four Divine Beasts clan, can’t afford to lose that face!”
As they spoke, Linley and the others also walked within the Blood Battle Valley.
The buildings in the interior of the Blood Battle Valley were situated in an orderly fashion, as if they were soldiers. They were scattered everywhere. On the road, Linley could also see experts in twos and threes. The warriors of the Blood War Valley were, at the very least, six-star demons.
Linley couldn’t help but marvel.
“This is the depths of a great family. Or the great clans after the decline.” Linley marveled, and at the same time, he was also shaken by the fact that the four divine beast clans and the eight great clans were killing each other miserably.
“The Green Dragon Palace has arrived!” Solhaus said.
Linley looked up. Ahead was a building that was thirty meters tall. The entire body was dark red, and only at the top of the building was the tip of the tower that was faintly emitting a greenish light, and there were four such buildings in the Blood Battle Valley.
“The Grand Elder is on the fifth floor of the Green Dragon Hall. This first floor hall is where we normally gather.” Boilhouse said.
Bringing Linley, Emanuel, and Vulkan directly to the fifth floor, there was surprisingly not even a single maid or servant in this one Green Dragon Hall, the hall on the fifth floor. It appeared relatively empty.
“Where is the Grand Elder?” Linley looked at the hall in confusion.
Linley felt something in his heart and looked towards the side of the hall. Only to see a tall figure shrouded in black robes walk out, she had long flowing turquoise hair that reached her hips. On her face, she wore a silver mask with a strange light flowing from it.
When this person came into the hall, Solhaus and the others couldn’t help but all fall silent.
“She’s the Grand Elder?” Linley looked at the person carefully.
“Whew!” Long robes tumbled, and this mysterious woman sat down on the main seat of the hall. A cold, stern gaze swept over several people. It paused slightly on Linley in particular. Then a clear, cold voice rang out, “Sit down, the few of you.”
“Yes, Great Elder.” The four of them respectfully said.
Linley, however, glanced at Fulhan in confusion, it was rumored that this Fulhan was the son of the Grand Elder’s land, so how was he also referred to as ‘Grand Elder’? In his heart, he was puzzled. But Linley still sat down side by side with Vulkan and the others.
“Linley.” The Grand Elder suddenly spoke. At the same time, he looked towards Linley.
“Grand Elder.” Linley bowed slightly.
“I heard that you became an elder land after defeating Emanuel.” The Grand Elder said coolly.
“Yes.” Linley said evenly, while at the same time wondering in his heart, “What does this Grand Elder mean? Is he warning me or? Then Emanuel is her grandson after all.” Although he was puzzled, Linley remained calm.
“I know. You and Emanuel have a grudge against each other, but I hope that you can be united. To be able to work in concert with one another.” The Grand Elder said.
Linley was stunned. He couldn’t help but look towards Emanuel. And Emanuel also looked towards Linley at this moment.
“Synergize with him?” Linley felt that this was a big joke.
The Grand Elder’s voice was like steel crashing, “Ever since my father’s fall, my Four Divine Beasts family has faced unprecedented crises, and even now, they’re gathered in the Phantom Blue Mansion. It still faces constant provocations.”
“But we are the Four Divine Beasts Family! The Four Divine Beast Clan that cannot be insulted!”
“Although we can cower in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range. However, our proud clansmen can’t give in. One by one, the elders led the clan’s elites to kill each other. Anyone who dares to provoke our clan will be punished!”
“Our Four Divine Beasts clan experts. There aren’t as many as the eight great clans, so there has to be unity.”
The Grand Elder swept his gaze over the three. “I don’t care what kind of beef Linley you and Emanuel have, the two of you are not allowed to kill each other from today onwards, if it happens …… I’ll be the first to kill the two of you.”
“Yes. Great Elder.”
Linley and Emanuel answered in a flood of voices at the same time.
“There are a total of twenty squads under our Green Dragon Hall hut. Right now, there are three squads without their captains. They are the thirteenth squad, the fifteenth squad, and the nineteenth squad.” The Grand Elder indifferently said. “Now I’ll make the arrangements, Linley-”
Linley stepped forward.
“From today onwards. You are the captain of the thirteenth squad of my Four Divine Beasts Clan’s Blood Battle Valley!”
“Yes.” Linley respectfully answered.
The Grand Elder’s gaze turned to Vulkan, his voice as cold as ever: “Vulkan, from today onwards, you will be the captain of my Four Divine Beasts Family’s Blood Battle Valley’s fifteenth squad!”
“Yes.” Fulhan also stepped forward. Respectfully answering the order.
“Emanuel, from today onwards. You are the captain of my Four Divine Beasts Family’s Blood Battle Valley’s nineteenth squad!”
Emanuel also stepped forward to answer the order.
“Very good.” The Grand Elder nodded slightly, then looked at Solhaus. “Solhaus, you take Linley to the place of the thirteenth squad now, and afterward. You come back over …… I have a task for you.”
“A mission?” Solhaus’ eyes lit up.
“Take Linley to his place first.” The Grand Elder commanded.
“Yes.” Solhaus immediately turned back to Linley, who also nodded his head and left with Solhaus, and as he left, Linley also heard the Grand Elder’s voice: “Vulkan, Emanuel. You guys stay here. I have something to talk to you about!”
With that. Linley and Solhaus then left the Green Dragon Hall.