Panlong: Transcending from the Dominator of the Water System

Chapter 56 Diya's Preparations, and the Reactions of the Four Divine Beast Families
"Of course, although Hope has an extra power of will, he is the only pure human among our many rulers, without any divine beast bloodline."

Upon hearing this, Hurley realized that Dia had softened his stance. He breathed a sigh of relief and then revealed a confident smile.

"Hope has kept a low profile all these years, but he is, after all, the most ancient ruler in the world. Aren't you afraid that he has already broken through to the Great Perfection?"

Dia didn't comment on Hurley's confidence, but instead offered his own thoughts.

"That's impossible. As you know, every life has limited potential. In the billions of years after birth, if Hope had the strength to break through to the Great Perfection, she would have reached it long ago. Moreover, when she was competing with Augusta for the last Supreme Artifact, Hope actually backed down."

Hurley shook his head, not believing that Hope had reached the pinnacle.

Upon hearing this, Diya remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly. Although every life form can have an eternal lifespan after cultivating to the Saint Realm, the optimal time for cultivation is usually around hundreds of millions of years. Hundreds of millions of years is enough time for an ordinary life form to cultivate all the way to the Asura Realm or even the Great Perfection.

If you haven't reached the Great Perfection by this time, it probably means you don't have the talent or any special opportunities that would make it impossible for you to break through to the Great Perfection. If Hope were at the Great Perfection, she would have already done so.

However, the other gods all remember that during the last battle for the Supreme God's Relic, when the last Supreme God's Relic appeared, Hope was also present when Augusta tried to seize it, but she did not compete with Augusta for it.

According to Hurley, Augusta did not have a supreme artifact at the time. If Hope was at the Great Perfection stage, her strength would have overwhelmed Augusta, and there would have been no reason for her to give up. She could have easily snatched a supreme artifact from Augusta. However, Hope did not do so, thus concluding that Hope was not at the Great Perfection stage.

If Hope knew what Hurley was thinking, she would only sigh that Of and Augusta were very well hidden and had not been seen through by the other rulers.

In reality, the task assigned by the Supreme God of Fate was to be completed by Of; Augusta was merely a disguise. If Hope had attacked Augusta, Of would never have stood idly by.

Faced with Of, who had already reached the Great Perfection stage and possessed the Golden Body of Reincarnation and the supreme artifact of soul defense, Hope did not have a good way to seize it.

Because of this incident, many gods secretly felt that Hope was the weakest ruler, which was one of the reasons why the four of them, including Redding, were targeting Hope. This changed somewhat after the ten-game winning streak occurred.

“I understand. However, you just had a conflict with Hope, so it's not a good time to take action. I'll find some time to deal with Parhouse later.”

Diya remained silent for a long time before finally nodding, which was considered an agreement to the temporary alliance proposal.

In fact, Diya had just considered going to Hope instead. If he told Hope about Hurley's plan, it might be possible to get a Great Land Godhood. However, after thinking about it, Diya gave up.

According to Hurley's plan, he could obtain five main godhoods and the essence of the four divine beasts, and the chances of success were very high. In turn, he could tell Hope that Hope would not give him so much.

"Okay, just remember to let me know before you take action."

Hurley wore a gentle smile, showing no sign that they were discussing hunting down the chief god.

"However, Hurley, since you only want the Water-type Upper Godhood, shouldn't we make a Supreme God Oath then?"

Diya placed his right hand on the table and tapped it lightly a few times, then spoke in a way that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"Of course, but I can swear, and you must swear, that the superior divine status of the water element belongs to me."

Hurley's smile faded slightly, but he did not refuse.

In Hurley's view, as long as he obtains the Water Element Upper Godhood, his son Yage can break through to the same level as the Four Rulers. The other Lower Godhoods and Middle Godhoods are not so important.

……

On the other side, in Hell, on the outer edge of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range, on a huge battle arena, a blue halo and a beam of emerald green light intertwined.

"Boom~~"

As a bright green crescent moon rose, numerous bright green specks of light emerged from all directions, eventually converging on a single point.

With a "whoosh," the blue figure of the Azure Dragon Clan lost its life in its eyes and then slowly fell to the ground.

"Well done, Chabu!"

After the emerald figure landed, a handsome elf man slowly appeared, his green hair reaching his knees and his eyes shining like stars.

"Chief, I have not failed you!"

The green-haired man, known as Chabu, immediately bowed his head in respect, showing great deference to the handsome elf man.

The person Chabu referred to as the clan leader was Edric, one of the eight clan leaders and a lord of the God of Life.

"It seems that the members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan are starting to appear less often. This can't go on."

Edric's bright eyes gazed intently into the depths of the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountains, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Since Dennington and his group left, the eight major families have used various means to humiliate the members of the Four Divine Beasts in an attempt to force them to come out.

Later, they even built a battle arena outside. In order to get the members of the Four Divine Beasts family to come out, they kept their agreement to only fight one-on-one and not gang up on each other. As a result, both sides suffered heavy losses.

However, as time went by, fewer and fewer members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan emerged. Chabu's battle was the only clash between the Seven Star Demons in the last 100,000 years.

Three days later, in the main hall of the eight major families, eight figures stood side by side around a round table.

"Gentlemen, recently, the Four Divine Beasts Clan has been appearing in battle less and less frequently. If this continues, I'm afraid they won't be able to come out for long."

Ashcroft spoke first, his voice hoarse, as he gently stroked the staff in his withered hands.

"It can't be that bad, can they really tolerate it?"

Saint Nar frowned slightly, somewhat disbelieving that the Four Divine Beasts Clan would willingly remain hidden forever; the flame pattern between his brows flickered.

“Things are different now. In the past, they were used to being high and mighty, and it was normal for them to be unable to accept the change in circumstances and impulsively come out to fight us. But now, they have almost accepted reality. I’m afraid that Gasleysen and his men will soon issue an order forbidding them from fighting.”

Reinus's tone held a hint of resentment, and beneath his loose gray robe, his fists clenched tightly.

"What are we supposed to do if they don't come out? Are we just going to wait for the end of a trillion years?"

Wenna spoke with some annoyance, and the patterns on his blue robe began to flow, like a raging wind.

"Not necessarily. Perhaps we can provoke them a little more. During this time, the Tianji Mountain Range has been sealed off, so the Four Divine Beasts Clan probably doesn't know about the Tomb of the Gods. What do you think they would do if they knew that the main god of the Four Divine Beasts had appeared?"

Barbari stroked his beard, the armor on his body creaking, and revealed a malicious smile.

"You mean we spread the word to them, letting them know that the Graveyard of the Gods is openly attracting challengers, and the highest prize is the divine status of the Four Divine Beasts?"

Pauline raised an eyebrow, realizing what Barbary meant.

"That's right. I'll see if Gasleysen and his gang can hold back then."

Barbari nodded, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)