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Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Secrets of the Immortals, The Azure Family Appears

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Secrets of the Immortals, The Azure Family Appears



Elsa flew over, her brow furrowed as she looked at Tony and asked, "Old man, did you slay a demigod?"

To break through the demigod realm, one must defeat a demigod-level opponent.

With his strength, even if he awakened bloodlines and merged with a Beast Clan artifact, he wouldn't stand a chance against a true demigod.

Tony glanced at her and replied casually, "Someone helped."

"A Beast Clan warrior?" Elsa inquired, her curiosity piqued.

Tony shook his head, unwilling to elaborate.

Beside them, Ben furrowed his brow in confusion.

Since the Divine Path seal had opened, he had been searching for Beast Clan divine warriors but had only encountered the Azure Dragon; there had been no sign of any other Beast Clan gods.

It was impossible for Tony to have encountered a Beast Clan deity.

Could it be...?

As he contemplated, Tony shook his head in response.

Ben understood, and turned to John, saying, "Kid, summon that little black dragon of yours. The Azure Dragon's corpse will be a treasure for him."

"Avis?" John glanced at the massive body of the fallen Azure Dragon and, with a thought, summoned Avis.

"Master... Wow, what a pure aura!" Avis exclaimed, his eyes sparkling as he was drawn to the enormous corpse on the ground.

John replied calmly, "It's yours."

"Thank you, Master," Avis said gratefully before diving into the hollow skeleton of the Azure Dragon.

"Kid, we have something to discuss with you," Ben said to John, his expression turning serious.

"What's going on?" John asked, walking over in confusion.

Ben glanced at Elsa, knowing she had already signed a soul contract with John, and continued, "It's about The Immortals."

"The Immortals?" John was taken aback; these two finally seemed willing to reveal some secrets about The Immortals.

Elsa also knew a bit about The Immortals but was unaware of John's connection to them.

Ben sighed and explained, "It's not that we don't want to tell you everything about The Immortals; it's just that we're too fearful of them. We don't want you to become involved with The Immortals."

John frowned, puzzled. "Are The Immortals truly evil?"

"It's not that," Ben paused, considering the word "tyrannical." "They're just too... domineering."

He continued, "The Immortals' powerful beings suddenly descended to stop the gods from invading other worlds. Their plan was to eliminate all potential ascendants and seal the

Divine Path. This included our Beast Clan... The most frightening part is that they truly have the power to do so."

John opened his mouth in shock, unsure of what to say.

While it seemed extreme, if it meant saving Earth, he might consider it...

He couldn't help but ask, "So why did they ultimately fail?"

"Because there are entities even more terrifying than The Immortals," Ben said, swallowing hard, his expression wary.

John curiously asked, "Entities more terrifying than The Immortals? Are they gods?"

"Gods? Ha!" Ben scoffed. "Do you really think gods are that strong? During their peak, both the Beast Clan and the demon race were not afraid of gods. The ones who eliminated The Immortals were the forces behind the gods. It was with their support that the gods became the strongest, suppressing all major races and sealing the Divine Path..."

"The forces behind the gods?" John questioned.

Ben continued, "We don't know who they are, but the strong members of The Immortals had no resistance against them."

John frowned, realizing they seemed to be beings far beyond the gods. He glanced at Elsa.

She shook her head, saying, "Master, I don't know who they are either; all I know is they call themselves the Shadow Clan."

Shadow Clan?

"Ugh, talk about self-absorbed," they seemed to think.

"Fine, you don't appreciate it," John muttered, focusing on searching the area for treasures.

The Azure Dragon had once been a lower-tier god, and this place was its training ground, so

there should be plenty of treasures here.

John scavenged over thirty Spirit Stones, along with more than ten thousand skill stones and equipment enhancement stones.

Once he was sure he hadn't missed anything, he led the two women out.

As for Avis, he wouldn't wake up for a while.

There was no danger here; the remaining Beast Clan members had all pledged loyalty to John

and signed a soul contract.

They returned to Phoenix City.

Boom...

Suddenly, sounds of fighting and shouts erupted from outside the city.

"Enemies ahead!" Malina frowned, immediately stopping a nearby player. "What's going

on?"

"Hey, boss, you're back!" The player recognized Malina and quickly said, "A team of players is attacking our city along with the Dark Humans. We thought they weren't that strong, but their player team is quite formidable. I was just about to ask for help from Flame City."

"A player team? Take me to see," John replied, intrigued. He suspected it was related to

Malina obtaining the human treasures.

The group hurried to the city wall.

Buzz!

Sword energy resonated as several flying swords glinted, effortlessly slaying the ranged

player characters atop the wall.

"Sword Mastery!" John exclaimed, recognizing it as an attack from Sword Mastery. Besides

him, only the Azure Family's disciples wielded such skill.

He quickly climbed to the top of the wall and spotted the players attacking Phoenix City. As he

guessed, they were indeed Azure Family disciples.

Moreover, he recognized their aura; they had all refined The Immortals' treasures but hadn't

yet fused with them.

"Where did they get those Immortal treasures?" John wondered, excitement bubbling within

him.

These Azure Family members hadn't fused with their treasures, so if he took them down, they

would definitely drop.

Buzz!

The sword energy resonated as the Three-Foot Black Dragon Sword shot out, splitting into three as it targeted the Azure Family disciples and the Dark Humans below.

All the Dark Humans were at least tier seven experts, and the Phoenix City players couldn't

withstand their assault. Thankfully, John had arrived just in time.

Pfft...

The flying swords swirled, and both Dark Humans and Azure Family disciples fell without

resistance, instantly eliminated.

"Hmm? What's going on?" John frowned, noticing that when the Azure Family disciples died, they vanished into white light, resurrecting just like regular players. They weren't truly dead.