Ziyang Prefecture, within a small tribe named Thunderwing Tribe.
A fierce war was raging inside the Thunderwing Tribe, as they clashed with their neighboring Heiyu Tribe.
"A metallic lifeform— it's the Sovereign's army!"
The Midgods and Lowergods from both tribes who were fighting looked up at the metallic lifeform flying overhead.
For a moment, both sides instinctively stopped fighting.
But as soon as the metallic lifeform left the area, the Heiyu Tribe launched a sneak attack without hesitation.
The battle resumed.
Occasionally, God Slaying Arrows, capable of killing even Midgods, were fired into the fray.
"Take down that Midgod! We can't let the Thunderwing Tribe gain one more Midgod!"
The Heiyu Tribe's leader spotted Sadius and his nine companions descending from the sky.
Since they were about to land inside Thunderwing Tribe territory, it meant they would likely join the Thunderwing Tribe.
Eight Lowergods might not be a real threat…But one Midgod was different.
A single Midgod could easily shift the entire battle's outcome.
So, without hesitation, the Heiyu Tribe launched an attack directly at Sadius' group.
After cutting down a God Slaying Arrow, Sadius led his people to take cover behind a distant mountain ridge.
"My lord… what's going on? This scale of divine-level battle is terrifying!" someone asked.
"Terrifying? This is actually a small battle. The strongest fighters here are only Midgods. There isn't even a single Highgod present."
Sadius gazed from afar at both sides.
Each tribe had about ten Midgods and dozens of Lowergods.
Clearly, neither tribe was especially large.
But the fact that they could purchase God Slaying Arrows showed they had at least some foundation.
"My lord… what should we do next?"
Sadius pondered.
Right now, only his Earth-elemental divine clone was a Midgod, capable of using Midgod-level earth-elemental divine power.
His other clones' divine power was still at the Lowergod level.
While his three-element fusion divine power worked fine, it wasn't as strong as before in pure single-element usage.
But…his Earth clone was a true two-profound-mystery fused Midgod, the strongest in direct combat.
So overall, his combat strength was still far superior to before.
And his ultimate technique, Black Annihilation Sword Intent, which fused the Dark-elemental profound mysteries with the Destruction-rule profound mysteries, wasn't affected by which divine clone he used—it was still his most lethal move.
"I have a bold plan."
Everyone immediately perked up, listening.
"These two tribes aren't evenly matched, but neither has a decisive advantage. By the end of this battle, they'll likely be mutually weakened. We could take that chance to strike and wipe out both tribes at once."
Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.
Sadius' plan was truly audacious.
"My lord… among those Lowergods, some specialize in soul attacks. If they combine their soul strikes, even a Highgod would have to avoid them."
"Of course I know. That's why we'll wait. Wait until both sides have bled each other dry, their Lowergods mostly dead…Then we strike."
"What about the Midgods?"
"Emilin," Sadius called, "you can handle one Midgod, right?"
Emilin had already reached the peak of Lowergod, and with his Divine Beast body, even a normal Midgod wasn't a problem.
"Naturally, no problem."
"Clio— you and your two brothers, with your joint technique, can you hold off one Midgod?"
Clio was the eldest of the Six-Eyed Golden Lions.
"Yes, my lord."
Although the three brothers had become Gods by refining sparks, as second-generation Divine Beasts their physical strength was inherently superior.
They even had a combined special move.
When joined, they could briefly immobilize a Midgod.
"Nien, Liya, Cesar, Harsel— you four support Clio and his brothers.
I don't want anyone injured or killed. Understand?"
The four nodded.
"As for the rest… leave them to me."
The group continued to hide behind the mountain, watching the two tribes clash.
Lowergods on both sides were slowly being killed off by the enemy's relentless attacks.
Meanwhile, the ten Midgods were engaged in five-on-five duels in the sky.
"Hmph… looks like they're just the most ordinary Midgods—none have fused profound mysteries."
Suddenly, a God Slaying Arrow struck one of the Midgods.
He immediately fell from the sky, lifeless.
The poison on the God Slaying Arrow had killed his soul instantly.
With one Midgod lost, the Thunderwing Tribe's side was immediately at a disadvantage.
The Heiyu Tribe's Midgods began pressing the attack with ferocity.
Seeing the situation, the Thunderwing Tribe's Midgods went all-out, but with one fewer Midgod, they were no longer a match.
When a second Midgod was killed, the remaining three Thunderwing Midgods began fleeing in panic.
As for the Lowergods?
More than half were already dead or dying.
The Heiyu Tribe pursued relentlessly, determined to slaughter every last Thunderwing Midgod.
"Hmph, Hadik! If you insist on exterminating us today…then let's perish together!"
The Thunderwing Tribe's leader, unable to match the speed of the Heiyu Midgods, could only choose a final desperate battle.
The three remaining Thunderwing Midgods turned and launched a suicidal assault on Hadik, the Heiyu Tribe's leader.
In the end, all three Thunderwing Midgods were killed—but they managed to drag Hadik down with them.
The four surviving Heiyu Midgods looked at one another.
They decided to first clean the battlefield, then discuss who would become the new tribal chief.
The surviving Thunderwing Lowergods scattered, fleeing in terror, while the Heiyu Lowergods continued the chase.
At that exact moment, Sadius and his nine companions rushed out from afar.
"Those are the newcomers the Redbud Army dropped here…We can just recruit them. Gods new to Infernal Realm are the easiest to fool."
The four Heiyu Midgods thought this, already planning to subjugate Sadius' group.
But just as that thought formed—Sadius' body split into two clones.
The Earth Midgod clone wielded a divine-spark longsword.
The Destruction Lowergod clone wielded the Violet Blood Sword.
Both charged in without hesitation.
At the same time, Emilin charged toward one Midgod.
The Six-Eyed Golden Lion brothers immediately unleashed their combined technique, with the other four supporting them.
"What… what are they doing?! Those newcomers actually… want to fight us?!"
The four Heiyu Midgods were stunned, then immediately retaliated against Sadius and his group.
After all, they were four Midgods, while Sadius' side had only one Midgod, with the rest being Lowergods.
Why would they fear them?
But in the blink of an eye—Sadius' two clones closed in on two of the Midgods.
The Earth Midgod clone's divine-spark longsword swung—one slash, and the Midgod's body was split clean in two, his Divine Spark's soul obliterated instantly.
On the other side, the Destruction clone unleashed Black Annihilation Sword Intent.
The Heiyu Midgod hastily raised a defensive shield to block.
But the Violet Blood Sword cut through the shield, the sword light slicing through his body and shredding him to pieces.
In just a few brief exchanges, Sadius had killed two Midgods outright.
The remaining two Midgods froze.
Seeing this scene, they didn't even dare to fight anymore—they immediately turned and fled.
"All Lowergods—launch a soul attack against those bastards!!"
The two fleeing Midgods sent out an urgent soul-transmission to their tribe's remaining Lowergods.
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