From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

“No matter what their original names were, once they dedicated their fates to the ocean and became servants of the majestic and vast Sea God, their names all had to change to some shade of blue.”

“These twelve individuals are significant figures within the Sea God Cult, rulers who have long held sway over the life and death of hundreds of thousands of island dwellers, even possessing the tremendous power to command certain sea tribes.”

“On the pursuing ship was a major figure of the Sea God Cult, Priest Azure Blue, endowed with the strong high-level Bloodline power ‘Formless Sea Monster.’”

“High-level Transmutation!”

“Appearing to be in his forties, Priest Azure Blue had blue patterns on his face and wore a blue-and-white priest’s robe, holding a long white staff and standing on the deck, gazing out at the island not far ahead.”

“‘It’s a pity that I can’t do more to alleviate the burdens of the vast Sea God, and am only able to kill some small fish to offer as His sacrifice.’”

“His expression was very grim as he muttered to himself:”

“‘That damn fool, Sage Dark Blue, actually said I have strength but no wisdom, looking down on me… Once I recover my strength, I will undoubtedly prove myself.’”

“Azure Blue had been bravely slaughtering enemies in sea wars, causing the Cyart people to loathe and fear him greatly. But in the last great defeat of the Sea God Cult, he used a powerful Forbidden relic to save more of his people, which led to a great decline in his own power.”

“Now, he was much weakened, having only the strength at the threshold of high-level Transmutation,”

“One could say that in a one-on-one encounter with any strong opponent of the same level, Azure Blue had almost no chance of victory.”

“Thus, when assigning the task of pursuing the escapees, Sage Dark Blue only arranged this route for him, and the targets he was tracking were all individuals of rather average ability. Sage Dark Blue didn’t even assign him any other Level 2 strong helpers.”

“Those sea tribesmen, almost the size of fingers, looking like swimming fish, constantly reported the whereabouts of the escapees, and Azure Blue easily caught up.”

“He looked towards the distant coast and discovered that there were actually two Cyart wind sail boats on the island, not just the one he was tracking—an unexpected surprise.”

“‘Two boats? There’s an unexpected bonus.’”

“‘You all see it, don’t you? Those dirty, mud-covered Cyarts on the seashore, repairing their blood-soaked vessels. Let’s plunder those ships!’”

“Azure Blue’s tone grew increasingly angry, culminating in a roar!”

“‘Then, use your lives and souls to compensate for the pain you caused the children of the Sea God! Shameless, despicable Cyarts!’”

“The believers of the Sea God Cult on the ship also started shouting one after another! The blue facial markings on their faces grew even more fierce with their anger!”

“On the island.”

“The unconscious Byrne arrived in a dream as if he had returned to the snowy forest once again, even feeling the chill around him.”

“‘Byrne…’”

“‘Byrne.’”

“He heard his father Lucius’s voice constantly emerging near his ear.”

“‘Byrne, you’ve done well!’”

“Byrne suddenly turned his head, looking behind him in bewildered delight. There stood Lucius, smiling at him.”

“‘Byrne, from today, you no longer need me. Walk the path that is yours alone.’”

“Byrne started to reach out to grab Lucius but then stopped and lowered his hand.”

“Byrne nodded lightly.”

“As Lucius’s figure gradually faded away, Byrne calmly continued walking in the snow until, after a long while, he finally reached the edge of the snowy land and the forest, greeting the brilliant sunlight sprinkling down from the sky.”

“‘Byrne!’”

“Suddenly, the dream shattered, and he opened his eyes abruptly, quickly seeing Irene, Chris, Erik, and Archibald all surrounding him with concern as he lay on the ground.”

“Irene smiled and said, ‘You’re awake! I saw you mumbling in your dream just now! I knew you’d be waking up soon!’”

“She had been smiling less lately, but the joy in her heart overflowed upon seeing Byrne awaken from his unconscious state.”

“‘Um…’”

“Byrne gradually came completely out of his confusion and nodded, sitting up with Erik’s support.”

“‘What’s happening, what’s the situation, where are we?’”

“He found that the people of the Fischer family had all gathered atop a hill on an island, a point from which they could oversee the beach at the foot of the mountain.”

“This was just a small hill on the island, with no more than a couple hundred meters of difference in elevation between the hilltop and the beach.”

“On the beach, there were also two boats; one of which was the vessel they had chartered from the Lion clan, and as for the other boat, he noticed that not only were the Fischers up on the hilltop, but another family was present as well.”

“Byrne’s mind was filled with questions, but at least he was reassured that the Fischer family had not been wiped out the previous night.”

“Irene took a deep breath and calmly said:”

“‘Byrne, you don’t need to be alarmed. Let me explain everything that happened.’”

“Then, she laid out all that had occurred after Byrne had fallen unconscious, and Byrne, upon hearing that a possible extra-powerful Transmutation-level enemy was approaching, stood up in shock.”

“‘It couldn’t be, there are only so many Transmutation-level powerhouses in the Sea God Cult. The odds of us encountering them aren’t great!’”

“While he said this, he understood in his heart that there are always exceptions.”

“Erik, who was supporting Byrne, suddenly spoke up confidently:”

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“We are ready for the ambush, Mr. Byrne,” according to the military theory you’ve shared with us before, it’s advantageous to fight from higher ground, and now, we who occupy the high ground stand a better chance of winning.”

“And you were right, it is quite likely that the enemy who comes won’t be high-level Transmutation experts; the probability of that is actually very small.”

The people of the Vaughn family lay in ambush on the other side of the mountain, where they could provide cross-support to each other during the fight.

This battle had a good chance of success, and it was also a fight that they must win.

Byrne nodded, but still, he had no confidence at heart because no one could predict the true strength of high-level Transmutation experts.

He could only hope the opponents were not high-level Transmutation experts from the Sea God Cult.

Both ships had suffered heavy damages; the Fischer family had no escape and could only fight the enemy here!

Irene, dressed in a black robe, stood out calmly, looking towards the more than a hundred people ambushed on the mountain—all were from the Fischer family.

Her gaze swept over the Extraordinary Exponents and ordinary family soldiers as she spoke loudly:

“I think everyone actually knows that for years our Fischer family has been the laughingstock of people all along the East Coast! The slander! The disgust!”

“They call us cowards, good-for-nothings, disgusting wretches, but you all know that isn’t true! You are the heroes who can kill the enemy on the battlefield; you are brave and powerful Cyart people!”

“Now that the formidable enemy is about to arrive, and the Vaughn family is over there, let’s show them right here! Let them witness our courage and strength!”

Byrne and Chris remained silent, both deeply aware of one thing.

She was ready.

If the enemy truly were high-level Transmutation adversaries, the most sensible choice would be for Irene to use the sacred object with immense power to sacrifice the rest of her life to take away the life of the powerful enemy.

Chris finally couldn’t help but pray, Great Lord of the Lost, please don’t take away my sister Irene.

Byrne murmured to himself, “She has always been loyal to You, extremely devout, deserving of a better ending!”

Every person tensed up, their palms sweating.

Eventually, the people from the Sea God Cult landed.

Atop the mountain, the Fischers held their breath, using the vegetation to conceal themselves, each one filled with tension, insanity, and fear from the previous night not yet fading from their hearts.

Chris, utilizing his “Trap Master” abilities, had laid numerous alchemical explosives and paraffin in precision-hidden chain traps along the beach road leading up to the mountain.

The moment those people started to search in this direction, the numerous traps on the slope would be immediately triggered, and the enemy would be devastated!

They saw the Sea God Cult followers disembark cautiously without touching the two ships at first, slowly searching upon the beach.

A half-hour passed before they began to make their way towards the mountain, and just as the Cult’s followers began to ascend the slopes,

Suddenly, the traps were triggered!

“Boom boom boom!”

A series of explosions in rapid succession echoed across the entire island, followed by horrific wails and screams of despair; the Sea God Cult followers suffered heavy casualties!

“It worked!”

“Yes!”

The people of the Fischer family, along with those from the Vaughn family who saw this scene, couldn’t help but cheer!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; had the enemy been cautious enough not to trigger the chain traps, the ensuing battle would have been much more difficult.

At the same time, Patriarch Vaughn, Baron Vaughn, showcasing his powerful “Sunrise Roaring Tiger” Bloodline power, unleashed a massive heat-filled orb of light that exploded in the distance, causing another large-scale explosion!

“Boom!”

On the flaming hillside, the already heavily injured followers of the Sea God Cult were hit hard once more, nearly being annihilated.

Byrne was also very pleased; the ambush was very successful, and they were close to winning. As long as there were no high-level Transmutation experts among the enemy, victory was within reach!

[Disaster has arrived]

Without sorrow or joy, a voice that emerged from deep within froze all the Fischers in place.

It was the voice of the Great Lord of the Lost, and undoubtedly, it meant the battle was far from over; in fact, it had just begun.

Furthermore, a being that could be called a disaster for the Fischer family could only be, at the very least, a high-level Transmutation Extraordinary powerful expert!

“What’s wrong with all of you? Don’t be afraid!”

Elder Aaron, who had not heard the warning, stepped out, seeing the Fischers’ weird expressions, drew his sword to take the lead and charge forth with bravery.

“Don’t be cowards anymore! Give the order, annihilate those bastards from the Sea God Cult!”

A pure stream of water shot out from the mountain at an incredibly high speed, covering a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, and smoothly slicing Elder Aaron’s waist in an unstoppable force!

“How is this possible, it simply can’t be!”

Aaron could hardly believe it, his eyes bulging, fresh red blood crazily pouring from his mouth, Byrne, Irene and the others were also filled with astonishment at the scene.

Byrne looked at Aaron’s death somewhat blankly, and a profound sense of terror suddenly surged within him, making his entire body shiver uncontrollably.

He, carrying the ideals of saving the silver descendants, with many ambitions yet to be achieved, died so easily and unremarkably, without even a hint of warning.

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