Chapter 292: The Big Picture
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It took nearly ten days for Lu Ming to make a round trip.
Until the 6ooth day of the Black Mist Calendar, a party of three finally entered the core area of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
They walked through the mist, passed through the dark forests, and with the sound of rustling leaves and blooming flowers, they arrived at the territory of the four ancient beast clans.
Before their eyes were majestic mountains, surrounded by mist.
Shrouded in the mist were towering sculptures and endless buildings.
Even though this was not the first time seeing this scene, Moon Fiend could not help but purse her lips.
“These creatures are a sorry sight. They don’t look human or animal. Who knows what the four ancient beast clans have become now.”
This woman not only had a bad temper but also lacked the ability to speak properly.
She either remained silent like a mute or spoke with a mocking and condescending tone, which was quite unpleasant.
Of course, as a deity, she had every reason to be condescending.
So, at this moment, neither Lu Ming nor Tang Chongye said much. After all, Moon Fiend was not evaluating them.
The young girl with a charming appearance and animal ears, who had just emerged from the mist, was slightly taken aback by Moon Fiend’s words, but she did not dare say anything and simply quickly flashed a smile.
“Esteemed guests, please follow me. The few lords have been waiting for you for a long time.”
Moon Fiend snorted and followed along.
Lu Ming and Tang Chongye followed closely behind Moon Fiend.
Previously, Tang Chongye had told Lu Ming that the four ancient beast clans had been led by the Azure Beast Clan in the past.
However, half a year ago, during the time when Moon Fiend took Lu Ming as her subordinate, she persuaded the Black Mist Beast King to lead a rebellion and overthrow the rule of the Azure Clan.
However, there was an old covenant among the four clans. Rebellion was allowed, but genocide was not.
So, although the Azure Clan had lost power and the Blackmond Clan had taken over, the nominal rulers of this place were still the four clans in name.
The new Azure Beast King had long been selected.
On this trip, if Moon Fiend had come in person, the four Beast Kings would surely appear to show their respect to the deity.
As they walked through the mist with the young girl with animal ears, the surroundings became clearer as the mist gradually dissipated.
Clean pathways, rugged but unique architectural styles, ancient totem pillars that seemed to be the faith of the ancient beasts, and the creatures around them, which had mostly shed their animal forms and now resembled intelligent beings like the Aeonians and humans.
Seeing all of this, Moon Fiend sneered. She did not say anything more, but her disdain was evident.
Lu Ming, Tang Chongye, and the young girl with animal ears remained silent.
They just walked forward quickly and before long, they ascended the mountain and arrived at a grand hall on the mountaintop.
Five meters high, ancient beast warriors with some unique animal features opened the heavy door, revealing three figures standing side by side behind the door.
This scene made Moon Fiend frown.
“Where’s Blackmond!?”
The current Beast King of the ancient beast clan was named after the clan.
Blackmond was the Blackmond Beast King.
As soon as Moon Fiend finished speaking, an old man with horns on his head stepped forward and said, “Sir, Blackmond went out the day before yesterday and hasn’t returned yet. This morning, I communicated with him and he said that he would be back within three to five days. Coincidentally, when you came last time, we didn’t receive you properly. Please rest here for a while, and let the four ancient beast clans show you our hospitality.”
The elder Emperor Yao was good with words, said everything succinctly..
However, Moon Fiend’s mood was not as good as the last time.
She said coldly, “Last time, on behalf of us subversives, I sincerely wanted to cooperate with you. At that time, Blackmond promised a lot, saying that the descendants of the Beast King were not ones who went back on their word.”
“I believed you when you said it sincerely. At that time, my attitude was very good and I gave you face.”
“But what happened in the end? He took the deposit and didn’t do the job. I’ve waited for you for half a year, and you still haven’t given me a definite answer now.”
“Did my good attitude cause you to misunderstand something?!”
“Do you really think we subversives are easily fooled! Do you really think I, Moon Fiend, have no temper?!”
A violent aura exploded.
Lu Ming just felt his vision blur, and the next second, the entire hall instantly disappeared without a trace!
It was not crushed or exploded into powder by a huge force.
Instead, it disappeared into thin air, as if it had never existed from the beginning!
However, it was obvious that Moon Fiend had shown restraint.
She had only destroyed the palace. The three beast kings and the two ancient beasts guarding the door were not injured at all.
Even so, the divine power that had just flickered and vanished left the three quasi-divine Beast Kings trembling, and they dared not even take a breath. Just now, they had genuinely experienced the taste of death and the smell of it!
After a long time, Emperor Yao, still trembling, spoke, “Lord, we really didn’t mean to deceive you.”
“I promise that when Blackmond returns, he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer to the matters you discussed. Otherwise, our four ancient beast clans will all meet a terrible end!”
Moon Fiend coldly snorted, “If I’m not satisfied, I’ll be the one who makes sure you don’t have a good ending. Do you understand?”
The three Beast Kings nodded repeatedly.
Moon Fiend turned around and left, her figure dissipating into light, and it was unclear where she went.
As followers brought by Moon Fiend, Lu Ming and Tang Chongye received the courtesy of the four ancient beast clans.
“The Guest Reception Pavilion is specifically designed to entertain esteemed guests. Are you both satisfied with the environment?”
The so-called Guest Reception Pavilion was a manor built in the mountains.
The manor was not small, with enough space for dozens of people, and it had an elegant and natural ambiance.
There were over a hundred servants in the garden, all transformed exotic creatures with either attractive or unique appearances, all in accordance with the aesthetic preferences of humans and the Insect tribe.
Tang Chongye smiled at the girl with animal ears who had led the way. “Very good. We’re very satisfied.”
Only then did the girl with animal ears leave.
After she left, Lu Ming turned to look at Tang Chongye.
“Subversive? Is this the name of the organization Lord Moon Fiend belongs to?”
Tang Chongye nodded gently. Then, he looked at Lu Ming with a puzzled expression and asked, “You didn’t know? Didn’t Lord Moon Fiend tell you?”
Lu Ming was silent, and Tang Chongye got his answer.
Brushing aside the matter of Moon Fiend, he began to explain, “The Subversive Organization is an organization entirely composed of deities. No one knows who the leader of the organization is, but it’s known that Lord Corpse and Lady Insect, both deities, are high-ranking members of the organization.”
“Originally, the nature of this organization was like a secret society or syndicate hidden in the dark. However, for some reason, some time ago… a few days after the battle we had, this organization went public in a high-profile manner.”
At this point, Tang Chongye paused for a moment. “Although the collapse of the Giant Clan was caused by the Corpse God and our Insect Clan, the battle was carried out under the banner of the Subversives.”
With the blood sacrifice flag of a first-rate clan like the Giant Clan, the subversives became famous after a battle.
“So, in a nutshell, the current situation is nothing more than a confrontation between the two major factions.”
“The subversives and their affiliated groups on one side, and the Aeonians and their affiliated groups on the other..”