Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Ryu looked into the skies calmly, his expression tranquil.

When he looked back toward Elena, he surprisingly found that her expression wasn't the same as what he expected.

He thought he would see panic, trepidation, maybe even hints of fear, but there was none of that. Instead, she looked back at him with a fiery gaze as though she was ready to fight to the death.

Ryu smiled and caressed her cheek.

She had taken his words the wrong way, but it was his fault. If he truly had the strength to flip the skies upside down with a palm, she wouldn't have to show such a fierce expression. She would be completely relaxed, entirely at ease, unmoved by any shaking or quaking in the environment.

In the end, it was all his fault.

The reason he had gone through so much trouble to create a new path for Elena wasn't because he needed her to be strong for the sake of being strong. It was in one part because he knew that he wasn't invincible just yet, and another more important part because he wanted her to live a long life.

What was the point of reaching the pinnacle if his wives died from nothing more than old age? What kind of man of strength and conviction would he be if he allowed this to happen?

It was inevitable, though, that Elena would take it the wrong way. But in that case, he would just have to show her.

He didn't need her to fight. All she had to do was stand by his side.

The enforcement arm of the Martial Gods was rarely activated, and even when it was, it was rarely this arm in specific that took action.

There were any number of enforcements guards, accumulating the talent of several branches. But it was without much surprise that the absolute strongest of them was the Divine Chain Branch.

It was a branch known for their restrictive abilities and their Bloodline manifestation was quite literally a chain, this was probably the least surprising fact of the entire Martial God's existence.

Due to this, though, the Martial Enforcers were separated into several tiers of existence and not all of them were created equal.

The strata were extremely complex and even included the Wardens, one of whom Ryu had already met. But this time, not only had Warden Mordecai come, there were two youths with him as well, both with shimmering golden chains wrapped around their bodies, acting as adorned accessories to their robes.

But these golden chains were unlike the silvery blue chains of the Divine Chain Branch. There was no doubt that these youths were of the Holy Chain Branch, and they weren't normal members by any stretch of the imagination.

Kirvag and Jurkaa.

The two were young men, brimming with the strength of their youth. Not only were they both only just over 30 years old, both of them exuded the aura of a Lower Omniscient Sky God, making it clear and obvious that not only had they completed the genius stream, but they had done so with just over five years to spare.

These two were exceptionally famous across the Ninth Heavens, their names carrying great weight wherever they went.

Normally, even for the death of an Elder Vermo, these two wouldn't be activated. While it made sense for Warden Mordecai to come, their statuses were actually clearly a tier or two above.

If it wasn't because they were specifically requested to do so, they would have never done so, and they were greatly dissatisfied that not just one, but two of them were sent on top of that.

The moment they appeared, it was clear how shocking this matter was.

In the past several minutes, the population of people around the technique pavilion could be said to have increased by more than a hundredfold. Amongst Sky Gods, news spread fast and it was obvious that there would be a show to watch afterward.

But what no one could have possibly expected was that these two would show up.

Seeing the surprise on their faces, Kirvag and Jurkaa were even more unsatisfied. The people here were all smart, how could they not know what it meant that both of them were sent.

Did it mean that the higher ups thought that the both of them needed to act to deal with this one man?

Mordecai watched the auras of the two fluctuate and he shook his head inwardly. He had met Ryu once before and he knew how his Dao worked... somewhat. The more agitated these two were, the worse the situation would be.

Unfortunately, as talented as he was, he couldn't compare to these two, and their arrogance was so great that explaining this would only make them turn against him. If there was internal strife, the situation would only be made worse.

Of course, Mordecai chose to remain silent not just out of fear of this, but also in consideration of the fact he didn't believe that Ryu would be able to deal with this situation.

Not all Omniscient Sky Gods were created equal... not by a long shot.

In that case, why offend them for what was an unnecessary advantage?

"Get the hell out here!" Kirvag roared, his impatience reaching a tipping point.

Beneath his fury, seemingly even without his consent, the skies became filled with golden chains, crisscrossing and aligning as though the fine cracks in an expensive glass.

The voice reached down below and Ryu directly ignored it. As though he hadn't heard it at all, he continued to smile at his wife.

"Do you know what the smartest thing to do would be?" Ryu asked with a smile.

Elena blinked, not understanding his meaning.

"If I stayed down here, they would be forced to come. Then, not only would they be foolishly careful despite the fact they have no hope in forcefully breaking these restrictions, but while they're fighting against the formation pulling them down, their strength would plummet.

"In this environment, I would win in a handful of seconds..."

Ryu's smile brightened. "But do you know what I'm going to do instead?"