Once Shelley had doubts, the divine avatar in the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range transmitted the news to the patriarch of the Vermillion Bird Clan, Tia Nemo.
As for what the patriarchs thought, that was beyond her control.
However, Shelley didn't think the clan would give up refining Soul Gold Beads for the sake of a mere Seven-star Demon.
At most, they would just not let Elder Roy know where the refining took place.
Shelley figured Elder Roy was likely aware of this as well.
After all, it was she who had given him the Soul Gold Beads that caused his premature promotion to High-level God.
Three days later, Roy and Shelley arrived at the Demon Hall again. After being led to the second floor by a waiter, they met the demons who had accepted this mission.
"Are they all here?"
"My lord, they are all here."
The waiter bowed respectfully to Roy.
Roy looked at the seventeen individuals before him and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I will be leading this mission. Do any of you have any objections?"
"No."
A group of demons shook their heads repeatedly.
It was a joke; this was the renowned "Star Demon." A Star Demon who had become a High-level God was at least a Six-star Demon.
This was strength comparable to a Middle City's City Lord.
With a Star Demon leading them, their safety would be guaranteed.
Who would be foolish enough to object?
"In that case, let's depart."
After leading the group out of Nichols City, Shelley produced a Metal Life. Under Roy's direction, over a dozen people boarded the Metal Life.
"Have a few Three-star Devils come forward. Head to the Gers Tribe. These five of you will take turns inputting divine power to pilot the Metal Life."
"Yes, Lord Star Demon."
Five High-level Gods stepped forward, took control of the Metal Life from Shelley, and began inputting divine power into it.
"Whoosh..."
The Metal Life transformed into a streak of black light and flew towards the Gers Tribe.
More than ten years later, Roy and his group had arrived above the Gers Tribe.
With a sweep of his divine sense, Roy immediately detected the aura within the Gers Tribe.
Among them were five High-level Gods, thirteen Gods, and over two hundred Demigods. This was not much different from Sanhe City over ten thousand years ago.
Without Roy needing to say anything, the demons spontaneously moved to the deck of the Metal Life airship.
Seeing this, Roy nodded slightly.
"Alright, we've reached our destination. Next, I will assign the tasks."
"There are two Five-star Devils among you. The patriarch of the Gers Tribe will be your responsibility."
"Yes."
"The patriarchs coming to reinforce the Gers Tribe will be your responsibility, the ten Four-star Devils."
"The remaining five Three-star Devils are to ambush the surroundings of the Gers Tribe, respectively. Do not let a single evildoer escape."
"Yes!"
"Don't worry, feel free to go all out. If you are in danger, I will intervene."
"Thank you, Lord Star Demon."
After Roy said this, the demons were overjoyed.
Although they didn't know the likelihood, at least it was a guarantee. When their lives were in danger, they could call for help from Lord Star Demon.
Compared to other powerful demons, the Star Demon was much more humane.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
After thanking Roy, these individuals rushed down from the Metal Life.
Except for the five Three-star Devils who flew towards the Gers Tribe and stood in a pentagonal formation, the other twelve demons directly charged towards the tallest palace in the Gers Tribe.
As God-level experts, their divine senses had also scanned the situation below.
Of course, they could sense the God-level experts in the Gers Tribe, and the people of the Gers Tribe could also sense them.
The next moment, eighteen figures flew out from the palace, heading towards the demons to meet them.
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
In an instant, seven lights erupted: earth, wind, water, fire, light, darkness, and thunder.
In just a moment, three of the eighteen figures who had flown up had fallen.
The tribal chiefs of the smaller tribes were simply too weak to face the demons.
Only the chief of the Gers Tribe managed to hold out for a few more seconds against the two Five-star Devils, while the other demons defeated their opponents in about two or three moves.
After the tribal chiefs died, the Gods and Demigods within the tribes couldn't escape the demons' pursuit either.
In less than ten minutes, all the God-level experts in the Gers Tribe had perished.
"Lord Star."
After killing these God-level experts, the demons returned to the Metal Life.
"Mmm."
After nodding at these individuals, Roy's divine sense moved, and all the storage rings from the fallen God-level experts floated before him.
After each ring was identified by its new owner, Roy examined its contents and sighed.
Then, he released the ownership of these spatial rings and tossed them to the demons who had completed their tasks.
"Alright, whoever killed them gets to keep the contents of these rings. Consider what's inside your spoils of war."
"Thank you, Lord Star."
"You're welcome. It's what you deserve."
"Next, leave a few here for a while to protect the people here, or directly send these people to other tribes to ensure their safety."
"After that, return to the Demon Castle yourselves to claim your mission rewards."
"Yes, Lord Star."
After these demons left the Metal Life, Shelley channeled divine power into the Metal Life and flew towards the Sky Sacrifice Mountain Range.
"Sigh..."
On the Metal Life, Roy watched the scenery rapidly passing by and sighed.
Seeing Roy like this, Shelley couldn't help but ask, "Elder Roy, isn't this mission already completed? Why are you still sighing?"
"Shelley, do you really think this mission is completed?"
"Isn't it? Weren't the chief of the Gers Tribe and the others who came to help from other tribes all killed?"
"You're still thinking too simply."
Hearing Shelley's words, Roy couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "Shelley, God-level experts who specialize in the path of the soul can refine the souls of mortals into Soul Gold Beads to strengthen their own souls."
"At first, I thought the people of the Gers Tribe were also specialists in the path of the soul."
"However, I've already checked the spatial rings dropped by these people from the Gers Tribe after their deaths. Not to mention Soul Gold Beads, there wasn't even a single Soul Gold Granule or soul essence inside."
"This shows that the matter of someone here using a large number of mortal souls to refine Soul Gold Beads is true, and the matter of someone escaping to expose this place is also true. However, this wasn't done by a single God-level expert."
"Instead, it was done by a major power."
"I suspect that this power is one or several families in Nichols City."
"After the Gers Tribe was exposed, they abandoned this place. These gods stationed in the Gers Tribe were merely pawns they discarded."
"Believe it or not, besides this place, there are definitely other tribes around where they harvested souls."
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