Chapter 201

Chapter 201: His Excellency the Shadow God

“Thank you for your help during our clan’s crisis, senior!”

The First Duke of the Azure Eye Clan bowed respectfully and spoke earnestly.

“You’re here for the liberation of your clan, after all,”

the God of Theater said calmly. “And we had already agreed on this, so there’s no need for such a grand gesture of thanks.”

He had heard about the situation with the Snow Spirit Clan and the coalition from beings of the Arrow Realm at Huaxia’s northwestern border.

So he had a rough idea of what had happened. The God of Wealth needed funds and ended up clashing with the Snow Spirit Clan’s monetary system while absorbing it.

This led the Ancestor of the Snow Spirit Clan to overthink things, assuming the coalition was backed by some powerful force.

Now, the coalition was likely stuck in a difficult position, unable to retreat, which is why the Azure Eye Clan had come seeking support.

“We’re here mainly to express our gratitude, senior,”

the First Duke said with a warm smile. “This is our token of appreciation.”

With a wave of his right hand, he produced one space bag after another, quickly piling them up into a small mountain.

“These are gifts from our clan and our allies.”

“A small token of our thanks; we hope you’ll accept it.”

The God of Theater swept his gaze over the pile, his powerful consciousness easily piercing through the space bags to inspect the training resources and treasure materials inside.

Most of these resources were exactly what Huaxia currently lacked.

Truth be told, Huaxia was in desperate need of training resources. Otherwise, even with the limits of the Body Refinement Method created by the God of Martial Arts, those limits could be surpassed with the help of rare treasures and external power.

With high-quality training resources, the limits of Third or Fourth Rank martial arts were nothing to worry about.

“Very well, I won’t stand on ceremony,”

the God of Theater said softly, waving his right hand to collect all the materials.

He understood the Azure Eye Clan’s intention—using space bags instead of smaller items like space rings or bracelets was meant to make the offering look more impressive.

After all, a pile of space bags gave the impression of abundance, even if the storage capacity was the same as a space ring.

“Actually, senior, we also have a small, somewhat unreasonable request,”

the First Duke said, his eyes gleaming with a smile as he clasped his hands together.

“If it’s unreasonable, then don’t mention it,”

the God of Theater replied in the same calm tone.

The First Duke: “……”

At that moment, the Third Duke of the Azure Eye Clan suddenly turned his gaze toward the Shadow God nearby.

After studying him for a moment, an inexplicable look of excitement filled his eyes.

His body even began to tremble slightly.

“Even so, senior, we…”

The First Duke took a deep breath and continued speaking.

But before he could finish, the Third Duke suddenly grabbed his arm.

“What’s going on?”

The Star God frowned as he observed the Third Duke’s sudden movement.

He then stepped over to Su Wen and the Shadow God, positioning himself protectively in front of them.

The Third Duke of the Azure Eye Clan seemed to be acting strangely.

“Bro!”

The Third Duke didn’t use telepathy; instead, he addressed the First Duke in a serious and solemn tone, right in front of the God of Theater.

The First Duke was momentarily stunned, then took a deep breath, clasped his hands in a respectful gesture toward the God of Theater, and stepped back behind the Third Duke.

Clearly, he was deferring the decision on this matter to the Third Duke.

“Senior God of Theater, I believe you’re unaware of the origins of our Azure Eye Clan, correct?”

The Third Duke looked at the God of Theater and spoke in a deep, measured tone.

“The Azure Eye Clan was once known as the Azure Shadow Clan.”

The God of Theater responded, “Is that what you’re trying to say?”

The Third Duke: “……”

This person knew the ancient secrets of the Azure Eye Clan?

Even my brother might not know such things!

He had only learned the true origins of their clan when, as a child, he stumbled into a hidden chamber within the Library by sheer coincidence.

“Are you suggesting that your Azure Eye Clan once served the Shadow God?”

The God of Theater continued, his expression unchanged.

Hearing this, the Third Duke’s pupils narrowed. Wasn’t the fate bearer’s lineage supposed to have lost its legacy?

How could this person know about such matters?

“I thought you came here because of the Shadow God,”

the God of Theater said softly. “It seems I overestimated you.”

When he had previously infiltrated the Azure Eye Clan’s Library, he had searched every corner thoroughly.

Thus, he was well aware of the Azure Eye Clan’s origins and secrets.

He hadn’t shared this with the Shadow God mainly because Little Shadow was still at Level One and too weak.

His original plan was to wait until she reached the king level before revealing it to her.

After all, within the Azure Eye Clan, there were three Emperor Level powerful beings. Even though their ancestors had once followed the former Shadow God, strength was still the foundation of everything.

This was also why he had the Third Duke’s contact information and specifically informed the Azure Eye Clan when he brought the God of Magic to stir up trouble at the Snow Spirit Clan.

The events surrounding the Snow Spirit Clan and the fall of the God of Wealth had merely accelerated the situation.

Even without this incident, he would have eventually needed to visit the Snow Spirit Clan for Little Shadow’s sake.

“Senior, you’ve misunderstood. We weren’t aware of the Shadow God’s presence here before,”

the Third Duke said humbly. “In ancient times, the Azure Shadow Clan followed the Shadow God and served as her sharp blade, striking down her enemies.”

“But after we completely lost contact with the Shadow God and suffered heavy losses of powerful beings, we had no choice but to change our clan name to avoid drawing the attention of old enemies.”

Beside them, Su Wen was startled by this revelation.

The former Shadow God?

Finally, some crucial information was coming to light!

He wasn’t surprised that the Azure Shadow Clan had once followed the former Shadow God.

After all, during his time in the Bug Spirit Realm, the Bug Spirits had shown him the highest level of respect.

If the former Azure Shadow Clan, now the Azure Eye Clan, had been affiliated with the Shadow God, then the Bug Spirits were likely connected to the God of Wealth.

As he listened to the conversation between the God of Theater and the Third Duke, he shifted his gaze to the chaos in the time and space interface.

Coincidentally, he was currently speaking with the Shadow God from the sub-timelines.

The God of Theater and the Star God might suspect the Azure Eye Clan had ulterior motives, but if he directly asked the Shadow God from the sub-timelines, wouldn’t he get the full picture of the Azure Eye Clan?

No need to overthink—going straight to the future for the standard answer was the best approach.

[The God of Wealth, whose thoughts span past, present, and future! Guided by the mysterious realm of time and space, he received a flash of insight about the connection between the Azure Eye Clan and the Azure Shadow Clan.]

[And following his intuition, he asked the Shadow God about the matter.]

[At the mention of the Azure Shadow Clan, the Shadow God sighed softly.]

[Then she turned her gaze, and a blue shadow-like creature appeared directly before him.]

[The Shadow God pointed at the creature, explaining that this was the Seventh Elder of the Azure Shadow Clan, now one of her few subordinates, possessing high-stage Emperor Level strength.]