Chapter 100: The Great Perfection

Ao Fu sighed and said, "What's going on with your subordinates? Do I need to say more?"

"Is it that scoundrel Nide?" Augusta's face was filled with murderous intent;

Many of the Law Faction's sovereign deities have pledged allegiance to the Rule Overlords; the Seven‑system Law Overlords all know this and generally turn a blind eye, since the Four Great Rule Overlords are truly powerful, and it's understandable to side with the strong.

The Light Faction is more special; Augusta's relationship with Ao Fu is excellent, and outsiders even think Augusta has pledged to Ao Fu. Thus, a Light sovereign deity, even if it were to align with a Rule Overlord, would reasonably choose Ao Fu, since Ao Fu himself is the strongest Rule Overlord.

However, there is a sovereign deity who, due to a poor early relationship with Augusta, instead pledged to the Destruction Overlord, and has disclosed many secrets of the Light Divine Realm to the Hell Overlord.

Ao Fu replied, "Nide's matter is trivial, and under the sovereign deity pact you may not kill him over such a thing."

"He told the Hell Overlord my secrets; that's damnable," Augusta argued.

Ao Fu said, "A sovereign deity revealing matters to other sovereign deities is somewhat wrong, but not a capital crime. If you truly kill Nide, the other Rule Overlords will seize the chance to deem you guilty. What will I do then?"

You also know our relations with those three aren't great: Utrede will definitely protect Nide, Lilith will surely make demands, and even Vivia, though a good soul, may not help you—she's always had objections toward you.

Augusta's face turned ashen and asked, "You're already invincible; what are you afraid of? Just kill them outright?"

"They cooperate, using the Four Divine Beasts' combined innate divine arts; I'm not confident either." Ao Fu said calmly, "Don't think about provoking a sovereign deity war. For now, avoid trouble; the priority is to control this material plane and study it gradually;"

If we can mass‑produce Twelve‑winged Divine Angels, we'll easily secure another ten‑in‑a‑row victory, and then I'll truly be able to achieve invincibility or complete another Supreme God Mission.

In fact, the Four Divine Beasts are still alive thanks to a compromise among various Rule Overlords; no one wants the other side to obtain the beasts' essence blood and study their innate divine arts, which would become a crushing threat if successful.

Especially the Destruction Overlord, who also protects the Four Beasts; when the Beasts previously clashed with the Death Overlord, the Destruction Overlord didn't favor either side but forced both to step back.

Should a Rule Overlord war break out, the Four Beasts' innate divine arts would have massive impact; even Ao Fu, wielding a supreme artifact with soul‑defense, is unafraid of soul attacks, yet the arts' temporal‑spatial effects would still greatly affect him.

"Supreme God Mission? Calculate the time, number—?" Augusta's interest was instantly piqued.

Ao Fu replied, "Perhaps. If the Supreme God truly issues one, it depends on who is destined to obtain the Supreme God Mirror or its token."

The first four Supreme God Missions between Heaven and Earth seemed pre‑arranged, each yielding a Supreme God Mirror to one of the Four Great Rule Overlords, while the other sovereign deities remained completely unaware.

In that situation, with a clear goal and no opposition, the task was easily completed; the Four Great Rule Overlords each obtained a Supreme Artifact, and since they already outclassed the other seven Law Factions, they became the absolute strongest among the overlords.

The fifth Supreme God Mission was far more tragic: several sovereign deities fought over it, some fell, and Ao Fu and Augusta only completed it through favors, slaughtering other deities, and fortunate coincidences—this became Augusta's destiny‑bound Supreme God Sword.

The sixth, it's unclear who completed it; if they do again, they'll possess the three‑piece Supreme Artifact set, making them invincible even without a will‑power reward.

"The Supreme God Mission has no trace now; let's drop it and focus on the present," Augusta analyzed, "If other sovereign deities learn of this, they'll inevitably vie for this material plane;"

According to the sovereign deity pact, if a material plane yields a treasure that draws many deities' attention, the deities themselves may not act directly; they must send subordinates to contest the plane.

The deity pact covers many matters; the number of deity messengers is trivial—the core is to protect the deities, preventing minor issues from sparking conflict that could cause a deity's fall after combat.

Of course, if only two deities dispute a treasure, it's permissible as long as their levels are equal; the pact does not forbid same‑rank deities from killing each other.

Ao Fu agreed, "Right, to contest a material plane you need god‑level power, and for stakes this large, we must enlist the Great Perfection."

"Great Perfection? I'll ask Clemens Ting, you go find Magnus," Augusta said, "If the two Great Perfections join forces, the chance of success grows even more."

Ao Fu added, "Fine, that's all we can do now."

Heavenly Realm:

Ao Fu opened his eyes, flashed, and arrived beside an elegant waterfall where two men sat discussing something, while several people lay unconscious nearby.

"Lord Ao Fu," Magnus and Life Great Perfection Huai Yate immediately noticed an extra person, rose quickly and bowed, saying.

Ao Fu smiled and asked, "Magnus, Huai Yate, how is your research going?"

Huai Yate shook his head, "It still won't work. This soul‑poison, with our abilities, expelling it isn't hard, but it has been fused within these people's souls for over a million years; we can't remove it without causing harm."

The white‑clad Magnus added, "Yes, based on our estimates, if the poisoning began before the toxin fully merged with the soul, we might still save them; now the difficulty is a hundredfold greater."

However, it also depends on the victim's strength—the stronger they are, the longer they can endure.

"The Death Rule Great Perfection's soul‑poison is truly troublesome," Ao Fu nodded.

He had once studied the Death Rule's soul‑poison, concluding it had little effect on his own soul, largely because there was no Death Rule Great Perfection between Heaven and Earth before.

Now that it exists, the Death Rule's profound mystery proves truly terrifying.

Unfortunately, he cannot obtain Shawn's soul‑poison; although the Underworld has some forged before his Great Perfection, he's seen them and finds them inferior—Shawn's current Great Perfection is worlds apart.

Huai Yate laughed, "Indeed, but Shawn's death‑poison gave me insight; I can also craft something similar based on the Life Rule's characteristics."

The Life Rule also possesses bizarre soul attacks that mirror the Death Rule's traits; studying Shawn's soul‑poison has advanced his research in this area.

"Ha ha, congratulations, that's a good thing, though my Fate Rule isn't adept at this," Ao Fu shook his head, saying, "Magnus, I need you to help me with something."

"Lord, please speak," Magnus replied.

Huai Yate said, "Lord, I must take my leave."

"Very well," Ao Fu said with a smile.

After Huai Yate left, Ao Fu said, "Magnus, I need you to go to a material plane and join Clemens Ting to control that material plane?"

"Control a material plane? Do we both need to be Great Perfections?" Magnus asked, puzzled.

"That's right," Ao Fu said with a faint smile. "You know the Twelve‑winged Divine Angels; recently, over a million years—"

To summon a Great Perfection, the necessary information must be disclosed; many sovereign deities already know that multiple Twelve‑winged Divine Angels have suddenly been born, and there are numerous god‑level beings near the rebirth pool, so this cannot be hidden from the Great Perfection.

And even if we conceal it, the subsequent birth of countless divine angels will eventually expose it.

Magnus, after hearing, was also surprised and grasped the difficulty, saying, "I understand, Lord."

The importance of the Twelve‑winged Angel Rebirth Pool is known in part to the Great Perfection; although he doesn't know why sovereign deities value a ten‑in‑a‑row victory on a plane battlefield, he recognizes its significance.

If a plane can continuously spawn Twelve‑winged Angel rebirth pools, it will inevitably trigger a sovereign deity contest, and since deities cannot enter material planes, they must enlist a Great Perfection.

Ao Fu continued, "By inference, other sovereign deities, especially those of the Dark Faction, will also invite Great Perfections to this plane; this may be the rarest gathering of Great Perfections since creation;"

"But be careful of Shawn; he will certainly go."

"Shawn?" Magnus's face darkened at the name, asking, "Can the Dark Overlord summon Shawn?"

"Not the Dark Overlord, but the Death Overlord," Ao Fu shook his head. "She will certainly request Shawn. In short, be careful; we have no good way to counter his soul‑poison, and I can't give you a soul‑defense supreme artifact."

"Yes, Lord, I will be careful," Magnus replied.

Although he bears a great hatred toward Shawn, after millions of years of studying Shawn's soul‑poison, they still cannot crack it nor find a swift removal method.

Therefore, regarding Shawn, he still admires him.

Ao Fu laughed, "Then shall I escort you there?"

Magnus suddenly said, "Sovereign, should we invite Huaiyat to go together?"

Ao Fu shook his head, "No need, he is the Life Sovereign's envoy; even if he goes, he does so on behalf of the Life Sovereign;"

"It involves too many Lord Gods' affairs, and I am not at liberty to have her Lord God's envoy act."

The Supreme Life Divine Realm does not take part in plane battlefields, but that does not mean the Life Deities are indifferent; if other planes win or lose, they will watch the spectacle with pleasure, yet if a plane is on a ten‑match winning streak, they will inevitably seek to stop it.

"That would be a pity; with his participation, our odds would be greater," Magnus sighed.

He understood that this inevitably involved a massive Lord God conflict.

Light Divine Realm, Jade Flower Island:

Augusta described the mission in detail, but the person ahead wore a very indifferent expression; after the Light Sovereign finished speaking, they nodded and said, "Understood, Sovereign, I will do my best."

"This is ten thousand drops of Lord God power; once completed, I will give you one hundred thousand drops," the Light Sovereign said with a faint smile;

Yet inside he was displeased; this Great Perfection was too arrogant. Even when facing the Sovereign, he often only paid lip service, and there was nothing he could do. Since it involved a material plane, he could only turn to Kleimen Ting.

Kleimen Ting seemed indifferent as well, saying, "Fine, thank you, Sovereign."

Augusta added, "Later I'll escort you to the teleport array; I expect other Great Perfections will also go, so coordinate well with Magnus."

Many Divine Planes and other Lord Gods, upon receiving the news, all began to pay attention to this matter;

Those with a stake immediately sought the Ascendant Great Perfection; those without simply watched the drama attentively. Such a massive Lord God conflict, after the world's inception, becomes a War of Faith or a dispute over Supreme God missions.

In Hell, Shawn, strolling with Dannington inside a Blood Phosphor City, suddenly received a voice transmission: "Shawn, meet me on Kurosaki Island outside the city."

"Death Sovereign? How did she come to Hell?" Shawn was startled upon hearing the transmission;

It should be noted that Sovereigns rarely travel to other planes; in the original, Lin Lei killed Thereseia, prompting a Lord God council, and the Life Sovereign Vivia and the Death Sovereign had not met in a trillion years—still, that was a relatively good relationship between them.

Though he contemplated returning, action had to be swift; his figure flashed and vanished on the spot, then he transmitted to Dannington and Resbu: "I have an urgent matter, stepping out now, will be back soon."

Soon, Shawn arrived at Kurosaki Island, where three black silhouettes hovered in the sky; Shawn easily recognized the other two: "Greetings, Sovereign, I've met the Destruction Sovereign."

"Haha, Shawn, how has your million‑year wander through the Sea of Chaos been?" the Destruction Sovereign asked with a smile.

"Quite well," Shawn replied with a faint smile, as he had expected; moving within a Lord God's domain makes one easy to spot, since a Lord God occasionally scans his own territory with his spiritual perception.

The Destruction Sovereign added, "Who is this? No need for me to introduce, right?"

"Leicester, I've long admired your reputation," Shawn said, smiling at the third black silhouette.

This individual is the Hell Destruction Rule Great Perfection and the Destruction Sovereign's envoy; Shawn had heard his name long ago;

He just didn't know why, during Lin Lei's era, this person never appeared nor fought for the Destruction Sovereign in the Okaren material plane over the Red Lotus Crystal; perhaps he was in seclusion, perhaps dead.

Leicester laughed, "Haha, Shawn, I also saw your battle with Magnus, impressive; if the chance arises, we could spar together."

Death Sovereign said, "After sparring there will be many opportunities, but let's handle the main matter first." He continued, "Shawn, here's the situation: recently there's a very peculiar material plane, there…"

Shawn listened attentively to the Death Sovereign's briefing, then nodded, "I understand; the Sovereign wants us to cooperate to control this plane."

The Destruction Sovereign added, "Right, although Hell and the Underworld do not require pure souls, the Dark Divine Plane is closely allied with us, whereas the Light Divine Plane is opposite. The Dark Sovereign cannot summon other Great Perfections, so we must ask the two of you to go."

Death Sovereign also said, "Indeed, as far as we know, many Great Perfections have been invited by other Sovereigns to this plane; therefore, even if you cannot defeat those Great Perfections, you must ensure you can claim a portion of this plane and try to prevent the Light Divine Plane's soul offerings."

"Fine, no problem," Shawn agreed.

His Life Divine avatar possesses two wills of power; it may not match Lin Lei's artifact‑level body, but it is far stronger than other Great Perfections;

Moreover, this plane is peculiar; it must never fall into Augusta's hands, lest too many Twelve‑winged divine angels appear, allowing Ao Fu and Augusta to gain will‑power rewards, which would be detrimental to him.

Death Sovereign smiled, "Alright, I'll escort you to the teleport array."

After half a day, Shawn and Leicester arrived at the Abia material plane; Shawn's spiritual perception spread, instantly covering the entire plane, and he smiled at Leicester, "Sure enough, there are faster ones—Magnus, Kleimen Ting, and Bai'e have already arrived."

"Whether they arrive early or late makes no difference," Leicester said, his aura surging, battle intent full, "To see so many Great Perfections at once was almost impossible before;"

"It required many Sovereigns to unite to summon them, haha, I too look forward to sparring with them properly."

Finding another Great Perfection, especially one in seclusion, is difficult even for a Great Perfection.

The Abia material plane, rarely, gathered a rare assembly of Divine Plane Great Perfections.

PS: Seeking monthly tickets

(End of Chapter)