Chapter 102: Birth of the Strongest Great Perfect

The material plane's mountains could never block a Great Perfect‑level impact; the entire earth and surrounding ranges, like seawater, formed a tsunami‑like effect, spreading outward.

Along the way, countless sanctuaries and the beings beneath were instantly annihilated by the massive energy.

"What a strong material attack." Hamlin flew out, his eyes showing some terror, and asked Xiao En, "How can your material attack be this strong?"

"Normally, a Death Rule material attack is naturally inferior to the Earth Law." Xiao En said with a faint smile, "But besides Arcane and Willpower Might, various signature moves also determine strength."

The signature moves of the Panlong World are a peculiar thing; for example, after Lin Lei's Four Fusion he used a Soul Stone to unleash a binding signature move: Measure Earth, Inch Sky. Ordinary Great Perfects find this move hard to resist, enough to multiply their power severalfold, even tenfold.

"Signature move?" the other Great Perfects finally understood.

At the same time they felt a hint of respect for Xiao En, who, after only a few million years of becoming a Great Perfect, could devise such a power‑boosting signature move.

One must know that everyone has their own special signature move, but most power increases are limited; otherwise Great Perfects could easily determine a winner.

"Hmph~" Magnus suddenly flashed, appearing behind Xiao En; a primary artifact long whip spiraled out, trapping Xiao En within, and transmitted, "Everyone, Xiao En has a material‑defense primary artifact; use soul attacks."

"Haha, Magnus, just the person I was looking for." Xiao En's eyes were filled with killing intent.

A surge of black flame erupted around Xiao En, instantly shooting toward the approaching Magnus; simultaneously, Xiao En's right hand slapped the primary artifact long whip away and rushed forward.

"Again the same move." Magnus's complexion changed drastically, but he had already prepared and swiftly retreated.

However, the black flame's speed was far greater than a normal Great Perfect's soul attack, fast enough that he could not dodge.

"How is this possible?" Magnus let out a surprised roar, only to be struck directly by the black flame;

Within his body, countless black flames entered like scorching iron balls into ice; the power of the Fate Lord could not resist the black flame, and it quickly pierced his soul's depths, breaking his soul‑defense artifact and seeping inside.

"Ah~~" another painful roar, Magnus's entire soul aura plummeted, his body even began to convulse.

Xiao En's figure hurried close, but did not launch an attack; instead his right hand sliced forward, tearing a crack ten‑plus meters wide and hundreds of meters long in the material plane's space.

He then kicked Magnus; while Magnus was still unable to react, he was thrust again into the spatial turbulence.

The spatial crack, under Xiao En's control, quickly sealed.

"Having been seriously wounded by my soul attack, let's see if you can withstand the spatial turbulence." Xiao En said with a faint smile.

Great Perfects can endure spatial turbulence, but if the soul is injured, the material‑energy‑based defense will inevitably be affected;

It's uncertain how many effects Magnus will suffer; if he can still block the turbulence, he can keep waiting for the Lord God's rescue; if not, the turbulence may kill him.

It all depends on his destiny.

Seeing Xiao En effortlessly banish Magnus, a chill instantly rose in the hearts of the other Great Perfects.

Bai E, astonished, asked, "Xiao En, how did you become this strong? Just by a signature move?"

Xiao En nodded, "Yes, it's the signature move; whether soul or material attack, it boosts me by about thirty percent."

In truth the core reason is an extra Willpower Might, but like Lin Lei, such matters must stay secret and cannot be told to others;

However, my soul's toxin is also special; even without the extra Willpower Might, it can still threaten other Great Perfects, provided it lands. Great Perfects are usually fast; previously I bound Magnus with a wind‑type divine beast's innate divine art, succeeding on the first try.

"But your speed seems faster than mine? Does speed also have a signature move?" Light Great Perfect Kelei Menting asked in confusion.

The four great rules and seven laws state that the fastest are wind, thunder, and light; the others are slightly weaker, yet Xiao En's recent speed was still a bit faster than theirs.

Xiao En smiled lightly, "Of course; speed can be considered part of strength. Some divine beasts are born fast, aren't they?"

From Xiao En's perspective, speed is, to some extent, more important than attack or defense; if you can't win, run; if you can, chase;

Thus this time, a proper deterrent to the other Great Perfects also requires showing a bit of speed advantage, otherwise the few fast ones would think they could escape.

"Impressive." Nini Sha laughed, "Whether soul or material attack, you're a bit stronger than us, even speed is the same; we can't dodge even if we try."

Xiao En glanced at everyone and asked, "Then, who still wants to make a move? We can try; if you disagree, several of you can go together."

Even if it's only a display of power, being thirty percent stronger in every aspect makes the total far beyond, and even surrounded by multiple Great Perfects he does not fear.

What he worries least about is that he has considered extreme cases, bringing a soul‑defense primary artifact; on the divine plane it cannot be worn casually, lest the Death Ruler notice, but once in the material plane, the Lord God's divine consciousness can probe in yet lacks Willpower Might, so it cannot detect it.

With both sides' primary artifacts and his absolute strength, it's absolutely stable.

"Haha, we don't have Hamlin's soul‑defense primary artifact; Magnus was gravely wounded by your soul attack, we wouldn't dare gamble." Thunder‑type Great Perfect Nini Sha laughed.

Don't say even Great Perfects; ordinary Great Perfects, aside from Earth Law and wind‑type souls which are weak, generally won't choose a soul‑defense primary artifact, because once they reach the pinnacle differences are minimal, and there's no soul‑attack primary artifact in this world.

After attaining Great Perfect, with Willpower Might, the soul gap becomes even smaller.

No one could have imagined someone like Xiao En appearing—a soul toxin that can wound a Great Perfect's soul, and whose material attack and speed also surpass ordinary Great Perfects.

If a duel occurs without a soul‑defense primary artifact, even if you don't die, you'll be exiled like Magnus.

"Xiao En, you are absolutely the number one under all planes, beneath the Lord Gods." Destruction Great Perfect Lester exclaimed, "The truly strongest Great Perfect."

The other Great Perfects obviously had no objection; without dual‑defense primary artifacts, facing Xiao En they are highly likely to be exiled; although obtaining a primary artifact isn't hard for Great Perfects, they now lack dual defense.

At the Great Perfect realm, primary artifacts are essentially optional; even meeting a stronger Lord God is useless, and even without meeting the ultimate Great Perfects one can still trample easily.

"Haha, thanks for the compliment." Xiao En, knowing his displayed strength was sufficient, said, "Everyone, since that's the case, this material plane belongs to my Underworld."

"Alright~" several Great Perfects nodded in agreement;

They are merely acting for the Rulers; completing the task is fine, failing is just that.

Though they might not fear Xiao En together, the previously tacit rule was that the strongest wins; here the strongest doesn't mean one can solo several, just that having an edge is enough.

Xiao En smiled contentedly, "Then fine, everyone may act as you wish, but the divine‑plane armies you brought must leave; I'll let the Underworld army control this plane."

"No problem." several Great Perfects readily agreed, accepting defeat, lest being exiled would be a loss.

Inside the spatial turbulence near the divine plane, countless multicolored figures stood, and at the forefront were eleven individuals—the eleven Rulers of Heaven and Earth.

"Haha, Xiao En won." The Death Ruler let out a crisp laugh.

The Great Perfects' envoy battle on the material plane also represents a face‑to‑face battle of the Lord Gods; whichever Great Perfect's envoy wins, regardless of gaining the plane, it's a matter of prestige among the Lord Gods;

She never imagined that her, the youngest Great Perfect, could overpower others and become the strongest Great Perfect.

Destruction Ruler Utred also seemed surprised, looking at the Death Ruler and saying, "Congratulations, I didn't expect Xiao En's talent to be so formidable, creating so many signature moves in such a short time."

As a research fanatic, the Destruction Ruler knows how difficult researching signature moves is; he commands the resources of the entire hell, also a Great Perfect, yet it takes trillions of years to achieve a modest accomplishment;

Nevertheless, any research on signature moves is indeed heavily tied to talent; those with talent may grasp it in a day, while without talent even trillions of years may yield nothing; Xiao En clearly belongs to the exceptionally gifted.

"Congratulations, Lilith." Fate Ruler Ao Fu's face grew solemn, yet he still politely said.

Next to him, Light Sovereign Augusta looked even worse, wishing he could go himself to negotiate this material plane with Shawn, but the Great Perfection collective war was won by the Netherworld's representative, and all Lord Gods tacitly accepted it, so he couldn't force anything; the Death Sovereign is not one to provoke.

"Congratulations, Sovereign." Many Lord Gods who have pledged to the Death Sovereign said happily, especially those of the death faction.

The Death Sovereign said contentedly, "Since the contest for the Abia plane is over, I will return to the Netherworld first."

"Then I will return to the Heavenly Realm as well," Ouf's expression returned to normal as he left with Augusta and a group of Lord Gods who have pledged to the Heavenly Realm;

Even though his strength is the greatest, the pact among the Lord Gods prevents him from breaking it, so now no matter how much he wishes to obtain this plane, it is impossible.

After Ouf left, Utreid glanced at the Death and Darkness Sovereigns and said calmly, "Then I'm leaving as well."

"Big sister, I am also returning to the Life Realm," Life Sovereign Vivia said with a smile.

Soon, the spatial turbulence left fewer than twenty Lord Gods; the Death Sovereign said, "Shawn just sent a message—he's returning to the Netherworld. Let's go to the Netherworld and wait for him. Blazing Fire and Skull Stone, you two go to the Holy Mountain of the Undead and the Nether Sea's teleportation array; when Shawn arrives, escort him to the Nether Mountain."

Blazing Fire and Skull Stone replied, "Yes, Sovereign."

At the Holy Mountain of the Undead, Shawn had just teleported into the Netherworld; after walking less than a hundred li from the array, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura nearby, and a surge of Lord God's power immediately enveloped him.

"I pay my respects, Lord God," Shawn bowed and said to the voice above.

"Ha ha, Shawn, I am the Skull Stone Lord God, acting on the Sovereign's command, I will take you to the Nether Mountain," the Skull Stone Lord God said cheerfully.

Shawn smiled, "Thank you, Lord God."

In the original work, the only Death Lord God that actually appears is the Death Sovereign, but the Skull Stone Lord God was mentioned by Res Jing in a textual recollection: during the Linlei Era, ten trillion years ago, in the previous plane war, the Skull Stone Lord God personally dealt with two Asuras, which is considered one of the more embarrassing incidents among the Lord Gods.

Skull Stone said, "Alright, let's go. It should take about two hours to arrive. If you don't mind, I would like to discuss some matters of death‑rule cultivation with you."

Among the death‑aligned Lord Gods there is no Great Perfection; even speaking of profundity, Shawn can be called the strongest existence between Heaven and Earth;

In fact, the other factions are the same; Lord Gods often seek instruction from the Great Perfection.

"Alright, no problem," Shawn said with a smile;

One must still give face to the Lord Gods, and besides, he is not truly a death‑rule Great Perfection; discussing and sparring with these peak‑cultivated Lord Gods might also benefit him;

Of course, the chance of success is minuscule; any attempt to break through the Great Perfection is like fishing for a needle in the sea—purely a matter of luck.

Two hours later, Shawn arrived at the Nether Mountain and saw the Death Sovereign and the Darkness Sovereign: "I have met both Sovereigns."

The Death Sovereign laughed, "Shawn, you did well—the strongest Great Perfection between Heaven and Earth, ha ha ha, impressive~"

His reputation increased, and this strongest Great Perfection can later do many things for him, even more than the usual role of a Lord God.

Shawn gave a light smile and said nothing;

After a while, the Death Sovereign asked, "Shawn, I have an agreement with the Darkness Sovereign: all the pure souls of this plane will be sacrificed to the Dark God plane."

Shawn naturally agreed, "Yes, Sovereign."

The Darkness Sovereign replied, "Shawn, although this is an agreement between me and the Death Sovereign, it is because of you that it can succeed. Here are one hundred thousand drops of Death Lord God's power and one hundred thousand drops of Darkness Lord God's power, as my gratitude."

Among the Sovereigns between Heaven and Earth, he alone lacks a Great Perfection emissary, so he naturally must befriend this strongest Great Perfection; after all, Lord God's power is infinite for a Lord God.

"Thank you, Sovereign," Shawn took the spatial ring, "Sovereign, I would like to see those two newly formed Dark God angels."

(End of chapter)