Chapter 106: Aiken and Bai'e

The Death Sovereign continued, "Aiken is now in hiding on the Zijing Continent, but I don't know exactly where; I'm also not in a position to search Hell. If I or other Underworld Lord Gods intervene, that would be an act of a Lord God, and Hell or other Lord Gods might also get involved."

"You are a Great Perfection Ascendant God, yet still at the god level; other Lord Gods may not interfere. With your ability and connections, finding him should be easy—he is the emissary of the Zijing Lord God."

Shawn thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Sovereign, as far as I know, the relationship between the Underworld and Hell isn't very good, is it?"

This is a question he needs to confirm; otherwise it could affect his future plans.

The Death Sovereign shook his head and said, "The stakes are too high; all Lord Gods care about this. Even if the relations are good, they might at most not intervene, but asking them to help my Underworld is impossible."

"Understood. I'll go find Resi Jing," Shawn said, nodding.

It involves a Willpower Might reward; even a Life Sovereign who is relatively close to the Death Sovereign might not lend assistance.

The Death Sovereign asked again, "Shawn, whether you act or not, the sheer number of your Seven‑Star Demons is enough to alter the plane battlefield's outcome, so regardless of the result, I will owe you a favor;

If you intervene personally, or if my Underworld ultimately wins, then I will owe you another favor."

Favors are taken very seriously by Lord Gods or those of Great Perfection rank; once given, if later asked for assistance, they must comply unless it involves life and death or they lack the ability.

However, when a Willpower Might reward is at stake, offering a favor is normal; otherwise, who would help you?

Moreover, for the Death Sovereign, even if a Great Perfection asks for a favor, it's generally not difficult; after all, for a Lord God, aside from actions prohibited by the Supreme Deity, nothing in this world is impossible, and if the Supreme Deity is truly involved, then it's simply beyond capability.

"Fine." Shawn readily agreed.

By acting this time, he also exposed some of his own hidden cards, which is a price; thus receiving the Death Sovereign's favor is warranted.

In the future, if he still can't defeat Augustus, or someday falls out with the Four Sacred Beasts or other Lord Gods, the Death Sovereign's favor will be very useful.

Now that he wields the Destroyer Supreme Deity's relic, Ouf cannot achieve true invincibility, and the Death Sovereign can suppress Augustus.

The Death Sovereign asked again, "What else would you like to know?"

Shawn thought and asked, "How many top Underworld masters will join the battle? Someone like Aode Biao, who possesses a three‑piece main artifact or a dual‑defense main artifact, should be low‑risk if handled carefully, right?"

Soul‑Defense main artifacts are absolutely invincible; even a hundred Great Perfection soul attacks can't breach them. Physical defense, however, is not guaranteed—excessive, powerful material attacks can kill those inside from a distance; in the original, Lin Lei, after the four‑element divine power fusion, could easily achieve this.

Yet, with caution and the cooperation of allied masters, the leader of a dual‑defense main artifact has a decent chance of survival, as long as they don't foolishly rush into the opponent's master range.

The Death Sovereign said, "For such masters, my Underworld Lord God will invite some, but don't count on them too much; other planes will also invite, and in sheer numbers, the Underworld doesn't have the advantage."

"Our Underworld death‑rule masters are also numerous; they can also soul‑seed some Seven‑Star or Six‑Star Demons. Even if few, they still have some effect," Shawn added.

Soul‑seeding a Seven‑Star Demon that uses Lord God's power is extremely difficult, but peak death‑rule masters can achieve it; though far inferior to Shawn, the Underworld still has a number of such peak masters.

This is the Underworld's advantage; even though death‑rule masters like Mo Si may not be in the Underworld, overall the Underworld certainly has the most death‑rule masters.

The Death Sovereign nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, our Underworld Lord God knows this advantage. These Asuras are unwilling to join plane wars, but they are willing to partake in soul‑seeding. Yet even if the entire Underworld combines, their numbers still can't match yours alone;

Previously these people had little impact, but now with your ability and the angels of the Dark Divine Realm, once this force is properly employed, its power will be no less than that of the Bright Divine Realm's Twelve‑Winged Divine Angels."

"Then I'll head to Hell now," Shawn nodded, "I still need to ask Aiken for help; without sufficient defense, my soul‑seed count will be severely affected."

Whether a soul‑seed performs a simple task or is sent to die, the impact on the soul‑seeder is also significant;

Even with a soul‑defense artifact forged by a three‑element soul mutator, the battlefield's death rate remains high, but any reduction helps.

In the original's final plane war, the Destroyer Sovereign gathered death‑rule masters from all major planes, even the Underworld Lord God might have intervened, and ultimately only 300 Seven‑Star Demons were soul‑seeded, limited by this reason;

But that's appropriate; if death‑rule soul‑seeding had no limits, it would far surpass other rule‑based methods.

After leaving the Death Sovereign's palace, Shawn arrived at a mid‑mountain slope and spotted Aode Biao and Torres watching countless god‑level beings struggle inside the Ghostly Mountain.

"Ha ha, Shawn." Sensing the aura Shawn deliberately emitted behind him, Aode Biao turned and laughed, "Ha ha."

"Aode Biao, Torres, so bored watching a show here?" Shawn waved, and a bounty of food and a set of tables and chairs materialized among the three.

Torres laughed, "Yeah, it's been countless billions of years, the Sovereign hasn't assigned us anything, so we can only watch this."

Aode Biao added, "Indeed, that's the case, but Shawn, you seem very busy? Great Perfection is basically invincible, especially since you're the strongest Great Perfection in heaven and earth—what are you busy with?"

Previously, many Great Perfections engaged in earth‑shattering battles on the material plane, and it wasn't unseen; soldiers of many plane Lord Gods observed that scene from afar;

Consequently, news of Shawn's overwhelming other Great Perfections gradually spread to the divine planes; although no one knows why so many Great Perfections gathered on a single material plane, it didn't hinder Shawn's strength from being recognized across all planes.

Shawn replied, "It's some Lord God matters; after a while, once I'm done, it'll be easier."

If he hadn't become a Lord God and didn't hold a Supreme Deity relic, that Great Perfection would probably be idle out of boredom;

"Since it involves a Lord God, we won't ask further," Aode Biao said, "If you need any help, just speak up."

"Fine." Shawn nodded, "There's nothing for now; today we'll first enjoy a feast together, then I have to leave the Ghostly Mountain."

"Ha ha, fine." Torres said cheerfully;

If the three hadn't befriended each other before Shawn became a Great Perfection, it would have been nearly impossible to get close to a Great Perfection; even an Asura like Aode Biao with a three‑piece main artifact couldn't.

After leaving the Ghostly Mountain, Shawn went straight to the Sacred Mountain of the Dead, used a teleportation array to travel to Hell repeatedly, and after the fourth attempt arrived at the Zijing Continent's Jingyueya.

Before the Lord God soldiers around the array could react, the interior of the array was already empty.

"What's happening? No one? Impossible! The array has never had this happen before?"

"No, there was a silhouette just now."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I practice the Dark Law, so I'm extremely sensitive to auras; there was definitely someone just now, but they moved so fast they vanished in an instant."

"We can't even see them? That's impossible, right? Not even an Asura can do that?"

"Then I don't know."

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In the southeast of Jingyueya, a metallic lifeform calmly headed toward the central region of the Zijing Continent;

Years later, in the Zijing Mountains, eighteen great families controlled the area, holding the continent's greatest wealth; anyone entering must pay money or, upon exiting, give purple crystal, otherwise no one may enter;

However, high above, a figure instantly surged into the Mist Sea;

After entering the Mist Sea, Shawn's divine sense scattered, and he instantly spotted Resi Jing lying arrogantly hunting a large number of Ascendant Gods; around him were countless unconscious purple crystal monsters.

"Resi Jing." Shawn transmitted his voice ahead.

The Resi Jing, joyfully hunting weak prey, heard the familiar voice, stopped immediately, and exclaimed with great delight, "Shawn?"

However, an Ascendant God's divine sense in Hell extends only a few kilometers, and even using Lord God power reaches only a few hundred li; a Great Perfection can detect him, but he cannot discern Shawn's direction.

However, soon Xiao En arrived, and at the same time a massive power that can destroy the Lord God gathered around Lei Si Jing, quickly forming an elegant mature woman.

"Mother~"

"I have seen the Lord God," Xiao En bowed and said.

Zijing Lord God smiled: "Xiao En, you came to the Zijing Mountains, are you looking for Lei Si Jing?"

Regarding this universally acknowledged strongest Great Perfection between heaven and earth, the Zijing Lord God actually also wishes to be on good terms, even with other overlords, the same applies.

However, Great Perfection is proud; most of them only politely deal with the Lord God, and only those few Great Perfection overlords might be a bit sincere.

But if Xiao En's relationship with Lei Si Jing is good, that would also be a pleasant matter for the Zijing Lord God.

Xiao En smiled: "Yes, but I also hope to use Lei Si Jing to find Ai Ken."

This matter on the Zijing Lord God's territory cannot be hidden from them, especially since Ai Ken is also a messenger of the Zijing Lord God.

"You are looking for Ai Ken?" the Zijing Lord God asked curiously, "What are you looking for Ai Ken for?"

Xiao En said: "I know he is a three‑type soul variant, so I hope he can help me forge some soul‑defense artifacts made by him."

Although three‑type soul variants cannot defeat Great Perfection, they have a unique advantage in forging artifacts; not only soul‑defense artifacts, but also material‑defense and attack artifacts are the same.

And soul‑defense artifacts are more special; only Xiao En and Ai Ken have the ability to craft them. The other three‑type variants possess great soul power, but lack the mystic and soul research, so they cannot make them.

"So that's how it is," the Zijing Lord God smiled, "Then I'll have Ai Ken come over directly."

Xiao En hurriedly said, "No need, the Lord God or Lei Si Jing can tell me his location; I can go find him myself."

Requesting Ai Ken to make a few soul‑defense artifacts is normal, but if you ask him to make hundreds or thousands, the Zijing Lord God would immediately discern Xiao En's purpose—not for himself, but for the Death Lord God behind him.

Although the relationship between the Hell and Underworld Lord Gods might not prevent it, there is no need to involve other Lord Gods.

A will‑power reward is too significant for a Lord God; other Lord Gods are also unwilling to see the Underworld Lord God grow stronger. In this situation, the previously non‑conflictual relations could turn any way now, and it's hard to say.

"That works too; he's inside Cool Mountain of Night Moon Mansion. With your divine perception, you can locate him once you get there," the Zijing Lord God said without further thought.

Great Perfection and even Peak Asura generally do not like staying with the Lord God; that's normal. If there is no appointment with the Lord God, those mid‑rank and lower‑rank Lord Gods also refuse to stay with the overlord—no one likes having someone nearby who can kill them at any moment.

Xiao En bowed again and said, "Thank you, Lord God."

Because of Lei Si Jing's connection to the original work, Xiao En still has some goodwill toward the Zijing Lord God; at least on the surface, this one does not seem very murderous.

Suddenly, Lei Si Jing said, "Mother, could you let me go too? I haven't seen Ai Ken for a long time either."

Xiao En felt a pang; if Lei Si Jing goes, it would be difficult for him to talk with Ai Ken alone.

Zijing Lord God smiled, "You just want to go out and have fun, right? I have no problem here; it depends on whether Xiao En is willing to take you."

"No problem," Xiao En could only say with a smile.

Given his relationship with Lei Si Jing and the debt of favor he still owes, refusing such a trivial request would be unwise; a refusal would instead draw the Zijing Lord God's attention.

Taking Lei Si Jing along, at worst he just needs to find an opportunity to divert them.

Zijing Lord God smiled, "Alright, you both go. Xiao En, Lei Si Jing is rather mischievous; please look after his safety."

"Hmph~, my strength is great," Lei Si Jing said, hands on hips, looking 'angry'.

Xiao En laughed, "Haha, the Lord God is just caring for you. Let's go."

In fact, given Lei Si Jing's strength, it's truly hard for anyone other than Great Perfection to kill him; even if surrounded by multiple Asuras, with Zijing Space he can still escape.

Target locked, Xiao En and Lei Si Jing rode a metallic lifeform and quickly arrived at Cool Mountain.

But when his divine perception spread out, his expression changed slightly, because here there was not only Ai Ken, but also an old acquaintance: Wind‑type Great Perfection Bai E.

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