Chapter 112: Clash of Overlord Rank

"Come over first and bring the Floating Shadow," the Destruction Overlord said without further question; the two were not together, and such long‑distance dialogue could be detected by other divine beings.

Normally it wouldn't matter, but in a situation like this, it's better to be a bit more cautious.

The Azure Float Divine hurriedly replied, "Yes, Overlord."

Then he immediately flew his true form toward the Sea of Chaos; the speed was not very fast—half a day to arrive—by design, for full‑speed flight would make the energy fluctuations detectable by other divine beings.

"Overlord, this is the Floating Shadow," the Azure Float Divine handed over a Floating Shadow.

The Destruction Overlord used divine power to control the Floating Shadow, and his divine consciousness probed inside, seeing in the sky a divine silhouette bathed in an eerie jet‑black hue, holding a black staff; as the staff swung, other divine beings were instantly wiped out in groups.

Countless soul attacks struck him yet had no effect; the black mist emitted by the jet‑black staff, upon touching any other divine being, caused those beings to immediately turn on each other.

In a short time, hundreds around were killed, and thousands more, seeing this, fled in terror; the Floating Shadow then ended.

The Destruction Overlord withdrew his divine consciousness, his face beaming, and said, "A weapon that can block so many soul attacks cannot be a Prime Artifact; this Floating Shadow, though a bit distant, matches the description in the Supreme God's Mirror."

Attacking a Prime Artifact might unleash the Floating Shadow's power, but it cannot shield its owner from soul attacks; the same applies to any other artifact.

Only a relic created by the Supreme God could possess such uniqueness.

The Azure Float Divine smiled, "Yes, that's quite possible; I obtained this Floating Shadow by chance and then informed you, Overlord."

"By chance? So does that mean there are many such Floating Shadows elsewhere?" the Destruction Overlord asked immediately.

Now that the Supreme God's Mirror has emerged, all divine beings are searching for corresponding relics; across the heavens and earth, any anomaly in the divine planes draws attention, especially Hell, since many divine beings believe the Destruction Supreme God's missions will likely prioritize Hell.

The Azure Float Divine said, "Yes, there are many elsewhere; I originally intended to order the recall of these Floating Shadows, but they involve too many individuals, families, and local powers—Floating Shadows could be infinitely duplicated and even sent to other continents or planes beyond Hell;

Moreover, if I issue such an order, this Floating Shadow might instead attract other divine beings' attention, and they'd then know what's happening."

"You have a point; once made public, it would certainly draw other Overlords' attention, so keep it as is—they might not discover it yet," the Destruction Overlord agreed.

Although this is Hell, other divine beings also have subordinates here; even the most powerful Hell deity cannot identify each individual, and under normal circumstances, after countless billions of years, divine beings have few major conflicts, so there is no need for hostility.

The Azure Float Divine added, "Therefore I cannot dispatch troops to mass‑search for this person; I can only search slowly. The problem is, this individual has never taken part in demon missions, leaves no soul aura, and the appearance in the Floating Shadow is vague, so even if I search, I don't know where to start;

Moreover, the time within the Floating Shadow should be tens of thousands of years ago; no one knows where this person is now."

The Destruction Overlord slightly frowned and said, "So that means we can only wait for this person to act again?"

Even a divine being can have its divine consciousness cover the entire Hell, but if one doesn't know who to look for, how can one find them?

The Azure Float Divine also said, "Yes, but I'm also worried that other divine beings will locate this Floating Shadow, and then they'll guess as well, making both ends difficult to handle."

At this moment, any divine being's abnormal actions would attract attention; the Azure Float Divine cannot act so openly. Though he leans on the Destruction Overlord, if he gets caught up in the Supreme God's Relic dispute and is killed, that's it;

Whether the Destruction Overlord would avenge him is irrelevant; the dead cannot be resurrected, so simply informing the Destruction Overlord suffices. He is a lower‑rank divine being and doesn't wish to get involved; pursuing the Supreme God's Relic would be courting death.

The Destruction Overlord paused, then said, "Fine, I will investigate this covertly. If this relic is genuine, Azure Float, I owe you a favor."

【7】 "Thank you, Overlord," the Azure Float Divine replied promptly.

"Thank you, Lord." the Azure Floating Lord God quickly said.

The favor of an Overlord is extremely valuable; it might later be used to save one's life or to exchange for another Overlord rank matching one's attributes, if the other party possesses one.

Netherworld, Nether Mountain:

Two pairs kept battling continuously: one side was Parhaus and the Nether Shop's female owner, the other was Shawn and Dannington;

Space shattered, and the surrounding rocks were instantly drawn in and turned to flying ash.

"Parhaus, you've improved a lot, but it's still not enough," a crisp voice rang out; Parhaus was once again caught by a fishing line in the pond, though the advantage was that he wasn't entangled.

Seeing this, Shawn flew over, laughing, "The boss's water principle seems just one step away from Great Perfection."

"What's the use of being one step away? It's a world apart," Death Overlord exhaled, retracting the fishing line.

Parhaus also emerged from the pond, flew to Dannington's side, and, seeing Shawn and the Nether Shop owner, dared not approach.

Parhaus transmitted his voice, asking, "Dannington, what kind of person is this owner? I feel the master treats her politely; she seems to be of the same level, yet she's not Great Perfection?"

Shawn is recognized across all planes as the "Strongest Great Perfection," and such a being is surprisingly courteous to a Nether Shop owner.

Dannington guessed, "Perhaps a trusted subordinate of Death Overlord?"

The divine being on Nether Mountain is Death Overlord; many of the peak Asuras between heaven and earth are known, and Dannington and Parhaus are aware of this as well.

"Perhaps," Parhaus added, "Let's leave; don't stand here too long."

Dannington replied, "Alright."

After seeing Dannington and the other leave, Death Overlord immediately warped the surrounding space with willpower and asked, "How's Mank's cultivation going?"

Shawn smiled and shook his head, "There's a little progress, but not much; I'm still in seclusion. I'm also preparing to find some Death Rule masters so he can practice later."

"Hmm, there's still nearly ten trillion years; time is ample, no rush," Death Overlord laughed.

The interval between the two plane wars was too long; even though nearly a hundred million years have passed since the last plane war, it's still merely a drop in the bucket.

At that moment, Death Overlord's expression changed; she received a transmission from the Refining Fire Divine: "Overlord, I have accidentally obtained a Floating Shadow from Hell; it may be a Supreme God's Relic."

"What? Come to Nether Mountain immediately," Death Overlord transmitted at once, then looked at Shawn, "Shawn, I have other matters; you handle yours for now."

After speaking, her figure flashed and vanished.

After several hours, on Nether Mountain:

Death Overlord, after examining the Floating Shadow, said, "It really could be a Supreme God's Relic; this killing aura surpasses that of ordinary Destruction Prime Artifacts. This Floating Shadow came from which continent of Hell?"

Refining Fire Divine replied, "It's from the Azure Float Continent, but I'm not clear on the battle location; only by spreading our divine consciousness there can we locate it, yet it's inconvenient for us to go directly."

"Azure Float?" Death Overlord nodded slowly, then asked, "Did you truly obtain this Floating Shadow by such a coincidence?"

Refining Fire Divine hurriedly smiled, "It's not exactly a coincidence; I've been monitoring anomalous Floating Shadows—there are thousands that might involve a Supreme God's Relic, but I think this one has the highest probability."

"Alright, if I can obtain this relic, I'll owe you a favor," Death Overlord laughed.

Refining Fire Divine promptly said, "Thank you, Overlord."

Regarding the Supreme God's Relic, these mid‑rank and lower‑rank divine beings, as long as they're sane, wouldn't dare pursue the task on their own; however, finding the relic and presenting it to their Overlord can still earn a favor;

On one hand, it could threaten one's own life; on the other, the Overlord owes a favor—wise individuals know which to choose, and often an Overlord's favor is more useful than a Supreme Artifact.

Hundreds of years later, Bright Divine Realm:

Augusta was watching the beautiful angels below dancing a fiery routine when she furrowed her brow and said, "All of you, withdraw, leave none behind."

"Yes, Overlord," the angels below immediately bowed, never questioning any of the Overlord's commands.

After the main hall cleared, in no time a pale gold figure appeared—it was Fate Ruler Ao Fu.

"Ao Fu, why did you come in person?" Ao Gusta asked.

The two of them are of the Bura tribe, their two avatars have different personalities and cannot stand each other; under normal circumstances they rarely communicate.

Ao Fu, the Fate Ruler, sent a floating image from his hand and said, "Take a look; this is a battle echo that flowed out from Hell's Bifuo Continent."

"Bifuo Continent?" Ao Gusta was a bit puzzled, but after watching the video immediately understood, "Is this the Supreme Divine Relic Hellstaff?"

Ao Fu chuckled, "Very possible."

"Destroying the Supreme Divine Relic is indeed more likely in Hell," Ao Gusta frowned and asked, "Then what do you intend to do?"

Ao Fu said, "Lately many Lord Gods have been watching anomalous worldly wonders; I think many Rulers already know about this echo. Why not go to Hell together and get clarification? Otherwise, if too much time passes, Wu Tereid's chance of obtaining it becomes the greatest."

After all, Hell is the main arena of the Destruction-type Lord Gods; if other Lord Gods cannot conveniently go there, they could never be the first to find the Hellstaff.

Even if that person leaves Hell, one must use Hell's teleportation array to determine where he went.

"Fine." Ao Gusta agreed immediately, adding, "If Wu Tereid obtains another Supreme Artifact, he may not threaten you, but you also cannot threaten him."

Once Wu Tereid acquires the Material Defense Supreme Artifact, no matter how advanced Ao Fu's research on physical attack ultimate techniques, he can probably only defeat Wu Tereid, not kill him.

In terms of souls, although Ao Fu is the Great Perfection of Fate Rules, the Bura tribe's split souls come at a huge cost: the soul essence is weaker, and even with two extra wills of power, it cannot threaten the Super Beast Great Perfection Ruler. That is why early on Ao Fu chose the Soul Defense Supreme Artifact.

Ao Fu added, "Alright, together then; we'll go find other Rulers."

A few days later, within Hell's space, a ten‑meter spatial fissure suddenly opened, and seven or eight people emerged from the chaotic vortex.

"We've arrived at Bifuo Continent," Ao Fu smiled, then his divine sense spread, covering Hell; the other Rulers did the same.

In an instant, all Lord Gods of Hell were alarmed; such a simultaneous arrival of many Rulers had never occurred except for convening a Lord God council.

"Greetings, fellow Rulers," said the Lord God of Hell, as the sheer number forced him to speak only that.

Amid the Sea of Chaos, Wu Tereid's deep voice rang out, "Ao Fu, Wei Wei Ya, with so many Rulers gathered, what is the matter?"

Ao Fu smiled, "Wu Tereid, we already know the possible emergence of the Hellstaff. It seems you haven't fully investigated either, probably because you don't want us to know, so we came to look together."

The Death Ruler also laughed, "Indeed, the task of destroying the Supreme Divine is taking too long; that's not good, and we're here to help you."

"Huh? Help me?" Wu Tereid snorted coldly.

But he also knew he could not hide it from the other Rulers forever; after all, when the Bifuo Lord God discovered the echo, it had already spread to many places, even to other planes, and could not be reclaimed.

Ao Fu continued, "Since everyone is here, let's search for this person together; without a soul aura or appearance, if he never acts again, won't the task of destroying the Supreme Divine remain unfinished?"

Wu Tereid thought for a moment and said, "Fine, Bifuo, immediately mobilize all forces to investigate this person's whereabouts and inform us once found."

"Yes, Ruler." Bifuo, seeing so many Rulers on his domain and feeling great pressure, hurriedly ordered his Lord God army, Demon Castle, Bifuo Castle, and so on, to fully investigate this person.

Previously, for secrecy, only a handful could investigate, making it inefficient; now, at this scale, it's naturally much faster.

Wu Tereid also quickly arrived at Bifuo Continent, standing together with the Rulers, awaiting results; for beings who have survived for an unfathomable number of trillions of years, this amount of time meant nothing.

After another few dozen years, the Bifuo Lord God entered a palace, bowed, and said, "Greetings, fellow Rulers; the person within the echo has been found. He used a teleportation array to go to a place called Weierfa Material Plane."

"Material Plane?" several Lord Gods were startled, while the Death Ruler smiled.

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