Chapter 114: The Request of the Eleven Sovereigns

The high-level deity below also knew that above were multiple chief gods, and hurriedly, very cautiously said, "Yes, I inquired below; at that time this person was inside the Divine Army, with many mid-level deities nearby, suddenly went mad, attacked those around, and was eventually subdued by others working together."

The Dark Sovereign furrowed his brow and asked, "Then have you clarified why he suddenly went mad?"

The High-level Deity Commander replied, "Reporting, Sovereign, the person was investigated then; it is believed he was injured by the Destruction Rule's malevolent aura, his soul damaged and thus went mad. However, at the time within the Divine Army's camp, those around did not sense anyone attacking;"

In the end, the commander then thought it was a very powerful Destruction Rule high-level deity who had secretly attacked him, but since only a mid-level deity was injured and there was no concrete evidence, the matter was left unresolved."

"So that's it. Then you may go down first," the Dark Sovereign said indifferently.

"Yes, Sovereign," the High-level Deity Commander said cautiously as he stepped back.

The Dark Sovereign looked at the peers around him and asked, "What do you all think?"

The Fire Sovereign shook his head and said, "It's unlikely to be such a coincidence. There happens to be a Destruction Rule master who ventured to attack a mid-level deity around the Divine Army; it must have been at the same moment that his divine avatar was killed on the Material Plane, affecting the Dark Divine Plane's avatar."

Wind Sovereign Di Ya exclaimed in shock, "Affecting another divine avatar at a distance? That's impossible, even we cannot achieve that."

Divine avatars are separate; aside from soul communication, there is no other connection. Whatever damage one side suffers does not affect the other, even a Death Rule soul seed cannot do so.

Fate Sovereign Ao Fu said with a smile, "Just because the chief god cannot do it doesn't mean the Supreme God cannot; the great Supreme God is omnipotent."

The Light Sovereign, upon hearing Ao Fu's words, furrowed his brow as well. He knew Ao Fu's goal, but even with Ao Fu currently the strongest among the chief gods, he is far behind the Supreme God who embodies the rules.

Destruction Sovereign Wu Tereide said coldly, "Everyone's speculation is meaningless; it would be better to go see that person first."

The various Sovereigns nodded in agreement, and the Dark Sovereign once again located the person from earlier, heading together to a camp of the Divine Army on the Illusion Night Continent.

In a prison below, a figure whose eyes brimmed with malevolent aura attempted to attack the surrounding Fire mid-level deity, but was confined by the prison; no matter how he struck, he could not damage the prison's walls.

Above, eleven Sovereigns hovered in the air, and none of the other Divine Army soldiers nearby could see them.

After a while, the Destruction Sovereign said, "Indeed, he was injured by the Destruction Rule's malevolent aura. By my estimate, a fairly powerful high-level deity could achieve this; to wound him within the camp without being detected would be at the level of a Seven-Star Demon."

Life Sovereign Wei Wei Ya asked, "Then can we discern whether it was caused by a Supreme God Relic?"

"How would I know? The last time I used a Supreme God Relic it lacked that ability, and the Supreme Divine Artifact itself cannot do that," the Destruction Sovereign said, shaking his head.

The Supreme Divine Artifact is given by the Supreme God to the chief god, but the chief god can only use it to simply increase his own attack power; there is no way to touch the Supreme God's power, not even to comprehend it, and it is uncertain whether the Supreme God's power can harm other divine avatars at a distance.

Ao Fu asked again, "Since it's the Destruction Rule, you are a Great Perfection; can you try to restore his divine soul?"

Wu Tereide thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll try."

After speaking, a strand of soul energy shot from his head, striking the mid-level deity below. After a while, the soul energy was withdrawn, and Wu Tereide shook his head, saying, "I can't do it; his malevolent aura has fully merged with his soul. Wei Wei Ya, you are a Life Great Perfection; perhaps you can try?"

Wei Wei Ya nodded, and a jade‑green strand of soul energy connected downward. After a moment, she said softly, "I can't either, Ao Fu, why don't you try?"

"My Fate Rule expertise lies in a different aspect of the soul, but I'll give it a try as well," Ao Fu said, and a pale gold strand of soul energy was likewise emitted.

The other Sovereigns watched the three; among the eleven Sovereigns, only these three are Great Perfections, and Destruction, Life, and Fate all specialize in souls.

"No, I can't either," Ao Fu sighed, then looked at the Death Sovereign and said, "Li Li Si, why don't you try?"

The Death Sovereign snorted coldly, turned his head and said, "I'm not a Great Perfection; you all can't do it, how could I?"

Ao Fu smiled, "The three of us aim to save him, so the difficulty is high, but your Death Rule can directly probe souls; the difficulty should be much lower. Among all the Sovereigns present, only you can accomplish it."

"Alright, I'll try as well," the Death Sovereign nodded in agreement.

She indeed is not a Great Perfection, but after countless billions of years aided by the power of faith, she is now only one step away from becoming one.

A gray‑black strand of soul energy shot from her, directly probing the memory of the mad person below. In an instant, a massive wave of terrifying malevolent aura slammed into her soul; the aura could not harm her, but it prevented her soul energy from continuing the probe;

She also could not forcefully increase the power, for otherwise even a mid-level deity, let alone a high-level Deva, would die on the spot.

After a long attempt proved futile, she gave up; the Death Sovereign withdrew her soul energy, looked at the others and said, "It won't work; that malevolent aura has polluted his soul, I can't retrieve any memory."

"Is there really no way?" Hu Er Lei also frowned and said.

The emergence of the Supreme God Relic also stirred him; if he could obtain a Supreme Divine Artifact as well, his strength could approach that of a Rule Sovereign.

Great Earth Sovereign suddenly said, "Lady Li Li Si, could the Death Rule's Great Perfection manage to probe his memory?"

"You mean Shawn?" the Death Sovereign instantly understood; in this world there is only Shawn as a Death Rule Great Perfection.

The other Sovereigns, hearing this, immediately felt hopeful; probing memories within the Death Rule is esoteric, not a matter of willpower, so what the chief god cannot achieve, a Great Perfection might.

Destruction Sovereign Wu Tereide also said, "I think we can try; after all, failure costs nothing."

Seeing that the Sovereigns did not object, the Death Sovereign agreed, "Alright, I'll bring Shawn over, but whether he's willing to probe is his own matter; if you wish to ask him to act, you must negotiate with him yourselves."

He already owes Shawn many favors and doesn't know how to repay them, so he naturally doesn't want to casually ask him.

One, it would show that his own favors are cheap; two, it might make Shawn think he's being toyed with; anyway, having many favors is just like that; three, it could affect future requests to him.

Water Sovereign Yi Na Si said coldly, "We can still spare some chief god power, and it's only a matter of probing a memory."

The other Sovereigns frowned at the words but said nothing; the Death Sovereign sneered, "Then it depends on your ability."

On the Wei Er Fa Material Plane, several Great Perfections had officially arrived; besides Magnus, the others were the same as before.

"Bai E, I heard the ultimate technique you developed was praised by Shawn as a great threat to us?" Earth Great Perfection Hamlin said loudly.

Bai E looked at him with disdain and said, "If you want to try, we'll spar later."

"Ha ha, fine." Hamlin was full of fighting spirit;

Having previously lost to Shawn made him realize he could not match him in a short time, but he possesses a soul‑defense main artifact, unafraid of Shawn's soul poison; although Shawn is stronger in material attacks and speed, he likely cannot banish him.

As for the other Great Perfections, he also wishes to test combat, especially since Bai E's research focuses on material attacks; only by having stronger material attacks can he improve himself.

Shawn smiled lightly, "Hamlin, Bai E's ultimate move is still formidable; in a one‑on‑one duel, that move threatens you more than I do."

"Really?" Hamlin naturally believed Shawn, his wariness of Bai E deepened; the other Great Perfections felt the same.

Thunder Great Perfection Ni Ni Sha laughed, "Everyone came here for the chief god; now this plane is dead and silent, we have no need to cause conflict on it."

Hamlin and Bai E gave Ni Ni Sha face, and said nothing further.

Shawn added, "Since this trip was in vain, everyone should prepare to return. We all know each other's residences; whether visiting or challenging, we can duel privately, and not let news of our matches spread freely across the Divine Plane."

"Indeed, regardless of who wins or loses among us, we shouldn't let those god‑level beings know," Light Great Perfection Ke Lai Men Ting agreed.

"Then let's go." After Shawn finished speaking, a voice suddenly echoed, "Shawn, come to the Dark Divine Plane."

On the Dark Divine Plane, Shawn arrived at a domain of the Black Vast Sea, where a mid-level Dark deity immediately appeared beside him and laughed, "Shawn."

"I have met the chief god." Shawn also recognized the deity's identity.

Having been a Great Perfection for so many years, he has come to know many of the Lord Gods between Heaven and Earth, especially those of Hell and the Dark Divine Realm, because those two planes have a good relationship with the Underworld.

The dark Lord God laughed and said, "I'll take you to the Rulers' domain; the eleven Rulers between Heaven and Earth are waiting for you."

These dark Lord Gods didn't know what had happened either, nor did they want to take part in the Rulers' contest for the Supreme God's relic, but just now each Lord God was ordered to wait for Xiao En around the teleport array, then escort him to the place on the Phantom Night Continent where the Rulers reside.

"Thank you, Lord God," Xiao En said.

A few hours later, Xiao En arrived at a palace on the Phantom Night Continent and said, "Greetings, all Rulers."

It was also Xiao En's first time seeing so many Rulers, including the Life Ruler, several unseen Light Rulers, and the Water Ruler Yi Na Si, a male water ruler who seems destined to fall in the future.

The Death Ruler said, "Xiao En, the situation is as follows, so we hope you can give it a try."

"Alright, I understand," Xiao En nodded;

Indeed, this is a privilege of the Death Rule Great Perfection, and only he could possibly succeed, but if the ability of the Supreme God's relic harms his soul, he isn't sure whether he could succeed.

"Wait," Water Ruler Yi Na Si suddenly said, "How do we know that, after you, Xiao En, probe the memories, you won't lie to us and say you found nothing?"

The other Rulers were taken aback; although they had considered that possibility, voicing it like that was too disrespectful to the Death Ruler and to Xiao En, the Great Perfection, especially since they were still asking him to act.

The Death Ruler's expression grew cold, and he asked sharply, "Yi Na Si, what do you mean? Will I monopolize Xiao En's probing results?"

"I'm merely pointing out a possibility," Yi Na Si said with a faint smile. "Why not have Xiao En issue a Supreme God Oath, honestly revealing his probing results to everyone, so we can be more at ease?"

The other Rulers said nothing, but seemed to tacitly agree.

The Death Ruler laughed coldly, "If you truly don't trust, then there's no need to have Xiao En investigate; why make it so troublesome? In the future, it'll just be a matter of who is more capable or luckier enough to find that person."

"Alright, everyone, calm down," Fate Ruler Ao Fu said with a smile. "We're just seeking peace of mind. Xiao En, if you issue a Supreme God Oath, each of us will compensate you with one hundred thousand drops of Lord God's power of each attribute, how does that sound?"

Xiao En replied, "Rulers, this matter involves too many Lord Gods; I think it's best if I don't take part."

The Destruction Ruler said indifferently, "Rest assured, once you issue the Supreme God Oath, the eleven of us also pledge that, under any circumstances involving a Supreme God mission, we will not act against you. How does that sound?"

"Fine, I agree," Ao Fu nodded,

The other Rulers, after communicating telepathically, also successively agreed, for indeed a Great Perfection drawn into the contest of eleven Rulers needs some reassurance;

Also, because among Heaven and Earth there is only Xiao En, a Death Great Perfection, they could only turn to him this time, and even for similar future matters, only he can be approached;

Thus, reluctantly, the Rulers will not act against Xiao En lightly, especially since the Death Ruler behind him is not one to be trifled with.

"Agreed," Xiao En nodded.

With eleven Rulers stepping forward, that means his Lord God's avatar has reached Great Perfection and must be handled cautiously.

As for having these eleven also issue a Supreme God Oath, that's unlikely; such an oath binds even the Rule Rulers, and unless absolutely necessary they won't issue it, and even if they did, it would probably have a time limit to prevent them from being undone by their own oath.

But for now he also needs to learn about the Supreme God's relic; this is the only chance.

Looking down at the madman below, Xiao En's soul power locked onto him directly.

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