Chapter 116: The Death Rule

The Nether Lord Deity beside Xiao En changed expression and said with delight, "Found it."

As the words fell, the voice of the Lord of Death came: "Ha ha, finally found one. Nether, bring him over at once."

"Fine." the Nether laughed, and immediately a surge of Life Deity power lifted Xiao En and that Sanctuary, flying toward the Lord of Death's direction;

After a moment, the Lord of Death also probed the Sanctuary's memory, nodded and said, "Finally there's a hint of progress; we now know this person's appearance."

The Nether Lord Deity replied, "Unfortunately, the memory can only yield the appearance; we cannot discern his soul aura, otherwise it would be much easier."

Xiao En remained silent beside them; he had originally planned to later go to the Dark Sovereign's hand to see if he could probe the Plane Guardian's memory, never expecting the Lord of Death here to have discovered it through the Heart of the Nether Realm.

Fortunately, memory probing cannot reveal the soul aura of those the person has seen, only the appearance; such a soul aura cannot be transmitted, otherwise, as in the original work, Lin Lei's commission to the Lord of Death to find the Seven-Star Demon Ao Ding would not have been hopeless.

The Lord of Death agreed, "Indeed, soul aura cannot be known; otherwise divine plane queries could locate it, and if the appearance isn't genuine, it would be difficult."

The Nether Lord Deity said, "Although we cannot know that person's soul aura, we do know him; keeping him still serves a purpose."

The Lord of Death nodded, "Alright, keep this person for now. It seems he is cultivating the Life Rule. Xiao En, I recall you also have a Life God avatar; why not guide him to become a deity first, so that later we can more easily use him to locate the talisman."

"No problem," Xiao En replied.

The Lord of Death added, "I'll keep searching for a while to see if we can find others; the more people, the better."

The Nether Lord Deity said, "The odds seem low now; it's already over 60,000 years. This person survived to the present because he wasn't killed by a talisman when he died, and he is of Sanctuary level; only luck allowed him to live this long."

The Lord of Death nodded, "Right, let's try; there's no real loss."

A thousand years later, the Lord of Death made no progress and gave up; the three returned to Nether Mountain.

The Lord of Death said, "Xiao En, you should first instruct this Jia Erwen."

"Yes, Sovereign," Xiao En replied.

Immediately the two Lord Deities vanished; evidently, the secret of the Supreme God's talisman is not revealed by the deities until it concerns the Great Perfection.

Xiao En glanced at the Jia Erwen beside him, a soul wave restoring his consciousness, and smiled lightly, "Jia Erwen, from today I will teach you the Life Rule."

There being nothing else at present, Xiao En devoted himself to teaching Jia Erwen first; once this person gains some strength, he can leave Nether Mountain.

Several years later, under Xiao En's guidance, Jia Erwen directly attained deity status via the Life Rule, choosing an external-body ascension.

A hundred years later, Jia Erwen successfully advanced to Mid-tier God.

Two thousand years later, "Boom—" a grand Heaven and Earth Law descended, and under its control Jia Erwen once again ascended to become a High-tier God.

At the summit ten thousand meters up:

"Xiao En, you're truly impressive," the Nether Lord Deity, appearing beside Xiao En at an unknown time, laughed, "Jia Erwen's talent is average; you managed to make him a High-tier God within a few thousand years. Your grasp of the Life Rule is indeed profound."

Xiao En smiled lightly, "Ha ha, Lord Deity, you flatter me."

Long before arriving at Nether Mountain, his Death Rule and Life Rule were already at Asura level; later, the Death God's avatar became a Lord Deity, and after the Death Rule reached the Great Perfection bottleneck, he also cultivated the Life Rule using endless faith power, naturally also reaching the Great Perfection bottleneck.

However, this divine avatar is a "Death Rule Great Perfection" and does not need to employ the Life Rule; had it not been for the Lord of Death's commission, he would not have taught others.

The Nether Lord Deity said, "Shall we spar? It's been a long time since I've faced a master of the Life Rule."

"Spar with the Lord Deity?" Xiao En looked at the withered‑tree elder beside him and said, "Only compare the Life Rule?"

Having attained Great Perfection for tens of millions of years, he knows much about the Lord Deities; this Nether Lord Deity is a Mid-tier Lord Deity of the Life Rule, his body comparable to a Primordial Artifact, his innate divine abilities strong, and it is said his strength is on par with other law‑type Sovereigns, though his temperament is excellent and he generally avoids conflicts.

In the original work, Bei Bei killed his subordinate, and he did not strike at either him or Lin Lei; although partly to save face for Bei Lu Te, without that, Bei Lu Te would have been helpless.

The Nether Lord Deity laughed, "Right, just like when you sparred with the Lord of Death before, I will not use Lord Deity might nor bodily force."

"Fine." Xiao En also nodded in agreement;

As far as he knows, many Lord Deities occasionally seek Asura opponents to spar, hoping to achieve a breakthrough during combat; although the odds are very low, even his own travels across divine planes as a Great Perfection were in search of opportunities to break through the Great Perfection.

"Then we'll both use material attacks." In the Nether Lord Deity's hand appeared a whip, which turned out to be just an ordinary high‑tier artifact.

In Xiao En's hand also appeared an emerald long sword, a high‑tier attack artifact he forged long ago with Life divine power.

Countless vines sprouted around Xiao En; the vines immediately blossomed, emitting a bewitching glow, and in a fleeting instant they completely covered the Nether Lord Deity.

"Ha ha, Xiao En, this move shows some skill." The Nether Lord Deity swung the whip in his hand, cutting through the surrounding vines, but the vines were endless; even when destroyed they healed quickly.

Xiao En replied, "Lord Deity can also use this move."

Although the Four Great Rules and Seven Great Laws are esoteric and specialize in different directions, many are similar; for example, the Destruction Rule and the Earth Law share a similar "power" mysticism, and the Life Rule and the Light Law both have comparable entangling techniques.

"No rush, I'll first sense this move," the Nether Lord Deity said cheerfully.

A massive flow of Life divine power covered his whip, cleaving the surrounding vines, yet it could not alter the trapped reality; concerning confinement, the strongest are the Life Rule, Light Law, Earth Law, and Wind Law.

In a short time, an emerald cocoon, spanning about a hundred meters in diameter, enveloped the Nether Lord Deity; Xiao En, standing outside, continuously applied Life Rule mysticism to reinforce the vines;

He also knew that even without using bodily force, the Nether Lord Deity could break through his own move, but clearly he sought the opportunity to comprehend his own techniques and mysticism;

Breaking through such things relies on such chances; among billions of attempts, a breakthrough may occur.

Thus, months later, "Boom~~" a magnificent Heaven and Earth Law descended from the sky, shattering the vines Xiao En had arranged; under its control, the Nether Lord Deity's body floated, being reshaped by the Heaven and Earth Law.

"What is this…?" Xiao En was startled, and at the corner of his eye he suddenly saw a figure—it was the Lord of Death—so he asked, "Sovereign, what is the Nether Lord Deity?"

The Lord of Death's eyes were filled with shock and envy as he said, "Great Perfection achieved; I didn't expect the Nether to spar with you and actually break through—truly is…"

She had sparred with Xiao En many times, yet never broke the Great Perfection; the Nether Lord Deity succeeded on his first try;

Moreover, Xiao En himself is already a Death Rule Great Perfection, which offers no aid to him as a Death Lord Deity but instead assists the Life Lord Deity.

"Never imagined!" Xiao En, though he had guessed, still found it incredible to witness another birth of a Great Perfection, even if it were a Lord Deity.

He had even dreamed of his Death Rule breaking through to Great Perfection, yet the opportunity never arrived.

In a short time, the Heaven and Earth Law faded, and the Nether Lord Deity's entire aura seemed to change; the Lord of Death laughed, "Congratulations, Nether."

The Nether Lord Deity laughed, "Ha ha, I didn't expect it; I only intended to spar with Xiao En as a test, yet I directly broke through the Great Perfection."

Xiao En bowed and said, "Congratulations, Lord Deity, this is also your opportunity."

"Even my opportunity was given by you," the Nether Lord Deity thought, then said, "Then I'll give you a drop of my essence blood; this drop may be of great help to you."

The Lord of Death beside him exclaimed, "Nether, are you sure? After giving a drop of essence blood, your body will be weakened for a while, won't it?"

"It's fine; what danger could I face on Nether Mountain? Besides, I've achieved Great Perfection, so even if my strength wanes, it's no worse than before." After speaking, the Nether Lord Deity trembled, a beast‑like aura emerging, making Xiao En feel a slight shiver.

After a moment, a drop of emerald essence blood appeared in the Nether Lord Deity's hand, which he promptly tossed to Xiao En: "Xiao En, take it."

"Main God, what is the use of this essence blood?" Shawn asked tentatively.

The Netherworld Main God, like the Death Sovereign, is a supreme divine beast; this essence blood must be extremely valuable, but value depends on usefulness—for example, the essence blood of the four divine beasts, if it cannot be absorbed, is meaningless.

The Death Sovereign laughed and said, "Shawn, you know about the Netherworld Fruit, right? Its function is to help divine-level beings break through bottlenecks."

"Yes." Shawn nodded; his Light God Avatar had broken through thanks to the Netherworld Fruit.

The Death Sovereign added, "The Netherworld Fruit has this ability only because it contains a trace of the essence of the Netherworld Fruit Tree; the essence blood of the Netherworld Fruit Tree contains a thousand‑to‑ten‑thousand‑fold concentration of that essence, making it a supreme treasure that can help people break through."

"Help people break through?" Shawn's heart stirred, and he asked again, "But the Netherworld Fruit is said to be ineffective after the second one, and I've already taken one—what now?"

The Death Sovereign laughed, "Don't worry, the Netherworld Fruit cannot affect this drop of essence blood; the gap between them is ten‑million‑fold, so taking another will still be effective;

but you have already reached Great Perfection, so taking more would yield little breakthrough, making it not very meaningful; perhaps you could keep it for your descendants or close friends, but remember, the essence blood of the Netherworld Main God is also a supreme treasure among the Main Gods; even though you are my envoy, other Main Gods might not dare to act against you, but it's still best not to let them know.

"I understand, thank you, Sovereign, thank you, Netherworld Main God." Shawn also stored the essence blood in his hand into his spatial ring.

The Netherworld Main God smiled and said, "No thanks needed; this is what I ought to give you."

The Death Sovereign added, "Shawn, Calvin has already become a High God, so you don't need to teach him anymore; what do you plan to do next?"

Shawn replied, "I plan to travel around other parts of the Netherworld, and perhaps visit other God Realms as well."

"Alright, go ahead; if anything comes up, you can summon me at any time." Death nodded and said.

For Shawn, who has reached Great Perfection, she still places great importance on him, especially since the High God mission has appeared and the imminent inter‑realm battlefield is about to begin—both rely on this strongest Great Perfection.

"Then I'll take my leave." After saying that, Shawn flew away from Netherworld Mountain.

After a while, the Death Sovereign looked toward Netherworld and smiled, "Very good, you have become Great Perfection; our self‑defense strength is now even greater."

"Indeed." The Netherworld Main God nodded and said, "It's just a pity that if you, Sovereign, were to break through to Great Perfection and then win a ten‑streak inter‑realm showdown, that would be true invincibility."

"Each of those two is extremely difficult." The Death Sovereign sighed.

Years later, Shawn arrived at the teleportation array deep in the Nether Sea, took out the Main God Token, and said, "Lightning God Realm."

Since he said he wanted to explore the Netherworld, he naturally did not go straight to the teleportation array; instead, he truly wandered for a while and then came to the edge of the array;

Upon reaching the Lightning God Realm, he immediately teleported again to several other realms, and then directly arrived at the Green Origin Material Realm.

According to his understanding, Main Gods generally do not go to other realms, so the Death Sovereign would not know his purpose was the Material Realm.

Upon arriving at the Green Origin Material Realm, Shawn's Main God Avatar instantly fused with his God Avatar, and at the same time he took out the Netherworld Ancient Tree essence blood from his spatial ring.

With a thought of Shawn's, a soul force pulled the essence blood before him—"Boom"—the essence blood turned into countless essence qi, which was directly trapped by the Will Power and then drawn into the depths of his soul.

In an instant, the speed of his soul's deduction increased a hundred‑million‑fold—this is the multiplier that can still be increased under the empowerment of the Main God's faith power; many previously obscure mysteries instantly became clear.

"Indeed, it is a supreme treasure, not inferior to a soul stone."

Shawn immediately shielded other thoughts and devoted himself to studying the Death Rules; a large amount of Death Mysteries fluctuations gathered around him.

Several months later, "Boom~~" the laws of heaven and earth descended again; Shawn felt his soul being baptized by the heavenly and earthly laws, and at the same time the Death Main God Avatar gained another Great Perfection‑level Will Power.

Finally, true Great Perfection of the Death Rules was achieved.

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