Chapter 118: The Layout of the Ten‑Victory Plane Decisive Battle

It's not just that I obtained it; the main point is that it was done silently, and no one knows.

Fortunately, the Weierfa plane was slaughtered; otherwise, if we truly fought for the relic on that plane, even if we won, it would be inconvenient to claim it as our own.

Parhaus saw a hint of a smile on Xiao En's face and asked, "Teacher, have you found the thing you wanted?"

"Found it. You did well; this is 1,000 drops of Lord God's Power, split evenly between the two of you." Xiao En was in a great mood and naturally not stingy.

Two water jars containing Water‑type Lord God's Power and Death‑type Lord God's Power flew toward Dan Ningdon and Parhaus.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao En/Teacher." Dan Ningdon and Parhaus were also overjoyed, never expecting to receive so much Lord God's Power.

Their strength is merely average among the Asuras, but Lord God's Power still has a great effect on them, and no one would find it excessive.

Xiao En added, "Both of you may go to the divine plane. Keep a few of the Seven‑Star Demons I have soul‑seeded nearby, so I can contact you at any time. Your future goal remains to seek opportunity and break through the Great Perfection."

Of the three Supreme Divine Relics, he has already obtained two; he doesn't know where the remaining one is, nor when any news of it might appear, so he can only wait.

Another way to boost his strength right now is to achieve ten consecutive victories on the Netherworld's plane battlefield; if he wins, he'll gain another share of Willpower Might and won't fear Ao Gusi Ta.

However, for the Netherworld to win this ten‑victory streak is extremely difficult; even after his Death Rule Great Perfection, he could soul‑seed more Seven‑Star Demons, but the number would only be a little over a thousand, unlikely to match the Radiant Twelve‑Winged Divine Angels. The only advantage is that those in front die, allowing later ones to continue being soul‑seeded.

The other ten planes can surely muster even more masters, far outnumbering the Netherworld.

Moreover, the opponent only needs to secure a win through a single portal, while he must guarantee two; the difficulty instantly more than doubles.

In this situation, only a Great Perfection taking action could alleviate the loss, but existing Great Perfections will never act; unless a Lord God reveals a Lord God Form, which is virtually impossible, and Xiao En cannot compel other Great Perfections, nor can he act himself.

Thus he can only hope for the two Great Perfections mentioned in the original work to achieve a breakthrough; the Netherworld's odds would rise dramatically, and with two breakthroughs plus his own preparations, the chance of victory becomes very high.

Parhaus and Dan Ningdon did not think further, bowed and said, "Yes, Mr. Xiao En/Teacher, we will take our leave now."

Netherworld Undead Sacred Mountain Teleport Array:

After Dan Ningdon and Parhaus arrived, Dan Ningdon asked, "Where are you heading?"

Parhaus thought for a moment and said, "I'm planning to go to Jiuyou Realm; there are more masters there, perhaps an opportunity to seek a breakthrough."

"I've already been there for a while, so I won't go." Dan Ningdon replied, "We've been together for tens of millions of years, yet there's been no breakthrough; it seems we still need to seek our own opportunities."

Parhaus nodded, "Right, then let's split up; after all, with the Teacher's subordinates, we can stay in touch at any time."

Xiao En gave each of them three Seven‑Star Demons; beyond facilitating contact, assigning these beings to tasks is also very helpful for them.

Absolute‑loyal subordinates of the Seven‑Star Demon rank are only those under the Death Rule's Great Perfection, which can control and command them at will; other Netherworld elites, even if they soul‑seed a few, will not freely let others use them.

On Yuming Mountain:

Xiao En's life‑god avatar rushed from afar and found a red‑clothed woman waiting ahead.

"Honored, Sovereign." Xiao En bowed and said.

The Death Sovereign laughed, "You look so happy; what's the good news?"

Xiao En replied, "Being able to come to Yuming Mountain naturally makes me happy."

"Ha, you really know how to speak." the Death Sovereign chuckled lightly;

In fact, it's not that Xiao En is eloquent; few people in the world dare speak to her that way.

Xiao En added, "Sovereign, I came here to see how Manke's cultivation is progressing. Next, I plan to stay on Yuming Mountain for a while to see if I can train him to forge a soul‑defense artifact."

Until the third Supreme Divine Relic appears, his sole purpose is to win the plane war.

Manke's role isn't absolute, but it has a huge impact; those soul‑seeded differ from angels, and if they become too dangerous, they'll backfire on the seeders, so their safety must be ensured as much as possible.

The Death Sovereign shook his head, "I gave him a Yuming Fruit; it seems to give a slight boost, but not much. He's existed for an unknown number of trillions of years; his innate talent is essentially set, and further improvement is difficult."

"We can only try." Xiao En thought and said, "If it fails, I'll take him out to wander; perhaps amid life‑and‑death crises a breakthrough will occur. He already wields three divine powers; at six‑star level he's comparable to an average Asura, so he likely hasn't felt much pressure."

"That's also possible." the Death Sovereign nodded, then added, "By the way, the wind‑type and earth‑law masters you requested, I've attracted over a hundred through various means; would you like to go see them?"

"Alright, I'll go check them out first." Xiao En smiled and said.

In his capacity as Death Sovereign, it's not appropriate to capture these people, nor is it ideal to have other Lord Gods do so; therefore, he can only use some Lord God's Power and wind‑ and earth‑type treasures to lure masters of the two schools.

"Go." A surge of Lord God's Power beside the Death Sovereign lifted Xiao En instantly, and in the blink of an eye the two arrived in a white mist far beyond Yuming Mountain.

The Death Sovereign explained, "This is the Illusory Mist Sea I set up to attract people."

"I know." Xiao En nodded;

Many Lord Gods actually enjoy this, creating a secret realm, placing some treasures inside, and letting countless divine‑level beings battle for them, or simply using the existing voids between heaven and earth.

The Death Sovereign suddenly added a game; other Lord Gods might be curious, but they certainly won't find it odd to investigate why, making it very convenient to gather earth‑ and wind‑type masters.

The Death Sovereign added, "The people I found are inside that palace."

Xiao En's divine sense probed ahead, saying, "There's no need to keep them there; let them slaughter each other. Only those who survive to the end will have the highest chance of success on future plane battlefields."

"A total massacre? Some of these people have decent strength; it would be a pity to kill them." the Death Sovereign asked.

Ordinary divine‑level beings die and stay dead, but these affect his Willpower Might rewards.

Xiao En shook his head, "To select true masters, this is necessary. Massive internal slaughter might also raise a few individuals' strength; it's our best plan for us;"

As for masters? There are still 9,999 hundred‑million years, more than enough, and eventually I'll soul‑seed some masters who weren't attracted yet."

"Fine, I'll follow your lead." the Death Sovereign nodded.

Xiao En asked again, "Sovereign, one more thing: as far as I know, since the beginning of heaven and earth, some dual‑defense main‑artifact Asuras, even three‑artifact Asuras, have been exiled by Great Perfections or for other reasons into Spatial Turbulence;"

"Could a Lord God go find them, on the condition that they join the plane decisive battle, rescuing them? Their role in the plane war would be enormous."

Although searching for exiled divine‑level masters in Spatial Turbulence is arduous, for a Lord God with endless time, scooping up a few peak Asuras and sending them to the plane battlefield is worthwhile even if it takes ten thousand, a million years, or longer.

"Ha, you did think of that." the Death Sovereign smiled, then shook his head, "That move won't work; countless years ago, Lord Gods of other planes already considered it;"

but it was ultimately rejected by the Lord God Covenant; any Lord God may rescue someone for other reasons, but cannot rescue them and then send them to the plane battlefield."

"Why is that?" Xiao En retorted.

Regarding the Lord God Covenant, the original work only scratches the surface; many other agreements about Lord Gods and plane management remain unknown to him.

"It's fine to tell you, but don't tell anyone else." the Death Sovereign said, "First, I, the Netherworld Lord God, can do this, so other plane Lord Gods can as well; thus neither side gains an advantage.

Second, if Lord Gods all did this, other divine‑level masters of the plane would learn it, realizing the plane battlefield's impact on Lord Gods is huge; they might then negotiate terms with us, potentially affecting the Great Perfection's status, which is unprofitable, so many Lord Gods evaluated and banned the practice."

"So that's the reason." Xiao En nodded;

No wonder in the original work the Destroyer Lord didn't arrange for other Lords God to search for people in the spatial turbulence; it seems these Lords God, who have lived for countless trillions of years, had already thought of it themselves.

Lord of Death added, "Actually, some ways to boost my side's strength have also been restricted by agreements among the Lords God, but the impact is minor; other Lords God can do them anyway, so it doesn't matter—everyone is fair."

"Then why do multiple Lords not restrict the Twelve‑Winged Angel?" Shawn asked, puzzled.

Lord of Death smiled, "It was tried before, but the various Lords heavily disputed it, so it was never restricted."

"That's a pity," Shawn sighed.

The Great Perfection does not enter the field, yet those thousands of angels can fully sway the outcome of the final battle; they are not just a thousand Seven‑Star Demons, they share a telepathic bond, coordinate seamlessly, and are absolutely fearless.

Even Shawn's soul seed cannot match these advantages; the Angel Rebirth Pool, a supreme‑god‑level treasure, is astonishingly wondrous, yet

only exists in the Dark and Light God realms.

Lord of Death laughed, "Don't overthink it; just do your best."

"Hmm," Shawn said, meeting Lord of Death's gaze; he knew she wanted him to act.

Given what she currently knows, only Shawn, the "Strongest Great Perfection," acting could give the Underworld a considerable chance of victory.

Unfortunately, Shawn is now a Lord God and cannot join the fight, and he cannot tell Lord of Death about this for now, because she previously trusted him to locate the holder of the supreme‑god relic precisely because he was a Great Perfection; if he reveals his Lord God identity, that trust would vanish.

There may be no outright conflict, but it's still unnecessary; both sides should avoid any rift and cooperate fully now to win the planar decisive battle—that's the priority.

Lord of Death did not ask further, saying, "Then that's that. There are still 9,999 hundred million years; perhaps other opportunities will arise."

In fact, even if Shawn agrees to act, the Underworld's chance of victory is not necessarily high; after all, no matter how strong Shawn is, he can only act through a single channel, and all other preparations combined may still not surpass a Great Perfection.

The opposing realm will inevitably gather the power of all other realms, with far more angels and experts than our side, and even Shawn's soul‑seed masters may not be able to match them.

Several previous realms had similar chances, but aside from the Heavenly Realm, the others all lost.

Time flew by; in the blink of an eye, a hundred billion years passed.

Manke and Shawn were constantly sparring in the air; the space of the underworld was easily torn apart. After a while, Shawn nodded and said, "Not bad, already at the level of peak seven-star demon."

Mank and Shawn continuously sparred in the air, the Underworld's space was easily torn apart, and after a while Shawn nodded and said, "Not bad, already at the level of the Seven‑Star Demon Peak."

"I must thank Mr. Shawn for the instruction," Mank said, bowing.

To receive personal instruction and sparring from a Death Rule Great Perfection for a hundred billion years, even if that Great Perfection has other motives, is something he is deeply grateful for.

Otherwise, even descendants of Lords God could not obtain guidance like that of a Great Perfection.

Shawn smiled lightly, "You're welcome, the three‑system soul mutation itself is the strongest opportunity in the world; if you can endure the soul mutation, it naturally holds great value for many;

My purpose you know, but in your current state you still cannot forge a soul‑defense artifact, and further cultivation will be difficult, so I will take you to a place where there is a top‑tier magic‑array master; with his cooperation, perhaps there will be a chance."

A hundred billion years ago, Shawn had Buleile study the soul‑defense artifact, and his divine avatar has been assisting all along; however, this thing seems constrained by the laws of heaven and earth, making research extremely difficult, even Buleile, the top‑tier magic‑array master, has studied it for a long time.

Mank naturally replied, "Fine, no problem."

"Alright, let's go." Shawn had already informed Lord of Death, then, using divine power, he led Mank to the teleportation array of the Holy Mountain of the Undead.

Heavenly Realm:

A man in gray robes was battling several higher‑rank gods; though outmatched, his figure remained exceedingly aloof.

"Danningdon, you can't run away. Having killed my son, you will just await death," a burly man wielding the Divine Artifact shouted angrily.

Danningdon snorted coldly, "If you want to kill me, you'll have to prove you have the ability."

(End of Chapter)