Chapter 121: The Role of Faith's Power

The two passed through the teleportation array again and arrived at the Water Realm of the Gods.

"Dan Ning Dun, remember, even if you become a Great Perfection, do not tell Pa Erhaosi, and do not let anyone else know," Xiao En said, transmitting his voice as a reminder.

Dan Ning Dun laughed, "Sir, rest assured, most Great Perfections never proclaim themselves as such; among the countless Great Perfections in heaven and earth, most are merely suspected, and only a few have been confirmed by the divine realms."

Great Perfections are aloof; the chance to make them act is vanishingly small, encountering a Peak Asura is only a move or two, and after seizing Primordial God Power their awareness radius is immense, making it hard for others to record their afterimage.

Thus many "suspected" Great Perfections exist, and they naturally do not come forward to explain.

Xiao En said, "That's fine. Likewise, my being a Primordial God must not be disclosed to Pa Erhaosi, unless one day he also attains Great Perfection."

Dan Ning Dun's expression turned odd, "Sir, Pa Erhaosi's talent is indeed impressive, but if he could also become a Great Perfection, the probability around us would be a bit too high, wouldn't it?"

"Indeed, so I only hope that if he can become a Great Perfection, our plans will have a much better chance," Xiao En sighed.

Although Pa Erhaosi was a Great Perfection in the original history, this merely shows he possesses Great Perfection‑level talent; he may not become a Great Perfection and it still depends on fate.

So many Peak Asuras are but one step away from Great Perfection in the profound mysteries; even seventy non‑Great Perfection Primordial Gods may have cultivated to that level, yet despite endless Faith Power and resources, none succeeded.

After being saved by him, Pa Erhaosi's fate changed; whether he can succeed is uncertain, and if he does, their small group would contain three Great Perfections, which would indeed be astonishingly improbable.

Dan Ning Dun laughed, "That's right; each of us has a portal, plus other preparations. As long as the opposite side lacks a Great Perfection, the chance of success is very high."

"No need to overthink; Pa Erhaosi isn't far ahead," Xiao En added.

As long as they are his trusted subordinates or friends, each has two or three Seven-Star Demon‑level experts infected by soul seeds nearby—one to ensure safety and ease of use, the other to constantly track location.

Half a month later, Xiao En and Dan Ning Dun found Pa Erhaosi meditating in the middle of a lake spanning ten thousand li, and said, "Greetings, Master."

Xiao En smiled and asked, "Pa Erhaosi, how is your Water Principles cultivation progressing?"

Pa Erhaosi replied, "The six Water Principles are only one step away, but I've spent ten million years on that final step and still cannot breakthrough."

Dan Ning Dun asked, "Have you fought any other experts?"

Pa Erhaosi nodded, "Of course, I've challenged many Prefect Lords and even Commanders, but never publicly, so outsiders are unaware;

I've challenged dozens, and several times came close to a life‑or‑death crisis, yet never succeeded."

"Such matters aren't broken through merely by a life‑or‑death crisis," Dan Ning Dun nodded;

A life‑or‑death crisis may boost insight and lead to a breakthrough, but more likely it results in death.

Xiao En thought for a moment and said, "Since it's like this, let's try another method. Come, go with me to the Netherworld."

"To the Netherworld?" Pa Erhaosi was curious but asked nothing further, replying, "Fine, but could you wait a moment? I've already established a family in the Water Realm of the Gods."

"Haha, congratulations," Xiao En laughed.

Pa Erhaosi roamed the Water Realm of the Gods for tens of millions of years, found true love, and sired offspring; his strength reached Peak Asura level, and with Xiao En's Primordial God Power, he formed a fairly strong family in that realm, though not yet a Peak family, since aside from him the descendants are weak and need ample time to refine.

Beside him, Dan Ning Dun was a solitary figure, clearly more obsessed with the pursuit of power.

Pa Erhaosi spent a few days, while Xiao En and Dan Ning Dun toured the adjacent Water Realm of the Gods; for them, a few days were no different from a second or two, which is why the Panlong World is perfect—time truly costs nothing, as long as one is not killed they achieve immortality, and at their level, there is essentially no danger of death.

A few days later, the three went to the teleportation array of the Water Realm of the Gods, used a Primordial God Token to teleport to the Netherworld, and Xiao En, wielding willpower to command metallic lifeforms, spent over a month racing to Yuming Mountain.

"Wait for me nearby; I'm heading to Yuming Mountain to meet the Primordial God," Xiao En said after arranging everything, then ascended the mountain.

They had actually seen the Lord of Death before, but were unaware of his Primordial God identity; such a great secret is beyond the qualification of ordinary Asuras.

Upon reaching the palace atop the mountain, Xiao En saw the Lord of Death and said, "Lord?"

"It's been billions of years; if it weren't for the Seven-Star Demons you left behind still by my side, I wouldn't have been able to find you," the Lord of Death, clad in a purple‑red robe atop the great hall, smiled faintly.

Xiao En replied, "I spent some time in the Material Plane and only recently arrived at the divine realm."

"Hmm," the Lord of Death said without further questioning; even Asuras have their own freedom, let alone Great Perfections: "I've set traps that attracted thousands of wind‑ and earth‑aligned Seven-Star Demons. Would you like to see how they fare?"

Xiao En smiled, "No rush; we still have 9,000 billion years, let them filter internally—that's better. As for the soul defense artifact forged by the Three-Path Soul Mutants, I've already succeeded."

"Really? Has Man Ke's Death Rule reached the Asura tier?" the Lord of Death's eyes brightened.

The soul defense artifact crafted by the Three-Path Soul Mutants doesn't decide battles on the plane, but if everyone on our side possesses one, the combined effect is still very helpful.

In the planar war, both sides' Primordial Gods exert all effort; even a slight boost is hard to achieve. Sometimes the Primordial God must personally recruit powerful dual‑defense artifact Asuras. If the war's stakes weren't enormous, a Primordial God wouldn't act so.

Xiao En laughed, "Actually, not yet. His profound power is only at Peak Seven-Star Demon level. Together with another top-tier rune master, we spent billions of years researching, combining runes and relics, which finally let him forge the soul defense artifact, albeit with a low success rate."

Boosting a merely talented individual's strength is extremely difficult; even though Xiao En's Death Rule has reached Great Perfection, teaching it to the ignorant is impossible.

Fortunately, Man Ke's power eventually approached a comparable level, and together with Great Perfection soul research and a 'Rune Master Great Perfection' named Breller, they could barely enable Man Ke to forge it.

The Lord of Death nodded, "Before the planar war, can we gather several thousand of them?"

"No problem, I'm fully confident," Xiao En said with a faint smile.

As long as Man Ke can produce some, the rest can be made by him; all he needs is a hidden pretext. With that, producing tens or hundreds of thousands is no issue, and other Primordial Gods won't suspect.

The Lord of Death laughed, "That's good; we've finally succeeded in one thing, but if that's all, the chance of winning the planar decisive battle remains too low;"

"Xiao En, a thousand billion years have passed; would you represent my Netherworld in this decisive battle? I know you've invested much effort; if you refuse, I won't say anything."

"Lord, I am unable to attend; in the future I will explain why," Xiao En paused, then said, "But I will ask another Great Perfection to act."

The Lord of Death was moved, "Really? Which Great Perfection?"

One should know that even with multiple Rule Lords appearing, they cannot compel Great Perfections to join such a ten‑victory planar showdown.

If Xiao En himself is willing, that's his choice, but how did he persuade other Great Perfections to participate?

"Lord, this must remain secret; if other Primordial Gods learn of it, it will be problematic. Though I invited that Great Perfection, I only handle communication; the terms must be approved by you or other Netherworld Primordial Gods."

Although he is also a Netherworld Primordial God, he wouldn't foolishly owe this favor for all other Netherworld Primordial Gods. Dan Ning Dun is close to him, but in such matters he should have his own benefits.

The Lord of Death laughed, "Of course, I can owe him a favor; regarding Primordial God Power, he can take as much as he wants, or any other conditions."

Xiao En said, "A favor is fine, but besides yours, every Primordial God must also owe one; each owes a favor."

The Lord of Death thought and said, "Alright, since you insist on secrecy, we won't inform the other Primordial Gods yet; before the planar war we can notify them, and I think they'll agree."

"Fine, it's settled. Regarding Primordial God Power, Lord, could you first grant ten thousand drops?" Xiao En said with a smile.

He has plenty of Primordial God Power, but in this case, refusing it would be odd.

The Lord of Death nodded, "No problem, here's a spatial ring for you first."

Primordial God Power is limitless for a Primordial God; the restriction is only to control the number of divine realms. Great Perfections can even refine Primordial God Power from currency, though it's a bit troublesome.

Shawn said again, "Overlord, there's another matter; I need your help."

"Speak, and if it's possible, I will certainly help," the Death Overlord said with a smile.

Not to mention that I already owe Shawn two favors; even if not, based on all the things Shawn has helped her with over the years, and my reciprocation, I naturally should help the other side;

Often, some matters aren't as valuable as a favor, but they are still help, and such also require repayment.

Shawn said, "Overlord, Parhaus is now just one step away from breaking through the Great Perfection in the Water Law; he has roamed the Water Divine Plane for tens of millions of years, fought many masters, yet still cannot breakthrough;

So I thought we could try another route, that is, using the endless power of faith to give him a hand."

"Power of faith? You mean have me dispatch the Primordial God army to the material plane to publicize his name?" the Death Overlord naturally understood quickly;

Such matters have been attempted among the Primordial Gods; those Primordial Gods who have offspring, when their descendants have cultivated their innate talents to the limit, they dispatch the Primordial God army to the material planes they control to publicize the descendants' names, thereby gathering massive faith power, intending to achieve a breakthrough;

Only, Death Overlord has no offspring, so has never done such a thing.

Shawn nodded, "Yes, that's also a method; if Parhaus can break through the Great Perfection, then if he participates in the plane decisive battle, the Underworld's chance of victory will be even higher."

"Ha ha, that's a good idea, but for anyone to break through the Great Perfection is extremely difficult," the Death Overlord smiled and said, "But that's a minor matter; I will agree to your request, consider it a trial."

Although this matter is almost impossible for a god‑level or even Great Perfection, for a Primordial God it's merely a word;

In any case, it's just a word from the Primordial God; the god‑level soldiers of the Primordial God army just run themselves ragged, and most of these soldiers have little to do on ordinary days.

Shawn smiled, "Alright, then I hope it succeeds."

At present, to prepare for this Underworld ten‑win decisive battle, everything that can be prepared has been, only Parhaus remains a variable; in other aspects, there's truly almost nothing that can be done;

In the original work, Hell versus Heaven, the Destruction Overlord is so strong, even uniting multiple planes yields only a little power; if not for Lin Lei's Primordial God messenger, they'd basically lose.

As for having Bureller take the field or let him create some powerful magic array, Shawn still disagrees; firstly, Bureller hasn't yet devised a multi‑law coordinated magic array, and going up would be too dangerous.

Or if Bureller's talent is so high that he creates other arrays, and if Ouf, using Bureller's array, makes a breakthrough, that wouldn't be good for me; moreover, I am a mid‑tier Primordial God, and after excluding Daningdon and Parhaus I can only recruit two more Primordial God messengers, and two messengers cannot cooperate with Bureller.

The Death Overlord continued, "By the way, your soul poison can also be refined appropriately; during the plane battlefield, it might have some effect."

"Sure, I will specifically refine some," Shawn nodded in agreement.

The Death Rule is still quite useful in these aspects.

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