Chapter 124: The Emergence of the Lord God's Identity

"By the way, Dan Ning Dun, do you now have a Prime Artifact?" the Death Overlord asked suddenly.

Shawn smiled and replied, "I have already taken him as a Lord God Envoy."

"Alas, I have become a high‑ranking Lord God without a Great Perfection envoy again," the Death Overlord sighed. "I originally thought that taking you, the strongest Great Perfection, would greatly boost my standing among the Lord Gods, but in the blink of an eye you became a Lord God yourself—truly."

For an Overlord, having one more or one fewer mid‑ or low‑ranking Lord God makes little difference, since any of the Lord Gods who have pledged to them can perform what other Lord Gods can, and even they themselves can.

But the Great Perfection is clearly different; on the material plane the Great Perfection dominates, and the battlefield planes are the same. Sometimes when a Lord God cannot appear, a Great Perfection appearing is appropriate, so she values Shawn even more than ordinary Lord Gods.

However, Shawn now possesses power close to an Overlord, which is a sort of compensation, but the lack of a Great Perfection envoy is unavoidable; any future material‑plane disputes will no longer have her chance.

Shawn gave a faint smile and said, "Overlord, rest assured; although Dan Ning Dun is my envoy, if you have any matter, you may still ask him to act."

"Well, that's all we can do," the Death Overlord added. "But he only has one Prime Artifact, so he must be very careful."

Shawn shook his head: "That's not the case. I have found Uril, the Twelve‑Winged Angel who served under Lord God Feist; he possesses the Prime Artifact left after Feist's death. I lent it to Dan Ning Dun, so it does not violate the Lord God Covenant."

"Uril? I seem to recall him as the strongest angel under Feist, who was even specially given a Prime Artifact," the Death Overlord nodded. "In that case, as long as Dan Ning Dun is cautious, there truly is little danger;

you're really impressive. As far as I know, Augusta and the Four Beast Clan have been searching for him for years, but never found him."

"My Death Rule finds people far more efficiently," Shawn said with a faint smile.

In fact, it's the power of the soul pearl—it can mass‑produce soul seeds, probe others' memories, lock onto countless plane guardians, and since he is a Great Perfection, his divine consciousness can easily cover an entire plane;

Combined, these conditions make him far more effective at locating people than even the Lord God families; at most he might be outdone by a Lord God ordering a search, but a Lord God would never personally issue a command for a dead Lord God's envoy Prime Artifact—that is truly a divine‑level matter.

"Since that's the case, there should be no major problem," the Death Overlord thought for a moment and asked, "When do you plan to reveal your identity? The emergence of a new Lord God inevitably calls for a Lord God Council, gathering all Lord Gods together, essentially as an introduction."

Shawn replied, "The next Plane War is several hundred million years away; that little time is no issue. I'll make my formal appearance before that war."

"Fine, with a few hundred million years left, we'll see if there are any other ways to boost the Nether Realm's war strength," the Death Overlord said, adding nothing more; such matters are naturally Shawn's decision.

Shawn nodded, "Alright."

Hundreds of millions of years passed quickly, and the Plane War that occurs every ten trillion years is about to begin.

This Plane War, though the Nether Realm's ten‑win campaign, consists of five planes battling each other per round; the Nether Realm is fourth, with three rounds preceding it, the first being the Wind God plane versus the Earth God plane;

However, for Lord Gods, such ordinary Plane Wars are generally unimportant; only when a five‑win streak randomly occurs do they pay attention, especially the Overlords, who inevitably wish to keep winning, while other Overlords and Lord Gods will intervene appropriately;

Before reaching an eight‑win streak, all Lord Gods and Overlords tacitly avoid escalating matters, instead subtly acting behind the scenes, to prevent minor interests from sparking conflicts among Lord Gods, especially among Overlords.

Nether Sea Nine Abyss Region:

Dan Ning Dun looked at the crowd below, frowned, and said, "Not good; I heard Bamer also arrived."

"Bamer? Is he here to obtain the Soul Defense Prime Artifact?" Shawn retorted.

On the Abia material plane ten trillion years ago, Shawn used a single Soul Poison technique to suppress numerous Great Perfections, making them realize that without the Soul Defense Prime Artifact, facing Shawn would almost inevitably lead to exile;

Even though a Lord God would later come to rescue, no one truly wishes to be tormented that way.

Dan Ning Dun nodded, "Probably. Other Great Perfections may also try to obtain the Soul Defense Prime Artifact, but they don't know your identity, so there's really nothing to worry about."

"Alas, it doesn't matter; let them go if they wish, as long as they skip the Nether Realm's match," Shawn shook his head.

In the first three Plane Wars, who wins or loses, even the Lord God of that plane might not care.

Dan Ning Dun said, "I originally planned to go in and earn a Prime Artifact for Parhaus, which would greatly increase his safety, but if other Great Perfections are present, once any of them act, the other commanders will definitely hide;

then even if I expose the Great Perfection's power here, it would probably be of no help."

"Parhaus naturally has his own opportunity; if he can't obtain the Soul Defense Prime Artifact, that's fine," Shawn said. "During the plane decisive battle, let him be cautious—given his defenses, the risk should be low;

moreover, this chance might be his breakthrough; if he truly feels danger, he can opt out."

For the Nether Realm's ten‑win decisive battle, Shawn has prepared everything except that Parhaus, the "potential Great Perfection," has not succeeded; this historically original Great Perfection may be stuck at the final step due to timeline changes, and even after he asked the Death Overlord to gather faith power, he still hasn't broken through;

Fate is unpredictable; one might never break through in a lifetime, and everything depends on opportunity.

Dan Ning Dun also nodded, "Yes, I can see he truly wants to break through, yet cannot."

"During the first three Plane Wars, Parhaus will go in to hunt other commanders for badges; seeking a Prime Artifact is one goal, and another is to find a breakthrough opportunity." Shawn paused, "You stay behind; if you're a normal enemy, you don't need to act, but if you encounter other Great Perfections, you should intervene to protect Parhaus."

After all, he's been my disciple for billions of years; even if he never becomes a Great Perfection, Shawn doesn't want him to fall. If he's killed in ordinary combat, that's unavoidable, but when facing a Great Perfection, protection is still needed.

Dan Ning Dun nodded in agreement, "Alright, no problem."

The Plane War that occurs every ten thousand years passed quickly—over thirty thousand years elapsed—Parhaus still hasn't broken through, but through his own effort he earned two badges;

The Nether Realm's Plane War soon began; the first thousand years featured commanders clashing on opposite territories, which mattered little to Lord Gods, and at the final thousand-year mark countless Lord Gods gathered on the battlefield, ten thousand li beyond the plane portal.

This is the Nether Realm's ten‑win series, and almost all Lord Gods will come to observe;

From multiple directions, the Four Great Rule Overlords arrived with the groups of Lord Gods who pledged to them, and a few Law Overlords were followed by Lord Gods of the same attribute; not every Lord God has pledged to a Rule Overlord, and when the numbers were roughly equal, a scattering of additional Lord Gods arrived.

Fate Overlord Ouf's divine consciousness glanced around and laughed, "Everyone's basically here; the Plane War will start soon. Lilith, this time it's up to you to unleash the Nether Realm's might."

"Haha, Ouf, don't joke, this time the Nether Realm's chance of winning is not high," the Death Overlord said with a faint smile.

Destruction Overlord suddenly asked, "Lilith, won't Shawn act?"

The Death Overlord shook his head, "He won't act."

Destruction Overlord fell silent, and Life Overlord remained mute; the two have a fairly good relationship with the Death Overlord, but concerning a will‑power reward, no one wants others to receive it, and the Lord Gods under their command feel the same.

Other Lord Gods and Overlords exchanged glances, "If the strongest Great Perfection, Shawn, doesn't act, the Nether Realm essentially has no hope of winning; even if Shawn does act, at best he can secure one portal, while the other portal's allied planes still outmatch the Nether Realm."

Light Overlord Augusta smiled; he actually didn't want Shawn to act, because otherwise, even if his side won, the Light Angel would suffer heavy losses, and the only ones daring enough to block a Great Perfection are the Twelve‑Winged Angels, which are his prized assets—each loss reduces the future Ten‑Win guarantee for the Celestial Realm.

Fate Overlord Ouf laughed, "There's still half a day until the plane decisive battle begins; if nothing else, everyone can just wait here."

The Death Overlord suddenly added, "Wait, there's still a Lord God who hasn't arrived."

"Another Lord God?" Fate Overlord was taken aback, and the other Overlords and Lord Gods instantly found it odd;

There are 77 Lord Gods between Heaven and Earth—this is a fixed number, and several are dual‑position Lord Gods, so it's only a few dozen individuals, essentially all acquainted; of course, a few Lord God ranks disappeared during the early Great God War.

The Death Overlord laughed, "He's here."

As soon as she finished speaking, a surge of Death Lord God power began to coalesce around the Death Overlord, and the aura caused many Lord Gods' faces to slightly change.

"Shawn?"

The soul aura of this strongest Great Perfection between Heaven and Earth is recognized by essentially all Lord Gods present.

Soon, the Death Lord God's power condensed into a human form; Shawn bowed toward the direction of the Four Great Rule Overlords and said, "Greetings, esteemed elders."

Now, with his strength, even ordinary Rule Sovereigns are no match for him; only those Rule Sovereigns who possess supreme artifacts and are essentially in the Great Perfection surpass him, and two of them are far stronger.

The Destruction Sovereign, seeing the several Death Gods behind the Death Sovereign equally shocked, asked in surprise, "You are a Death God; is this Divine Core the one that belonged to Feist back then?"

After Utrede finished speaking, the others also caught on; Fate Sovereign Ao Fu's eyes showed confusion, and many Gods turned toward the Light Sovereign. Augusta asked coldly, "Xiao En, how did you obtain Feist's Divine Core? Shouldn't it have been sealed within a Divine Magic Array on the material plane?"

The other Gods immediately took interest; the magic array that existed before Feist's death indeed left countless Gods powerless, and Fate Sovereign Ao Fu could not extract that Divine Core either.

Xiao En smiled faintly, "Since it's a magic array, there must naturally be a way to break it."

Fate Sovereign Ao Fu laughed, "I studied it for a long time back then but got no clue at all. I must say Feist was truly a top genius with magic arrays, but I didn't expect you, Xiao En, to also be adept at them."

Augusta said coldly, "Hmph, regardless, this Divine Core is mine. Xiao En, you have stolen my Divine Core."

"The Divine Core is a treasure bestowed by Heaven and Earth; when did it become yours?" Xiao En said indifferently. "When Feist the God placed the Divine Core on the material plane, you lacked the ability to take it, so it remained ownerless. Whoever has the ability can claim it; it's been millions of billions of years, yet you cannot retrieve it and still claim it as yours?"

"You," Augusta's face turned furious.

Death Sovereign laughed, "Augusta, I think Xiao En makes some sense. If you already have the Divine Core in your hands, then it's yours, but since it has remained on Feist's material plane, it's naturally ownerless. You can't both be unable to take it and prevent others from taking it, right? The Supreme God probably wouldn't intend for the Divine Core to stay ownerless for a long time."

The Destruction Sovereign Utrede also suddenly said, "I agree; only the one inside your spatial ring truly belongs to you."

"I concur as well," the Life Sovereign said, adding nothing further.

Fate Sovereign Ao Fu smiled, "Augusta, I also see no problem. It's been ages; even if I gave you ten times more time, you still couldn't extract it, yet Xiao En managed it. Perhaps this is the Supreme God's design; only the Great Perfection of the Death Rule can match this ownerless Divine Core."

"Ao Fu, why aren't you helping me either?" Augusta instantly sent a soul voice and asked.

Ao Fu replied with a faint smile, "Now that things have come to this, what more do you expect?"

"Uh~" Augusta was momentarily at a loss: "Xiao En is a mid‑tier Divine Sovereign in the Great Perfection, should be at the Sovereign rank; I can strike him."

Ao Fu smiled lightly, "That will be a matter for later, but offending Lilith over a mid‑tier Divine Core seems unnecessary."

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