Chapter 140: Slaying Ao Gu Si Ta and Refining the Light Ascendant Divine Rank

"Lord Ao Fu, this is my duel pact with Ao Gu Si Ta; your interference isn't appropriate, is it?" Xiao En, after spotting Ao Fu flying toward him, transmitted his voice, which echoed through all the Divines' seas of consciousness.

He had already been mentally prepared; the reason he agreed to the duel with Ao Gu Si Ta was not for the Dark Divine Rank but for the Light Ascendant Divine Rank in his mind; after all, a Divine who does not wish to become a Sovereign is not a good Divine, and he naturally also wants to become a true Sovereign.

Now Ao Gu Si Ta covets the Four Beast Essence Blood and the Supreme Divine Relic, giving him the perfect opportunity.

Ao Fu replied immediately, "I also do not wish for a Divine to fall; the purpose of the Divine Covenant is to prevent a Divine's downfall. Although your duel is not bound by the Covenant, Ao Gu Si Ta has already lost; the Dark Divine Rank will be given to you as promised!"

"Don't want a Divine to fall?" Xiao En sneered coldly, "Then why, when my life was in danger just now, did Lord Ao Fu not step forward to stop Ao Gu Si Ta?"

"This…" Ao Fu was at a loss for words; seeing Ao Gu Si Ta in peril and himself far away, he simply couldn't reach in time to save anyone.

He said, "Xiao En, I admit I was somewhat unfair; Ao Gu Si Ta is my close friend, so I naturally favored him.

So, if you stop now, the Dark Divine Rank is yours, and I still owe you a favor—how about it?"

"No need for a favor!" Xiao En immediately ceased the telepathic exchange.

Their telepathic link ended in an instant, and Xiao En's attack was equally swift: his left hand suppressed the Supreme Divine Sword, while his right-hand longsword pierced Ao Gu Si Ta's outer Reincarnation Golden Body, the blade striking his head like lightning.

Ao Gu Si Ta's eyes filled with disbelief and resentment, but it was already too late; the blade struck the Divine Rank within his skull, shattering his soul. His gaze soon went dim, the Light Divine Power throughout his body faded, and a Divine Rank slowly drifted out of his head.

Had Xiao En not enveloped the area with Divine power, the fragments would have been swept away by spatial turbulence long ago.

"Dead. Another Sovereign-level being has perished," a chill ran through all the Divines.

Since the Divine Covenant was established, it may take countless trillions of years for a Divine to fall; in early times only Faith Wars caused such events, later only matters involving the Supreme Divine Relic could spark Divine conflicts.

Sovereign-level beings are almost impossible to fall; the only ones capable of killing them are Rule Sovereigns, and among them only the Death Sovereign possesses a divine clone. However, her Death Rule is not a perfect circle; even with a Supreme Artifact, she cannot be certain to slay the Water Sovereign Yi Na Si, who wields an extra willpower and moves slightly faster.

Yet within just a few million years, the Four Beast, the Water Sovereign, and the Light Sovereign—three Sovereign-level champions—have fallen in succession, all slain by Xiao En.

What a Sovereign-level assassin!

The Death Sovereign, Life Sovereign, Destruction Sovereign, and several Rule Sovereigns fell silent; they had expected Xiao En's strength to be greater, but never imagined it was concealed to such an extent;

From Xiao En's recent display, his power was in no way inferior to theirs.

The other Rule Sovereigns' faces turned pale; they were amazed that Ao Gu Si Ta had hidden his power—previously Ao Gu Si Ta could easily slay them, yet his deeply concealed strength still led to his death at Xiao En's hands.

How strong must Xiao En be? Killing several of them was still a breeze.

"I didn't expect Xiao En to have killed Ao Gu Si Ta," the Life Sovereign finally said.

The Destruction Sovereign sneered, "It was Ao Gu Si Ta who first harbored murderous intent; his death is deserved.

Moreover, if he dies, Ao Fu will lack enough Twelve-winged Divine Angels, which is actually a good thing."

The other Sovereigns similarly noted that Ao Fu's power is too great, and the Light Sovereign is determined to aid him, which naturally makes the other Sovereigns uneasy.

The Life Sovereign continued, "Xiao En is about to obtain another Supreme Artifact for material attack; although its attribute doesn't match him, combined with a Supreme Artifact for material defense, his strength will far surpass the other Sovereigns."

"Then he'll be at our level," the Destruction Sovereign said with a faint smile, "But in an actual fight, he has a material-defense Supreme Artifact, putting us at a disadvantage."

"Indeed," the Death Sovereign nodded.

Since the opponent possesses a material-defense Supreme Artifact, they need not fear our own material-attack Supreme Artifacts, yet we must beware their material-attack Supreme Artifact; even if the attributes don't match, none of us would dare use our mortal bodies as Supreme Artifacts.

The Life Sovereign said, "Then we shall classify him as Rule Sovereign level; he cannot be slain arbitrarily by Rule Sovereigns."

The Death Sovereign agreed, "I agree."

"I feel the same," the Destruction Sovereign frowned, "Ao Gu Si Ta is already dead, why does Ao Fu still rush toward him at full speed? Does he intend to avenge Ao Gu Si Ta?"

"Probably not? He's already dead; why seek revenge?" the Death Sovereign asked, puzzled.

Ao Fu and Ao Gu Si Ta indeed had a good relationship, but fundamentally it was because Ao Gu Si Ta generously lent him Twelve-winged Holy Angels; now that the person is dead, they hold no value.

The Destruction Sovereign smiled faintly, "Perhaps it's because Xiao En didn't give Ao Fu any face just now."

"If a fight broke out, Xiao En wouldn't be Ao Fu's opponent," the Life Sovereign frowned.

The Death Sovereign laughed, "Xiao En's soul is also formidable; even if Ao Fu is strong, he can at best defeat him, but killing him is not easy."

The Destruction Sovereign agreed, "We just don't know why Xiao En's strength is so great."

The other two Rule Sovereigns fell silent; no matter how they reasoned, they couldn't comprehend how this willpower could be measured correctly.

"Xiao En~" Ao Fu shouted while soaring rapidly, his voice filled with a roar, "I will definitely kill you."

"What of it? My duel with Ao Gu Si Ta is a matter of life and death; he also wanted to kill me, and now I've killed him—what does that have to do with you?" Xiao En replied with a faint smile.

At the same time, he wasted no time, using divine power to draw the Light Ascendant Divine Rank closer, while a drop of fresh blood fell from his fingertip onto it.

He naturally knew that killing Ao Gu Si Ta would inevitably draw Ao Fu's pursuit, so he carried a Light Ascendant divine clone precisely to ensure he could promptly refine the Light Divine Rank.

Only in this way could he have the ability to wage a great battle against the Fate Sovereign Ao Fu.

"Boom~" As the blood hit the Light Ascendant Divine Rank, the Heaven and Earth Law descended, a torrent of Light Divine Power enveloped Xiao En, and the Divine Rank emitted a dazzling radiance!

"What? Xiao En also has Light divine clones? Three clones?"

All the Divines were shocked; none of them knew Xiao En possessed Light divine clones, let alone a third one.

It should be noted that, among the divine ranks, having three divine clones is exceedingly rare due to the extreme difficulty.

Every sentient being seeks cultivation and requires talent; some may have multiple talents, but achieving divinity with the first talent is already hard, and subsequent talents are inevitably weaker.

The chance of all three talents reaching divinity is minuscule, and all advancing to Ascendant God level is even rarer.

Among the Divines, only one possesses three divine clones, with the final clone having reached Ascendant God level under the influence of Faith Power.

No one expected Xiao En to also have a third clone, also of Light attribute; some Divines even guessed that Xiao En's goal might be to kill Ao Gu Si Ta in order to refine the Ascendant Divine Rank.

The Death Sovereign laughed, "Xiao En's concealment was deep; now his power is even greater."

"An extra divine clone adds another willpower, but this strength is still far from Ao Fu's," the Destruction Sovereign said coolly.

Although he had sparred with Xiao En and held him in high regard, he was still no match for Ao Fu; even with temporal-spatial distortion, he was not a rival.

The Heaven and Earth Law surrounding Xiao En faded quickly; when it first descended, it also covered the Fate Attack Supreme Artifact and the Soul Supreme Artifact left by Ao Gu Si Ta, so those two treasures remained inert.

Once the Heaven and Earth Law receded, Xiao En immediately tried to trap the two treasures with divine power, intending to retrieve the soul aura from the Fate Supreme Divine Sword via a soul bead, but it was useless; the soul bead failed to draw the energy, and the two Supreme Artifacts easily broke through Xiao En's divine barrier and flew straight toward the oncoming Ao Fu.

"As expected, they can't be retained," Xiao En sighed; like Lin Lei, he cannot hold onto Ao Fu's Supreme Artifact.

Contracts are products of the Supreme God level, and Supreme Artifacts are indestructible; relying on Divine power, they cannot be retained.

From afar, the Divines watched the two treasures fly toward Ao Fu and were puzzled; the Wind Sovereign Di Ya exclaimed, "Why are the Supreme Artifacts flying toward Lord Ao Fu? Ao Gu Si Ta is dead, so they should be ownerless; why can't Xiao En retain them?"

The other Lord Gods were also perplexed; even though the Soul‑Defense Supreme Artifact had previously belonged to Ao Fu, since it was lent to Augusta, it must have been claimed, and after the claim Augusta was killed, so it should be ownerless; the Fate Sovereign's attack on the Supreme Artifact is therefore the same.

However, Ao Fu and the Supreme Artifact moved very quickly, and they would soon converge; Ao Fu directly caught the Supreme Divine Sword, and the Soul‑Defense Supreme Artifact immediately merged into his body.

"No claim?" many Lord Gods instantly could not understand the reason.

The Life Sovereign, shocked, said: "Unless they are the same person?"

"The same person? How could that be, Ao Fu and Augusta?" Thunder Sovereign Hu Erlei, even more incredulous, said: "Their soul auras are different, how could that be?"

The divine avatar's soul aura is identical; this is an iron rule.

"Not necessarily," the Destruction Sovereign said with a solemn expression: "Between Heaven and Earth there is a race called the Bura tribe; when they are in the Sacred Realm, their souls split in two, resulting in different personalities and different soul auras, but afterwards they can only choose to become a god within their bodies, that is, they have only two divine avatars."

"I've also heard of the Bura tribe," the Destruction Sovereign said slowly: "So Augusta and Ao Fu are the same person, no wonder."

Many Lord Gods instantly clarified many questions;

Why Ao Fu's strength is so great that he can catch bare‑handed the Destruction Supreme Artifact of the super‑beast Great Perfect Sovereign Utrede, because he possesses two additional wills of power;

Why Augusta's Twelve‑Wing Divine Angel does not grant the Light God Plane for its own use, but instead for the Heavenly Realm, because Ao Fu and he are the same person;

Why Ao Fu, during the fifth Supreme God mission, gave the token to Augusta—not because of a prior debt, but because they are the same person; whoever completes the Supreme God mission is the same.

"Lord Ao Fu is too strong," a Water Lord God who pledged allegiance to the Fate Sovereign said joyfully.

Although Augusta is already dead and Ao Fu has lost a life, Augusta's death does not affect Ao Fu's power; he remains at his peak, still possesses two Supreme Artifacts, has physical defense, and also a Reincarnation Golden Body. This technique, when executed by him, can block Utrede's Supreme Artifact bare‑handed, and Shawn does not attack the Supreme Artifact;

He is essentially without any weakness.

"Haha, Shawn is doomed," another Lord God said cheerfully.

The Death Sovereign glanced at the other, his gaze full of displeasure, but he did nothing.

From afar, Ao Fu flew to the front of Shawn and said indifferently: "They already know what's happening, yet you don't run?"

The other Lord Gods' discussion naturally cannot hide from Ao Fu's divine perception; however, regarding Augusta's death, if he does not intervene, both Supreme Artifacts will be obtained by Shawn, and he will also notice that the two Supreme Artifacts are still in the claimed state, which will naturally lead him to suspect that Augusta still has a divine avatar, and Ao Fu will likewise be suspected;

And if he still refuses to acknowledge, does not recall the Supreme Artifacts, and Shawn takes the two Supreme Artifacts to the material plane and seals them, then he will truly lose the Supreme Artifacts forever, which is absolutely unacceptable; moreover, his divine avatar was killed, so he must seek revenge, and no one could endure that grievance.

"Hahaha, run? You think I would fear you?" Shawn asked with a faint smile.

If it were earlier, he might have been somewhat wary of this unfathomable Ao Fu, but after refining the Light Lord God's stature, his strength increased a hundredfold again; the intensity of his soul, even if Utrede unleashed temporal‑spatial chaos, could no longer threaten him;

Ao Fu's strength lies in material attacks, which is his lifelong aspiration: to shatter the heavens and earth with the strongest material assault. Yet he himself possesses a material‑defense Supreme Artifact; by stacking his will's power with the Threefold Fusion Lord God's force, even if Ao Fu had previously devised "Transcend Reincarnation," he would not fear it.

Ao Fu replied calmly: "You are so confident because of the physical‑defense Supreme Artifact? To be honest, I once considered that you had already completed the Supreme God mission, but when I realized your strength far exceeds my expectations, I am truly curious how you managed to break through Augusta's Reincarnation Golden Body."

"You'll see in a moment," Shawn said, his whole body radiating black light, sword in hand, and he charged straight forward.

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