Chapter 22: The Opening of the Plane Battlefield

Xiao En replied, "Death Sovereign, there's no particular reason; it's simply because my research on the Death Rule regarding soul seeds is very deep."

In fact, what was displayed this time was still only a small portion of his soul‑seed power; had he used his full strength, that recent battle would have gone much smoother;

But he dared not act too wildly; exceeding the typical peak of a Death Rule Asura by a suitable margin was just right—it could slay the Four Beast Clan's enemies and also make the Death Sovereign regard him a bit more.

"Impressive, I truly admire you," the Death Sovereign said with a faint smile. "Perhaps you could become the first great perfection of the Death Rule in all the world."

"Sovereign, has there ever been a great perfection of the Death Rule in this world?" Xiao En asked.

He has lived over a hundred million years, has visited many planes, including Hell, yet in the Sea of Chaos he has never heard of Dan Ning Dun, which tells him that his current era is still far from the Lin Lei era.

"There hasn't been any, not even among the Lord Gods," the Death Sovereign sighed. "If you can achieve the great perfection, it might aid my cultivation a bit."

Xiao En replied, "I feel I'm only one step away, but I just can't break through."

"Many peak masters are like that, not just you; the same goes for other rule practitioners," the Death Sovereign chuckled, then added, "Your Life Rule level isn't lacking either, is it? What realm are you at?"

"Roughly Asura level," Xiao En replied.

He wasn't lying; in fact, not only his Life Rule but also his Death Rule are merely at ordinary Asura level. However, the fusion of his two rules has reached the utmost pinnacle, just one step away from attaining a single‑path great perfection in the mysterious realm.

"Ha ha, impressive, impressive."

He said "impressive" twice; at this moment the Death Sovereign was in high spirits, and with a flick of his right hand a black bottle flew toward Xiao En: "This is your reward; take it."

In the presence of the Lord God, Xiao En dared not extend his spirit sense too far; when the bottle reached his side, his spirit sense probed and found at least two hundred drops of Divine Power, all of the Death attribute.

"Thank you, Death Sovereign," Xiao En said joyfully.

Although he possesses tri‑path fused divine power, it still cannot match Divine Power of the same attribute, and unless forced, he will not use his fused power, as that would reveal his capabilities to the enemy and increase danger, especially since the current foe remains the strongest Four Beast Clan in the divine plane.

"For the Four Beast Clan to dare come to my Youming Mountain, and you dealt with them, you naturally deserve credit," the Death Sovereign said indifferently.

Xiao En was silent for a moment, then asked, "Sovereign, I've killed so many of the Four Beast Clan; will the Four Beast Clan's Lord God step in against me?"

That was his biggest worry; although the original text says that as long as one does not kill the Lord God's offspring, the Lord God will not intervene in god‑level disputes, the Four Beast Clan is the most notorious existence in the divine plane, and who knows if their ancestors follow the same rule?

In the original work, there is also a Death Lord God who ordered a subordinate to act; if the Four Beast Clan does the same, one would have to retreat to the material plane, though that is not safe, and there is no other way.

The Death Sovereign laughed, "Rest assured, the Four Beast Clan may be domineering, but they won't act over such matters, as long as you don't kill the Lord God's children or grandchildren of the Four Beast Clan in the future;

Moreover, you are my envoy; if a god‑level member of the Four Beast Clan kills you, it's a sign of your inadequacy, but if the Lord God intervenes, I will not stand by."

"Thank you, Death Sovereign," Xiao En bowed again.

Knowing this lifted his spirits; at least he wouldn't hesitate when acting later.

The Death Sovereign added, "Even among Lord Gods there are rules; even when striking a god‑level being, one must consider whether a Lord God stands behind them."

Xiao En laughed, "Then I'll just wait for the Four Beast Clan's elites to surround and kill me."

The Death Sovereign glanced at the confident Xiao En and said indifferently, "Don't be overconfident; this time you managed to counter‑kill the Four Beast Clan because of your soul‑seed and this magical array;

Next time, they will send multiple Divine Envoys; even if they can't kill you, once they surround you they may have a chance to exile you into spatial turbulence."

"Thank you for the warning, Death Sovereign," Xiao En thought and said, "It's not that easy for them to surround me."

The Death Sovereign smiled, "Rest assured, now that you're in spatial turbulence, I'll retrieve you, but you must leave a divine duplicate in the outside world."

"Thank you, Death Sovereign, I will split a divine duplicate," Xiao En agreed.

"Alright, I've seen my play through, Xiao En, you performed well," the Death Sovereign said indifferently. "Now go straight to the top of Youming Mountain; I have other missions to assign you."

As soon as the words fell, the Death Lord God's power dispersed, returning to the heavens and earth.

"Youming Mountain." Xiao En looked toward the summit, and also saw the earth‑colored Divine Artifact spear beside him,

The soul pearl in his mind emitted a strong urge to devour, but with the Death Sovereign possibly watching at any moment, he dared not let the soul pearl act; if it destroyed the Divine Artifact, things would get out of hand.

In the end, he restrained the temptation, leaving the Divine Artifact where it was; the Four Beast Clan already knows he destroyed Tower Mountain and took the Artifact, which will only give the Four Beast Clan's Lord God a personal reason to hunt him;

If the soul pearl truly devoured the Artifact, he wouldn't be able to hand it over and would be slain on the spot by the Four Beast Clan's Lord God, and the Death Sovereign likely couldn't intervene.

At the summit of Youming Mountain, when Xiao En arrived, he found, besides Tuolesi, a towering man clad entirely in black—the Death Sovereign's first Divine Envoy, Ao De Biao, who possessed two Divine Artifacts.

"Xiao En?" Ao De Biao glanced, then smiled, "Not bad. I heard from Tuolesi that your Death Rule is strong; when shall we spar?"

"Fine." Xiao En nodded, though he didn't take it seriously;

What could we even compare? This guy has a Spiritual Defense Divine Artifact that completely counters me; of course, I am not afraid of him.

"Ao De Biao, in terms of soul achievements, you are inferior to Xiao En," the Death Sovereign's voice suddenly sounded.

"Greetings, Sovereign." The three knelt in succession toward the front of the great hall.

"Rise," the Death Sovereign said calmly.

"Thank you, Death Sovereign." The three rose immediately.

The Death Sovereign continued, "Ao De Biao, Tuolesi, you should know why I summoned you; tell Xiao En."

"Understood." Ao De Biao replied, then looked at Xiao En, "Xiao En, do you know about the Plane War?"

"Plane War? I know." Xiao En quickly grasped, then asked, "Is the Netherworld's Plane War about to commence?"

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