Chapter 25: The Augustus Family

"Dead." Ao De Biao rejoiced and directly took a badge from the corpse.

Then he looked at the two and asked, "Xiao En, Tuo Lei Si, how shall we divide this badge?"

"One each, taking turns," Xiao En replied directly.

But his gaze shifted to the primary divine artifact beside Li Wa Si's corpse, the terrifying hunger of the soul pearl resurfacing.

"Fine, this one goes to me first; the next one goes to whichever of you two contributed more," Ao De Biao said with a smile. "If I gather the badge needed for the third primary artifact first, I'll help you later as well."

Xiao En and Tuo Lei Si had no objections, so the three stayed put, waiting for the Primordial God's Power on them to dissipate; otherwise wherever they went they'd still be a glaring star.

Tuo Lei Si laughed, "Li Wa Si is the emissary of the Radiant Light Primordial God of the Light Plane; the Light Law excels at soul and speed but not at physical attack or defense. If he chooses a physical‑defense primary artifact, killing him would indeed be very hard for us."

Ao De Biao said, "He probably wants an attack primary artifact to increase his chances of earning enough badges on the plane battlefield; that's a gamble as well."

"Unfortunately, he gambled himself to death."

Xiao En is now in a similar situation; before Beirut appeared, those who had reached the pinnacle of soul cultivation, once they possessed a physical‑defense primary artifact, had virtually no weaknesses;

But having no weaknesses also meant no strengths, making it hard to kill others.

Many strong ones, in pursuit of two primary artifacts, might gamble; if they win, they truly reach the pinnacle;

It's just too dangerous; Lei Si Jing from the original work, if not the Primordial God's son, would likely have been killed long ago.

After a few minutes, the Primordial God's Power faded, and Ao De Biao said, "Let's go; a great battle just occurred here, so someone might come over."

"Shall we set an ambush then?" Xiao En retorted.

Ao De Biao laughed, "Anyone daring enough to come and watch is either a peak strongman or a team; wiping them out is too hard. Our three‑person team isn't that strong either—if we ambush others we might end up trapping ourselves."

"Indeed," Xiao En nodded.

He glanced at the primary artifact on the ground and didn't take it; now he realized a problem—being beside his own comrades, how could he secretly take the dead's primary artifact?

Moreover, for the Asura he killed, he can't take its primary artifact because the opponent has a divine clone outside; if the Primordial God can't locate its own artifact, it could still follow clues to find him.

The only option now seems to be to pick up primary artifacts killed by other teams, and he also needs to leave his current group?

If that works, it would be safe unless the Primordial God's divine perception detects him while he takes the artifact; that chance is low, after all Lin Lei has been undergoing soul mutation on the plane battlefield for decades without being noticed by any Primordial God.

But how to leave his current team is also a dilemma; he doesn't seem able to bring it up.

Decades later, the three‑person team, on a side of the Underworld, encountered two enemies; after engaging, they found they couldn't kill them at all. After wasting a few drops of Primordial God's Power, they had to give up, while most of the others were on their own side.

"Looks like we need to go to the opposite side," Ao De Biao said, looking toward the Star River Way.

"Then we'll go over," Xiao En agreed.

Tuo Lei Si also nodded.

After confirming, the three arrived beside the Star River, found a suitable path, and crossed directly. Luck was on their side; they didn't encounter the enemy army and smoothly infiltrated the opposite side.

On the enemy's territory, the three began to hide, taking shelter in a cave, and then controlled the Death God Puppet to search for targets.

Thus, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, still without finding a suitable target; the plane battlefield remained desolate.

"Enemies spotted~" Tuo Lei Si said again: "Three of them."

"Three? Who are they?" Ao De Biao asked.

Tuo Lei Si closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and said, "It's Ben Fei Er De of the Heavens, and one of his brothers destroyed my Death God Puppet."

"Ben Fei Er De? That dead turtle shell—we can't even kill it," Ao De Biao instantly lost interest, wanting to go back to sleep.

Suddenly, a powerful force erupted not far away.

"Primordial God's Power," Xiao En exclaimed in surprise. "Ben Fei Er De has unleashed Primordial God's Power to find us."

As long as one isn't afraid of exposing oneself, after seeing the Death God Puppet and being willing to use Primordial God's Power, it's very likely to locate the nearby hidden people.

"Prepare for battle, Xiao En, protect Tuo Lei Si," Ao De Biao, knowing they would certainly be discovered, reminded, "Ben Fei Er De has two defensive primary artifacts; his soul attacks are extremely terrifying."

"I understand," Xiao En nodded.

Putting aside that Ben Fei Er De appears in the original work, even if he didn't, the peak masters of the divine plane are basically all known to him.

"Ha ha, Ao De Biao, Tuo Lei Si, and you must be the Xiao En who just became a Primordial God's Messenger," a mocking voice called out.

"Boom~" Above the cave, the ground cracked as a hulking man with bull horns, wielding gauntlet fists, slammed down.

Suddenly, a black spear rode the collapsing rocks, thrust straight at the bull‑horned man; "Boom," the two were knocked back by the recoil.

The Destruction Rule clashed with the Earth Law's peak strongman; both possessed matching‑attribute primary artifacts, and the gap between them was minimal.

Xiao En faced Ben Fei Er De directly, because he knew another woman possessed a spiritual‑defense primary artifact and was a special divine beast, making her best suited to hand it to Tuo Lei Si, who has an attack primary artifact.

Ben Fei Er De stared at Xiao En, didn't strike immediately, and asked, "I heard you killed the emissary Tower Mountain of the Xuanwu Primordial God of the Four Sacred Beasts, and slaughtered thousands of the Four Sacred Beasts' clan. Ha ha, if you weren't an enemy, I'd have liked to buy you a few drinks."

"Do you hold a grudge against the Four Sacred Beasts' family?" Xiao En wasn't in a hurry; after all, if they fought, it would be hard to determine a winner.

Ben Fei Er De sighed, "Not really, but those people constantly offend my family, and I can only endure it; it really irritates me."

"Ha ha, it seems the world has long suffered because of the Four Sacred Beasts' family," Xiao En chuckled, then looked at the battles on both sides and said, "Let's stop; continuing like this seems meaningless."

"Under normal circumstances, I'd agree," Ben Fei Er De said with a faint smile. "But now it's different."

"What do you mean?" Xiao En began to ask, but suddenly noticed that several hundred meters away, a handful of elite opponents were stealthily approaching, and he recognized them as Augustus family elites.

Without further chatter, Xiao En instantly sent a mental broadcast: "Ao De Biao, Tuo Lei Si, run fast; other elites are closing in nearby."

"What?" Ao De Biao and Tuo Lei Si, upon hearing the broadcast, didn't doubt it, launched their strongest attack, then swiftly retreated.

While Ben Fei Er De and the Augustus family hadn't reacted, the three immediately fled in three different directions.

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