Chapter 7: Death Overlord

Years later, in a mountain range near Dark Moon Manor on the Nether Continent, Shawn stood on the summit, gazing at the magnificent manor city a hundred thousand li away.

"Lord Shawn," two seven‑star demons approached, bowed, and said.

Shawn turned his head and asked, "How is it?"

The black‑clothed man at the head said, "We went to Dark Moon Manor's demon castle; the Four Beast Clan has placed a bounty of one hundred trillion Nether Stones for hunting you, Lord. Anyone who can give your whereabouts can earn ten trillion Nether Stones."

Shawn nodded and said, "Just as I expected."

The black‑clothed man added, "Besides, I visited a friend of mine who follows the master of Dark Moon Manor, so he also knows some news among the Netherworld's peak experts;"

"the Four Beast Clan not only operates in the demon castle but also among Netherworld masters, placing a bounty on you with the Lord God's power; however, my friend does not know the exact amount."

"It seems we must keep a low profile from now on," Shawn said with a faint smile after listening.

He is still unafraid of ordinary manor lords; as long as the opponent wields the Lord God's power, defeating them is easy, but killing them is not.

If he gets entangled and then besieged by the Four Beast Clan, it becomes dangerous; with their strength, even a prepared opponent might not withstand them.

Another blue‑haired man said, "Lord, as long as we stay out of the city, the Four Beast Clan will find it hard to locate us; this vast Netherworld is not so easily stumbled upon."

The black‑clothed man agreed, "Right, then the Four Beast Clan can only bully those families with a base."

"But never entering the city all one's life while being hunted constantly is not a life! Isn't the Netherworld then just wasted?" Shawn shook his head.

The two seven‑star demons fell silent; wandering the Netherworld, they spend most of their time outside the city, but occasionally must enter, as all news and resources circulate through the cities.

"Alright, now that we know, let's stay low for the time being; we set out now," Shawn said, then his divine power altered his appearance.

His former reputation was considerable, many knew him; now being hunted, his soul aura cannot change, but his appearance can.

Only if he meets someone familiar could they recognize him by his soul aura, or some peak masters might notice his altered looks, yet they still couldn't know who he is unless the other party is the Great Perfection or the Lord God.

…

Decades later, a metallic being flew forward, suddenly surrounded by a multitude of god‑level experts.

"Ha ha, the person inside, come out quickly and meet your death!"

The robbers shouted boisterously, laughing.

The metallic being halted; just as the robbers were about to speak again, a faint black ripple shot out from it, covering the leading robbers before they could react.

In an instant, dozens of high‑ranking deity robbers were slain, their bodies falling, while the other robbers immediately reacted.

"Run, it's a super‑strong being!" one shouted, and the robber gang scattered in all directions.

But it was already too late; massive emerald vines materialized around each robber, piercing their heads outright.

In an instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

"Lord, just leave these robbers to us next time," the blue‑haired man said with a smile.

"That doesn't matter; it makes no difference who strikes," Shawn shook his head, then added, "We are now only a million li from Nether Mountain; head to the nearby Nether Manor City, and also check the Four Beast Clan's activity regarding my hunting decree."

"Lord, don't you need us to go to Nether Mountain together?" the black‑clothed man asked immediately, "With us there, we can assist you a bit."

"No need, just follow my orders," Shawn replied, not needing to explain to the soul‑cultivator subordinates, though at this moment they truly were considering their master.

He is now wanted; if the journey to Nether Mountain fails and the nearby seven‑star demons are discovered by others to be close to him, they too will be wanted, preventing them from gathering intel for him and possibly even leading enemies to his side.

Nether Mountain is teeming with masters; he can simply pick a few soul cultivators at will.

"Yes," the master said, and the few of them could only obey.

…

A day later, Shawn arrived at the foot of Nether Mountain and saw countless chains hanging from the peaks above the clouds, each chain imbued with terrifying, thunderous power.

"I wonder whether this formed naturally by heaven and earth, or was wrought by the Death Overlord using the Lord God's power?"

Shawn was also curious; in the original work, Zijing the Lord God's old lair, the Zijing Mist Sea, is equally strange.

However, he dared not touch the chains before him; his material defenses might not withstand that thunderous force.

"Lord?"

A voice came from behind; Shawn turned and saw a high‑ranking deity man bow and say, "Lord, do you intend to enter Nether Mountain?"

"Yes!" Shawn nodded.

The newcomer said, "Lord, I am Ke Er, a guide of the Nether Hotel. If you wish to enter Nether Mountain, you can first stay at the Nether Hotel; when the full‑moon night arrives, you may enter Nether Mountain."

"Fine, I've heard of your hotel as well," Shawn said, nodding.

The hotel is essential; without it, one cannot enter Nether Mountain at all.

Nether Mountain towers a million meters high, spanning perhaps tens of thousands of li; the only gate that safely leads inside opens solely on a full‑moon night, leaving him to wonder how to find it.

…

Guided by Ke Er, Shawn arrived at a hotel several hundred li away.

Ke Er smiled, "Lord, we have arrived."

"Alright," Shawn tossed ten thousand Nether Stones.

Ke Er took them and hurriedly thanked, "Thank you, Lord."

Under Ke Er's guidance, Shawn entered the hotel's inner courtyard.

On the hotel's left side lay a pond about a hundred meters across; Shawn turned and saw a pretty red‑haired girl fishing.

She seemed to sense Shawn; the red‑haired girl looked up, her expression briefly changed, then quickly returned to normal as she continued fishing.

Shawn guessed that his altered appearance could not fool the Death Overlord's divine avatar, but the girl ignored him, so he naturally dared not approach to strike up conversation.

…

Upon entering the hotel entrance, Shawn asked the receptionist woman and readily gave three hundred thousand Nether Stones to book a month's room.

To him, three hundred trillion Nether Stones meant nothing.

Inside the hotel hall, many people were eating and chatting; upon seeing Shawn, they all stared intently, as if trying to recognize who he was.

Being wanted, Shawn naturally kept quiet, returned straight to his room, and waited for the Nether Mountain gate to open.

…

PS: Named Death Sovereign, the original work had no name.

(End of chapter)