Chapter 70: Future Great Perfection

Not far away, inside a valley, a high‑god robber laughed heartily: "Luo Wei, just hand over the Spatial Ring, or neither your caravan nor these demons will survive."

Luo Wei of the caravan replied coldly: "Dream on, I still have a divine clone; even if you kill me, don't even think of activating this Spatial Ring."

"Then you all just die." The robber leader snorted coldly: "Brothers, surround them for me and kill them all."

Divine Plane's eternal question: Robbers versus Caravan;

For safety, anyone in the caravan carrying the Spatial Ring must have a divine clone, and when robbers encounter this situation it is unsolvable; they either threaten or kill, having long been accustomed to it without any hesitation.

"Ha ha, fine." Many robbers became excited.

In such mêlées, a typical leader does not fight them for the Spatial Ring of a person they have killed; the robber group also has divisions of labor, and the leader generally only cares about the target's wealth, i. e., that of the caravan.

The wealth of those demons and marginal caravan members is basically unappealing to the leader, yet it is the wealth that these robbers covet intensely, which is one of the motivations driving their desperate fighting.

Countless material attacks and soul attacks flew toward the caravan and demons surrounded in the middle; in no time, the two sides began to slay each other.

Among the demons, there are also a few High Gods, but the robber side has over twenty High Gods, and the number of Mid‑level Gods is more than ten times that; at this moment they have been completely surrounded, unable to flee.

A massive wave of soul attacks came from all directions, killing many demons and caravan members in an instant.

In the middle of the caravan stood a cold young man, his whole body radiating teal water divine power; originally his speed was great enough to dodge surrounding attacks, but he had a burden beside him—a wind‑affinity cultivator whose speed was even slower; to prevent this wind Mid‑level God from dying in the mêlée, he had to exert himself to circle around, rendering himself unable to leave.

"Swoosh swoosh~" several soul attacks flew in, the wind Mid‑level God's complexion changed dramatically, but the water man grabbed him outright, evading the soul attacks; however, he himself was struck by a few other attacks, his face turning ashen.

"Brother, you should break out quickly and take me with you; otherwise you'll just die here too," the wind Mid‑level God shouted loudly.

In this environment, they no longer had the energy to transmit thoughts; they could only shout to communicate.

The water man's gaze was steady, showing no hint of fear: "I am Parhaus; I will never abandon a brother to flee for myself, and my water law excels at defense, and you know my Profound, I'm not that easy to kill."

A typical Mid‑level God, when hit by two or three soul attacks of the same level, basically falls; but he just withstood five or six, and it wasn't a big problem.

First, because water excels; second, because he has fused the Profound.

From afar, Shawn was merely watching the battle, but the water Mid‑level God's attack and defense piqued his interest, because within that Profound it was clear that water element, Water Body Technique, and Round Soft Profound were fused.

Although he lacks water affinity, he has sparred with many water masters; especially earlier, to train Fei Ze Er, he deliberately went to the water Divine Plane, getting to know many water experts, and even among the pinnacle leaders of the water Divine Plane there are rumors of a certain Mr. Shi Hao, who is very magnanimous, willing to spend Primordial God's power to cultivate disciples, and is said to be a descendant of the Primordial God family.

"Parhaus? Could it be?" Shawn speculated in his mind: "Could I have encountered the future water Great Perfection?"

In the original work, Great Perfections are few; there is only one water Great Perfection, who appeared during the Okaren material plane's contest for the Red Diamond, a water chubby man;

But there is also a Parhaus, who never manifested, but was spoken of through Heimos's mouth.

And after Shawn spent billions of years and became an Asura‑rank master, he also inquired about Great Perfection High Gods through some peers of the same rank, hearing of names like Klemen Ting, Bamer, Bai'e, etc., but not of Danningdon or Parhaus.

"Whether it's him or not, this person has good talent and is worth cultivating."

Shawn quickly made up his mind; it was a matter of convenience. If this person were the original Great Perfection, then he might later have a Great Perfection High‑God envoy; if not, there is no loss, since this Mid‑level God's ability to fuse three Profounds means he could at least become a Seven‑star Demon in the future.

Of course, rescuing him might alter Parhaus's history; he might never become a Great Perfection, which is beyond Shawn's control. If he becomes a Great Perfection High‑God or even a Primordial God, it would inevitably change the world timeline, even affecting whether Beirut and Lin Lei will appear later, which Shawn doesn't care about.

"Huh, a Mid‑level God who fused the Profound—what a genius, but alas, he still has to die."

The robber leader, also an experienced man, upon seeing a water Mid‑level God below who could protect his companions in the mêlée and occasionally turn the tables on his own men, naturally guessed that he must have fused the Profound.

"Grand Leader, I'll go eliminate him; I love killing gifted geniuses the most," another High God said, his face excited.

The Grand Leader laughed happily: "Ha ha, you can't fuse it yourself, so you envy others? Go ahead, I also dislike people with high talent."

"Hahaha." Many High‑god robbers also laughed loudly.

Everyone envies gods with great talent, but when faced with a Mid‑level God of such strong talent, they will kill without hesitation.

At that moment, a blinding flash of light suddenly appeared in the sky, growing ever brighter, making it impossible to keep one's eyes open; even divine perception could not discern what lay above.

"Ah~~~" With the intense light, many Mid‑level God robbers began to scream loudly in agony.

The High‑god Grand Leader also felt his skin being seared by the light, and his body was soon enveloped in black aura, blocking external light, and he roared loudly: "It's a Super Stronger, run."

The other robbers, hearing this, immediately prepared to flee, but it was already too late.

The celestial light grew ever stronger in a very short time; the scorching rays directly pierced their surface Profound energy shields and their external defensive artifacts.

"Aaaah~~~"

Within a radius of several kilometers, all the robbers emitted painful wails, their bodies surrounded by white flames; at this moment, there was no distinction between Mid‑level Gods and High Gods.

The people in the caravan, or the demons, though the light was dazzling, suffered no injury; instead they felt the sunlight was gentle and comfortable on their skin.

Parhaus stared at the figure at the center of the dazzling light above, his heart roiling like a tsunami: "That is the Supreme Plane's Super Stronger, who can slaughter thousands with a single strike; I must become such a strong one."

After a while, the light faded, revealing a towering figure.

"Hou Yingt, I have met the master," the caravan leader, a big‑bearded old man, hurried forward and bowed.

Other High Gods and Mid‑level Gods also bowed cautiously; facing the Super Stronger, they had to be extremely careful, because the person before them could kill them with a single thought.

Even though they were wandering demons or caravan members, they had never encountered such a master.

Shawn glanced at the caravan members, then with a thought the dazzling light flared again, and all the caravan and demons were instantly blinded by the intense glow.

However, the bright light did not harm them; when they recovered and opened their eyes normally, everyone noticed that the Super Stronger was no longer in the sky, and after waiting a long while there was still no sign; the group then began to pack up, preparing to continue their next mission.

"Huh, didn't we have a water and wind Mid‑level God over there?" a High God asked, puzzled: "Could they have been killed by the robbers at the last moment before that Super Stronger appeared? What terrible luck."

Looking at the myriad divine beings below, each bound by various laws and regulations, I could not determine at that moment.

Even though he is a High God, during the earlier mêlée he was extremely vulnerable, so he only happened to glimpse that water‑law‑affine Mid‑level God, but could not keep constant watch, lest his own life be lost.

"Alas, some talent, but still killed." The High God said no more.

In this underworld—or the Supreme God Plane—the thing that never lacks is talented people; they fall in batches, and those who survive to become strong are a blend of power and luck, with the latter perhaps more important.

In the distance, inside a metallic lifeform:

Parhaus gradually woke up, his confusion clearing instantly; he rose, saw his brother lying beside him, but instead of checking him he surveyed the surroundings, and then behind him discovered Shawn drinking tea.

"I have met the master," Parhaus quickly bowed.

He recognized the person before him as the previously seen Super Stronger of the Light Law, though he didn't know why he had brought the two brothers here.

Shawn asked: "From the way you fought the robbers before, you must be close to fusing the three water Profounds, right?"

Parhaus replied quickly: "Yes, I have already fused any two of the three—Water Body Technique, Water Element, and Round Soft Profound—but the full fusion of all three is still stuck at the final bottleneck, not yet broken through."

"How old are you this year?" Shawn asked again.

Pa Erhaosi hesitated a moment, then said, "I am 680 years old this year."

"680? Not ten thousand?" Xiao En retorted.

Even if it were 6.8 million or 68 billion years, that wouldn't be strange, but 680 years is close to the Third Fusion, and that talent is extremely strong.

Pa Erhaosi hurriedly said, "It's 680 years. I became a god on the material plane at age 60, but later offended the Bright Church of that plane and had to flee for my life to the Underworld;

about 200 years ago I merged Water Body Technique with the Water Element, mastered both, then became a mid‑level deity, later passed the Demon trial, and have been wandering ever since."

"Impressive, very good." Xiao En praised enthusiastically.

Even though he is a Great Perfection, encountering such a genius still elicits amazement; this talent is comparable to Lin Lei in the original work.

Compared with him, it might be similar, but because the rule system lacks precise mysticism, he became a high‑level deity around age 500; by then his soul had mutated, his soul power was great, and with a Soul Pearl, so a simple comparison is impossible.

"Thank you for the compliment." Proud from the strongman's praise, Pa Erhaosi then asked, "Sir, may I boldly ask, what realm has your Law of Light reached?"

Previously, Xiao En's simple move Radiant Light mystic technique instantly killed thousands of bandits, including dozens of mid‑level deities; it truly shocked him.

After wandering the Underworld for centuries and completing many missions, he gained some understanding of the Law of Light; the Brilliance mystic technique is merely an ordinary Bright mystic technique—many high‑level deities use it merely to interfere with others' divine perception, with a slight scorching effect, yet in the hands of a super‑stronger it becomes terrifying.

"A realm you don't comprehend." Xiao En smiled lightly, "Your talent is good; follow me for now."

After refining the Primordial God Form, he also spent time cultivating the Law of Light; with the aid of endless Faith Power, his Law of Light smoothly reached the Third Fusion realm.

This realm isn't exceptionally strong, but combined with Willpower might, of course, easily annihilate a group of bandits; even earlier he only wanted to test the Law of Light, gradually raising its power and slowly killing so many bandits.

If someday his Law of Light could also merge the Law of Light with life and death, that would be another experiment.

Pa Erhaosi was overjoyed and asked, "Thank you, sir. Pa Erhaosi is willing to follow you."

"Hmm, fine. This is a Spiritual Defense Artifact; take it now, and later I'll teach you how to recognize a master." Xiao En tossed a ring over, then said, "But with a patron and defenses, you might become lax in cultivation, so in the future, once you have sufficient strength, you still need to go out and wander."

Pa Erhaosi quickly replied, "Sir, I also know that adventure is needed for growth; in life‑or‑death situations breakthroughs come more easily."

"Right, I hope that one day you can reach my realm." Xiao En smiled, "Come with me to a place; I will give you constant life‑and‑death trials."

"Yes, sir." Pa Erhaosi replied.

Xiao En retorted, "Still call me sir?"

"Respectfully, teacher." Pa Erhaosi knelt and said.

Xiao En nodded, "Very well, I am Xiao En; you will hear my name in the future."

Previously, Shoufeize Er was taken as a disciple merely to plot the Primordial God Form; now that it succeeded, he also set Fei Ze Er free, but his soul still bears Xiao En's soul‑seed restriction, so many matters remain unsaid.

For him, that's actually a good thing; Xiao En elevated him with great resources and cost to six‑star demon level, plus a Spiritual Defense Artifact; his water affinity excels at defense, barely able to contend with seven‑star, and Xiao En essentially leaves him alone, so he is free—just must not betray Xiao En.

As for the potential Great Perfection high‑level deity before him, Xiao En truly wishes to take a disciple; if he can become a Great Perfection and later manifest his Primordial God's avatar on the Divine Plane, it would greatly aid Xiao En.

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