Chapter 73: Unexpected Good News

"Yes, I pay my respects to the Lord God," Bach immediately knelt and said.

Although he didn't know why Shawn was the Lord God, upon seeing the Lord God one must kneel; Great Perfection may be a king among gods, but still belongs to the god rank, whereas the Lord God is entirely different.

"Stand up," Shawn said with a faint smile. "Now that you know I am the Lord God, I will grant you sufficient Lord God Power, and my request is simple: you don't have to truly fight the Four Beast Clan; just have your clan, at the right moment, execute a group of specific target Four Beast members."

Bach stood up, fell silent for a moment, then ventured to ask, "Lord God, may I boldly ask, are you a middle‑tier Lord God?"

"You know quite a lot," Shawn said, a bit surprised, then asked, "How did you know that?"

Bach replied, "With your permission, Lord God, the Lord God of the Yolo Realm fell countless billions of years ago; this fact is known to the Netherworld and even the peak masters of other planes;

countless masters of the Death Rule and other‑plane masters with Death God avatars, even some Great Perfection ascended gods, have searched for that lost Lord God Seal, but none have found it."

"Haha, perhaps the Supreme God looked after me, allowing me to obtain this Lord God Seal."

Shawn naturally said little more on the matter; the Lord God collective likely all know the whereabouts of this Death Lord God Seal, which Augusta has assumed as his own, and how could any god‑level being locate it?

Bach's mouth twitched a few times, then said, "The Lord God is Great Perfection; perhaps the Supreme God gave you the Lord God Seal, and only you are worthy of that lost seal."

"Hmm, then how did you know I'm a middle‑tier Lord God?" Shawn asked again.

Lord Gods are divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers; peak masters generally know the sovereign level because the naming differs, and each plane has only one; but the middle and lower Lord Gods are unknown to god‑level beings unless the Lord God discloses it.

Bach hesitated briefly and said, "With your permission, Lord God, since I am also a Lord God Envoy, the rank of that ancient lost Lord God Seal was told to me by the Lord God I serve."

"Which Lord God is yours?" Shawn asked,

Bach replied, "It is the Netherworld's Fire‑Refining Lord God; I am his envoy."

"Fire‑Refining Lord God, is he a lower‑tier or middle‑tier?" Shawn thought for a moment and said, "Regarding the Lord God matter, you cannot tell the Fire‑Refining Lord God; when I reach the divine plane, I will explain it to you."

Moreover, as long as you keep silent, the Fire‑Refining Lord God will not know.

Previously at Resjing's place, he also asked about the Lord God, but Resjing knew little, and Zijing the Lord God did not reveal many Lord God secrets; Shawn also knows this Fire‑Refining Lord God, but not his rank.

Bach hurriedly said, "With your permission, Lord God, my master the Fire‑Refining Lord God is a middle‑tier Lord God, like you, only he is not Great Perfection."

"You have a good relationship with the Fire‑Refining Lord God? He actually told you many things," Shawn asked, a bit puzzled.

Bach replied cautiously, "Lord God, because I am a powerful divine beast, and my Death Rule is close to ordinary Asura level, among the Fire‑Refining Lord God's four envoys, I am the strongest, so the Fire‑Refining Lord God treats me relatively better;

back then my Ming Snake Clan clashed with the Four Beast Clan, and it was the Fire‑Refining Lord God who behind the scenes granted me ample Lord God Power, preventing my clan's annihilation."

"So that's how it is," Shawn nodded. "Then unleash your Innate Divine Skill at full force against me; I want to see the power of soul annihilation."

Between heaven and earth, the strongest is naturally the Great Perfection ascended god; even a sovereign finds it hard to recruit such a being as an envoy. Shawn was taken as an envoy while at Asura rank; otherwise, Great Perfection might not willingly become an envoy.

Below Great Perfection are not Asuras a step away, but the Five‑Melt tier divine beasts possessing Reverse Heaven Innate Divine Skills; their formidable innate skills and robust physiques far surpass that slight Mysterious Profound gap.

Of course, soul mutations are also rarer, even fewer than divine beasts; though a soul mutation reaches peak Asura level, its fused divine power becomes useless unless the Mysterious Profound is also highly integrated.

"Yes, Lord God." Bach naturally was not worried his Innate Divine Skill would harm the Lord God.

His lips twitched, and a black serpentine shadow instantly appeared behind him; the black snake stretched for kilometers, nearly covering half the palace, and a terrifying aura radiated outward;

Strangely, countless god‑level beings, sanctuaries, and even mortals within Qingyuan City saw no black in the sky, nor sensed any abnormal aura.

On the black snake's forehead was a single red eye; Bach's own forehead cracked open, revealing a third eye, and a transparent beam instantly sliced the sky, striking Shawn directly.

Sitting in his chair, Shawn earnestly sensed the power of this Innate Divine Skill, and after a while said, "The power's decent; it can kill ordinary Asuras. Even a peak Asura like Okalowell would have his soul wounded by this move."

Before Beirut appeared, using a soul attack to kill ordinary Asuras was difficult; even Resjing's soul attacks rarely killed ordinary Asuras on a plane battlefield, perhaps trapping them for gradual wear. But against Okalowell or Montero, neither could be subdued.

Actually this isn't unique to soul attacks; material attacks are similar, but the Lord God bestowed a material‑attack Lord Artifact, which easily pierces others' material defenses. In the original, Lei Hong barely withstood several material‑attack Lord Artifact strikes using his innate skill; without a Lord Artifact, only beings like Great Perfection or Black‑Moss tier could breach his material defense.

Praised by the Lord God, Bach felt a bit proud, but quickly said, "It does have some power, yet compared to a true Super Divine Beast, it's still far lacking."

"You don't count as a Super Divine Beast? I recall the Netherworld always calls you that," Shawn asked curiously.

Bach shook his head, "Not really; I can only say my Ming Snake is a very powerful divine beast, far stronger than ordinary divine beasts, but certainly not a Super Divine Beast;

My body also lacks Lord Artifact rank, though it's far stronger than an ascended artifact; combined with my Innate Divine Skill it has some strength, so through rumor it became labeled a Super Divine Beast."

"I see," Shawn nodded;

The original text once described the Ming Snake as a Super Divine Beast, but oddly among the Eight Great Clans it ranks below the heavenly Polin Clan Leader; even with Reverse Heaven Innate Divine Skill and a Lord Artifact‑rank body, it wouldn't reach first place.

Bach added, "Moreover, with my Mysterious Profound insight, among Netherworld peak masters I'm only average, so the Lord Artifact I seek is a soul‑defense Lord Artifact; this has led me into many plane battles—hard to kill, yet I haven't collected the second Lord Artifact emblem."

"Alright, I roughly understand your situation," Shawn continued. "Now you must decide whether to cooperate with me; I don't need you to truly fight the Four Beast Clan—just work with me. When the time comes, you act. Besides Lord God Power, I'll also grant you enough Seven‑Star or Six‑Star demon subordinates."

After becoming "Great Perfection" and Lord God, and with the aid of soul beads, his soul‑seed ability is far stronger than during his peak Asura days, becoming the strongest force against the Four Beast Clan, even surpassing the angels of the Light and Dark Sovereigns;

After all, Twelve‑Winged Angels are limited in number, and although his soul‑seeds also have a cap, when a soul‑seed dies it can seed others again—that's the terrifying part;

It's just that the Lord God Avatar remains in the material plane, so there's no chance to act.

Bach thought quickly and asked, "Lord God, could you tell me which people you intend to target?"

"They are some members of the Four Beast Clan, also under Buweit," Shawn glanced at Bach and said, "You should know who Buweit is, right?"

"Buweit?" Bach was startled, replying, "I know him; he's a resident Seven‑Star demon elder of the Four Beast Clan in the Netherworld, but

"But what?" Shawn sensed Bach had more to say.

Bach hesitated, then said, "Lord God, I received information that Buweit, for a grave mistake, was exiled by the Four Beast Clan's Lord God."

"Exiled into spatial turbulence? He lacks a material‑defense Lord Artifact; he'd be killed in an instant, right?" Shawn asked, puzzled.

Bach replied, "No. Supposedly some Lord Gods punish certain god‑level beings not by killing them outright, but by granting them a material‑defense Lord Artifact and then casting them into spatial turbulence, a solitary, voiceless eternity—worse than death."

"That indeed is a harsher punishment," Shawn admitted he hadn't considered it; perhaps now that he's just become a Lord God, with time he'll also think of such a tactic.

But this seems to violate the Lord God covenant? Perhaps the covenant's provisions for granting Lord Artifacts don't cover this, or the exiled individual can hardly return to other planes, so it's ignored; or it wastes a Lord God Envoy slot.

The exact details will have to wait until the Lord God Avatar appears on the divine plane later, and we can ask the other Lord Gods for clarification.

He then laughed and asked, "Regarding the Four Beast Clan, which involves the Lord God, how did you know that?"

Bach replied, "Lord God, I also have an informant inside the Four Beast Clan; although the clan's bloodlines are linked, as long as the profit is sufficient, among so many god‑levels there will always be someone willing to betray."

However, my informant is only of ordinary rank, so he knows few core secrets; this matter, it is said, was publicly warned by the Four Beast Clan chieftain Gaisreisen to other elder members, forbidding deception of the clan, thus he could know.

The Four Beast Clan has countless hundred‑million upper gods; though most are loyal, some are dissatisfied, and after billions of years of other clans' cultivation, a few might be turned.

Of course, the rank won't be too high; being able to plot at five‑star level is fine, six‑star or above is almost impossible.

"Hmm, fine." Shawn thought seriously for a moment and asked, "If Buweit is still alive within the spatial turbulence, I'd like to rescue him, but I have no direction; the turbulence is too vast, and I fear I can hardly locate him."

Originally he was still pondering how to determine the exact names, soul auras, internal positions within the Four Beast Clan of the thousand higher gods who once besieged him, and so on; this matter made it hard for him to get started.

But Buwait is still alive, which makes things much easier; as long as he is found, not only can the internal information of the Four Beast Clan be clarified, but also the details concerning Nasair, whom Buwait originally killed, can be learned. Although Nasair is already dead, how he obtained the Supreme God Relic and who knows of this weapon's existence can still be discovered.

The most important thing is whether the Supreme God Mirror can be located; that is paramount.

If I can find the Supreme God Mirror, the Supreme God mission will not be known to the other Primordial Gods, and then I can calmly search for the other relics. Otherwise I have no idea what the other two relics are; right now I'm completely in the dark.

The problem is the lack of a precise direction; searching for someone in a spatial turbulence is like looking for a needle in the ocean, and the longer he stays, the more likely other Primordial Gods will spot him, which is something he must avoid now.

Bach's expression suddenly changed, a hint of unease appearing; Shawn naturally noticed this and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Actually there is a way." Bach replied immediately: "As far as I know, when Buwait was still weak, he made a pact with a divine beast. If you locate that beast, it shares a soul link with Buwait, and you, Lord God, can use this to quickly find Buwait amid the spatial turbulence."

"Is that beast in Blood Dragon Valley?" Shawn asked.

Bach said: "I'm not really sure about that; I never paid much attention to it before. To me, Buwait is just a Seven-Star Demon. I will immediately dispatch informants within the Four Beast Clan to investigate, but it may take some time. Within the Four Beast Clan, only masters of six-star rank or higher are allowed to move and inquire freely; others cannot roam or ask arbitrarily."

"Fine, get this sorted as soon as possible." With a bit of progress, Shawn felt in high spirits and immediately asked, "So, you have agreed to do this for me?"

Bach hesitated a moment, then answered: "Yes, Lord God, if it's just a precise kill of some members of the Four Beast Clan, then I agree;"

"But if this matter gets out of control in the end, I ask the Lord God to grant my family sufficient protection, to prevent the clan from being annihilated."

Facing the Lord God's direct request, he knew that refusing would likely mean death, even for his own clan; the Lord God could easily wipe out a family.

Having been drawn into the conflict among the Lord Gods, he truly had no other choice, yet could not refuse.

"If the Four Beast Clan makes a move, I can't stop them," Shawn paused, then said, "In that case, have your family's core members, especially your descendants, go to a material plane called Maple Wave; I will set up a massive magical array there. Unless the Great Perfection descends personally, they cannot be detected."

Bureller's magical array is wondrous, possessing functions of all kinds, including one that conceals aura; even a typical higher god passing nearby would not detect it.

"Thank you, Lord God," Bach replied.

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(End of chapter)