Chapter 80: Guiding Layout and Soul‑Seed Success

"Gods' Graveyard? A dead Lord God?" Dimet also thought it sounded absurd, and asked, "Do you know which Lord God?"

Ordinary Seven‑Star Demons cannot access the mysteries of the Lord God, nor even learn secrets of the Divine Plane, because they are unworthy;

However, the pinnacle Seven‑Star Demons of the Four Divine Beasts Clan have far greater access to such information, even surpassing ordinary manor lords; they know that a dead Lord God's Divine Artifact is not reclaimed, making it almost the best way to scavenge a Divine Artifact.

Only, the probability is near zero, hard to encounter; a Lord God's death is usually at the hands of another Lord God, whose Divine Artifact would be taken by the killer, so it is unlikely such weapons would be left behind.

Alfons replied, "I don't know; legend says it's a Death Lord God, because the Divine Artifact inside bears the death attribute."

"Death Lord God?" Dimet was shocked internally, but his expression did not change, and he pressed, "The person you know is only a Mid‑tier God—how could he access such secrets?"

Alfons answered, "He said it's because his teacher once ventured into the Gods' Graveyard and failed, and only then told him."

"If it's only something he heard from others, that doesn't make it true," Dimet still doubted.

Alfons seemed prepared, saying, "Elder, I too was skeptical at first, but he possesses a Floating Image, said to be left by his teacher when he roamed the Gods' Graveyard centuries ago;

I only confirmed its authenticity after seeing the Floating Image."

"Floating Image? Show me," Dimet said impatiently;

If it's false, there's no loss, but if true, it would be a tremendous opportunity for him.

"Very well." After Alfons finished, he used divine power to push a Floating Image before Dimet, adding, "This image depicts a battle in the Gods' Graveyard centuries ago, where a man wielding a Divine Artifact slaughtered other masters; I sense that weapon is genuine."

Dimet gave no reply, but let his divine perception seep into the Floating Image, and immediately saw:

Dozens of extremely fast masters were in chaotic combat; one wielded a black long sword, each swing effortlessly tearing space, and any enemy of comparable speed that approached was instantly killed;

Moreover, soul attacks from others had no effect on him; in the end, aside from a few who fled, everyone else was slain.

When his divine perception withdrew, Dimet pondered briefly and said, "From this, it may not be a Divine Artifact, but it is certainly a formidable weapon, perhaps of special material; the wielder can withstand so many peer‑level soul attacks, so it likely possesses a soul‑defense type artifact."

Alfons replied, "I think the same; although these beings are on the Material Plane, their speed indicates at least Six‑Star or Seven‑Star level;

With so many masters' soul attacks, ordinary soul‑defense artifacts could only block a few times; combined with his weapon, the more plausible explanation is that they are all Divine Artifacts, for otherwise a special‑material weapon would rival a Divine Artifact, and such weapons would be rarer than Divine Artifacts."

"You make a good point; I have also visited the Material Plane, and although these people's speed is inferior to mine, they are at least Six‑Star Demon level." Dimet agreed, "It seems this weapon could indeed be a Divine Artifact."

Traveling from the Divine Plane to the Material Plane is extremely costly for ordinary Seven‑Star Demons, but for elders of the Four Divine Beasts Clan it is trivial; they already possess ample amounts of the far more expensive Lord God Power, and the four Ancestor Lord Gods each have their own controlled teleport arrays.

The Floating Image contains only visuals, revealing no weapon's potency, but one can gauge the person's strength from the god‑level speed, size of spatial rifts, combat conditions, and so on.

Alfons said, "Right, combined with that person's Supreme God Oath, I now believe it's true, though I still find it incredible;

Elder, do you know if any Lord God of the Underworld has ever fallen? If that's true, then the Gods' Graveyard cannot be a lie."

"Indeed there have been," Dimet replied without concealment, "among the pinnacle masters of the Underworld it's no secret."

When the Underworld loses a Lord God, the high command of its Lord God army, the manor lords, and even former Lord God envoys become aware; consequently, all pinnacle masters know, and each Lord God's fall triggers countless masters to hunt for Divine Artifacts, even the Lord God Form, and the Great Perfection ascendant gods will not abandon the pursuit.

Alfons exclaimed with delight, "Then this is highly likely to be true, Elder; this is a Divine Artifact, and perhaps the Lord God Form is there as well."

"Forget the Lord God Form; that's impossible—if it were true, the other Lord Gods would already know." Dimet thought and said, "But if that plane has a Divine Artifact, why wouldn't the Divine Plane know? Logically, the plane's guardian should also know."

Alfons analyzed, "Perhaps the guardian received a benefit and kept silent."

"That's also possible," Dimet agreed, though he still found it somewhat abnormal.

Alfons added, "Elder, the person I mentioned is in Hai Li City; shall we go together and ask? For any uncertainties, you can have him repeat the Supreme God Oath."

"Alright, let's set out now."

Dimet decided instantly; nothing was more important than a Divine Artifact.

The two immediately flew toward Hai Li City; Dimet, clearly in a hurry, did not ride a metallic lifeform but used wind‑type divine power to speed Alfons. Where a metallic lifeform normally takes three months, they arrived in a few days.

Soon they found the Mid‑tier God Li Jia from the Canglan Material Plane inside a secluded courtyard building;

After questioning and incentives, Li Jia raised his hand and swore, "Gentlemen, I swear in the name of the Death Supreme God that everything I have seen and heard about the Gods' Graveyard is true, including the rumors of Divine Artifacts and Lord God Power;

This Floating Image was also given to me by my teacher; he recorded it personally. Should I break this oath, I am willing to have my soul and spirit scattered."

Alfons also said, "Elder, the Floating Image could be forged, but the recorded speed and spatial rifts cannot be faked, and so many were truly slain; if it were a fake, the cost would be too great."

In fact, the Supreme God Oath is unquestionably valid; even if he swore it, it's the same, because the Floating Image is genuine, their observations are true, the Divine Artifact is real, and the battle among dozens of Six‑Star Demons is authentic.

Although the scene was staged after soul‑seeding, as long as it's real, the oath‑taker's witnessing does not violate the Supreme God Oath; they truly saw and heard, and did not lie.

Only the supreme Lord God could arrange the situation this way; even the Great Perfection cannot achieve this.

"You're right; though I still find it somewhat incredible, the Floating Image and Supreme God Oath cannot be falsified," Dimet said excitedly, "Let's go to the Canglan Material Plane now."

Even if it's fake, it's merely a waste of ten trillion Underworld Stones; for elders of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, that's a drizzle—one drop of Lord God Power is worth billions of Underworld Stones, and they possess hundreds of drops at this level.

Alfons asked again, "Should we inform the other clan members?"

"No." Dimet immediately rejected, "We're not yet sure whether this is true; we'll speak after verification. Even then, only a few clan heads can be told, otherwise the news may leak,

If it's true, too many pinnacle masters will head to the Gods' Graveyard, and our clan will lose any advantage."

The Four Divine Beasts Clan's strength lies in that even ordinary god‑level beings possess abundant Lord God Power; ordinary Seven‑Star Demons must avoid several senior Four Divine Beasts deities.

Yet when confronting true pinnacle masters, the existing Lord God Power may not be abundant, though most have some; combined with great strength and a Divine Artifact, our mass‑combat tactics may be ineffective—just as with Xiao En earlier; before he advanced to Great Perfection, the Four Divine Beasts Clan was hard to handle.

Of course, the core reason is that if insiders learn of it, even if they seize the Divine Artifact, it won't belong to them.

Alfons had no objection, saying, "Shall we set out now? Might that plane hold any danger?"

"Danger may exist, but to obtain a Divine Artifact, any risk is worth braving," Dimet said in a low voice.

Those who venture in the Divine Plane all possess an adventurous spirit and a desire to grow stronger; the Four Divine Beasts Clan is no exception. Though noble, they aspire to become Seven‑Star Demons or higher; when they were weak they also had to roam and take on demon missions, so many perished.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan's upper echelons tacitly accept this; to become strong one must walk between life and death, even the Four Divine Beasts Lord God likely cares little about god‑level descendants many generations later—if one in a hundred million ordinary offspring can become a Seven‑Star Demon, it's profitable for the clan.

Alfons said, "Alright, let's go now."

Dimet suddenly looked at Alfons and asked with a smile, "Alfons, you told me this—what do you want?"

Alfons replied sincerely, "Elder, I now have only one divine clone left, so I need self‑preservation. If we reach the Gods' Graveyard and obtain extra Divine Artifacts, you must give me a soul‑defense or material‑defense Divine Artifact, preferably both."

"Hahaha, if there are many, I'll certainly give you one," Dimet said generously. "If there is only one or few, I'll guarantee your safety thereafter, and I'll also grant you additional fire‑type Lord God Power."

For a pinnacle Seven‑Star Demon elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, seeking more opportunities to acquire Lord God Power is easy, but a Divine Artifact is beyond even the clan head's reach.

"Thank you, Elder," Alfons said with a smile, feeling delighted that he was about to complete the task set by his master.

Decades later, the three arrived at the teleport array of the Undead Sacred Mountain, spending thirty trillion Underworld Stones, and entered the Canglan Material Plane directly.

In the Canglan plane, the three of them reached the deep ocean, and Dimit asked, "Is the graveyard of the gods beneath this abyss?"

"Yes, it also contains the primary divine artifact." At that moment, an unfamiliar voice came from behind.

Dimit was shocked; after all, he is a master of the Wind element, extremely sensitive to any movement around him, yet someone could appear silently behind him—only a super‑expert could achieve that;

But when he tried to turn around, a soul attack shot toward him, moving so fast that it could not be evaded.

"You should die too?" Dimit roared in a low voice; although he knew this person must know about the gods' graveyard and might even be its guardian, his immediate concern was survival.

Behind Dimit, a white tiger illusion over a hundred meters long materialized, and the surrounding space seemed to freeze;

Shawn also sensed the spatial pressure around him; unlike the restraints of other mystic or innate divine skills, this was a spatial lock. He had experienced something similar before, but those were just novices; the one before him was a top‑five master of the White Tiger clan, whose innate divine skill was also formidable.

The space around Shawn shattered like glass, countless spatial fissures opening, and anything within them was pulled by the suction at the fissure edges.

"So this is the White Tiger clan's signature move: stabilizing the surrounding space, then tearing it apart and plunging it into spatial turbulence. No wonder Leisi Jing said the White Tiger's innate divine skill is scarier than the Devouring God Mouse."

However, even a divine beast White Tiger, before becoming a Lord God, is useless against Shawn; after its innate divine skill was exhausted, Dimit was instantly soul‑seeded.

Dimit knelt and said, "Salutations, Master."

"Dimit, these are some lists; I need you to find a way to gather all these people together and then send them to Blood Dragon Valley." Shawn tossed a list over.

Dimit glanced at it and said, "Master, if all these people have applied to go to Sea Oak City, I can arrange it, but if they haven't applied, I cannot force them to Sea Oak City unless you also control them, as these people essentially lack divine avatars."

"I cannot go to Blood Dragon Valley, but I will assign you a few Seven‑Star Demons of the Death Rule; I will let them enter Blood Dragon Valley, and they will control those among the people who refuse to apply to leave." Shawn said indifferently.

To hedge his risk, his "Great Perfection" divine avatar always stays beside the Lord of Death, so even if the layout in Blood Dragon Valley ever goes awry and is discovered by the Lord God, it won't involve him; still, it's best not to be discovered.

Dimit said, "Then there is no problem."

Shawn added, "But if this group gets into trouble, it will raise suspicion, so you must arrange even more people, preferably dozens of times the clan's members, and I will handle the subsequent matters uniformly."

If only those who once ambushed Shawn get into trouble, any sensible Four Beast Divine Lord will suspect his side, even without evidence.

Dimit thought for a moment and said, "Fine, but give me a reason, such as other metal lifeforms being attacked again, so I can arrange many people to travel together."

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(End of chapter.)