Chapter 83: The Request of the Fate‑Dominating Overlord

Immediately, Xiao En gave the Soul Defense Divine Artifact to Parhaus to acknowledge him as master, and let him leave.

The Death Overlord asked oddly, "You don't think he has Great Perfection potential, do you?"

A Great Perfection upper god supporting a god‑level like that, and it's not even their own descendant, which they found very strange.

Xiao En smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps. In fact, many people have the Great Perfection talent; those who can cultivate to the peak Asura level might break through someday, but whether they can cross this step depends on opportunity and fate."

"Indeed, I also feel I'm just one step away, yet I can't break through anyway," the Death Overlord said with a sigh, appearing very helpless. "This is only possible with the aid of the Primordial God rank's infinite might; otherwise, even this step might not be reachable now."

The Four Great Rules Overlord, being the only one among them not of Great Perfection, naturally felt very unwilling, but there was nothing to do—if they couldn't break through, they simply couldn't.

"Indeed, there's no way to control that," Xiao En also knew the Death Overlord's situation;

However, he was the same: now, as the Primordial God Avatar on the Qingyuan Plane, he also cultivates with the aid of endless faith power, making progress in the Death Rule's solitary mystic, yet still feels some distance from Great Perfection.

During this period he was busy dealing with the concealment of the Supreme God relic; once that matter is resolved, he will need to peacefully create the Death Rule's Divine Plane.

The Death Overlord smiled again and said, "Come, let's spar once more; there's nothing else, we can just pass the time."

"Alright." Xiao En's whole body erupted with gray‑black energy, and the opposing Death Overlord did the same;

Both used upper god power, without Willpower Might, purely mystic, just to let the Death Overlord comprehend some mystic Great Perfection techniques.

After a while, "Boom—" the space shattered, and Xiao En was knocked flying outward.

The Death Overlord's bell‑like laugh rang out: "Sorry, Xiao En, I just used some bodily force."

"It's fine." Xiao En was indifferent.

When the Death Overlord's material attack was very strong, he immediately employed Willpower Might;

Moreover, he also possessed a Material Defense Divine Artifact; as long as the Death Overlord doesn't use Primordial God Might, he cannot be harmed.

The Death Overlord also halted the battle, waved his hand casually, and the land around, scarred by their duel, gradually became level, though all the previous vegetation vanished.

"I heard your Life Rule is good; could you restore this place?" the Death Overlord said again.

"Overlord, my Life Divine Avatar isn't here," Xiao En could only bluff and say;

His Great Perfection avatar stays beside the Death Overlord, solely as a possible alibi, and here there is only one avatar; because of soul mutation, it can directly wield Death power, and no one would suspect.

But if he uses Life divine power, then the day the Death Overlord demands Xiao En's two avatars to separate, the ruse would be exposed.

The Death Overlord, somewhat puzzled, asked, "On the material plane?"

"Yes." Xiao En nodded.

At that moment, a surge of Life divine power suddenly erupted from the ground below, and in an instant, the various flowers and fragrant birds that had been absent reappeared.

"Nether Divine?"

Xiao En looked toward the direction above Nether Mountain; the only one who could act around him was the Life Divine, and the Nether Realm likely had only this one.

The Death Overlord didn't mind and said, "Nether told me he previously observed your Life Rule level and found it quite high; when you have time, let your avatar come over and spar with him."

Xiao En said helplessly, "Overlord, my Life Rule is only at a typical Asura level, not comparable to the Primordial God."

"Many Primordial Gods are actually at that level," the Death Overlord shook his head, saying, "It's up to you. However, the Nether Divine is much stronger than a typical Asura in Life Rule, possibly close to the realm you aim to break through. Sparring with him might even benefit your Life Rule."

Xiao En felt a stir in his heart and immediately agreed, "Alright, when the chance arises, my Life avatar will come over."

He is a soul mutation, and there are many ways to boost strength; while strengthening the Life Rule doesn't greatly aid the Death Divine Avatar, if he can continue to fuse Life and Death Rules, his mystic will also become stronger, and perhaps after reaching a higher realm, he will descend Willpower Might, just like Lin Lei's breakthrough before killing Augustus in the original work.

The Death Overlord said again, "By the way, you've been near Nether Mountain lately; you might not know an interesting event that occurred in the Nether Realm."

"What happened?" Xiao En asked.

The Death Overlord laughed, "It's related to the Four Beast Clan. You should know the Asura Nether Snake Bach from my Nether Realm, right? He recently took the initiative to declare war on the Four Beast Clan, slaughtering a batch of its members; now the Four Beast Clan is preparing to battle them."

"Four Beast Clan members? How many were killed?" Xiao En asked.

The Death Overlord shook his head and said, "I don't know, nor do I care. This wasn't something I witnessed; a Primordial God told me, and I only paid attention later."

Xiao En thought for a moment and said, "The Four Beast Clan is too domineering on the Divine Plane, offending many Asuras and even Primordial God families; now being suddenly retaliated against isn't very surprising."

"This matter shouldn't involve you, right?" the Death Overlord asked suddenly, suspicious.

Xiao En waved his hand and said, "Overlord, my strongest avatar has always been on your side; the other avatars don't have the ability to do such things."

"Indeed, the amount of Primordial God power the Nether Snake family mobilized is definitely beyond what a single Great Perfection can afford," the Death Overlord nodded.

Xiao En then tentatively asked, "Do you mean there's a Primordial God behind the Nether Snake?"

"Perhaps, I'm not sure," the Death Overlord said indifferently. "I'll just watch the drama; whoever is pulling the strings will eventually reveal themselves."

Xiao En nodded, said nothing more, and felt somewhat relieved; as long as the Death Overlord doesn't over‑interrogate, the Nether Snake side only needs to tell the "truth" to possibly scare off other Primordial Gods;

It might involve the Great Perfection Overlord, and no Primordial God would want to get involved; a careless move could cause them to fall themselves, so middle and lower‑tier Primordial Gods are better off staying stable.

At that moment, the Death Overlord's expression suddenly changed, then took on a strange look. After glancing at Xiao En, he said, "A distinguished guest has come to the Nether Realm looking for you."

"A distinguished guest, which Primordial God?" Xiao En asked;

Someone the Death Overlord can call a distinguished guest is most likely another Overlord.

The Death Overlord smiled lightly and said, "You'll see soon; they're arriving right away."

Xiao En didn't urge, just waited quietly.

Suddenly, Xiao En noticed a benevolent old man standing before him; his expression changed, for this man was the Primordial God who, in Feist's memory, delivered the final soul attack that killed him—the strongest Fate Overlord between Heaven and Earth, Ao Fu.

Unlike the Destruction Overlord, whose arrival brings terrifying world‑shattering might, Ao Fu exuded no pressure at all; if Xiao En didn't know him, under normal circumstances he wouldn't have cared.

"Hahaha, Xiao En, the Great Perfection of the Death Rule is impressive," Fate Overlord Ao Fu said, looking at Xiao En with a cheerful smile.

The Death Overlord also smiled at Xiao En and said, "Xiao En, this is the Fate Overlord."

Xiao En quickly bowed, "Honored to meet you, Lord Fate Overlord."

Fate Overlord Ao Fu smiled, "No need for formalities."

The Death Overlord asked, "Ao Fu, you came for Xiao En; what is it?"

Ao Fu glanced at the Death Overlord, then at Xiao En, and asked, "Xiao En, I wish to learn from you about your Death Poison."

"Death Poison?" Xiao En was startled, then asked, "Has Magnus's soul‑deep poison not been resolved yet?"

When he first ascended to Great Perfection, he clashed with Magnus; at that time their strengths were comparable, and in a one‑on‑one duel neither could overcome the other.

But in the end, relying on the Soul Bead's special soul‑type ability, he cultivated a powerful divine beast, then used the Soul Poison refined from the Soul Bead, combined with his willpower might, and finally succeeded in wounding him and exiling him.

But a Great Perfection will certainly be rescued by the Primordial God from the spatial turbulence, so in the end Magnus only suffered severe facial damage, with no other losses;

It was just that Ao Fu arrived suddenly, which made him a bit puzzled—could it be that the Soul Poison forged from the Soul Bead cannot even undo a Great Perfection of the Fate Rule?

Ao Fu laughed and said, "The Soul Poison inside Magnus was only released recently; your Soul Poison was quickly eradicated deep within his soul, but a small portion remained adhered to the soul, hard to remove;

Later it was I who, together with him, gradually purged it completely. I must say, Shawn, you have completely changed my view of the Death Rule, so I also wish to come and learn from you."

The Death Sovereign beside them was also very surprised; he did not expect the Death Poison forged by Shawn to be so powerful, able to take the two Fate Great Perfections millions of years to resolve, especially with the madman Ao Fu involved.

Shawn felt a bit surprised as well, and asked, "What does the Sovereign want to know?"

It seems he still underestimated the power of the Soul Bead, but the Soul Poison forged from the Soul Bead can only achieve its fullest strength when he himself wields it.

It's just unknown whether, if he uses it on other Primordial Gods, any effect occurs; it need not be extremely strong—just a brief interference would be terrifying. At the level of Primordial Gods, peers are generally hard to decide a victor, just like a Great Perfection.

The Fate Sovereign Ao Fu asked, "I want to know how you forged this Soul Poison."

Before Shawn could speak, the Death Sovereign suddenly said, "Ao Fu, that question isn't very appropriate, is it? Is it an inquiry or a threat?"

"Lilith, you still don't understand my character? How could I possibly threaten?" Ao Fu paid no heed to the Death Sovereign's tone and said cheerfully.

The Death Sovereign replied, "It sounds like an inquiry, but given your position, saying that is tantamount to a threat."

Shawn remained silent; not only is he merely a divine avatar here, even if a Primordial God avatar were present, there would be little room for speech.

The Fate Sovereign Ao Fu was slightly taken aback and said, "That does make some sense, but I truly want to know, so Shawn, what do you want? We could trade, what do you think?"

"Ao Fu, Shawn as a Great Perfection needs nothing; you can't give him a Divine Artifact, can you? Perhaps a bit of Primordial God power? He certainly doesn't lack that," the Death Sovereign continued.

Shawn also sensed that the Death Sovereign clearly did not want his ultimate technique learned by the Fate Sovereign.

Ao Fu paused briefly, then said, "Then you both tell me, what should we do?"

Great Perfection, the pinnacle of divinity—aside from a Divine God Pattern, what could stir their hearts? Almost nothing.

The Death Sovereign glanced at Shawn and smiled, "There is one thing, from Augustus, that Shawn would certainly be moved by."

"Even if Augustus wanted to give that thing, he couldn't; you know that, so why mention it?" Ao Fu shook his head.

Shawn was startled, wondering if it referred to his own Death Primordial God Pattern?

That Divine God Pattern sealed by the material‑plane Primordial God within its own plane—if his Soul Bead cannot absorb the Primordial God's might, an external Primordial God has no way to retrieve it, even if Augustus sent angels and a God army there, it would be useless.

The Death Sovereign pondered briefly, then said, "To be fair, if you want Shawn's ultimate technique, you must also teach him your ultimate technique."

"Ultimate technique?" Ao Fu's expression immediately wavered.

The Death Sovereign smiled lightly, "What, are you reluctant to pass the Reincarnation Golden Body to Shawn?"

Ao Fu thought for a moment and said, "Passing this move to Shawn is useless; he already has material defense Divine Artifact and is a Great Perfection. Without learning it, other Great Perfections cannot harm him; learning it would still be useless against a Primordial God, so it has no meaning."

The Death Sovereign did not argue, saying, "You're right; let's drop the Reincarnation Golden Body. If you have a technique that strengthens your body to Divine Artifact level and pass that to Shawn, it would be very useful to him, wouldn't it?"

Shawn's expression remained unchanged, but he was intrigued; if he could obtain a Divine Artifact body, his strength would surge whenever his Primordial God avatar appears.

A Divine Artifact‑level body not only greatly enhances material defense, but also greatly boosts material attack.

"You really intend to squeeze me dry," Ao Fu shook his head, "Strengthening a body to Divine Artifact level is no easy task; it isn't a single method, but a continual process of research, enhancement, and repeated failure for each individual's body;

I only succeeded after countless trillions of years of study, and there's simply no way to pass it to others. It's akin to a profound Great Perfection; just because I have achieved Great Perfection doesn't mean I can teach another to achieve it. Lilith, you agree, right?"

"Hum~" the Death Sovereign felt himself reflected upon, and said, "If this won't work and that won't work, how about you promise Shawn a favor; that would be acceptable, right?"

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