Chapter 95: The Blood Peak Lord God and the Four Divine Beasts

In the book "Panlong," the number of Great Perfection Upper Deities that appear is small, and the ones described in most detail are Danningdon and Magnus.

The former is considered a friend of Lin Lei, providing the god‑devouring mouse Beibei with a cheat that can keep up with Lin Lei, while the latter is Lin Lei's enemy, assisting Lin Lei's four‑element mutation and, additionally, gaining fame worldwide from a battle on the planar battlefield.

The other Great Perfections have at most only shown up briefly on the Okaren material plane.

"If it really is Danningdon, then my luck is actually quite good," Shawn thought, having already encountered Parhaus, and now, surprisingly, Danningdon again.

Both of them belong to a time before the Great Perfection, a probability so low it is indescribable; consider that since the beginning of Heaven and Earth, it is estimated to be six or seven hundred million trillion years, and only about twenty Great Perfections existed in Lin Lei's era—yet I have met two individuals from that same era who have not yet reached the highest realm.

Then his spirit consciousness seeped into the floating image:

Above an island, a man in gray robes stood aloof in the sky, his dark‑blue hair curled and loosely draped, his facial features indistinct; the floating image has a resolution limit, and at great distance it becomes unclear.

His opponent was a man in white, radiating a dazzling pale‑golden light, an Upper Deity of the Fate Rule.

The two seemed to speak for a few minutes, then immediately engaged; Death and the Fate Rule are not particularly swift, yet their virtual shadows clashed at extreme speed, their forms interweaving, the hellish space tearing into numerous small fissures; in terms of material attacks, neither is weaker than the typical material‑specialized Seven‑Star Demon.

After a material‑attack bout ended without a clear victor, the two began a soul attack, waves of soul energy radiating outward; many soul strikes canceled each other in the air, though some struck each other.

The Fate Rule Upper Deity's soul attainment was evidently weaker; after being hit repeatedly, his form's speed altered, and he was then struck forcefully by the gray‑clad man.

Though their strengths may differ, they were not yet at a level to decide life or death; after a short while, the white‑clad man's entire body surged with golden light, apparently using a secret technique, directly repelling the gray‑clad man before vanishing in a flash.

The gray‑clad man quickly gave chase, but the one recording the floating image was evidently far weaker and couldn't keep up, and thus the floating image ended.

After his consciousness emerged from the floating image, Shawn thought: based on the description, it resembles the Danningdon from the original work, but it's unclear whether it's the same person.

The Panlong universe is populated by countless people, so duplicate names are common, but at the Seven‑Star level the numbers dwindle; a repeated name with the same cultivation rule appearing again in the Sea of Chaos makes it highly probable that it's the same individual.

Still, it must be verified; if so, he could, like Parhaus, first take him as a subordinate and later promote him to a Lord God envoy.

Thinking that he already has two Great Perfection envoys under him, he imagined the Four Great Rule Sovereigns would be envious.

However, due to his influence, whether Danningdon and Parhaus can each become Great Perfections is highly uncertain; in practice, having even one succeed would be quite good.

After careful consideration, Shawn's spirit consciousness locked onto Resbu on the hillside and transmitted: "Resbu, go to Snow Cloud City and tell Labre that I need all the information on the Sea of Chaos Seven‑Star Demon Danningdon."

"Yes, sir." Resbu's spirit consciousness couldn't naturally reach the summit, so he bowed toward the peak and spoke.

A figure quickly left the mountain range, returned a day later, and went straight to the summit.

"Sir, the information on Danningdon is all here. Here on the Blood Peak Continent, we know little about the Seven‑Star masters of the Sea of Chaos; we only know that Danningdon was a mid‑rank deity ten thousand years ago, once performed a demon mission in the Sea of Chaos's Wukun City, and then left after completing the mission;"

Afterwards, he succeeded a few times and failed a few times, became an Upper Deity, and was promoted to a Four‑Star Demon; after that there is no further news, and it seems he has not taken any missions above Four‑Star.

However, a thousand years ago, Danningdon reappeared, fought a renowned Seven‑Star Demon, defeated him, and was directly promoted by the Demon Castle to a Seven‑Star Demon.

"In ten thousand years, attaining the pinnacle strength of a Seven‑Star Demon, that pace is indeed impressive," Shawn said as he examined the data, which was brief and matched Resbu's description.

In the original work, Lin Lei attained Asura strength after two thousand years, but that was because he possessed the Purple‑Jade Lord God's Black Stone and Purple‑Jade Space, the Qinglong clan's innate divine abilities, and his body far surpassed Upper Artifacts; from a mystic perspective, by the later stage of the planar battlefield, he had reached the Four‑Fusion level.

For a person to rise from a mid‑rank deity to the pinnacle of a Seven‑Star Demon in roughly ten thousand years indicates such talent that reaching the Asura pinnacle would likely not be a problem, and with a bit of opportunity, achieving Great Perfection might not be difficult either.

Resbu nodded, "Yes, I've seen Danningdon's engagements; based solely on his performance in the floating image, he's not inferior to me, but compared to you, he's far behind."

"Ha ha, comparing with me is meaningless," Shawn chuckled, "I've already gone through most of the hell slaughter data that Labre sent over. Go contact him again and have him continue gathering hell, as well as similar data from other planes, especially the Celestial Realm;"

"Here is a drop of Destruction Lord God's power; take it to him, tell him that he'll be rewarded for doing work for me later."

The likelihood of a Destruction Supreme God relic appearing in Hell is somewhat higher; this is merely his opinion, and no one knows the actual situation.

In the original work, it was Fate Sovereign Ouf who completed the Destruction Supreme God mission, which could also occur in the Celestial Realm; however, he is unsure whether Ouf currently possesses the Supreme God Mirror or any other Supreme God relic, and rushing blindly to the Celestial Realm is risky— even if a Lord God avatar appears, one must still be cautious before Ouf.

Ouf simply lacks negative emotions by nature, which doesn't make him a good person; when it comes to a Supreme God task, he would show no mercy at all— not even the Death Sovereign's face would be spared. Of course, such matters are normal, and Shawn would act the same way.

"Yes, sir." Resbu received the drop of Destruction Lord God's power that flew down from above, then withdrew.

A day later, he returned, having reclaimed the castle and transformed it into a metallic lifeform; Resbu, who handled the operation, asked, "Sir, shall we go directly to the Sea of Chaos?"

"No, first go to Lianyun Lake in the central region of the Blood Peak Continent," Shawn replied. The Lord God's face must still be given.

"Lianyun Lake? I've heard of it; they say even a Seven‑Star Demon who enters will become dizzy and then emerge on its own," Resbu laughed.

Regarding some extreme locales of the Four Supreme and Seven Divine Planes, even these Seven‑Star level experts know a bit, after all they've lived for countless trillions of years; anyone who roams the outside would find it hard not to know.

"Go then," Shawn smiled, offering no further explanation.

When the Blood Peak Lord God first appeared, Resbu knew a Lord God had manifested but was unclear about what his master had communicated with the Lord God.

"Alright." Resbu asked no further, having guessed it might be related to the Lord God.

The metallic lifeform flew toward Lianyun Lake, and after three months arrived before a lake spanning hundreds of thousands of li, with strange white mist hovering above its surface.

Shawn's spirit consciousness dispersed, and he said to Resbu, "Wait for me outside; I'll emerge after a while."

"Yes, sir." Resbu turned his head to reply, only to find Shawn had already vanished.

The speed of a Great Perfection Upper Deity leaves a Seven‑Star Demon with no time to react; not even a shadow is visible— perhaps only at the Asura level can eyes or spirit consciousness barely keep up.

Upon entering the white mist, Shawn immediately sensed a drowsy feeling atop his soul, indicating that below the Asura level he could not endure for long.

"I didn't expect the Destruction Rule to have such a bizarre ability on the soul."

The Four Great Rules are all highly adept at soul techniques; regarding soul attacks, the four are essentially similar, differing only in direction.

However, the Destruction Rule's material attacks are also terrifying, making it strong in both offense types; its weakness lies in relatively weak soul and material defenses, and its speed is much slower than wind‑type attacks.

In battles on the divine planes, soul attacks rarely determine life or death, so Destruction Rule masters primarily focus on material attacks.

Soon, Shawn passed through the white mist, saw Lianyun Island ahead, and after his spirit consciousness dispersed, discovered many Upper Deities inside, including several Blood Peak Continent masters, but no Blood Peak Lord God.

"Ha ha, Shawn, you've only been around a few hundred years and you're already here."

In front of Shawn, a black shadow flickered—a figure in a blood‑red robe, hair of the same hue, exuding an overwhelmingly domineering destruction aura that made him feel uneasy; it was, of course, the Lord God himself.

"I've seen the Lord God," Shawn bowed and said.

Pash laughed, "Don't be formal; among heaven and earth, you're the first Great Perfection to come to me, I'm delighted, but your arrival is somewhat untimely."

"Untimely? Does the Lord God have other matters? Then I'll take my leave; I came here merely to pay a visit to the Lord God."

Whether he comes here or not, Shawn doesn't really mind; his temperament is easygoing, and befriending other Lord Gods is fine, even if they're lower‑rank, it wouldn't hurt him.

"That's not it; I also have other guests here, but they are with you."

"Guests?" Shawn hadn't reacted when, suddenly, several figures reappeared above him—three men and a woman—whom Shawn recognized as the Four Divine Beasts.

"I've met the four Lord Gods."

Xiao En saw the newcomer and had to speak politely, saying that even though their relationship was poor, he was currently at Great Perfection, and when encountering a Sovereign he still had to obey the basic rules.

"Xiao En." The Azure Dragon Sovereign saw Xiao En and naturally showed no good expression, but said nothing, after all that earlier clash, witnessed by many Sovereigns, was indeed the fault of the Four Beast Clan.

The Vermilion Bird Sovereign, dressed in red, smiled slightly and said, "Pa Shi, I didn't expect you to invite Great Perfection as a guest. We've told you our matter; consider it, and if feasible just give us a reply. As for you, we won't disturb you further."

Pa Shi nodded and said, "Alright, I'll consider it."

The White Tiger and Black Tortoise Sovereigns among the Four Beast Sovereigns gave Xiao En a cold glance, then the four figures flashed and vanished before his eyes;

On Lianyun Island, only Xiao En and Pa Shi remained;

"Hum~" Pa Shi let out a cold snort, which made Xiao En feel a bit strange; it seemed the Four Beasts' overbearing attitude also displeased the Blood Peak Sovereign;

After a while, Pa Shi smiled and said, "Xiao En, let's go inside; I have some very interesting things here, I'll show you."

"Thank you, Sovereign." Xiao En replied politely.

The two entered the interior of Lianyun Island, where the scenery was also extremely enchanting: exotic flowers, artificial rainbows, graceful waterfalls, various natural vistas, making one feel somewhat hallucinatory.

Pa Shi said, "These are special plants or sceneries I discovered while traveling countless material planes, and then gradually transplanted here."

"Indeed very beautiful," Xiao En praised.

A Sovereign got bored and especially loves beautiful scenery; this arrangement is indeed very pretty.

Pa Shi added, "Come, let's play another round of chess. This is a board-game technique I found on a material plane, extremely complex, with over a thousand types of pieces, and its ability to calculate souls is very high."

"Fine." Xiao En naturally agreed, since it was just to pass the time.

The two quickly became engrossed in the board battle; in the first few games Xiao En, being unfamiliar, lost, but as he gradually understood, he later gained the advantage.

A hundred years later, Pa Shi sighed, "I lost this round; impressive, truly worthy of a Great Perfection Ascendant Deity, this soul deduction is far stronger than mine."

A Sovereign's strength lies in willpower and might, but in soul research they are generally no match for Great Perfection, and may even be inferior to a few peak Asuras.

Xiao En was about to speak when a voice suddenly rang in his mind, "Haha, Pa Shi, you also have times when you lose."

Before the words finished, another figure exuding a destructive aura appeared; this person wore a purple battle robe, had two strange horns atop his head, and purple eyes.

Pa Shi smiled, "Xiao En, this is Star Yi, the Sovereign of the Star Mist Sea."

"I've met the Star Sovereign," Xiao En bowed and said.

In the original work this Sovereign also appeared once; it is said his power exceeds that of the Zijing Sovereign, likely not Great Perfection, perhaps some formidable divine beast.

Star Yi looked at Xiao En, showing a hint of admiration, "Xiao En, worthy of Great Perfection. Pa Shi's board has beaten all the Sovereigns of our Hell; how arrogant. You've finally spoken up for us."

Xiao En merely smiled; although it wasn't a Sovereign dispute, it was better to say little.

"Losing to Great Perfection isn't shameful," Pa Shi was unbothered, then asked, "Star Yi, why did you come?"

Star Yi seemed indifferent to Xiao En's presence and replied, "It's just the Four Beasts again, coming to find me, asking me to control some god‑level aspects of the Star Mist Sea, but I'm too lazy to deal with them."

However, I heard Zijing agreed to help, but only within the Zijing Continent, and even she cannot appear openly and straightforwardly.

Pa Shi shook his head and said, "Zijing's relationship with the Four Beasts is fairly good, so it's up to her. The troubles the Four Beasts cause themselves, why should we intervene? Moreover, we still don't know what's behind it."

After speaking, he glanced at Xiao En and added, "Xiao En, you should know about the recent divine plane conflict where the Four Beast Clan is at war with many families, right?"

"I know." Xiao En nodded.

He was the cause of this matter, but after achieving his goal he let it be; however, clearly because of his initiation, other Sovereigns began to intervene.

Pa Shi said, "I heard the Four Beast Clan is looking for Great Perfection to resolve this matter; if they find you, it's best not to get involved."

"Sovereign, rest assured, my relationship with the Four Beast Clan isn't good, so how could I help them?" Xiao En said with a faint smile;

Even without any conflict, he wouldn't meddle in such affairs; the matter clearly involves a struggle among ruler‑level beings, and he wouldn't involve himself in idle business.

Star Yi also laughed, "Haha, I've heard of your deeds in the Underworld; indeed impressive. I heard several people you poisoned with soul toxin haven't recovered yet—impressive. Could you give me some of that soul toxin?"

"Sovereign, I can give you the soul toxin, but to unleash its full power it must be cast by me personally," Xiao En replied. "If others use it, at most it would cause a typical Asura excruciating pain for a while."

"That will do. Give me some, and I'll give you some Sovereign power, how about that?" Star Yi laughed.

Giving Great Perfection, it seems only Sovereign power is available, but ordinary Great Perfection doesn't really care; whether cooperation occurs depends entirely on whether face is given.

"Fine." Xiao En wasn't stingy; the soul toxin only required a bit of effort to refine, and the Death Sovereign had already supplied plenty.

"Then give me some as well," the Blood Peak Sovereign also showed interest.

The two Sovereigns exchanged several drops of Sovereign power, trading some soul toxin, and then the three played a few more rounds of chess, casually discussing divine‑plane matters, after which Xiao En took his leave;

Not being a Sovereign, one ultimately cannot merge into the Sovereign circle.

After leaving Lianyun Island, Xiao En immediately noticed that beside Leisi Bu stood a man and a woman; the man in black exuded a chilling aura, while the woman wore an all‑white battle robe, her face covered by a strange white cloth that even Xiao En's divine sense could not penetrate.

"Material Defense Primordial Artifact? Are you Gai Ya, the daughter of the Azure Dragon Sovereign?" Xiao En quickly identified the other's identity.

He could discern the Azure Dragon Clan's aura at a glance, and possessing the Material Defense Primordial Artifact, she was the only one of her kind in the world.

"I've met Mr. Xiao En," Gai Ya and the man beside her slightly bowed upon seeing Xiao En;

When facing Great Perfection, even children of Sovereigns must pay their respects; this is reverence for the strongest of Heaven and Earth.

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