Chapter 96: Confronting Dan Ning Dun and the New Nether Scorpion Divine Beast

Xiao En asked curiously, "You two, what do you want from me?"

Concerning the masters of the divine planes, Xiao En basically knows them all, especially the Shura‑ranked strong ones; Gai Ya counts among them, as does her husband, though both are merely ordinary Shura rank. If they entered a plane battlefield without factoring in the Primordial Deity descendants' background, they'd simply be delivering a badge.

Gai Ya said, "Mr. Xiao En, our Four Beast Clan would like to invite you to the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range?"

"Invite me to the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range? For what?" Xiao En retorted.

Gai Ya replied, "We also wish to ease our relationship with you, Mr. Xiao En. The previous disputes were caused by our clan elder Buweit, who has now been executed, so we hope to make amends with you."

Xiao En furrowed his brow slightly and said calmly, "You aren't asking me to resolve the current sieges against the Four Beast Clan across the divine planes, are you?"

The Four Beast Clan is very powerful; the number of Seven Star Demons is said to be no less than that of the Augusta Clan, surpassing the masters of other top families.

Even so, it's still just one family; its ability to oppress countless Shura families across eleven planes stems essentially from being a Primordial Deity clan, possessing countless Primordial Divine Power. With that power, even an ordinary Ascended Deity can spar with Seven Star Demons, and a few can turn the tables.

In this situation, even all other Shura families combined are no match, so they are naturally bullied badly; if it weren't for peak Shura wielding Primordial Divine Power and Primordial Divine Artifacts as deterrents, countless Shura families would likely have been exterminated.

But now, with an unknown Primordial Deity behind the scenes granting massive Primordial Divine Power to families that bear a grudge against the Four Beast Clan, without needing to appear themselves, the Four Beast Clan's situation reversed instantly, and they were beaten badly.

In such a case, either a Primordial Deity steps forward, which would embarrass the Primordial Deity and faces too many enemies, or the Four Beast Clan's Primordial Deity cannot threaten so many god‑level foes one by one; another option is to summon the invincible Great Perfection Ascended Deity.

A word from Great Perfection, and those restless families must stand down; what the Primordial Deity cannot conveniently do, Great Perfection can. No matter how much Primordial Divine Power a Shura family has, or how many Shura or Seven Star Demons, they are all useless before Great Perfection.

Gai Ya's aura seemed to ripple slightly, and she said, "Mr. Xiao En, our Four Beast Clan sincerely wishes to restore good relations with you; as for whether you will help, we can negotiate further."

"No need," Xiao En said, "I don't want to get too involved in Primordial Deity clan affairs." He was too lazy to bother with them.

The Primordial Divine Power, imbued with will, spread out, directly enveloping Lei Subu beside him; his figure flashed and vanished.

"This," the man beside Gai Ya snorted coldly, "Xiao En really is arrogant."

"Great Perfection Ascended Deity has the capital of arrogance; even when confronting a Primordial Deity, it often gets no respect," Gai Ya sighed. "If not forced, I wouldn't seek him out; my elder brother also knows this is basically impossible."

The man in black frowned, "Indeed, we've already petitioned six Great Perfections across heaven and earth, but none are willing to help. Without a Great Perfection's intervention, our clan's crisis is hard to resolve."

The number of families and masters the Four Beast Clan has offended is hard for us to tally; we originally didn't take them seriously, but once they possess Primordial Divine Power, the threat to the Four Beast Clan becomes enormous.

Gai Ya said, "My father and others are already investigating which Primordial Deity is behind this; before knowing who it is, they can't step forward, so for now we can only rely on ourselves;"

"Clan members should remain low‑key, avoid making enemies casually, and metal lifeforms should steer clear of common routes to prevent being besieged by strong foes."

"Those scoundrels only know how to attack our clan's metal lifeforms," the man in black said through clenched teeth.

Gai Ya said, "Many of our clan elders have already died; with so many enemies now, we have no choice but this strategy. Hell is vast; as long as we stay low‑key, they can't find us."

"Everything now just waits for my father's Primordial Deities to reach a result, then the problem will be easier to solve."

Unable to summon Great Perfection's intervention, and the clan's Primordial Deity can't appear due to not knowing the enemy, everything must rely on ourselves.

If the Four Beast Clan, which boasts being the top family of the divine planes, has to call upon the top‑rank Primordial Deity at the first sign of trouble, they'd become a joke of the divine planes.

"It can only be this way," the man in black sighed.

There's no other way; when so many enemies wield Primordial Divine Power, our own clan has little advantage.

Tens of thousands of li away, after Xiao En's spiritual perception recovered, he asked Lei Subu beside him, "When did Gai Ya and the other arrive?"

"About twenty years ago," Lei Subu replied. "I originally wanted to drive them away, but they're stronger than me; if it weren't for you, Sir, killing me wouldn't be a problem."

"Hmm, never mind them. The Four Beast Clan's current plight is self‑inflicted," Xiao En said, taking out his metal lifeform and preparing to leave.

Although whether past or present, the Primordial Deity has been behind actions against the Four Beast Clan, the Primordial Deity only gives a push; if so many god‑level masters are unwilling, the Primordial Deity cannot force them.

In fact, over countless trillions of years, the Four Beast Clan's deeds across the planes are too numerous to record, offending countless Shura families and even lone wanderers; under this powder keg, with a Primordial Deity secretly supplying Primordial Divine Power, the Four Beast Clan would instantly be unable to survive.

Xiao En was also curious: after he stepped back, which Primordial Deity is behind the push against the Four Beast Clan?

Most likely it's the Sovereign, the peak Sovereign of heaven and earth, who is certainly interested in the Four Beast Clan's combined innate divine abilities; Xiao En is the same—if he knows this move, even if restrained by a supreme soul‑defense artifact, he still gains a means of survival.

Moreover, another matter intrigued Xiao En: his soul bead contains memories of a deceased Primordial Deity; what would happen if a Primordial Deity dies now? Or if a dual‑aspect Primordial Deity loses one of its avatars, what then?

Xiao En naturally didn't care about the Four Beast Clan's affairs; even if they were all wiped out, it wouldn't matter—thanks to Lin Lei's role in the original work, otherwise they'd be outright villains.

Of course, powerful families of the divine planes are all like this; the universe works this way—survival of the fittest, no right or wrong.

A hundred years later, Xiao En and Lei Subu's metal lifeform arrived at Wu Kun City in the Chaotic Sea.

"Sir, this city is truly massive; its radius is about one hundred thousand li," Lei Subu said, gazing at the large city perched on the island, astonished.

Xiao En laughed, "Wu Kun City is the largest city of Hell, so its size is normal."

It is one of the places where the Destruction Sovereign often dwells, so its area is naturally vast.

After entering the city, they went straight to the Demon Castle; after revealing their identity as Seven Star Demons of the Underworld, a Seven Star Castle Master personally greeted them, bowing quickly upon seeing Xiao En, "Mr. Xiao En."

"Seems you know me," Xiao En said with a faint smile. "May I ask you something: where does the Seven Star Demon Dan Ning Dun of the Chaotic Sea reside, do you know?"

As a Great Perfection, his appearance has likely been collected by many peak forces, so being recognized is normal.

"Dan Ning Dun?" the Demon Castle master of Wu Kun City hurriedly replied, "Mr. Xiao En, Dan Ning Dun is a Seven Star Demon, usually without a fixed residence, but a few thousand years ago he appeared on Lie Yan Island; he may still be there now."

"Or I can broadcast a message through the Demon Castle to contact Dan Ning Dun or search the entire sea region for him?"

"No need, I'll go check first," Xiao En said, shaking his head slightly. "Show me his other projections and his demon badge backup."

Duels among Seven Star Demon masters are extremely dangerous, so few dare to record them up close, resulting in very few clear images of their appearances.

Identifying a person on the divine plane is best done via soul aura.

"Yes, please wait a moment," the castle master said, then left. After a while, he returned with a badge and several projections.

Xiao En's spiritual perception scanned the badge, memorizing the soul aura, then reclaimed the projections, saying, "Alright, thank you. Here are 10 billion ink stones."

Having said that, he left with Lei Subu.

Lie Yan Island lies about 50 million li north of Wu Kun City; it hosts vast volcanic fields, and it is said the entire island, spanning a million li in radius, was formed by volcanic eruptions.

Because of its unique environment, many masters who cultivate fire laws and destruction rules are attracted there.

Fully controlling the metal lifeform, Xiao En and his companion arrived at Lie Yan Island a few days later; the will‑imbued Primordial Divine Power spread out, easily locating Dan Ning Dun at the island's center, who was at that moment in a solitary cave, meditating.

"Let's go, found him," Xiao En said, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Making peace with or reclaiming a Great Perfection is of great significance to him, especially since this is a future Death Rule Great Perfection; it might help him break through the Death Rule Great Perfection.

Within a few hundred thousand li, Xiao En arrived in the blink of an eye, hovering over the volcano.

"Dan Ning Dun," Xiao En's voice not only echoed through the entire canyon but also pierced the ground and mountain surface, reaching the ears of the meditating Dan Ning Dun.

Dan Ning Dun, who was in seclusion, suddenly woke up, his complexion changing drastically: "What a strong soul influence; the newcomer is a super‑master in the realm of souls."

The sound just now was not merely loud; it directly affected the soul, and in that instant it pulled him out of seclusion, even giving him an urge to go out and meet people;

"I didn't expect A Lie Fu to have invited such a master," Dan Ning Dun's face hesitated, but in the end he still flew out.

After arriving in the outside world, he saw two people floating above; he didn't recognize either of them. Looking around, his enemies seemed absent, so he stepped forward, looking at the black‑eyed, black‑haired Xiao En, and asked in a deep voice: "Where is A Lie Fu? Did you bring him here?"

"A Lie Fu? I don't know him. I'm here to find you," Xiao En said with a faint smile, shaking his head.

Beside them, Lei Si Bu asked, "Dan Ning Dun, are you talking about the Seven‑Star Demon A Lie Fu?"

As a Great Perfection, Xiao En holds no interest in ordinary Seven‑Star Demons; even Asuras he only needs a rough idea of. Only peak commanders, Lord God envoys, or Lord God descendants might catch Xiao En's slight attention;

And as one of Xiao En's most trusted subordinates, he naturally bears the duty of understanding high‑plane masters; therefore, regarding the Hell's Seven‑Star Demons, any that are famous and have been active within the past billions of years, he has studied.

"Right." Dan Ning Dun asked again: "Both of you, since you're not A Lie Fu's people, what brings you to me?"

Xiao En smiled: "I heard your Death Rule is impressive; I'm here to learn about it and also wish to spar with you."

"Challenge me?" Dan Ning Dun immediately understood: "Not now; I could be in a great battle at any moment. You'd better look for others; this Lie Yan Island still has other Seven‑Star Demons."

A Six‑Star Demon of the Supreme Plane wishing to become a Seven‑Star must not rely on quests; they need to challenge other Seven‑Star Demons, and if they win, they ascend.

Thus, being a Seven‑Star Demon, being challenged is commonplace.

"That won't do." Xiao En said, and before his words finished his figure vanished, reappearing before Dan Ning Dun a moment later, a hand slash tearing the space.

"Seeking death." Dan Ning Dun, clearly not one for easy talk, instantly produced a long sword in his hand, thrusting directly at Xiao En's hand slash.

"Puff~" As the sword and hand blade met, the space ripped into a dozen or so fissures; Dan Ning Dun's long sword bent sharply from the distance, the massive force sending him hurtling back dozens of meters.

After stopping, Dan Ning Dun's complexion turned deathly pale, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Your strength rivals an Asura; why still come to challenge me?"

"I said, this isn't a challenge." Xiao En smiled lightly: "Next, we'll try a Soul Attack; be careful, I can't control this well."

He did not employ willpower might nor the esoteric fusion of life and death; instead he used a straightforward Death Rule, though he held back, for his Death Rule is already just one step shy of Great Perfection, far beyond what Dan Ning Dun can match now.

Upon hearing this, Dan Ning Dun instantly radiated a massive Soul aura wave; a Soul Attack shot out like a powerful crossbow, striking Xiao En directly.

"That move is impressive, comparable to a typical Asura's strength." Xiao En, without launching a Soul Attack, paused and laughed, "Don't use the Lord God's Power in your hand; I have it too."

Testing Dan Ning Dun's strength, enduring a single full‑force attack suffices; his attacks are hard to control, and a slip could kill the still‑weak Dan Ning Dun.

At this moment, Dan Ning Dun held a droplet of Lord God's Power in his hand; seeing that Xiao En also had a droplet of Death Lord God's Power and showed no intent to continue attacking, he relaxed and asked, "What Asura are you, sir? Why come to amuse me?"

"I come from the Netherworld, not a Hell Asura." Xiao En began, then suddenly looked another way, smiling, "Someone fast is coming; is that the A Lie Fu you mentioned?"

"A Lie Fu?" Dan Ning Dun looked toward Xiao En's direction; within at least a hundred li there was no one.

But after a while, a black silhouette flew over; the speed of a Seven‑Star Demon, it arrived at his sight in an instant.

"Dan Ning Dun? You actually found a helper?" The newcomer radiated dark divine power filled with corrosive aura.

Xiao En smiled, "I'm not a helper; I'm just passing by."

Dan Ning Dun glanced at Xiao En and the other, then at the black figure, saying, "A Lie Fu, today it's you and me in a one‑on‑one duel; meet your death."

"Boom~" Dan Ning Dun's surroundings instantly radiated Death Lord God's Power.

"You think only you have it?" A Lie Fu let out a snort, then his surroundings also went "Boom~", a wave of Dark Lord God's Power enveloping his whole body.

The two quickly engaged in battle; attacks imbued with Lord God's Power effortlessly tore Hell's space, countless fissures spreading, grinding many surrounding rocks into powder, and some even being sucked into the chaotic space currents;

Meanwhile, Xiao En and Lei Si Bu leisurely watched nearby; a few fissures reached their vicinity, but seemed held back by an unseen force, unable to advance.

"Both of them have reached the peak of Seven‑Star Demon strength," Lei Si Bu evaluated after watching.

Xiao En agreed, "It's impressive, but A Lie Fu's body seems tougher, daring to repeatedly hard‑receive Dan Ning Dun's attacks."

"In this regard Dan Ning Dun is indeed a bit weaker, but overall Dan Ning Dun still holds the advantage; his Soul Attack is stronger," Lei Si Bu added.

Xiao En smiled, "Right, the outcome may be decided, but life and death are much harder."

Masters of the same divine‑plane level can determine a winner without much trouble, but deciding life or death is far harder; the higher the level, the more their weaknesses are gradually patched, unlike lower ranks.

At that moment, A Lie Fu laughed heartily, "Dan Ning Dun, your talent truly is high; in such a short time you've made great progress. If it weren't for my special opportunity, killing you would indeed be difficult."

"Kill me?" Dan Ning Dun sneered, "Just because you?"

"Hmph~" A Lie Fu snorted, his whole body swelling with black light, and behind him suddenly manifested a phantom scorpion over a hundred meters tall, its terrifying aura spreading.

"Nether Scorpion?" Xiao En, who had been calm, showed a hint of excitement on his face.

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