Metal Life

"Claude, you said you have a grudge against the Four Great Families because of the Metal Life? Tell me the specifics."

"Yes, sir." Claude carefully considered his words. "Sir, to be honest, I actually come from a place called the Sea of Stars Mist."

Sea of Stars Mist!

Andres was immediately startled.

Hell is vast, consisting of five continents and two oceans.

The five continents form a ring, and the ocean surrounded by these five continents is the Sea of Stars Mist.

The area of Sea of Stars Mist far exceeds that of any continent.

Andres is currently located on the Blood Peak Continent, which is southeast of the Sea of Stars Mist.

"Since he was able to get here from the Sea of Stars Mist, could he possibly have a map?"

Andres couldn't help but get excited.

According to the original description, the Youlan Prefecture, where the Skyrite Mountains are located, is situated to the west of the Blood Peak Continent, in the direction of the Sea of Stars Mist.

Claude came to the Blood Peak Continent from the Sea of Stars Mist, so he will likely pass through the Youlan Prefecture or even the Skyrite Mountains.

Claude had no idea what Andres was thinking at that moment, and he continued to recount his experiences.

"My lord, I have an enemy in the Sea of Stars Mist. His strength is above mine. In order to escape being hunted down, I traveled eastward from the Sea of Stars Mist, entered the Blood Peak Continent, and then came here."

"Besides the Metal Life, I have other research. The thing I am currently researching requires a lot of artifacts, so I stayed in Somuo City, hoping to purchase artifacts from the Four Great Families. As a result, they discovered the special features of the Metal Life. The Four Great Families coveted my Metal Life, so I fought with them and fled from Somuo City."

"After that, I met a Middle God who was escaping from Iron Saber Gorge on the road. I learned about the existence of the Teleportation Array from him, so I thought I might as well escape to another plane. You should know what happened after that, sir."

After listening to Claude's story, Andres fell into thought.

Several points from what Claude said caught his attention.

One possibility is that there is a being stronger Claude in the Sea of Stars Mist, capable of forcing Claude to flee. That being is likely a powerful being at the level of Six-star Demon.

Now that Claude is under his command, he needs to be prepared to deal with him.

The second is Claude's research. According to the system information, Claude is currently researching what is very likely the Death God Puppet.

The Death God Puppet is a humanoid weapon, which can be understood as a special artifact. It can be used after being bound to a master by blood, and one can control the Death God Puppet to fight.

The Death God Puppet has an extremely hard body, and because it is a weapon, it has no soul, so Soul Attack are useless against it. It can play a lot of roles in battles between Middle God and even ordinary Highgod.

If Claude can successfully develop the Death God Puppet, Iron Saber Gorge's strength will be greatly enhanced.

The third is the map that Andres needs most. Claude has come all the way from the Sea of Stars Mist to Somuo City, and he may have maps of other regions.

"Claude, do you have a map of the area within a hundred million miles of Somuo City?" Andres asked.

"Map?"

Claude flipped his hand and took out a thick book from his Space Ring.

"This is a map of the Sea of Stars Mist and parts of the Blood Peak Continent. This is all I have."

Andres's glasses lit up, and without any hesitation, he took the book and started flipping through it.

Claude's map is mostly ocean, with only a small piece of land. The ocean is the Sea of Stars Mist, while the land is a description of part of the Blood Peak Continent's terrain.

This is what Andres is most concerned about.

He started looking at the map from the point where the ocean meets the land, and some important terrain features were marked on the map.

"Stone Sword Mountain!"

Andres' eyes lit up when he saw a mountain peak on the map that resembled a greatsword.

Stone Sword Mountain is an important landmark of Youlan Prefecture!

Andres continued looking down and finally saw the Skyrite Mountains.

Besides the Skyrite Mountains, he also saw a familiar name— the Yushi Mountain Range!

The Yushi Mountain Range of Tianshan Prefecture is located in the central part of the Blood Peak Continent. In the original story, Olivia's ex-husband lived in the Yushi Mountain Range, Linley once helped Olivia go to the Yushi Mountain Range to win back her wife.

This map ends at the Yushi Mountain Range.

Andres couldn't find the location of Somuo City, and without knowing its direction in the Somuo City Skyrite Mountains, he couldn't get there.

"Claude, this map ends here. How did you get to Somuo City?" Andres asked.

Claude pointed to the location of the Yushi Mountain Range on the map and said, "My lord, after passing through the Yushi Mountain Range, I continued eastward until I reached Somuo City. Roughly speaking, it was about two or three billion li."

"Two or three billion miles?"

Andres did a quick calculation. Generally speaking, a medium-sized prefecture in Hell has an area of over a billion miles. So, Somuo City is about two to three prefectures away from the Yushi Mountain Range.

The Yushi Mountain Range are located in the central part of the Blood Peak Continent. Based on this, Somuo City is located roughly in the eastern part of the Blood Peak Continent.

"So, the Skyrite Mountains is west of Somuo City. If I keep heading west, I can enter the Tianshan Prefecture. Then, I can find the Skyrite Mountains by following the map!"

Having finally learned the direction of the Skyrite Mountains, Andres felt much more at ease and even wanted to set off immediately. However, there were still some things to take care of before he could leave.

"Claude, you said you have an enemy. Who is he? How strong is he?" Andres asked.

Since he has taken Claude as his subordinate, he might run into Claude's enemy in the future. It is necessary to understand the other party's strength in advance so as to make preparations.

Upon hearing Andres mention his enemy, Claude's face darkened. "My lord, that guy is called Montra. He is very strong. In the Sea of Stars Mist, there are two powerful figures who are known as the two strongest in the Sea of Stars Mist. One is Xing Yi, and the other is this Montra."

"Xing Yi?" Andres's heart skipped a beat.

In the original story, the Sovereign who governed the Sea of Stars Mist was called Xing Yi, a Mid-level Sovereign among the seven Sovereign of the Destruction Rule, second only to the Destruction Sovereign, Uthered.

Claude continued, "My lord, I used to live in the eastern region of the Sea of Stars Mist. That Xing Yi is said to be a powerful figure in the western part of the Sea of Stars Mist. I have only heard of his reputation and have never seen him in person. But this Montra, I have personally witnessed his actions. His strength—"

Claude glanced at Andres, hesitating as if he didn't know whether he should speak or not.

Andres noticed his hesitation and said, "Just say what you have to say, don't hold back."

Claude then said, "My lord, if you used your full strength when you fought me just now, then this Montra is even stronger than you."

"Yeah?"

Andres took it even more seriously. His current strength was close to that of Six-star Demon. If someone was stronger than him, then they were at least Six-star Demon.

"The Star Sovereign Xing Yi is not an ordinary race, and he was able to seize the Mid-level Sovereign Spark, so his strength must have been considerable during his time Highgod. It's normal that this Montra is stronger than Xing Yi, since he is on par with him," Andres thought to himself.

"Claude, you've fought against the Four Great Families of Somuo City. How strong are they?"

Compared to Montra, Andres was more worried about the Four Great Families of Somuo City. After all, Montra was far away in the Sea of Stars Mist, while the Four Great Families of Somuo City were very close to Iron Saber Gorge and had even issued a bounty. They might find Claude at any time.

"My lord, the patriarchs of the Four Great Families of Somuo City are slightly weaker than me in a one-on-one fight, but the four of them work together with great coordination. I barely managed to escape," Claude said.

"I see..."

Andres frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

If the patriarchs of the Four Great Families are only slightly weaker Claude, then they probably all have the strength of Five-star Demon. Even if the four of them join forces, Andres wouldn't be confident of victory.

After all, he only has the strength to approach that of Six-star Demon when he includes "Swallowing Heaven," but using "Swallowing Heaven" requires consuming Innate Energy. The Innate Energy in his mind can only be used twice. Once the Innate Energy is Swallowing Heaven, he will not be able to use it again for a short period of time.

Without "Swallowing Heaven," he would be much the same as Claude.

"It seems we should keep a low profile."

Andres decided to avoid conflict with the Four Great Families for now, and to make plans later when he was stronger.

"Claude, I think you should go hide in the Dylan Plane first, so as not to be discovered by the Four Great Families," Andres said.

"The Dylan Plane?" Claude was taken aback.

Andres explained the Four Supreme Planes and the Material Plane to him, and Claude finally understood.

"Yes, sir." Claude had no objections; he had originally intended to use the Teleportation Array to escape to another dimension.

"Holan!" Andres called Holan over from the side.

"My lord." Holan quickly flew over.

"Holan, take Claude to the Dylan Plane. Also, he needs a lot of artifacts. Have someone collect them for him secretly. Remember, don't make a big fuss, keep it discreet," Andres instructed.

He knew that Claude was researching the Death God Puppet and needed many artifacts.

He speculated that Claude needed the artifact, possibly to create the body of the Death God Puppet.

"Yes, sir," Holan replied.

Claude thanked him, saying, "Thank you, sir."

For him, the most important thing is research.

"If I can conduct research undisturbed, joining here wouldn't be bad," Claude thought to himself.

"Claude, no need to thank me yet. I still need you to give me something," Andres said with a smile.

"Please speak, sir."

"I plan to go to the Skyrite Mountains. How much Metal Life do you have? Give me some," Andres said.

"My lord, I only have one Metal Life." Claude pointed to the Black Dragon.

"Hmm? There's only one. Is it that difficult to refine?" Andres frowned. In the original story, whether they were demons or merchants, they would always prepare several Metal Life in their Space Ring in case they were destroyed along the way.

The price of Metal Life also ranges from millions to hundreds of millions of Ink Stone.

"It's not too troublesome. For me, one is enough for traveling. More would be useless, so I haven't made any more," Claude said.

"Alright, Claude, give me the Black Dragon. You can reforge it. Also, I need you to teach others how to forge Metal Life so that more can be made," Andres said.

This Metal Life is extremely useful; even one is far too few.

"This..."

Upon hearing that his research would be shared, Claude instinctively resisted, but having sworn allegiance to Andres to the Overgod, he had no choice but to agree.

"My lord, the refining of Metal Life requires Highgod who has cultivated the Life Law. I'm afraid this place is too difficult—" Claude glanced around, his expression somewhat troubled.

Although there are many God-level expert in Iron Saber Gorge, there is only one Highgod, Dup, and Dup does not cultivate the Life Law.

"Don't worry about that, I have a way." Andres didn't say more.

Upon hearing this, Claude wisely kept quiet.

With a flick of his wrist, he took out many dazzling crystals from his Space Ring.

"My lord, if you are using Metal Life, you will need this. This thing is called 'Divine Crystal'. It is refined with divine power and can be used to provide energy to Metal Life," Claude said.

"Good."

Andres waved his hand, storing the Divine Crystal into his Space Ring.

In the original story, whether it was the Death God Puppet or the Metal Life, the divine power they needed was provided by Divine Crystal. Divine Crystal were not valuable. Ordinary tribal residents in Hell earned Ink Stone by refining divine artifacts or Divine Crystal, and they could only earn a few dozen Ink Stone in ten thousand years.

After Andres finished giving his instructions, Holan led Claude toward the Teleportation Array.

The others dispersed, but Andres called out to Cilia telepathically.

"Cilia, I have something for you."

"Thing?"

Cilia flew over curiously.

Andres took out a Life Rule Upper God from his Space Ring.

This Godhead was the first Highgodhead he obtained, coming from Hamid's Space Ring.

He originally intended to use it to exchange for a map with the Four Great Families of Somuo City, but now that he has the map, there's no need to keep it.

"This is... for me?" Cilia's eyes widened, too afraid to take it.

"Yes."

Andres placed the Godhead into her hands.

Cilia is Mid-level God of Life Rule, but her talent has reached its limit. If she does not Refine Divine Spark, she will never be able to become Highgod.

After all, they had fought side by side before, Andres trusted Cilia.

Cilia becoming Highgod will not only enhance the strength of Iron Saber Gorge, but also allow her to forge Metal Life with Claude.

Although Lulutia also has Life God Clone, Lulutia's Life Law have a talent at the Seven-star Demon level, so it would be a pity to Refine Divine Spark.

Only Cilia is the most suitable to refine this Godhead.

"Andres, I can't take this!" Cilia shook her head and refused, knowing how precious a Highgodhead was.

"It's not for you to take for free," Andres said with a smile, then told Cilia about the Metal Life.

"I need to leave Iron Saber Gorge. Without me, this place needs more powerful protectors. I will feel more at ease if you become Highgod," Andres said.

"Alright then," Cilia said, no longer refusing. "Andres, thank you!"

"You're too kind. Hurry up and Refine Divine Spark so you can become Highgod as soon as possible."