Mount Navel

Even if he was unwilling to admit it deep down.

There was nothing he could do!

Hermes had his trump card, Mist Shadow Heavy. When it came to whether to fight or not, he had the absolute final say.

He could fight whenever he wanted, and leave whenever he did not.

"Rumble~!"

Nick tossed out a Metal Life, then spun around and flew inside as it transformed.

He vanished beyond the horizon in the blink of an eye.

"Lucky you!"

Hermes did not give chase. Most likely, he could not catch up anyway; speed had never been his strong suit.

Not only because of the Great Earth Law, but also because of his true form.

Golden Mountain!

The moving speed of a golden mountain tens of thousands of meters tall could hardly be fast.

"I should have prepared for my short legs long ago!"

Hermes said helplessly.

Besides, he was only a Middle God. He was at a disadvantage in divine power, and a Metal Life driven by Middle God divine power was far slower than a High God.

After glancing upward, Hermes likewise tossed out a Metal Life and flew away.

The previous one had already been reduced to fragments in the fierce battle.

This thing

was a consumable to begin with.

Several hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

In the Great Earth God Realm, Pebble Continent lay at the center, and it was also the largest of the several continents.

The one who ruled this vast continent was also the most powerful Sovereign God of the Great Earth God Realm.

Such a Sovereign God was generally known as the Earth Overlord.

At the heart of Pebble Continent stood an ancient and mysterious mountain—Mount Navel.

Not only was it one of the five Plane Teleportation Arrays in the Great Earth God Realm, it was also the soul of this continent.

Mount Navel towered into the sky, its summit wreathed in clouds and mist, like a bridge between heaven and earth that linked the mortal world to the realm of gods.

And that was indeed the truth.

There were only eleven Supreme Planes and God Planes combined.

But Material Planes were endless. It was no exaggeration to say that lives from Material Planes were teleported here every moment.

For the countless beings born in Material Planes, was Mount Navel not a place that connected mortals to the realm of gods?

"Smack~!"

A Middle God soldier guarding the teleportation array suddenly lashed a Saint Domain Magical Beast with his whip.

Its flesh split open at once.

"Roar, you're courting death?"

This peak Saint Domain Magical Beast covered in golden scales clearly had yet to recognize its current status.

With an angry roar, it was about to pounce and tear apart the soldier who had whipped it.

Yet while its massive body was still suspended in midair, it suddenly froze.

God's Domain activated!

This was the usual method God-level Experts used to crush non-divine lifeforms.

"Rumble~!"

The Saint Domain Magical Beast, which had suddenly expanded to dozens of meters tall, exploded into a cloud of blood mist after a thunderous boom.

"Whoosh, whoosh~!"

Manipulated by divine power, a violent hurricane sprang up around the teleportation array.

It scattered the fragments of blood mist.

Blowing them far away, it flung them straight over the cliff.

"This...?"

Several human Saint Domain experts fell silent.

The other large Saint Domain Magical Beasts hurriedly transformed and shrank themselves down.

Afraid of angering those few calamities on the teleportation array, lest they give him the same treatment.

Dying would be dying for nothing!

Judging by the indifferent looks of the other Soldiers nearby, this was likely far from the first time such a thing had happened.

This was the God Realm. Who would care about a few Saint Domains that were no better than ants?

If they were god-level lifeforms, they might receive a little preferential treatment.

At the very least, the Great Earth God Realm was not as overbearing as the Four Supreme Planes.

They never treated gods as anything special.

In the Great Earth God Realm, God-level Experts—especially those cultivating laws other than the Great Earth Law—were still relatively rare.

"Behave yourselves, one at a time."

The Captain of the guards said.

"You came to the God Realm while still only Saint Domains? You're too foolish. In our Great Earth God Realm, Saint Domains are merely the property and livestock of god-level experts."

He glanced at those humans. These words were also directed at them.

Though Saint Domain humans were not livestock, they were still the property of god-level experts.

In the Great Earth God Realm, only deities deserved even the most basic dignity.

"Your luck is both good and bad. The good part is that this is the central region of the Great Earth God Realm. The bad part is that manpower isn't scarce here, so surviving will be extremely difficult for you."

This guard Captain was clearly playing the good cop.

To complete the Sovereign God Army's mission, they could only use both carrot and stick.

Only then would these lifeforms from the Material Planes obey the arrangements.

And not cause any trouble.

"Bzz~!"

The teleportation array lit up once more.

Another batch of lifeforms was teleported in from the Material Planes.

This was also the main duty of the Soldiers guarding the teleportation array.

Compared to travel from the Material Planes, which was free, teleportation between Supreme Planes or God Planes—or returning to the Material Planes—was extremely expensive.

Returning to a Material Plane in particular cost so much that even a Seven-star Demon would be reluctant to pay it.

"Get out! All Saint Domain Magical Beasts, shrink yourselves!"

Another round of scolding rang out, though fortunately, they did not use divine artifact whips this time.

The lifeforms coming down from the teleportation array were also fairly cooperative.

There were no casualties!

Other than the rare few who had grown accustomed to acting arrogantly, most lifeforms suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar environment would observe more and cause less trouble.

Just as everyone was immersed in this "peace" and "harmony," a thunderous boom suddenly came from the horizon—

"Rumble~!"

A spindle-shaped Metal Life tore through the air like a meteor streaking across the night sky.

Its surface gleamed with a cold metallic luster, while its streamlined body shone brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

The arrival of this Metal Life shattered the tranquility of Mount Navel.

"An expert has arrived!"

The Soldiers at the teleportation array stood at attention.

They immediately assumed the appearance of well-trained elite troops.

"Boom~!"

The Metal Life landed.

It instantly transformed into a metal sphere and flew back into the hand of a burly blond man.

"Activate the teleportation array. Teleport to the Hell Plane!"

His booming voice resounded across the mountaintop, audible to every Soldier.

"Yes, my lord~!"

Catching the Space Ring the burly blond man tossed over, he swept it with his Spiritual Sense. The amount was correct.

"Activate the teleportation array."

The guard Captain gave the order.

"Activate the teleportation array."

At Mount Navel, because of the teleportation array here, the Pebble Legion had specifically built a military fortress.

Their sole purpose was to guard the Plane Teleportation Array for the Sovereign.

Though almost no one dared damage a teleportation array established by an Overgod, ordinary God-level Experts lacked the ability to destroy one anyway.

But teleportation arrays in the God Realms consumed crystal energy.

In the Great Earth God Realm, teleportation arrays consumed Earth Crystals. Ultimately, what they consumed was still Sovereign's Might.

"Bzzzz~!"

The Plane Teleportation Array flashed, and the burly blond man standing on it vanished.

"Captain, why was that lord still a Middle God?"

With the blond man gone, the guards relaxed and began chatting.

"Foolish~!"

The Captain rebuked him.

"Many powerful experts are skilled at disguising their souls. Forget Middle Gods—if you encounter one of those freaks, they might disguise themselves as Lower Gods or even Saint Domain experts."

At the same time, his tone was filled with envy. "Those who can travel across planes—how could any of them truly be weak?"

This was not a return to the Material Plane; teleportation between God Planes did not have different fees based on one's realm.