Although the Supreme Gods had never stated that negligence in management would be punished, no Overgod was willing to deliberately provoke them. Executing someone without prior notice was not something the Supreme Gods had never done.
After all, Mith, the Second Water Element Overlord, had died at the hands of the Supreme Gods in exactly that manner.
If the Supreme Gods had issued a warning beforehand, Mith would never have dared to destroy a Material Plane.
Thus, although Overgods did not care about the lives of gods, they still maintained the "normal order" of their respective territories in secret. That was why Overgods created cities and Overgod armies, even forbidding combat within cities. The purpose was to maintain basic stability.
Blood Peak Continent, Red Maple Prefecture.
Red Maple City.
The fluctuations of the Heaven and Earth Rule descended.
The powerful figures within the city all noticed the disturbance. Someone had either become a god or independently broken through to a new realm.
Such occurrences were not uncommon within cities.
Although many people noticed it, it did not cause much of a stir.
Within an independent courtyard, Beirut descended from mid-air with a smile on his face. "I've finally reached the Middle God realm."
After spectating the battle between Wai and Stuke at Gray Blood Mountain, where even the aftermath could have killed him, he had followed Calorona's suggestion and continued cultivating peacefully in the city.
Now that he had reached the Middle God realm, his strength had increased tremendously. He was far from an ordinary Middle God.
With his Talent Divine Power alone, no Middle God could match him. Even if he traveled through the Divine Plane and encountered bandits, he would have some ability to protect himself.
Although encountering a High God would be troublesome for him, High Gods were upper-class figures in Hell. Any High God could easily live in a city.
Besides, there were not many High Gods among bandits. Could he really be so unlucky as to encounter High God bandits while traveling?
"Congratulations. You've reached the Middle God realm."
Calorona stood nearby. Seeing Beirut break through, she smiled as well.
Beirut merely smiled. He was actually rather proud that he had reached the Middle God realm so quickly. "I may need to enter seclusion for a while longer, perhaps three to five hundred years. Once I emerge, I plan to travel through Red Maple Prefecture."
Although Beirut wanted to experience the wonders of the Divine Plane, he would not rashly head out just like that.
Three to five hundred years was enough for him to devour quite a few Middle God Divine Sparks. Although consuming Divine Sparks to forge Divine Spark Weapons was rather slow for him, simply absorbing Divinity Essence to strengthen himself was not too slow at his current level.
He was confident that he could raise his body strength to a level close to that of a Middle God artifact.
Hearing that Beirut would remain here for another three to five hundred years, a trace of delight flashed deep within Calorona's eyes. She hurriedly said, "Focus on your seclusion. Leave everything else to me."
As she spoke, Calorona took out a Space Ring. "Here. There are ten thousand Middle God Divine Sparks inside. Take them and use them first."
Clearly, Calorona knew why Beirut was entering seclusion and had prepared the Divine Sparks long ago.
Whether they were Lower God Divine Sparks, Middle God Divine Sparks, or High God Divine Sparks, their hardness was actually the same. However, for Beirut, higher-level Divine Sparks contained more Divinity Essence after refinement.
Seeing Calorona look at him with a smile, something suddenly stirred within Beirut's heart. However, he quickly suppressed the feeling and accepted the Space Ring. "Thank you."
Seeing Beirut accept the Space Ring, Calorona's smile deepened. "What are you thanking me for? Cultivate well, then. I'll be leaving first."
With that, Calorona left directly.
Watching Calorona leave, Beirut let out a breath. He looked at the Space Ring in his hand, exhaled once more, and revealed a faint smile before returning to his room to enter seclusion.
Red Maple City, City Lord's Mansion.
Inside an exceptionally luxurious room.
Calorona appeared there. Before her stood an elderly man with a head full of silver hair. He held a Redwood Cane, and at its tip was a special red crystal.
"Calorona, let me ask you one more time. Have you truly fallen for Beirut?"
The old man suddenly spoke.
Clearly, he had long known of Beirut's existence.
Hearing the old man's words, Calorona did not conceal anything. Although she was somewhat nervous, she still replied firmly, "I would not dare hide it from you, Teacher. Your disciple likes Beirut."
Though her answer was direct, Calorona felt uneasy inside. She knew that her teacher had always held high expectations for her. Previously, a Seven-star Devil who had pestered her had even been killed by her teacher.
That was also why she had never truly wanted Beirut to leave Red Maple City.
She was afraid that her teacher would directly send someone to kill Beirut in secret in order to extinguish her feelings.
For her teacher, killing Beirut would not be much harder than crushing an ant.
Hearing Calorona speak so directly, the old man did not immediately refute her, which surprised Calorona.
"If you have truly made up your mind, there will be no chance to regret it."
The old man suddenly said.
Hearing this, Calorona seemed not to know what to expect. She raised her head in astonishment. "Teacher, you..."
The old man suddenly smiled and looked at Calorona. "All right, don't ask about this matter. I will not interfere in anything between you and Beirut. But if you fail to be with Beirut, that will be your own problem."
Although she did not know why the old man had changed his mind, Calorona had no desire to think further at that moment. She was overjoyed. "Yes, thank you, Teacher!"
"All right."
The old man smiled. "Beirut is already a Middle God. He will likely travel through Red Maple Prefecture before long. If you wish, you may go with him."
Hearing that her teacher was actually willing to let her accompany Beirut on his travels, Calorona was ecstatic. She hurriedly said, "Thank you, Teacher! You're wonderful!"
"All right, go on."
The old man merely shook his head helplessly, his tone carrying a hint of indulgence.
"Yes."
Calorona answered with a smile, then happily ran out, though no one knew where she was going.
Only after Calorona left did two figures emerge from the inner room.
They were Lota's envoys, Morit and Kakqi.
"My apologies for amusing you two. My disciple is a little too lively."
The old man looked at Morit and Kakqi with a smile.
"Hehe, that personality is quite complementary to Beirut's."
Morit replied.
He and Kakqi were both Asura experts renowned throughout the Divine Plane for countless years. Ordinary gods might not recognize them, but for equally powerful Asuras, identifying them was no difficult task.
Especially Morit. Unlike Kakqi, even if he concealed his soul aura, other Asura experts could still detect him.
This old man was Quinsang, the Prefecture Lord of Red Maple Prefecture, an immensely powerful Prefecture Lord.
Otherwise, Kakqi would not have initially considered challenging Quinsang to draw the Overgod's attention.
It did not matter much to them that Quinsang had discovered them. After all, the Dominator had never intended to conceal anything. He had merely asked them to secretly watch over and protect Beirut.
Hearing Morit's words, Quinsang could only nod.
He had discovered Morit by chance, and what followed had been simple. Even if Morit had not taken the initiative to speak, Quinsang had already figured out Morit and Kakqi's purpose.
Morit was an Overgod envoy. Without an Overgod's order, would he really keep boringly watching a Lower God like this?
Quinsang was no fool.
Especially after learning that Kakqi was now also an Overgod envoy, he became even more certain of his guess.
Yet he still could not understand what was so special about Beirut that he might have drawn an Overgod's attention.
It was precisely because of this that he had changed his initial attitude and supported Calorona being with Beirut.
Even if his guess was wrong, given the degree of attention Morit and Kakqi paid to Beirut, Beirut must have some connection to these two super strong persons.
A note: much of what has been written in this book so far is based on material provided by fellow reader Beiner. This expert has read the original work at least thirty times. Apart from certain secondary settings—currently, mainly the altered settings regarding the three fallen Dominators—most of the content is based on screenshots and descriptions he found in the original work. Special thanks to him here.
Of course, many fellow readers have also been discussing things all along. Much of the content is actually the most reasonable result after everyone's discussions. I truly thank you all. Without you, I could not have written this so smoothly.
As for updates, this book will not be too long. There is still one chapter before release, but each chapter is already four to five thousand characters. It is not long, but it is not scraping the bottom either. Once it is released, it will probably be updated explosively until completion within a month.
Finally, thanks to Black Morning Star s for the release recommendation.
He sacrificed himself so I could be released. Shouldn't I reflect that sacrifice back at him?
Recommended book: Heavens: Rising From Becoming a Saint Domain. It begins with Reverend Insanity and tells the story after Linley transcends. It is very good. I heard it will later include content from Devouring and Desolate Era as well, so those interested can check it out.
Red Maple City, within the City Lord's Mansion.
Quinsang prepared a banquet and invited Morit and Kakqi. As for Beirut, not to mention that he was currently in seclusion, even if he went out traveling, as long as he remained within Red Maple Prefecture, Quinsang could ensure that nothing unexpected happened to him.
Moreover, with Calorona accompanying him, Calorona's current strength, which was close to the Seven-star Devil level, was enough to guarantee Beirut's safety.
Within Red Maple Prefecture, no one stronger than Calorona failed to recognize her.
For those very reasons, Morit and Kakqi were happy to relax a little. Although secretly keeping watch over Beirut was not particularly difficult, being able to take it easier was naturally best.
Quinsang drank some specially brewed wine, and a faint flush appeared on his face. Alcohol would not truly affect God level experts, but unless it was a special occasion, God level experts rarely took the initiative to block alcohol's effects. What they enjoyed was this hazy sensation.
Looking at Kakqi, Quinsang's tone was filled with envy and emotion. "I truly never expected that the Dominator would take you in as an envoy."
Although he was also an Overgod envoy, he served Bifu Overgod. He knew very well that the Overgod he served was merely an ordinary Lower Sovereign God among Overgods.
Of course, even a Lower Sovereign God possessed strength beyond his imagination.
Kakqi merely smiled and did not explain the reason. "I was simply a bit luckier."
"Haha, enough of that."
Morit smiled as well. Looking at Quinsang, he casually asked, "I heard that fighting is still ongoing at the Burning Volcano Mountain Range? As the Prefecture Lord, you do not intend to go and take a look?"
Ever since Stuke, a Seven-star Devil elder of the Four Divine Beast Family's White Tiger Family, had been dragged by Wai into Space Turbulence, many powerful figures had turned their attention to the Xue Na Family of the Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
Just a few years ago, experts from the Four Divine Beast Family had descended upon the Burning Volcano Mountain Range.
Among them were even two Overgod envoys: Mel, envoy of the White Tiger Sovereign God, and Spark, envoy of the Azure Dragon Sovereign God.
The fact that these two could be accepted as envoys by White Tiger and Azure Dragon was enough to show their formidable strength. Or rather, every Overgod envoy was truly a peak figure of the Divine Plane.
Even the weakest among them could easily occupy the position of Prefecture Lord.
"The Burning Volcano Mountain Range?"
Quinsang raised his brows, then smiled. "What is there to see? It probably will not end within a few years."
"Oh? Several years?"
Kakqi was somewhat surprised.
Given Mel and Spark's strength, destroying the Xue Na Family should have taken almost no effort. Why would it require several years?
Although Quinsang had not gone to the Burning Volcano Mountain Range, he was very well informed about events occurring within Red Maple Prefecture. He sent a Voice Transmission, "This is not really a secret. Though Spark is the Azure Dragon Sovereign God's envoy, he has some connection with Reynalds. When he went to the Burning Volcano Mountain Range, he did not attack Xena. He merely forbade members of the Xue Na Family from leaving the mountain range."
"Anyone who leaves the mountain range will be killed by him."
"As for Mel, hehe, Reynalds moved even faster than they did. He likely flew directly toward the Burning Volcano Mountain Range as soon as he received the news. Thus, Reynalds arrived at the Burning Volcano Mountain Range one step ahead of the Four Divine Beast Family's experts. With Reynalds there, it will not be easy for Mel to kill Xena in a short time."
"So now, nearly all the elders of the Four Divine Beast Family have gone to deal with the scattered members of the Xue Na Family."
Quinsang quickly explained the situation, amusement in his voice. "This Reynalds has quite some guts."
He rather admired Reynalds. Acting like this was practically a public declaration of opposition against the Four Divine Beast Family. Even if the Four Divine Beast Family did not destroy the Reynalds Family, Reynalds' days ahead would likely not be easy.
"I see."
Kakqi nodded.
He had killed quite a few members of the Four Divine Beast Family around Ice Snow Mountain and Lost City, and he knew that the Four Divine Beast Family's elders had gone to various places to hunt down the Xue Na Family.
However, he did not know the situation at the Burning Volcano Mountain Range. No wonder the elders of the Four Divine Beast Family had all led teams away to hunt down members of the Xue Na Family's branch lines. It turned out that there would be no progress here anytime soon.
"However, even with Reynalds, the Xue Na Family will not be able to hold on much longer."
Quinsang sighed. "Once Mel grows tired of being delayed by Reynalds, he will likely seek help from the Four Divine Beast Family. Once other Asura experts arrive, even Reynalds will probably be killed if he does not flee."
It was not that Reynalds lacked Asura-level friends, but no one wished to fight the Four Divine Beast Family because of Reynalds.
After all, Spark owed Reynalds a favor, yet he merely refrained from attacking Xena. He even controlled the Xue Na Family members' movements in and out of the mountain range and intercepted the other members of the family.
Other experts were even less likely to help Reynalds.
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