Dark God Realm.
Shadow Continent, Dragon Soul Prefecture.
Dozens of enormous Metal Lives flew swiftly through the sky. Every one of them was shaped like one of the Four Divine Beasts; these were Metal Lives exclusive to the Four Divine Beast Family.
Other factions would not dare casually use Metal Lives shaped like the Four Divine Beasts.
The bandits and tribes along the way scattered the moment they saw these Metal Lives. Aside from the Four Divine Beast Family's formidable reputation, the sheer number of High Gods within these Metal Lives was beyond anything they could oppose.
Inside the foremost Metal Life.
Three people sat in a room.
"We've reached Dragon Soul Prefecture, haven't we?"
A white-haired old man looked at the scene beyond the window and spoke with a trace of emotion. "It has been several billion years since I last came to the Dark God Realm. Nothing much has changed."
He had traveled through the Divine Planes before, so he had naturally visited the Dark God Realm.
One of the men with silver hair smiled. "We're already within Dragon Soul Prefecture. In another half year, we'll reach Dragon Soul City. Once this matter is settled, I'll accompany you two gentlemen on another tour of the Dark God Realm."
"There are indeed some interesting places in the Dark God Realm."
The white-haired old man seemed to recall something, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
The man with silver hair nodded. "Then I'll have to see them for myself when the time comes."
The white-haired elder smiled casually. "Ha ha, I won't disappoint you."
"Right."
The man with silver hair suddenly asked, "Do you two gentlemen have any methods for dealing with that Fallen God Angel?"
The white-haired elder replied casually, "Just kill her."
Clearly, the white-haired old man did not take the Fallen God Angel too seriously.
The other black-haired middle-aged man also nodded. "Don't worry. Once word gets out, as long as that Fallen God Angel appears, leave her to us."
An ordinary Twelve-winged Fallen Divine Angel was merely at the Seven-Star level. As long as they were not surrounded by a large number of Fallen God Angels, a few of them were not worth their notice.
Although this Fallen God Angel might already possess Commander-level strength and likely even had a Sovereign Artifact, they had even greater confidence in their own power and were utterly unafraid.
Hearing their words, the man with silver hair smiled as well. "It is enough that you two gentlemen know what you're doing. Before we left, Father specifically told me that no matter how much Sovereign's Might you consume in this battle, the family will compensate you at double the amount."
Upon hearing the man with silver hair's words, the white-haired elder and the black-haired middle-aged man's eyes both brightened slightly.
Even Sovereign's emissaries could not use Sovereign's Might without limit. After all, without merit, why would an Overgod grant Sovereign's Might for no reason?
Thus, Sovereign's Might was extremely precious to them as well.
Perhaps only core members of the Four Divine Beast Family or other Overgod families could freely expend Sovereign's Might.
And working for the Four Divine Beast Family was their primary source of obtaining Sovereign's Might.
Now that they heard the man with silver hair's words, Rivev and Artis were naturally overjoyed. They had thought that earning a few extra drops of Sovereign's Might would already be quite good.
Who would have thought they would receive double compensation in Sovereign's Might?
In other words, during this battle, they could truly experience what it felt like to use Sovereign's Might as freely as they pleased.
"Tell your father that we will certainly live up to his expectations in this battle."
The white-haired old man spoke with a chuckle.
The man with silver hair smiled as well. "Father said before that he believes in Mr. Rivev and Mr. Artis's strength. Even within the entire Four Divine Beast Family, you two gentlemen are among the strongest."
"Hahaha, Gaisreisen really is—"
Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man could not help but laugh.
For a time, the room was filled with laughter.
Half a year later.
Dragon Soul Prefecture had already gathered countless members of the Four Divine Beast Family.
In particular, the experts dispatched by the Four Divine Beast Family of Hell had also arrived in Dragon Soul City a month earlier.
For a time, the gazes of countless experts converged upon Dragon Soul City.
Within a mountain range a thousand kilometers from Dragon Soul Prefecture, Christine suddenly opened her eyes, black light flowing through them.
"It's time."
Christine rose into the air, the twelve Black Feather Wings behind her beating.
Soon after, eleven Fallen God Angels who had been following Christine flew out from the surrounding area.
In addition, there was an Angel Legion of several hundred angels, a mixture of Twelve-Winged and Ten-Winged angels. These were Fallen God Angels who had returned from all across the lands over the past few months.
Christine did not waste words and directly led the Fallen God Angels toward Dragon Soul City.
Overgods prohibited battle within cities.
However, Christine represented the Dark Lord on this journey and bore the Lord's command. Even if she destroyed an entire city, she would not receive punishment from the Overgods.
The departure of so many Fallen God Angels quickly drew the attention of countless experts.
The members of the Four Divine Beast Family within Dragon Soul City received the news immediately.
At the same time, it was not merely ordinary God level experts who were watching the situation in Dragon Soul City.
Even quite a few Overgods were observing this battle in secret.
Phantom Mountain.
Lota sat upon his throne and looked beyond the great hall, one brow lifting. "Interesting. Quite a few have come."
Within the Dark God Realm, especially on the Shadow Continent, almost nothing could be hidden from Lota.
Moreover, most Overgods had merely formed Projection Clones and had no intention of concealing themselves. Naturally, Lota discovered the Overgods who had descended.
Among them, even Augusta and Ofu had appeared.
"Fate Overlord is spectating Christine for the third time now."
An androgynous voice rang out within the great hall.
She had always remained on the Shadow Continent, and everything concerning the Shadow Continent had always been within her notice.
The strength of Overgods varied, but the fundamental Sovereign's Might was the same. Thus, even High-level Overlords found it difficult to hide themselves before Lower Sovereign Gods.
Even Lota could only use his Paragon Dark Law to conceal some aspects of his soul realm. He could not hide his presence from other Overgods.
"The third time?"
A glint flashed through Lota's eyes, and he immediately guessed Ofu's intentions. "This Ofu really is meticulous."
Although he had intended to reveal some of his strength this time, Ofu had noticed some clues the moment Christine appeared. Ofu's attentiveness truly surprised him somewhat.
Unfortunately, the Bula Clan's Talent Secret Method is not a Talent Divine Power.
Thinking of Ofu's Talent Secret Method, Lota felt a slight regret.
When Divine Beasts or Super Divine Beasts used Talent Divine Powers, they needed to consume Soul Power and their own blood essence. Blood essence in particular was fundamental.
Without the corresponding blood essence, even if one understood the principles behind a Talent Divine Power, one could not use it.
However, the Origin Bloodline Lota possessed was different.
As long as he understood the principles behind a Super Divine Beast's Talent Divine Power, he could consume the blood essence of his own Origin Bloodline to unleash a Talent Divine Power no weaker than that of the Super Divine Beast itself.
Although it was immensely powerful, its restrictions were equally great.
The blood essence consumed was nearly twice that used by Divine Beasts to activate Talent Divine Powers. This alone ensured that Lota would not use this move casually.
Beyond that, the most important thing was understanding the principles behind the Talent Divine Power.
For Divine Beasts, using Talent Divine Powers was instinctive. Otherwise, why would they be called Talent Divine Powers?
But Lota had to understand the principles before he could use his own bloodline to unleash them.
He had studied many Divine Beasts, yet the only Talent Divine Powers whose principles he had truly understood were those of the most ordinary Divine Beasts. He had spent a great deal of time studying the Four Divine Beasts' Talent Divine Powers through members of the Four Divine Beast Family, but he still had not truly understood the principles involved.
Aside from his own limitations, the greater reason was that members of the Four Divine Beast Family did not possess the Four Divine Beasts' blood essence.
Still, these countless years had not passed without gains.
His greatest gain was successfully understanding the principles behind Ilitana's Talent Divine Power.
Ilitana was the Vine plant that had followed him for countless years, the Death Lower Sovereign God who guarded the Shadow Continent in his stead.
The reason he had been able to understand Ilitana's Talent Divine Power was closely related to Ilitana herself. After learning that Lota was researching Talent Divine Powers, she had repeatedly taken the initiative to display her own Talent Divine Power.
Not only that, she had even given Lota her blood essence for study.
Even so, it had taken Lota hundreds of millions of years to understand Ilitana's Talent Divine Power.
Talent Divine Powers and Talent Secret Methods were entirely different. Lota could use his Origin Bloodline to unleash the Talent Divine Powers of Divine Beasts and Super Divine Beasts, but he could not use his bloodline to activate Talent Secret Methods.
For races that possessed Talent Secret Methods, beyond the special nature of their bloodlines, their souls also possessed certain unique qualities.
Lota had studied many races, including the Bula Clan.
The Bula Clan's Talent Secret Method of splitting the soul into two parts also tempted Lota somewhat. After all, discarding all personality defects was the greatest possible aid to a lifeform's cultivation.
Even Lota himself often needed to rest, whether by traveling through planes or concealing himself somewhere to enjoy life.
His time on the Qingya Plane had been one form of relaxation.
Countless years ago, he had found a member of the Bula Clan, but he could not borrow the Bula Clan's Talent Secret Method. The same was true of the Talent Secret Methods of other special races.
Only then had he confirmed that his Origin Bloodline was truly useful only for Talent Divine Powers.
However, studying the principles behind Talent Divine Powers was far too difficult.
The more powerful the Super Divine Beast, the harder it was to understand the principles behind its Talent Divine Power.
"Hmm?"
Lota suddenly frowned and looked in a certain direction.
"Dominator, Death Overlord has arrived."
Ilitana spoke immediately.
Unlike Ofu, Augusta, and the other Overgods, who had sent Projection Clones, Death Overlord had come to the Dark God Realm with her Overgod clone.
Although Overgods were not necessarily stationed within their own planes, an A Line Overlord rarely sent their main body to another Divine Plane unless something significant had happened.
Even when traveling, they generally descended through Projection Clones.
After all, for Overgods, as long as they were not fighting another Overgod, a Projection Clone was sufficient.
Since Death Overlord's main body had descended, she surely had another purpose.
"This Thanatos..."
Lota narrowed his eyes slightly.
Dark God Realm.
Death Overlord flew out of the Teleportation Array. After determining her location, she headed directly toward the Shadow Continent.
At her speed, even High Gods could not see so much as her shadow while she flew. They might not even realize that someone had passed by.
An Overgod needed less than half a day to cross an entire Divine Plane, so in almost an instant, Death Overlord appeared before Phantom Mountain.
Lota's figure shifted, and he appeared outside Phantom Mountain, facing Death Overlord in midair.
There were many God level experts around Phantom Mountain, yet none of them could see the two people in the sky.
"Thanatos."
Lota looked at Death Overlord, already having guessed why she had come to the Dark God Realm.
"How many years has it been? You are still the same."
Death Overlord looked at Lota in his Black Embroidered Golden Royal Robe, wearing a smile of unreadable meaning. No one knew why she evaluated Lota this way. She did not even seem to care about Lota's attitude toward her.
Rule Overlords held a higher status than Law Overlords mainly because of the Supreme Artifacts. However, Death Overlord did not believe this meant she could slaughter other Overlords as she pleased.
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