Seizing the Supreme God's Token, Ninisha and Emmanuel

"A natural treasure of heaven and earth, known as the Five-Colored Blood Crystal, is a blood-red crystal the size of a fist, with five-colored beams of light swirling within..."

Cromwell did not hide anything and briefly recounted the information he knew.

The news of the Five-Colored Blood Crystal first came from the Black Dragon Tribe. The Black Dragon Tribe is an old tribe within the territory of Diyi City. Because the black dragons they raise are quite unique, although the leader changes frequently, the tribe itself has always existed. Strictly speaking, it is also a force under the jurisdiction of Yemu Prefecture.

Not long ago, a Median God obtained this blood crystal from somewhere unknown and killed a High God of the tribe during a conflict, which drew the attention of the tribe's upper echelons.

The third leader of the tribe launched a sneak attack to snatch the Five-Colored Blood Crystal. With the power of the crystal, he successfully killed a Five-Star Fiend, but his unique situation was discovered by others. Later, he was besieged by those who coveted the treasure and is currently on the run with the Five-Colored Blood Crystal.

"So that's how it is..."

Dili immediately showed a look of interest. It wasn't that she herself liked natural treasures, but the Sovereign Palhouse had given her instructions to collect them, and completing the task would earn her rewards.

Countless years ago, Dili had presented Palhouse with a natural treasure that enhanced soul-repairing abilities and received a large amount of Sovereign's Might as a reward. Another envoy, Barbary, had also once received the reward of residency on Water God Island.

Over these years, among the many families in the Divine Planes that have feuded with the Four Divine Beasts Clan, besides the Augusta family, the Barbary family has had the best situation. The reason is that Barbary has completed too many tasks assigned by the Sovereign Palhouse, earning him the right to reside on Water God Island.

Water God Island is a brilliant little island in the Water-style Divine Plane, the residence of the Water Sovereign Palhouse. A portion of people live inside, mostly locals who have never left, and outsiders are usually not allowed to live there.

The rewards given by Palhouse when assigning tasks to his Sovereign Envoys include the right for outsiders to enter and reside on Water God Island. Barbary had completed many tasks and obtained a certain quota; half of his family's core disciples live there permanently, and people from the Four Divine Beasts Clan cannot get in.

During the last Plane War, before Bayer made his move, it was Barbary who desperately led the Water Starers of the Water-style Divine Plane to charge at the very front, fighting to the death against the twelve-winged angels of the Radiant Divine Realm.

"Miss Dili, if you are interested, you can go take a look."

Cromwell chuckled. He had no intention of competing for it; after all, to him, an unknown natural treasure didn't hold much significance, and it was better to give Dili a verbal favor.

"If you are interested, let's go take a look together later and get the Five-Colored Blood Crystal before leaving."

Ninisha put down the teacup in her hand and spoke softly. During this time, Dili had helped her a bit, so she naturally didn't mind making an extra trip.

"Then many thanks."

Dili nodded slightly. Although she felt it wouldn't be difficult to snatch the Five-Colored Blood Crystal and could do it alone, she didn't mind Ninisha coming along.

Just as Dili and Ninisha were traveling through the Zijing Continent, on the Bloodridge Continent, in the Lianyun Mountain Range, a man with long blood-red hair sat in front of a stone table, holding a silk cloth and wiping a chess piece.

Although he could clean it instantly with divine power, the Bloodridge Sovereign Pashi just liked the feeling of wiping the chess pieces; it was a habit he had held for countless years.

"Hmm? Lord Hope?"

Pashi suddenly put down the chess piece in his hand, revealing a look of surprise, and quickly stood up to salute the young man who had appeared suddenly.

"Long time no see, Pashi."

Hope did not stand on ceremony and sat directly opposite Pashi. With a movement of his right hand, the chess pieces instantly returned to their positions.

"My Lord, please!"

Pashi was not surprised by this. As a famous chess player among Sovereigns, the social life of the Bloodridge Sovereign Pashi revolved around playing chess. When meeting other Sovereigns, he would mostly play a game before discussing matters, and many Sovereigns had played against him.

Hope did not stand on ceremony either, channeling his divine power to move a piece directly. Time flowed by like this. Hope's thinking time was very short, as if he had already simulated it in his mind long ago. Pashi's responses were also very sharp, and for a time, they were locked in a fierce battle.

"I have to say, Pashi, your strength is still as strong as ever."

Several years later, Hope looked at the last remaining piece for each side and sighed softly.

"My Lord's strength has also become much stronger; Pashi almost lost."

The Bloodridge Sovereign Pashi also wiped the sweat from his forehead. This was not flattery, but the truth.

Playing chess relies mainly on deduction ability. The stronger the soul foundation, the stronger the chess skill. Pashi had a fortuitous encounter during the early days of the world's creation and refined a special natural treasure, giving him an extremely strong soul foundation. The Grand Perfection Wind Sovereign Teresia and the Sovereign of Destruction had both played against him, and none could win.

And the Water Sovereign Lord Hope could be considered his strongest opponent, a presence that could not be defeated without giving his all. Pashi had also guessed that Hope was likely hiding very deep, just not telling anyone.

"My Lord, you came to me, is there something the matter?"

The game ended, and Pashi asked with a smile. Based on his understanding of Hope, he shouldn't have come specifically to play chess.

"I'm traveling in Hell for a while, and I came to see you while I was at it. Also, I wanted to inquire with you: what exactly are Reding and the others up to?"

Hope chuckled and didn't hide anything. Although he was aiming for the envoy Ninisha, the actions of the Four Divine Beasts did indeed make him curious.

"Regarding this, I apologize, my Lord. Pashi really doesn't know. Reding and the others' actions had no warning; it seems like a sudden decision."

Pashi shook his head with a wry smile and answered helplessly. In fact, the Sovereign of Destruction had also come to ask him this question, but he really didn't know anything.

"Is that so? The four of them really know how to stir up trouble."

Hearing this, Hope didn't ask any more questions. Although Pashi hadn't discovered anything, the lack of discovery was in itself a discovery.

If Reding and the others had really researched some new ultimate technique, they should have started many years ago. If there was a sudden big move, it could only mean they were hiding something.

A trace of blue light flashed in Hope's eyes, and then he stopped thinking about it and began a new game with Pashi.

Ten years later, Yemu Prefecture, in the region under Diyi City, the Siyasila Mountain Range.

The mountain range stretched continuously, with golden veins crisscrossing it. Looking from a distance, it seemed that many tribesmen were active there. However, at this moment, high above the center of the mountain range, more than a dozen figures exuding powerful auras were confronting each other.

The leader was a man in a grey robe, holding a crystal that emitted five colors of light, his eyes flashing with disdain.

Around the grey-robed man, a dozen figures surrounded him, each filled with murderous intent, yet no one made the first move.

If the intelligence personnel of Diyi City were to come here, they would immediately discover that the dozen figures surrounding the grey-robed man were all Five-Star Fiend experts from Diyi City—a full dozen of them—and one of them had even become a Six-Star Fiend not long ago.

"The lot of you, leave now. I, Wurnisen, can't be bothered to kill you."

The man in the gray robe gripped the Five-Colored Blood Crystal, a hint of excited laughter on his face as he spoke slowly.

As a veteran Seven-Star Fiend of Yemu Prefecture, Wurnisen had lived in seclusion for a long time. Usually, he only let his Darkness divine clone enjoy life at Moonlake Castle, while his Death divine clone remained in closed-door cultivation.

This time, he had heard rumors that a treasure called the Five-Colored Blood Crystal had surfaced from the Black Dragon Tribe in Diyi City, capable of strengthening the body and allowing a Median God to kill a High God. Although Wurnisen felt this was an exaggeration, he was still intrigued.

Just moments ago, while a group of people were fighting over the Five-Colored Blood Crystal, Wurnisen had suddenly appeared, killing the person holding the crystal in a single strike to seize it, shocking everyone present.

Wurnisen's speed was so great that the others couldn't track him for a moment, and they fell into a stunned silence. However, as Wurnisen told them to leave, their expressions turned ugly. Fast, a Six-Star Fiend, frowned and spoke up:

"Mr. Wurnisen, aren't you being a bit too overbearing? I am from the Fiend Castle and serve Lord Diyi City Lord. It would be better if you just handed the item over."

In Fast's view, Wurnisen was likely also a Six-Star Fiend. He wasn't confident in defeating him, but he was unwilling to give up on an item he had chased for so long, so he hoped to use the reputation of the Diyi City Lord to intimidate him.

"You speak of the Diyi City Lord? Hah, it seems I, Wurnisen, have been in seclusion for too long."

Wurnisen, the man in the gray robe, hovered in mid-air. His two long eyebrows hung down to his chest, fluttering in the wind. A look of disdain appeared in his blood-colored eyes as he sighed.

"Swish!"

The next second, a flash of blood-red light crossed Wurnisen's eyes. Two translucent beams of light instantly pierced into Fast's body. Fast's body stiffened, and then his eyes dimmed as he fell to the ground.

"A Six-Star Fiend trying to pressure me with Stuart? Even if Stuart himself came, he would still have to show me, Wurnisen, some respect."

Wurnisen spoke in a cold, sinister tone before scanning his surroundings.

The dozen or so people nearby were dumbfounded. Fast was the strongest among them, the only Six-Star Fiend, yet he had been killed in one move. They all realized a terrifying fact: the Wurnisen before them was definitely a Seven-Star Fiend!

"Lord Wurnisen, since you want it, please, take the Five-Colored Blood Crystal."

A few seconds later, one of them forced a smile onto his face and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Hmph!"

Wurnisen glanced at the people around him, snorted coldly, and without saying another word, turned to leave.

However, at that very moment, an unexpected change occurred—

"Swish!"

A pale blue bolt of lightning turned into an arc. The Five-Colored Blood Crystal was pulled by a powerful force and instantly landed in the hands of a purple-haired girl.

"You? You are? Miss Ninisha?"

Wurnisen's pupils shrank instantly. He stared at the scene in a daze, his tone becoming much more respectful.

Although Wurnisen claimed to be in seclusion, he never missed news from the Fiend Castle. A million years ago, in Snowlake Prefecture, not far from Yemu Prefecture, a battle had taken place on the Arena of Life and Death that shocked the entire prefecture. Wurnisen had been fortunate enough to see the projection.

Both combatants had possessed the strength of Shura-level experts: one was the purple-haired woman Ninisha, and the other was the bald youth Leisijing. Wurnisen was naturally no stranger to their appearances.

"This Five-Colored Blood Crystal, I'm taking it!"

Ninisha wore a pale purple robe, her body covered in a fine layer of lightning armor. She gripped the Five-Colored Blood Crystal, glanced at Wurnisen, and spoke indifferently.

After leaving Diyi City, Ninisha and Dili had split up to search for the Five-Colored Blood Crystal based on clues. After all, Dili had helped her quite a bit during this time, and Ninisha had promised Dili that if she obtained it, she would give it to her.

After speaking, Ninisha didn't wait for Wurnisen to respond. She tucked the Five-Colored Blood Crystal into her spatial ring, transformed into a streak of purple lightning, and sped away.

Wurnisen's face turned pale and then flushed, but in the end, he didn't dare to stop her, only feeling a burning sensation of humiliation on his face.

"Wait!"

Just as Ninisha was about to leave, a voice filled with arrogance rang out. After a blue streak of light flashed by, two blue rays appeared, and a bald man in a red robe slowly emerged, followed by a blue-haired youth.

Emmanuel, dressed in his red robe, glanced indifferently at Ninisha and spoke:

"The Four Divine Beasts Clan wants this Five-Colored Blood Crystal. Leave it behind and then you may go."

Emmanuel only gave Ninisha a casual glance, his tone matter-of-fact, as if it were the most reasonable thing in the world for Ninisha to hand the item over to him.

"Elder Emmanuel of the Four Divine Beasts Clan?"

Wurnisen exclaimed, his face turning even darker. For a moment, he felt a sense of absurdity, regretting that he had ever come out to fight for the Five-Colored Blood Crystal.

"An Elder of the Four Divine Beasts Clan? Emmanuel?"

Ninisha paused, looked at Emmanuel, and narrowed her eyes.