Traveling Through Hell, Arrival of Zijing Sovereign

A million years later, Hell, Zijing Continent.

Snowlake Prefecture, located north of the teleportation array at Jingyue Cliff, is a region under the jurisdiction of the Zijing Continent.

Snowlake City is the largest city within Snowlake Prefecture, bar none, because this place represents the Prefect of Snowlake himself.

At this moment, inside the city, within a massive twenty-story building, in a dining room lined with white jade, two figures sat by the window.

One of them had refined, short black hair, sword-like brows, and star-bright eyes. He sat in his chair with a calm expression, as if nothing could capture his attention.

This person was none other than Hope, who was traveling through Hell.

Standing behind Hope was a woman with emerald-green hair. Her fair skin was complemented by a set of intricate ice armor, making her look like a Valkyrie of ice.

If someone from Fiend Castle who collected intelligence were to come here, they would quickly recognize her as Dili, the Sovereign Legion Commander of the Water Elemental Plane and also an envoy for the Sovereign of Water, Palhouse.

However, this powerhouse at the level of a Prefect was currently following behind the young man like a servant, her expression devoid of even a hint of disrespect.

From the window, one could clearly see the Battle Arena in the center of Snowlake City, where two figures were currently locked in combat.

One of them was a female Seven-Star Fiend. In Hell, female Seven-Star Fiends were relatively rare, which attracted even more attention.

Hope's gaze fell upon this female Seven-Star Fiend. Given Hope's experience, he had seen many female Seven-Star Fiends, but this person before him piqued his interest because her name was Ninisha.

If Hope remembered correctly, in his memories from Blue Star, during the struggle for the Supreme God Token, the Red Diamond Crystal, in the Aokaren Plane, the only female Paragon Highgod of the Lightning Element was named Ninisha.

At this moment, on the battle arena, the fight had already become overwhelmingly one-sided...

"Rumble~~"

Purple lightning transformed into clouds, circling ten thousand meters in the air before turning into a massive electric serpent radiating a golden halo, charging toward a red figure on the ground.

After the massive flash of lightning passed, the entire Battle Arena trembled from the intense energy shockwave. Two godheads fell to the ground, and a purple figure slowly descended.

This was a purple-haired woman with pale blue pupils. Her exquisite long hair fluttered in the wind, yet it did not affect her combat in the slightest. Her face wore the cold, sharp beauty of a Valkyrie.

Violet Thunder Fiend—Ninisha!

A Seven-Star Fiend-level powerhouse from the Thunder Divine Plane, she had arrived at the Star Fog Sea in Hell a million years ago. Later, she was classified as a Seven-Star Fiend by Fiend Castle, and after fighting her way to the Zijing Continent, she had now directly participated in the Snowlake Prefecture Battle Arena, seemingly intending to challenge the Prefect.

Although, in theory, a Seven-Star Fiend could directly challenge a Prefect, the qualification had a time limit; if one did not challenge within ten thousand years, they would lose their eligibility. Having traveled all the way to the Zijing Continent, Ninisha had naturally begun fighting again.

"Ninisha! Ninisha!!"

On the battle arena, millions of god-level experts cheered incessantly, the entire venue filled with a frenzied atmosphere.

Ninisha had no interest in the surrounding shouts. Her cold eyes merely swept across her opponent, and she spat out a frigid voice:

"Next!"

Soon, a gaunt, silver-haired old man walked into the battle arena, only to be reduced to dust moments later. Ninisha ended her day of fighting.

On the other side, inside the dining room, Hope sat at the table holding a teacup when his brows suddenly twitched, and he looked toward the door.

"Zijing!"

Hope set down his teacup and looked toward the entrance not far away, where a beautiful woman in a purple robe slowly materialized.

"Zijing greets Lord Hope!"

Zijing Sovereign arrived beside Hope and bowed slightly to him.

Although Zijing Sovereign was a Sovereign of Destruction and under the command of Utrade, she still had to maintain basic etiquette when meeting other Sovereigns; this was the respect due to the eleven Sovereigns of the universe.

"Sit."

Hope nodded slightly in response, then pointed to the seat opposite him and spoke softly.

Hope was not surprised by Zijing's arrival; after all, he had not deliberately hidden his identity. As the host of the Zijing Continent, it was only natural for Zijing Sovereign to appear.

"Zijing Sovereign?"

Dili, standing behind Hope, was startled and nearly lost her footing. Fortunately, she quickly regained her composure and stepped back two paces, clearing the path.

Zijing Sovereign ignored Dili and walked straight to the seat opposite Hope, slowly sitting down.

"It has been a long time since you last visited my Zijing Continent, my Lord."

After sitting down, Zijing spoke softly. She was somewhat surprised by the arrival of the Sovereign of Water, Lord Hope, as it had only been a million years since they last met on the Plane Battlefield.

"It has been about a hundred billion years, hasn't it?"

Hope picked up his tea and took a sip, sighing with some emotion. Since coming to this world, he had experienced hundreds of epochs, each epoch lasting six quadrillion years. A hundred billion years really had passed in the blink of an eye.

"Is there something you need, my Lord, for this visit?"

Zijing also picked up her teacup and took a small sip before asking cautiously.

She wasn't worried that Hope held any hostility toward her, but since a Sovereign had arrived, it was only natural to ask.

"Nothing in particular. I am just traveling through the planes and happened to arrive here."

Hope shook his head gently without saying much. Traveling the planes was true; after all, Hope was not a madman like Oufu, and he could not spend all his time on cultivation and research. Occasionally, he would still pay attention to the outside world.

However, coming to the Zijing Continent was not a coincidence, but a deliberate visit after hearing about the Seven-Star Fiend, Ninisha. Of course, Hope did not intend to tell Zijing about this.

"I see. In that case, my Lord, you must take a good look around!"

A kind smile appeared on the gorgeous face of Zijing. Although she did not entirely believe Hope's answer, she had no intention of prying further.

Regardless of what Hope's motives were, as a Midgod Sovereign, she knew it was better not to get to the bottom of matters involving a Sovereign. No Sovereign who had survived until now was a fool; they all knew what could be asked and what could not.

Especially since she had a falling out with the Four Divine Beasts Clan a million years ago, she had been acting even more cautious lately.

"Speaking of which, Reding and the others seem to have been acting quite crazily lately."

Hope looked toward Zijing, a rare trace of surprise in his tone.

"My lord, those few have become even more paranoid recently, even coming into conflict with other Sovereigns. I have tried to persuade them..."

A bitter smile appeared on Zijing's face as she shook her head helplessly.

A million years ago, the Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding had suddenly come to the Amethyst Mountain Range to find Zijing Sovereign, demanding a Soul Stone. Zijing Sovereign had refused, as the Soul Stone still needed a long time to fully gestate, and taking it out now would cause her great harm.

As a result of this incident, Reding and Zijing had a falling out. Although they did not become outright enemies, their relationship had dropped to freezing point.

Subsequently, the Four Divine Beasts went to Wukun City, exchanged for Wukun Essence Blood from the Sovereign of Destruction, and arranged for members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan to collect rare treasures from heaven and earth across the Divine Planes and Material Planes. The four of them even hid themselves deep within the Spatial Turbulence to "research ultimate moves."

"I just wonder what those few can actually come up with."

Hope shook his head slightly, lifted his teacup to take another sip, and then refocused his attention on the Battle Arena.

Just as Hope and Zijing were chatting, Ninisha had already defeated several opponents in succession, completing sixty-nine consecutive victories. She only needed to defeat one more to achieve seventy wins for the day.

"Next!"

Ninisha landed slowly on the battle stage, her pale blue eyes looking toward the opposite side with a sense of boredom. For her, today's battles were somewhat dull.

"Hehe, here I come!"

A crisp, youthful voice rang out slowly. It sounded extremely relaxed, as if he were not here to participate in the life-and-death Battle Arena, but simply here for a stroll.

Ninisha frowned slightly, dissatisfied with the attitude behind that voice. A flash of pale purple lightning flickered in her eyes as she looked across the stage.

What came into view was a bald youth, barely over a meter tall. His features were delicate yet still carried a hint of childishness, and a smile hung on his face; he showed absolutely no tension in the face of battle.

However, the moment she saw him, alarm bells rang in Ninisha's heart. Although she had never met this person before, her intuition told her that the person before her was very strong, and she would have to face him with everything she had.