Unable to Live, Unable to Die

The High Priest and War God watched the miserable state of the Nether Phoenix, their bodies trembling and their faces turning pale.

Then, they looked at Kolan with expressions of sheer terror.

Only then did they realize that Kolan had actually reached the level of a Median God.

At the same time, they felt incredibly fortunate; they were lucky they hadn't made an enemy of Kolan in the past, otherwise, they would have had no path to survival.

No, even death would have been a luxury.

Look at the Nether Phoenix now—it was in a state where it could neither live nor die!

Kolan sneered, "Don't worry, I'll let you live for another ten years. It won't be too late for you to die after ten years!"

As if! Once controlled by him, thinking of dying right in front of him was just wishful thinking.

Following that, the Nether Phoenix began to laugh hysterically, as if it had lost its mind.

Then, not long after, it would clutch its head and howl in agony, repeating the cycle over and over.

Kolan cast a glance at the High Priest and the War God.

Kolan's gaze made the High Priest and the War God feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Both of their legs went weak.

Fortunately, Kolan only glanced at them before flying away to begin his search.

Soon, Kolan discovered that there were only two Lowgods on this twelfth floor.

Kolan easily slaughtered these two Lowgods.

"What a pair of paupers!" Kolan muttered to himself as he dripped blood to claim ownership of the two Lowgods' interspatial rings.

Aside from their own divine artifacts, there was nothing of value inside the interspatial rings.

After putting the godsparks and divine artifacts into his interspatial ring, Kolan headed toward the passageway.

At the entrance to the passageway sat a circular plate, and on the plate were ten Soul Gold Beads.

"This reward..." Kolan muttered to himself; Beirut was truly stingy.

Without rushing to enter the thirteenth floor, Kolan began to absorb the Soul Gold Beads.

His Saint Realm original body required four Soul Gold Beads before his soul reached saturation.

The remaining six Soul Gold Beads were absorbed by his Death Law divine clone, but after absorbing them, his soul power was actually still slightly inferior to that of his Life God Clone.

Shaking his head, Kolan stepped into the thirteenth floor.

Back on the twelfth floor, the High Priest and the War God looked at each other.

"O'Brien, what do we do now?" The High Priest, feeling somewhat lost, looked toward the War God.

"Kolan is a Median God, so passing the twelfth floor shouldn't be a problem. Let's search the twelfth floor to see if there are any treasures, then enter the thirteenth floor." The War God pondered for a moment and said, "Let Kolan take the lead. With the strength of the two of us, we couldn't even defeat one divine-level powerhouse last time. The divine-level powerhouse on the thirteenth floor will surely be even more formidable; at most, we can pick up some scraps."

"By the way, Catherine, the Nether Phoenix just said that Kolan is a Median God. Could it be that divine-level powerhouses are also categorized by rank?" The War God looked puzzled.

He had become a god by refining a godspark and did not know that divine-level beings were divided into Lowgods, Median Gods, and Highgods.

Ever since he obtained the godspark and refined it to become a god, he hadn't actually made any progress in his strength.

"That's possible. I'm afraid we'll have to ask Lord Beirut about this," the High Priest said. "What you said just now makes sense. Our strength is relatively weak, and I'm not skilled in combat, so it's better to follow behind Kolan. If we enter the thirteenth floor and encounter an even stronger divine-level powerhouse, we will retreat back to the twelfth floor at the first opportunity."

Subsequently, the High Priest and the War God began to search the twelfth floor.

Outside the Necropolis of the Gods, Beirut, who was monitoring the situation inside at all times, shook his head with a faint smile.

Beirut didn't take Kolan's actions against the Nether Phoenix to heart.

For these gatekeepers, being able to gain their freedom and the qualification to explore the Necropolis of the Gods was already a tremendous favor.

As for whether they lived or died in the Necropolis of the Gods, Beirut did not care.

"With Kolan's strength, he should be able to reach the fourteenth floor, but he probably won't be able to pass the fifteenth," Beirut estimated to himself. "A soul mutant, it really is something to be envious of!"

In the Necropolis of the Gods, the twelfth floor contained only Lowgods, the thirteenth floor contained Median Gods, the fourteenth floor contained powerful Median Gods, the fifteenth floor contained ordinary Highgods, the sixteenth floor contained Six-Star Fiend-level Highgods, the seventeenth floor contained Seven-Star Fiend-level Highgods, and the eighteenth floor contained Prefecture Lord-level Highgods.

Of course, the Necropolis of the Gods in the South Sea was somewhat different.

Beirut estimated that Kolan's strength was equivalent to that of an ordinary Highgod.

The thirteenth floor of the Necropolis of the Gods was a world of ice, with continuous ice mountains and extremely low temperatures; it was even snowing heavily.

Kolan's soul power radiated outward.

His soul power could cover a radius of two kilometers.

As a soul mutant, he wasn't afraid of his soul power being detected.

Unless the opponent was a Highgod.

Soon, Kolan had scouted the area clearly; there were three Median Gods on this thirteenth floor.

Kolan flew in one direction and quickly arrived at a mansion.

This mansion was home to exactly one Median God.

Kolan swung his blade downward.

BOOM~~

The entire mansion was instantly reduced to dust.

"To think someone could break through to the thirteenth floor. If I kill you, I, Delkang, will be able to regain my freedom!" A cold voice rang out, and then a burly man appeared as if teleporting, his heavy sword slashing toward Kolan.

"Hmm? This should be the Earthwalking technique from the Laws of the Earth, combined with the Profound Mystery of the Earth Element, right?" Although Kolan did not cultivate the Laws of the Earth, he had some understanding of the profound mysteries of every elemental law.

"Die!" Kolan slashed out with his blade.

Without using his fused divine power, Kolan treated the battle on the thirteenth floor as a rare opportunity for training.

These midgods from the Divine Planes and Higher Planes possessed a wealth of combat experience.

Fighting against them was of immense benefit to the improvement of his own strength.

To be honest, although he was now a midgod, he had very little experience in god-level combat.

The High Priest and the War God were simply too weak.

They were completely incapable of serving as sparring partners.

After exchanging a few rounds, Kolan had a measure of the situation.

This midgod's strength was not particularly powerful; he simply had relatively rich combat experience.

Kolan continued to engage the midgod named Delkang, his combat experience steadily accumulating.

"So, my strike had this flaw!" After his strike was broken, Kolan was not worried but delighted instead.

Previously, he had thought his blade technique was perfect and flawless.

But now, it had been breached by Delkang.

CLANG~~

Delkang's blade struck Kolan's body.

It collided with the armor on Kolan's body, sending sparks flying.

"A Highgod Artifact armor!" Delkang looked at the armor Kolan was wearing after his clothes were torn: "This Highgod Artifact armor is mine!"

Delkang's eyes glowed.

A Highgod Artifact armor was worth millions of Ink Stone anywhere in Hell; this was a massive fortune.

Delkang could not hide the greed in his eyes. With this Highgod Artifact armor, he could gain his freedom, return to Hell, and enjoy life to the fullest.

"Die!" Delkang unleashed his full strength, slashing at Kolan with a blade that followed mysterious rules, both fast and fierce!

He wanted to kill Kolan, so this strike contained a soul attack!

Since the opponent had Highgod Artifact armor for protection and physical attacks were useless, he would use a soul attack!