A Conversation with Lilith

Uthred watched the battle within the Plane Battlefield intently, for Augusta had surprisingly dispatched a Twelve-Winged God Angel once again; his determination to interrupt Hell's eight-game winning streak was self-evident.

"To secure an eight-game winning streak, is it really worth bringing out a Twelve-Winged God Angel?" Uthred asked, his expression devoid of joy or anger.

"Lord Uthred, Lord Orloff's ten-game winning streak in the Heavenly Realm has just been terminated, and my own ten-game winning streak in the Radiant Divine Plane is still a distant dream. Therefore, Lord Orloff instructed me to bring my full strength to this war and not to waste the power of the Twelve-Winged God Angel. After all, in a few hundred trillion years, we can always accumulate more Twelve-Winged God Angels," Augusta replied, skillfully invoking Orloff's name.

Dispatching a Twelve-Winged God Angel during a match involving the Radiant Divine Plane was perfectly legitimate, and given his "excellent relationship" with Orloff, he did not fear that Uthred would intervene.

Upon hearing the mention of the God Angel, Desterie glanced toward the Darkness Overgod Black. According to the Sovereign of Death Lilith, Black had always been of one mind with her, but unfortunately, the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel rebirth pool had been completely destroyed before Black became the Darkness Overgod, leaving Lilith unable to borrow the power of the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angels.

The Highgod Spark of Darkness was one of the rare Highgod Sparks to have changed owners. The one who had killed the previous Darkness Overgod was none other than the Sovereign of Death Lilith.

At that time, Lilith was not respected by other ordinary Sovereigns because she was not a Paragon, and the previous Darkness Overgod had been the most prominent among them. He had paid for this with his life, a sacrifice that cemented Lilith's position as one of the four Overgods.

Orloff interrupted the exchange at the opportune moment, "Everyone, actually, I have one more thing to clarify today. You are all well aware that in the last Plane War, the Heavenly Realm failed due to the Paragon Highgod Iluka defecting at the last moment. Not long ago, regarding this matter, Iluka paid a sufficient price to me; I will no longer pursue his guilt, and naturally, I will no longer mind Desterie protecting him.

At the same time, I also hope that the Sovereigns of Fate will not seek revenge against Iluka because of this."

The words struck like thunder, deafening and shocking; even Uthred stopped paying attention to the battlefield, his focus firmly captured by Orloff's statement.

Seeing the expressions of the other Sovereigns, Desterie thought to himself, Even I am completely baffled, so it must be even harder for you all to understand Orloff's intentions!

Karin was even more furious, "My Lord, does this not imply that we are afraid of that Paragon? How will the other Sovereigns, Paragons, and even Commanders view our Heavenly Realm Sovereigns?"

With an Intermediate Sovereign taking the lead, the Lower Sovereigns of Fate expressed their opinions one after another.

Orloff stroked his beard and smiled, "I said it is a hope, not a demand. If you feel you can get past Desterie and can defeat a Paragon in a material plane, you are welcome to seek revenge on Iluka.

Iluka did indeed pay a price I could not refuse, and for that, I can forgive his transgressions."

"Desterie, you!" Karin looked at Desterie in a rage, her lake-blue eyes practically spitting fire, and the remaining Lower Sovereigns likewise cast unkind glares.

"Karin, Iluka has done me a favor; I will not let you kill him!" Desterie laughed. "If you are dissatisfied, I am waiting for you in the Mulan Material Plane at any time!

If you are worried about not being able to enter a material plane, there is no need, because I am currently creating a divine plane within the spatial turbulence!"

Desterie was not about to show weakness at this moment; if Karin were truly provoked into chasing him, he could simply hide in his home material plane in an instant.

Without the invitation of a Paragon and having unexpectedly encountered a Twelve-Winged God Angel, the Hell camp's streak was ended at eight wins without suspense. The desire to claim the Willpower reward for a ten-game winning streak would have to start from scratch.

This was undoubtedly a result that satisfied everyone except the Destruction Sovereign, much like the last time the Heavenly Realm camp failed, where only the Sovereigns of Fate were dissatisfied.

On the way back, Desterie did not follow Orloff, but instead returned to the Netherworld with Lilith.

At the summit of Nether Mountain, beneath the sphere of lightning, Lilith and Desterie sat face to face. Lilith smiled, "Although I knew you had a Life divine clone, I had never seen you bring it out; today is the first time I have seen it."

Desterie also laughed, "My talent in the Laws of Life is too poor; after tens of millions of years, I am only at the Five-Star Fiend level, so I usually don't go out alone. But now that I have refined a Sovereign Spark and possess Willpower, I am no longer afraid."

"You wouldn't have to be afraid even without Willpower. A Sovereign's divine clone, equipped with a set of three Sovereign artifacts and an unlimited supply of Sovereign power—who could kill you?" Lilith chuckled, then immediately asked with curiosity, "I heard that you finally managed to recruit a Sovereign Envoy, only for them to be killed by someone else after just a few hundred years. Your judgment isn't very good, is it?"

A Sovereign's divine clone... Linley after his soul mutation could definitely kill one, Desterie thought to himself, but he quickly replied, "My Lord, your information is truly well-informed. That is correct; I recruited Edric from the Life God Realm as a Sovereign Envoy a few hundred years ago, never imagining his luck would be so poor that he would be killed by Bolin of the Heavenly Realm shortly after. I thought about it later and simply recruited Bolin as a Sovereign Envoy to fill Edric's vacancy."

Bolin's strength was indeed greater than Desterie's, but it had not reached the point where he could easily kill an Asura. However, the two belonged to different planes, making a direct comparison of their strength unclear. Even if Desterie had favored Bolin, no one could have discovered it or pointed out anything wrong.

"Bolin... I have an impression of him. His strength is quite good; he has participated in several Plane Wars and seems to have once obtained a Sovereign artifact through military merit."

Desterie affirmed, "Yes, Bolin obtained an offensive Sovereign artifact on the Plane Battlefield. After he became my Sovereign Envoy, I bestowed upon him a material defensive Sovereign artifact. Coupled with his own exceptional skill in soul attacks, there are not many who can do anything to him."

Lilith listened quietly as Desterie finished speaking, then suddenly smiled, "But I heard that in the beginning, Bolin and Edric had a very good relationship, and it was only after Vivian sought you out that Bolin suddenly killed Edric."

Desterie immediately understood the origin of today's conversation. Since things had reached this point, he smiled candidly, "I did promise Lady Vivian not to kill Edric, but although the task I entrusted to him was not significant, I did tell him to keep it strictly confidential. I did not expect him to fail even at that. I only happened to mention to Bolin that Edric was not handling things cleanly or thoroughly and that I was not very satisfied; everything else was Bolin's own speculation and action."

Lilith gazed at Desterie for a moment, "Don't do things like this in the future. Whether Edric lives or dies is not important, but doing this will make Vivian very unhappy."