Getting the treasure that my enemy failed to obtain put Desterie in a fantastic mood. With a mocking laugh, he said, "Leiding, why are you all so angry? I only came to take back the Heaven and Earth Exotic Item that your subordinates snatched away. It is understandable for the dignified Four Divine Beasts Clan to be obsessed with a God Spark, but are you really going to be this petty over a mere Heaven and Earth Exotic Item?"
While speaking, Desterie sensed the Four Divine Beasts rapidly closing in. His consciousness quickly sank into his soul ocean, attaching itself to the Companion White Jade.
"Strong Luck—!"
At the same time he was distracted, inside his spatial ring, the Black Pearl and the black token suddenly reacted to one another. As if guided by an automatic homing instinct, the black pearl embedded itself directly into the groove of the token, locking tightly into place. Immediately after, the entire token emitted a terrifying aura that seemed to suppress all things and destroy the world. However, this aura did not dissipate; it merely echoed within the narrow confines of the spatial ring, waiting for the moment it would be released.
"Desterie, hand over the Termination Bead!" Leiding and the others descended before him, their expressions grim.
So, it was called a Termination Bead.
"Heh, and what if I don't?" Desterie laughed. In terms of material attack and defense, he was an Intermediate God, and he feared the Four Divine Beasts not in the slightest. As for his soul, so what if he had to endure their combined Innate Divine Ability again?
Nemo was so furious his face turned beet red. "Big Brother, why waste words with him? Kill him and take back both the Termination Bead and the Destiny Intermediate God Spark!"
"Big talk, Little Sparrow. Let's see if you can actually kill me first!" Desterie said recklessly.
Between him and the Four Divine Beasts, there was no longer any room for reconciliation.
Nemo exploded again, "You dare to humiliate me!"
Bowen was also frantic with rage, suppressing his anger as he said, "Desterie, don't think that just because you have Lord Orloff backing you, you can do whatever you want!"
What, Lord Orloff backing me? Desterie didn't even react at first, wondering if Bowen was being delusional or had an overactive imagination. Orloff had merely announced in public that he would no longer pursue the matter regarding Iluka; how did that make him his backer?
However, since the Four Divine Beasts were jumping to the wrong conclusion, he naturally wouldn't bother to correct them.
Just then, waves of divine sense descended one after another, interrupting the dispute between Desterie and the Four Divine Beasts.
"What is going on, Leiding? Desterie, what are you doing in Hell?" Uthred's voice rang out from the Sea of Chaos.
At the same time, another voice came from the Zijing Continent, "My Lord, what else could it be? The Four Divine Beasts are bullying others with their power again. Otherwise, why would Desterie have chased them all the way to Hell!"
The one speaking was not the Zijing Overlord, but a Water-style Overlord. Desterie remembered his aura—it was the Water Overlord, Polk.
"Polk, what do you mean by that? Speak clearly!" Leiding said indignantly.
"Heh, Leiding, I originally thought you were just refusing to submit to my discipline and provoking me at every turn, so I didn't pay it much mind. It wasn't until ten thousand years ago, when you joined forces to easily kill Angnak, that I realized your intentions were malicious. You were always trying to provoke me, simply because you coveted my Highgod Spark.
Now, because Desterie intercepted the Destiny Intermediate God Spark, you find him an eyesore and are looking for any excuse to kill him.
Lord Uthred, the Four Divine Beasts are hardly upright people. You should be careful, too, lest you be tricked by them." Polk spoke his mind with a tone of utter disdain.
"Polk, you are slandering us!" Nemo hissed in anger.
Seeing the topic veering off course and heading toward a full-blown argument, Uthred forcibly steered the conversation back. "All of you, quiet down. Pash, you were the one who sent the divine sense transmission to us just now. You tell us, what exactly is going on?"
Pash hurriedly replied, "My Lord, I suddenly felt Ers's divine sense cover the entire continent, followed by Leiding and the others doing the same. Then, they very angrily claimed that Lord Desterie had snatched their treasure. But Lord Desterie claims that this item was something he had his eye on, only for it to be forcibly snatched away by the Four Divine Beasts' subordinates, which is why he came to Hell to retrieve it."
All the Overlords were instantly intrigued, and Uthred asked directly, "What kind of treasure could be so highly valued by 'both' sides, Leiding?"
Leiding was suddenly rendered speechless. Was he supposed to say they were secretly completing a Supreme God mission?
Seeing Leiding and the others stammering, Desterie suddenly laughed. "My Lord, although Lord Leiding is stammering now, just a moment ago he said with absolute certainty that this thing is called a Termination Bead."
"Oh?" Uthred's tone became slightly more severe as he said to the Four Divine Beasts, "Since you know what it is, why refuse to speak plainly?"
Bowen hurriedly explained, "My Lord, we only know the name."
"Heh, this is getting even more interesting," Desterie sneered. "My Lord, I only pursued it because I knew this bead could increase a God-level expert's attack power a hundredfold, and I didn't expect the Four Divine Beasts Clan to snatch it first. But if the Four Divine Beasts only know the name, why care about it so much? That doesn't make sense!"
After hearing this, Uthred pressed the Four Divine Beasts again, "Leiding, what is going on?"
Because of their friendship spanning countless years, he was willing to support the Four Divine Beasts, but if they chose to deceive and hide things from him, there was no need to remain on good terms.
"Fine, My Lord, we will tell you everything!" Leiding suddenly said in a loud voice.
"Big Brother—!" Nemo and the other two tried to stop him.
"Don't stop me. With the Termination Bead taken by Desterie, we have no hope of completing this mission anyway. We might as well take this opportunity to offer the item to Uthred to regain some favor; it won't be a total loss!" Leiding sent a telepathic message to his younger siblings.
Afterward, Leiding took out a piece of black paper and said solemnly, "Lord Uthred, in truth, this Termination Bead is one of the tokens for the Supreme God of Destruction, which is why we care so much! You can see for yourself; what I hold is the Supreme God Mirror."
Leiding's words stirred up a massive commotion, and all the watching Overlords were in an uproar.
"A Supreme God Token?" The voice of the Water Overlord, Polk, rang out. As Overlords, they were also qualified to compete for Supreme God missions.
"The Supreme God has issued another mission!"
"Is that the Supreme God Mirror in Leiding's hand?"
Several magnificent voices rang out one after another.
Far away in the Sea of Chaos, upon hearing Leiding's words, Uthred's true body instantly transformed into a streak of black light and sped toward the Blood Peak Continent.
But while the Four Divine Beasts were in disagreement, Desterie had already slipped away—at this moment, he had already escaped the Four Divine Beasts' pursuit range and was very close to the Iron Saber Gorge interplanar teleportation array.
"Desterie, why are you running!" Uthred's solemn voice rang out. He was the first "Overlord" to notice Desterie's escape.
Meanwhile, the Four Divine Beasts and Polk were so caught up in the chaos that none of them had noticed Desterie's small movements.
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