Return to the Material Plane

"Lord Uthred, my apologies, but I must return to the Material Plane! I had assumed this was merely a rare Heaven and Earth Exotic Item, but I never expected it to be a Supreme God Mission for the Supreme God of Destruction, one that the Four Divine Beasts were secretly completing behind your back."

"What a pity, you old loach Leiding. Now that I have snatched this Supreme God Token right from under your nose, how regrettable for you!" Desterie finished speaking with calm sincerity, already standing mere inches from the Plane Teleportation Array at Iron Saber Gorge.

The Four Divine Beasts were humiliated once again, yet unable to harm Desterie, they could only roar in impotent fury. Bowen said coldly, "Snatched the Supreme God Token? Now that Lord Uthred has turned his attention to this matter, do you truly think you can leave unscathed, Desterie?"

"Leiding, Xingyi, stop him!" Uthred's sharp voice rang out. If Desterie were allowed to return to the Material Plane, obtaining this Supreme God Token would become an arduous task.

The Blood Peak Continent shares borders with both the Sea of Chaos and the Starry Fog Sea. However, Uthred resides deep within the Sea of Chaos, making the journey too time-consuming. Xingyi, on the other hand, resides in the Nine-Layered Tower of the Seabed within the Starry Fog Sea, which happens to be quite close to the Blood Peak Continent.

Xingyi froze, doubting his own ears—Lord Uthred, surely you must be joking? Desterie has been classified as having the rank of a Sovereign!

Yet, in the next second, he made his decision. No matter how powerful Desterie was, he could not possibly have the spare energy to counterattack right now. Moreover, Uthred was the master of Hell and his own direct superior; he would have to live under Uthred's command for countless years to come!

Thus, a surge of Sovereign Power of Destruction condensed and struck directly at Desterie, perfectly blocking his path back to the Plane Teleportation Array.

Desterie's will was firm; he did not dodge, instead weaving Fate Sovereign Power into a barrier to defend with all his might.

Xingyi knew that a Fate Sovereign excelled in soul attacks, so he chose to use a physical attack this time.

As fellow Sovereigns at the Five-Fusion Limit, Desterie's defense lasted only a breath or two before being shattered by the Sovereign Power of Destruction. The remaining force struck his defensive Sovereign Artifact and dispersed, leaving only a sliver of power to slightly impede Desterie's movement.

But it was this momentary delay that allowed the Four Divine Beasts to catch up. The four of them transformed into their true forms once more, and a hazy, circular radiance formed from within their bodies, locking onto Desterie. They had unleashed their combined Innate Divine Ability!

For the Four Divine Beasts, it would be ideal if they could miraculously kill Desterie, but even if they couldn't, surely Desterie wouldn't dare to offer no defense at all! Once he defended, he would inevitably be delayed.

And if he truly offered no defense, it could only prove that Desterie possessed a soul-defensive Supreme Artifact! The Four Divine Beasts refused to believe that an ordinary human could withstand their combined Innate Divine Ability without relying on innate talents or ultimate techniques.

Yet, in full view of everyone, Desterie offered no defense. He allowed the light ring formed by the Four Divine Beasts' Innate Divine Ability to merge into his body without the slightest reaction, stepping onto the Plane Teleportation Array without a moment's hesitation.

The unfortunate soldiers in the vicinity were all killed by the shockwaves of the Sovereign's attack, falling into a "peaceful" eternal sleep.

Thus, Desterie operated the teleportation array himself. The moment it activated, he flashed a brilliant smile at Leiding and the others.

By the time the light of the array masked Desterie's figure, Uthred had only just reached the edge of the Blood Peak Continent. Seeing the Supreme God Token escape, he smashed a mountain peak at the edge of the continent into dust in a fit of rage, clenching his fists. "A mere Intermediate Sovereign, an ordinary Sovereign, dares to snatch a Supreme God Token from me!"

The Four Divine Beasts also let out roars of extreme fury.

Polk sighed softly, though he felt little else. An ordinary Sovereign might try to contend for a Supreme Artifact, but that would only be if the Four Rule Overlords were unaware. Now that the Supreme God Mission was exposed, the furious Sovereign of Destruction was right before them. Even after this storm passed, he would have no courage to approach Desterie.

Only Xingyi watched the departing Desterie, a sense of unease rising in his heart. He knew exactly how much power he had put into his attack; to avoid completely offending Desterie, he had used a physical attack that, despite its grand appearance, was only at the level of an ordinary Intermediate Sovereign. Yet, Desterie had failed to ignore it entirely!

This newly ascended "Sovereign" did not seem to have the physical defense he had imagined.

Xingyi himself was a powerful divine beast with a talent for physical attacks. If he had gone all out to block Desterie, he could have increased the power tenfold—perhaps he really could have stopped him! Alas, false information led to his flawed judgment and choice, allowing Desterie to escape successfully—Strong Luck was still in effect.

At this very moment, the Plane Teleportation Array at Iron Saber Gorge lit up once more, and a white-haired old man appeared—it was Orloff.

Simultaneously, the arrays on the Zijing Continent and the Muya Continent flared to life, revealing a red-haired girl and a beautiful woman with long hair.

From the moment the Supreme God Mirror appeared, Sovereigns had used various methods to notify the other three Rule Overlords. It was less that they were late, and more that "Strong Luck" had been at work.

To the Four Rule Overlords, a Supreme Artifact—or rather, a Supreme God Mission—was far more precious than a Sovereign Spark!

With them surrounding the area, there would be no room for Desterie to maneuver.

A moment's difference, a world of disparity.

The first thing the three Sovereigns did upon exiting the arrays was to expand their divine sense to the maximum, yet they found no trace of Desterie. Lilith's voice was the first to drift out, "Four Divine Beasts, where are the Supreme God Token and the Supreme God Mirror?"

In the Mulan Material Plane, Desterie emerged from the teleportation array and immediately moved rapidly toward the vicinity of the God Plane, opening the gate to enter.

The newly birthed Fate God Plane was desolate and silent, devoid of any life.

Desterie took a deep breath and probed his Spatial Ring with his divine sense, only to be astonished to find that the three Supreme God Tokens had spontaneously combined, transforming into a brand-new black token floating in the air.

With a thought, the black token appeared before Desterie.

Suddenly, the black token emitted thousands of rays of black light, illuminating the entire God Plane. The dazzling black radiance made the sun and moon lose their luster, casting the world into shadow.

These rays not only lit up the physical space but also seeped into Desterie's soul space, where they were frantically absorbed by the Companion White Jade.

After only a few breaths, the white jade stopped absorbing and began to emit a Brilliant Starlight that rippled like water.

"This is...!" Desterie felt that not only had the energy the jade just consumed been replenished, but its abilities had also been enhanced. He was instantly overjoyed.