Recruitment

Of the lives that came to the Divine Planes from Material Planes, ninety-nine percent were Saint Domain experts. Occasionally, there were some Low Gods, while Mid-level Gods were exceedingly rare.

High-Gods?

They were practically never seen at all.

Although they were members of the Sovereign's Army, aside from the captain, ordinary members were only Mid-level Gods.

They had served in the Sovereign's Army for quite some time, yet they had never encountered a High-God coming from a Material Plane. Even when they heard of High-Gods using the Teleportation Array, they were usually super experts from other Divine Planes.

After all, High-Gods were considered upper-echelon figures even in the Netherworld and could live very comfortably. Thus, those who reached the High-God level yet remained in Material Planes were exceedingly few.

Noticing the towering spire in the distance that pierced into the blood clouds, Ailin instantly understood that he had not been teleported to the Sacred Mountain of the Undead.

The original work only recorded one Netherworld Teleportation Array: the one at the Sacred Mountain of the Undead. He had thought it would not be bad if he were teleported there.

As long as he arrived at the Sacred Mountain of the Undead, he could use certain records from the original work to roughly plan out his next journey.

But now, it seemed his luck was not particularly good. He had been teleported to another Teleportation Array that had not been recorded in the original work. He would have to plan his next journey in advance.

"Where is this?"

Ailin looked at the soldiers guarding the Teleportation Array and asked directly.

With just one glance, Ailin determined that although the soldiers guarding the Teleportation Array were all Mid-level Gods, they were considerably stronger than the Mid-level Gods he had seen back on the Brinia Plane.

Although Ailin was merely a High-God from a Material Plane, these soldiers did not dare slight him in the least. The human-looking soldier respectfully replied, "In answer to you, my lord, this is Blood Spirit Island!"

The human soldier was also secretly guessing whether the High-God before him had cultivated to the High-God level in a Material Plane or was a powerful expert who had returned to a Material Plane from a Divine Plane.

Neither was someone he could afford to provoke, but if it were the latter, it would be even more terrifying. Any High-God capable of returning to a Material Plane was a super expert of the Divine Planes.

Even the commander would likely take such an existence seriously.

"Blood Spirit Island?"

Ailin frowned slightly. He did not know of this place. "Where in the Netherworld is Blood Spirit Island located?"

Upon hearing Ailin's question, the human soldier suspected that this High-God was most likely not a super expert who had returned to a Material Plane from a Divine Plane. Those super experts who traveled the Divine Planes could not possibly be ignorant of such things. At the very least, they would know the locations of the various Teleportation Arrays. Such information was available in the Sovereign's Castle and was not particularly expensive.

This man had most likely cultivated to become a High-God in a Material Plane.

A High-God from a Material Plane—he needed to inform the captain.

The thought flashed through his mind, but the human soldier gave nothing away and remained extremely respectful. "In answer to you, my lord, Blood Spirit Island is located within Blood Phantom Prefecture of the Nether Sea."

"The Nether Sea, Blood Phantom Prefecture."

Ailin nodded.

After thinking briefly, Ailin decided to head to the nearest city first.

"Which direction is the nearest city?"

Ailin asked directly.

"In answer to you, my lord, the closest city to Blood Spirit Island is Blood Nether City. After leaving Blood Spirit Island, fly south for roughly a million li, and you will reach Blood Nether City."

The human soldier continued.

Although they would send away all lives from Material Planes, and even Mid-level Gods had to obey their rules, High-Gods were no longer people they could arrange.

A million li.

Ailin estimated the distance inwardly. In a Divine Plane, this distance was not considered far. However, judging by its name, Blood Nether City should be the city where the Prefect of Blood Phantom Prefecture resided.

At that moment, several people approached from the direction of the distant tower.

All of them wore dark-red soft armor. Its style and material resembled those of the soldiers here, making it clear that they were also members of the Sovereign's Army.

The leader was a Strange Man with White Explosive Hair. His eyes were dark gold, and he wore a cape on his back.

The gazes of this group immediately fell upon Ailin.

Ailin also looked at them. Their leader was a High-God, while the others were only Mid-level Gods. This fellow appeared to be someone at the captain level.

He really is a High-God.

The leader immediately confirmed that Ailin was a High-God upon seeing him.

The members currently guarding the Teleportation Array belonged to his squad. Just now, he had received word from one of them that a High-God had arrived from a Material Plane. That was why he had personally come to assess the situation.

It might take hundreds of millions of years before one even heard of a High-God coming from a Material Plane.

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

The soldiers guarding the Teleportation Array also called out to the newcomer.

The newcomer waved a hand, his gaze remaining on Ailin. After sizing him up, he spoke first. "A High-God. Not bad. Is this your first time in a Divine Plane?"

He still needed to confirm whether this was Ailin's first time in a Divine Plane.

He came because of me?

The moment the captain spoke, Ailin understood. He merely raised an eyebrow slightly. "It is indeed my first time here."

There was no need to hide such a thing.

"You managed to cultivate to the High God level on a Material Plane. Not bad."

Hearing Ailin admit it outright, a trace of appreciation flashed through the captain's eyes. Perhaps because Ailin was a High God, his attitude was quite good as well. "However, there are far too many powerful experts in the Netherworld. Although High Gods have some ability to protect themselves, you've only just arrived. If you wander around blindly, it won't be safe. Whether you wish to travel or cultivate, it's best to find a faction to rely on."

Listening to him, Ailin was initially somewhat puzzled. Even High Gods needed to find a faction to rely on?

Whether according to the original records or what he had learned from Hamdan, even High Gods who had fused High-God Sparks could live quite well on the Divine Planes as long as they did not provoke truly powerful experts.

At this moment, the captain continued, "In the Netherworld, the most powerful faction is the Sovereign's Army."

Hearing this, Ailin suddenly understood. The reason this fellow was saying all this was because he wanted to recruit him into the Sovereign's Army?

Though it was only a guess, Ailin was certain of it.

Still, he had never seen such a thing in the original work. At the very least, in its descriptions, Mid-level Gods arriving in the Divine Planes had never encountered anything like this.

In truth, Ailin did not know that such things were not unusual on the Divine Planes.

After all, becoming a High God on a Material Plane was completely different from becoming a Mid-level God there. Reaching the High God level on a Material Plane was enough to show how exceptional one's talent was. The Sovereign's Army was a place that recruited powerful experts and geniuses, so naturally, it would actively recruit talents and experts of this caliber.

The prerequisite was that they had become gods independently. If they discovered that someone had reached the High God level by fusing a divine spark, the Sovereign's Army would not accept them.

However, among High Gods from the Material Planes, those who had fused divine sparks were exceedingly rare. After all, even on the Divine Planes, High-God Sparks were not so easy to obtain. The chances of one appearing on a Material Plane were even lower.

"Oh, right. Do you know what a Sovereign is?"

Without waiting for Ailin to respond, the captain smiled and spoke again, wearing the air of someone offering guidance.

Seeing that Ailin's expression remained unchanged, the captain assumed Ailin was considering his words and said directly, "Above High Gods are the great Sovereigns. They are the most powerful beings in all heaven and earth. The ones who control the Netherworld are the seven Sovereigns who cultivate the Death Law! No matter how powerful a High God may be, before a great Sovereign, they are no more than ants."

The captain had no intention of concealing these matters from the lives of the Material Planes. After all, they would be told when the time came to send them away. This was originally within the scope of their duties.

He was merely telling them in advance.

Hearing his words, Ailin found it rather amusing. This fellow probably only knew of Sovereigns, but not the true situation of the Death Sovereigns. Seven Sovereigns who cultivated the Death Law?

Only after he fused the Sovereign Spark would there be seven.

Still, he could now be certain that this fellow truly intended to recruit him.

For an ordinary High God, learning of these "facts" upon arriving in a Divine Plane for the first time would indeed make it quite likely that they would join on the spot.

Ailin was not the only one present. There were also other lives from the Material Planes.

These people had never known any of this before. Even the two Low Gods among them did not know. Hearing such things so suddenly, they were naturally extremely shocked.

There were actually beings above High Gods?

Sovereigns?

What kind of realm was that?