Clues and Traces

In the original work, Hell, which was mentioned the most, had two seas and five continents, exactly one for each of Hell's seven Lord Gods.

The Netherworld, meanwhile, had only one continent and one sea, with roughly equal areas. Death Sovereign governed the Nether Continent, while the other six Lord Gods governed the Nether Sea.

The Nether Sea was also divided into six sea regions, corresponding to the six Lord Gods. All he needed to do now was investigate which sea region had no Lord God.

Several centuries later, outside Night Cloud Prefecture in the Youluo Domain of the Nether Sea, Sean locked onto a Seven-Star Demon and planted a Soul Seed in him before he could react.

The man whose Soul Seed had been planted shuddered, then turned to Sean and bowed. "Greetings, my lord."

"Let's go together," Sean said casually, then transmitted, "Olga, you are a trusted confidant of Night Cloud Prefecture's Prefect Lord. Do you know anything about Prefect Lord Vasilis?"

Now that he was in the Netherworld, his reputation as a Paragon was far too great. He could conceal his appearance and soul aura well enough to deceive all God-level experts, but not Lord Gods. Perhaps some bored Lord God might be watching him at any moment.

And he was currently investigating a Lord God, one who had died at that. He had to be extremely careful. If a Lord God discovered him, they might not make things difficult for him out of consideration for Death Sovereign, but his subsequent actions would certainly become extraordinarily difficult.

Moreover, if that Lord God informed Death Sovereign, she would surely become interested in what he was doing. Therefore, he had to remain cautious. Even after planting Soul Seeds, he communicated through transmissions and did not allow those with Soul Seeds to call him master.

Olga transmitted back, "My lord, I don't know either. The Prefect Lord is often away from the prefectural city, and I do not know where he goes."

"Fine." After thinking for a moment, Sean asked again, "Then do you know how often your Prefect Lord goes to meet a Lord God?"

"Meet a Lord God?" Olga hurriedly replied, "I'm not sure either. The Prefect Lord does not tell me where he goes. However, he has a son on Blue Micro Island nearby. Perhaps his son knows something."

"Good. Lead the way," Sean replied.

As long as they were not inside a city, no one could escape the fate of having a Soul Seed planted in them. The Death Rule made gathering information much more convenient. With other laws or edicts, he would be completely at a loss.

A few days later, the two arrived on Blue Micro Island, and Sean successfully planted Soul Seeds in a group of people nearby.

"Your father has not gone to pay respects to a Lord God for many years?" Sean transmitted.

Nix transmitted, "That's right. It has been a very long time. I heard that the Lord God governing the Youluo Domain disappeared. Later, another Lord God occasionally sent some Sovereign's Might to the Lord God of the Youluo Domain as rewards for the Prefect Lord."

"Fine, I understand. You may leave," Sean said with a wave of his hand, and everyone departed.

Sean fell into thought. He had now roughly determined that it was the Lord God of the Youluo Domain who had disappeared.

But how was he supposed to investigate the Material Plane where that Lord God had been born?

Furthermore, the names of Material Planes changed again and again. Even if he found one name, it would be difficult to determine what it was called now. According to the original work, the Yulan Plane had a name before Beirut, then was renamed the Qingya Plane. In less than a hundred million years, it had changed names three times. Other planes...

After considering this problem, Sean flew directly toward the Nether Sea's Teleportation Array. This time, he did not plant any Soul Seeds. Instead, he found someone and spoke with him openly.

After all, they were servants of a Lord God. There was no need for him to plant Soul Seeds in every one of them, or it would be difficult to deal with later.

"So every plane has its own number. This number is fixed and never changes."

After some questioning, the person in charge here, a Seven-Star Demon named Andre, told him several secrets.

Andre bowed and said, "Yes, Mr. Han Li. Whenever we send people to a Material Plane, we need not only its name but also its plane number in order to complete the teleportation.

"The names of many planes keep changing. If one can confirm the name used during a certain period and ensure it does not overlap with another, that works. Although few planes change their names, over countless trillions of years, many plane names have changed. That is why the numbers are necessary."

Mr. Han Li was someone he had happened to meet a few days ago. He was incredibly powerful and had defeated Andre in a single move. Yet perhaps out of consideration for Andre's status as a member of the Lord God Army, he had not killed him. Instead, he had given him a large sum of wealth in exchange for answering some questions.

Naturally, Andre was more than willing to accept such a good deal. Not only could he earn a fortune, but he could also befriend a peak expert.

Sean asked again, "If I know the name of a Material Plane from countless trillions of years ago, but do not know its number, can I find it?"

Andre replied, "That would be somewhat difficult. If you know when it used that name, it would be possible to narrow it down to some planes and gradually eliminate them. But that would require paying an enormous price to travel to them one by one. Sir, you know how expensive it is to travel to a Material Plane.

"However, if you do not know the exact time, then it would be extremely difficult to find the correct plane based on the name of any Material Plane."

Sean nodded. "Fine, I understand. This ring contains ten billion Nether Stones. If I have any other questions in the future, I will come find you again."

With that, Sean tossed a Space Ring from his hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Han Li." Andre caught the ring. Just as he was about to say something else, he discovered that Mr. Han Li, who had been standing before him, was gone.

At that moment, a chill ran through his entire body. What kind of strength was that? How could someone appear or vanish before a Seven-Star Demon like him without being noticed?

"I'm still missing the core information: what was that plane called in the past? Even if I do not know the time, that would be enough."

On the summit of an island mountain tens of thousands of kilometers from the Teleportation Array, Sean sat and pondered the problem.

If he were a Lord God, investigating such information would require only a word to mobilize countless God-level experts. He could even use divine sense to inspect countless Material Planes directly. The quantity would not matter, and Lord Gods had plenty of time.

But even as a Paragon, an emperor among gods, he did not possess such authority or strength.

Of course, if there were truly something he could openly tell Death Sovereign and needed to do this for, he could simply tell her. In exchange for a favor, Death Sovereign would certainly agree. After all, it would only be the Lord God Soldiers running themselves ragged, though it might also reveal his objective to her.

After thinking for a long time without finding any clue, Sean glanced once more in the direction of Nether Mountain, then rose and flew toward it.

He would set aside everything else for now. He had previously promised Death Sovereign that he would visit Nether Mountain.

If he did not go, and Death Sovereign happened to want to see what he was doing, she might notice something unusual about his current actions. He should satisfy her request first.

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