Death Sovereign

Several years later, in a mountain range near Darkmoon Prefecture on the Nether Continent, Sean stood atop a peak, gazing at the magnificent prefectural city a hundred thousand kilometers away.

"Lord Sean." Two Seven-Star Demons approached and bowed.

Sean turned around and asked, "How did it go?"

The black-clad man in the lead said, "We went to the Fiend Castle in Darkmoon Prefecture. The Four Divine Beasts Family has placed a bounty of ten trillion Nether Stones for your death. Anyone who can provide your location will also receive one trillion Nether Stones."

Sean nodded. "Just as I expected."

The black-clad man continued, "Also, I paid a visit to a friend of mine. He serves the Darkmoon Prefect Lord, so he knows some news regarding the Netherworld's peak experts.

"Besides posting rewards at the Fiend Castle, the Four Divine Beasts Family has also offered Sovereign's Might as a bounty among the Netherworld's experts. However, my friend does not know how many drops they are offering."

"Looks like we can only keep a low profile from now on." Sean smiled faintly after hearing this.

He was not afraid of ordinary Prefect Lords. But if the other side possessed Sovereign's Might, defeating them would not be difficult, while killing them would be another matter entirely.

If he were tied down and then surrounded by the Four Divine Beasts Family, things would become dangerous. Given the Four Divine Beasts Family's strength, if they came prepared, he might not be able to withstand them.

The other man, with green hair, said, "My lord, as long as we do not enter cities, it will be difficult for the Four Divine Beasts Family to find us. The Netherworld is so vast—how could we possibly run into them by chance so easily?"

The black-clad man agreed. "Exactly. The Four Divine Beasts Family can only bully those clans with established territories."

"But never entering a city for the rest of our lives, and being hunted for the rest of our lives, isn't a solution either! Wouldn't that mean we came to the Netherworld for nothing?" Sean shook his head.

The two Seven-Star Demons fell silent as well. Though most of one's travels through the Netherworld took place outside cities, one still needed to enter them from time to time. News and resources throughout the Netherworld all circulated through the cities.

"Enough. Now that we know, we'll keep a low profile for the time being. We're leaving now." After speaking, Sean used divine power to alter his appearance.

He had been rather famous before, and many people knew him. Now that he was being hunted, he could not change his soul aura, but he could still change his appearance.

Unless he encountered someone familiar with him, who might recognize him from his soul aura, or certain peak experts who could see through his altered appearance, no one could know who he was—unless they were a Paragon or a Sovereign.

Several decades later, a Metal Life flew forward when it was suddenly surrounded by a large number of God-level experts.

"Haha, get out here and die!"

The bandits laughed arrogantly.

The Metal Life stopped. Just as the bandits were about to speak again, a faint black ripple suddenly shot out from within the Metal Life. Before the leading bandits could react, it enveloped them.

In an instant, dozens of Highgod bandits were killed, their corpses falling from the sky. The other bandits immediately came to their senses.

"Run! It's a supreme expert!" After one man roared, the bandit group immediately scattered in all directions.

But it was already too late. Vast numbers of emerald-green vines appeared from thin air around every bandit, piercing straight through their heads.

In an instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

"My lord, you can leave bandits like these to us next time." The green-haired man smiled.

"It makes no difference. Whoever acts is the same." Sean shook his head, then added, "Nether Mountain is only a million kilometers away now. Go to the nearby prefectural city of Nether Prefecture and help me look into the latest developments regarding the Four Divine Beasts Family's wanted order."

"My lord, do you not need us to accompany you to Nether Mountain?" the black-clad man immediately asked. "With us there, we could be of some help."

"No. Just follow my arrangements." Sean naturally had no need to explain himself to subordinates bound by Soul Seeds, though these men truly were thinking of their master at this moment.

He was wanted now. If his trip to Nether Mountain failed, and the Seven-Star Demons around him were discovered to be closely associated with him, they would also be wanted. Then these people would no longer be able to gather information for him. They might even lead enemies back to him instead.

Nether Mountain was full of experts. If an opportunity arose, he could simply pick a few more people to plant Soul Seeds in.

"Yes." Since their master had spoken, they could only obey.

A day later, Sean arrived at the foot of Nether Mountain. He saw enormous chains hanging down from the mountain peak above the clouds, each one containing terrifying lightning power.

Had these formed naturally between heaven and earth, or were they created by the Death Sovereign using a Sovereign's power?

Sean was quite curious. In the original story, the Bauhinia Lord God's lair, the Purple Thorn Mist Sea, was also extremely peculiar.

But he did not dare touch the chains before him. Even with his material defense, he might not be able to withstand that lightning power.

"My lord?"

A voice came from behind him. Sean turned and saw a Highgod man bowing. "My lord, are you planning to enter Nether Mountain?"

"Yes." Sean nodded.

The man said, "My lord, my name is Cole. I am a guide for the Nether Hotel. If you wish to enter Nether Mountain, you may first stay at the Nether Hotel. On the night of the full moon, you will be able to enter Nether Mountain."

"Fine. I've heard of your hotel as well." Sean nodded.

He had to go to the hotel. Otherwise, there was simply no way to enter Nether Mountain.

Nether Mountain was a million meters tall and likely spanned tens of thousands of kilometers. The only safe entrance opened solely on the night of the full moon. How else was he supposed to find it?

Led by Cole, Sean arrived at an inn several hundred kilometers away.

Cole smiled. "My lord, we have arrived."

"Alright." Sean tossed him ten thousand Nether Stones.

Cole caught them and hurriedly said, "Thank you, my lord."

Under Cole's guidance, Sean entered the hotel courtyard.

On the left side of the hotel was a pond about a hundred meters across. Sean turned to look and saw a pretty red-haired girl fishing there.

As though she had sensed Sean, the red-haired girl looked up at him. Her expression shifted slightly, but she quickly returned to normal and continued fishing.

Sean guessed that his altered appearance certainly could not deceive the Death Sovereign's divine avatar. But since she did not acknowledge him, he naturally did not dare approach her to strike up a conversation.

After entering the hotel, Sean asked the woman at the counter and readily paid three hundred thousand Nether Stones to book a room for a month.

To him, thirty trillion Nether Stones amounted to nothing.

There were quite a few people eating and chatting in the hotel hall. When they saw Sean, they all examined him carefully, seemingly trying to figure out who he was.

With a wanted order hanging over him, Sean naturally did not wish to stir up trouble. He returned directly to his room and waited for the entrance to Nether Mountain to open.

PS: Name solicitation for the Death Sovereign; she has no name in the original work.