The Sovereign of Death, "Lilith," Appears?

"..."

Roger was at a loss for words, even though he had encountered countless living beings...

Perhaps it also had something to do with the environment these two divine beasts lived in.

The deeper one went into the Nether Sea, the fewer living beings there were.

Perhaps the number of living beings these two divine beasts had seen since their birth had not even reached double digits.

Whoosh!

Three phantom figures solidified.

They were none other than Roger and his two companions.

The pressure of their powerful divine senses spread out.

Terrified, the two divine beasts hurriedly flipped themselves over and prostrated themselves on the ground with utmost respect.

"My lord, what are your orders?" The enormous crab, over a hundred meters long, spoke first.

"What is this island called?"

Roger asked casually.

"My lord, it is called Canglan Island," the equally enormous turtle answered this time.

"Canglan Island..." Roger found the name somewhat familiar. Only after searching his memories did he realize why.

In the original story's timeline, this was where a certain Sovereign lived. He had never expected to discover it in the depths of the vast Nether Sea.

"A nice name. How long have you two been here?" Roger continued.

"Nearly a hundred years," the turtle replied. "Sanchez and I met on this island. We liked it here, so we settled down."

Sanchez, the crab-shaped divine beast, added, "My lord, you must have come from very far away, right? I heard there are many, many other living beings on the continent far to the north."

"Yes, we came from the continent. Where did you hear that?"

"Several decades ago, another lord told us while chatting with us. She said that once we reached the Midgod level, if we found this place boring, we could fly north. After several hundred years of flying, we would reach the continent."

Sanchez explained.

"Describe what the lord you met looked like." A thought struck Roger, and he suddenly asked.

The two divine beasts dared not delay. After exchanging a glance, Sanchez spoke again. "That lord had red hair, and her face looked a little like the woman beside you, my lord."

Sanchez looked at Mia.

As divine beasts, they were not good at judging human appearances, and Mia happened to be very pretty.

So that was how Sanchez described her.

"A pretty, red-haired girl?" Roger was deeply shaken. "Was anyone else with her?"

"Yes, my lord, yes. That lord had two followers with her. They were husband and wife, one wearing silver robes and the other wearing gold robes."

This time, the turtle-shaped divine beast beside Sanchez recalled the details.

"Very good. Here are two Soul Gold Beads, one for each of you. Eating them will greatly benefit your souls." Roger tossed out two Soul Gold Beads.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Although they did not know what Soul Gold Beads were, neither dared refuse.

"Do you remember where they went afterward?" Roger continued.

By this point, Roger was almost certain that the pretty, red-haired girl was the future Sovereign of Death.

The two beside her were her companion serpent, Silver, and another serpentine divine beast, Gold.

That group consisted entirely of super divine beasts and freakishly powerful special lifeforms.

If Roger and his companions encountered them now and a fight broke out, Roger's group would definitely be the ones to die.

"I remember the red-haired lord saying she was going to the northern continent again to find powerful opponents to fight and hone her skills."

The turtle spoke.

"I see. Do you know their names?"

"We only know that the red-haired lord was called Lilith."

"Very good. I hope you will have become deities by the next time I see you."

Roger looked at the two divine beasts with satisfaction. "We will be leaving now. Work hard on your cultivation."

"Shelly, Mia, let's head back."

With that, Roger finished speaking.

Mia transformed into her true form again and flew back the way they had come, carrying Roger and Shelly.

Whoosh!

Mia was incredibly fast.

Even though the two immature divine beasts had excellent eyesight, she vanished from their sight in almost no time.

"Sanchez, that lord was surprisingly easy to talk to..."

The turtle-shaped divine beast spoke while looking at the Soul Gold Bead floating before its eyes. "He even gave us something this good."

"Perhaps..." Sanchez, however, looked warily in the direction Roger and his companions had disappeared. "I don't know why, but I keep feeling that lord wasn't as simple as he seemed."

"Who cares? Anyone who doesn't kill us is a good person, let alone someone who gives us something this good."

The moment Sanchez's soul power touched the Soul Gold Bead, an intensely soothing sensation washed over his soul.

"It must be something good!"

The two divine beasts exchanged a glance, then swallowed their beads without hesitation.

Surging soul essence flooded into them.

Their souls were soon strengthened to the Saint Domain Limit.

"Whew... my soul..." The turtle-shaped divine beast felt its soul rapidly strengthening in disbelief. Moments later, it had grown all the way to the limit.

"Incredible. What kind of treasure did that lord give us...?"

At that moment.

Sanchez's gaze burned with excitement. "Kumas, we have to become deities as soon as possible and get to that northern continent. I have a feeling there must be plenty of good things there!"

"Yes!"

Kumas, the turtle-shaped divine beast, wholeheartedly agreed.

"Master, was what those two divine beasts said important to you?"

Shelly asked curiously.

After spending so much time with Roger, Shelly had gained a general understanding of his temperament.

As long as she handled the important matters properly, she did not need to be so reserved in everyday life. She could even make little jokes now and then or ask questions that were not particularly important.

"It was very useful indeed. It confirmed that there are powerful beings deep in the Nether Sea as well."

Roger explained.

"Judging by those two divine beasts' reactions, the people they met before were probably all quite strong. To cross the vast Nether Sea and reach the continent, they would have to be Midgods at the very least, and they could well be Highgods."

Lilith, the Sovereign of Death in the original story, was the very first living being in the Netherworld.

Given that she was also a super divine beast, it would not be surprising if she had already reached the Highgod level.

Her companion divine beast should have reached the Highgod level as well.

"I see..." After hearing that, Shelly did not ask any further questions.

Although she and Mia sometimes felt that Roger was rather mysterious.

Apart from the way Roger put them through their paces in bed.

He treated them very well in everyday life.

So Shelly had only asked casually out of curiosity.

After all, in her eyes.

Their group was the strongest...

Above the vast, boundless Nether Sea.

Like a tireless flying machine, Mia carried Roger and Shelly through several decades of almost uninterrupted flight before finally returning to land.

To Roger's regret, they had not encountered Lilith's group along the way.

Judging by the two divine beasts' account, Lilith probably had a fairly good temper at present.

Even if they had met, it would not necessarily have ended in a fight...