Overgod Edict

Vast quantities of elemental essence solidified at the edge of the Infernal Realm, becoming its land under the Laws of the World.

Boom!

Everyone in the Four Supreme Plane heard a tremendous crash. Had anyone been at the edge of the Infernal Realm or another Supreme Plane, they would have discovered that the expansion of the Infernal Realm, a phenomenon that had never ceased since the day it was born, was gone. Yes, it had vanished.

The world abruptly fell silent. The elements that had continuously condensed in the void disappeared, and the Infernal Realm stopped expanding.

An elemental barrier appeared, containing all seven types of elements, perfectly fused into one. It stretched across an endless expanse between heaven and earth.

Beyond the barrier lay endless spatial turbulence, spatial turbulence without end, containing countless trillions of Material Planes.

Had Rhodes been there, he would surely have marveled at such mighty power. "Hongmeng" was probably working behind the scenes; only "Hongmeng" could manipulate a universe like this.

The four in the Amethyst Mountains heard the crash and instantly flew into the sky, shock and uncertainty appearing on their faces. They had cultivated quietly in the Amethyst Mountains for over a hundred years, with no noise beyond the sounds of their sparring. This sudden crash seemed to have shaken even the ground beneath their feet.

In fact, Rhodes and the others had sensed correctly. The ground beneath their feet really had shaken when the Infernal Realm finished expanding.

A little sudden panic was normal. After all, with such a tremendous disturbance reaching them, anyone who did not know better might have thought someone had flattened the Amethyst Mountains.

Just then, an inexplicable law instantly swept across the Four Overgod Planes. A peculiar message appeared in the minds of everyone in the Four Overgod Planes and the Material Planes who had attained godhood through their own cultivation.

Pash was the first to cry out. "An Overgod Edict! Above Highgods, there are Overgods! A single voice reached all Four Supreme Plane. How powerful must that be?"

"In fifty years, the countless Material Planes will be connected to the Four Supreme Plane. The Overgods will build Teleportation Arrays to link every plane. Anyone who destroys a Teleportation Array will die. The Infernal Realm is about to become lively. With countless trillions of Material Planes, who knows how many deities will come to the Infernal Realm?" Rhodes said quietly.

The other three all nodded in agreement. From now on, the population of the Four Supreme Plane would only increase, and competition would only grow fiercer.

The Mist Sea overhead was quiet. There was no wind that day.

The four sat down again and began discussing the "Teleportation Arrays" mentioned in the Overgod Edict.

"Lei Jialie, I need you to help me find a Lowgod. He's one of my men and should be somewhere around your Amethyst Alliance right now. Once you find him, have an elder of your Amethyst Alliance bring him to me. I have a few words I need him to pass on," Rhodes said without standing on ceremony.

"All right. Tell me what he looks like, and I'll make the arrangements. What do you think of this Overgod Edict?"

Lei Jialie asked first. After all, as someone heading one of the dozen or so greatest powers in the Infernal Realm, he was quite concerned about events that would change the balance of power. He was not as unruffled as Zijing, who could be described as rather easygoing.

Pash thought for a moment and said, "I just think the Overgods are so powerful. Their voices can instantly reach every Supreme Plane, and even the Material Planes. I wonder when I'll become an Overgod."

Rhodes ignored Pash, whose face grew redder as he spoke. You want to become an Overgod? Dream on!

After thinking for a while, he slowly said, "Lei Jialie, you'd better make arrangements and see whether you can occupy the Teleportation Arrays around the Amethyst Mountains. Whether you bring the deities from the Material Planes into your service or use Soul Control on them, they'll strengthen your forces extremely quickly. If you don't take these people in, they'll come looking for trouble with you later."

"Perhaps not at first, but once they understand what amethyst is used for, they'll definitely come. We need to hurry up with our cultivation too. You said there were already Highgods on the Central Continent. Now that this Overgod Edict has come down, a number of people will probably break through to become Highgods and then pursue an even higher realm."

Having said that, Rhodes had also unraveled another great mystery in his mind.

In the original story, even Sovereigns used Teleportation Arrays to travel, and they had no private Teleportation Arrays in their homes. That made it clear these could not have been the work of Sovereigns. Yet Rhodes had never seen a Teleportation Array in all these years and had been wondering how they had appeared. It turned out that Teleportation Arrays would only appear once the Four Supreme Plane finished expanding.

Thinking about it, that made sense. The Coiling Dragon Universe did not involve time or space, and were Teleportation Arrays not related to space? Naturally, they were not creations of the Coiling Dragon Universe. The only thing in the Coiling Dragon Universe related to time was the Azure Dragon's "Dragon Roar." There were, however, several innate divine abilities related to space, such as the White Tiger's "Tiger Roar," which shattered space with a single roar. That was why the White Tiger had the strongest attack among the Four Divine Beasts. Other spatial abilities, such as the Ba Serpent's stomach space and the internal space of the Swallow Heaven Python, did not need to be listed one by one.

What were Overgods, when he thought about it? Overgods were administrative programs set up by Hongmeng. They generally did not interfere in the affairs of the Coiling Dragon Universe and only acted in a few set circumstances: first, the destruction of Material Planes; second, Overgod Missions; third, the destruction of Teleportation Arrays. Only in these few matters would the Overgods act.

Lei Jialie clenched his fists. "It looks like the Infernal Realm will be very lively in fifty years. In that case, I'll have to pass down orders to occupy the nearby Teleportation Arrays as soon as they form. The deities from the Material Planes can submit or die. I don't want people coming to bother us every day. As for the Central Mainland, once I become a Highgod, I'll definitely go with Zijing to meet that Demon King."

"Haha, Lei Jialie, I don't think there's any need to fight to the death with those who won't submit. Just let them leave. Who can guarantee there won't be geniuses among those from the Material Planes? If one fights his way out and comes back every day to take revenge on the Amethyst Alliance, you'll have a hard time too. I suggest trying to recruit them first. You have amethyst here; most people really can't resist that temptation," Rhodes said with a smile.

These few thousand years had also completely worn away Rhodes's belief from his previous life that everyone was equal. He would not go so far as to regard Saint-level beings as ants, but neither would he consider them his equals.

Was it reasonable to speak of equality in a world where mighty power rested in individuals? It was neither realistic nor possible. All he could do was maintain a resolve not to slaughter innocents indiscriminately. Others used their strength to oppress the weak; he would not use his strength to do so. But expecting Rhodes to save the weak was impossible too.

Rhodes was also deeply worried at this moment. Before, there had been no Teleportation Arrays, so news traveled slowly, and it was inconvenient for major powers to wage war against one another. Thus, the Infernal Realm had seemed fairly peaceful. With Teleportation Arrays, would that not indirectly increase the likelihood of war?

That was also why Rhodes had asked Lei Jialie to find his man. He needed to notify his subordinates in the Thunder Region to prepare to occupy the Teleportation Arrays. Not only would these bring in vast numbers of deities from the Material Planes, but they would also become a major power's treasure troves in the future. Want to teleport? Sure, pay up. Want to teleport without paying? Then leave your Divine Spark behind.

Rhodes had originally thought that, since time was worth so little in the Coiling Dragon Universe, changes in the universe would at least come slowly. Yet only a few thousand years had passed, and Teleportation Arrays had already appeared. Would Sovereigns appear in another few tens of thousands of years? Just thinking about it was fucking maddening. A newly born universe really developed fast!

Fifty years passed in the blink of an eye.

Rumble!

Countless Heaven-reaching Light Pillars condensed one after another throughout the world. The dense presence of the Laws of the World descended, and then the pillars of light and the Laws of the World disappeared.

The Teleportation Arrays were complete. From then on, the Four Supreme Plane and countless Material Planes were linked, allowing free teleportation between them.

The curtain rose on the struggle for supremacy in the Infernal Realm.

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