Aogemate

Biodata

Power Progression

History

The Tower of Black

While still a Lowgod, Aogemate avoided attention and rarely interacted with other deities. He secretly founded the Tower of Black in the Fitelie Empire, presenting it as an organization that tested and guided Saint-level experts. Its actual purpose was to identify talented recruits and bring them under his control. By the time he openly emerged, one follower had already become a Lowgod, and he commanded numerous Saint-level experts 35.

The tower offered valuable treasures to those who passed its trials, apparently demanding nothing in return. Gelike’s account of this generosity made Luo Ao suspicious long before he learned that Aogemate was its founder 14 35.

Conquest of the Boya Continent

After advancing to God, Aogemate proclaimed himself the “God King.” His first public attack killed a Lowgod and caused that deity’s empire to collapse. He gave the victim’s Divine Spark to a Saint-level subordinate to refine. He subsequently took control of more than ten empires and assembled roughly a dozen Lowgod followers 35.

Aogemate gave every Saint-level and Deity-level expert on the continent ten years to submit to his court or leave the Boya Plane. Anyone who remained without submitting faced death. His treatment of followers, including turning some into Soul Slaves, drove many experts to flee despite the dangers awaiting them in the Divine and Higher Planes 35.

He also demanded young women from the continent’s states each year; even imperial princesses could not refuse selection by his subordinates. Shortly before his defeat, he was entertaining his newly acquired eight-thousandth “divine consort,” a princess of the Tarde Empire 37.

Destruction of the Supreme Divine Court

With the deadline nearly over, Bourne and Darren sought Luo Ao’s help. Luo Ao traveled north to the Supreme Divine Court, where Aogemate was preparing to punish three remaining Deity-level factions that had neither submitted nor departed 35 37.

Unable to gauge Luo Ao’s strength, Aogemate initially offered to divide the continent with him. When Luo Ao refused, Aogemate convinced himself that his opponent could only be another newly advanced God and drew his black scythe 37.

Luo Ao killed Aogemate’s strongest Divine Clone with a single Soul Attack, then burned its body away with the Crimson Annihilation Divine Sword. His inability to claim Aogemate’s Space Ring revealed that another incarnation remained alive. Because Aogemate could still command his Soul Slaves, Luo Ao destroyed the court and killed every Saint-level and Deity-level expert inside to prevent retaliation against the continent or his family 37.

Public accounts mistakenly described Aogemate’s defeat as a prolonged, closely fought battle that left his killer grievously wounded. In reality, Luo Ao had needed only one move. Aogemate’s fall also spared the dragons from their planned departure to the Light God Plane 36 38.

Surviving Clone and the Broken Seal

Aogemate was later revealed to have destroyed the sealing magic array connected to the Stalag Planar Prison. The Shadow Courtyard discovered the damage too late to remedy it. Shadow, also known as Xide, ultimately killed Aogemate’s last Divine Clone and acknowledged that allowing him to cause the crisis had been an oversight 47.

Appearance

• Appeared as a sinister-looking, gray-haired young man during his rule from the Supreme Divine Court 37.

Personality

Aogemate combined long-term calculation with extreme ambition. As a Lowgod, he concealed his plans behind a low-profile existence and the Tower of Black’s seemingly generous trials. Once he attained Godhood, he abandoned that restraint and demanded exclusive authority over the continent 35.

His rule was tyrannical and mercurial: followers feared his changing moods, while resistance provoked threats of personal execution. Nevertheless, he could act cautiously when confronted by an apparently superior enemy, as shown by his offer to share power with Luo Ao before convincing himself that they were evenly matched 37.

Abilities & Skills

Edicts of Death and Soul Techniques

Aogemate cultivated the Edicts of Death, specializing in manipulating souls and using Soul Attacks. His unusual methods were considered more troublesome than those of an ordinary God 35 36.

• Soul enslavement: Directly controlled some Saint-level experts as Soul Slaves 35.
• Continuing control: His surviving incarnation could still issue orders to those slaves after his strongest Divine Clone died 37.
• Limitations: Recognized Luo Ao’s incoming Soul Attack but could not resist it; the attack killed his strongest clone immediately 37.

Divine Clones

Aogemate maintained another incarnation apart from the one ruling the Supreme Divine Court 37.

• Survival after defeat: The destruction of his strongest Divine Clone did not initially kill him completely 37.
• Final death: Shadow later eliminated his last Divine Clone 47.

Equipment

• Black scythe — A Divine Artifact that filled the court’s hall with a dense aura of death when summoned. Aogemate attempted to block Luo Ao’s sword with it; Luo Ao collected it after killing him 37.
• Space Ring — Remained bound to Aogemate after his strongest clone’s death, revealing to Luo Ao that he had survived elsewhere 37.

Relationships

• Luo Ao — Enemy who rejected his offer to divide the continent, killed his strongest Divine Clone, and destroyed the Supreme Divine Court 37.
• Shadow / Xide — Initially declined to intervene because he expected Luo Ao to handle Aogemate; later killed Aogemate’s last Divine Clone 36 47.
• Bourne and Darren — Independent deities threatened by his ultimatum who turned to Luo Ao for help 35.
• Echidna — Opposed his persecution of the dragons and vowed to defeat him after becoming a God 36.
• Betty — Planar Overseer whom Aogemate had consulted about the continent’s strongest residents. She believed her position might secure protection for a few people, but could not shelter the entire dragon race 36 37.

Notable Quotes

“From now on, only one voice will be permitted on this Boya Continent, and that is mine—” 37

“If you are interested, why don’t the two of us divide the world between us?” 37