More than thirty years have passed.
During this period, many Deity-level have coveted the Rhine Empire.
After all, the Rhine Empire is now too large. Its official territory now includes the former Rhine Empire, the former Luo'ao Empire, and parts of the Far East Prairie, and its total area has exceeded that of the O'Brien Empire.
In addition, the Four Way Territories Territory, formerly known as the Chaotic Territory, and the Blazing Sun Desert were also under the jurisdiction of the Rhine Empire in terms of secular politics.
Fortunately, most Deity-level beings cause trouble in secret. After all, the previous O'Gavin was quite famous in the Bluefire City of the Gebados Plane, but he was easily killed by Jason.
Of course, the assistance of the two Midgod, Dylan and Tarosse, also played a significant role. Nominally, the three of them joined forces to occupy this vast territory; otherwise, there would have been no shortage of Midgod coming to challenge them.
However, the situation is improving now, because many members of Jason's faction have recently succeeded in Refine Divine Spark.
First is Haeru, who only refined Lowgod Spark; then there are O'Brien and Delia, who are now Midgod, although their strength isn't great, they're good enough to maintain appearances.
Delia's Mid Godhead came from Dylan, the Wind Element Midgod that Jason had overlooked on the fourteenth level of the Necropolis of the Gods, who fell to him; while the Lowgod Spark of one of Dylan's sons was a gift from Linley, who had taken in two of Linley 'Dylan sons before Jason and his group returned. So Dylan used a Mid Godhead to repay this favor.
As for Dylan's eldest son, the High Priest Linda, they are still refining their High Godhead.
"They've come with ill intentions," Tarosse's telepathic message came from Dragonblood Castle.
A powerful presence is approaching from the West.
Jason's three clones immediately arrived at Dragonblood Castle to reunite with his Fate Clone and his original self.
"Lord Jason." "Lord Jason." O'Brien and Delia quickly bowed.
Having just refined their Mid Godhead, the two dared not be arrogant in front of Jason and the other two, who had broken through to the Midgod on their own.
Jason looked west. "Let's go, go meet them."
Five Midgod flew towards the opposite side, while the few Lowgod present lagged behind, following at a distance.
The opponent has seven Midgod, and judging from their imposing presence, they are all quite powerful.
Judging from the direction they came from, Jason recognized three of them as Adkins's men, and the other four as likely being Erwin's men who occupied the Yulan Empire.
The leader was a Midgod with gray hair and the face of a middle-aged man.
"I am Bernas, a subordinate of Lord Adkins. I have come to punish the Rhine Empire for its rampant tyranny, on the orders of Adkins and Erwin. If you do not wish to die, offer up four Highgod Artifact and cede the Four Way Territories and the Luo'ao Empire."
After saying this, Bernas took out an ancient spear, revealing the aura of Highgod Artifact; two of the Midgod behind him also took out a Highgod Artifact each.
Clearly, this was a warning to Jason and his group that they could not rely on the advantages of the Highgod Artifact.
For the past thirty years, Adkins and Erwin have been wary of Jason's faction's connections with Beirut and have refrained from taking action against them. In addition, the O'Brien Empire and the Yulan Empire have been controlled by the War God and the High Priest for thousands of years, and their faiths are relatively stable. They have been consolidating their respective faiths during this period, so they have repeatedly delayed their invasion of the Rhine Empire.
Tarosse and the others looked at Jason. They were now at a significant disadvantage in terms of combat strength, and they didn't know what to do.
Jason said casually, "You finally managed to escape from the Gebados Plane. I'll let you go now that you're leaving, out of pity."
"Hmph, arrogant!" A burly man opposite shouted, wielding a hammer.
Jason had seen many Highgod Artifact. Of the opponent's three Highgod Artifact, only the Goth's Spear was of good quality. The other two could barely be classified as Highgod Artifact, which meant that the Highgod hadn't put much effort into their creation.
Bernas also drew his spear, seemingly ready to throw it at any moment.
However, Jason was faster.
With a burst of golden light, Jason became a blurry shadow in their eyes, bypassing the astonished Bernas with an eerie trajectory, and appeared directly in front of the Midgod who had just been wielding a mace.
Over the years, Jason's Fate Clone made rapid progress and have grasped the rules of distorting the surrounding time and increasing speed over short distances.
While the Wind Element contains some simple Laws of Space, the Edicts of Fate contain some Edicts of Time.
The Mystic Ice Sword, trailing a trail of Iceflower, slashed straight at the opponent's face.
Jason's Water Clone has now fully stabilized its power, allowing him to unleash the true might of the profound Water Profound Mystery.
The burly man also had a shield of Midgod Artifact level in his left hand. He hastily raised the shield, and the shield and sword clashed. The ice and snow froze the shield and extended along his left arm.
Seeing that he could not break free, the burly man tried to retaliate with a hammer, but it strangely twisted its direction less than half a meter away from Jason.
"Ah!" A Midgod wielding Highgod Artifact died.
Bernas reacted first, turning around and thrusting his spear straight at him.
Water Element Shield protected Jason, easily deflecting Goth's Spear. Jason then swung his Holy Bible in a wide arc with his left hand, striking his opponent in the face.
Bernas was sent flying backwards, but fortunately, this Holy Bible from the Radiant Church focused on defense and wasn't very offensive, so Bernas was only seriously injured.
The remaining five people rushed at him, but their combined attack was no match for Bernas's full-force strike wielding Highgod Artifact. All of them were deflected by Jason's water shield.
Jason struck again, taking down a Midgod under Adkins' command. His name should have appeared in the original story, but Jason didn't want to delve into it.
They were attacked by another wave of souls, leaving only four enemies making a last stand.
"My water shield doesn't weaken soul attacks; this needs improvement." Jason watched as four soul attacks easily passed through the water shield, entered his body, and then shattered against the Soul Defense Divine Artifact in his sea of consciousness.
Jason studied this "Crystal Space" with the intention of using it as a means of survival when facing Seven Star Fiend and enemies at the Prefect-level, ensuring his invincibility. If he were lucky enough to become Sovereign, this Crystal Space might even be able to rival the ultimate techniques of those Sovereign.
Therefore, this Crystal Space cannot have any weaknesses; he doesn't want his soul to rely solely on Soul Defense Divine Artifact for protection.
In the blink of an eye, Jason's Mystic Ice Sword had already slashed towards the last wielder of the Highgod Artifact.
While in the Netherworld, Jason didn't realize the value of the Highgod Artifact. Firstly, Delisha was very generous in this regard, and secondly, as the best among the Midgod, most of the Fiend who were slightly wealthy would possess one or two Highgod Artifact.
When Jason faced enemies from the Netherworld, the difference in combat power had not yet been created by the Divine Artifact.
However, on the Yulan Continent, the advantages of Highgod Artifact are undeniable.
Relying on the great shield, Highgod Artifact, this mid- Earth Element Midgod attempted a final resistance.
Jason's Mystic Ice Sword clashed with the large shield, causing the opponent to stumble. The ice on the Mystic Ice Sword failed to penetrate the shield; instead, it was dissipated by the earthy yellow light emanating from it, clearly a function of the shield.
"Spare my son, or I'll make you wish you were dead!" A voice exploded in Jason's mind.
Jason swung the Holy Bible, smashing the opponent's large shield aside, and then reached out with his left transparent glove to grab the opponent's Midgod Artifact battle axe.
These gloves are Highgod Artifact destiny that Jason obtained on the fifteenth floor of the Necropolis of the Gods. As expected of Beirut's collection, their quality is even better than the Holy Bible in his hand.
The glove firmly gripped the opponent's battle axe. Jason's Water Element "Profound Mystery of Roundness" Profound Mysteries easily neutralized the physical attack advantage of the Earth Element, while the powerful soul attack struck the opponent's soul directly.
The body of the mid-level Earth Element Midgod immediately went limp, and neither the Lowgod clone nor the main body within it escaped.
The remaining three Midgod fled upon seeing this.
"Let's head north to the Arctic Wasteland and leave the Yulan Continent," Jason shouted directly to the group.
Clearly, the three did not obey, but instead fled towards the location of their respective Highgod.
"Tsk, they really have no taste." Jason originally thought it was quite an achievement for the three of them to escape from the Gebados Plane, but he didn't expect that they would still not listen to his advice.
Turning around, he saw Bernas being besieged by Tarosse Dylan.
With the Highgod Artifact given to them by Jason in this life, the two of them had an absolute advantage over Bernas, while O'Brien and Delia were too weak to even get close.
"Never mind, let him go."
Upon hearing this, Dylan and Tarosse immediately stopped. They didn't dare kill Bernas; Jason's audacity in challenging Highgod didn't mean they would.
Bernas didn't dare look back; he turned and ran away.
Jason didn't want to clash with Adkins.
His current subordinate Shelley, comes from the Bluefire City in the Gebados Plane. She knows more about the current Deity-level of Gobada than Dylan.
Of the five kings in the Gebados Plane, Bluefire is the strongest. And in Bluefire City, Adkins is the strongest below Bluefire. Based on some descriptions, Jason guesses that the opponent should be a five or Six-Star Fiend, not Seven Star Fiend, otherwise he would be one of the six kings.
Jason doesn't want to risk wasting a single drop of Sovereign’s Might by making an enemy of Adkins.
In reality, the number of Deity-level in the Gebados Plane is less than Jason expected. Taking Bluefire City as an example, there are only seven Highgod and less than fifty Midgod, Lowgod have the opportunity to settle in the city.
After all, Gobada is essentially just the "other side" of a Material Plane, and its resources are not as good as those of the Yulan Continent. It is only because of the intense struggles and long duration that many Deity-level have been born there.
The Saint-level of the Gebados Plane are quite strong—because all the weak ones are dead.
The elements in the Gebados Plane are extremely scarce, and the Saint-level cannot survive without fighting to seize each other's energy, which has led to the emergence of a large number of powerful Saint-level.
However, for those in the Saint-level to break through to the Deity-level, they not only need to fight, but also require stable seclusion to overcome bottlenecks; in addition, the scarce elemental resources in the Gebados Plane reduce the speed of comprehension, making it extremely difficult to break through to the Deity-level.
The ratio of breakthroughs to Deity-level in the Saint-level of the Gebados Plane is an astonishing 1:1! While the ratio in the Netherworld is only 1:100.
Upon reaching the Deity-level, the side effects of the Gebados Plane are significantly reduced because the Divine Power of Deity-level is drawn directly from their sea of consciousness, independent of the outside world. It can be used not only for their own benefit but also disseminated to nourish the Saint-level. This is why Deity-level in the Gebados Plane typically have several Saint-level attendants.
The intensity of the battles between the Deity-level in the Gebados Plane was far weaker than during the Saint-level era, resulting in their overall Deity-level strength not being particularly strong.
For example, in the fight just now, Jason didn't even use his full strength, yet he couldn't even withstand three moves.
You should know that those Three-Star Fiend in the Netherworld can hold their own against four- or five-star Fiend for several moves. In fact, it's not uncommon for Four Star Fiend, Highgod, to lose a one-on-one fight against Three-Star Fiend, Midgod!
Jason looked westward, towards the direction of the Yulan Empire, where a Highgod was approaching.