When Jason killed the chief of the Green Tree Tribe, the Rhine Clan, led by Delisha, had already set off.
It took Jason two days to catch up with his family.
Jason is currently examining the "wood" in his hands.
This is part of the remains of the former chief of the Green Tree Tribe. At that time, the huge tree itself lay in the cave, and Jason only took the most precious core and some branches containing Divine Power.
Those branches seem to have medicinal uses, and Jason plans to sell them in a certain city; as for the tree core, it naturally possesses both hardness and toughness, making it an excellent material for crafting Divine Artifact with life attributes.
The only regret is that the most valuable part of the tree trunk was broken in the middle due to Jason's attack.
Jason plans to divide it into two parts, one to make a short sword and the other a staff. His Life Clone are currently better suited for support, so a staff would be more suitable. He expects to engage in direct combat only after he becomes Highgod.
In exchange for a Midgod Artifact, they found a Midgod from the Rhine Clan who was skilled in weapon forging, and the two weapons were completed in a single day.
Jason tried it and it felt good.
Archmonde was furious.
He went to great lengths to unite many powerful figures in the Northbone Prefecture, even handing over a drop of Sovereign’s Might he had obtained on the Planar Battlefield, in order to persuade the prefect of the Northbone Prefecture to support his challenge for the position of city lord of Falling Rain City.
Unexpectedly, just over a month ago, Lloyd, a bottom-ranking member of the Seven Star Fiend, actually found me with a drop of the Sovereign’s Might!
How could he possess the Sovereign’s Might!
Okay, he admitted that Lloyd possessed the method to refine top-grade Deathgod Golem, and it was indeed possible for him to accumulate enough wealth to extract a drop of Sovereign’s Might. Archmonde even suspected that the Lord of the Northbone Prefecture and these established masters were colluding to play him, squeezing out all the wealth he had desperately gained on the Planar Battlefield, and then selling it to Lloyd as a drop of Sovereign’s Might to kill him!
"Bastards! I'm going to kill you all!" Archmonde suddenly roared.
The Six-Star Fiend Aijite beside him trembled in fright. His two clones had been busy with their mission and hadn't had a chance to find out why their master was so angry.
To avoid being easily killed, Aijite quickly pointed ahead. "Master, there's one more, we'll be there in an hour!"
Archmonde's eyes turned bloodshot, and his speed suddenly increased as he flew straight ahead.
The Rhine Clan has over 8,000 members, divided among eight Metallic Airship. To avoid unnecessary trouble, the Metallic Airship are all kept at their maximum flight altitude, even if they are a little slower.
A powerful divine sense swept over, followed by another, both of them openly provoking the Rhine Clan.
Jason reacted instantly, rushing out of the Metallic Airship, followed by Delisha and a group of Fiend. Ordinary members of the Rhine Clan were no match for such a powerful enemy.
"This is clearly the Undead Realm, how could anyone have found this place?" Delisha communicated telepathically.
Jason said, "I suspect it's that Six-Star Fiend who escaped before; he's brought reinforcements."
In everyone's eyes, two figures gradually became clearer as they approached, especially the Six-Star Fiend Darkness Element demon.
"It really is him, what bad luck!" Jason regretted in his heart. The reinforcements brought by a Six-Star Fiend should be at least Seven Star Fiend.
Delisha tried to call out to them multiple times using her divine sense, but they ignored her and charged straight at her.
"Everyone, let's go!" Delisha, seeing that her attempts to dissuade them had failed, had no choice but to call on everyone to launch an attack.
Upon seeing the opponent's powerful aura, the Fiend dared not rashly confront him.
Seeing this, Jason knew that if he didn't take the lead, these Fiend would likely scatter. "I'll lead the charge, you all, take the sides."
After saying that, Jason rushed over.
The two Highgod in the distance stopped abruptly when they saw Jason rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed.
Jason was much faster than his opponents, and also much faster than the Fiend who were lagging behind.
The person opposite pulled out two short sticks.
Jason must withstand the first blow and retain some fighting strength; only then will the Fiend dare to launch a siege. Facing enemies of this caliber, he has already revealed his form Thunderwing Angel and is ready to use the Sovereign Artifact "Frost Chill" at any moment.
Instead of immediately using the Sovereign Artifact to attack, he clashed his Bloodflame Saber against the opponent's short staff.
As weapons clashed, Jason was sent flying backward, his arm muscles torn apart. A soul attack shaped like a black crossbow bolt struck Ink Soul in his mind and vanished into nothingness.
Both sides have assessed each other's strengths.
"Seven Star Fiend skilled in attack; hopefully he doesn't possess the Sovereign’s Might, otherwise I'll have to use all my trump cards," Jason thought to himself.
A dark shadow flew out from the ground and merged with a person next to it; this was clearly the Darkness Element Clone of that person.
"Ah!"
Before Jason could make his next move, the cloaked man wielding the short stick turned and smashed the Six-Star Fiend beside him to death.
"Useless thing, to fall into the hands of someone like this!"
Seeing that Jason could hold off the enemy for the time being, the Fiend mustered their courage and surrounded him.
A pair of crimson eyes flashed behind the hood, slowly scanning the surrounding area, and the Fiend instantly felt a chill run down their spines.
Jason dared not delay, fearing that the morale he had painstakingly built up would collapse again.
The Weeping Blood Saber clashed with its opponent once more, with Delisha following closely behind. To Jason's surprise, Belisa, who had a male face, also launched a sneak attack from the side without hesitation.
Jason was knocked away again. The difference between defensive and offensive Sovereign Artifact Sovereign Artifact that defensive Sovereign Artifact do not increase attack power before contact with the opponent; while offensive Sovereign Artifact can provide their owners with additional attack boosts as long as they are in their hands.
As the others surrounded him, the man's hooded robe billowed out a ring of emerald green poisonous mist; the Fiend, who had weathered many storms, cautiously reduced their speed, but as soon as they came into contact with the poisonous mist, they screamed and retreated.
Jason had just escaped the poisonous fog due to the recoil, while Delisha and Bessalie were unaffected and rushed straight towards their opponent.
With a flick of her right hand, the opponent sent Delisha flying, but she also seemed to have suffered a considerable recoil. Bessalie, wielding a long staff, collided with another short staff and surprisingly withstood the impact, though she had no strength left to continue her attack.
Jason now realizes that Bessalie specializes in Water Element and seems to have stronger defensive capabilities than him—of course, mainly because Jason's Water Clone is not present.
"I can withstand their attacks; you can attack from range," Bessalie said in a cool voice to those around her.
The surrounding Fiend, including Delisha, immediately switched to ranged attacks, as their previous performance clearly showed that close combat was not very effective; Jason certainly wouldn't let Bessalie fight alone, and no one could guarantee that a Seven Star Fiend didn't have other trump cards.
The Seven Star Fiend, dressed in black hooded robes, hadn't expected to have two such formidable opponents.
Bessalie's defense was at the level of a typical Seven Star Fiend. Although her attack was not strong, he couldn't do anything to her for the time being. As for Jason, his defense was slightly weaker, but his attack was stronger. Every time he was knocked away, he would suffer some kind of injury.
"Annoying flies!" a gloomy voice rang out, briefly knocking Jason and Bessalie away.
A pair of blood-red pupils slowly swept across the area, and the surrounding Fiend felt a chill run down their spines, involuntarily retreating as if they were facing the enemy they feared most deeply.
Jason saw the green mist rising in his mind's sea and knew it was a soul attack, a strange attack that could evoke fear in one's heart.
Fortunately, Jason, Delisha, and Bessalie were not affected.
Despite the long fight, Bessalie, who was still injured by physical attacks, seemed completely unaffected in terms of her soul. Jason even suspected that Bessalie possessed a Soul Defense Divine Artifact, which was Soul Defense Divine Artifact given that she was the daughter of the former lord of the manor.
Lacking ranged attacks to hinder them, Jason and Bessalie were immediately at a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Delisha joined in the melee support while simultaneously sending a telepathic message: "Should we use a single drop of the Sovereign’s Might?"
Since seeing Jason display the Sovereign’s Might, Delisha has confessed that she now possesses five drops of the Sovereign’s Might, all of which are of the lightning attribute.
"Wait a little longer. I feel like he still has a trump card up his sleeve. I can use it when necessary—Lord Beirut will reimburse me." Jason lied.
If Jason could use "Frostfall," he should be able to reach the mid-level of Seven Star Fiend, and the effect of using the Sovereign’s Might would be even better; the current stalemate is because Jason feels that the opponent may still have trump cards, and may also have the Sovereign’s Might.
The three discussed it again and decided to try to reconcile them.
Jason spoke up, "Your Excellency, our Rhine Clan was forced into this undeserved disaster. We had no intention of interfering with your city lord challenge, and we were just about to leave Falling Rain City anyway. We wonder if you could spare us? We can negotiate compensation for your losses this time."
During the battle just now, Five-Star Fiend had already recognized this person as Archmonde, the challenger for the title of Lord of Falling Rain City.
"Hmph!" The other party became even angrier upon hearing Jason's words.
Jason was completely bewildered, convinced that what he had just said was perfectly reasonable, yet it had backfired.
"Could it be that Lloyd has already used that drop of Sovereign’s Might to force him to give up the challenge to become the city lord?" Jason thought of a possibility.
Jason noticed that several of the Five-Star Fiend around him were preparing to flee. They hadn't recognized him before, but now that they knew he was a city lord-level expert, they dared not linger.
He transmitted his voice to Bessalie and Delisha, saying, "I have one more trump card. If you both go all out, we should have a chance to kill him. If not, I'll have to use the Sovereign’s Might."
Jason really didn't want to waste any more of the Sovereign’s Might. This was a treasure that even the Lord of the Palace would use sparingly, and it would be a waste to waste it on a Seven Star Fiend.
Jason covered his entire body with the Sovereign Artifact "Frost Chill," put away the other Divine Artifact, and charged forward with a straight punch.
The opponent didn't recognize the Sovereign Artifact, but he could sense Jason's unusual behavior and raised his batons to prepare for defense.
Jason punched his opponent's two sticks away, then lunged forward and attacked with both hands.
He had long anticipated how to maximize his combat power if he encountered the Seven Star Fiend and was forced to use the Sovereign Artifact. His conclusion was to charge straight at the opponent and unleash a flurry of punches.
Before the opponent could react, Jason suddenly appeared in front of him, his hooded robe shattering instantly to reveal a dark blue-green Demon's head; his chainmail crumbled into pieces under Jason's third punch.
"Ah, you bastard!" A tremendous Power of Destruction was unleashed, and Jason was blasted away once again.
Archmonde was furious. He had been fortunate enough to gain merit on the Planar Battlefield, which earned him two drops of the Sovereign’s Might. Knowing that his strength was average, he deliberately chose Falling Rain City as his target, thinking that he would easily become the city lord. However, after paying a lot of wealth and a drop of the Sovereign’s Might, he found that the city lord of Falling Rain City also had a drop!
Of course, his destructive attribute Sovereign’s Might matches his own, and he can kill Lloyd by consuming a drop of Sovereign’s Might, but what happens after that? Without the Sovereign’s Might to deter him, and without Lloyd's creation of the Deathgod Golem to win people's hearts, he cannot hold his position as city lord!
Now, even a small family can push him to the brink of despair, exhausting his last drop of Sovereign’s Might!
"Give me your armor, and I'll make sure you die quickly!" Archmonde was on the verge of losing his mind.
"Damn it, come and try to steal it if you dare!" Jason cursed. He had long suspected that a Seven Star Fiend who dared to challenge the city lord must have some trump card, but he never expected that he really had the Sovereign’s Might!
Archmonde flew directly in front of Jason, his short sticks already knocked away by Jason, but he didn't care and grabbed Jason with both hands.
"Good timing!" Jason pounced on him.
The Sovereign Artifact Frostfall, was no longer concealed and was exposed. With his arms wrapped around the other person's waist, Jason hugged him like an octopus.
"Bastard!" Archmonde grew even angrier, launching a relentless attack on Jason: "Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Ahhhh!"
Jason didn't care at all. How could a Seven Star Fiend destroy a physical defense Sovereign Artifact with the Sovereign’s Might? As for the soul, the Soul Defense Divine Artifact "Ink Soul" was also quite capable. The opponent's soul attack, amplified by the Sovereign’s Might, only left shallow scratches on the thick shield.
The Five-Star Fiend had long since fled, and the rest of the Rhine Clan also kept their distance.
Only Delisha and Bessalie remained, nervously watching the two.
They dared to stay here because they both possessed the Sovereign’s Might —as the only daughter of the former Lord of the City, Bessalie naturally had the Sovereign’s Might for protection. When she entered Skyfall City, she used a drop of the Sovereign’s Might, giving one drop to the Lord of Skyfall City as a reward, and she still had one drop in her possession.
Both of them had high standards, and upon seeing the bluish-white scales on Jason's body, they could probably guess what they were, especially Bessalie, who had seen the Sovereign Artifact from her father's friend years ago.
While they were puzzled by the origin of the Sovereign Artifact, a different thought arose in their minds, but they quickly suppressed it— Jason's strength was comparable to theirs, and from the battle just now, it was clear that his soul defense was definitely at the level of Seven Star Fiend; they had no chance of winning against Jason.
During the struggle, Archmonde finally regained his senses.
"Your Excellency, I was blind before. How about we call it quits?" Archmonde tried to soften his stance.
"You bastard, weren't you so arrogant just now? You're going to die! I'm going to fight you to the death today. Let's see how much Sovereign’s Might you have!" Jason didn't back down.
Archmonde's eyes were a deeper shade of red.
"Ah!" Archmonde turned around, dragging Jason towards Bessalie and Delisha, seemingly intent on killing them both.
The two were certainly not reckless; they immediately distanced themselves.
"No!" With a desperate cry, Archmonde's Sovereign’s Might was exhausted. Jason pulled out a hand, crushed all of Archimonde's joints, and finally shattered his head with a single blow.
This fierce battle has finally come to an end.