"Molder should have obtained five spirit orbs and is now on its way to you."
"Excuse me, how many clones does he have in total? Are they all together?"
"Two clones, both together. What, you want to steal it by force?"
"I do plan to."
"With your abilities, this is a bit difficult, or have you recently made a breakthrough?"
"A breakthrough."
Jason and Beirut communicated telepathically for a while, then Jason flew towards Molder.
Molder specializes in the Edicts of Death and Edicts of Destruction, and possesses a physical defense Sovereign Artifact. Jason's soul attack should not be able to kill him. Molder is also very confident in persuading Jason to give up the competition for the Spirit-Nurturing Orb, so his two clones came at the same time.
A dozen days later, the two sides met on a mountain peak.
Jason still had Freya and Delisha with him; while Molder brought seven men. It wasn't that he lacked confidence in himself, but rather that he needed his men, who could act as multiple clones, to help coordinate and communicate between the various regions, since the blockade of the Ural Mountain Range would continue.
"Lord Jason, I am Molder, the lord of Tianshan Prefecture. Please take a seat." Molder was all smiles and had already had his men build a pavilion halfway up the mountain.
However, Jason learned from the documents that Molder was unpredictable, cruel, and bloodthirsty.
Jason didn't give him any face and said directly, "Lord Molder, let's not beat around the bush. I'm here for the Spirit-Nurturing Orb you have. Name your price."
Jason was polite to Luomiu before because he thought Luo Miao was a genuine person based on the plot of the original novel. However, in this battle for the Spirit Orb, Jason was mostly indifferent.
Molder dropped the pretense and said bluntly, "I desperately need these nine Spirit-Nurturing Orb. The Lord of the Mountain Sea Prefecture sold me two for one drop of Sovereign’s Might per pearl, and I'm offering the same price. Please do me the honor."
"I'll contribute two drops of the Sovereign’s Might for one," Jason said, shrugging.
Molder's expression changed, and his heart grew colder. "This spirit pearl appeared in the Tianshan Prefecture of the Blood Peak Continent. As the lord of Tianshan Prefecture and the messenger of the Blood Peak Sovereign, I have the right to safeguard this treasure on behalf of the Sovereign. As the Sovereign's Emissary of the Wind Sovereign, I request that you relinquish this treasure. I may offer you some compensation as I see fit."
Jason sneered inwardly.
In fact, he believed that Molder had to be killed. Whether from the perspective of the original plot or from the fact that he was the first lord to participate in the struggle and devoted the most effort to it, the Supreme God Token should be in his hands.
Perhaps these Nine Spirit Orbs will not end up in Jason's hands, but whether they are intercepted by Freya, given to Beirut, or given to Linley later, Jason will try his best to avoid having his name appear in this Overgod Mission before the Overgod Artifact finally appears before the many Sovereign.
He wanted to reap the benefits without seeking the limelight. Among the Sovereign, there were many with dark intentions, and he didn't want to be targeted. He just wanted to avoid being targeted, at least not like Linley in the original story, who was subjected to rumors fabricated by Molder.
"Then the old rules apply, whoever wins keeps it," Jason said bluntly.
"Hmph." Molder snorted coldly, and his men behind him retreated. However, he secretly wondered, "Could this Jason also know the secret of the Spirit Orb? Then he must be killed."
Molder wasn't arrogant. Although Jason killed the Nether Serpent, after the original Floating Shadow was passed on to various powerful figures, everyone agreed that Jason's true strength wasn't particularly great.
If the Nether Serpent hadn't underestimated Linley's innate abilities during the chaotic battle, and if Jason hadn't concealed one of his ultimate techniques, the Nether Serpent wouldn't have died if it had been a little more cautious.
Molder possesses a physical defense Sovereign Artifact and is highly skilled in soul manipulation, making him a perfect counter to Jason. Moreover, this time it's a one-on-one battle between the two of them.
"If you admit defeat in time, I may spare your life." Molder, fearing Jason might act rashly, threw the spirit orb into the Spatial Turbulence.
Jason drew his Blood Blade, unconcerned, and silently charged forward.
A grayish-brown light appeared around Molder, appearing Evil and Corruption. Like Jason, Molder also refused to wear the Spirit Orb during battle.
Jason's blood-red longsword had no dazzling special effects, nor did it cause any fluctuations in the surrounding space. It was just like an ordinary weapon held by an ordinary person, which was in stark contrast to Molder, who charged in with terrifying brilliance.
The longsword collided with his body, time seemed to freeze briefly, the surrounding world seemed to change for a moment, and then Molder's physical form drifted down uncontrollably.
Jason put away the opponent's physical form, ignoring Molder's subordinates in the distance, and returned to his Metallic Airship amidst Delisha's worried and surprised gaze, and Freya's curious and scrutinizing eyes.
Jason called that move "Following the Cycle of Reincarnation." He wasn't sure if it was the same idea as the "Transcendence of Reincarnation" of the Fate Sovereign Orloff in the original work, but it was indeed inspired by Orloff's words in the original work and his research on the bloodline powers of the Four Divine Beasts.
This was the first time he had used this move. None of his clones, who were researching the Four Divine Beast Bloodline in the Yulan Plane, had practiced it, let alone knew its power.
But it seemed as if Jason had a preordained feeling that he could use this move skillfully and that its power could instantly kill Morde.
Jason resisted the urge to use Molder's Interspatial Ring, which did indeed contain spirit beads and a green metal plate. Jason only took out five spirit beads, while the Supreme God Token Jason stored away along with the Interspatial Ring.
Freya watched Jason finish what he had done and said, "Could you give me your research on that move you just used?"
"Sure, but I can only tell you part of it. There are some studies involving the Four Divine Beast Bloodline that I can't discuss." Jason said with a smile, "This is the research data on the Thunderwing Angel. I've already organized it. As for my move ' Following the Cycle of Reincarnation ' that I just used, I'll give it to you later."
Freya was somewhat incredulous at Jason's generosity as she accepted the stack of papers Jason handed her.
"And please deliver this Sovereign Artifact of Molder to me, sir."
"Keep it for now, someone will come to collect it later."
Jason nodded.
At this moment, Freya's expression changed, and she said, "A Sovereign has his eye on your move ' Following the Cycle of Reincarnation ' just now. It's a bit troublesome. At most, I can protect your life."
"It's alright, I'll hand it over." Jason said indifferently.
Delisha tugged at Jason's sleeve, looking at him with some concern.
Delisha was initially worried about Jason when she saw him fighting the Sovereign's Emissary, but then she saw Jason defeat the enemy in one move. After returning victorious, she heard from Freya that Jason would be in trouble, and her heart was filled with anxiety.
Jason grasped the other person's hand and comforted them, "It's alright."