A Favor

"Sovereign..."

Roy took a few steps forward and said anxiously, "Sovereign, I beg your mercy, I..."

"Sovereign, Sovereign..."

Before Roy could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the red-haired girl.

The red-haired girl glared at Roy and snapped, "You keep calling me Sovereign, but which of your eyes saw me as a Sovereign?"

"What?"

Roy carefully examined the red-haired girl in front of him, as well as the fishing rod in her hand. If this wasn't the Water Element Divine Clone of the Death Sovereign, what else could it be?

"Haa... Hooo..."

The red-haired girl took a deep breath, pointed towards the summit of Netherworld Mountain, and said, "The Sovereign you're looking for resides in the palace at the top of Netherworld Mountain. Only she can help you. I'm powerless to do so."

Hearing the red-haired girl's words, Roy immediately understood.

The red-haired girl was right; she couldn't help him.

She was merely the Water Element Divine Clone of the Death Sovereign.

Only her main Sovereign's clone could investigate undead abilities.

With that thought, Roy gave a dry laugh. Then, he elementalized and flew towards the summit of Netherworld Mountain.

"Oh?"

Seeing Roy's move, the red-haired girl's eyes lit up.

She was surprised by this technique that utilized the Profound Mysteries of Laws.

"I really want to learn that..."

...

The entire Netherworld Mountain was millions of meters high, shrouded in mist, with massive Netherworld Fruit Trees scattered everywhere.

This mist contained powerful soul attacks that could confuse even a Six-star Devil.

Even among Seven-star Devils, few could withstand the soul attacks from the mist.

The lightning chains on the outer perimeter were even more powerful.

These lightning bolts contained Sovereign Power.

The power of each lightning bolt was no weaker than an attack launched by a Lightning Element expert at the Asura Prefect level using Sovereign Power.

Roy suspected that unless one possessed a Lord God Artifact with physical defense, any High-level God below Paragon would face certain death if they encountered these lightning bolts.

As for the Netherworld Fruit Trees on the mountain, each was a branch of a Life Element subordinate Sovereign.

Knowing this, Roy ignored everything else. He continued to elementalize, passing through the mist, bypassing the Netherworld Fruit Trees, and moving through the countless Earth Elements in the heavens and earth.

Within seconds, Roy reached the summit of Netherworld Mountain and saw the palace where the Death Sovereign resided.

It was a palace hundreds of meters tall, constructed entirely from purple-black stone. At the very top of the palace's spire was a blue sphere of lightning. From this giant lightning sphere, numerous lightning chains spread out chaotically, cascading downwards in all directions like a spiderweb.

Clearly, the lightning chains that enveloped the entire Netherworld Mountain were released from this lightning sphere.

This lightning sphere, even if not a Lord God Artifact, was definitely a "rare item" comparable to a Lord God Artifact!

Roy even suspected that the Death Sovereign had refined a rare item capable of releasing lightning into a Lord God Artifact, which was why the lightning outside possessed such immense power.

A yellow light gathered, and Roy's figure condensed from his elementalized form into his divine body.

Seeing that the palace gates were open, Roy didn't hesitate and stepped into the Death Sovereign's palace.

The dimly lit grand hall had no other servants, making the entire space feel extremely vast.

At the rear of the hall, a staircase led directly upwards. At the top of the platform sat a throne, entirely black and exuding a mysterious aura of death.

Her red hair and facial features were identical to the girl Roy had met at the entrance of Netherworld Mountain.

However, the Death Sovereign's Water Element Divine Clone was wearing a blue robe, while the Death Sovereign herself wore a purple long robe.

The long robe also featured patterns of Netherworld Fruit Tree branches.

"Roy, Elder of the Four Divine Beast Family, greets the Sovereign."

Roy walked to the foot of the stairs and bowed slightly to the Death Sovereign, Lilia.

"Oh? An elder of the Four Divine Beast Family?"

Hearing Roy's self-introduction, the Death Sovereign frowned slightly.

"Tsk..."

A Paragon expert from the Four Divine Beast Family was undoubtedly a Sovereign's Emissary of the Four Divine Beast Family.

However, the Death Sovereign was still somewhat unwilling.

"Roy, are you willing to become my Sovereign's Emissary?"

"Uh, I'm sorry, Sovereign. I became a Sovereign's Emissary for the Four Divine Beast Sovereign over a hundred years ago."

Roy shook his head, refusing the Death Sovereign's invitation.

Although the Death Sovereign was much stronger than the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods, only the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods could refine that Lord God Artifact for Roy.

"Alright."

As expected, after being rejected, the Death Sovereign lost any desire to get closer to Roy and directly asked, "Then Roy, what do you want to ask for my help with, and what price are you willing to pay?"

"Lord God, I wish to request your help in investigating whether my parents are still alive. If they are, please provide some guidance so I can bring them with me after nurturing them to godhood."

"As for the price..."

Roy pondered for a moment, then said, "I can owe you a favor, Lord God. Do you think that would be satisfactory?"

"Your favor is indeed enough,"

the Death Sovereign nodded.

While she couldn't take Roy as her Sovereign's Emissary, securing a favor from someone much stronger than even a Paragon was certainly not bad.

"However, Roy, I believe you should be well aware that souls born into the Undead Realm are initially very fragile. Furthermore, the undead in the Undead Realm are constantly engaged in combat. I don't even know if your parents are still alive."

"Therefore, whether or not I find your parents' souls, this favor is considered owed."

"Do you agree to this condition?"

"Yes, I agree. Thank you, Lord God."

Upon hearing this, the Death Sovereign closed her eyes and used soul communication to contact the "Netherworld Heart."

A moment later, the Death Sovereign opened her eyes.

"I regret to inform you, Roy."

"I did not find any soul aura belonging to your parents in the Undead Realm."

"Clearly, over the course of a million years, your parents failed in their advancement, became sustenance for others' promotion, and their souls have been scattered."

Hoo~

Hoo~

Hoo~

Roy swayed, then took several deep breaths.

When he came to seek the Death Sovereign's help, Roy had already prepared himself for this outcome.

After all, he wasn't the protagonist, and his parents hadn't died less than three thousand years ago, but a million years ago. With a million years of constant fighting, let alone his parents, even he might not have been able to reach the Saint Realm and comprehend the Death Law to become a god.

However, knowing the final result still made him feel terrible.

"Thank you, Lord God."

After calming his emotions, Roy said to the Death Sovereign, "Lord God, I am the lord of Lotus Rock Island in the Nine Nether Region of the Netherworld. If you have any commands, you can come directly to Lotus Rock Island to find me."

"Farewell!"

With that, Roy immediately elementalized in front of the Death Sovereign and left.

Creak...

BOOM!

After Roy left, the palace gates of the Death Sovereign slammed shut.

After a long while, a faint voice echoed from the vast hall, belonging to the Death Sovereign.

"I don't understand..."

"Whether it's that willpower, which is far stronger than an ordinary Paragon, or this method of directly transforming the divine body into elements, it's all incomprehensible..."

"How did he do it?"

The Death Sovereign propped her chin with one hand, biting her lip.

Among the four Rule Sovereigns, the Life Sovereign Vivian and the Death Sovereign were best friends, so the Death Sovereign knew that the Life Sovereign Vivian had achieved Paragon in the Life Rule.

And from Vivian, the Death Sovereign also learned that the Destruction Sovereign Utred had also achieved Paragon in the Destruction Rule.

However, the Death Sovereign possessed the treasure "Netherworld Heart," which gave her sufficient strength to contend with both Vivian and Utred.

Only the Fate Sovereign Collet was neither at Paragon nor possessed a treasure that could enhance his strength, placing him at the bottom among the Four Rule Sovereigns.

That being said, who could refuse a way to become stronger?

Currently, the only way the Death Sovereign could think of to become stronger was to achieve Paragon in her own Death Rule.

However, the difficulty of that was even lower than the possibility of becoming a Sovereign God.

At the very least, there were over thirty Sovereign Godheads in the outside world waiting for owners. Who knew which High-level God would get lucky and pick up a Sovereign Godhead, instantly becoming a lofty Sovereign God?

But Paragon was different; luck had no part in it.

If you couldn't find the right connection point for the Profound Mysteries of Laws, you wouldn't be able to fuse with them at all.

Without comprehending the final fusion of the Profound Mysteries of Laws, you wouldn't be able to break through.

The Death Sovereign simply couldn't comprehend how Roy's willpower could be so powerful immediately after becoming a Paragon.

She also didn't understand how Roy's divine body could transform between solid and elemental states.

"Could this really be… genius?"

In the eight trillion-plus years since its birth, the Death Sovereign felt its intelligence had been insulted for the first time.

...

After descending from Netherworld Mountain, Roy didn't restore his divine body. Instead, he maintained his elemental existence and moved towards Undead Sacred Mountain.

By using the Earth Travel Technique while in an elemental state, his speed was comparable to teleportation, as long as it was within Roy's divine sense.

Upon arriving at the Planar Teleportation Array, Roy initially intended to return to the Infernal Realm. However, he reconsidered. It hadn't been that long, and no matter how capable Shelley was, how much intelligence could she have gathered from material planes?

It would be better to visit the material planes himself.

However, to travel to a desired material plane via the Planar Teleportation Array, one needed to know the name of that material plane. Otherwise, they would only be randomly teleported to other planes.

After randomly selecting a material plane, Roy's figure vanished from the Planar Teleportation Array.

"Space is so fragile."

The very moment Roy stepped out of the Planar Teleportation Array, he felt the vast difference between a material plane and the Supreme Plane.

Clasping his index finger and thumb together, Roy didn't use his Willpower. He merely mobilized the divine power of a High-level God and flicked his fingers. This material plane's space was instantly shattered by Roy, creating a spatial rift over three meters long.

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