Chapter 6: Legend
"Muba, please continue." Linley listened attentively.
Muba said with a smile, "The master of Azure Fire City, none other than the great 'Azure Fire,' one of the Five Kings! Lord Azure Fire is very mysterious, and his strength is formidable beyond words. He almost never appears, and it's impossible to even confirm whether he is in Azure Fire City. The most famous person in Azure Fire City, second only to Lord Azure Fire in status, is Lord Adkins. A powerful High God!"
"High God?"
Linley's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Olivia, you want to avenge your brother. That's going to be difficult."
The ones who destroyed Mount Martial God were a group of strong men led by Adkins.
Was it possible for Olivia to kill Adkins?
"Linley, there are also gaps between High Gods. Reaching the High God realm by refining a divine spark is vastly different from reaching it independently. Knowing the laws but not being able to apply them well is also not enough. In the Gebados Planar Prison, among those of the same level, if one's strength is too weak, they will be eliminated and killed."
Muba continued, "Lord Adkins has been famous for eons. In the Gebados Planar Prison, he is an extremely formidable High God."
"I understand. We wouldn't dare to provoke this Adkins." Linley said self-deprecatingly.
By knowing the strength of the various factions, Linley could determine how to deal with them.
"What else? This Yulan continent can't have only this many experts, right?" Linley pressed.
Muba nodded and said, "The Rohault Empire, after suffering a calamity, lost a hundred million people, and a large number of residents migrated. The empire is almost empty, so naturally it doesn't count. Now, the Rhine Empire, the Yulan Empire, and your Baruch Empire are all occupied by experts at the Demigod level. The O'Brien Empire, however, is occupied by Lord Adkins."
"All Demigods?" Linley felt bitter inside.
The experts released by Olivia's sword strike were truly numerous. There were even several Demigods.
"The Demigod who controls the Yulan Empire, I know, is named Orsop. As for the one controlling the Rhine Empire, I'm not clear. As for the Holy Alliance and the Dark Alliance, I'm not very familiar with that side, so I don't know either." Muba narrated.
Linley nodded slightly.
Regardless of the two alliances west of the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, at least the four empires east of the mountain range were all occupied.
"Muba." Linley suddenly felt a shock in his heart.
"What?" Muba saw Linley's expression and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Linley quickly asked, "You said the master of Azure Fire City is 'Azure Fire,' one of the Five Kings of the Gebados Planar Prison. You said this time the spatial gate opened briefly. Did this Lord Azure Fire also escape back to the Yulan continent plane?"
Muba was stunned.
"This... I'm not sure." Muba said admiringly, "If Lord Azure Fire came to the Yulan continent plane, that would be something else. I'm afraid even Lord Beirut, this Highgod's emissary, might not necessarily be a match for Lord Azure Fire."
Linley, who knew the origin of the Gebados Planar Prison, nodded inwardly.
"Five Kings..."
Linley also felt a tremor in his heart.
King!
The Gebados Planar Prison has existed since the formation of the world. The number of experts imprisoned there is astronomical. Among countless experts, being able to reach the peak and become one of the Five Kings of the entire prison plane... such a figure, even among High Gods, belongs to the very pinnacle.
"But Lord Azure Fire doesn't even show his face in Azure Fire City. He might not have been in Azure Fire City at the time." Muba added.
"Muba, I'm very puzzled about one thing." Linley frowned.
"Please, go ahead." Muba's attitude was very friendly.
Linley nodded slightly: "I've always been puzzled. I can understand these Demigods and Gods staying in the Yulan continent. They are delusional about obtaining divine sparks from the Necropolis of the Gods. But that Lord Adkins is a High God, right? Why does he also stay in the Yulan continent plane? He is already a High God. Could it be that the Necropolis of the Gods also contains a Sovereign divine spark?" Linley said jokingly.
Linley knew very well.
Sovereigns. Their number is fixed. Earth, fire, water, wind, lightning, light, darkness—the seven elemental systems. Each system has only seven Sovereigns. Over countless planes and infinite time, the number of Deity-level experts born is absolutely astronomical.
Just look at the Gebados Planar Prison; that's just one plane.
Add up all the countless planes.
Especially the four Higher Planes and the seven Divine Planes, which are even more terrifying. How many Deity-level experts are there? The number exceeds imagination.
But what about Sovereigns?
For example, the Earth system only has seven! Only when one falls will a High God obtain the Sovereign divine spark and inherit the Sovereign position. But how could a powerful Sovereign fall so easily? Furthermore, this Necropolis of the Gods is a game of the Sovereigns.
Would a Sovereign place a Sovereign divine spark inside it?
Even if that Sovereign wanted to, they would need to have a Sovereign divine spark first.
"No."
Muba shook his head and said, "Linley, you don't know this. The Necropolis of the Gods contains Sovereign artifacts."
"Sovereign artifacts?" Linley was somewhat surprised. "Even a Sovereign needs to nurture a divine artifact with their whole being, requiring a long period of time, to create a Sovereign artifact. Would the Sovereign who created the Necropolis of the Gods be willing to put a Sovereign artifact inside it?"
"Not just Sovereign artifacts..."
Muba said mysteriously, "According to legend, on the eighteenth floor of the Necropolis of the Gods, there is also a Sovereign divine spark!!!"
"Ridiculous, completely ridiculous." Linley laughed loudly.
"That's not necessarily true." Muba said seriously, "Linley, you don't know. The Gebados Planar Prison generally imprisons experts from the history of the Yulan continent plane. But ten thousand years ago, five thousand years ago, most of those imprisoned were experts from other planes. What made these experts come from other planes?"
"For the Necropolis of the Gods?" Linley answered.
Muba smiled and said, "The most important thing is that not only ordinary Deity-level experts descended upon the Yulan continent plane, but also High Gods! Extremely powerful High Gods, like the legendary figure from the Infernal Realm, the 'Purple Blood Demon.' The High Gods who descended that time were not just the Purple Blood Demon alone."
Linley's heart trembled.
He thought of his Purple Blood Soft Sword.
"You say, why did those few powerful High Gods come here? Just for ordinary divine artifacts, ordinary divine sparks? Think about it, it's impossible." Muba said with a smile, "So I am certain that the Necropolis of the Gods definitely contains Sovereign artifacts. As for whether it contains a Sovereign divine spark, I'm not sure. But in the Gebados Planar Prison, news that the Necropolis of the Gods contains a Sovereign divine spark is constantly circulating."
Linley sighed inwardly.
No wonder that Adkins still remained in the Yulan continent plane.
Linley and Muba talked for a long time. After sharing lunch, Muba left. And Linley naturally immersed himself in training again. Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, over a month had gone by. There were only a few days left until the return of the War God and the High Priest.
In the Baruch Empire, inside a luxurious mansion.
A refined-looking middle-aged man in a white robe sat inside a pavilion, drinking fine wine and enjoying the beautiful scenery in the garden. This man was none other than the Demigod 'Ogavin' who had destroyed the imperial palace.
"Father." A golden-haired young man walked over.
"Hmm?" Ogavin turned his head and glanced at his son. Back when he was imprisoned in the Gebados Planar Prison, he was still a Saint-level ultimate expert, while his son had just entered the Saint realm. During the long years imprisoned in the planar prison, Ogavin had always worked hard to protect his son. After enduring that long period of time, he reached the Demigod level, and his son became a God.
Finally, the father and son duo had escaped from the planar prison.
"Father, although it's easy to control the various provinces of the Baruch Empire, the people of this empire believe in that guy named Linley. That's troublesome." The golden-haired young man frowned and said, "Changing their faith is not a simple problem."
Killing all the people? That would be an act of an idiot.
Ogavin and his son were also originally from the Yulan continent plane and wouldn't be so foolish.
"This is very simple." A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Ogavin's mouth.
"Hmm?" The golden-haired young man looked at his father in confusion.
"Don't they believe in Linley? I heard that Dragonblood Castle has become the holy land of the entire Baruch Empire. Good... We'll set out tomorrow and go directly to raze Dragonblood Castle to the ground. At the same time, we'll directly kill that Linley. Then, I'll hang Linley's corpse directly on the city gate tower of the imperial capital."
"At the same time, we'll fabricate some stories."
Ogavin looked at his son, "This kind of thing is very simple. Just belittle Linley, add that Linley was killed, and at the same time, create a few divine miracles. Soon, the people will all change their faith."
...
Inside Dragonblood Castle.
"Sister, in just a day or two, Lord Dylin and the others will also be back. Things will be much better then." Rebecca said to her sister Rina as they walked in the back garden, also looking up. "How I wish the War God and the High Priest would come right now."
Rina smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will be soon anyway."
"How can I not be anxious?" Rebecca suddenly widened her eyes, "Ah, someone is flying over! Could it be the War God and the others? Huh, why are they coming from the north?"
Rina looked up.
In the northern sky, figures could vaguely be seen flying over. But after waiting a moment, they could be seen very clearly. It wasn't just a few people, but a large group! It looked like at least fifty or sixty experts.
"Not good." Rina's expression changed instantly.
In the north, there was only one faction that could send out so many human experts in one go.
"Hurry, hurry and tell Lord Linley."
Rina and Rebecca immediately ran towards the place where Linley was training.
Before Rina and the others arrived, Linley had already discovered the large group of figures appearing in the sky. Linley's expression changed, and he immediately sent a divine sense message: "Wharton, quickly, take Anno and everyone else, and immediately go to the pocket plane secret chamber!"
Although the 'door' of the pocket plane secret chamber would attack.
As long as a Saint-level expert formed a protective shield on the surface of others' bodies, they could still withstand it for a short time. And... Linley's true body was also in the pocket plane secret chamber.
"I know, big brother." Wharton also saw the figures in the sky and knew something was wrong.
"Hurry, Nina, forget about everything else." Wharton grabbed Anno and rushed towards the underground secret chamber.
It was too late to escape now. Immediately hiding in the pocket plane secret chamber, even if the other party destroyed Dragonblood Castle like they destroyed the imperial palace and Mount Martial God, at least it wouldn't harm Delia, Wharton, and the others.
Linley's true body also immediately woke up Olivia and Desri: "Quick, Ogavin's people are here!" Olivia and Desri were shocked and immediately rushed out of the pocket plane secret chamber, directly reaching the surface.
"Linley, come out!!!"
A deep voice resounded through Dragonblood Castle.
"So they really came for me." Linley looked up at the group of people hovering in the sky. There were nearly sixty people in the air. The middle-aged man at the lead wore an immaculate robe, and his golden long hair was very dazzling under the refraction of the sunlight.
Linley, Olivia, and Desri exchanged glances, then simultaneously flew into the air.
"Haha, you really have some guts." The leading middle-aged man laughed, then his gaze swept over Linley and the other two. "Which one of you is Linley?"
"Ogavin, you don't even know me, yet you came looking for me?" Linley looked at him with a faint smile.
"Oh, you know my name. Not bad." The middle-aged man looked at him and nodded slightly. "I've heard many things about you. You can indeed be considered a genius. I originally didn't want to kill you, but your people all believe in you. To change their faith, the best way is to directly destroy the god they originally believed in."
"You should know the purpose of my visit by now, right?" Ogavin smiled at Linley, very politely.
Before killing someone, he still smiled and told them, "I'm going to kill you!"
This is indeed a very evil habit.
"Of course. As for the other two, I can spare them. I only need to kill you, Linley." Ogavin looked at Desri and Olivia. "You two can leave first."