Chapter 20: The Invincible High-Level God
“Possible to defeat?” Linley felt a stir in his heart.
After finishing his words, Beirut sat there, a faint smile on his lips as he looked at Linley. When Linley noticed Beirut’s expression, he suddenly understood and laughed self-deprecatingly. “Lord Beirut, are you telling me not to foolishly think of fighting a god of a higher level than myself?”
Beirut stroked his beard and laughed. “Right.”
Linley felt helpless inside.
He was the best low-level god? Linley himself wasn’t sure of that.
The opponent was the weakest mid-level god? That was also hard to determine.
Thus, for a low-level god to kill a mid-level god was only theoretically possible.
In reality, the probability of it happening was extremely, extremely low. Unless a mid-level god was on the verge of death from severe injuries, a mid-level god in normal condition could almost never be defeated by a low-level god.
Beirut stood up and walked to the door of the study.
“Creak!” The study door opened automatically, and the night wind blew in from outside, also stirring Beirut’s long black hair.
Beirut hesitated for a moment, then turned back to look at Linley. “Linley, there are some things I originally planned to tell you when you became stronger. But since it’s uncertain whether you and Bebe will still stay in the Yulan Continent plane in the future, I’ll tell you now. Although it might be a bit discouraging, it will at least help you avoid detours later on.”
Linley immediately stood up.
Discouraging? Avoid detours? He had never feared a difficult path. He had gone from an ordinary youth to becoming a god; what was there to fear from discouragement?
“Please speak, Lord Beirut.” Linley said respectfully.
Beirut nodded with a smile. “You know the conditions for reaching the high-level god realm.”
“Yes, comprehending all the profound mysteries of a law.” Linley nodded in reply.
Beirut sighed emotionally. “Indeed, fully comprehending all profound mysteries makes one a high-level god. However, an elemental law is a whole. For example, your ‘Fast’ and ‘Slow’ profound mysteries can be fused into one. Suppose an elemental law has nine profound mysteries, then…”
Beirut’s eyes suddenly brightened as he stared at Linley. “Among the nine profound mysteries, any two can be fused, any three can be fused… and even all nine can be fused into one!”
Linley was dumbfounded.
All could be fused?
“Comprehending nine profound mysteries is already extremely difficult. Fusing two or three of them into one is even harder.”
Beirut sighed deeply. “Linley, the true path of cultivation is not about comprehending as many profound mysteries as possible, but about fusing as many profound mysteries as possible into one. For example, the ‘Fast’ and ‘Slow’ profound mysteries you’ve comprehended are both low-level profound mysteries. But once they are fused into the ‘Speed Mystery,’ it rivals a high-level profound mystery. Even fusing three low-level profound mysteries into one would far surpass a high-level profound mystery in power.”
Linley’s eyes lit up.
“And fusing all nine profound mysteries into one is the true comprehension of an elemental law—that is the highest realm of a high-level god!” As Beirut said this, his aura became extraordinary.
Linley sighed inwardly as well.
Comprehending nine profound mysteries and becoming a high-level god? That was still far from the peak. Fusing these nine profound mysteries into one was the true pinnacle.
“Fusing all nine profound mysteries into one?” Linley couldn’t help but lower his voice. “Lord Beirut, how many such experts are there across the countless planes?”
“How many?”
Beirut looked at Linley with a smile.
“Among billions of gods, there is only one high-level god! And among high-level gods, those who have fused all profound mysteries of an elemental law into one—the invincible high-level gods—I don’t know how many high-level gods it takes to produce one.” Beirut found it hard to say. “I can only tell you that even in the higher planes, such experts are as rare as the stars in the morning.”
“As rare as the stars in the morning?”
Linley’s heart trembled.
This space had existed for eons. The number of god-level experts born from a single material plane was astonishing. Across countless planes, especially in the higher planes, the total number of gods was incalculable. Yet even in the higher planes, high-level gods who had reached the ultimate perfection were only as rare as the stars in the morning!
“Lord Beirut, are there any experts in the Gebados Plane Prison who have fused all profound mysteries?” Linley asked curiously. “I’ve heard there are the five strongest kings there.”
Beirut snorted. “No, absolutely not! Even the five kings with the highest status in the Gebados Plane Prison have at most fused a few profound mysteries. To achieve complete fusion and reach the realm of perfection—such a person appears only once in countless planes since the beginning of time.”
“Lord Beirut, are you so certain?” Linley was surprised.
That the five kings hadn’t reached perfection didn’t surprise him, but he was curious why Beirut was so sure. Could Beirut probe others’ strength?
“I am naturally certain.” Beirut nodded with a smile. “Because once a high-level god who has fused all profound mysteries appears, even the Sovereigns… would compete to invite such a genius.” Beirut said admiringly.
“After all, such a figure is the pinnacle—the true peak of high-level gods. Even a hundred or a thousand ordinary high-level gods would be nothing but lambs to the slaughter against him.”
Linley’s heart trembled.
Standing at the very top of the pyramid of high-level gods, an invincible existence!
“Sovereigns invite him?” Linley asked in surprise. “Why would the Sovereigns invite him? Can his strength threaten the Sovereigns?”
Beirut laughed. “Linley, you don’t understand. The Sovereigns are indeed powerful, far surpassing high-level gods. But… Linley, you must know that in this infinite space, the most numerous are ordinary material planes, like our Yulan Continent plane.”
Linley nodded.
Material planes were the foundation.
“And Sovereigns cannot easily enter a material plane. The immense divine might of a Sovereign is enough to cause a material plane to collapse!” Beirut said solemnly.
Linley was shocked inside. The Sovereigns were indeed too powerful.
“Linley, material planes are born from the laws of the universe and are not allowed to be destroyed.” Beirut said seriously. “The Four Supreme Sovereigns have issued a strict decree: anyone who causes a material plane to collapse, even a Sovereign, will be annihilated!”
Linley was secretly alarmed.
“Thus, Sovereigns dare not enter material planes, nor can they enter them.”
Beirut said.
Linley nodded.
“So… these high-level gods who have fused all profound mysteries are invincible beneath the Sovereigns! If they flee into an ordinary material plane, even a Sovereign cannot do anything to them. Sovereigns recruit them because they can accomplish many things that Sovereigns want to do but cannot.”
Linley nodded in understanding.
High-level gods could enter ordinary material planes, but Sovereigns could not!
“Of course, that’s still far off.” Beirut laughed.
Linley also laughed.
“I’m telling you this so that when you begin cultivating, you consciously try to mutually verify and fuse two profound mysteries. Fuse two, then three… only then is there hope. Otherwise, if you wait until you’ve comprehended all profound mysteries and then try to fuse all nine into one, it will be too difficult.” Beirut said solemnly.
Slowly boiling the frog, advancing step by step.
Linley nodded, sighing inwardly. “Just fusing my ‘Fast’ and ‘Slow’ into the Speed Mystery requires mutual verification from the start. Fusing two is already this hard; fusing three, four…” Just thinking about it made Linley’s heart tremble.
Fusing all profound mysteries of an elemental law into one?
Indeed, harder than reaching the heavens.
“Such geniuses are greatly coveted by the Sovereigns.” Beirut sighed. “But such figures are too rare. And the Sovereigns… there are seven in each elemental system, totaling forty-nine across the seven elemental systems. The Sovereigns even compete among themselves to obtain a high-level god who has cultivated to perfection.”
As a Sovereign’s emissary, Beirut knew many secrets.
Linley was stunned.
Talent! Even Sovereigns competed for talent!
“To live to that point is something to be proud of.” Linley felt a bit envious. Such experts were the true pinnacle.
“From the very beginning, consciously fusing will lead to higher achievements later.” Beirut laughed self-deprecatingly. “Take me, for example. I didn’t know this principle before. By the time I reached the high-level god realm, it was too late to fuse. Fusing several profound mysteries? Too hard.”
Linley felt grateful to Beirut.
Although Beirut had only given him a little guidance now, for Linley, it meant starting on the right path from the beginning.
Two paths—if one’s direction was wrong from the start, by the time they reached the end, the two paths would be millions of miles apart.
By the time one reached the high-level god realm, they would be like Beirut, unable to fuse at all.
“Alright, I’m leaving. The road ahead is still yours to walk.” Beirut laughed.
“Thank you, Lord Beirut.” Linley bowed gratefully.
Watching Beirut leave, Linley’s heart reignited with flame. Just as the War God had been the pinnacle in young Linley’s mind back then, now… the invincible high-level god who had fused all profound mysteries of an elemental law was the peak in Linley’s heart!
And also Linley’s goal!
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Time passed silently, and soon it was the year 10046 of the Yulan Calendar.
This year, Linley lived a fulfilling life. With a goal in mind, he cultivated diligently. The entire Dragonblood Castle was filled with joy, and the god-level experts often gathered together. Lord Beirut had long returned to the Dark Forest.
The eldest of the three Purple-Gold Mouse Kings, ‘Harry,’ had also returned to the Dark Forest, while the second and third, ‘Hart’ and ‘Harvey,’ stayed at Dragonblood Castle.
According to Hart and Harvey, they liked lively places, and Linley naturally welcomed the two brothers warmly.
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Deep autumn of Yulan Calendar 10046.
The imperial palace of the O’Brien Empire covered a vast area. Besides Adkins residing in the palace, his four mid-level gods also had residences within the palace grounds. Of course, O’Gavin and the others also had independent mansions in the imperial capital.
Adkins’s strongest mid-level god, ‘Bernice,’ was the most powerful and the most trusted by Adkins.
In the palace, in the hall where Bernice resided, Bernice was amusing himself by painting on a spread-out piece of paper, while O’Gavin, Hambrite, and a golden-haired burly man stood nearby. The three of them were very humble in attitude.
After all, Bernice’s strength was too great, and he also possessed a high-level divine artifact! That was bestowed upon Bernice by Adkins. It was hard to say whether O’Gavin and the other two could defeat Bernice even if they joined forces.
“Speak, what’s the matter?” Bernice continued painting, not even glancing at the three.
Hambrite and O’Gavin dared not speak, but the golden-haired burly man opened his mouth. “Mr. Bernice, O’Gavin loves his son dearly, and his son was killed. Moreover, O’Gavin’s divine clone was also destroyed by the enemy. Such a great humiliation weighs heavily on O’Gavin’s heart. He has been reluctant to trouble Lord Adkins, so he hasn’t dared to speak to him. Over this period, I’ve come to consider Brother O’Gavin worth befriending. Tomorrow, I will go with them to avenge O’Gavin.”
“Gatenby.” Bernice put down his brush and looked at the golden-haired burly man with a sigh.
Bernice still valued Gatenby somewhat. As for Hambrite, Bernice looked down on him. As for O’Gavin… Bernice felt that O’Gavin was too calculating and had always disliked him.
“O’Gavin.” Bernice looked at O’Gavin.
“Mr. Bernice.” O’Gavin kept a low profile. To gain Gatenby’s help, he had indeed spent countless efforts over the past two years, finally securing Gatenby’s assistance.
Bernice said lightly, “I know your situation. All three of you are going. If you lose, it will bring shame to Lord Adkins. Very well, I’ll go with you and uproot the Dragonblood Castle entirely.”
O’Gavin was overjoyed.
Bernice’s strength was absolutely formidable. Even though O’Gavin had experienced Tarosha’s power, he believed Bernice was no weaker than Tarosha. After all, Bernice also had a high-level divine artifact.
Bernice said calmly, “I also want to test how strong this ‘Tarosha’ mid-level god really is.”