Chapter 21: The Power of a Sovereign
At the bottom of the golden lava lake, Linley and the others clearly heard the voices coming from above.
"Linley, they finally know you were wronged." Delia was also very happy at this moment. Bebe said indignantly, "That bastard Salomon, once he found out his identity was leaked, he didn't care about anything else. He was certain it was you, boss, who leaked the secret. A person like that isn't worth being friends with!"
Ever since Salomon had demanded that Alikun kill Linley and Delia, Bebe had felt extreme disgust toward this Salomon.
"Salomon. Not worth getting angry over." Linley shook his head. "It's just a pity. Bebe, Nisse is still a good person."
"Nisse?"
Bebe was stunned. He recalled how he had protected Nisse earlier, but she had instead shown a bit of distrust toward him.
Suddenly, the sound of crying came from above.
"It's Nisse." Bebe looked up, but all he could see was the churning golden lava above.
The liquid golden flame caused the temperature in the entire cave to be extremely high. Even the air in the cave seemed to be starting to distort.
"Linley... was wronged?" Salomon stood in place, falling silent for a moment.
But Nisse's long-suppressed grief completely erupted. She actually suddenly lunged toward the golden lava lake. Salomon was greatly alarmed and hurriedly grabbed his sister's hand: "Nisse, what are you doing? Trying to die?"
That was liquid golden flame.
Perhaps a powerful highgod could endure it, but for a demigod to enter was generally certain death.
"It's my fault. It's all my fault. I should have trusted Bebe, I should have trusted him!" Nisse sobbed. At this moment, Nisse's heart was filled with endless regret. Earlier, when Bebe had charged into the golden lava lake, Nisse's heart had also felt grief.
But there had been another voice in her heart—that Bebe had approached her deliberately, that he was deceiving her!
This was what had allowed Nisse to keep standing there. But when Nisse learned that Linley had been wronged, it was as if countless thunderbolts roared in her mind—
She was wrong!!!
Linley was wronged. Then naturally, Bebe's feelings for her were genuine too!
"He didn't lie to me, he never lied to me. Bebe risked his life to save me, but I actually doubted him. I didn't believe him." Nisse's face was covered in tears. She tried to move closer to the golden lava lake, but how could Salomon watch his own sister court death? He firmly grabbed his sister's hand and said anxiously, "Nisse, Bebe is already dead. He's dead!!! Regret is useless now."
"Dead?" Nisse was stunned. Then she collapsed weakly at the edge of the lava lake.
"Nisse, why are you so beautiful?"
"Being beautiful is so you can fall in love with me!"
The playful words from their past seemed to echo in her ears. Nisse flipped her hand, and a straw hat appeared in it. It was the one Bebe had given her.
"Nisse, this straw hat was brought from my hometown, the Yulan Continent. You can't buy one like it in the Infernal Realm. You must take good care of it. I think... in the future, when we have a child, I'll put a straw hat on the child too. The three of us, a family, all wearing straw hats. Haha..."
Bebe's words from back then were still in her ears. Nisse looked at the straw hat in her hands, but felt her heart trembling!
In an instant, endless regret gnawed at her soul like worms!
Suddenly, Nisse cried. She cried silently.
Seeing this scene, a special emotion surged into Salomon's heart—regret! Seeing his sister like this, Salomon also felt a trace of regret. After all, his sister was his only remaining family member. He could be ruthless and calculating toward others, but he still cared about his sister.
"Nisse..." Salomon knelt down, reaching out to support his sister's shoulder, wanting to comfort her. "Don't be sad anymore. Bebe is already dead. Everything is too late. It's your brother's fault. I'm sorry."
"Dead?" Nisse looked at the boiling golden lava before her. She suddenly recalled the scene where Bebe had been slashed by a highgod's sword and hadn't even been hurt. Nisse seemed to think of something and immediately turned to look at Alikun: "Mr. Alikun, Bebe's body defense is so strong. He must be able to withstand this liquid golden flame! He's at the bottom of this lake, not dead, right? Tell me, Bebe isn't dead, Mr. Alikun!" Nisse's tear-filled eyes stared at Alikun.
Nisse's heart was full of regret.
Right now, she just wanted Bebe to appear alive before her.
But Alikun shook his head and said coldly, "Miss Nisse, I'll tell you. That one called Bebe, he's dead! Those highgods, and that couple called Linley, everyone who fell in there is dead!"
"Nisse. If Bebe were alive, wouldn't he come out?" Salomon quickly tried to persuade her.
Nisse lowered her head to look at the straw hat in her hands, and her heart couldn't help but ache.
At the bottom of the golden lava lake.
"Nisse!" Bebe was also crying. Hearing Nisse's sobs and words, he cried.
Bebe suddenly charged outward recklessly.
"Bang!" A powerful force appeared above Bebe's head. Bebe slammed into it, but was bounced back.
"Do you want to die?!" The low voice sounded in the minds of Linley and the other two. "I warned you. Don't leave this liquid golden flame lake for now. This time is a warning. If there's a next time, all three of you will die!"
Bebe was completely stunned. He turned back to look at Linley and Delia.
"Boss. I'm sorry." Bebe said in a low voice. Bebe also understood that their lives were in the hands of that Pusro. What he had just done would have put Linley and Delia in mortal danger.
Linley patted Bebe on the shoulder, but didn't know what to say.
"Bebe." Delia comforted him. "Don't worry too much. When we get out, you'll still be able to see Nisse. Just bear with it."
"Mm." Bebe nodded slightly.
Seeing Bebe like this, Linley sighed inwardly: "Nisse is a good person. But her brother Salomon... Even if they meet again after getting out, there will already be a rift between them." After all, Salomon had even clamored to kill Linley and the others.
"Hm. They're starting to talk about the Boe family's wealth again." Linley looked up. The voices were coming from above.
Inside the cave, it was extremely hot, but the people in the cave were engaged in heated discussion.
Inigo looked at Salomon and said coldly, "Lord Alikun. This Salomon has Lord Aiken's token. That only proves... that this Salomon has some connection with Lord Aiken. But it doesn't necessarily mean he offered his family's wealth to Lord Aiken!"
Salomon's face darkened. Inigo sneered, "Besides, Lord Alikun, do you believe that this Salomon would be willing to give away such a huge fortune?"
"I wouldn't believe it!" Alikun looked at Salomon with a cold smile.
Salomon's heart tightened: Do they really want to force me to use my last resort?
Salomon said firmly and clearly, "I've already said it very clearly. I offered my family's wealth to Lord Aiken. It was precisely with that wealth that I bought Lord Aiken's trust. Lord Aiken sent me to Rainbow Sun Prefecture this time to handle an important matter. If you really kill me, once Lord Aiken finds out... then, hmph!"
Alikun sneered disdainfully.
Inigo also scoffed, "Salomon, Lord Aiken is powerful, but he's not so powerful that he can know the future. If we kill you and destroy the evidence, how would Lord Aiken know it was us who killed you?"
Salomon smiled calmly: "Right, right. I understand. The probability of Lord Aiken finding out is low. But if he really does find out, then you'll be in deep trouble. Let me tell you clearly. The total amount of money on me is less than ten billion inkstones. Are you willing to offend Lord Aiken for just ten billion?"
"Ten billion?" Inigo sneered. "Who would believe that?"
Alikun stared at Salomon and suddenly spoke: "Salomon. Give me your spatial ring. Let me inspect it. If it really is as you say, I'll let you go. How about that?"
"Fine. As you say!" Salomon said loudly. But just as he agreed, Alikun continued, "Oh. And that spatial belt of yours. Let me see that too. I almost missed it. I didn't realize this belt of yours is also a storage item!"
Spatial storage can be made into the shape of a ring, and naturally can also be made into other shapes.
But because rings are convenient, spatial rings are extremely common.
"Belt?" Salomon's expression changed.
Seeing Salomon's expression, Alikun and Inigo both smiled. Clearly... this Salomon's spatial belt likely contained the Boe family's wealth.
"For Lord Aiken's sake, I'll just inspect your spatial ring and spatial belt. If it really is as you say... I'll send you on your way directly." Alikun smiled at Salomon. "I think my attitude has been very good."
With Alikun's strength, he naturally noticed the special nature of Salomon's belt.
"What's wrong? Don't dare to take it out and show us?" Inigo sneered.
Beside Salomon, Nisse also began to worry about her brother. Although deep down she felt some resentment toward her brother, no matter what, Salomon was still her brother.
"Brother..." Nisse said softly.
But Salomon's gaze turned cold. He looked at Alikun, who was holding the golden cat, and Inigo: "Mr. Alikun. I really don't want to be your enemy. But you keep pushing me. Fine. I'll show you. The wealth of the Boe family!"
Alikun and Inigo's eyes both lit up.
"So it really is on him." Alikun thought to himself. Inigo chuckled, "Lord Alikun, I told you earlier. This Salomon couldn't bear to give his family's wealth to Lord Aiken." Alikun nodded in agreement with a smile.
At the same time, the two of them stared at Salomon, waiting to see what he would take out.
But their expressions instantly froze. They stared in shock at the item in Salomon's hand.
"See this? This is all the wealth of the Boe family!" In Salomon's palm was a single drop of black liquid. He looked coldly at Alikun and Inigo. "I'm sure you two know what this is!"
"S-Sovereign's power?" Inigo stammered.
Alikun's face also turned extremely ugly.
Salomon looked at the black droplet in his hand, his gaze distant, and said softly, "That's right. This is Sovereign's power! A single liquid drop of Sovereign's power. I believe that with this drop of Sovereign's divine power, plus my comprehension of the laws, it should be enough to kill the two of you."
Alikun and Inigo's faces were grim.
"How do you have Sovereign's power? Was it from Aiken?" Alikun understood instantly.
Salomon said softly, "I never lied. All the wealth of my family, I truly did offer to Lord Aiken. Lord Aiken owed the Boe family a favor. I used that astonishing wealth to ask Lord Aiken to help refine a single drop of Sovereign's power! So, this is my family's wealth."
Sovereign's power is also divided by attribute.
Earth, fire, water, wind, darkness, light, lightning, life, destruction, death, fate.
"Although every single inkstone and sapphire stone contains an infinitesimally small, almost negligible amount of Sovereign's divine power, when countless inkstones and sapphire stones are gathered together and successfully refined, it is ultimately possible to produce a single drop of Sovereign's divine power!" Salomon said softly.
Sovereign's divine power, if in gaseous form, would naturally dissipate. Therefore, it must be refined into liquid form to exist.
A single drop is the smallest unit.
However, the amount of inkstones and sapphire stones consumed to produce a single drop of Sovereign's power is an astronomical figure. More importantly... refining Sovereign's power is extremely difficult!
"In the entire Infernal Realm, there are very few experts who can refine Sovereign's power. Fortunately, Lord Aiken has that ability." Salomon said, then looked at Alikun and Inigo. He hadn't wanted to bring out this Sovereign's divine power. It was his only trump card.
Once he used it, his plan would be impossible to carry out. How could he, a lone highgod, rebuild the Boe family?
Even if he didn't use it and they let him go, news of this Sovereign's power would definitely spread.
Either outcome was unfavorable to him, Salomon!