Chapter 22: Water Droplet, Overgod Power?
Taking out this drop of Overgod Power, whether he used it to kill the other party or to frighten them into letting him and Nis leave, he could walk away safely! But once he took it out, it would be exposed. A card revealed is no longer a card up one’s sleeve.
Thinking of this, Salomon felt a surge of resentment!
He glanced at the expressions of Aliquin and Inigo. It was clear that these two were coveting the Overgod Power, but they had no confidence in seizing it.
Salomon said softly, “The Azure Stones and Ink Stones in Hell are all created by the Overgods of Destruction. This black water droplet is precisely the Power of the Overgod of Destruction. The path I cultivate happens to be the Way of Destruction. The Power of the Overgod of Destruction combined with the Way of Destruction will have even greater power.”
Aliquin’s face turned very ugly.
In Hell, Seven-Star Demons were already considered super-strong, and Asuras were extraordinary figures who roamed Hell. However, there were ten Asuras, and even more Seven-Star Demons. Moreover, there were many retired Asuras throughout history. Accumulated over countless years, there were indeed many strong individuals in all of Hell.
To stand at the pinnacle among these super-strong individuals generally fell into a few categories:
1. Like Aiken, who could refine Overgod Power! Using a single drop of Overgod Power, who would dare fight him?
2. Some super-strong individuals possessed Overgod Artifacts! With an Overgod Artifact in hand, they naturally stood above all.
3. Some High Gods reached the Great Perfection realm, fully fusing all profound mysteries of a single elemental law, naturally standing at the peak among High Gods.
4. Of course, there were also some special cases.
Special cases, such as a Seven-Star Demon who was a divine beast, and that divine beast had an extremely abnormal talent, like ‘God Devourer’ and so on. With such abnormal talent, they were naturally extremely formidable. There were also soul mutants or other special circumstances.
In short, whether it was the renowned Aiken of the Violet Continent or Beirut of the Blood Peak Continent, each had their own reliance.
Aliquin could only be considered a fairly decent Seven-Star Demon. He had no Overgod Power, no Overgod Artifact, and hadn’t reached the Great Perfection realm… Naturally, he now felt troubled facing Salomon.
Using ‘Overgod Power’ to attack versus using ‘High God Power’ to attack was a difference between heaven and earth. Even if the gap in law profound mysteries was large, the difference in foundation was too great.
It was like comparing a baby who knew sword techniques to a giant with boundless strength. Even if the giant didn’t know sword techniques.
The same principle applied.
In terms of law profound mysteries, Salomon had only one-tenth of the other party, but Overgod Power surpassed High God Power by far too much.
“What? You still want to obtain this drop of Overgod Power?” Salomon sneered.
“Mr. Aliquin?” Inigo turned to look at Aliquin. In terms of strength, Inigo himself was inferior to Salomon. Once Salomon used Overgod Power, killing him would be a matter of an instant.
Aliquin hesitated slightly, then let out a low sigh: “Overgod Power… Just this single water droplet contains terrifying power to the extreme.” There was a hint of envy in Aliquin’s words. How he dreamed of having a drop of Overgod Power himself.
Although it was a one-time use, even if not used, it was good for intimidation. At a critical moment, it could also save one’s life.
Linley, standing at the bottom of the golden lava lake, seemed to be thinking about something.
“What is Boss thinking about?” Bebe and Delia both noticed that Linley was acting strange. “Isn’t it just hearing them talk about ‘Overgod Power’ up there? Boss doesn’t need to be like this, right? Although, this Overgod Power is really tempting.”
Delia said softly, “Tempting? Didn’t you hear what Salomon said? Refining Overgod Power is extremely difficult. There are very few in all of Hell who can refine Overgod Power. And the amount of Ink Stones and Azure Stones consumed is astonishing. The entire wealth of the Boyce family only produced that one drop.”
At this moment, Linley’s spiritual energy was completely focused on the Coiling Dragon Ring.
Inside the Coiling Dragon Ring, there were still two drops of cyan water droplets!
“Water droplets, water droplets? Overgod Power?” Linley felt a bit dazed. Even if he were slow, he could make the connection. “I’m so stupid. A single cyan water droplet could transform my body to the point of withstanding attacks from High God artifacts. Such an abnormal water droplet, what else could it be but Overgod Power?”
His body had improved so much; the energy consumed must have been astonishing.
A single water droplet providing so much energy could only be the legendary ‘Overgod Power’.
“Ah, I’m so foolish. When I first got the Coiling Dragon Ring, I also obtained that damaged soul-defense Overgod Artifact. That was already an Overgod Artifact. Clearly… the previous owner of the Coiling Dragon Ring might have been an Overgod! Since it was an Overgod, these water droplets would naturally be Overgod Power.”
Everything made sense.
Who else but an Overgod would leave three drops of Overgod Power inside the Coiling Dragon Ring upon death?
After all, if it were a High God, they would probably have used up the Overgod Power during a fight. Only to a great Overgod, Overgod Power meant nothing. Since Overgods possessed endless Overgod Power, leaving three drops casually before death was normal.
“I’ve used one drop, and I have these two left. If I sold them, what price would they fetch?” Linley thought casually in his mind. Of course, Linley wasn’t foolish enough to sell them.
A single drop of Overgod Power was priceless!
The accumulated wealth of the Boyce family over countless years, plus a favor Aiken owed the Boyce family, was what allowed Aiken to help refine a single drop of Overgod Power. In reality, for a strong individual like Aiken, a favor was far more valuable than wealth.
Otherwise, even if someone offered immense wealth, Aiken probably wouldn’t refine it.
After all, refining Overgod Power for someone else meant that one day, that drop of Overgod Power might end up in the hands of an enemy.
“The black water droplet is the Power of the Overgod of Destruction. This cyan water droplet should be the Power of the Overgod of Water.” Linley could actually sense the water-attribute aura contained within the cyan water droplet. In the past, Linley had always been curious… what kind of abnormal thing was this, that could make his body so powerful?
Linley had never dared to think it was Overgod Power.
Today, Linley finally understood.
“If I use this Overgod Power with the ‘Mirage Shadow’ technique, how powerful would it be?” Linley pondered in his mind.
The attack power of a technique generally consisted of three parts combined: the artifact, the energy, and the application of law profound mysteries. In fact, if any one of these three parts was abnormal, it would be very strong.
For example, with law profound mysteries, if one reached the Great Perfection realm, they were nearly invincible.
As for energy, if it was Overgod Power, it was naturally terrifying.
As for artifacts, if one had an Overgod Artifact, they could also dominate Hell.
Of course, if one aspect was strong, the other two aspects couldn’t be too weak.
Linley’s artifact was the High God artifact ‘Purple Blood Soft Sword’, his energy was ‘Overgod Power’, and his law profound mysteries had fused two types. Combining the three, it might still be dangerous against a High God of the Great Perfection realm, but he should have a chance against ‘Aliquin’.
However…
That would come at the cost of consuming a drop of Overgod Power.
“Unless absolutely necessary, I must never use it. At the most critical moment, this is a life-saving treasure that can change one’s fate.” Having experienced the brink of life and death before, Linley naturally understood the importance of Overgod Power. This Overgod Power wasn’t for showing off; it was for saving one’s life at a critical moment.
Linley snapped back to clarity and noticed Bebe and Delia both staring at him.
“What are you looking at?” Linley said with a smile. He was in a very good mood now.
No matter who it was, in a place like Hell where danger was everywhere, suddenly possessing an abnormal thing like ‘Overgod Power’ would put anyone in a good mood. This was a true trump card!
“Boss, you were standing there motionless just now, and you were smiling. Did something great happen?” Bebe asked back.
“I was smiling?” Linley couldn’t help but smile even more brightly. When good fortune comes, one is naturally overjoyed.
“Hmm? Did Aliquin give up?” Linley suddenly looked up. Bebe and Delia also listened to the conversation above.
Inside the cave, although Aliquin was unwilling, he finally nodded: “Salomon, rest assured. I, Aliquin, am not so greedy as to still want to seize your Overgod Power now. I believe you’re also reluctant to use it, right?”
Of course, he was reluctant! Once used, it would be gone. This was the entire family’s wealth plus a favor exchanged for it.
“If you force me, there’s no other way,” Salomon said.
“Pulero, open the passage through the volcanic group and let them leave,” Aliquin directly ordered.
The golden kitten in his arms let out a soft meow: “Meow~” Instantly, a huge canyon split open through the entire volcanic group, leading directly to the underground cave. Salomon looked up and saw the already dim sky outside, clearly dusk.
Salomon breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: “At least Aliquin didn’t force me to use this drop of Overgod Power.”
“Nis, let’s go,” Salomon turned to look at Nis.
Nis looked back at the golden lava pool. The golden lava was still churning, emitting astonishing heat. Unable to help herself, Nis shed tears again.
“Don’t look anymore,” Salomon said softly.
“Bebe…” Nis lowered her head to look at the straw hat in her hands, then nodded and said, “Let’s go, Brother!”
Then, Nis and Salomon flew directly upward along the split canyon and disappeared from sight in an instant.
“All that effort for nothing!” Aliquin snorted lowly. He was filled with frustration. He had originally thought the Boyce family’s wealth was within his grasp, only to find that the so-called wealth was a single drop of Overgod Power! It was indeed a treasure, but not easy to take.
He could only watch helplessly as Salomon left.
Inigo suddenly expanded his divine domain, isolating the surrounding sound. Aliquin looked at him in confusion. Inigo said in a low voice, “Lord Aliquin, I know that the one called Bebe is now at the bottom of the liquid golden flame lake. The weapon in Bebe’s hand is a treasure. If we seize it, this time won’t be a loss.”
Although Inigo wasn’t present at the time, everything that happened had been shown to him by Pulero through the projection technique.
Aliquin suddenly understood. No wonder he wanted to isolate the sound—he was worried about Linley and the other two at the bottom of the lake hearing them.
“Bebe’s weapon? That is indeed a heavy treasure,” Aliquin said with a sigh. “That is a weapon that only Beirut can forge… A weapon entirely refined from divine sparks. It is the hardest and sharpest! Its power far exceeds ordinary High God artifacts, only slightly inferior to Overgod Artifacts.”
A divine spark weapon!
Beirut’s trademark. Only Beirut could forge them. Divine sparks were indestructible, and only the God Devourer Rat could digest them. Currently, Bebe could only digest them but couldn’t extract them, but Beirut could. A divine spark weapon was also a sky-high price in Hell!
“But this Bebe, being able to obtain a divine spark weapon from Lord Beirut, must have an extraordinary relationship with him. If we kill him, it would anger Beirut. You should know how terrifying Beirut is,” Aliquin said hesitantly.
Inigo cursed inwardly.
How could he not know how terrifying Beirut was? This suddenly rising Beirut might not be known to some ordinary god-level beings, but some large families and hidden strong individuals knew. If one word could describe Beirut, it was only one—Overwhelming!
Many believed that under the sovereign of the Blood Peak Continent, the strongest was Beirut.
“Lord, I know Lord Beirut is terrifying, but even as powerful as an Overgod, they cannot know the past or future, right? As long as we kill this Bebe and destroy the evidence, how would Beirut know it was us?” Inigo quickly said. “If you’re worried that the divine spark weapon is too conspicuous and might be discovered by Beirut, we can sell it immediately at the Black Sand Castle. Then no one will know who the culprit is. That divine spark weapon would fetch a sky-high price!”