Chapter 39: Linley's Fury
He had been completely deceived?
"Fake? Lies?"
"Augusta!" Linley felt a nameless rage instantly surge through his chest.
Bastard!
This Augusta had actually deceived him on this matter!
The Overlord of Destruction, Wutred, sneered from the side: "Linley, what kind of person is that Augusta? Don't you know? Domineering, greedy, treacherous, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals. And you actually believed him so easily."
Linley's brow furrowed deeply: "I know all that. But at the time, Ove was present, and I trusted Ove more... However, saying all this now is too late. Lord Wutred, what makes you so certain that Augusta deceived me? If an angel regains freedom, they will definitely have their past life memories?"
These were just the words of the Overlord of Destruction alone; Linley couldn't fully believe them yet.
The Overlord of Destruction, Wutred, said with absolute certainty: "Linley, I'll tell you this. Among the seven Light Sovereigns of the Light God Plane, one of them has defected to my side. So I have a very thorough understanding of the detailed information about angels."
Linley listened silently.
The Overlord of Destruction, Wutred, wore a grave expression: "Angels are born from the Angel Rebirth Pools! Every Angel Rebirth Pool is spiritually linked to a Light Sovereign! Therefore, every angel born from an Angel Rebirth Pool will be under the control of that Light Sovereign."
Linley nodded.
The Overlord of Destruction continued: "Angel Rebirth Pools have different levels. There are only two highest-level Angel Rebirth Pools. Only from these two Angel Rebirth Pools can Twelve-Winged Divine Angels be born. And both of these are controlled by Augusta himself."
"To free your mother, a Twelve-Winged Divine Angel, there are two methods. One is to kill Augusta! Once Augusta dies, the Angel Rebirth Pool becomes ownerless. Those angels' souls will be liberated, and they will naturally regain their freedom."
Linley nodded. He was also aware of this method.
"The second method is to have Augusta sever the spiritual connection with the Angel Rebirth Pool that gave birth to your mother. Once the connection is severed, the Angel Rebirth Pool becomes ownerless. All angels born from this Angel Rebirth Pool will have that thread of spiritual connection dissipate, and they will all be free."
The Overlord of Destruction sneered: "Linley, once he severs the spiritual connection with an Angel Rebirth Pool, it's not just your mother. All angels born from that Angel Rebirth Pool will regain their freedom!"
"Your mother is a Twelve-Winged Divine Angel. And there are only two Rebirth Pools that can give birth to Twelve-Winged Divine Angels. Do you think he would sever the connection to a Twelve-Winged Divine Angel Rebirth Pool just for your mother? That would mean half of all Twelve-Winged Divine Angels would regain their freedom and no longer be under his control!" The Overlord of Destruction scoffed. "If he truly let your mother go free, how could he possibly dispatch one thousand two hundred Twelve-Winged Divine Angels during the Plane Wars?"
Linley understood completely. To free his mother, there was really only one way — to make the Angel Rebirth Pool that gave birth to his mother ownerless.
And making an Angel Rebirth Pool ownerless had only two methods: one was Augusta's death, the other was Augusta voluntarily severing the spiritual connection. Would Augusta be willing to give that up? Giving that up meant giving up all the angels born from that Angel Rebirth Pool.
"Bastard!" Linley couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"Getting angry is useless," Wutred sneered.
But Linley's mind was racing with intense thoughts, a single idea circling repeatedly — kill Augusta, kill him immediately!
"Lord Wutred," Linley quickly said. "When a Sovereign controls an angel, can the Sovereign kill the angel whenever they want?"
"That's not necessarily the case," Wutred shook his head with a laugh. "It depends on where the angel is. If the angel and the Sovereign are in different planes, then the Sovereign cannot kill the angel."
Linley suddenly understood.
It was like a master-servant contract controlling a magical beast. Once the master-servant contract was established, the master could easily make the beast die.
But...
If the master and servant who had established the contract were in different planes, at most they could vaguely sense each other's direction. They couldn't communicate spiritually, nor could the master kill the servant.
Linley and Bebe, if they were in different planes, also couldn't communicate spiritually.
"Whew." Linley breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
On the surface, Linley remained very composed. He bowed and said, "Lord Wutred, I truly must thank you this time. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't know how much longer I would have been kept in the dark."
Linley conversed with the Overlord of Destruction for a while. Shortly after Wutred left, one of Linley's Wind-type Sovereign clones left the Infernal Realm and went to the Netherworld to visit the Overlord of Death. Half a day later, Linley immediately invited Beirut and Azurefire to discuss this matter.
"What did you say!"
Beirut and Azurefire were both shocked and stood up.
"Yes, I was deceived," Linley shook his head and said. "When an angel truly regains their freedom and is no longer under control, they will recover their past life memories."
"Are you sure?" Beirut and Azurefire quickly asked.
"I'm very sure. This news was told to me by Wutred, and just now, my Wind-type Sovereign clone went to the Netherworld to visit the Overlord of Death and personally discussed this matter. The Overlord of Death also personally confirmed the two methods for freeing an angel. And when they regain their freedom, without the Angel Rebirth Pool's suppression and control over their soul, they will naturally recover their past life memories," Linley said in a low voice.
Beirut and Azurefire exchanged a glance, a hint of shock in their eyes.
"Since even the Overlord of Death says so, it seems it's indeed true," Beirut said thoughtfully.
"To think we were deceived," Azurefire frowned slightly.
Being deceived by others was one thing, but the one who deceived Linley was Augusta! Augusta, who had quite a few grudges with them! Whether it was Beirut or Azurefire, they both felt indignant, aggrieved, and full of anger! If Beirut and Azurefire felt this way, Linley felt it even more so!
After all, it was he who had handed over the Four Divine Beasts' blood essence to the other party!
"Linley, what do you plan to do?" Beirut asked. Azurefire also looked at Linley.
"Wait," Linley said in a low voice.
"Wait?" The two were puzzled.
"My father and my mother are going to tour the material planes. I'll act after they leave," Linley said calmly.
"Right, your mother can't be trusted right now," Beirut also nodded.
Linley personally escorted them to the plane teleportation array. Holding the Sovereign tokens Linley had given them, they passed through the plane teleportation array to go to a material plane, beginning their sightseeing trip. They had no idea... that once they left, what a terrifying storm would be unleashed across the planes.
"Father and mother have left." Linley's gaze was cold and deep.
Beirut and Azurefire beside him exchanged a glance.
"Mother is not in the Infernal Realm. Even if Augusta comes to the Infernal Realm, he can't kill her. As for the others in the Sacrificial Mountains... I'll ask you two, Grandpa Beirut, to help. Augusta is billions of miles away; you should be able to protect the Sacrificial Mountains, right?" Linley turned to look at the two.
Beirut couldn't help but laugh: "Haha. Linley, a Sovereign billions of miles away can't even kill a Paragon. Their attack power is very limited. How could Azurefire and I possibly fail to protect the Sacrificial Mountains?"
"Then I'm relieved."
After saying this, Linley flew towards the teleportation array ahead.
"Linley, be careful!" Beirut and Azurefire quickly sent a voice transmission.
"Just wait for news in the Infernal Realm." Linley's figure disappeared into the distant teleportation array.
Azurefire turned to look at Beirut, frowning: "Beirut, I don't know why... but I keep feeling a bit uneasy. Linley going this time... nothing unexpected will happen, right?"
"No," Beirut said firmly. "That Augusta is just a Light Sovereign. His Overgod artifact doesn't match his attribute. No matter how strong he is, how much stronger can he get? As long as he doesn't run into Ove, there won't be a problem. Besides, Linley knows when to advance and when to retreat. Most importantly... his fused divine sense surpasses the divine sense of all Sovereigns."
"En." Azurefire felt a bit more at ease.
With fused divine sense, Linley could detect his enemies, but his enemies wouldn't be aware of Linley's arrival.
Light God Plane.
"Boom!"
A figure instantly streaked across the infinite void. At such speed, even the space of the God Plane began to tremble. A figure in a sky-blue robe, Linley, wore a cold expression, his gaze deep and icy, staring into the distance.
"The Overlord of Fate, Ove, is not here!" Linley's fused divine sense easily detected the current location of the Light Sovereign, Augusta. Augusta was on his luxurious island, enjoying the service of his maidservants. The Overlord of Fate, Ove, whom Linley was wary of, was not there.
Linley's gaze was as sharp as a blade: "On that island, there are only two Light Sovereigns. The other is just a low-level Light Sovereign."
Linley didn't pay the other Sovereign any mind at all.
"Augusta!"
Murderous intent surged within Linley's chest, and his anger burned.
The expectations of the four clan leaders. The clan's grudges. Linley dared not forget them for a single day!
Beirut was forced to hide in the Yulan Plane, not daring to go out.
He had tried to kill Linley, all for the Overgod artifact.
He had even deceived Linley out of the blood essence of his four ancestors.
Augusta's actions clearly showed no intention of easing the enmity with Linley. Similarly, deep in his heart, Linley had never given up on seeking revenge!
Above this luxurious island, a figure suddenly appeared.
"Living the good life, aren't you?" Linley looked down coldly, his right hand suddenly pressing down into the void.
"Rumble..." A terrifying aura of extreme power radiated out, and a giant palm silhouette thousands of miles in size was born out of thin air. This enormous palm silhouette pressed down, instantly causing the heaven and earth below to tremble violently. That lavish island silently turned to powder in an instant.
Immediately, a large number of angels and a large number of women soared into the air.
Two figures hovered in the high sky, precisely the Light Sovereign Augusta and another Light Sovereign.
Augusta's face was full of fury. The moment he saw Linley in the distance, his eyes bulged, and he roared angrily: "Linley, what do you think you're doing!"
"Your island displeased me, so I destroyed it," Linley said indifferently.
It wasn't that Augusta couldn't block that move. In truth, the power of Linley's move wasn't that great; it was mainly wide-ranging, covering thousands of miles. The most important thing was... Linley used his fused divine sense, so Augusta hadn't sensed Linley's approach at all. Linley's sudden palm strike.
By the time Augusta was alerted, the island had already turned to dust.
"My island displeased you?" Augusta's pupils contracted. He realized that Linley had come purely to cause trouble for him. Then Augusta said coldly, "Linley, do you want to fight me?"
"Whoosh!"
Immediately, the surrounding angels and maidservants fled in all directions. Heavens, two Overlord-level powerhouses were about to fight; staying here was suicide.
"Linley is going to fight an Overlord?" The other Light Sovereign, his handsome face showing shock, also quickly retreated.
"Fight you?"
Linley's cold, deep eyes locked onto Augusta. Then, eerily, Linley bared his teeth in a grin.
That grin sent a chill through Augusta's heart.
A sword suddenly appeared in Linley's hand — the Life Overgod Sword. Without hesitation, the Life Overgod Sword had already torn through the void... "Boom!" The surrounding heaven and earth collapsed. Sharp, needle-like energy pierced through space, creating countless spatial tears. An unstoppable, emerald-green sword light was already stabbing towards Augusta.
"Augusta, today is your day of death!"
Linley's cold voice, like a thunderclap, echoed in Augusta's mind.