Linley was a single individual, but he actually possessed two powerful, supreme innate abilities.
“Reisgem’s supreme innate ability. In all the countless planes, he’s the only person I know capable of this.” The Redcliff Lord sighed. “This sort of supreme innate ability that allows him to constantly change the direction of a gravitational pull does indeed make others feel envious. This alone makes it so that virtually no one can surpass him in close-quarters combat.”
Linley nodded slightly.
“I lost. Having lost to two such supreme innate abilities, I have nothing to say.” The Redcliff Lord sighed.
Linley laughed calmly.
He could tell how reluctant to admit it the Redcliff Lord was. But so what if he was reluctant? Innate divine abilities were a part of a person’s power. For example, Bebe… he had fused no profound mysteries at all, but once he unleashed his innate divine ability, ‘Godeater’, how many could resist him?
There was nothing for it. This was an innate ability!
As for Linley, he had two powerful innate abilities. Because he had fused a low amount of profound mysteries, this made it so that… Linley’s potential was tremendous! But as for the Redcliff Lord, he had already tapped out all his potential.
“Redcliff Lord, let’s publicly announce the results.” Linley laughed calmly.
Just now, the conversation between the two of them after the battle came to an end had intentionally been separated from the spectators through Godrealm, so that no one below could hear them.
“Fine.” The Redcliff Lord nodded.
The Redcliff Lord looked down at the countless spectators, then said in an emotionless voice, “This duel is concluded. From today onwards, Linley is the next Lord of this region.” After speaking… he transformed into a black blur, streaking towards the west. Clearly, he was going to leave the Redcliff region.
Silence!
The countless spectators below instantly fell silent… and then erupted into a cacophony of cheers and chatter. Actually, when they saw Linley’s sword stab through the Redcliff Lord’s forehead, they had already expected this. Now that the Redcliff Lord had openly announced it, the results became confirmed.
“Linley!” someone cheered jubilantly.
“LINLEY!” The cheer seemed to be infectious, and the countless people below all began to cheer in celebration. They all knew…
Yet another miracle had occurred!
Having defeated the previous Redcliff Lord, a new Redcliff Lord, Linley, was born!
“Swoosh!” Bebe flew into the skies.
He flew to Linley’s side, excitedly looking at Linley. “Boss, you succeeded! Haha! A Lord of Tartarus. That’s someone on the same level as a Purgatory Commander or a Lord Prefect of the Infernal Realm.” Linley stared down at the scene of the countless thronging, celebrating masses. He couldn’t help but have a feeling as though he was apart from the rest of the world.
He still remembered how…
When he just entered the Infernal Realm, he had hidden within the Black Dragon tribe.
How nerve-wracking the Fiend trials had been.
It seemed as though, in the blink of an eye, he had somehow become a Lord of Tartarus!
“Bebe, we are finally qualified to enter the Planar Battlefield.” Linley laughed.
“Right.” Bebe laughed happily as well.
Linley and Bebe, these two brothers, were currently high in midair chatting. They didn’t notice whatsoever that an old, familiar face was currently amongst the countless thronging masses below them.
A man dressed in a white robe, with long, unbound black hair, and a pair of scarlet eyebrows!
He was smiling as he looked at Linley and Bebe in the air. This person, amazingly, was the supreme expert who had provided guidance to Linley when Linley was young… Bluefire!
“It seems Beirut was worried over nothing. Linley’s power is even greater than I had imagined. There’s no need for me to remain here… oh, and the Planar Wars are currently proceeding. I need to come up with a way to enter the Planar Battlefield and watch.” Bluefire immediately turned and left.
His body was very real, but when he walked away, it seemed to become like a mirage.
In the blink of an eye, he easily traversed the massive, dense crowd of a hundred million Deities. When he exited the crowd, his body seemed to transform into a blurry, fiery illusion. Transforming into a red flash of light later, he disappeared into the horizon.
In terms of speed alone…
He was, amazingly enough, even faster than the former ‘Redcliff Lord’, who had shocked Linley with his speed.
From today onwards, the estate of the Redcliff Lord was now Linley’s estate.
“Your Lordship,” Ganmoly said respectfully. Ganmoly now had the feeling as though there truly was no such thing as permanence in this world; not long ago, he was leading Linley to pay his respects to the former Redcliff Lord, but in the blink of an eye… Linley had become the current Redcliff Lord. But of course, he knew… that Linley was actually an Elder of the Azure Dragon clan.
Linley glanced at Ganmoly, then said, “Ganmoly, I wish to ask you something. If I wish to enter the Planar Battlefield, do I need to bring any proof of my status?”
“No need.” Ganmoly laughed immediately. “Your Lordship, don’t worry. Once a person defeats the previous Lord and replaces him, the news will, within a single day, become known throughout the various estates of the Lords of Tartarus. At the same time, information regarding you will also spread to Flamebone Mountain.”
Linley nodded slightly.
“All you need to do is head over there, your Lordship. They will naturally recognize you, your Lordship. At most… your Lordship, you might just simply reveal that legendary sword of yours, which can become invisible.” Ganmoly laughed.
“A single day?” Linley nodded slightly.
“Bebe.” Linley turned to look.
“Eh?” Bebe was currently seated on a distant chair, chomping on some of the fruit that was local to the Netherworld. “What is it, Boss?”
“In a day, Flamebone Mountain will have my information. Tell me, when should we head out?” Linley laughed.
“A day?” Bebe immediately leapt to his feet. “Damn, flying over to Flamebone Mountain takes a long period of time as well. Boss, let’s hurry up and head out right away!”
“Right away?” Linley was stunned, but then he laughed.
Ganmoly was rather surprised as well.
“Right.” Bebe suddenly turned to stare at Ganmoly, then instructed, “Ganmoly, these fruits aren’t bad. Prepare some extras and bring them over. I plan to eat them on the way.”
“Uh… yes!” Ganmoly acknowledged.
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FOUR BADGE COLORS
Flamebone Mountain. The entire mountain swirled with flame.
Two blurs streaked through the horizon, pausing in the air above Flamebone Mountain. It was Linley and Bebe.
“Crunch!” Bebe viciously bit into a fruit, lowering his head to stare down at the mountain peak below. “Boss, last time we came to this place, we were blocked by those guards. It was because we weren’t Lord Prefects or Lords of Tartarus. It’s only been two or three months, right? Boss, you are a Tartarus Lord now. I wonder what sort of looks those guards will have on their faces.”
As he spoke, he casually tossed the core of the already-eaten fruit off to one side.
“Let’s go.” Laughing calmly, Linley flew into the skies, with Bebe following behind.
Atop the mountain peak, there was a completely pitch-black, ancient-looking castle. It, too, was wreathed in flames. There were still many guards patrolling outside, and at the front gate, there were more than ten people, divided into two lines, standing there. Upon seeing Linley and Bebe, one of the black-armored guards stepped forward slightly. “Eh? Them again?”
This black-armored guard, amazingly, was the guard who had received Linley last time.
It had only been a few months, af
ter all. The guards here were very rarely changed.
“Hey, why did you two run over here again?” the black-armored guard couldn’t help but frown as he spoke. “Last time, I told you two already. We can only open the interspatial gate for the Lords of Tartarus or Lord Prefects.”
Linley and Bebe landed.
“Boss, these guards don’t seem to know your status,” Bebe said, puzzled. “Didn’t that guy say that in one day, your information would spread to Flamebone Mountain? Why don’t these guards know? We spent quite a few days flying from Flamebone Mountain to this place. Boss, your information should have arrived here long ago.”
Linley glanced at the guards, then laughed calmly. “Information regarding me should have made its way to the high-level members of Flamebone Mountain, but these ordinary soldiers haven’t gotten the word yet.” Linley didn’t want to waste words with these ordinary guards, and so he immediately strode forward. His sudden movement forward naturally caused these guards to all feel surprised.
“Halt!” More than ten guards stared at Linley.
“The two of you, this is no ordinary place. You can’t just barge in. We aren’t able to stop you, but you don’t dare offend the Sovereign either, right?” The leader of the black-armored guards stared at Linley and Bebe with his blue eyes. Last time, they already learned of Linley and Bebe’s power, and so they didn’t dare to act too wildly.
“I am the Redcliff Lord,” Linley said calmly.
“Eh?”
The ten plus black-armored guards were instantly stupefied.
“You must be joking.” The black-armored guard couldn’t believe it. Laughing, he looked at Linley. “It’s only been a few months.”
First, a hundred victories in the arena. Then, the challenge to a Lord of Tartarus… resulting in victory! All in just a few months? This sort of speed was far too fast. The black-armored guards didn’t dare to believe it.
“Stop wasting words,” Bebe shouted impatiently. “If my Boss tells you that he is, then he is! Hurry up and find your leader. He will definitely know the news regarding the new Redcliff Lord, Linley.”
“Eh?”
The black-armored guards looked at each other, then studied the looks on Linley and Bebe’s faces carefully.
“Captain, they seem to be telling the truth,” the black-armored guards whispered to each other secretly through divine sense.
“But it’s only been a few months. This is too wild.”
Although the black-armored guards all felt it was crazy, the leading black-armored guard still said, “Fine, I’ll go make the inquiries. Please wait here, the two of you.” After speaking, the black-armored guard immediately flew into the depths of the castle, while Linley and Bebe waited patiently outside.
The remaining black-armored guards continued to stare at Linley and Bebe in surprise.
These black-armored guards clearly didn’t dare believe it.
Quite a while later…
“Redcliff Lord, Redcliff Lord!” a deep voice rang out. Linley and Bebe turned to look, only to see a muscular, blue-armored man who was slightly taller than even Linley stride out with big steps. The black-armored guard behind him stared at Linley in amazement. The blue-armored man’s gaze fell directly upon Linley, and his eyes immediately lit up.
“Redcliff Lord, we just received word not long ago, and we weren’t in a hurry to pass it down. Who would have imagined that you would come here so quickly, Redcliff Lord?” the blue-armored man chortled as he spoke. “Oh, let me introduce myself. I am Dilas!”
“Linley.” Linley laughed in acknowledgment.
Hearing Linley report his name, the muscular, blue-armored man nodded and laughed, “Given that we received information regarding you already, we are certain of your status, especially upon seeing this youth by your side. However, your Lordship, please still provide some small bit of proof for us. You can either Dragonform or show off that invisible, godly sword you possess.”
Linley just stretched out his right hand.
Azure-golden scales instantly covered his hand.
“That’s more than enough.” The muscular, blue-armored man laughed. “Please pardon us. We do indeed need to be cautious. Let me lead the way, your Lordship. Please follow me.”
Linley and Bebe followed this muscular, blue-armored man inwards.
Bebe turned his head to glance sideways at the black-armored guards, intentionally letting out a sniff.
“He really is a Lord of Tartarus!” The leader of the black-armored guards rubbed his nose, sighing in disbelief. “How long has it been? Last time, we waved them off, but in the blink of an eye, he’s a Lord of Tartarus.”
“Lord Linley is fairly good-tempered. If it was the likes of the Flamebone Lord, Captain, and you dared to be so disrespectful, you most likely would have been killed in a fit of anger.” The nearby black-armored guards smirked and laughed. Although… this castle belonged to the Sovereign, the normal affairs of the castle were carried out by a Sovereign’s Emissary.
The Sovereign’s Emissary was the one who arranged for these guards to be present. If a Lord of Tartarus killed a petty guard, would the Sovereign’s Emissary get into a dispute with a Lord of Tartarus, for the sake of the petty guard?
“When I think about it, it is rather frightening. Still, I continue to feel as though I’m in a dream.” The black-armored guard couldn’t help but look towards the direction in which Linley and Bebe had just walked, shaking his head and sighing.
Linley and Bebe, under the guidance of the blue-armored Dilas, continued to advance down a wide corridor. This wide corridor actually slowly went deeper into the ground. Although it went downwards, it was still wide enough for more than ten people to traverse simultaneously, and was at least ten meters high.
Only, given that they were underground, it was rather dark.
“The interspatial gate was built in the heart of the Flamebone Mountain,” the muscular ‘Dilas’ walked while laughing and explaining. “The Planar Battlefield is connected to the Seven Divine Planes and the Four Higher Realms. In total, there are eleven interspatial gates. According to legend… this great work was completed by the four Overgods working in unison.”
“In unison?” Linley said, amazed.
Indeed, only the likes of an Overgod could construct interspatial gates of this level. However, Linley hadn’t imagined that the four Overgods actually joined forces for it.
“Hehe, your Lordship, that’s just what I’ve heard.” Dilas chortled.
“Overgods… Overgods… they are so powerful, but I’ve never seen one,” Bebe muttered.
Dilas just said with a laugh, “Never seen one? The Overgods are always around you.”
“Oh?” Bebe stared.
“We are always surrounded by and live within the Laws and the Edicts. The four Overgods are the embodiment of the four great Edicts. Naturally, they are always by your side,” Dilas said with a smile, and then he glanced towards the front. “Oh, we’re almost there! The interspatial gate is just up ahead. His Lordship is there awaiting you two.”
Linley looked forward. He could faintly sense a unique aura from up ahead.
At the end of the corridor was an extremely wide, heavily guarded chamber. In the center of the chamber, there was a black pool that was around ten meters in diameter. In the center of the pool, there was a ‘gate’ that was five meters long and ten meters high. This gate stood there in the center of the pool, emanating a black light. Linley could sense that the unique aura was coming from within it.
“Lord Linley,” a voice rang out.
Linley turned and saw that in the left side of the hall, there was a silver-haired elder as well as a group of blue-armored guards.
The silver-haired elder smiled as he walked over. “We just saw the news regarding you not long ago, Lord Linley. So you are a member of the Azure Dragon clan. I am old friends with Patriarch Gislason of your Azure Dragon clan. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Gallen!”
“Mr. Galle
n.” Linley smiled. “I wish to enter the Planar Battlefield. I’m not sure what I need to do?”
“This is simple.” The silver-haired elder made a pair of palm-sized badges appear in his hand. These two badges emanated a black aura, but although both were covered with black light, they were made from different materials. One was made from a completely blood-red material, while the other was made from a completely black material. “Of the two badges, the blood-red one represents a ‘commander’, while this black one represents an ordinary soldier! At the same time… it also represents that you two belong to the side of ‘Darkness’ in this battle.”
As he spoke, he delivered the two badges, which flew to Linley and Bebe.
Linley accepted the blood-red badge, while Bebe accepted the black one.
“Please bind them and take them into your body,” the silver-haired elder laughed calmly as he spoke. “After you enter the Planar Battlefield, if you encounter someone on the same side, once you draw near, you’ll be able to sense each other’s badge’s aura.”
Linley laughed. This was the same concept as the badges of the Four Divine Beasts clan.
Linley and Bebe immediately bound the badges by blood and took them into their bodies.
“The two of you, the stone tablet over here has some information regarding military merits carved into it. Please take a look.” The silver-haired elder pointed to a nearby stone tablet that was erect against the wall, roughly one meter wide and three meters tall.
“Military merits?”
Linley and Bebe’s eyes lit up. This time, Linley had come especially for the sake of accumulating military merits. He immediately walked to the stone tablet, looking through it carefully.
The information on the stone tablet was quite simple, but upon seeing it, Linley took a deep breath.
“How brutal,” Linley said to himself.
The rules of the Planar Wars…
Each war was divided into two sides. One side’s commanders would have red badges, with the soldiers having black badges. The other side’s commanders would have gold badges, with the soldiers having white badges. To become a commander, one had to be a Tartarus Lord, a Lord Prefect, an Asura, or someone on the same level. As for soldiers… they had to be Highgods.
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