"If one dies every time one is born, then how did the first member of the Bra tribe come into existence?" Bei Bei said, blinking his eyes.
Lin Lei listened and couldn't help but smile.
"Bei Bei, tell me — how did the first God-Eating Mouse come to be?" Lin Lei asked.
"Uh…" Bei Bei froze for a moment.
"We members of the Bra tribe, and indeed many beings with unique innate gifts, are born naturally within the world," Brele said with a smile. "I was born in the material plane called the 'Nara Plane,' while the three other clansmen I've encountered were born in other planes. Although I know I could sacrifice myself to give birth to a child, I have no such intention for now."
Lin Lei understood.
The rule across countless planes was simple: the more heaven-defying and terrifying a race, the fewer members it had.
Beasts like the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and the other four great divine beasts, or the Netherworld Fruit Tree, the Ruler of Death, the Ruler of Destruction — all of them were probably one of a kind. The Bra tribe, though possessing bizarre and extraordinary innate abilities, could not compare to the God-Eating Mouse or the Neterworld Fruit Tree, and so their numbers were considerably larger. As for the divine beast 'Nessie,' Lin Lei alone had sensed over a hundred with his divine consciousness.
After all, even among divine beasts, there were ranks.
"Haha, who would've thought I'd end up taking a member of the Bra tribe as a emissary this time around," Lin Lei said with a laugh. "And a master of magical arrays at that. All right, let's head out now."
Lin Lei released his Lord God's power and, carrying the whole group, transformed into a streak of earth-yellow light that shot toward the nearest teleportation array.
While Lin Lei and his group were on their way to Hell, the two Low-tier Lord Gods 'Boetticher' and 'Manu' had returned to the Celestial Realm.
In the Celestial Realm, the only structure that floated in the air — the Augustus Garden.
Within this floating garden lived one of the most powerful among the Four Great Rulers of Laws — the 'Ruler of Fate,' Auf!
In the silent garden, Auf sat cross-legged on a patch of grass, his white beard draping down over his chest.
"Lord Auf," Boetticher and Manu approached from one side and bowed respectfully.
"Oh, you're back," Auf said with a smile.
Boetticher and Manu felt a wave of comfort wash through them. Submitting to the 'Ruler of Fate,' Auf, had been the wise choice in their eyes. Auf's strength was tremendous, and on top of that, his attitude toward others was always pleasant. The 'Ruler of Destruction' always wore a cold face, and serving under him was pure suffering.
But the Ruler of Fate? He greeted them with a smile.
Of course they felt comfortable, and their loyalty to Auf only deepened.
"Lord Auf, you sent us to recruit Brele as a Lord God's emissary. When we found out who Brele was and tracked him down, he was actually together with Lin Lei," Boetticher said helplessly. "We asked him to hand Brele over, but Lin Lei refused. We even mentioned your name, Lord Auf, but he paid no attention at all. He even berated the two of us."
The 'Ruler of Fate,' Auf, listened and chuckled. "Let it go. After all, Lin Lei is a Ruler-level figure. It's not strange for him to have a bit of temper."
"Yes."
Boetticher and Manu bowed.
"Very well. There's still nearly a hundred years to go. The Plane War is about to begin," the 'Ruler of Fate,' Auf, rose to his feet and gazed into the distance. "I suppose I should make a trip to the Light Divine Plane."
Hell, Blood峰Peak Continent. Within the territory of the Azure Blue Prefecture.
Whoosh!
A streak of earth-yellow light sliced across the sky and plunged into the Celestial Sacrifice Mountain Range. It moved so fast that many Highgods among the Celestial Sacrifice Mountain Range's inhabitants didn't even notice it pass.
In the Celestial Sacrifice Mountain Range, within Lin Lei's estate.
Lin Lei and his group materialized on the spacious lawn of the estate out of thin air.
"Elder Lin Lei!"
The maids and guards were startled when they saw Lin Lei, then immediately bowed in greeting.
"Haha, Lin Lei, you've been gone quite a while this time," a voice rang out. Belute and Qinghuo appeared simultaneously.
Belute's gaze swept over the seven people behind Lin Lei and Bei Bei — these seven comprised five Lord God emissaries plus the black-robed and white-robed bodies of 'Brele.' As for the legion commander 'William,' once Lin Lei's group had reached the teleportation array, William had stayed behind at the military camp near the array and had not come along.
"So these are the Lord God emissaries you've been looking for?" Belute said with a smile.
"That's right," Lin Lei nodded with a grin. "Of course, finding Lord God emissaries wouldn't normally take this long. The main thing was spending time with Bei Bei, thoroughly touring the three great divine planes."
Qinghuo, standing to the side, couldn't help but remark, "Sounds like you had a pretty relaxing time. By the way, your clones left behind here in the estate — they've all been immersed in cultivation. I wanted to talk to you, but there was no opportunity."
Lin Lei could only smile.
Indeed, among his five clones, only his true body was relaxed and at leisure. The other three Lord God clones and the Fire System divine clone were all deep in cultivation.
"You'll all stay here for now," Lin Lei glanced at the Lord God emissaries behind him, then turned to a nearby maid. "Go arrange accommodations for them, make sure everyone is settled in."
"Yes, Elder," the maid replied respectfully.
The six Lord God emissaries followed the maid to their quarters.
Lin Lei, Belute, and Qinghuo sat down around a table, drinking and chatting.
"Oh, from what you're saying, you've made significant progress in these five hundred-plus years?" Belute asked, surprised.
Lin Lei nodded. "My strength is roughly three times what it used to be."
"Three times!" Belute and Qinghuo were both stunned.
In truth, ever since the four Grand Laws' profound mysteries had begun fusing as a whole, the power of Lin Lei's 'Sword Intent' strike had been steadily increasing.
When fusing different Laws, the difference between fusing three profound mysteries and four was a full hundredfold. A threefold increase for Lin Lei wasn't much by comparison.
But for a Ruler-level figure, a threefold increase in power was already terrifying.