The Underworld, under the ominous glow of a blood moon.
At the planar teleportation array, soldiers of the Main God's army coldly scolded the Saints and lower-tier gods arriving from the material plane.
A common occurrence – a beam from the material plane lit up, bringing a young man in a light blue robe to the Underworld for the first time.
"The essence of death is so potent here…"
Upon arriving, Water System Lin En immediately felt the intense presence of death, realizing this place was ideal for mastering the rules of death, a rival to Hell in terms of sheer killing power.
If his true self in the Saint realm were here, he could likely ascend to a god of death in just half a year!
"Hey, you there, don't just stand around, come over!"
A soldier yelled at Lin En. As he approached, the soldier noticed something, calling out to his peers with a grin, "Look, a mid-tier god has arrived!"
Suddenly, Water System Lin En was the center of attention.
Most arrivals from the material plane were Saints, with a minority being lower-tier gods, and even fewer mid-tier ones. Each of them was a sharp mind.
Lin En replied, "Kindly assist in transporting my water system deity avatar through the planar array. It's more efficient."
Lin En, taken aback by this unexpected scenario, quickly realized that other Main Gods probably had similar thoughts, and the death sovereign must be accustomed to such occurrences.
"Main… Main God!"
The death sovereign, caught off guard, unleashed his Main God power...
"Ah, it's him."
Only Water System Lin En remained standing, a slight smile on his face.
"Hmm?"
"I have come to ask a favor, sir. My water system avatar, being merely mid-tier, came to show respect, worried about causing delays due to its slow speed."
The mountain was enveloped in a tricolor mist – white at the bottom, grey in the middle, and purple at the peak.
Led into a grand hall, vast and pillarless, Lin En saw a black-purple throne at its summit and the red-haired girl sitting on it, looking down with a playful smile, curiosity sparkling in her eyes. She spoke lazily, "We just parted, and you're already back. Are you here about the four beast gods?"
"Guest…"
As Lin En's destiny Main God projection arrived outside the palace, it nodded and smiled towards the interior.
Lin En nervously listed a man and a woman's names, along with other significant relatives, his mother having died early in childbirth, and his father killed in battle.
The mountain was wreathed in three-colored mist, forming natural chains around it.
Meanwhile…
At the planar teleportation array.
The death sovereign laid out his conditions.
Atop the palace's spire was a giant orb, crackling with endless lightning, spreading in all directions.
Lin En remained serene, nonchalantly scanning the area, indifferent to the conversations, finding them irrelevant.
Quickly agreeing, the soldier hurried outside, finding a young man in white robes with black hair, memorizing his features and approaching with a respectful smile, "Main God, please come in."
He intended to teach this individual a lesson.
Lin En had resolved that even without his unexpected Main God power acquisition, once he reached Great Perfection, he would have sought out the death sovereign in the Underworld...
He conveyed this message through direct soul transmission.
Above, the death sovereign's massive face, formed from Main God power, watched Water System Lin En with curiosity.
The soldiers were thunderstruck, their faces etched with fear and despair.
His calm demeanor irritated the soldiers, who despised gods from the material plane acting high and mighty, thinking they could rule the Underworld as they did in their backwaters.
In the sky, the death sovereign's face seemed to smile, his gaze falling on the kneeling Main God army, his voice cold, "To insult a Main God is to court death."
In the great hall, with the destiny Main God's projection gone, Water System Lin En thanked the death sovereign seated on the throne, "Thank you, sir."
The death sovereign spoke with a confident, knowing smile.
A vast purple-black palace, resembling a small mountain, floated hundreds of meters high in mid-air.
Buzzing!
"Just being careful, my lord. After all, I've only recently ascended to Main Godhood. Caution is key!"
Then, the massive face dissolved, transforming into the female avatar of the death sovereign, who swiftly swept up Water System Lin En, changing the surroundings rapidly...
"Hey, did you hear that!"
The soldiers of the Main God army, as well as the newly teleported Saints and gods from the material plane, were visibly shaken, kneeling down, their heads bowed. Seeing the grandeur and hearing 'Main God', they followed suit, kneeling.
"I want to resurrect my parents, and…"
"Why didn't your Main God avatar come personally?"
"Go on, tell me who you wish to resurrect."
Lightning chains hung all the way down to the mountain base, billions of thick chains draped over the mist, each a couple of meters apart.
On the purple-black throne, the beautiful red-haired girl smirked with interest and instructed a black-eyed, silver-haired woman, "Yin Weina, go welcome our guest!"
"Good, good, a clever mid-tier god…"
The tallest mountain in the Underworld, standing a million meters high and spanning tens of thousands of miles.
…
Delighted by this, the death sovereign laughed heartily, clapping her hands, "Looks like I was right!"
Yin Weina tensed up, realizing anyone her master addressed so was no less than a Main God!
"Yes."
Lin En nodded firmly, readily agreeing: "Sure!"
"This is…"
A moment earlier...
Water System Lin En smiled, a mix of embarrassment and shyness in his demeanor. This easygoing conversation, overheard by those kneeling, struck them like shocking news, draining the color from the faces of the soldiers who had earlier chided him.
The death sovereign suddenly detected a familiar soul presence.
Mount Ghoul.
Without warning, a vast amount of the death sovereign's power coalesced, forming a huge, indistinct face, its oppressive aura engulfing the area.
Who could this possibly be!
The giant face then revealed his identity with a single statement.
"I can help you investigate and resurrect your loved ones, but you'll owe me a favor, regardless of whether their souls are intact!"
The ability to converse with a Main God...
Inside the palace.
As the statement was made, the soldiers who had earlier rebuked Lin En dropped lifelessly, their eyes dimming, heads lolling to the ground.
Such a scene, no matter how often seen, retained its intrigue.
Being a Main God now, things were simpler.
Certain endeavors, if possible, must be pursued, or else he wouldn't be at peace with himself.
The notion of owing a favor was a known cost from the beginning.
Lin En never expected assistance without a price.
The death sovereign began her search, eyes closed...