That jolted Richard’s interest.
The power of a god was composed of three aspects–divinity, divine power, and authority or clergy.
Life must first possess divinity to give birth to divine power.
The birth of divinity must ignite the divine fire and temper one’s body. The transformation from a mortal to a god alone could give rise to divine power.
Authority and godhood were both alternative names for rule force.
A god who couldn’t control the power of laws was a demigod, even if they had divinity and divine power.
Demigods who had not reached level 30 wouldn’t usually think about such things.
However, some existences often defied common sense–the divine soul stored in the statue of the ancient god, Renee. That was interesting.
It had yet to reach level 20. But it had already controlled a wisp of the god’s ancient tree’s rotten authority.
Both were existences that had grasped the power of gods in advance.
‘What kind of power could the Great Immortal God bring out?’
That stirred Richard’s curiosity.
The Great Immortal God relaxed a little when he saw Richard’s concern.
He was sparingly unsure now with the previous one.
He feared Richard would not take a fancy to his bargaining chip.
He would scoff in the past.
Would mortals despise the things he bestowed?
He could no longer bring up such boring thoughts before this Human Overlord.
“Hundreds of thousands of years ago, a war of gods that swept across the multiverse erupted… I forcibly participated.”
“In the later stages of the battle of gods, I encountered an enemy about to become a high-level deity. He was the god of rogues.”
“There is no right or wrong in the battle of gods.”
“We’ve engaged in a devastating battle of gods… The battle lasted for ten years.”
“In the end, the god of wanderers joined forces with the gods of the other god systems in the wilderness and broke into my kingdom.”
“The enemy slaughtered me.”
“I eroded the Rogue God’s power. I sealed a part of his power in my body before I died. That was the price.”
“And that part of power contains a part of the Rogue God’s clergy.”
“I must destroy that part of his power if the other party had killed me sternly.”
“The god of rogues naturally wouldn’t surrender to a skeleton… He established this sealed land following my death. He wanted to use the time to my body so that his power would surface again.”
At this point, the Great Immortal God’s tone carried a clue of sarcasm.
“He died anyway, not long after. The idiot didn’t see that coming.”
“This sealed land gradually declined following the death of its master, Rogue God. And I returned.”
“I have preserved the Rogue God’s divine power I sealed in my body in this land.”
“Much of it had dissipated, but the most important authority is the power of laws that you call divine duties… Still here.”
Richard hadn’t expected to find so many secrets.
He returned to his senses. His gaze turned intensely connected, and he couldn’t help it.
This spirit god had given him a bargaining chip he couldn’t refuse.
The Great Immortal God said in a deep voice, “Respected Human Overlord, I can pour this power of authority into the seal stone… The little centaur’s soul power depended on this sealed land.”
“The little centaur will directly inherit this authority when its soul returns to its main body.”
“So… can that satisfy you now?”
Richard calmed down. He said solemnly afterward, “This deal… It’s very fair, but how can you guarantee this would process uninterruptedly?”
“What is my guarantee any harm wouldn’t follow me after you leave?”
“What is my guarantee we wouldn’t become enemies in the future?”
The two sides were now enemies, and the credibility of the transaction was the biggest problem.
Both sides did not trust each other. They were hesitant to participate.
Richard was uncertain if he could kill him despite the ancient god statue in his possession. Endless trouble would be ugly had he abandoned something and fled.
The Great Immortal God had already revealed a portion of his methods. Loreinna couldn’t deal with such a strange method even if she could enter the Shadow Plane.
The Great Immortal God was even more afraid of Richard, who had the power to kill him.
Bet? He could. But what could be the price?
The rules of the world incessantly change. Richard could never have another chance if he couldn’t leave this time.
How could he accept this?
A great future was right before him. The world would be boundless with a single step. He would still be the undying god with supreme authority and rule over billions of undead!
He would gamble even for a single chance of risk.
He had longed for this day for far too long!
The Great Immortal God’s thoughts flew. He slowly said, “Then what do you think?”
“I believe His Majesty should know the rules of the contract…”
Richard looked calmly at the other party.
“A god once signed a contract with me using this rule.”
The Great Immortal God’s soul fire shook again.
His empty eyes stared at him.
He spoke again afterward.
“It seems that you are beyond extraordinary than I imagined.”
The gods had signed a contract with him. The credibility of it would be questionable if one said it to others.
However, the weight of this person’s words was not something ordinary people could compare to.
The ancient god statue that had devoured the power of gods was the best proof.
“Sure, take the oath…”
Richard nodded.
The gray power of the dead surged on the body of the Great Immortal God.
The skeleton’s body emitted boundless divine might.
At the same time, the human skin cloak that seemed to have just been peeled off, with blood vessels still flowing on it, fluttered in the air. That increased the power of the attack tenfold.
“I, Cabreira, the Great Immoral God of the Undead who controls the power of immortality, swear…”
Richard heard a familiar notification after a series of deep vows.
[Ding! The Immortal Lord, Cabreira, has used his soul to initiate an agreement with you under the witness of the rules of the contract. The rules will witness if you agree to the contents of the contract. The power of the rules will destroy the Great Immortal God’s soul, and one cannot revive if he violated.]
A message suddenly appeared in Richard’s mind when the notification sounded.
There were three main points in the contract.
First, the Great Immortal God had agreed with him that for the next 100 years, both parties would not attack or harm each other in any way.
Second, both sides could not invade the other’s territory or divine kingdom for a hundred years. Both could not harm any of the other party’s subordinates.
Third, both sides could not reveal information about the other to anyone, and no matter what, they could not use the troop or send subordinates to join the enemy’s camp for a hundred years.
This contract message was a mental power that both parties could directly sense. There was no possibility of using words to deceive them.
Richard sensed it carefully and confirmed his agreement afterward.
He did not look at it much as for the hundred years of authority.
Who knew what the world would be like in a hundred years?
No one would know whether the Great Immortal God of the Undead existed after a hundred years.
Twilight City would already have the power to face the gods head-on at the unsealing of the contract.
What if there were no contracts at that time?
They signed the contract, and the Great Immortal God felt an uncontrollable joy in his heart.
The time for him to regain his freedom and authority would soon come now that the contract had erased the last trace of uncertainty.
That would be a new life that would arrive after hundreds of thousands of years!
He would step into a higher level this time!
The atmosphere eased up following the signing of the contract.
The two sides went from enemies to collaborators.
The two would no longer be enemies, at least for the next hundred years.
“His Majesty Cabreira, what should we do next?”
The Great Immortal God turned around and looked behind him. His tone was unprecedentedly relaxed.
“I will infuse the power of laws belonging to the Rogue God into the sealing stone.”
“You only need to open the seal stone, and you will be able to unseal it when the time comes…”
One has sealed the power of laws in his body, but it did not come without a price.
It was no exaggeration to say that the energy had become his uttermost burden.
It had even eroded his soul.
His power was incompatible with it. In his current state, the price he had to pay to control that power was not worth it.
He had fallen asleep before because of his desire to strip away that power.
That was why he was so enthusiastic about giving out rule force.
For him, Richard had helped him.
Richard couldn’t know the twists and turns. It was enough that the result was good.
Richard softly said after he mused for a moment.
“There’s an inscription on Emily’s wrist that could open the sealed land.”
“But she has already fallen into a deep sleep…”
The Great Immortal God’s eyes immediately lit up.
“I can’t. Can you bring that centaur here? The process would be much simpler if I had the key…”
He could also retain more power.
Richard nodded and immediately ordered Alves to return with a squadron of stone statues of the dead.
The air fell silent again when the troop left.
Neither side spoke.
The Great Immortal God seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously, “Respected Human Overlord Qingqiu, were you the Grace Mainland Overlord who came to this world less than a year ago?”
Richard laughed. He gestured to the smashed into meat paste unlucky people on the ground.
“Of course. Didn’t those Grace Mainland Lords talk to you about the outside world??”
“That’s why I’m surprised… To grow to such a level in less than a year, perhaps the world has changed even more than I imagined.”
The Great Immortal God of the Undead carried a rare hint of emotion.
Hundreds of thousands of years of slumber were far too long.
Richard thought of the Crimson Moon in the sky and said slowly, “His Majesty, perhaps the changes are not limited to this… You will face a whole new world when you get out.”
He did not have the time to go to Solan City following the rise of the Crimson Moon.
He wondered what Windsor and the old white-haired man from the Red Dragon General Store, who had recovered his demigod powers, were doing now.
Windsor’s goal was to eradicate the gods in the sky.
They could most likely hear from each other again soon.
The rise of the Crimson Moon was only the beginning.
In addition, Vale had also sent news that the ruler of Solan City, the legendary ascetic, wanted to see him.
He didn’t know if this was good or bad.
Richard waited in contemplation for more than an hour before the departed troops returned.
Alves carried the sleeping little centaur and flew steadily under the escort of the stone statues of the dead.
The troop returned with additional soldiers and a hazy lifeform.
The hazy figure stood beside Emily quietly.
The moment the Great Immortal Sovereign saw that figure, the flames of his soul burned.
“Tai Long? The god of deception has become a great enemy!”
He subconsciously turned to Richard, who had come forward to welcome Emily.
‘The respected Human Overlord relied on this god?’
Cabreira didn’t think much of this infamous lower god–the god of deception.
But at this moment, he could only remain silent.
Richard came behind Alves and nodded at the hazy god of deception. He didn’t say a word.
He lowered his head and looked at the still unconscious little centaur.
The joy in his heart dissipated a little.
He bent down and gently held the other party’s wrist. That revealed the golden inscription.
“Your Majesty Cabreira…”
The Great Immortal God, who had already approached, immediately became excited when he saw the inscription.
“The totem of the Rogue God!”
“Yes, this is the key!”
She looked at Emily and said softly, “You don’t have to worry. This little centaur will be fine. She could recover after the key broke the seal and replenished her soul fragments.”
“At that time, she could also control the seal stone and part of the authority of the Rogue God.”
“This is an opportunity.”
The god of rogues had set up many backup plans in this sealed land to hinder her escape.
She would have to pay a heavy price if she forcefully destroyed it.
The nomological power that belonged to rogues in her body would also erupt.
That was why he was so careful. Now that someone carried the power of the Rogue God in her body, it undoubtedly removed his vital restraint.
The god of deception interestingly said, “The rules here are incredibly odd… It was indeed the work of the Rogue God.”
“I have dealt with that fellow before.”
Tai Long looked at the Great Immortal God as he spoke.
“Your Majesty Cabreira, I hope you can keep your promise.”
The Great Immortal God of the Undead nodded.
“I’ve already signed a contract with the Respected Human Overlord Qingqiu. I wouldn’t go against it.”
He said meaningfully, “I didn’t expect Lord Tai Long would stand behind Lord Qingqiu.”
The god of deception smiled and shook his head.
“No, I’m not qualified to support Lord Richard. He is now my protector…”
The soul fire of the Great Immortal God of the Undead, who thought he had seen through Richard’s trump card, trembled when he heard this.
‘The other party was his protector?’
‘This…?’
‘Their relationship was the opposite?’
The yellow sand-shrouded figure became even more mysterious in his heart.
Richard ignored the Great Immortal God of the Undead’s fluctuating emotions. He calmed down and spoke slowly.
“Let’s begin.”
The Great Immortal God of the Undead looked at him deeply. He gestured behind him.
He turned around and left.
Richard glanced at the Deception God.
“Your Excellency Tai Long, please take care of him… Save Emily first in case of sudden danger.”
The situation was enormously delicate, although the Hero Altar could revive her.
He couldn’t guarantee that Emily wouldn’t suffer any damage after the Hero Altar resurrected her.
The god of deception nodded. He looked at the heroic figure before him and felt sparingly emotional.
The Grace Mainland Overlord was always unpredictable.
It was the same in the Tower Plane, in the land of life, and now.
Tai Long thought Richard had summoned him to engage in a battle when he heard the news about the Great Immortal God of the Undead that had appeared in the ascent.
He did not expect Richard to have already controlled the situation before he even arrived.
It would be difficult for him to encounter any more setbacks with the Great Immortal God’s current attitude. It wouldn’t take much effort for him to help take care of the centaur.
The Great Immortal God of the Undead didn’t have more thoughts and was even more so after he saw Deception God.
The god of deception had a bad reputation but still held the divine title of ‘Deception God.’ So it was hard for him not to see through his thoughts.
The relationship between the two sides became harmonious again with external forces to balance the situation.
Richard commanded Alves to follow the Great Immortal God of the Undead on his return to the ancient temple that had not collapsed.
Alves stopped at the entrance and brought Loreinna and the god of deception into the hall. They made a sand bed and dragged the little centaur into the hall.
The Great Immortal God of the Undead pointed at the white bone altar in the center.
“Put down the little centaur on top.”
“She was initially the guardian of this place. All the powers are friendly and dependent on her, so nothing unexpected will happen.”
Richard nodded and slowly placed Emily on top of the white bone altar.
The sealing stone surged boundless energy and was right above Emily’s head.
The golden inscription on her wrist glowed while she lay on the white bone altar.
The surrounding energy instantly surged.
The dense runes on the altar also gradually rippled.
The Great Immortal God of the Undead immediately stepped forward when he saw this.
He pressed the physical arm on the white bone altar.
The energy surged out, although it did not come from him.
Richard heard a notification afterward.
[Ding~ Your subordinate, little centaur Emily has received a unique inheritance and currently controls the power of laws: Wilderness Ruler…]