Chương 168: The Purple Thorn God

"Richard, kid, want to come work for me? I'll give you plenty of God's power, and you can collect as many amethyst crystals as you want," Res Crystal tempted.

Richard was stunned.

"I came to seek refuge with the Bauhinia God, not with you."

His strength is no less than Lei Sijing's, so why would he be willing to join this guy?

Leisijing couldn't produce the main artifact he wanted.

As for the power of the Supreme God, although he coveted it, it would be too much of a loss for him to sell himself just for the power of the Supreme God.

Just as Richard was racking his brains trying to figure out how to refuse this guy without offending him, a dignified female voice suddenly rang out.

"Alright, Jingjing, bring him over here. This little guy isn't someone you can tame."

Lei Sijing suddenly became irritable.

"How many times have I told you, don't call me Jingjing?"

Doesn't he have any dignity? A dignified Asura-level expert, if people go out and hear that his nickname is Jingjing, does he still have the dignity of the Purple Crystal King?

"Was that the Supreme God just now?" Richard exclaimed in horror.

"Kid, are you scared now? Have you ever heard of the names of the main gods of Hell?" Resjing said smugly.

"I do know a little about that; it was briefly mentioned in the materials I bought at the Bauhinia Castle."

The Lord of Destruction is the supreme ruler of Hell; the Purple Thorn Continent belongs to the Purple Thorn God.

"This is the Bauhinia Mountains. Could that voice just now have been the voice of the Bauhinia God?" Richard suddenly realized.

"Looks like you're not stupid after all. That's right, that's the Purple Thorn God," Resjing said.

"So what is your relationship with the Bauhinia God?" Richard asked cautiously.

"The Bauhinia Goddess is my mother," Resjing said, glancing at him.

"Let's go, stop dawdling, I'll take you to see the Supreme God," Resjing said, sounding slightly impatient.

I originally wanted to recruit this guy myself, but this guy is really ungrateful and doesn't even look at me.

Well, now that his mother has taken a liking to him, he can forget about it.

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and glared at Richard.

What an ungrateful bastard! If this guy weren't so slippery and impossible to catch, he would have given him a good lesson.

Richard had no time to know what Reese was thinking.

He perked up; this was the supreme deity.

Theoretically, this is the pinnacle of power in the Panlong world, and it cannot even be achieved through normal cultivation.

One can only become a god by refining a godhead. Each of the four major rules and seven major laws has only seven godheads.

Therefore, there can only be a maximum of seventy-seven main gods.

In reality, the number of main gods has never reached seventy-seven, because some main gods have fallen and lost their main godhood, while a few very lucky main gods have obtained a second main godhood and become rare dual-system main gods.

For example, the Fate Master Of and the Light Master Augusta are actually the same person.

For example, after the Four Divine Beasts were killed by Augusta, their corpses were seized by Beirut. Beirut only refined one of the main divine cores, while the other three remained in a state of collection.

Therefore, the main god is never actually at full capacity.

This was also Richard's first time meeting a powerhouse of the level of a chief god, and he had no specific impression of their strength.

He could only brace himself and prepare to run away. If things went wrong, he was ready to flee to the world of other group members.

He wasn't about to let his divine avatar sacrifice itself in vain; that would be a huge loss. He had to run if he could.

At that point, it won't just be the avatar of the god of hell running away; all the other avatars of the god will have to run away. Without the strength to fight against the main god, they will never return.

However, this is only the most extreme case. The main god of Zijing should be relatively easy to get along with, right?

As long as you remain respectful, you should have little problem staying alive.

By now, Richard has a general idea of his timeline. After all, he's in Hell, so getting information is quite easy.

For example, he knew that the ancestor of the Four Divine Beasts family was gone.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan is currently under siege by the Eight Great Clans and has completely withdrawn its clan forces, retreating to the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range in the Azure Palace of the Blood Peak Continent. This is the Four Divine Beasts Clan's lair, meaning that they have lost all their other territories except for their lair.

If it weren't for the protection of Beirut, the lord of Youlan Mansion, the eight great families would have wiped them out long ago at any cost.

There was no way around it; these guys were far too arrogant in the past, relying on the support of four main god ancestors to call themselves the number one family in many god planes.

They were so arrogant that once the Four Divine Beasts died, the entire Four Divine Beasts clan was subjected to a fierce counterattack by the clans they had previously oppressed, resulting in heavy casualties.

The eight families currently relentlessly pursuing and killing the Four Divine Beasts are mostly not native to Hell, but rather moved here from other divine planes. They've abandoned their homelands to come and destroy the Four Divine Beasts, which shows just how deep their hatred is.

Among the information he collected, there was no one named Linley among the experts of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, so the current timeline is after the Four Divine Beasts weakened and before Linley rose to power.

As for the specifics, whether Lin Lei was born or came to hell, we don't know.

However, it would be worthwhile to test whether Reiss, who is nearby, has encountered Linley. It was here that Linley developed the technique of mimicking the innate divine power of the Amethyst Divine Beast—the Amethyst Space—which gave him the strength to fight against the Seven Star Demon and allowed him to rise to prominence.

Before this, Lin Lei had a hard time even dealing with a five-star demon-level high god.

"Resjing, what do you think of the Four Divine Beasts family?" he asked.

"The Four Divine Beasts Clan? What? Did they offend you?" Resjing frowned.

He knew that his mother owed a favor to the ancestor of the Four Divine Beasts family.

"No, I'm just curious how the once number one family in Hell has fallen on such a miserable state," Richard said, shaking his head.

"That's true. You've only been in Hell for less than a hundred years. What could they have done to offend you?" Lei Sijing relaxed his brows.

"There's not much to say about the Four Divine Beasts Clan. They can only blame themselves for being too arrogant. Now that all their ancestors have perished, they have naturally suffered retribution."

"Speaking of which, our family still owes the Four Divine Beasts family a favor, and we'll have to find a chance to repay it later." He continued.

Richard nodded to himself; it seemed Lin Lei hadn't been here yet.

"I see. Looks like you can't be too arrogant when you're out in the world, or you'll end up like the Four Divine Beasts Clan," Richard chimed in.

"That's not entirely true. If you're strong enough, you can be arrogant all you want, and others will have to put up with it. But if you're not strong enough and still dare to be arrogant, then trouble will ensue," Lei Sijing said disapprovingly.

Very good, this speech has a hellish feel to it, perfectly illustrating the law of the jungle.

Soon, Richard saw a woman in a long robe woven from amethyst silk, looking elegant and noble.

This should be the human form of the Zijing God.

She was tall and slender, with skin that was a cool, pale purple, like a crystal.

Her long hair cascaded down to her waist like a purple waterfall, the ends shimmering with tiny crystals; her eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and her pupils were deep purple.

His aura was so overwhelming that even a calm gaze made Richard feel an increase in pressure.

"Greetings, Lord God." Richard bowed.

"No need for formalities. What was that ability you just used? Spatial teleportation?" the Purple Thorn God asked curiously.

Her voice was clear and gentle, yet carried an undeniable divine majesty.

The concept of dimensional teleportation arrays has been studied by all the main gods, since its principles are completely outside the Four Great Rules and Seven Great Laws, so everyone is naturally curious.

But no one has been able to figure out anything useful.

It can only be said that the supreme gods are still too mysterious, and the abilities they use are indeed beyond the comprehension of these main gods.

But now a mere mid-level god has used an ability similar to dimensional teleportation. Although Richard only teleported a short distance, the principle is similar.

If he's powerful enough, wouldn't he be able to travel freely throughout Hell? And if he were even stronger, wouldn't he be able to teleport across dimensions?

"Yes, I have had a keen sense of space since I was a child. Even when I was trying to comprehend the profound mysteries of the laws, I first comprehended the wind space and the dimensional blade."

The more you understand, the deeper you become, and before you know it, you can achieve this level.

"I only realized how rare this ability was after I came to Hell." Richard lied without even blinking.

"I see. Can you teleport people with you?" The Purple Thorn God didn't say whether she believed him or not, but instead asked.

"Sure," Richard replied.

"Alright, take me with you," said the Bauhinia God.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Richard approached the Bauhinia God.

With a thought, he used spatial teleportation and immediately felt the immense resistance from the Purple Thorn God.

"Your Majesty, relax. Do not resist in the slightest. Otherwise, Your Majesty's strength is too great, and I will not be able to teleport you," Richard said.

"Okay, continue." The Bauhinia God said succinctly.

Richard continued teleporting, and this time the Bauhinia God transmitted without any resistance. Richard then teleported the Bauhinia God to the place outside where he had just fought with Reis Crystal.

The Bauhinia God carefully contemplated the feeling of being teleported just now, and realized that it was indeed similar to a dimensional teleportation array.

Richard then teleported her several more times before finally teleporting her back to her secluded place.

"How far can you teleport to?" she asked.

"If I were alone, I could teleport tens of thousands of miles away. If I were with someone like Resjing, I could teleport thousands of miles away. But if I were with you, the Supreme God, I could only teleport a few hundred kilometers at most at a time," Richard honestly confessed.

The Goddess Zijing remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Would you like to be my messenger?"

"Mother?" Lei Sijing was shocked.

Richard's strength is insufficient; he's not even a Hellish Asura-level messenger. It would be a disgrace to the Purple Thorn God if word got out.

"Jingjing, his abilities are special. As for his strength? He'll be ready once he becomes a high-level god."

"He has already achieved his current strength in less than ten thousand years. If you give him another ten thousand years, how far will he grow?" the Purple Thorn God explained.