Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

The girl's long, iridescent hair swayed in the strong wind, and her slender figure raised her hands high, like a goddess enveloping the area.

As he watched this scene, Axel's pupils contracted to their maximum size, and the shock he felt made his body go numb.

A soul seed that has been upgraded seven times.

He had initially thought that the girl before him was merely a beautiful attendant, but now it seemed he was clearly wrong.

In this world, a soul seed that has ascended seven times is the ultimate monster that no one wants to see.

Because they can not only peer into souls and possess the terrifying ability to alter the consciousness of others, but most importantly, most of them are extremely pathological.

Souls and gods are all mentally ill; 90% of people understand this.

But now, Rhodes commands this soul seed so easily, even making her call him "commander" or something like that.

crazy.

What's wrong with this world?

That makes sense. If Rhodes and his team didn't have some strength, how could they possibly find the witch and eradicate this malignant tumor in their place?

But this still struck him as incredible. Rhodes was merely the heir to the Melanie Empire, not the absolute future emperor. For a soul god who had ascended seven times to follow him was entirely due to his own abilities...

He eventually fell silent, unwilling to think further, and simply waited quietly for the outcome.

With a flick of her finger, Shirley pulled all the tentacles, along with their blackened roots, from the heads of all the corrupted soldiers.

This dark pollution merged together and was trapped by Shirley inside a transparent glass sphere.

A powerful resentment was frantically repelling Shirley's transparent glass sphere, flashing with a violent light and twisting into a monstrous face—

"Sir, this is a fusion of resentment extracted from a soul. Do you want to kill it, or keep it for use?"

"Can it be stored away?"

"Of course." With a gentle twist of her wrist, Xia Li completely controlled the transparent glass ball in the sky, which then slowly rolled into her fair hand, where she held it lightly.

She gently placed the glass ball into her pocket, her eyes continuing to gaze at the tents of the military camp.

This is a magnificent and exhilarating scene.

Because the soldiers, who had just been paralyzed by the pressure of the seventh upgrade, had finally caught their breath and were staring at her in shock.

Thousands, tens of thousands of people, with worshipful eyes, were watching her, watching Rhodes.

Ok.

Xia Li is very satisfied.

She loves seeing people staring at her in awe.

This is because it signifies that one's strength has been recognized by others, and it also proves that they are all weaker than oneself.

Moreover, she and her superior look very well-matched and appropriate together, don't they?

She really wanted to go down and grab someone to ask them those questions, but she restrained herself.

Because she knew there were more important things to do.

Satisfied, she placed her hands on her hips, her gaze not immediately turning away to seek praise from Rhodes, but instead fixed on the person mingling among the crowd in the military camp—

This person was dressed in a soldier's uniform, had the build of a normal adult, had jet-black hair that was messy and long, and a cold and arrogant expression, and did not appear to be powerful.

But the moment Shirley's gaze fell upon him, he instantly drew his longsword.

The long sword in his hand was like a toy, constantly being swung and spun, finally settling at his fingertips with a faint ringing sound.

“One of the Dragon Leaders, Scott.” Shirley pointed at him, her tone flippant.

“It’s me.” Scott stepped out from the crowd and walked towards Shirley. “I never expected that the leader who accompanied us abroad was actually an imperial spy.”

"Please, it's not a good thing for you to be a spy for the Dragon God Empire and infiltrate the Linlank Empire, is it?"

“We’re about the same,” Scott said coolly. “But I still want to ask, may I leave?”

Scott isn't stupid.

As a powerhouse who had been promoted seven times, he naturally knew that the powerhouse that Xia Li was disguised as was far stronger than him.

If Shirley could kill the original owner of that skin silently under such circumstances, then it goes without saying that he could do it too.

If he were to truly confront Shirley, he would undoubtedly lose.

Even without considering anyone else, including the Imperial Admiral beside her, and... Rod Chivenlance.

The strong will only follow the stronger.

This principle will forever be etched in his heart.

Therefore, no matter how weak Rhodes's strength was, as long as Rhodes stood in front of him now, he believed that Rhodes was the real terrifying monster—like a man wearing a human skin but with a twisted demon inside, making him tremble with fear.

At this moment, this very being, whom he considered a monster, stood calmly in place and spoke—

"Your God is caught in the contradiction of wisdom."

"So He gave you the wrong instructions to kill me."

Scott's fingers gripping the longsword trembled for a moment, and his eyes narrowed.

"Rhodes, I don't understand."

"Do you want to live, Scott?"

"of course."

"But once you survive, you will be ordered to try to unite with the witch and those spies to kill me."

"You may not have realized it, but I actually want you to live. You are a follower of the Dragon God, and the Dragon God and I are essentially in a cooperative relationship. I also do not want Him to see too many of His people die after His resurrection."

"Cooperate? You must be joking. We, the Supreme Beings, simply issued the order to kill you. How could we possibly cooperate with you?"

"The Dragon God has never stooped to assassination. Don't you understand that?"

"..."

These words sent a chill down Scott's spine.

Because Rod is right.

Dragon Goddess Sylvia, the representative of [War], has never deigned to engage in such foolish acts as [Assassination], which is something only the realm of the Necromancer God would ever do.

Moreover, their empire is invincible and unbeatable, so why would they need to assassinate someone?

Moreover, the oracle itself was extremely strange, without any other signals or explanation of the reason for killing Rhodes and the others; it simply gave the simple yet distorted signal that they "must be killed."

Simple...

It sounds like the voice of a puppet.

They understand this, and they know where the problem lies.

But they also understood that all they needed to do was to firmly believe what the gods said.

It's impossible for the Dragon God Sylvia to be harmed. As the most powerful being in the world, no one can affect her.

...

...

But now, the false trust has been torn apart.

"What exactly do you mean, Rhodes?"

“Scott, I won’t kill you. In three days, the true Dragon God will be resurrected, and then He will withdraw this foolish dream oracle.”

"If you people from the Dragon God Empire behave yourselves for the next three days and don't cause us any trouble, then I will let you go and spare your life."

"..."

Scott fell silent.

Time passed between them, and Scott's mind was in a state of turmoil.

From the time he was arrested to these inexplicable events, he was completely unable to make sense of it.

What will happen in three days? And why would Rhodes really let him go? Is it really because he has a cooperative relationship with the Supreme Being?

Can a human being have a relationship with a god?

Don't be ridiculous. How dare a mere human be compared to the Supreme Being?

No matter what, even if he doesn't believe in anyone else, he must believe in the gods.

Even if the divine pronouncements were indeed flawed, they were still more persuasive than those of someone who tried to convince him with a few words.

"I'm sorry, I can't do that—"

thump—

His words had not yet finished.

The tidal power belonging to the Soul God Seed surged forth instantly, locking his body in place—

A huge coffin materialized behind him, like a demonic seal climbing out of hell, and instantly extended countless iron chains to shackle his hands, feet, and neck;

Furthermore, under the effect of this seal, a light blue starlight appeared beneath his feet, and countless ice threads, like fungi, flickered and rose up, beginning to devour him step by step.

At that moment, Scott realized that he had fallen into a trap from the very beginning.

The conversation on the other end wasn't a discussion at all; they just wanted to execute him in the most covert way possible!

His eyes blazed with extreme fury, but under the combined might of two beings who had ascended to the seventh level and were even more powerful than him, he was utterly powerless to resist.

The mycelium was spreading wildly, and he struggled desperately, pounding on everything around him.

"Damn it, damn it! Rod Chivenlance, you're despicable!"

He roared and howled, until his consciousness blurred and his vision was obscured by mycelium—

The last breath finally dissipated.

Scott, promoted seven times, died here suddenly.

Chapter 181 Wouldn't it be a loss if he died without ever doing *that*?

"An Eternal Sage just died like that." Shirley placed her hand on her forehead and looked at [Scott], who had turned into a blue crystal, and sighed with slight surprise, "What a terrifying skill."