Chapter 703: Plunder
Destiny's Dominion · 第七零三章 掠夺
After meeting 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen, Li Mochen frowned deeply, his mind heavy with worries.
Zhuanxu understood him: 'Are you worried that this Mother of the Stars might be involved with Tzeentch, or part of its scheme?'
'I do have such concerns. It all feels too coincidental, too fortunate. Just as I resolved the threats from Slaanesh and Khorne, someone extends a helping hand. Radwen's two grand legions should be equivalent to twenty angel legions, right? And this mass of stellar source matter is also considerable.'
Li Mochen's brow furrowed into a '川' shape: 'Brother, am I being too paranoid?'
Now he not only suspected that the stellar source matter Radwen had gifted him might be problematic, but he also felt uneasy about the stellar source matter to be auctioned at Radwen's auction.
If not for the item he had picked up earlier using the Wishing Tower, he would have left now to seek another method.
'One of Radwen's grand legions can equal twelve angel legions.'
Zhuanxu first corrected him, then smiled bitterly: 'I don't think you're being paranoid, Brother. In fact, I also suspect she might have ulterior motives. As for this mass of stellar source matter, if Radwen's stellar laws have indeed touched the edge of creation, then it is very possible that she has tampered with the source matter.'
'I understand.'
Li Mochen's scalp tingled. The earlier joy of obtaining the stellar source matter had vanished. It wasn't about the source matter itself, but the fact that if 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen truly bore him ill will, she would be an extremely dangerous enemy.
Any existence whose divine authority approaches creation is formidable. Even if this being lost her god-over-god rank upon entering the Bright World, she could still ignore the suppression of the law net and unleash immense power. This is because she has long since not merely aligned with heaven's will; she can create her own heaven's will.
'This is why I don't know whether telling you about Tzeentch was right or wrong.'
Zhuanxu sighed softly, then continued to warn: 'Brother, you must not only be vigilant about the present; you must also be careful of the past. If Tzeentch is interested in the Dark World, it wouldn't have only started scheming now. Moreover—'
He turned back to look at 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen's divine domain: 'I sensed danger just now. Unfortunately, someone harbored murderous intent toward you.'
It did not originate from 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen herself, but was undoubtedly from one of those present.
'I sensed it too. That person acted with impunity, making no attempt to conceal it.'
Li Mochen recalled the situation earlier, a cold sneer appearing in his eyes: 'If they really plan to do something, I'll make them regret it.'
Although he didn't know why 'Mother of the Stars' turned a blind eye to the hostility shown toward him, even if 'Mother of the Stars' herself harbored murderous intent, Li Mochen was not afraid.
In Li Mochen's view, the metal gloves he had obtained were his true fortune, the result of his profound luck.
If he could repair them, the predicament he faced should be easily resolved. This would be easy; just a few days of nurturing with divine power would restore them to their original state. The rune arrays inside the gloves were undamaged.
As for the reliability of this item—Li Mochen wasn't even born two hundred years ago. He believed that no matter how wise and far-sighted the 'Lord of Hope' or 'Pure Treasure Heavenly Lord' might be, they couldn't have schemed this far ahead.
Moreover, if, as Zhuanxu said, the 'Divine Sky Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda' was avoiding Tzeentch, then this artifact could not have stayed in the Primordial Dome World and would not have chosen him.
Li Mochen would also trace back through time regarding this matter to completely eliminate all possible hidden dangers.
Just as the two were conversing, a burly figure flew out from 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen's temple.
The man had a square face and red hair. He cast a cold glance at Li Mochen, then looked at Zhuanxu: 'So, the Pangu Pantheon has decided to intervene and support this Lord of Fate, is that right?'
Zhuanxu's expression was calm: 'Your Majesty Wiltonstein is gifted with brilliance and profound fortune; he doesn't need others' support. Moreover, the Four Chaos Gods are a common threat to all living beings across the myriad worlds. I have an inescapable and unavoidable responsibility to the Bright World.'
'Well said, watertight. But you and I both know what's really going on.'
The man sneered, then looked at Li Mochen again, his eyes still filled with undisguised murderous intent: 'I hope he can fulfill your wishes and be worthy of your investment.'
With that, he flew away directly, leaving Radwen's divine domain.
After that, King of Gods Lamur arrived. He smiled bitterly: 'Please forgive him. He is not a subordinate of the Divine Lord; his words and actions do not represent the Divine Lord's intentions.'
Zhuanxu chuckled: 'I just recalled who he is. He should be the trade representative sent by the Terra Empire to your exchange, the ancient god named Cachino from Terra, right?'
'That's him.'
Lamur looked helpless: 'In the war 2,700 years ago, we fought against the Terra Empire's army and eventually repelled them. But as everyone knows, it was a pyrrhic victory. Our pre-war thirty grand legions were reduced to seventeen. Thus, we were forced to accept the treaty proposed by the Terra Empire, allowing them to supervise all trade at our exchange and give them a five percent cut.'
Lamur then became serious: 'You two must be careful recently, even within the exchange. I think he has already formed murderous intent. Behind him is the great lord of the Terra Empire, the empire's elder 'King John', one of the ten most powerful Terra lords. Cachino once campaigned with him until he retired from King John's legion after a severe injury. This man is deeply trusted by King John and can mobilize considerable forces.'
Li Mochen exchanged a glance with Zhuanxu; both looked somewhat grim.
The strength of the Terra Empire lies not only in its Emperor and twenty princes but also in its numerous lords. Especially those at the top, who almost all hold the rank of god-over-god in their own territories and command powerful pantheons.
This 'King John' is not the most powerful in personal strength within the Terra Empire; he doesn't even have a direct fief. 'King John' is his title.
But he controls nearly sixty percent of the Terra Empire's trade, using soul coins to recruit many kings of gods to serve him. In terms of manpower and influence, he can rank first among all empire lords.
If what Lamur said is true, then the situation indeed needs to be escalated.
'Moreover,' Lamur hesitated slightly, 'there have been rumors in this region recently that you possess a divine artifact called the 'Wishing Tower'. It can not only suppress one's fortune but also make the owner's wishes come true. And its owner is a law king of gods who has only recently reached the 18th rank of ancient godhood.'
Li Mochen showed little reaction this time; he had already heard about this from Zhuanxu.
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Three days later, in a manor at the top of Radwen's Exchange, Li Mochen put on a pair of brand-new metal gloves and carefully observed the exquisite rune arrays inside.
This was a form of rune array completely different from the magic rune arrays of the Bright World or the immortal rune arrays Li Mochen knew. It consisted of rings of runes, one within another, forming an exquisitely beautiful, breathtaking three-dimensional formation.
Its abilities were also very powerful: Truth 'Protection', Truth 'Enhancement', and Truth 'Origin'—a protective divine authority, and two extremely powerful auxiliary divine authorities.
Besides these, the metal gloves had several other abilities, but most overlapped with his existing mythical armaments.
Having too many divine artifacts is not necessarily better; if abilities overlap or conflict, the effect may decrease rather than increase. Fortunately, Li Mochen had always been careful about ability coordination. Even with these gloves, there would be no significant mutual weakening of mythical armaments, and any loss would be minor.
Because of this artifact, Li Mochen took no preventive measures against the trade representative's hostility.
Among the three truth divine authorities of these gloves, the protection authority was the least useful to him. But Truth 'Enhancement' and Truth 'Origin' were like wings added to a tiger for Li Mochen.
You see, the Lord of Radiance and Gaia, who possess the powers of 'Truth' and 'Origin', can enhance all their divine authorities by half a rank. This makes them stand out among all kings of gods, with their power exceeding that of Zeus and Odin by half a rank.
Now, he could have a Truth 'Origin' with the same effect, and an 'Enhancement' slightly inferior in effect. The former only affects divine authorities, while the latter can also enhance mythical armaments and even be used on a large scale in battle.
Li Mochen's 'Time' and 'Fate' were already top-tier, supreme divine authorities. Enhancing and amplifying them was truly worth anticipating.
Afterward, Li Mochen took out the mass of stellar source matter gifted by Radwen and used his 'True Dragon Vision' and 'Titan's Eye' to observe it carefully.
To resist chaos contamination, Li Mochen had not only raised 'Insight' to the pseudo-truth rank but also elevated the similar divine authority 'Identification' to the ultimate level.
Unfortunately, over the past five years, due to the pressure of enemies on all sides, he had to devote more energy and merit to his practical combat abilities. Thus, he had not been able to raise 'Insight', 'Identification', 'Sanctity', 'Purification', and 'Soul'—powers that could resist chaos—to his ideal truth rank, leaving a huge hidden danger.
Although these five divine authorities are not very powerful, they are surprisingly difficult to elevate. The difficulty is no less than that of upper-level divine authorities like Stars, Thunder, and Fire, requiring a very deep understanding of the world's essence.
In fact, 'Insight', 'Purification', and 'Soul' are upper-level divine authorities, but their power cannot be directly applied in combat.
Thus, even though Li Mochen now holds the 'Law Tablet', his progress in this area remains frustratingly slow.
In his first observation, Li Mochen detected nothing unusual. His 'Stars' divine authority had also reached the pseudo-truth rank, giving him a profound understanding of stars.
But Radwen's authority touches creation, far surpassing his. Leaving an undetectable trace in the source matter would be extremely simple for her.
However, Li Mochen had another method. He summoned the 'Divine Sky Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda' before him again.
'Wish! For twenty minutes, elevate my insight ability to the truth rank!'
In an instant, a flood of information poured into Li Mochen's divine consciousness, partly from the stellar source matter and partly from various things around him.
This time, he forcibly raised his divine authority to the truth rank through external force, making control exceptionally difficult. It took Li Mochen a long time to adjust and focus on the interior of the stellar source matter.
This time, not only did the metal gloves he had named 'Andrew's Hands of Origin' emit a magical shimmer, but he also used the eight strands of merit purple qi from the 'Divine Sky Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda' on 'Insight'.
After a full twenty minutes, as the wish spell's effect dissipated, Li Mochen sat still with a furrowed brow, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Theoretically, his 'Insight' divine authority, enhanced by various methods, was infinitely close to the creation level.
Yet he still could not find any anomaly in this mass of stellar source matter.
But Li Mochen still dared not use it recklessly. What if 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen's methods were so profound that he couldn't detect them, or if someone else had tampered with it?
According to intelligence provided by Zhuanxu, one of Tzeentch's chaos subordinate gods had also elevated the 'Stars' divine authority to the creation level.
Li Mochen thought to himself that he was truly obsessed. This was entirely a presumption of guilt—first assuming Radwen meant him harm, then trying every way to find evidence.
Li Mochen fell into deep thought. After a long while, he suddenly sneered and, without further hesitation, integrated the 'stellar source matter' into the 'All-Heaven Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Formation'. This mass of source matter was considerable, though not as large as the one to be sold at Radwen's annual auction a month later. It couldn't strengthen this set of sword artifacts to the level of a postcelestial supreme treasure—equivalent to a pseudo-truth divine artifact—but it could significantly enhance their power.
As for whether the Mother of the Stars harbored ulterior motives, Li Mochen still couldn't judge, but he guessed that this mass of source matter was likely safe. If it wasn't, then it was his fate.
At that moment, in the Starry Saint Realm not far from Radwen's Exchange, 'Mother of the Stars' Radwen, who had been sitting half-asleep in a space filled with twinkling stars, suddenly opened her eyes, a hint of surprise in them.
'This Lord of Fate has quite the nerve!'
Not far from her, Radwen's beloved daughter, the 'Goddess of Life and War' of seventeen worlds, Isabel, also woke from a brief slumber: 'What nerve? That little fellow?'
'Though young, his divine power far surpasses yours.'
Radwen glanced at her daughter and said thoughtfully: 'He actually used that mass of source matter. That surprises me. I wonder if it's sheer recklessness or if he has confirmed the source matter's reliability.'
Isabel caught the implication: 'Mother didn't leave any hidden measures in the source matter?'
'I'm not sure about the depth of the relationship between this Lord of Fate and the Pangu Pantheon. My stars haven't truly reached the level of creation; I can't fool the creation gods of the Pangu Pantheon. This source matter was a direct gift from me, too significant. Moreover, this source matter can only affect his artifacts, not a major effect. However—'
Radwen shook her head: 'If I had known earlier, what a pity!'
Isabel frowned: 'Mother, I think what you said when you met the Lord of Fate earlier was correct. We need allies, and in this conflict, whether the Emperor or the Chaos Gods win, it would be a disaster for us.'
'I think so too, but you have experienced the terror of the Four Chaos Gods and the Terra Empire, haven't you, Isabel? Do you think that when they truly exert themselves, this Lord of Fate has any chance of winning?'
Radwen's eyes flickered: 'Don't worry. When I say it's a pity, I mean I regret missing this opportunity to influence our fate. It doesn't mean I'm leaning toward the Emperor or the Chaos Gods. Let's see how things develop first. Before that, we need to gather as many chips as possible to have the right to choose.'
Isabel looked half-convinced but still bowed slightly to Radwen: 'I will do my best, Mother.'
According to the agreement they had made with Li Mochen, the two grand legions the Mother of the Stars would send to the Bright World would be commanded by the 'Goddess of Life and War' Isabel.
They would fight the Chaos Gods' armies in the outer realms. If the Mandate of Heaven Pantheon needed them to enter the Bright World for internal assistance, Andrew Li Wiltonstein must use his authority as World Lord to grant them qualification to avoid rejection by the world's will.
'Let's first see if he can get past Cachino's hurdle.'
Radwen waved her hand dismissively: 'King of Gods Lamur said he has likely contacted 'King John'. In the past few days, two kings of gods not originally expected have come to participate in our auction. I suspect they are interested in the 'Wishing Tower'. If I didn't know that this item has already attracted many eyes, I wouldn't stand by—'
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Over the next month or so, Li Mochen stayed in the manor at Radwen Exchange, cultivating carefully and waiting patiently for the auction to begin.
However, Li Mochen did not shut himself in; instead, he occasionally strolled through the lower levels, wandering and searching through the shops entirely by instinct.
Unfortunately, during these days, he found nothing—not even a bargain or treasure, let alone anything useful to himself.
Of course, Li Mochen did not come away empty-handed. He bought many things for his wife Angela and for Ishtar and others—items that did not exist in the Bright World and that they could all use.
As the grand auction approached, Li Mochen also sensed a change in the atmosphere at Radwen Exchange. First, the number of God-Kings and Vice God-Kings moving about on the top floor increased noticeably—he even encountered Pontus, who had left the Bright World thousands of years ago, by chance.
They exchanged a few words, and when Li Mochen sensed that Pontus's feelings toward him were very complex, he took the initiative to end the conversation.
Besides this, every time Li Mochen went out, he could perceive over a dozen covert gazes spying on him.
These people thought themselves discreet, but Li Mochen's 'Perception' ability had now reached the Truth level, and he also possessed Truth 'Enhancement' and Truth 'Origin'. Ordinary God-Kings could no longer evade his spiritual sense.
Fortunately, the interior privacy of the manor was quite good. Under the leadership of God-King Lamur, 'Radwen Exchange' had always strived to expand the influence of the Radwen Annual Auction, and he naturally knew that these major clients detested being spied upon.
Thus, these manors provided for customers with divine rank 19 and above not only had beautiful environments and abundant spiritual energy but also invested heavily in security.
Even if Li Mochen elevated his 'Insight' divine authority beyond Truth, he could not fully penetrate the protective formations of these manors.
On the seventh day before the auction began, Zhuanxu, who had been 'sleeping', woke up.
Li Mochen immediately donned his 'Crimson Dragon Armor', put on his 'Andre's Hand of Origin', concealed the 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Formation' in his sleeve, and carried the 'Gungnir Holy Spear' and 'Thebes Holy Shield'—fully armed, he came before the True Martial Emperor.
"How is it?"
"Uncle Master Fuxi found you thirty-seven viable targets. Their strength ranges from divine rank 18 to 20, and they are all relatively far away, but that's no problem for you. Precisely because they are in remote areas, their influence is limited. Even the Chaos Evil God, who claims to know everything, will take a long time to notice their deaths. They are all involved with Chaos, though not deeply, and they all deserve death."
Zhuanxu waved his hand, and a light screen appeared before Li Mochen, displaying thirty-seven names along with corresponding locations and intelligence.
"If you plan to kill them in the past, there are only nine."
As he spoke, most of the thirty-seven names dissipated, leaving only nine names still displayed before Li Mochen.
This was because Zhuanxu had determined that Li Mochen would strike in the past.
This was very risky, but in a sense, it was relatively safe and would certainly catch everyone off guard—it would give Li Mochen a certain advantage in the coming conflicts.
"Just these two places!"
Li Mochen quickly made his decision: "What about the jade bi you mentioned, Senior Brother?"
Zhuanxu chuckled: "That will have to wait a while longer; we will send it directly to the Bright World. This place is far from the Primordial World, Junior Brother. Not everyone has the divine authority of 'Leap' like you and the Fighting Buddha."
The Fighting Buddha's 'Somersault Cloud' fused the divine authorities of 'Leap' and 'Space', making his mobility exceptionally exaggerated.
"Then I'll leave this side to you, Senior Brother!"
Li Mochen glanced slightly worriedly in the direction of the 'Starry Holy Domain'.
The others here were one thing, but the Starry Holy Mother alone made him somewhat wary.
"Rest assured!" Zhuanxu's expression was confident. "I guarantee she will not have the slightest awareness. Your senior brother still has this bit of skill."
Li Mochen had no doubts. He decisively performed a 'Leap', arriving at a certain time period seven days earlier. His 'Concealment' divine authority, enhanced to the extreme by the eight strands of Merit Purple Qi and 'Andre's Hand of Origin', allowed him to quietly leave Radwen Exchange beyond everyone's perception.
According to the information provided by Zhuanxu, one of the targets was in this time period, at the most opportune moment for assassination, and the possibility of triggering future changes was minimal.
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At almost the same time, 7.3 million star-distances away, 'Holy Light Sovereign' Kenser was commanding his great army, roaming through the void.
In the bridge of the massive warship 'Gate of Holy War', Kenser sat alone on a high seat. His expression appeared calm, but his heart was filled with pride and barely suppressed excitement.
This was the first time his pantheon had expanded into the outer realms, and the beginning of his holy light shining upon millions of worlds.
"Too slow! We must speed up."
Kenser ultimately could not suppress his urgency: "We have been drifting in the outer realms for thirty-nine days. At this rate, it will take at least twenty-two more days to reach the Aizewen World."
"But this is already full speed, Your Majesty!"
The War God under Kenser's command looked helpless: "The starship technology you purchased is indeed powerful, but we lack good craftsmen and sufficient materials to build them. These current starships are not even one-tenth of the blueprint specifications."
"Do you think I don't know the performance of these starships? I want to rely on your divine authority!"
Kenser frowned deeply, scanning the many deities present, but all those he looked at averted their gazes, pretending not to understand his expectations.
This made Kenser even more furious. Just as he was about to lose his temper, his divine nature issued a warning.
"Who is it?"
With shock and confusion, he looked around the bridge, while a set of radiant battle armor covered his divine body.
Kenser could detect no anomaly, but his divine nature and a special artifact in his hand alerted him.
But if someone could enter this warship silently, it must be an immensely powerful being, one capable of threatening his life.
At that moment, a cold voice reached his ears and those of the many deities present.
"In the name of the Fate Lord, I grant you death!"
A spear thrust out of the void with extreme abruptness, straight for Kenser's heart and soul core.
Kenser's mind trembled with shock, and rage surged within him: "Arrogant!"
His anger stemmed from confidence. Although Kenser himself was only a divine rank 19 existence, the gift of the world had granted him an extremely powerful artifact.
It was a mythical armament that granted immense life force and numerous incredible abilities. This had allowed Kenser to defeat a divine rank 20 outer realm ancient god in a recent battle.
Thus, Kenser firmly believed he would be eternal! Under creation, no one had the power to kill him.
Just as Kenser, brimming with murderous intent, summoned his battle halberd, he found that the purple-gold shield he had raised before him was pierced like thin paper by the spear.
Then the spear broke through all of Kenser's defensive divine authorities with irresistible force, finally piercing his heart and pinning his soul.
It was only then that the fear of death finally shattered his confidence. In the eyes of this 'Holy Light Sovereign', intense terror appeared.
"No! No! You cannot kill me, you cannot kill me! Kenser will be eternal!"
But in less than a breath, Kenser's thoughts ceased. The power of Truth Death silenced all remnants of his soul into eternal stillness!
Li Mochen still did not reveal his form. The moment he pierced Kenser with the 'Gungnir Holy Spear', he summoned countless stellar greatswords, slashing at the many deities present.
Under the bombardment of over a dozen Truth powers, these powerful gods, whose divine ranks generally ranged from 13 to 16, had their bodies pierced by his 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Qi' without any ability to resist.
At the same time, twenty 'suns' made of annihilation force appeared among the many starships under Kenser's command.
After leaving the Bright World, Li Mochen could no longer draw power from the magic tower and could not use this annihilation energy for long. However, his newly mastered Truth 'Eternal' allowed him to maintain these 'suns' for three minutes without any pressure.
After cleaning up all witnesses, destroying the evidence, and eliminating all variables that might cause time-line fluctuations in the future, Li Mochen reached out and retrieved a seal-shaped artifact from Kenser's shattered remains.
Then he once again traveled back through time and space. This time, Li Mochen arrived at a time ten days earlier. Using the powers of Time Sequence and Leap, he quickly moved to a location 12 million star-distances away.
Looking at the starlight in the distance, this was a graveyard of stars and the birthplace of a future great world. Hundreds of broken world fragments were attracted and gathered here by the corpse of a dead star beast, forming a vast, extremely complex 'Sea of Dead Stars'.
Li Mochen was using two types of pupil arts to search for his second target.
The target was a powerful ancient god of divine rank 20, but he had been driven out of his original world by his enemies. This person was eager for revenge and had begun to touch the power of Chaos.
Moreover, he was trying every means to collect 'Star Essence' to recast a pseudo-Truth artifact.
According to the intelligence provided by Fuxi, this person had not only gathered a large amount of Star Essence but also some other essences.
Soon, he would put his plan into action, forging these materials into a powerful artifact.
But now, he had no chance.
About seven minutes later, Li Mochen found his target on the outer layer of the 'Sea of Dead Stars'. At the same time, the other vaguely sensed his presence.
Without any hesitation, Li Mochen once again wielded the 'Gungnir Holy Spear' and struck fiercely!
This powerful eternal holy spear had limited effect against God-Kings like 'Gluttony King' Belek, who had strong regenerative abilities and were not afraid of piercing, but against other divine rank 20 beings, it was an unparalleled killing tool!
Boom!
With a thunderous roar, this divine rank 20 god of 'War' had his brow pierced by Li Mochen's single spear thrust.
His strength was far greater than that of 'Holy Light Sovereign' Kenser, but his resistance and struggle were even weaker.
This was because this person's perception was far inferior to Kenser's, and also because he had no powerful mythical armaments by his side.
This harvest also filled Li Mochen with pleasant surprise.
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When Li Mochen returned, the second hand of the clock inside the manor had not even moved.
"How was the harvest?"
Zhuanxu looked at Li Mochen: "Overjoyed—it seems it went smoothly?"
"There was indeed a little surprise."
Li Mochen raised his hand, manifesting his spoils before him.
The greatest gain was the seal, called the 'Seal of Life Authority'. It possessed Truth 'Life' and Truth 'Healing'—these were the sources of Kenser's power to unify everything.
In addition, it also had Truth 'Perception' and Truth 'Observation'.
'Perception' was not a divine authority but a basic ability possessed by all life, yet the 'Seal of Life Authority' contained Truth Perception. As for Truth 'Observation', it was slightly inferior to Insight, but its significance to Li Mochen was immense.
It was entirely due to this item that Kenser had been able to detect his presence.
Next were the essences taken from the other target: a large mass of Star Essence, a mass of Metal Essence that was somewhat smaller but still substantial, and some Thunder Essence that this person had also collected.
So Li Mochen involuntarily glanced at the light screen that had not yet dissipated.
Zhuanxu chuckled: "What? Got addicted to robbing?"
"Pretty much. I find I'm well suited to this line of work."
Li Mochen stroked his chin: "It's a pity that this time period isn't quite right."
Li Mochen truly believed he was suited for robbery. He had unparalleled combat burst power, ensuring that most people had no chance of escaping him, and his ability to conceal his tracks was also top-notch. With sufficient intelligence, few God-Kings could escape his deadly hand.
However, Li Mochen also knew that the more people he killed, the easier it would be to alert the Chaos Evil Gods and Emperors, as well as the Creation Gods.
Those who might become his assassination targets would also become wary.
And while Time Sequence and Leap were useful, they carried great risks—one could easily be schemed against and directly annihilated in the river of past time.
Thus, this time, Li Mochen even destroyed the artifacts and belongings of Kenser's subordinate gods, striving to avoid triggering causality and delaying the time when the Chaos Evil Gods would be alerted.
"It seems Junior Brother still maintains his rationality."
Zhuanxu nodded slightly and dismissed the light screen: "To deceive those Chaos Evil Gods, one cannot rely solely on luck. Since Uncle Master Fuxi provided you with this list, he will certainly help you suppress fate. But every additional person you kill now greatly reduces the likelihood that Uncle Master can suppress it. It is not yet time for you to act recklessly, Junior Brother."
Yet he deeply anticipated that in the future, this 'Fate Lord' of Western civilization would surpass even the Fighting Buddha in combat and killing prowess.