Lord: Sequence Master

"A great true god of mixed-blood humans..." Rosen muttered softly.

Had he known earlier, he would have focused on snatching the other four treasures instead.

Especially the Seagod Fragmented Ring—he had let it slip through his fingers.

Although the great true god who left this autobiography had met the conditions for revival, even a great true god couldn't resurrect instantly out of thin air. At the very least, it would take thousands of years.

The autobiography was a major problem, especially with its dual-layered seal.

The first seal seemed to have been left by another great true god to prevent the author from using the book as a means of resurrection.

The second seal was formed by the seven civilization fires, though its durability was unknown.

If that second seal ever broke, the autobiography would become a ticking time bomb.

Thus, through the Main God Network, Rosen contacted Cyrus to negotiate with the true god backing him.

The deal went smoothly—Rosen exchanged the autobiography for the other four treasures.

The ring indeed turned out to be a Seagod Fragmented Ring.

The branch was from the World Tree, the metal was a true god-grade extraordinary alloy, and the red stone contained Viska's alchemical inheritance—although research related to the Evil God sector had been deleted.

Satisfied with his gains, Rosen quickly disposed of the great true god's autobiography by trading it through the Main God Hall.

The World Tree branch had severely degraded due to the loss of its core essence, dropping to a Sequence 0 quality.

But Rosen wasn't after its essence—he valued the traces of world laws lingering within it.

These were authentic world laws, and even a faint remnant was a priceless key for the World Tree sapling in the Ancient God Realm to grasp genuine world authority.

Without hesitation, Rosen integrated the branch into the World Tree.

As for the true god-grade extraordinary metal, Rosen had no immediate use for it and stored it away.

Viska's alchemical inheritance was briefly examined before being handed over to his alchemists.

The only item Rosen kept for himself was the Seagod Fragmented Ring, which he placed alongside his own.

The moment the two rings touched, a dazzling sea-blue glow erupted, enveloping them both.

When the light faded, only a single Seagod Fragmented Ring remained.

Its overall attributes hadn't changed much, except that its sequence level had risen from Sequence 3 to Sequence 2.

Using data transmission, Rosen returned to the Storm Tower.

He intended to hunt for more Seagod Fragmented Rings.

If each fusion boosted its sequence level, it was urgent to gather as many as possible.

However, as he used the Miracle Pouch to sense the other rings, he found that they had all vanished from his perception.

At first, Rosen thought it might be because the ring's upgrade to Sequence 2 exceeded the capabilities of his Sequence 3 Miracle Pouch.

But even after enhancing the Miracle Pouch through equivalent exchange, he still couldn't detect any other rings.

Rosen immediately realized that the problem might lie with the Seagod Fragmented Ring itself.

It seemed that once two Seagod Fragmented Rings fused, all means of sensing other rings would be lost.

Rosen carefully examined the Seagod Fragmented Ring and soon discovered a hidden change he had overlooked.

The ring's sole miraculous property, Sea Burial, previously allowed the decomposition of life to create the effect of a whale's fall nourishing all things. The deceased's essence would dissolve into seawater, imbuing it with extraordinary nutrients—a property that had greatly benefited Rosen's efforts to rear extraordinary sea beasts in the Ancient God Realm.

However, before the Sea Burial used ordinary seawater.

Now, it had evolved to connect with a mysterious, special sea region.

Rosen carefully attuned himself to it and found that this mysterious sea actually existed within the deep layers of the Spirit Realm.

Through the Seagod Fragmented Ring, he could send the burial targets into this mysterious sea region. Instead of enhancing the seawater's nutrients, the process would dissolve and purify the target, refining it into its most essential components.

Rosen tested it by sending a pile of white bones into the sea, eventually receiving a few drops of liquid that, when consumed, strengthened bones.

Thus, the Sea Burial now had two uses: decomposition as before and refinement within the mysterious sea.

Through repeated attempts, Rosen discovered that the more he performed Sea Burials in that sea, the deeper the Seagod Fragmented Ring connected with it. Over time, he felt that the ring could even allow him to teleport directly to this mysterious sea region.

If other Sequence 2 holders of Seagod Fragmented Rings also accessed this mysterious sea, they might be able to fight there and seize one another's rings.

Determined to uncover the secrets of the Seagod Fragmented Ring, Rosen began conducting an almost frenzied series of Sea Burials.

The prisoners kept in the Void God Prison for resource extraction became the perfect targets—many parts of their bodies were useless and fit for burial.

Additionally, the Blood Hell Tree had not completely devoured the divine fragment of the Flesh Mother's godly avatar. The tree, only at Sequence 1, had already stuffed itself full in the Glorious Continent, leaving much of the divine flesh in storage within the Blood Hell. Rosen decided to bury those leftovers as well.

Sea Burial wasn't without benefits—Rosen harvested a substantial quantity of shimmering, translucent flesh blocks.

Upon examination, these blocks turned out to be refined flesh of true god-grade quality.

Consuming even a small piece could regenerate severed limbs, extend one's lifespan by a thousand years, and strengthen extraordinary bloodlines.

A Sequence 0 divine avatar was virtually equivalent to a god.

By burying just a portion of the divine remains, Rosen easily deepened the connection between the Seagod Fragmented Ring and the mysterious sea enough to meet the teleportation threshold.

Rosen attempted to teleport a clone but failed.

Even his main body couldn't teleport—only his soul was permitted.

That made sense upon reflection. The mysterious sea was located in the Spirit Realm's deep waters, where any physical being entering would likely be broken down and refined by the burial process. His body wouldn't stand a chance.

After making the necessary preparations, Rosen separated his soul and, carrying the Seagod Fragmented Ring, teleported into the mysterious sea.

His soul had undergone numerous fortifications—enhanced by the Seven Deadly Sins authority, strengthened by faith, tempered through the indirect influence of the Ancient God's divinity, and finally refined by the special traits of a dragon's soul. Its strength now rivaled that of a top-tier Sequence 3 soul entity.

Other than the inability to mobilize nen due to the absence of his physical body, and lacking the defense of the Ancient God Physique and the Indestructible Yinglong Body, Rosen's overall power had not diminished much.

He explored the mysterious sea in all directions, quickly discovering that it wasn't particularly vast — about a hundred kilometers in diameter. However, one area stood out.

At its center was a mysterious egg suspended in the water. Within a hundred meters of the egg, Rosen found himself unable to approach.

He retreated into the Mysterious Study Room, leaving a clone to monitor the egg.

It didn't take long before a strange phenomenon unfolded. Around the egg, living angels began appearing one after another. The highest among them were Sequence 4, some in a state of deep slumber, others on the brink of death.

Upon falling into the sea, these angels were immediately dissolved and refined by the seawater. The essence extracted from their bodies disappeared, while their souls and spiritual properties were devoured by the mysterious egg.

Rosen quickly deduced that there must be another Sequence 2 Seagod Fragmented Ring holder behind this egg.

He observed for an entire month until, one day, the egg suddenly cracked open.

From within emerged a palm-sized, Sequence 3 mini-angel-like Spirit Realm Messenger.

Almost immediately, a Sequence 2 angel in spiritual form appeared in the mysterious sea, eagerly capturing the newly born messenger. The angel swept the entire sea with its gaze before leaving, visibly disappointed.

Shortly after the angel departed, Rosen felt a sudden connection to something.

It came from a location where he had performed a recent Sea Burial. Something had suddenly emerged, establishing a resonance with him.

Rosen hurried to the spot and found a completely red mysterious egg floating on the surface.

Given the earlier appearance of the white egg, Rosen quickly pieced the situation together.

This sea, used for Sea Burials, only dissolved and refined the physical bodies of living beings. However, it did not refine souls or spiritual properties. Instead, it converted them into mysterious eggs capable of hatching Spirit Realm Messengers.

It seemed only one mysterious egg could exist at a time in this sea.

When the white egg had been present, even though he had buried half of the Flesh Mother's divine avatar, no new egg had formed. Although the Flesh Mother's divine essence had already been stripped, the residual divinity was still extraordinary.

Now that the white egg had hatched, the divine remnants of the Flesh Mother had finally coalesced into this red egg.

Rosen summoned the Blood Hell Tree. He merged the divine essence extracted from the Flesh Mother's Sequence 0 divine avatar by the Blood Hell Tree and the Main God Computer into the red egg through Sea Burial.

He was curious to see what level of Spirit Realm Messenger could be born from the divine essence of a Sequence 0 divine avatar.

The newly formed egg visibly matured and began to crack open.

Rosen was momentarily concerned. Would this messenger end up being a massive pile of flesh?

The angels had nurtured an angelic messenger, so feeding divine flesh could have unpredictable consequences.

However, as the shell broke open, his worries vanished.

What emerged was not a grotesque mass of flesh but a thumb-sized fairy with a floral crown on its head and a pair of translucent wings on its back.

It was a member of a once-extinct species—the ancestral Nature Fairies.

Rosen's eyes gleamed thoughtfully. Before becoming an evil god, the Flesh Mother was a goblin, and goblins and fairies are actually the same kind of life form.

People usually think of goblins as ugly brutes, while fairies are seen as adorable little creatures.

Rosen thought carefully. The birth of the Flesh Mother wasn't too far from the extinction of the fairy race.

He attempted to grab the fairy-like Spirit Realm Messenger. However, he soon realized that it was at Sequence 1 in transcendent rank. Though confident in his speed, he couldn't even catch a glimpse of the messenger during the chase.

Since force failed, Rosen turned to temptation.

He eventually pulled out the divine-grade purified flesh refined from the remains of the Flesh Mother via Sea Burial. Only then did the tiny creature flutter into his palm and feast contentedly.

At first, it wouldn't let Rosen touch it, but after realizing that touching meant more food, it gradually became obedient.

Once full, the little creature curled up into a ball in Rosen's palm, arms hugging its knees, and dozed off.

After storing the cracked eggshell, Rosen returned to the Mysterious Study Room, keeping watch over the area where the Sequence 2 angel frequently appeared.

But he wasn't just waiting idly. Through the Main God Network, he tracked down information on the Sequence 2 angel.

A being capable of reaching Sequence 2 was bound to have a remarkable background.

Indeed, upon filtering the results, Rosen discovered the angel's origins — none other than a true god's scion.

Under the surveillance of the God-Hunting Magic Eye, Rosen soon uncovered some of Lyrick Saint Francci's secrets.

Lyrick's Spirit Realm Messenger was precisely the little angel hatched from the white mysterious egg.

Guided by Lyrick, the little angel frequently ventured into the most perilous regions of the Spirit Realm.

Each return brought Lyrick substantial gains.

Although Spirit Realm Messengers were natural darlings of the Spirit Realm and wouldn't be proactively attacked by spirit beings, that didn't mean they couldn't be harmed or killed. Dangerous environments could kill them, and provoking spirit entities could lead to counterattacks.

Spirit Realm Messengers were said to be indestructible. Even if they perished, they would eventually respawn in the Spirit Realm.

However, upon rebirth, they would lose all memories, and their bond with their original master would automatically dissolve.

Therefore, while Spirit Realm Messengers had unparalleled advantages, most transcendent beings wouldn't risk their lives by sending them on dangerous missions. Their primary roles were to deliver messages and transport items — or, at most, facilitate swift travel across the Spirit Realm.

But Lyrick was different. He truly didn't care about the life or death of the Spirit Realm Messenger and pushed it to the brink repeatedly.

As expected, less than a month later, the little angel perished and did not return.

Lyrick showed no hint of sadness. With practiced ease, he retrieved the eggshell that had once hatched the little angel and brought it back to the mysterious sea.

Skilled as ever, he used Sea Burial to sacrifice a batch of angels. The little angel's eggshell transformed back into a mysterious egg.

Rosen suddenly had a revelation.

Perhaps I've just uncovered the secret behind the Spirit Realm Messengers' immortality.

If all Spirit Realm Messengers are born from eggs, and their deaths return them to eggshells to absorb spirituality and reincarnate, then there may be a special realm within the Spirit Realm where these eggs are stored.

Lyrick had simply mastered control over the little angel's eggshell, allowing him to ruthlessly exploit it.

Even if the angel died, a quick Sea Burial of a few angels would resurrect it, ready to form a new contract.

Rosen waited until Lyrick's little angel was revived, then quietly began performing Sea Burials with human transcendent death-row prisoners.

Many transcendent humans become conceited after gaining their powers, Rosen thought grimly.

In the Ancient God Realm, most death-row criminals were sent to the Void Prison.

After years of accumulation, there were now millions of human prisoners locked away there.

Rosen wanted to see if another mysterious egg could be born.

However, after burying a large number of human prisoners at sea, there was still no sign of a mysterious egg. Switching tactics, he used Sea Burial on abyssal demons acquired through trades with the Abyss. Yet again, no mysterious egg appeared.

This confirmed one thing: a Sequence 2 Sea God's Lost Ring holder could at most obtain one mysterious egg through Sea Burial.

Given that there were likely more than two Sequence 2 Sea God's Lost Rings, Rosen suspected there might also be multiple mysterious seas.

And within each sea, only two ring holders were likely to coexist at most.

He and Lyrick were evidently in direct competition. If he could kill Lyrick and claim his Sea God's Lost Ring, Rosen's ring might ascend to Sequence 1.

Perhaps the Spirit Realm Messenger bound to the ring would also possess special abilities.

With that in mind, Rosen prepared a contract ceremony for the Spirit Realm Messenger.

The palm-sized, Sequence 1-level contract ritual was imprinted on a contract scroll by a Sequence 1 Spirit Realm Mage.

Rosen unrolled the scroll and placed the little fairy in the center of the ritual circle.

As the ceremony activated, his divine essence began merging with the fairy's.

The days of feeding her had not been in vain. Coupled with the fact that the newly hatched Spirit Realm Messenger was clever yet innocent, Rosen had subtly instilled obedience in her.

The contract ceremony proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

[Little Fairy: Spirit Realm Messenger]

Level: Sequence 1

Divine Power Intensity: 117

Divine Authority: Spirit Realm Authority

Skills: Spirit Realm Affinity, Spirit Realm Traverse, Spirit Realm Teleportation, Spirit Realm Beacon, Spirit Realm Pouch, Spirit Realm Doppelgänger, Spirit Realm Possession, Spirit Realm Prayer, Spirit Realm Banishment

Rosen inhaled sharply at the divine power rating.

His growth rate for divine power intensity was only 13, yet the little fairy's growth matched his.

He attempted to share the Spirit Realm Authority, but unsurprisingly, he failed.

Turning to the skill descriptions, Rosen found them intriguing:

Spirit Realm Affinity: Prevented hostile actions from spirit beings.

Spirit Realm Traverse: Allowed unrestricted entry and exit from any layer of the Spirit Realm.

Spirit Realm Teleportation: Enabled long-distance teleportation if coordinates were known.

Spirit Realm Beacon: Allowed others to summon the messenger for communication.

Spirit Realm Pouch: A unique storage space accessible only to the messenger. Even a true god couldn't seize its contents without permission.

Spirit Realm Doppelgänger: Enabled the creation of a clone.

Spirit Realm Possession: Allowed Rosen to temporarily merge with the fairy and use her skills, typically for Spirit Realm Teleportation.

Spirit Realm Prayer: Provided a form of premonition about whether a location in the Spirit Realm was safe.

Spirit Realm Banishment: Could forcibly expel beings with lower divine power, preventing them from returning for a set period.

This last ability was the only control skill exclusive to Sequence 1 messengers.

"This doesn't seem to be the true Spirit Realm Messenger sequence," Rosen concluded.

If it were the authentic sequence, it wouldn't just offer one support skill per level with zero offensive abilities. If the initial magic potion was only at this level, why would its ingredients require nine true gods?

Still, the origins of Spirit Realm Messengers clearly had a connection to the initial magic potion.

Setting aside his doubts, Rosen familiarized himself with the fairy's nine skills.

At the same time, he began devising a foolproof plan to kill Lyrick in one decisive strike.

(End of Chapter)