After the matter was settled, Mo Si invited Sadius and his group to the Bagshaw family's castle.
Sadius didn't decline, mainly because he had something he wanted to ask Mo Si for help with.
If not for this matter, he wouldn't have actively approached Mo Si at all.
"Mr. Mo Si, I've heard that your achievements in the Edicts of Death are extremely high. I want to ask you for some help."
"Oh? What is it?" Mo Si was curious. If he could make a Sovereign's Emissary owe him a favor, he would be very pleased.
"I want to purchase a soul defense artifact. I wonder if Mr. Mo Si could acquire one?"
Mo Si raised a brow. "Mr. Sadius, don't you already have a soul defense artifact on you?"
"I do have one, but only a single piece. After all, I'm only at the Midgod level right now. I'm not adept in the soul aspect, so naturally I can't refine such things myself. I wish to purchase one for my family."
Mo Si didn't doubt his words.
"Soul defense artifacts are extremely troublesome to refine. Even a Deity skilled in soul arts would usually only craft one for themselves or for those closest to them. Very few refine extra soul artifacts. However, Sadius, you came to the right place.
On Miluo Island, there are indeed many Highgods skilled in the soul. So, refining soul defense artifacts has become a hidden trade here—one that only a few know about. Usually only the major forces of the Infernal Realm or a Sovereign's clan have the qualifications to purchase soul defense artifacts from us."
Sadius immediately felt hopeful.
"Sadius, you yourself are a Sovereign's Emissary, which makes you equivalent to a major power in the Infernal Realm. If you wish to purchase soul defense artifacts, naturally there will be no problem."
"How much does a single soul defense artifact cost?"
Soul defense artifacts were far rarer than offensive or material defense artifacts. Their value was immeasurably higher than ordinary divine artifacts.
"The most basic soul defense artifact is worth ten trillion inkstones. As for one crafted personally by me, it would cost a single drop of Sovereign's Might."
This price was indeed terrifying. Ordinary Highgods wouldn't be able to afford it at all.
But clearly, Sadius could easily afford it. After all, he possessed an entire vial of Destruction Sovereign's Might.
"Mr. Mo Si, how many soul defense artifacts personally refined by you could you sell?"
Mo Si immediately understood. This was a big order.
He smiled slightly.
"If my soul defense artifacts didn't also have to supply other forces, I would really want to sell them all to you, Sadius. Excluding those that are already preordered, I can sell you three personally refined soul defense artifacts."
"Then thank you, Mr. Mo Si."
The two chatted leisurely for a while longer.
In the end, Sadius purchased three soul defense artifacts personally refined by Mo Si, as well as twenty ordinary soul defense artifacts.
The extras could completely be gifted to his subordinates.
After all, possessing a soul defense artifact could block the majority of soul attacks.
Afterward, the group left Miluo Island, boarding a metallic lifeform and flying toward Blood Ridge Continent.
Lomio remained in focused training, attempting to fuse the sixth profound mystery with the others he had mastered.
This battle on Miluo Island had deeply impacted him. He now had the feeling that he wouldn't rest until achieving Perfection in the Edicts.
Yulan Plane
Life on the Yulan Continent had returned to peace once more.
Recently, Lina applied to Sadius for permission to enter the Planar Prison for training.
The main reason was that countless powerful experts had perished within the Planar Prison.
When Lina had previously entered the Netherworld to subdue undead, she had unexpectedly gained the inheritance left behind by a God-level expert of the Edicts of Death.
Among the inheritance was a technique that allowed her to refine Divine Beast limbs as offensive weapons. Lina had been overjoyed when she obtained it.
But on the Yulan Continent, it was almost impossible to see Divine Beasts.
The Planar Prison, however, was different. It had once imprisoned a vast number of God-level experts—many of whom had perished there.
Naturally, among those who died, there were Divine Beasts as well.
Lina only needed to find those Divine Beast corpses and then use the secret inheritance technique to refine them. That way, she could gain powerful combat strength.
Currently, the Planar Prison only had a few remaining Saint-levels, which couldn't harm Lina with Sadius around.
Soon enough, with Sadius' help, Lina found a relatively intact Divine Beast corpse.
These well-preserved Divine Beast corpses generally belonged to beasts whose souls had been extinguished, but whose divine flesh retained its Godly essence after death, thus remaining uncorrupted for ages.
It was a headless bat-type Divine Beast.
When Sadius dragged it out from the rocks and soil, its wingspan was so vast that it could cover an entire small mountain.
Lina immediately began to perform the secret refining technique, slowly letting her spiritual energy envelop the headless bat corpse.
At present, Lina was already a ninth-rank necromancer, but using this secret technique was still somewhat difficult. Fortunately, she had comprehended the Profound Truths of Death, so her refining speed wasn't much slower than that of a Saint-level necromancer.
Sadius stood to the side, observing Lina's actions.
He recalled the God-level expert of the Edicts of Death whom he had killed in the Necropolis of the Gods. That fellow could summon a giant spectral hand to attack—it seemed quite similar to Lina's technique.
Clearly, this was part of the Edicts of Death.
Lina's refining was slow. It took a full two months for her to completely refine the portion she needed.
She didn't refine the entire Divine Beast body—only a pair of wings.
Bat-type Divine Beasts mostly cultivated sonic waves or sound-based profound mysteries of the Wind Edicts.
Their most crucial part was the head, which allowed them to unleash innate divine abilities.
The second most important was the pair of bat wings, which served as their primary offensive means.
By refining this pair of bat wings, Lina would at least gain offensive power sufficient to fight head-on against a Saint-level, and also gain the ability of flight.
Most importantly, because this was a God-level corpse, most Saint-levels would struggle to destroy it—its defense was at the absolute maximum.
"Lina, let me see what effect your refined bat wings have."
Lina nodded.
She chanted an incantation softly.
Behind her, a surge of death energy emerged, and a pair of bat wings slowly materialized.
As the wings flapped, Lina slowly rose into the air.
Before, Lina could also fly by summoning an undead drake and sitting on its back.
But that was ultimately not true flight of her own.
Now, she felt as though the bat wings behind her were part of her own body.
This feeling of being able to freely fly under her own power was truly… wonderful.
"This technique is impressive. If a druid possessed the Edicts of Death, wouldn't they be able to leverage their own advantages for even greater enhancements?"
Sadius thought of his subordinate, Dolantell.
That fellow had now retrained himself back into a God through the Edicts of Life, showing exceptional talent, with innate gifts in Water, Wind, and Life.
Druids weren't able to transform into just any magical beast or Divine Beast.
They were similar to magi—they could only transform into magical beasts or Divine Beasts of the same attribute as their innate talent.
In other words, for Dolantell to transform into a Divine Beast, he would have to seek out Life-attribute Divine Beasts and obtain their essence blood.
Unfortunately, the druid profession was something only the elven race could possess. Even if Sadius was envious, it was useless.
"Can you still use the secret technique to refine Divine Beasts now?"
"I should still be able to refine the limbs of one more small-type Divine Beast."
"Good. Then let's continue searching for the next Divine Beast corpse."