The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1017: The Rest of the Four Overlords
In an unknown place surrounded by an eerie atmosphere and thick devil energy, a tall giant castle was erected in the midst of barren land. The tall castle’s tower pierced the clouds as if challenging the heavens.
The area surrounding the castle was a vast land filled with destruction and the remnants of death from countless years. The destroyed structures of a past civilization stood as witnesses to a tragic event that might have already been forgotten by all beings.
Inside one of the halls of the castle, a circular table and four thrones were placed at its center. The four thrones were positioned in the four cardinal directions.
Three of the thrones were already occupied, while one remained vacant.
On the eastern throne sat a middle aged man with tan skin, his slit pupils revealing that he was not human. He wore a black robe, and his expression showed clear boredom.
On the western throne sat a young man with long white hair. Beside his throne was a long spear with beautiful craftsmanship engraved across its surface. His face was handsome, and he looked like a gentleman scholar filled with wisdom. However, those who knew this young man would feel fear even upon hearing his title.
On the northern throne sat a pale old man wearing a black robe. Although he looked old, as if nearing his end, he possessed the most terrifying aura among them. The deathly aura emanating from him was so intense that he seemed like death itself.
They were three of the four overlords who ruled the central region of Heaven, as well as the overseers tasked by Tarius with taking care of the First Heaven in all cardinal directions.
The Nine-Headed Hydra was tasked with the east, the Heavenly Spear Devil with the west, and the Necromancer King with the north. The fourth, of course, was the dead Vampire King.
These four terrifying existences came from the higher heavens. They were the absolute rulers of the devils within their respective territories.
At this moment, the overlords, who rarely gathered, had once again assembled after a long time. The reason was the news they had heard regarding the Vampire King and his army.
At first, they thought the news was ridiculous, but they could not simply ignore it. Those who remained inside the Vampire King’s castle were already panicking, and they were also the ones who had spread the news to them.
The news was that the Vampire King and his army were dead. That mighty army had actually been wiped out in a short period of time, causing panic throughout the Vampire King’s castle. The devils within the castle, unsure of what to do, eventually decided to report this news to them.
They already knew about the Vampire King declaring the Code Devil’s Judgment and leading his army somewhere to the south. At that time, they thought the Vampire King had already lost his mind, as he had used that code so easily.
They later found out the reason he did that, yet they still felt that the Vampire King had been far too excessive in declaring it.
However, the news that reached them a few hours ago truly made them decide to gather and discuss the matter.
How could the Vampire King, a powerful cultivator from the higher heavens just like them, be dead? Moreover, his army, which also had some cultivators from the higher heavens, was also dead. This had never happened before, so they were confused.
The Heavenly Spear Devil looked at the vacant throne of the Vampire King before turning his gaze toward the other two.
"What do you think about it?" he asked.
The Nine-Headed Hydra snorted. "What do I think? He might really be dead. I don’t know how he died. Perhaps he met a humiliating end at the hands of weaklings from the First Heaven. I guess that because he was too enraged by the death of Rulleus, he attacked without thinking and was trapped by someone who killed his son."
"We cannot underestimate this matter. No matter how angry or how reckless the Vampire King was, he was still an immortal like us. He would not die so easily, even if those weaklings trapped him using some unknown means," the Necromancer King said.
"I agree with Necromancer King. Although I find this matter strange and absurd, we cannot simply brush it off. We are talking about the death of a powerful cultivator and a large army that could have swept through any star cluster, and which also consisted of several immortals," the Heavenly Spear Devil said.
The Nine-Headed Hydra did not say anything, as he also agreed with them deep down. Despite having beef with the Vampire King in the past and often mocking him, he knew how strong the Vampire King truly was.
Moreover, the southern side of Heaven was the place where the rebel gods were known to be hiding. It was also where their god’s apostle resided, which meant that those responsible for this territory were far from weaklings.
For Vampire King to be killed, something significant must have happened. Something that outside the Vampire King’s own power.
"Then do you have any information regarding where the Vampire King exactly went? If we know that, maybe we could start sending an expedition team to investigate the matter," the Nine Headed Hydra asked in an impatient tone.
"Well, from the information I got from the Vampire King’s men who stayed in his castle, the Vampire King and his army were moving toward the Arbion Galaxy in the south, following the path his son took before he was killed," the Heavenly Spear Devil said.
"As for why Rulleus went to that place, Rulleus had led his own army there according to the plan laid out by our esteemed apostle. They were moving toward the central star cluster of the Arbion Galaxy."
"In the end, Rulleus and his army were annihilated. The interesting thing is that the signs were the same as those of the Vampire King’s army. They were wiped out in a very short time," he added.
The Necromancer King narrowed his eyes.
"The central star cluster of the Arbion Galaxy? Is that the place where our god was supposed to descend, and where the esteemed apostle is located?"
The Heavenly Spear Devil nodded.
"Yes. That is why that place is the most suspicious at this moment. The matter regarding that place is confusing. The plan laid out by the apostle seems to have failed, and there has been no reaction from our god. Even now, the esteemed apostle has not communicated with us or with anyone else."
The apostle mostly communicated with the devils on the southern side of Heaven because they were the closest to him.
The Vampire King and devils under him were the ones most connected to the apostle, leaving the other territories largely blind to the details of the apostle’s plans and to what the devils in the southern side of Heaven were doing.
They only knew what the apostle wanted to achieve, and that was all.
However, there was a reason for this.
It was because of how vast the First Heaven was.
Each overlord had their own responsibilities, and the apostle would not task the other three overlords with matters when he himself was staying in the southern Heaven.
It would have been ineffective if the apostle had dragged the other overlords into these matters.
That was why most of the responsibility fell into the Vampire King’s hands to execute all of the apostle’s plans.
As for the other three overlords, they were more or less set aside, but they understood the situation and saw no problem with it.
However, problems would arise when a moment like this arrived. They were mostly blind to what had truly happened, as they only possessed limited information.
"Damn it. We cannot do much if we don’t have enough information, but with something of this scale happening, our god must know about it," the Nine Headed Hydra said.
The Heavenly Spear Devil nodded. "I think so, and we might know what our god will do in the next few days—" He suddenly stopped mid-sentence as he received an incoming voice transmission.
The other two overlords also received voice transmissions, causing all of them to narrow their eyes.
They then looked at each other.
"It looks like we don’t need to wait for days. Our god has already made his move," the Heavenly Spear Devil said.
The Nine Headed Hydra and the Necromancer King agreed.
"To think that our god will send many more immortals to descend. It looks like the situation is becoming far more serious," the Necromancer King said.
What they received was a report from the devils guarding the place where immortals normally appeared when descending. The report stated that more than nine immortals had descended at the same time.
Moreover, they carried the same aura as the overlords, which meant there was a strong possibility that they possessed the same level of cultivation as them in the higher heavens. They were Immortal Saint stage cultivators.
"For now, let’s postpone our decision regarding our next action. Let’s go meet those people and ask them about this matter. They must already have some sort of purpose for descending here," the Heavenly Spear Devil said.
The others also agreed, and not long after that, they departed from the castle.
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At Aldrian’s place, the sun had almost sunk below the horizon. He had just finished entertaining the village children by making them fly. They were truly happy, and it also made the other villagers more amicable toward Aldrian.
Aldrian and Ella were on their way back to Valuk’s house when they encountered the village head, who was leading his horse.
However, Aldrian could sense that something was weighing heavily on the village head’s mind at that moment.
