For many years, those powerful Seven-star Devils and Asura Prefects were confident they had seen through the essence of the Sovereign Legions.
They were merely playthings for the Lords Gods to amuse themselves with.
Every quadrillion years, these Sovereign Legions had to enter the Plane War to fight, much like slaves in the "arenas" of material planes battling each other for their masters' rewards.
Therefore, they would not join the Sovereign Legions, nor would they go to that arena to be monkeys for the Lords Gods for the sake of the so-called "Sovereign Power" or "Lord God Artifacts."
To avoid being found by the Lords Gods, these powerhouses would deliberately hide themselves, finding any place to live in seclusion. If their presence was exposed, they would immediately change their dwelling place.
Shelley was afraid that Tina's Demon Assessment mission would encounter such a powerhouse. In that case, even if Tina wore a material defense Lord God Artifact, she wouldn't be able to rescue her.
Roy naturally understood Shelley's worries. Roy walked up to Shelley and patted her shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Roy transmitted this message to Shelley using his Spiritual Sense.
He didn't want Tina to take risks beyond her abilities just because she knew the two of them had her back.
"Although I can't attack Gods, I can pull her back if Tina is in danger."
"Rest assured!"
"Tina will be fine."
"Mhm."
With Roy's assurance, Shelley also breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what happened, as long as Lord Roy took action, there had never been a failure!
This was the conclusion Shelley had drawn from her countless years by Lord Roy's side.
...
A few years later, a Metal Life stopped outside Blazing Flame City. A man and two women emerged from the Metal Life.
These three were, of course, Roy, Shelley, and Tina.
After storing the Metal Life in a spatial ring, Shelley led Roy and Tina into Blazing Flame City.
Because Shelley wore a devil's badge on her chest, they were not stopped by the city guards.
Devils enjoyed great privileges in all cities.
Cutting in line like this, without paying the city entry fee, was one such privilege.
After entering the city, Shelley casually stopped someone on the street and asked for the location of Blazing Flame City's Demon Castle.
In cities, releasing Spiritual Sense was not prohibited.
However, no one liked being scanned by Spiritual Sense.
Therefore, when someone released their Spiritual Sense and it affected others, everyone would release their own Spiritual Sense to teach the impolite person a harsh lesson.
After many people were taught a lesson, everyone learned their lesson and stopped releasing Spiritual Sense within the city.
Later generations basically accepted the rule of not using Spiritual Sense within the city.
Of course, from ancient times to the present, rules have always bound the weak.
If the strong choose to abide by them, it is their freedom.
And if the strong choose not to abide by them, the rules are just a piece of waste paper.
Blazing Flame City was merely a Middle City. With Shelley's strength, even if she wantonly spread her Spiritual Sense in this city, no one would dare to say a word.
However, Shelley was not that kind of overbearing person, and Roy did not want to raise Tina to be like that. So, he let Tina follow Shelley, who was walking towards the Demon Castle with great interest.
With Shelley, a Six-star Devil, present, the staff at the Demon Castle quickly registered Tina for the Demon Assessment. The assessment would take place three years later, involving an encirclement and suppression of bandits in the Tai Lian Mountain Range, over three million kilometers away from Blazing Flame City.
This bandit encirclement and suppression operation included Shelley, along with two other Six-star Devils, seventeen Five-star Devils, and over a hundred Three-star and Four-star Devils. They formed the main force for this operation.
Those participating in the Demon Assessment, like Tina, were responsible for clearing out small bandit groups on the outskirts of the Tai Lian Mountain Range. Successfully killing three bandits would be considered passing the assessment.
During these three years, Roy was not idle either. He took Tina around the tribes near Blazing Flame City, letting Tina understand what kind of life the common people lived.
Roy did not want his future disciples to make jokes like "Why not use Sovereign Power?" when they went out.
Of course, understanding is one thing, but it would be truly foolish not to utilize one's own advantages.
Therefore, on the eve of the Demon Assessment, Roy gave Tina a flask of Power of the Earth High God.
As for Shelley, Roy didn't need to worry about her.
Shelley still had plenty of Sovereign Power of the Fire Element and Wind Element. Most abundant was the Sovereign Power of the Death Element. Shelley had been by the side of the Death Sovereign for so many years, and the Death Sovereign had never treated her poorly.
Moreover, with a material defense Lord God Artifact and having fused with seven Profound Mysteries of Laws of the Wind Element, Shelley, among the Asuras in the entire Magic Universe, if not in the top hundred, was at least in the top five hundred.
And when these five hundred people were distributed across the Seven God Planes and Four Supreme Planes, there were only about twenty-odd people in each plane whose strength surpassed Shelley's.
Among them, there was truly no one who could pose a life threat to Shelley.
The next day, Shelley, along with the other two Six-star Devils, piloted a Metal Life with over a hundred Demigods and Gods towards the Tai Lian Mountain Range.
The Tai Lian Mountain Range, as its name suggested.
"Tai," meant the height of the mountain range.
The scythe, which gave the mountain range its name, was shaped like a "7", much like the scythes used to harvest grain in mortal planes.
Within the Tai Lian Mountain Range, there was an alliance called the "Scythe of Death," composed of over thirty bandit groups of various sizes. Their main base, along with the seven most powerful bandit groups, was located at the triangular junction of the mountains.
The two ends of the mountain range were occupied by weaker, subordinate bandit groups that had pledged allegiance to the "Scythe of Death" alliance.
Shelley piloted a metal lifeform, descending from the shorter section of the mountain range.
Two other Six-star Devils, piloting two metal lifeforms, landed on the longer section of the mountain range.
Afterward, the three of them, along with Devils of Three-star rank and above, began their assault on the bandits situated at the mountain range's bend.
As for the others who disembarked from the metal lifeforms, they gathered in small groups, launching attacks on bandits scattered across different areas, starting from the foot of the mountains.
Roy was in Blazing Flame City, but his Spiritual Sense enveloped the entire Tai Lian Mountain Range.
...
Tina's luck was average; the metal lifeform she was in was piloted by one of the other two Six-star Devils.
After disembarking from the metal lifeform, Tina immediately used "Mirror Flower Water Moon." She utilized her mental energy to broadcast the information that she was a tree in the Tai Lian Mountain Range within a ten-mile radius.
Within this ten-mile range, anyone whose Spiritual Sense swept over Tina would receive feedback indicating she was a tree.
This was a teaching from her master, Roy: safety first in all things!
Following that, Tina retrieved a fiery red spear from her spatial ring and quietly circled around other Devils or trainee Devils, heading towards the bandits' mountain stronghold from another direction.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The mission issued by Blazing Flame City for the Tai Lian Mountain Range had been posted for ten years.
The Tai Lian Mountain Range naturally knew that Devils from Blazing Flame City could attack and suppress them at any time.
Being targeted by city-issued Devil missions was a devastating blow for weaker bandits; very few could escape.
However, for powerful bandits, it provided opportunities for expansion.
With each successful suppression of an encirclement, their reputation would spread further, attracting more and stronger individuals to join them.
Currently, the "Scythe of Death" bandit alliance had weathered three encirclements, elevating the Devil mission targeting them to a Six-star rank.
If they could survive this current encirclement, it would signify that Blazing Flame City was powerless against them, and their alliance would experience significant growth.
Blazing Flame City did not have any Seven-star Devils to execute Seven-star missions.
At that point, the surrounding five million kilometers would become their hunting ground!
Therefore, after the three metal lifeforms arrived at the Tai Lian Mountain Range, the bandits were well-prepared to receive them.
Once the powerful Devils tasked with eliminating the bandit leaders had departed, the bandits ambushing within the mountains immediately launched an attack on the Devils and trainee Devils who had entered the range.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Sword shadows, dozens of meters long, slashed down, carving deep ravines into the ground.
In the sky, a rain of fire meteorites, each ten meters in size, descended, inflicting considerable damage on Devils within a few hundred meters.
Fierce flames transformed into roaring, serpentine dragons, voraciously consuming everything in their vicinity.
Although the Devils were caught off guard by the bandits' attack, most of them reacted in time, drawing their Divine Artifacts to engage the bandits in combat, with only a few being killed outright.
For a time, the mountainside of the Tai Lian Mountain Range echoed with roars and screams.
Compared to others, Tina had a much easier time.
She had not stayed with the main group of Devils but had instead taken a wide detour alone, completely separating herself from the vortex of battle.
For these bandits, who were accustomed to using Spiritual Sense to aid their combat, Tina's "Mirror Flower Water Moon" was practically their bane.
Tina, carrying her spear, approached a bandit who was on guard duty, yet the bandit couldn't detect her presence.
Then, the spear in Tina's hand suddenly thrust forward.
"Chii!"
Hot blood splattered from the bandit's head, and a blue Godhead rolled out from the blood. It was then picked up by the fiery red spear and stored in her spatial ring.
Taking the bandit's identification tag, Tina chuckled, "One."
The strongest among these bandits, the High-level Gods, were gathered at the triangular junction by the seven leaders of the Scythe of Death to confront the main force of Devils.
The Gods had also gone to ambush the Devils hidden in the forests; only Demigods remained in the rear.
Within the same cultivation realm, no one could yet break through Tina's "Mirror Flower Water Moon."
Following this, Tina moved like a phantom in the forest, weaving among the bandits, taking the lives of one Demigod bandit after another, and collecting their identification tags.
"This is too easy, there's no sense of adventure at all."
Tina shook her head in disappointment. These people were too weak.
Should she try challenging a God?
This thought crossed Tina's mind.
But then, the teachings of her teacher, Roy, and the words of Shelley resurfaced in her mind, causing Tina to sigh.
"Ah, forget it, I won't join the commotion."
"Who asked me to be such an obedient good child..."
...
Inside Blazing Flame City, Roy's Spiritual Sense heard Tina's words and nodded in satisfaction.
But the next moment, Roy's expression suddenly darkened.
Tina hadn't gone to join the commotion in the forest battlefield, but she had directly set the bandits' stronghold ablaze and dispersed her "Mirror Flower Water Moon."
The soaring flames alerted everyone fighting on the mountainside of the Tai Lian Mountain Range to Tina's presence.
Especially the bandits.
Many of them had their family and friends still in the mountain stronghold.
Now that the stronghold was on fire, the fate of those inside was predictable.
Everything perceived by his Spiritual Sense confirmed their fears.
"Damn it!"
At once, the bandits' eyes turned red.
"Kill!"
Instantly, the bandits went mad, unleashing powerful moves at no cost, wanting to repel the demons before them so they could go kill that detestable woman.
Under the desperate assault of the bandits, some of the demons were forced to retreat temporarily.
This provided an opportunity for some bandits to disengage from the battlefield.
Five mid-level god bandits broke away from the fight and quickly flew towards the location where the fire was erupting on the mountainside.
Just as these individuals were flying towards the stronghold, a powerful pressure suddenly emanated from the deepest part of the Tai Lian Mountain Range.
The five mid-level gods immediately stopped and looked up towards the Tai Lian Mountain Range.
At the edge of their vision, the dark clouds above the Tai Lian Mountain Range were slowly rotating like a vortex. Streaks of lightning snaked through the clouds, and the rumbling thunder even reached their location.
The five mid-level gods exchanged glances, all feeling the gravity of the situation.
As far as they knew, the seven strongest leaders of the Scythe of Death didn't possess such immense power.
Clearly, a very powerful demon had appeared among those who had come to suppress them.
Judging by this pressure alone, they could guess that the leaders were likely in grave danger.
After a moment of hesitation, three of the mid-level gods directly turned and fled the Tai Lian Mountain Range.
Only two mid-level gods continued to fly towards Tina's location.
They wanted to kill that woman before their leaders were all dead, and then escape!
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