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Ch. 348 Russell's Plan
🕑 Added 2024-04-11 16:00:10 +0000 UTCAs long as the Planet Devourer wasn't a divine being, Russell didn't have to worry about the Planet Devourer causing trouble in his divine realm.
"Then let's go now!"
Upon hearing Russell's response, the Planet Devourer immediately said.
"Is he coming with us too?"
Russell pointed to the Silver Surfer sitting on the silver surfboard and asked the Planet Devourer.
"He doesn't need to."
Although the Silver Surfer was his emissary, the Planet Devourer had no intention of taking him to Russell's divine realm.
For the Planet Devourer, the primary role of the Silver Surfer was to help find suitable planets for consumption in advance.
Of course, when needed, the Silver Surfer would assist him in dealing with some minor adversaries.
"Teacher, would you like to come too?"
Russell turned to the Ancient One.
"Sure!"
The Ancient One did not refuse and readily agreed.
Although she and Russell were both Skyfather-level beings, they were not following the same path.
In fact, the Ancient One was curious about what Russell's divine realm, City of Sin, looked like.
After hearing the Ancient One's response, Russell didn't hesitate and immediately activated his divine authority, connecting to City of Sin in the astral realm.
Next, a huge golden gate shining with light appeared before them.
"Your Excellency Galan, please!"
After the gate to the divine realm was formed, Russell said to the Planet Devourer.
"Hmm!"
The Planet Devourer, seated on the icy ground, stood up and walked towards the massive gate, towering over two hundred meters high.
The Planet Devourer had originally prepared to shrink his size, but he didn't expect Russell to create a gateway to the divine realm according to his current size.
After the Planet Devourer started walking towards the gate, Russell turned to the Ancient One and said, "Teacher, please!"
"Alright!"
The Ancient One nodded and headed towards the enormous gate.
After the Planet Devourer and the Ancient One entered the gate, Russell's body turned into specks of light and entered the gate.
Subsequently, the immense gate vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
Divine Realm.
City of Sin.
Russell didn't place the gate's exit directly in the Lord's Mansion or inside City of Sin. Instead, he set it in the forest outside the city.
While he could enlarge the gate enough for the Planet Devourer to pass through, he didn't want to alter the size of the city's buildings just because of the Planet Devourer.
Although this was just a thought for him, he still didn't want to do it.
After arriving in Russell's divine realm, the Planet Devourer immediately saw the magnificent city in the distance.
City of Sin was created by Russell, taking inspiration from Asgard.
Although he didn't use the exact same building materials, he could easily simulate similar textures and colors with his divine power.
Seeing that Russell didn't immediately let him enter the city but led him to the forest outside, the Planet Devourer immediately realized.
Although there was no source of cosmic energy he was familiar with inside the astral realm, it was no problem for the Planet Devourer.
He stored an incredible amount of energy within him.
Even in an astral realm without any cosmic energies, it wouldn't have a significant impact on him.
If there was any effect, it would be that he couldn't absorb the astral realm's energy to replenish himself.
However, for the recently sated Planet Devourer, this was not an issue at all.
In Russell's divine realm, the Planet Devourer, resembling a small mountain, quickly shrank.
In just a blink of an eye, the Planet Devourer shrunk to a height of just over two meters.
Although his current size was still much larger than Russell and the Ancient One, it was a significant improvement from before.
At least Russell and the Ancient One only needed to raise their heads slightly to meet his gaze.
After the Planet Devourer reduced his size to just over two meters, Russell said to him, "This is my divine realm, City of Sin."
"These forests and lands outside the city gradually expanded after I established the divine realm."
"The city you see in the distance is the true divine realm I initially established."
Russell briefly explained to the Planet Devourer.
As for the Ancient One, he didn't ignore her; she had known about these things for a long time.
"Your divine realm, City of Sin, looks a bit like Asgard!"
The Planet Devourer observed City of Sin in the distance and said to Russell.
"Asgard is a renowned realm in the universe. When building City of Sin, I took a little inspiration from Asgard."
Russell said with a smile.
There was nothing to hide about this.
"Let's go, and visit your City of Sin."
With that, the Planet Devourer was the first to walk towards the City of Sin in the distance.
He didn't immediately use his various extraordinary abilities but walked towards the city like an ordinary person.
Although he wasn't sure what the Planet Devourer wanted to see in his divine realm, Russell didn't think too much about it and accompanied the Planet Devourer to City of Sin.
After progressing through the forest outside the city for a while, they arrived at the gates of City of Sin.
Under Russell's guidance, the Planet Devourer and the Ancient One entered the city.
Due to the small number of people, City of Sin seemed somewhat empty.
However, for Russell, who had recently ascended to a divine being, this was quite normal.
Although he could bring some ordinary people to his divine realm, he didn't plan to do so.
As they passed Gr's sleeping park, the Planet Devourer suddenly stopped, frowning as he looked at Glenndale sleeping on the grass.ect his strength.
The Planet Devourer and the Ancient One casually observed the environment inside the city.
As they passed Grendel's sleeping park, the Planet Devourer suddenly stopped, frowning as he looked at Grendel sleeping on the grass.
"Is this Grendel, the First Symbiote King?"
Although Grendel was now much smaller, the Planet Devourer recognized him at a glance.
"Yes, he is the First Symbiote King, Grendel."
Russell said quietly.
"I remember that he was possessed by Knull's soul a long time ago, but I don't sense Knull's presence in him now."
The Planet Devourer continued to ask.
"Knull is currently sealed in a completely safe place by me."
Russell replied simply.
He wouldn't tell the Planet Devourer that Knull was currently confined within the system space.
Although the Planet Devourer and Knull were not friends, he still didn't plan to reveal Knull's whereabouts to the Planet Devourer.
"You can actually seal Knull. It seems you're more capable than I imagined."
The Planet Devourer said seriously.
"You're overestimating me!"
Russell said with a smile.
Knull being sealed was not so much about his strength, but rather Knull being tricked by him.
If Knull hadn't been careless, Russell wouldn't have been able to seal him in the first place.
At that time, Russell didn't have any magical abilities and lacked the means to attack or seal a soul. Moreover, with his strength at the time, he had no assurance of defeating Grendel completely if Knull hadn't voluntarily left Grendel's body.
At that time, Russell hadn't mastered magic and didn't have any means to attack or seal souls.
Moreover, with his strength at the time, he had no assurance of completely defeating Grendel if Knull hadn't voluntarily left Grendel's body.
At that time, he hadn't even possessed the Kryptonian physiology.
"Knull caused quite a commotion in the universe back then. If he hadn't failed, the Symbiote race should have spread throughout the entire universe by now."
The Planet Devourer said slowly.
Although he hadn't fought Knull, he was familiar with Knull's record.
After all, Knull was one of the few individuals who could take on the Celestials, and he had defeated more than one or two members of the Celestials.
"Regarding what happened back then, I've heard a bit."
"But I don't think Knull could truly dominate the entire universe."
Russell said calmly.
"Why do you think that?"
The Planet Devourer asked.
"It's simple because the truly powerful entities haven't made their moves yet."
Russell said with certainty.
In the Marvel Universe, there were plenty of entities stronger than Knull.
Unexpected cosmic-level threats were not uncommon. Besides the Celestials, there were the other four powerful cosmic entities, each of whom was formidable.
Not to mention the Living Tribunal, Beyonders, and The One-Above-All.
Knull was indeed strong, but he was still just a universe-level being.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to create the All-Black Necrosword and a symbiote army to counter the Celestials.
"It seems you are quite well-informed about the hidden aspects of the universe."
"As a Skyfather-level being who ascended from a human on Earth, you are quite knowledgeable."
The Planet Devourer said with a smile.
"It's not bad!"
Russell said modestly.
"Well, let's not talk about these matters. Let's go to your mansion."
The Planet Devourer said quietly.
"Alright!"
A few minutes later.
The Lord's Mansion hall.
Russell didn't sit on the divine throne representing his identity, as he used to.
In the presence of the Planet Devourer and the Ancient One, who were both beings of high level and power, such a display was unnecessary.
Before them, there was no need for it.
Although he didn't occupy the highest seat in the hall, Russell used his divine power to create a long table in the hall and chairs suitable for their sizes.
Russell and the Ancient One sat on the left side, while the Planet Devourer sat opposite them.
"Would you like to try some food, Your Excellency Galan? I have some delicacies from Hell here."
Russell asked the Planet Devourer.
For the Planet Devourer, the only food that sustained his life was planets. However, this didn't mean he couldn't eat anything else.
In good moods, he would occasionally consume relatively normal food.
Of course, like Russell, he ate these foods purely for the taste.
The energy provided by regular food was negligible for beings of their level.
Even if they consumed tens of tons, it wouldn't significantly increase their energy.
"Delicacies from Hell?"
While the Planet Devourer had seen the demons in City of Sin, he didn't know that Russell had spent some time in Hell.
He thought Russell had intentionally summoned these demons from Hell.
"Yes, traditional delicacies from Hell."
"I lived in Hell for a while and discovered some excellent Hell cuisine."
Russell said, and with a snap of his fingers, the succubus maids in the courtyard of the Lord's Mansion received his command.
A few seconds later, these succubus maids brought freshly prepared Hell delicacies to the Lord's Mansion.
"If you like, Your Excellency, feel free to eat more."
Due to the connection between Russell's divine realm and Hell, he could easily link them.
As long as he agreed, the demons in his divine realm could return to Hell at any time.
These Hell delicacies were arranged for the Planet Devourer as soon as he arrived in Russell's divine realm.
"I've tasted quite a variety of food, but I haven't had much Hell cuisine."
The Planet Devourer said, his gaze falling on the Hell drink in front of him.
Though he didn't know what it was, he didn't think much about it. He picked up the cup and downed the liquid, which resembled magma.
A few seconds later, the Planet Devourer showed a surprised expression.
He gently placed the cup in his hand down and said with a smile, "You're quite impressive. I'm starting to like you more and more."
"You're too kind, Your Excellency Galan," Russell replied calmly.
The decision to have succubus maids bring some traditional Hell cuisine was not a sudden whim but a well-considered choice.
Hell and the mortal world were two different dimensions.
The Planet Devourer, as one of the powerful cosmic beings, had no particular excitement towards food from the mortal world, even if he hadn't tasted it.
But Hell cuisine was a different matter.
Russell was certain that the Planet Devourer had never been to Hell, let alone tasted Hellish food.
Therefore, offering the Planet Devourer a taste of Hell cuisine was a decision that could not go wrong if he wanted to impress him.
Back when Russell first went to Hell, he was also amazed by the fiery drinks there.
Although the Planet Devourer was not a conventional flesh-and-blood being, it didn't mean he couldn't discern the quality of food.
Consuming planets was a means for the Planet Devourer to sustain his life.
As for savoring fine cuisine, it was more of a hobby or a leisure activity for him.
Seeing that the Planet Devourer was genuinely impressed by the Hell cuisine, Russell moved on to the second step of his plan.
Having the Planet Devourer taste Hellish cuisine was just the first step of his plan.
Once the first step succeeded, it would be necessary to implement the second step of the plan.
While the Planet Devourer was enjoying the Hell delicacies, Russell engaged in casual conversation with him, asking various questions.
The Ancient One, initially puzzled about why Russell suddenly decided to treat the Planet Devourer with Hell cuisine, soon understood.
This guy really doesn't miss any opportunity!
The Ancient One looked at Russell with a hint of helplessness.
Russell didn't ask the Planet Devourer exceedingly strange questions.
However, the questions he asked were mostly about obscure pieces of information that few people knew.
For instance, the whereabouts of the Gorr the God Butcherer, how to find the Celestials, how to establish a connection with Eternity and Death, a powerful cosmic beings, and how a Skyfather-level being could ascend to a universe-level cosmic being, and so on.
