Death... and me
chapter-2814

That same day, Rean left the Leviathans' territory, opening a Spatial Gate and entering it. Around a day later, Rean landed on a mountain in the middle of nowhere. There, someone was already waiting for him.

*Zush!*

Roan and Kentucky then came out of the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, knowing who was there.

"Master, it is good that you found the time to come," Roan spoke.

Sure enough, it was Kafan who came. "Well, you said it was urgent, so I had to find some time. What is it? Do you need help with anything?"

Roan nodded before he looked at Kentucky.

Kentucky just nodded and quickly pulled out the three Foreign Universe Foundation Pillar Fragments from his Pocket Dimensional Realm.

Kafan received a deep shock when he saw that. "Fragments! And three of them! Why are you bringing them out? Quick, send them back into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm!"

"We can't," Roan explained. "They aren't Fragments from this Universe. If we put them inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, they will probably cause a bad reaction to the Fragments we have in the Pillar Replica."

"Wait... they are Foreign Fragments?" Kafan got puzzled. "How did you get three of them?" "We convinced senior Hyeoumu to give them to us," Roan spoke.

Roan then spoke of the time they went to meet Hyeoumu and the talk they had. In the end, Hyeoumu mentioned that the Last Fragment might also be in the Underworld.

Hearing all of that made Kafan fall into deep thought. Finally, he nodded. "I see where you are coming from. You want to exchange these Fragments for the real ones in the Underworld Relic and the one Turen exchanged, right?"

Roan nodded. "Yes. Two Fragments for Two Fragments. The third Fragment we intend to use to trade for the Fragment in the Heavens. Do you think it is possible?"

Kafan narrowed his eyes for a moment. "Hard to say. It will depend on what we tell them."

"The truth," Rean suddenly intervened. "Just tell them we need the Fragments from this Universe to repair the Foundation Pillar. We probably can get a few allies to support us in this trade too."

Kafan pondered a bit and thought the chances were good. "Indeed. We can get Soul Gem, Turen, and Huban on our side for this trade. I think I can convince Gragatou to help as well. Besides, I'm originally a member of the Underworld, so Black Locust and the others have to at least hear what I have to say."

*Clap!*

Kafan clapped his hand and decided. "Alright, it is definitely worth a try. Can I have these Fragments for now?"

"Sure!" The twins obviously had no reason to refuse.

Kafan quickly sent the Fragments into his own Pocket Dimensional Realm and opened a Spatial Gate. "Let's go. We need to see Huban and Soul Gem first. Turen is already in the Underworld, so we can meet him there later."

With Kafan using the Spatial Gates, it didn't take long for them to arrive at the headquarters in the Realm of Gods. This was a temporary place that the Divinity and Semi-Celestial Realm experts were using for their meetings in this time of crisis. Even Soul Gem had to stay here in the end.

"I'm impressed you convinced Hyeoumu to contribute these Fragments at all," Soul Gem spoke, genuinely amazed. "Nonetheless, you did get the Fragments. So, what is it? Do you need my help?"

Rean quickly nodded and explained the issues. "We can't really say that Roan and I are the ones who are going to fix the Foundation, now can we? Everyone will question how we are going to do this, and we can't truly talk about the Soul Gem System you created. However, if it is you who says that you came up with a plan, then it is a lot more convincing."

Soul Gem pondered for a moment and had to admit it made sense. He was the one who succeeded in eliminating the Extinction Sphere all those years ago, so others would consider his words at least worth hearing. "That is fine by me. To be honest, I was also working on an alternative in case the Soul Gem System plan didn't work."

"You did?" Everyone asked back at the same time

"Yes," Soul Gem then took out a sphere after he confirmed.

Seeing that immediately reminded everyone of Sister Orb. "You got another control orb?!" "Not really," Soul Gem denied, though. "This is more like a replica. It would be able to run a very light version of the system. Of course, its power would be very limited. There is no way it would provide me with the same perks as the Control Orb used in the Soul Gem System. Nonetheless, if I acquire all the Fragments, I believe I have a chance to repair the Foundation as well."

*Zush!*

Suddenly, Sister Orb appeared as well. Obviously, Sister Orb existed inside the Control Orb, so she could feel it better than anyone else. [Soul Gem, you truly didn't live inside the Control Orb for so long for nothing. You were right. This replica of yours is very limited. Nonetheless, being able to create such a thing without the Universe Sentience's help is incredible.]

Soul Gem smiled in response. Hearing the confirmation from Sister Orb was the best possible compliment. "Thank you, Sister Orb."

Soul Gem then threw the Replica back into his Pocket Dimensional Realm. "Anyway, this Replica will only be used if the Original Plan with the real Soul Gem System doesn't work. Now that you guys have acquired these three Foreign Fragments, we have a good chance to be able to trade. I will play the part of the planner, so we just need some support."

Kafan didn't waste time. "Alright, Roan will follow us. The rest of you go back to the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm and wait there. That way, you can watch everything while we try this

negotiation."

Soul Gem agreed. "Indeed. Let's go talk to Gragatou and Huban now."