GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

Despite the inability to possess the immortal continent, they are still very valuable to lay claim to. Even some world gods try to lay claim to them for reasons other than their everlasting properties.

Immortals care for little apart from pleasure and benefits. They certainly do not care for the ownership of land to lay their heads. Every Origin god can live in their domains. It is not safe as anyone can sense it and barge in. But then again, what is completely safe?

However, these immortal beings fight tooth and nail for the ownership of the immortal continents. Every Origin god wants them because of the springs that produce soul stones. This violence and competition is a serious and rampant issue because the immortal lands are not enough to go around.

The immortal lands are in limited numbers and an Origin god can never have too many soul stones. This has made soul stones very difficult to acquire if one doesn't have a world god to rely on.

So desperate measures have to be taken to acquire resources in the immortal lands. Especially if one wants to buy world seeds. These desperate measures usually start with sneaking into private property.

Legion-1 is currently doing that. He is sneaking into an area on the immortal continent with an owner. This immortal continent is very big. It is far larger than the ancient battlefield of the realm of high heaven. It is about 100 billion km square in surface area.

If its surface was a square, it would have sides of 315,000 kilometers in length. It is not a square. It is irregular with the longest straight measurement being about 500,000 kilometers.

This immortal land doesn't belong to a single person or a single faction. Most immortal lands are like this. Every Origin god with a certain amount of strength can carve out a piece of it for themselves. The only ones capable of staking a claim to a whole immortal continent are those with Supreme laws, realm lords, and world gods.

This immortal land is home to many Origin gods. They can live in peace most of the time. And they only need a little space to build their abode. The problem of conflict comes when the matter of soul stones gets involved.

No one will care too much if you carve out a large portion of land to live on. But there will be a problem as soon as that area of land contains a soul spring. It doesn't matter how small the area of land is. It may cause some unconvinced or desperate individuals to sneak into your territory.

This issue cannot be avoided because while Origin essence can be accumulated slowly and is best used to grow stronger, soul essence means quick resurrection. And it can also be shared amongst others, unlike Origin essence. So it can be used as currency.

Unfortunately, no one is generous enough to share soul stones. Origin gods hardly even use it for transactions. It is that valuable. So a soul spring that produces soul stones is very valuable. If you have it then you must anticipate the attempts to sneak into your property.

Now Legion doesn't need soul stones. They have Origin essence and divine life energy so they are not desperate for soul stone. But soul stones are the generally accepted Legal tender for Origin gods. Even though they have a large amount of wealth from gods, that wealth has to be converted to soul stones first before it becomes useful.

Legion-1 could approach the group of Origin gods that have banded together to lay claim to this soul spring and make a transaction with them in exchange for soul stones. He has a lot of things that can be used by Origin gods to forge and they will fetch a high price. There's no worry that he won't be able to make the sale, but he won't do that because that's for suckers.

At least that is not his first choice. He has to see if he can steal the soul stones first and get away with it before he tries to sell his stuff. That's why he is sneaking around.

He can't be seen with the eye or the divine sense. He is in a fold in space and is quietly approaching the soul spring. A normal world beast would be able to do this but not as well. After all, they don't have a concept with 7 laws and the law of space as its foundation. They would be sensed this close to the soul spring.

Legion-1 got close to the soul spring enough to see it with his eyes. That isn't as close as one might think but it is close enough for his mouth to reach.

That is the requirement to use his first concept. If he can see it, then he can surely swallow it. But first, he checked his surroundings.

The soul spring is a lake. Soul Springs are the only bodies of water on the immortal continent. The water is turbid white like milk. It is also very shallow such that one can easily scoop out the white crystalline stones at its bottom.

There is a barrier around the soul spring that would block any other world beast and most Monarchs of space. But it is easy for him to bypass the barriers around the soul spring. Unless they can create a seal capable of sealing an Origin god around the whole lake, they can't stop an Origin god with a 7-law concept of space.

Even if they manage to achieve that, it will only stop him from sneaking in. It won't stop him from breaking in.

"Now how do we do this?" he said as he stood above the lake.

He is currently not alone. He is never alone mentally and spiritually but he is not alone physically right now. His question is directed towards his companion. This question is not something that can be taken lightly so they have to consider it carefully.

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A/N: Can you guess who the companion is?

Also, this bonus chapter is courtesy of Dungeater for his gift.