Locke was stunned. Among all the Sovereigns present, he would not have found it strange if anyone else had spoken up to stop him.
But the one person he never expected to stop him was the Chief Sovereign of Death.
However, when Locke's gaze swept over the Sovereigns watching the spectacle, as well as the Chief Sovereigns of Destruction and Life beside him, he suddenly understood.
The conflict between Locke and the Chief Sovereign of Fate existed on too high a level. To Lesser Sovereigns, Interdiate Sovereigns, and even Laws Chief Sovereigns, it did not really affect them at all.
Thus, Sovereigns of those three levels could calmly watch the battle between Locke and the Chief Sovereign of Fate while secretly sending ssages to one another and discussing it.
Truthfully, after Locke's actions, the prestige of the Chief Sovereign of Fate, Orloff, had fallen to rock bottom among the Sovereigns.
But no matter what, the Chief Sovereign of Fate was still one of the Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts.
The Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts had always stood high above all other Sovereigns, at the very peak of all Sovereigns.
Under normal circumstances, how would these Sovereigns dare discuss the Four Chief Sovereigns so boldly?
Watching a supre expert who had once stood above their heads end up battered and disgraced gave these Sovereigns a strange sense of satisfaction.
Perhaps, in their hearts, they would even co to the conclusion that the Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts were rely this much after all, completely dragging the Four Chief Sovereigns down from their divine pedestal.
From now on, Sovereigns might no longer feel the sa awe toward the Four Chief Sovereigns as before.
"Orloff, count yourself fortunate. This ti, you did not truly enrage ."
"Otherwise…"
"Since I already serve as acting Water Chief Sovereign, I wouldn't mind serving as acting Fate Chief Sovereign as well."
After saying these words to the Chief Sovereign of Fate, Locke's Fate Sovereign true body stopped attacking Orloff and returned to the side of the Chief Sovereign of Death.
anwhile, Locke's words caused the Chief Sovereign of Fate's entire body to tremble.
Why had Locke beco the acting Water Chief Sovereign?
Because the Water Chief Sovereign had died.
Then under what circumstances would Sovereign Locke beco the acting Fate Chief Sovereign?
Naturally, only after he himself had died.
Deeply staring at Locke's back, the Chief Sovereign of Fate, Orloff, knew that by breaking the rules and attacking Sovereign Locke this ti, he had already provoked Locke's killing intent toward him.
Had the Chief Sovereign of Death not spoken up to stop Locke this ti, then after toying with him for a while, Sovereign Locke likely would have imdiately killed him.
It seed that before his strength advanced even further, he would have to avoid Sovereign Locke whenever possible.
And from the fact that Sovereign Locke obeyed the Chief Sovereign of Death's words and gave up on killing him, it was clear that between Locke and the Chief Sovereign of Death, the Chief Sovereign of Death possessed the greater authority.
From this, it was obvious that Locke was a staunch supporter of the Sovereign Pact established by the Chief Sovereign of Death.
In other words, so long as he himself did not violate the Sovereign Pact established during the first Sovereign Assembly by the Chief Sovereign of Death, Sovereign Locke would not kill him without reason.
Thinking this, the Chief Sovereign of Fate, Orloff, no longer remained within the spatial turbulence. He directly tore open a spatial rift and returned to the Celestial Realm.
When the other Sovereigns saw the main actors depart, and it was obvious the remaining three Chief Sovereigns and Sovereign Locke had matters to discuss among themselves—matters clearly not sothing they were qualified to hear—they imdiately returned to their respective Divine Planes as well.
"Big Sister…"
After the Sovereigns all left the spatial turbulence, the gentle, motherly smile on the Chief Sovereign of Life, Wawaya's face instantly turned into a silly grin as she hurried forward and grabbed the Chief Sovereign of Death's right hand, swinging it back and forth.
"Big Sister, where exactly did this thing co from?"
"A mission issued by an Overgod—complete it and you can make a request to the Overgod. I want one too!"
Nearby, the Chief Sovereign of Destruction crossed his arms over his chest, but his ears unconsciously tilted toward the Chief Sovereigns of Death and Life, clearly wanting to hear the Chief Sovereign of Death's answer.
Truthfully, with the Chief Sovereign of Destruction Wordred's strength, unless the Chief Sovereign of Death intentionally blocked him with divine sense, he could hear clearly from ten tis farther away than this. This behavior alone showed that the Chief Sovereign of Destruction cared far more about the Overgod Mission than he outwardly appeared to.
It could be said that a single Overgod Mission, at minimum, could increase their power tenfold through the granted wish.
If one wished for an Overgod artifact, then although the increase in strength would not be an all-around enhancent like Willpower, the enhancent in a specific aspect could reach a hundredfold.
"You…"
Faced with the Chief Sovereign of Life acting spoiled, the Chief Sovereign of Death indulgently rubbed her hair and spoke.
"I got this thing when I unconsciously tore open a spatial rift in my sleep, and it fell out from inside the spatial crack."
If an ordinary person had said such a thing, the Chief Sovereigns of Life and Destruction absolutely would not have believed it and would instead think the other party was mocking them.
But if it was said by the Chief Sovereign of Death, then it absolutely could not be false.
Their eldest sister, the very first lifeform born within the Supre Planes, simply possessed this kind of luck.
In any case, any good thing in this world would sohow find its way into the Chief Sovereign of Death's hands.
They even suspected that Sovereign Locke himself might count as one of the universe's "treasures," which was why he had been found by the Chief Sovereign of Death.
Of course, neither the Chief Sovereign of Destruction Wordred nor the Chief Sovereign of Life Wawaya would ever ntion such thoughts in front of the Chief Sovereign of Death or Locke. At most, they would only grumble about it internally.
"So that's how it was…"
The Chief Sovereign of Life, Wawaya, let out a sigh.
The thod by which the Chief Sovereign of Death obtained this Overgod Edict held absolutely no reference value for them.
"Lord Wordred, Lady Wawaya, in truth, there is no need for you two to be like this."
"Overgod Missions are missions issued by the Overgods. Their purpose is definitely to strengthen the Sovereigns so that they may better maintain the stability of the universe."
"If nothing unexpected happens, then all four of you Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts will definitely receive missions issued by your respective Overgods."
"Of course, I also suspect that perhaps the Overgods worry that Sovereigns, whose strength has beco capped, might lose the motivation to continue striving. Thus, every so often, they release Overgod Missions to increase the Sovereigns' motivation."
"So long as enough Overgod Missions are completed, even a Lesser Sovereign might one day rise and surpass us."
Upon hearing Sovereign Locke's explanation, the Chief Sovereigns of Destruction and Life both nodded.
Not to ntion Sovereigns—even Deities, if their strength failed to improve for hundreds of millions of years, would gradually lose their drive and stop cultivating, instead shifting their attention outward in search of opportunities to strengthen themselves.
Sovereigns were existences chosen by the Overgods to maintain the universe's stability, and their power was far beyond what Deities could imagine.
If Sovereigns fell into corruption because they no longer had room for improvent, the destruction they could wreak upon the universe would likewise be incomparable to that of Deities.
Under such circumstances, in order to prevent Sovereigns from losing hope, it was perfectly reasonable for the Overgods to issue Overgod Missions, allowing Sovereigns and Sovereign Emissaries to strengthen themselves by completing Overgod Missions just as they completed Sovereign missions.
Of course, Locke strongly suspected that Hongng had foreseen certain undesirable futures and thus copied the Sovereigns' ideas, having the Four Overgods of the Coiling Dragon universe release Overgod Missions every so often to prevent certain futures from coming to pass.
"Locke, if the Overgods' intentions truly are as you speculate, then by not making the Overgod Edict public earlier, could we have disrupted the Overgods' plans and incurred their displeasure?"
Unlike the Chief Sovereigns of Destruction Wordred and Life Wawaya, after hearing Locke's explanation, the Chief Sovereign of Death's first reaction was actually concern that concealing the existence of the Overgod Mission might have disrupted the Overgods' plans and caused them to beco displeased.
"Don't worry, Lilia."
Locke comforted her.
"The Overgods are rely manifestations of the universe's laws. They do not possess emotions in the true sense."
"Everything they do exists to uphold the universe's laws and ensure the universe operates stably."
"So regardless of what happens within the universe, so long as it does not violate the rules maintaining the universe's stability, it has no aning to the Overgods."
"Besides, we never intended to conceal the existence of the Overgod Missions."
"When we collect the third Overgod talisman, we can hold another Sovereign Assembly, announce the existence of the Overgod Missions, and make our wish to the Overgod in front of everyone."
"Mm."
After hearing this, the Chief Sovereign of Death also felt Locke's reasoning made sense.
Currently, of the three talismans for the Death Overgod Mission, Locke had already collected two for her.
If they announced the existence of the Overgod Missions now, the search for the third Overgod talisman might produce additional complications and could even trigger another war among the Sovereigns.
…
This battle among Chief Sovereigns triggered by Bloodshadowfla made all the Sovereigns realize that major changes had occurred among the highest ranks of Sovereigns.
Among them, the most important matter was naturally the further advancent of Sovereign Locke's two Sovereign clones.
His Fate Sovereign true body had directly stepped into the very highest tier among Sovereigns, becoming one of the strongest Chief Sovereigns.
His Water divine clone had also entered the level of the Laws Chief Sovereigns.
If Sovereign Locke had achieved this by refining a Water Sovereign spark, then even if the Sovereigns said nothing aloud, inwardly they would still mock Sovereign Locke for relying on a Sovereign spark to reach this step.
But from the results, Sovereign Locke had not killed a Water Sovereign to seize a Water Sovereign spark. Instead, he had once more achieved a breakthrough in the fusion of Water Laws and Fate Edicts.
Under such circumstances, the Sovereigns could not even bring themselves to feel jealous.
Just think—when Sovereign Locke first beca a Sovereign, relying on a Fate Lesser Sovereign spark together with the power of fused Laws and Profound Mysteries, he directly stepped into the ranks of the Laws Chief Sovereigns.
And how many years had passed since then?
(End of Chapter)
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