Of course, with Locke's current strength, there was no Sovereign in existence who could be a hundred tis stronger than him.
Still, this divine spark Sovereign artifact spear had been created by Locke with Overgod artifacts as the benchmark.
Admittedly, this divine spark Sovereign artifact could absolutely be called the strongest Sovereign artifact now in existence.
However, compared to an Overgod artifact, the gap was still far from small.
Next ca the most important step.
And this was also the true test of Locke's cultivation results over these tens of millions of years.
The Coiling Dragon universe was rely an auxiliary universe created by Hongng to stabilize the primary universe.
Because of this, the lifeforms of the Hongng universe possessed comparatively weak souls and lacked soul cultivation techniques.
In this universe, the early-stage growth of souls mainly relied upon ditation, while later-stage growth primarily depended on comprehending Laws.
But even if they completely comprehended one type of Profound Mystery of the Laws, their souls still would not reach the level capable of bearing the Laws themselves.
In order to allow the people of the magical universe to continue cultivating, Hongng made certain adjustnts to the rules of the magical universe. Whenever the Laws of the universe sensed that a lifeform had completely comprehended a type of Profound Mystery of the Laws, they would condense the comprehended Profound Mystery into a divine spark to bear the power of the Laws in place of the lifeform itself.
The fact that other Saint-level experts could refine divine sparks and beco Deities already proved that divine sparks were more akin to a functional "artifact."
If one only examined the cultivation system of the Coiling Dragon universe, nothing unusual could be discovered.
However, once compared to the cultivation system of the primary universe, one could understand just how outrageous the cultivation system of the Coiling Dragon universe truly was.
The mortal stages from rank one to rank nine were similar to the mortal world of the primary universe. Although because of the universe's differing level, the strength of rank one to rank nine warriors in the Coiling Dragon universe fundantally could not compare to the Houtian stage through the Kongming stage of the primary universe, they still existed roughly within the sa level.
The Saint-level corresponded to the Tribulation Crossing stage and the Grand Ascension stage.
However, once one comprehended a type of Profound Mystery of the Laws and beca a Deity, one's strength directly leaped over the stages of Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal, and Immortal Emperor, reaching the level of a "preparatory Deity."
The role divine sparks played in this process was self-evident.
Demigods, Gods, Highgods, all the way to Paragons, corresponded to the levels of lower Deities, middle Deities, and upper Deities in the primary universe.
The lifeforms of the primary universe advanced step by step, eventually cultivating their souls to the level of a soul golden core during the Immortal Emperor stage and preparatory Deity stage, thereby becoming capable of bearing ordinary Laws.
But the lifeforms of the Coiling Dragon universe directly leaped from the Grand Ascension stage to the preparatory Deity stage, crossing an entire Immortal, Devil, and Demon Realm in one step. Without a "divine spark," this sort of artifact, how could such a thing possibly be accomplished?
Rather than saying the lifeforms of the Coiling Dragon universe were cultivators, it would be more accurate to say they were "artifact smiths." Their cultivation was the process of forging the "divine spark" artifact into sothing stronger than everyone else's.
The more Laws they comprehended and the more Laws they fused, the stronger the "artifact" they forged beca.
During this process, the Laws of the Coiling Dragon universe did most of the work, allowing lifeforms to focus solely on comprehending and fusing Laws while the Laws of the universe personally handled the advancent of the divine spark's rank.
Only the Laws of the universe could elevate the rank of divine sparks and grant soul willpower to lifeforms.
And if Locke wished to forge a Sovereign artifact containing Paragon-level Laws, he inevitably had to invoke the Laws of the universe.
With a thought from Locke, subtle changes imdiately appeared within his Water Manor.
Ordinary lifeforms, even Sovereigns, would not detect anything wrong with such changes.
However, from the perspective of the operation of the Laws of the universe, it was as though the region containing Locke's Water Manor had been covered by a layer of frosted glass, causing the Laws of the universe to perceive this region vaguely and indistinctly, making many things appear ambiguous and uncertain.
Next, Locke fully unleashed his soul power.
Using the abilities of "Mirror Flowe, Water Moon," he transford the divine spark Sovereign artifact spear before him into a juvenile Azure Dragon divine beast.
Afterward, Locke gradually increased the apparent age of the juvenile Azure Dragon divine beast.
At the sa ti, the Water Laws simulated by Locke steadily advanced as well.
Because of the dual isolation created by the magic formation and Locke's Mirror Flower, Water Moon ability, even the Laws of the Coiling Dragon universe could not clearly distinguish the exact condition of this Azure Dragon divine beast.
When the Water Laws Locke simulated reached the level of fully comprehending a single Profound Mystery of the Laws, the Laws of the universe descended.
But after the Laws of the universe descended, they discovered that this "Azure Dragon" divine beast had already condensed a divine spark and had even chosen the path of "becoming a Deity with the original body."
If the Laws of the universe possessed emotions, they definitely would have realized sothing was wrong.
Unfortunately, rules were rely rules.
They operated solely according to their own procedures.
Seeing that he had successfully drawn down the Laws of the universe, Locke was delighted.
It seed that with the assistance of the magic formation, his "Mirror Flower, Water Moon" had already reached the level capable of deceiving the Laws of the universe.
Under the effects of the Laws of the universe, the Water Laws Locke simulated were fused into the divine spark within the Azure Dragon divine beast's body—in other words, into the divine spark Sovereign artifact spear—successfully causing Locke's divine spark Sovereign artifact spear to gain an additional Water Laws Profound Mystery.
Next, Locke continued maintaining the spell gradually allowing the divine spark Sovereign artifact spear to reveal his comprehension of the Water Laws Profound Mysteries bit by bit.
God-level.
Highgod-level.
Then finally, the aura of complete fusion of six Profound Mysteries of the Laws.
Throughout this process, the Laws of the universe detected nothing unusual. Whenever they sensed that an Azure Dragon divine beast within Locke's Water Manor had reached the threshold for advancent, the Laws of the universe descended.
What pleasantly surprised Locke was that perhaps he had underestimated the power of Mirror Flower, Water Moon. After the Azure Dragon divine beast transford from the divine spark Sovereign artifact released the aura of complete fusion of the six Water Laws Profound Mysteries, the Laws of the universe actually bestowed a strand of willpower.
Although this divine spark weapon possessed no soul, this strand of willpower was still fused into the divine spark Sovereign artifact spear.
This ant that Locke's Sovereign artifact spear had beco similar to a Sovereign spark—a divine spark carrying willpower.
The only difference was that Sovereign sparks contained four strands of willpower and could connect to the deepest layers of the divine power ocean to absorb Sovereign power, whereas this Sovereign artifact spear only contained the single strand of willpower belonging to a Water Paragon and could not absorb Sovereign power.
Even so, this was already an astonishing item.
As long as one refined this Sovereign artifact spear, one would gain a strand of willpower and the complete Water Laws of a Paragon.
One could say that if Locke's Sovereign artifact spear were taken out independently, it alone could rival a Paragon.
No—because its own toughness had reached the level of a Sovereign artifact, and even surpassed ordinary Sovereign artifacts, this Sovereign artifact spear transford into an Azure Dragon was actually even stronger than a Paragon.
After dispersing the magic formations surrounding the Water Manor, a thousand-ter-long Azure Dragon flew out from Locke's Water Manor and road throughout Mount Netherworld.
The aura emanating from its body caused every lifeform within Mount Netherworld to tremble in fear.
"Who dares behave arrogantly upon Mount Netherworld?"
At the summit of Mount Netherworld, within the Chief Sovereign of Death's Sovereign Palace, the Chief Sovereign of Death opened her eyes from atop her throne and shouted angrily as vast willpower spread outward from her body.
"ROAR!"
Under the pressure of the Chief Sovereign of Death's willpower, the Azure Dragon imdiately released a dragon's roar as its own willpower spread outward to protect itself.
"Oh?"
Seeing this, the Chief Sovereign of Death slightly raised an eyebrow.
Since when had another Azure Dragon divine beast appeared in this world?
And it was even a Water Paragon Azure Dragon divine beast.
As far as the Chief Sovereign of Death knew, Redding, the Azure Dragon Sovereign among the Four Divine Beast Sovereigns in the Infernal Realm, was not even a Paragon yet.
If that fellow learned that an Azure Dragon divine beast had appeared on Mount Netherworld, who knew what sort of expression he would show?
For divine beasts, if their direct descendants failed to inherit the divine beast bloodline and beco divine beasts themselves, then divine beasts generally treated those descendants rather ordinarily.
But if a second divine beast of the sa kind appeared in the world, the older divine beast would treat the newly born divine beast as its closest junior, even more dearly than its own biological children.
After seeing the willpower upon this Azure Dragon, the Chief Sovereign of Death no longer felt particularly angry about the Azure Dragon causing turmoil among Mount Netherworld's magical beasts.
This was the status brought by strength.
As long as Paragons did not seek death too recklessly, Sovereigns were generally willing to give them so face.
After the pressure of the Chief Sovereign of Death's willpower disappeared, the thousand-ter Azure Dragon coiled its way toward the summit of Mount Netherworld and entered the Chief Sovereign of Death's Sovereign Palace.
"Alright. Now explain your origins, little fellow."
"And why you appeared on Mount Netherworld."
However, what puzzled the Chief Sovereign of Death was that just as she finished speaking, she suddenly heard Locke's laughter.
"Hahaha, Lilia, even you couldn't recognize it?"
"What?"
The Chief Sovereign of Death looked up toward the entrance of the Sovereign Palace in shock, only to see Locke's original body appear before the doorway as though teleporting, then step into the Sovereign Palace.
As Locke entered the Sovereign Palace, the Chief Sovereign of Death suddenly sensed that the Paragon Azure Dragon from before had vanished completely. In its place stood a dark black spear within the Sovereign Palace.
Strands of blue tassels danced where the spearhead t the shaft, and within them seed to flicker endless transformations of the Water Laws.
At the tip of the spear, a thin spatial crack extended upward three feet long. The multicolored radiance of spatial turbulence shone through the slender crack, emitting dazzling light that made the spear appear extraordinarily mystical.
"Th-this… what is going on?"
The Chief Sovereign of Death was certain that the Azure Dragon divine beast she had seen earlier, along with the willpower upon it, had not been fake.
But now that the Azure Dragon divine beast had suddenly beco a Sovereign artifact, even the Chief Sovereign of Death could not understand it.
"What's going on? Why don't you just take a look for yourself?"
Locke chuckled as he walked over before the Azure Dragon spear and said to the Chief Sovereign of Death, "However, if you want to understand the power of this spear, Lilia, it's best if you use your Water divine clone to experience it."
(End of Chapter)
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