Hearing Locke say this, a flash of divine light appeared in the Chief Sovereign of Death's eyes, and a guess that even she herself hardly dared believe surfaced in her mind.
"Locke, could it be…?"
The Chief Sovereign of Death covered her mouth in shock as she looked toward Locke and asked.
Many years ago, Locke had once told the Chief Sovereign of Death that he wanted to forge a Sovereign artifact containing Paragon-level Laws Profound Mysteries.
The Chief Sovereign of Death still rembered how, in order to find sothing capable of bearing Laws Profound Mysteries, Locke had gathered heavenly treasures and all kinds of weapon-forging materials for tens of millions of years.
Yet in the end, he still failed to find a suitable carrier for the Laws.
Only later, through a fortunate coincidence, did Locke realize he had overlooked the obvious.
What better carrier for Laws could there be than divine sparks, which were ford by the Laws of the universe condensing the Laws comprehended by lifeforms?
If divine sparks were used as the materials to forge Sovereign artifacts, then the resulting weapons would naturally also be capable of bearing Laws Profound Mysteries.
Back then, in order to gather enough divine sparks for Locke to forge his Sovereign artifact, the Chief Sovereign of Death had even issued Sovereign missions.
And wasn't the reason she had previously been blocked outside the Water Divine Plane within spatial turbulence by the Chief Sovereign of Fate Orloff and the Chief Sovereign of Destruction Utreid because Locke lacked Water Sovereign power to use fused divine power, causing her to personally make a trip to exchange for Water Sovereign power from those two Lesser Sovereigns?
Locke slightly nodded, confirming the Chief Sovereign of Death's guess.
A figure dressed in red flew out from the Chief Sovereign of Death's body. This was the Chief Sovereign of Death's Water divine clone.
Slowly walking down from the high platform of the throne, Lilia could sense from the blue tassels on the black Sovereign artifact spear before her an aura similar to that of Locke's Water Manor.
This was the aura of the Water Laws at the Paragon level.
Slowly extending her hand, Lilia grasped the Sovereign artifact spear.
Instantly, Lilia felt that she had complete insight into the Water Laws Profound Mysteries.
The six Water Laws Profound Mysteries held absolutely no secrets before her eyes and could be combined however she wished.
At the sa ti, the Water Laws no longer appeared to her as six separate Laws, but instead had beco a complete whole like the Edicts of Death.
"So, this is what being a Paragon feels like."
Lilia sighed in admiration.
The mont she held this Sovereign artifact, Lilia felt as though she herself had beco a Water Paragon.
With a thought, Lilia thrust out with the spear. The Paragon-level Water Laws condensed into a thousand-ter-long ice dragon that roared as it charged toward the ceiling of the Sovereign Palace.
"BOOM!"
The ice dragon collided with the ceiling of the Sovereign Palace, erupting with a massive explosion. Cracks spread in all directions from the point where the ice dragon struck the Sovereign Palace.
"So powerful!"
Looking at the cracks she had blasted into the Sovereign Palace with a single strike, Lilia could not help but exclaim in admiration.
One had to understand that because she was bored, Lilia often used Sovereign power to temper her Sovereign Palace.
After all these years, this Sovereign Palace had already beco sothing akin to a Sovereign artifact despite not truly being one.
Yet under Lilia's attack just now, cracks had actually appeared within it, fully demonstrating just how terrifying the spear's power was.
As a divine clone of the Chief Sovereign of Death, Lilia had inherited the willpower granted from the Chief Sovereign of Death refining a Sovereign spark. Her strength was second only to that of a Paragon.
But after Lilia grasped this spear, the Paragon-level Laws contained within it directly filled the final flaw in Lilia's Laws fusion, allowing her to truly gain strength capable of battling a Paragon.
It could be said that only after holding this Sovereign artifact spear did Lilia realize what the Sovereign artifacts she had forged before truly were.
They were rely piles of trash!
Only weapons like those forged by Locke, which contained Laws Profound Mysteries, deserved to be called Sovereign artifacts.
It could be said that as long as one was a Water-elent Deity, after grasping this Sovereign artifact spear, they could unleash the power of Paragon-level Water Laws Profound Mysteries.
If held by a Demigod, it could rival a Seven Star Fiend.
If held by a God, it could rival a Prefect.
If held by a Highgod, it could rival a Paragon who was not using willpower, or a Prefect possessing a full set of Sovereign artifacts.
Even in the hands of a non-Paragon Water Sovereign, it could increase their power tenfold.
"It's more than just that."
Seeing Lilia's amazent, Locke smiled and said, "What you used just now was only this Sovereign artifact's most basic ability."
"It possesses an even more powerful ability, though that ability can only be used after binding it with blood."
As he spoke, Locke's thoughts moved, instantly canceling his blood-binding with the Sovereign artifact.
"Now try binding it with blood yourself."
Lilia used the thumbnail of her right hand to cut the tip of her middle finger. A drop of bright red blood erged from her fingertip and was absorbed into the spear.
"BOOM!"
Instantly, Lilia sensed an even more powerful force from within the spear.
"Th-this is…"
If it were an ordinary person, they probably would not know what this powerful force was.
But Lilia was a divine clone of the Chief Sovereign of Death and herself possessed willpower.
Thus, Lilia instantly understood what this powerful force was.
"That's right. It's willpower."
"And it's Paragon-level willpower!"
Seeing the expression on Lilia's face, Locke felt this entire endeavor had not been in vain.
All this ti, it had always been Lilia who enjoyed seeing expressions of shock and disbelief on the faces of others.
Now, Locke had finally seen upon Lilia's face the sa expressions she usually only saw on others.
Lilia rolled her eyes at Locke, but did not say anything. Instead, she once more focused her attention on the spear in her hands.
Indeed, the willpower emanating from the spear felt to Lilia as though it were two points stronger than the willpower she already possessed.
And what shocked Lilia even more was that the willpower within this Sovereign artifact could stack together with the willpower she already possessed, increasing her strength yet again.
With a thought, Lilia's true body as the Chief Sovereign of Death appeared before her Water divine clone and took hold of the spear.
Because both shared the sa soul, after the Chief Sovereign of Death took the Sovereign artifact spear, she too could sense that the willpower within the spear could stack together with her own Sovereign willpower.
However, because the Chief Sovereign of Death herself was not a Water Sovereign, she could not mobilize the Water Laws contained within the Sovereign artifact at all.
But rely the stacking of the willpower alone increased the Chief Sovereign of Death's power tenfold.
"Locke, you truly continue to surprise again and again."
The Chief Sovereign of Death looked toward Locke.
Previously, the Chief Sovereign of Death had once said that if Locke truly succeeded in forging a Sovereign artifact containing Laws Profound Mysteries, it would inevitably change the thod by which Sovereign artifacts were forged throughout the world.
Now it seed that this type of Sovereign artifact was even more powerful than the Chief Sovereign of Death had imagined.
For Water Sovereigns, a Sovereign artifact like this could directly increase their power a hundredfold.
Even non-Water Sovereigns could still gain a tenfold increase.
"How exactly did you accomplish this?"
After the shock faded sowhat, the Chief Sovereign of Death beca extrely curious about how Locke had managed to successfully create this weapon.
Don't say foolish things like rely having enough divine sparks was sufficient.
Forget hearing such a thing—the Chief Sovereign of Death could not even imagine that a Sovereign artifact could actually increase a Sovereign's willpower.
"Hahaha…"
Locke waved his hand.
Instantly, the Chief Sovereign of Death was startled.
Because at that mont, the spear in her hands had once again transford into the Azure Dragon divine beast she had previously seen and sensed.
"ROAR!"
The thousand-ter-long Azure Dragon divine beast coiled throughout the main hall of the Sovereign Palace as it released a resounding dragon's roar.
"See it now, Lilia?"
"I used a magic formation to isolate part of the Laws of the universe's perception, causing the Laws of the universe—just like you a mont ago—to believe that the Sovereign artifact spear I forged was an Azure Dragon divine beast birthed by the universe itself."
"And this spear body is the divine spark of the Azure Dragon divine beast."
"Then, by slowly revealing my comprehension of the Water Laws within the Sovereign artifact spear, I attracted the descent of the Laws of the universe, allowing those Laws Profound Mysteries to be fused into the Sovereign artifact spear."
"In the end, the Paragon-level Water Laws even drew down a strand of willpower bestowed by the Laws of the universe."
"Once completed, this Sovereign artifact gained two forms."
"The first form is the Sovereign artifact spear form."
"The second form is this divine beast form you see now."
"In divine beast form, the Azure Dragon divine beast can use the Water Laws at the Paragon level. Even without a master, it possesses power ten tis greater than an ordinary Paragon."
"And if it has a master…"
Locke did not continue speaking, but the Chief Sovereign of Death had already personally tested it.
She was actually able to stack the willpower from her Sovereign spark onto the Azure Dragon divine beast, allowing this Water divine beast, which only possessed Paragon-level strength, to gain power not inferior to the other Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts.
At this point, even if soone called this Azure Dragon divine beast a Water Paragon Chief Sovereign, no one would object.
"What a terrifying Sovereign artifact!"
Withdrawing her willpower, the Chief Sovereign of Death sighed in admiration.
Then, the Chief Sovereign of Death solemnly said to Locke, "Locke, it's best not to bestow this kind of Sovereign artifact upon other Deities."
"If the other Sovereigns saw it, they probably would not be able to resist ambushing others to seize this Sovereign artifact."
The Chief Sovereign of Death was not joking.
Indeed, the Sovereign Pact imposed additional restrictions upon the Sovereigns, making them unwilling to casually risk being hunted down by the Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts by violating the Sovereign Pact.
But that did not an they would never violate the Sovereign Pact.
If the temptation were great enough, and the likelihood of being discovered sufficiently low, those Sovereigns would not mind violating the Sovereign Pact.
And the Sovereign artifacts forged by Locke possessed exactly the level of temptation capable of luring Sovereigns into violating the Sovereign Pact.
A Sovereign artifact that could increase one's strength at minimum tenfold—and by a hundredfold if the elent matched. Which Sovereign could resist such temptation?
Did they really think every Sovereign was like Locke, capable of resisting the temptation of Sovereign sparks?
(End of Chapter)
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