“Rustle…”
A strange sound was emitted from the mouth of the Chief Sovereign of Destruction. At the same time, behind the Chief Sovereign of Destruction, an enormous illusion appeared. The illusion was actually an awe-inspiring ten thousand kilometers in length. This was an enormous, coiling creature that was similar to a serpent. Its soft, coiling body was covered with black scales. In addition, it had more than ten thousand sharp claws.
Ten thousand kilometers, with ten thousand sharp claws, and more than ten thousand sharp wings.
At first glance, the countless scales, claws, and wings seemed to be made out of black steel.
This monster’s head was completely bald. It had only a pair of eyes, with one eye having white pupils and one eye having red pupils.
Linley, watching from afar, was completely stupefied. The true form of the Chief Sovereign of Destruction was simply too frightening.
“What is this?” Linley whispered.
Linley’s divine sense was constantly active. Because of his fused Sovereign power, others weren’t able to sense Linley’s divine sense at all. However, Linley himself was able to clearly see that after the Chief Sovereign of Destruction unleashed this technique, countless strands of spiritual energy were bizarrely swirling towards the Chief Sovereign of Fate!
The Chief Sovereign of Fate was like prey that had been trapped.
“You didn’t know?” The Chief Sovereign of Death glanced at Linley, then sent, “Wodred is the very first creature that was born in the Infernal Realm. He lives in the depths of the Chaotic Sea. He personally named himself the divine beast, ‘Sable Leviathan’. This innate divine ability is known as the ‘Soul Cage’.”
The Chief Sovereign of Death, being the first creature of the Netherworld, was of a similar age to the Chief Sovereign of Destruction, who was the first creature of the Infernal Realm. Of the four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts, the two of them were the oldest.
“The divine beast, ‘Sable Leviathan’. Innate divine ability, ‘Soul Cage’?” Linley’s heart trembled.
Indeed, every single one of the four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts were formidable.
“However, this sort of ability won’t have much of an impact on the Chief Sovereign of Fate. Watch…” The Chief Sovereign of Death laughed softly.
Linley had already seen it!
As the Chief Sovereign of Destruction has unleashed his innate divine ability, ‘Soul Cage’, he also swept over with his Destruction Overgod weapon at a speed so fast, it was akin to teleportation, as he charged at the Chief Sovereign of Fate.
“Rumble…”
The black spear shadow instantly transformed into countless spear shadows, covering an area of a thousand kilometers. They were like countless venomous vipers that spat outwards. Every single spear shadow spat out a ray of black light, and the countless spear shadows actually once more swirled around the Chief Sovereign of Fate. And then, the countless spear shadows seemed to flood towards and deluge the Chief Sovereign of Fate.
“Boom!”
All of the spear shadows vanished.
A single sword shadow pierced straight towards the head of the white-robed elder, the Chief Sovereign of Fate!
His most powerful, supreme attack…
Exterminatus!
From start to finish, the white-robed elder, the Chief Sovereign of Fate, simply faced it all with a smile. He didn’t even fight back. His body was surrounded by countless rays of black light and was under extremely great compression.
“Heh heh.” The Chief Sovereign of Fate chuckled slightly, then stretched out his right hand.
Strangely, although his entire body was covered and compressed by rays of black light, when he lifted his right hand, he seemed to be moving in a very normal manner. With the flip of his hand, the surface of his entire palm became covered with a strange golden light. His palm rose from his side and simply slapped against the sides of the black longspear. With just a low, rumbling striking sound…
“Whoosh!” The Overgod weapon was knocked flying back.
“How terrifying.” Linley had been stunned by the Chief Sovereign of Destruction’s attack. Now, he was stunned by the Chief Sovereign of Fate’s simple yet strong deflection.
“Your Excellency, how is it that the Chief Sovereign of Fate can use his hand to strike against an Overgod weapon?” Linley couldn’t believe what he had just seen. He couldn’t help but speak mentally to the Chief Sovereign of Death.
The Chief Sovereign of Death laughed softly. “Orloff has an additional portion of Will compared to the rest of us to begin with. Naturally, his foundation is superb! But that isn’t the most terrifying thing; what’s truly terrifying is that Orloff is a madman.”
“Madman?” Linley didn’t understand.
“Right. Him and I have known each other for countless years, and I understand him very well.” The Chief Sovereign of Death sighed. “He has no desire to fight or struggle against others, nor is he greedy, nor will he abuse the weak… in short, he can be described as a man with an extremely good temperament.”
“If he’s so good-natured, why is he a madman?” Linley didn’t understand.
The Chief Sovereign of Death sent with a laugh, “Linley, you tell me. He already stands at the peak, but instead of enjoying the fruits that being at the peak brought to him, he only enjoys a single hobby. That hobby is… increasing his strength!”
“Increasing his strength?” Linley didn’t understand. “How?”
“Research!” The Chief Sovereign of Death sighed. “This old fellow became the Chief Sovereign of Fate shortly after the universe was created, and became a Paragon as well. From then onwards, he began to research various unique races, research various innate divine abilities and innate powers. He analyzed where these abilities came from, and then… he used many of them on himself in order to increase his own power through such methods!”
Linley, hearing this, was completely stupefied.
“He can research innate divine abilities?” Linley felt speechless.
“Don’t think it strange. All races and creatures are formed from a soul and a body. Innate powers are generally linked to the blood and to the soul. This old fellow, over the course of countless years, has spent his time analyzing various souls in depth.” The Chief Sovereign of Death sighed. “He is a madman. Do you know? His body’s strength was originally quite ordinary, but through his research, he has made it so that his body’s strength isn’t any inferior to mine.”
Linley felt shock in his heart as he heard this.
“A person who has, for countless years, absorbed himself in research. Who never relaxes or slackens, and who never enjoys any form of entertainment, and who never fights with anyone. You tell me, if he isn’t a madman, what is he?” the Chief Sovereign of Death asked.
After listening to this, Linley couldn’t help but turn to look at the distant white-robed, white-haired elder.
“He has neither a wife nor any kids?” Linley asked.
“None!” The Chief Sovereign of Death shook her head. “I told you. His only goal is to increase his strength.”
“He… really is a madman,” Linley couldn’t help but say to himself.
Even Linley himself would, at most, make his clones train hard. He would at least have his original body accompany his wife, his family, his friends. Although he, too, dreamed of reaching the peak, in his heart, his family and friends were equally important. But this Chief Sovereign of Fate?
“He… probably views increasing his own power as a form of amusement,” Linley mused to himself.
This sort of stubborn, eccentric madman who had spent countless years doing nothing besides raising his own power… how terrifying must he now be?
“Thanks to Orloff’s influence, quite a few Sovereigns have begun to research and analyze some races with unique innate abilities. Only, how could doing this sort of research be easy? It requires both ability and patience. You migh
t spend countless years, only for all of your efforts to result nothing,” the Chief Sovereign of Death sent mentally. “The Chief Sovereign of Destruction, Wodred, is excellently patient. He has spent countless years deep within the Chaotic Sea. This time, he has come up with a truly supreme technique, and he wishes to truly defeat Orloff for once.”
“A truly supreme technique.”
Linley understood that this should be the attack that was similar to the supreme technique of the Four Divine Beasts.
“Not bad.” The white-robed, white-haired Chief Sovereign of Fate had the aura of a judge evaluating an entry. “Wodred, this ‘Exterminatus’ technique of yours, by borrowing from the power of the Tartarians… mm, this technique of yours is nearly three times more powerful in terms of attack power than it was last time. Very well done! Alright… unleash the supreme technique you’ve developed!”
The white-robed elder truly did seem to be an eccentric madman who had seen something he liked. His blazing gaze was focused on the Chief Sovereign of Destruction.
The sinister, black-robed Chief Sovereign of Destruction cracked his lips in a grin. “Indeed, I still have to use that technique in order to be able to threaten you.” With a flip of his hand, the longspear within the Chief Sovereign of Destruction’s hand vanished, and then a similar black longspear appeared. Only, this longspear was slightly longer.
“Sovereign weapon?” Linley said, puzzled. Why had the Chief Sovereign of Destruction put away his Overgod artifact and changed it to a Sovereign artifact?
Although he didn’t understand, the Chief Sovereign of Destruction and the Chief Sovereign of Fate were making their moves against each other once again.
The ten Chief Sovereign level experts all focused their attention as they watched. Everyone knew that a terrifying scene was about to appear.
“Orloff,” the Chief Sovereign of Destruction said in a slightly smug voice, “This technique of mine was developed after I spent nearly twenty thousand years analyzing the blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts. In addition, I was extremely lucky to suddenly have a flash of insight. If it hadn’t been for that bit of luck, I probably would’ve spent countless years fruitlessly. But the power of this technique…”
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction laughed as he looked at the distant Chief Sovereign of Fate. “You must be careful.”
“Just come.” The Chief Sovereign of Fate’s eyes were shining.
The black-robed Chief Sovereign of Destruction immediately raised his head and let out a thunderous roar… and around his body, four phantoms suddenly appeared. An Azure Dragon Phantom, a Black Tortoise Phantom that appeared akin to a Dragonturtle, a Vermillion Bird Phantom that appeared akin to a Phoenix, and a White Tiger Phantom!
The four phantoms were only roughly two or three meters long, but their bodies swirled around the Chief Sovereign.
The Vermillion Bird Phantom was above his head. The Black Tortoise Phantom was beneath his feet. The Azure Dragon Phantom was to his left. The White Tiger Phantom was to his right.
“Rumble…”
The surrounding space within a thousand kilometers suddenly began to tremble!
In this moment…
Within a thousand kilometers, the flowing streams of energy in chaotic space suddenly, completely froze. The constantly fracturing and shattering spatial tears also froze.
“This…!” Linley was shocked.
“Impossible!” The faces of the Chief Sovereign of Death and the others all changed.
The ten Chief Sovereign level experts all sensed that the surrounding area had been completely locked. The ten of them were only affected by the remnant power, and yet all of them felt bound, making their movement speed lessen drastically. From this, one could imagine what sort of situation the Chief Sovereign of Fate, who had suffered 99% of the power from this, was in.
A translucent ray of light shot out at terrifying speed, diving into the Chief Sovereign of Fate’s body.
The Four Divine Beasts, all Lesser Sovereigns, were able to threaten Chief Sovereigns with this innate divine ability.
How powerful, then, was the Chief Sovereign of Destruction when he used this technique? Although it wasn’t the complete, perfect Four Divine Beasts fused innate ability, the power of this technique wasn’t much weaker.
However, the Chief Sovereign of Destruction didn’t relax at all. After releasing this technique, immediately afterwards…
“Swoosh!”
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction, wielding that black longspear, immediately charged towards the Chief Sovereign of Fate, stabbing directly towards the white-robed Chief Sovereign of Fate with his spear.
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Within the void, the white-robed Chief Sovereign of Fate continued to stand there calmly.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
Around the torso, the legs, and the shoulders of the Chief Sovereign of Fate, a hazy light swirled and constricted. It seemed like water that was boiling and bubbling around him. The hazy aura of light frothed atop the Chief Sovereign of Fate, but the Chief Sovereign of Fate’s gaze was locked upon the spear that was stabbing towards him.
The black spear came piercing over.
In this moment, the Chief Sovereign of Fate’s gaze suddenly grew sharp.
“Whoosh…” His right hand suddenly swept out, seemingly sweeping the heavens before him. Even the locked space around him began to tremble.
“Whap!”
The right hand of the Chief Sovereign of Fate actually trapped the long black spear’s spearhead.
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction was awestruck at this. And then, he let out a resigned sigh. “I still lose.”
“Wodred.” The Chief Sovereign of Fate’s eyes were flashing with a strange light, and he hurriedly asked, “What is the name of this technique you came up with?”
“This was borrowed from the supreme technique of the Four Divine Beasts. The name of it is ‘Spacetime Paradox.’”
“Spacetime Paradox? An extremely powerful attack. After all these years, I finally felt the aura of death stretch towards me.” The Chief Sovereign of Fate let out a sigh.
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction let out a forlorn chuckle. “Enough, Orloff. I lost, I lost! This technique, Spacetime Paradox, is definitely the most powerful attack I have ever developed. It increased my power at least a thousandfold. And yet, this technique still is unable to overcome you. Haha…” The Chief Sovereign of Destruction’s laugh contained some grief and resignation within it.
“Wodred,” the Chief Sovereign of Fate said solemnly, “I can tell you clearly that this technique of yours was primarily focused on attacking the soul! But I, I have a soul-protecting Overgod artifact! Thus, this supreme attack of yours, Spacetime Paradox, is ineffective against me. Aside from a soul attack component, your Spacetime Paradox also impacts both space and time, but over the course of countless years, I have primarily focused my research on material aspects, such as body strengthening and material attacks. Despite that, I still had to use all my strength to be able to block your spear, despite that constrictive power.”
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction let out a sigh.
He understood as well.
He immediately understood, as soon as he had developed Spacetime Paradox. The other two Chief Sovereigns definitely were no match for him now!
Given how Spacetime Paradox clashed against the soul, someone who did not possess a soul-protecting Overgod artifact would definitely not be able to resist it. But unfortunately, the Chief Sovereign of Fate just so happened to have one! The Chief Sovereign of Fate had completed the Overgod mission and selected a soul-protecting Overgod artifact. Many felt that he was foolish, that his choice was useless.
After all, how could other Chief Sovereigns possibly pose a threat to his soul?
But who would have imagined that at this point, it proved effective.
“You should remember ou
r agreement.” The Chief Sovereign of Fate’s gaze was hot.
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction looked at him, then let out a bitter laugh. “Naturally, I will honor it.”
The other ten Chief Sovereign level individuals who were watching this battle from far away, upon seeing the conclusion, were stupefied.
“How can that be? Lord Orloff… even under that sort of constriction, he was still able to block such a quick attack.” The Chief Sovereign of Water couldn’t believe it at all. Just now, the technique ‘Spacetime Paradox’ had exerted such a powerful constrictive force on the surrounding area that even the distant Chief Sovereigns felt it.
“Lord Orloff actually won.”
The Chief Sovereigns were truly stunned.
“Terrifying,” Linley only said this single word to himself.
The Chief Sovereign of Life smiled. “The combined attack of the Four Divine Beasts had an impact on space and time, but it was still primarily a soul attack! Orloff has a soul-protecting Overgod artifact, and so when this technique was applied to him, all it was able to do was bind him. But despite being bound, he was still able to block that spear.”
“How useless.”
The Chief Sovereign of Death couldn’t help but curse softly.
Linley couldn’t help but look towards the Chief Sovereign of Death. He had never seen this adorable, beautiful maiden be so irritated.
“Linley,” the Chief Sovereign of Death suddenly sent mentally to Linley.
“What is it?” Linley looked at the Chief Sovereign of Death, puzzled.
“There is something that I hope you can promise me,” the Chief Sovereign of Death sent solemnly.
“Please speak,” Linley said hurriedly, but in his heart, he still felt puzzled. The Chief Sovereign of Death, ask him for something?
The Chief Sovereign of Death sent, “Remember this. No matter what… the three of you from Yulan, no matter what, are not to give the blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts to Orloff!”
“Eh?” Linley was completely puzzled. “Chief Sovereign, can you tell me why?”
“Ugh.” The Chief Sovereign of Death let out a sigh. “Linley. Do you know why, just now, Wodred switched his Overgod weapon for a Sovereign weapon?”
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