Hearing Lin Lei say this, Lei Sijing could only rub his nose and fall silent.
"Lin Lei." Lei Sijing suddenly smiled again. "If you don't want to be a Sovereign's Emissary, that's fine. But Lin Lei... if I, Lei Sijing, ever run into trouble and need your help, you absolutely have to come through for me. Like if I run into someone like Montero. When that time comes and I ask you to step in, don't you dare put on airs like some big shot."
After witnessing the battle between Lin Lei and Azure Fire, Lei Sijing had already classified Lin Lei within the "Perfected" tier.
"Lei Sijing, as long as there's an emergency, just send word, and I'll come immediately," Lin Lei said decisively.
Lei Sijing might love to joke around and was somewhat brash, much like Bei Bei, but he was genuinely good-hearted and a fine person. He had also shown Lin Lei great kindness.
"That's all I needed to hear." Lei Sijing immediately broke into a grin. "Whether you become a Sovereign's Emissary or not, I couldn't care less. The point is, next time I run into those bastards, I'll finally have a way to deal with them. Hmph hmph. A Sovereign can't lower themselves to deal with them, and Lin Lei, while you're strong, you're still just a 'God.' Taking them on wouldn't be considered excessive at all."
Lei Sijing, despite having the Amethyst Sovereign backing him, could do nothing about the fact that the Amethyst Sovereign simply allowed him to suffer setbacks without lifting a finger. Lei Sijing had been frustrated to no end. But today, he finally had a friend at the Perfected level.
"Hmph hmph." Just thinking about the future with Lin Lei's help, picturing the scenes to come, Lei Sijing couldn't help but laugh with delight.
"Lei Sijing, if you run into an opponent, there's no rush to bring out my boss. For ordinary folks, I'll do just fine," Bei Bei said, casually tossing a divine spark into his mouth.
"We're brothers—no need for formalities between us." Lei Sijing threw an arm around Bei Bei and laughed.
Azure Fire watched the scene with a smile, then suddenly remembered something and spoke solemnly: "Everyone, Lin Lei's soul mutation—don't you dare spread the word about this! Having four clones and undergoing a soul mutation... this is completely unprecedented. It's best to keep it secret for now." Hearing this, Lin Lei also nodded in agreement.
"You can count on our discretion," Lei Sijing nodded. "As for Lei Hong, don't worry about him. He hardly ever talks."
Lei Hong, standing nearby, allowed a faint smile to cross his face for once.
"Hey, boss." Bei Bei furrowed his brow. "But you'll be fighting people in the future too. Won't your strength be exposed...?"
"Then just publicly announce... that Lin Lei has reached the Perfected level," Azure Fire said with a smile. "The Perfected level carries great deterrence, but after all, across the countless planes, there are still a number of Perfected experts. Adding one more in Lin Lei won't cause any major upheaval."
Lin Lei nodded. "Then let's go with what Mr. Lei Lin says. Actually, in my view, there's no need for any explanation at all. When people see the strength I display, they'll just say 'suspected Perfected.' As long as none of you reveal the soul mutation, and I don't use fused divine power for the time being, my secret won't be exposed."
Azure Fire looked at Lin Lei with a smile. "Lin Lei, just use your Highgod power in ordinary situations. When you face a critical moment, use a single drop of Sovereign's Might. Your soul is so powerful that you can control Sovereign's Might perfectly, without wasting a single drop. One drop of Sovereign's Might, and you'll only consume a fraction in a single battle. Then, perhaps hundreds of years later when you fight again, you can continue using the rest."
This was the advantage Perfected experts enjoyed when using Sovereign's Might.
For ordinary Commanders, when they used Sovereign's Might, it was constantly dissipating. No matter how much they had, it couldn't withstand such waste. But Perfected experts didn't waste a single drop. When they no longer needed it, they could control it and store it within their bodies, ready to use again in the next great battle.
"Alright." Lin Lei willed it.
Instantly, a single drop of Destruction Sovereign's Might surged turbulently within Lin Lei's body. However, Lin Lei's mental control was now so powerful that the Destruction Sovereign's Might ultimately gathered at the surface of his soul sea, perfectly docile.
"In the past, using Sovereign's Might felt like trying to hold up a mountain—it was all I could do. But now, it's as effortless as lifting a feather." Lin Lei also recalled that Beirut had been able to perfectly control Sovereign's Might as well, using it to save Dilia.
"Lin Lei, your Willpower seems even stronger than that of a Perfected expert," Azure Fire suddenly remarked.
"Hmm?" Lin Lei was taken aback.
"Even stronger?" Lei Sijing, Bei Bei, and Lei Hong all turned to look at Azure Fire. Bei Bei spoke up: "Mr. Lei Lin, weren't my boss and you pretty evenly matched when you fought before?"
"I was actually at a disadvantage," Lin Lei said with a smile. "Mr. Lei Lin's offensive power is terrifying. Fortunately, my trump card contains spatial compression, and when combined with my Willpower, the squeezing and binding effect is far more powerful than ordinary spatial pressure. That's what hindered Mr. Lei Lin's speed and made us seem evenly matched. Besides, Mr. Lei Lin wasn't using the Fire Sovereign's Might, but the Destruction Sovereign's Might. He wasn't fighting at full strength."
Lei Sijing, Bei Bei, and Lei Hong were somewhat surprised.
However, during battle, Azure Fire's energy was all contained within his body, or condensed in his fists, without a trace of leakage or waste. From the outside, it was impossible to tell which Sovereign's Might he was using. But Lin Lei, who had fought him directly, naturally sensed it.
Azure Fire laughed. "You didn't use the Earth Sovereign's Might that you're most adept with either. How could I take advantage of you on that front?"
The conditions were equal—both had used Sovereign's Might they weren't most proficient with.
"Under these circumstances, you were still able to fight me to a standstill. That surprised me, because... after all, I've already fused six Profound Truths, while you've only fused four." Azure Fire said. "That's why I believe your Willpower must be stronger than the average Perfected expert's."
The depth of one's comprehension of the Profound Truths could enhance one's power.
Yet Lin Lei and Azure Fire had been nearly equal. While the spatial compression played a role, the difference between four fused Profound Truths and six was still enormous.
"How does one judge the strength of Willpower?" Lin Lei asked.
"Simple," Azure Fire said with a smile. "Lin Lei, use your Sovereign's Might as divine sense and spread it outward. See how far you can cover."
Using Sovereign's Might as divine sense to spread outward tested one's mental control ability. And those who possessed Willpower would have an extremely vast range!
"A typical Perfected expert, when using Sovereign's Might to spread their divine sense here on the Plane Battlefield, can cover a straight-line distance of about eight thousand li," Azure Fire said directly. "Lin Lei, don't use your Soul Power. Just control the Sovereign's Might alone to form divine sense and search. See how far you can reach."
Eight thousand li! This number startled Lei Sijing and the others.
An ordinary Commander, without Sovereign's Might, relying solely on their own divine sense on the Plane Battlefield, could only spread it a hundred meters. With Sovereign's Might, they could cover nearly a hundred li. But a Perfected expert could spread it eight thousand li—a gap of nearly a hundredfold!