Lin Lei's methods were straightforward, but the results were quite good.
In truth, Lin Lei wasn't worried at all. The probability that Augustus would refuse was probably less than ten percent. Even if Augustus were extremely cautious and refused to let Lin Lei travel with him, Lin Lei could simply go to the Divine Plane of Light alone, find Augustus, and kill him.
"Lin Lei, what exactly do you need to do on the Divine Plane of Light?" Augustus asked with a smile.
"When we get there, you'll find out." Lin Lei didn't answer.
The two flew at tremendous speed, and in the blink of an eye they arrived above Mount Liufeng.
Augustus also spotted the Lightning Chief Sovereign not far away and couldn't help but sneer inwardly: "What a shame. With your abilities, if Lin Lei hadn't come with me, you might have had a chance. But now... you don't have a shred of hope." Augustus glanced at Lin Lei beside him.
He had some reservations about Lin Lei voluntarily coming along.
But out of absolute confidence in his own strength, Augustus generously allowed Lin Lei to travel with him.
"Augustus sure is lucky — Lin Lei actually chose to go with him." The other Chief Sovereigns, upon seeing this, prepared to give up.
Just as Lin Lei and Augustus flew toward the teleportation array, a voice echoed through Lin Lei's mind.
"Everyone, there is something extremely important right now. All of you, come here immediately."
Hearing this, Lin Lei turned to look toward the four Rule Chief Sovereigns. The voice belonged to the Death Chief Sovereign. Lin Lei wondered inwardly: "These four Rule Chief Sovereigns aren't chasing me. Instead, the four of them have been conferring about something unknown, and now they're summoning us over?"
"What is it?" The Light Chief Sovereign "Augustus" muttered with a furrowed brow.
"Then I suppose I'll just have to wait for the next opportunity to visit the Divine Plane of Light," Lin Lei said with a faint smile.
"Ha ha, you're welcome anytime. Come — the four Lords' business is most important," Augustus replied with a laugh.
And so, Lin Lei and the entire group turned around and flew back.
"Rumble~~" Waves crashed against the shore. At that moment, the four Rule Chief Sovereigns hovered above a small island.
"How strange." Lin Lei gazed from afar at the four Rule Chief Sovereigns suspended high in the sky. His divine sense clearly detected the seven Chief Sovereigns and himself flying toward them — besides the eight of them, there was no one else. "There are still quite a few Highgods in the Divine Plane of Wind. But the Death Chief Sovereign... why is she only summoning the eight of us?"
Lin Lei instantly understood.
The seven great Chief Sovereigns — and he himself possessed Chief Sovereign-level strength.
"You've all arrived." The red-haired, beautiful young woman smiled at the eight of them.
"Lords." All eight, including Lin Lei, bowed.
The seven Law Chief Sovereigns typically addressed the Rule Chief Sovereigns as "Lords" as a mark of respect.
"Do you remember? Approximately a trillion years after the creation of heaven and earth, many Highgods were born, and eleven Chief Sovereigns came into existence as well. However, of those eleven Chief Sovereigns, only eight remain alive today," the red-haired, beautiful young woman said with a light smile.
"Hmm?" Lin Lei was secretly startled.
So over the countless ages, even several powerhouses at the Chief Sovereign level had fallen.
"About a trillion years after creation, the Destruction Chief Sovereign 'Wutereid' and the Fate Chief Sovereign 'Aofu' once fought a battle. I'm sure many of you here know the result — that time, Wutereid was slightly inferior," the red-haired, beautiful young woman said with a smile.
"Back then, Lord Wutereid and Lord Aofu had both already reached the state of Perfection. That battle was truly magnificent," the Lightning Chief Sovereign said with a smile.
The red-haired, beautiful young woman nodded slightly: "Although they had long since reached Perfection, countless years have passed, and both of their strengths have grown far beyond what they were back then. I'm sure you're all well aware of how much they've improved! And now, after countless years, they are about to face each other in battle once more!"
The Chief Sovereigns present were all stunned.
"A battle?" Lin Lei was also greatly surprised.
At the level of Rule Chief Sovereigns, a battle between them was far more than a simple exchange of blows. One slip, and someone could be killed.
"This... you two Lords, you're...?" The Water Chief Sovereign — the only female among the seven Law Chief Sovereigns — asked in astonishment.
"There's no harm in telling you." The Destruction Chief Sovereign, shrouded in a black robe, spoke indifferently. "Besides that first battle, Aofu and I fought once more later — after I obtained a sovereign artifact, and after he received the willpower reward. This will be our third battle."
"The willpower reward?" Lin Lei wondered inwardly.
The Fate Chief Sovereign "Aofu" smiled and said: "It's merely a friendly contest. Come, let us go to the spatial storms." With that, Aofu waved a single hand —
A broad spatial rift immediately tore open in the space before them.
The four Rule Chief Sovereigns flew in first, with Lin Lei and the other seven following close behind. Then the spatial rift dissipated, sealed shut behind them.
As Rule Chief Sovereigns, they would not engage in battle lightly.
After all, they all stood at the very peak. Once a battle began, it could very well end in one party's demise. They were wary of one another and unwilling to make the first move. From this, one could imagine just how rare a battle between two Rule Chief Sovereigns was. The other Chief Sovereigns, including Augustus, all looked quite eager with anticipation.
In the void, multicolored currents of turbulence surged in every direction.
Twelve figures stood tall in the void.
"Ha ha, Wutereid, this time you issued the challenge yourself. With all this confidence of yours, don't lose again!" The red-haired, beautiful young woman laughed.
"Hmph."
The Destruction Chief Sovereign, shrouded in his black robe, immediately flew off into the void. The white-robed, white-haired elder — the Fate Chief Sovereign — also drifted into the void with a smile. As for the other ten, they watched from afar.