"The Light Divine Plane? Indeed," Lin Lei responded with a transmitted voice, a smile in his tone. "I just watched the battle between the two Sovereigns of Laws and it delayed me a little."
"Then let's head out now." Augustus's smile was warm and friendly, as though greeting a dear old friend.
Yet between Lin Lei and Augustus, there were layers upon layers of enmity.
First, the ancestor had been killed by Augustus himself. Second, Belute and Augustus were bitter enemies. Third, back when Lin Lei was still a Highgod, Augustus had threatened him into handing over the Nine Spirit Pearls and had even tried to kill him on the spot. It was the Sovereign of Destruction who had intervened.
But in this moment, both of them seemed to have forgotten all of it.
"Haha, let's go together."
With a genial smile, Lin Lei set off alongside Augustus toward the distant Skyflow Mountain.
"Augustus." A voice rang out, and a figure shot over like a bolt of lightning.
Lin Lei turned to look. The newcomer had golden-yellow hair and a lightning mark between his brows — this was the Sovereign of Lightning. With a broad smile, he said, "Augustus, you're heading back? What a coincidence — I happen to have an important matter that requires me to visit your Light Divine Plane."
"Oh?" Augustus's thoughts shifted in an instant, and he smiled. "Lin Lei is coming along too. Why don't we travel together?"
Lin Lei felt a jolt of surprise. He glanced at Augustus and thought, "Augustus is only powerful because he has a Supreme Artifact. But this Sovereign of Lightning possesses a Divine Lord clone. In terms of sheer Will of Laws, he's a cut above Augustus. And with the Lightning Path, his speed is definitely extraordinary. If he tags along — does Augustus really have confidence he can handle this?"
The Sovereign of Lightning, still beaming, fell in with Lin Lei and Augustus, and the three of them flew toward Skyflow Mountain together.
Midway through the journey, a voice suddenly echoed in Lin Lei's mind: "Lin Lei, right now there are five other Sovereigns following behind you. And you're keeping company with two more. It seems all seven Sovereigns of Laws have their eyes on your Supreme Artifact. Why not come to my Netherworld instead?"
It was the Sovereign of Death who had transmitted the message.
Lin Lei couldn't help but smile. His divine sense far surpassed that of all the other Sovereigns. He had long detected the five Sovereigns trailing behind. What surprised him most was that the Sovereign of Wind, Diya, had actually dared to follow as well.
"Sovereign, thank you, but I can handle this matter entirely on my own," Lin Lei replied via transmitted voice.
"Oh? It seems you're quite confident in yourself. Since you've said so, don't regret it later." After delivering the message, the Sovereign of Death paid Lin Lei no further mind. She swiftly used the teleportation array at Skyflow Mountain to depart the Wind Divine Plane and return to the Netherworld.
Lin Lei chuckled.
In terms of strength, whom did he have to fear?
Among the eleven Sovereigns, if there was one who truly made Lin Lei wary, it was only one person — the Sovereign of Destruction!
"The moment I channel my fused Divine Lord power, my strength increases a hundredfold. I need not concern myself with the Sovereigns of Laws. Even among the four Sovereigns of Concepts, the Sovereigns of Death and Life — their flying speeds may not even match mine. As for the Sovereign of Fate, he can resist 'Space-Time Dislocation' only because of his Soul-Defense Supreme Artifact. It isn't because he's that powerful. In raw strength, he isn't much stronger than the other Sovereigns. After all, he doesn't have an Offensive Supreme Artifact! If I encounter him, I still have the means to protect myself. The only one I truly must worry about is the Sovereign of Destruction!"
The Sovereign of Destruction's ultimate technique, "Space-Time Dislocation," was terrifying.
Once unleashed, the soul-attack power of that move amplified by more than a thousandfold! Any other Sovereign would face certain death. Only the Sovereign of Fate could withstand it.
"But I don't need to worry too much," Lin Lei said, brimming with confidence. "First, the Sovereign of Destruction likely only sees one rival — the Sovereign of Fate. Second, once I fully fuse the four different types of Laws and their profound mysteries, my strength will be… even the Sovereign of Destruction won't be able to do anything to me."
Lin Lei was very confident.
His soul power was already formidable. If he went on to fuse the four different profound mysteries as well, why would he fear a "Space-Time Dislocation" attack?
In truth, Lin Lei's potential didn't stop there — because he hadn't even considered hunting down other Divine Lords. Even without a breakthrough in his profound mysteries, if he refined another Fire Lowgod Divine Lord Spark, his power would increase a hundredfold! Lin Lei would leap to a level where even the four Sovereigns of Concepts would have to take him seriously.
However, as long as others didn't provoke him, Lin Lei had no intention of killing other Divine Lords without cause.
Because through his own cultivation alone, he already had the potential to surpass all the Sovereigns.
Skyflow Mountain.
Lin Lei, the Sovereign of Light, and the Sovereign of Lightning — these three powerhouses of the Sovereign level now stood together within the teleportation array.
"The Light Divine Plane." The Sovereign of Light casually produced a Divine Lord token.
Even Divine Lords using teleportation arrays generally preferred not to reveal their true identities.
Under a shimmer of hazy light, the teleportation array activated. In the instant it fired, a smile appeared on Lin Lei's face, and Augustus and the Sovereign of Lightning both wore smiles of their own.
Whoosh!
Barely a few seconds after the three of them vanished, five figures descended from the sky — the other five Sovereigns.
"Hmph. Augustus and Huerlei are both stronger than the five of us. I'm sure our thoughts are all the same. If we split up this time, I'm afraid not a single one of us will get a chance at that Supreme Artifact." The Sovereign of Wind, Diya, glanced at the other four. "So we'd best join forces from the start. Once an opportunity arises, we can each rely on our own strength to seize it."
The other four Sovereigns nodded in agreement.
Who wouldn't understand that much?
If Lin Lei's strength with the Supreme Artifact had been comparable to the Sovereign of Light's, these Sovereigns probably wouldn't have even harbored the notion. But since Lin Lei, even with the Supreme Artifact, was only on par with the Sovereign of Wind — and the Sovereign of Wind was at the bottom among the seven Sovereigns of Laws — none of them were afraid.
"The Light Divine Plane."
The five Sovereigns entered the teleportation array. The Sovereign of Wind, Diya, stated the destination flatly and also produced a Divine Lord token.
"Yes, my lords." The soldiers hurriedly initiated the teleportation once more.
In the blink of an eye, the five Sovereigns were sent away.
The soldiers atop Skyflow Mountain were left scratching their heads.
"That's strange. Two groups in a row, and every single one of them was carrying a Divine Lord token. They must mostly be Divine Lord emissaries. What could so many important figures want in the Light Divine Plane?"
"Must be some treasure or other, with that many Divine Lord emissaries heading over."
The idle soldiers chatted casually about the matter.
How could they possibly know that every one of the eight people who had just passed through was a Sovereign-level powerhouse!
Lin Lei and his two companions emerged from an island and flew away.
"Lin Lei, where is it you'd like to go?" Augustus asked with a warm, enthusiastic smile.