"And the Light Pope..."
Recalling what the Light Pope had revealed during this battle, Ceres narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had never imagined that the Light Pope, who had once groveled before him, actually possessed such precious High-grade Divine Artifacts.
And there had been two of them.
Of course, there was only one left now.
Still...
Locke would probably suffer a setback soon, wouldn't he?
Ceres had been right. Locke indeed felt extremely frustrated at the moment.
Looking at the Rising Sun Spear in his hand, Locke let out a sigh.
No matter what he did—whether dripping blood on it to claim it as master or refining it with divine power—the Rising Sun Spear gave him no response.
"Could it be that divine artifacts are like Space Rings? As long as the original owner isn't dead, they can't be refined for someone else's use?"
Frustrated, a thought surfaced in Locke's mind.
"Should I go kill the Light Pope?"
But the moment that thought arose, Locke dismissed it himself.
Although he could gain the upper hand in battle against the Light Pope through the Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel, without being able to unleash the true power of a divine artifact, he could not possibly kill the Light Pope, who was protected by a High-grade Divine Artifact.
Of course, while Locke likewise could not unleash the Rising Sun Spear's full might, the High-grade Divine Artifact's own toughness and its power that could nearly tear through the space of a Material Plane were enough to raise the strength of his attacks by another level.
Putting the Rising Sun Spear back into his Space Ring, Locke continued cultivating.
No matter what, divine artifacts were external objects.
Only one's comprehension of Law Profundities was truly one's own power.
At present, Locke intended to continue