Hulley

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hulley (胡尔雷)
Alias(es)	Lightning Element Ruler; Lightning Element Sovereign 75 127
Gender	Male 75
Affiliation	Lightning Element Divine Plane and its Sovereign faction 75 76
Occupation/Role	Ruler of the Lightning Element; patron of Sovereigns and Sovereign Envoys 75 76 130
Residence	Sovereign Palace on Heavenly Thunder Mountain, Heavenly Punishment Continent 75
Status	Deceased; both Sovereign Avatars destroyed by Linley 141
First Appearance	Chapter 75, “Blood Peak Sovereign” 75

Appearance

Hulley is a blond man with messy hair and a lightning mark on his forehead 85 128.

• Forehead mark: Identifies him during the standoff outside the Goth Plane 85.
• Battle manifestation: Lightning flashes around his body when he confronts the Death Sovereign 85.

Personality

Hulley is ambitious and controlling. He considers all Lightning Element Sovereigns subject to his authority, treating Orson’s allegiance to the Underworld as a personal affront. His additional Earth Sovereign Avatar gives him the confidence to pursue Grand Perfection and aspire to become the strongest Ruler 75 76.

Reputation strongly influences his decisions. He selects envoys with exceptional care because he believes their strength reflects their patron’s standing, and he wants his own envoys to surpass those of other Rulers. Challenges to his authority provoke anger, particularly when Linley refuses to defer to him 76 127 128 130.

His aggression is often calculated rather than indiscriminate. He tries to have subordinate Sovereigns kill Linley, reserves the intended prize for himself, and uses promised Sovereignheads to secure Artem’s cooperation. When attacking Linley’s palace, he deliberately limits his power in consideration of the Sovereign Agreement and the Death Sovereign’s territory 76 85 128.

Abilities & Skills

Dual Sovereign Avatars

Avatar	Rank	Significance
Lightning Element	Upper-level Sovereign / Ruler	His strongest avatar and the basis of his rule over the Lightning Element Divine Plane 75 141.
Earth Element	Lower-level Sovereign	Supplies an additional portion of Willpower, enhancing his overall strength tenfold 75 85.

• Strength advantage: Approximately ten times stronger than an ordinary Ruler; he consistently holds the advantage over the original Wind Element Ruler 76 85.
• Cultivation ambition: Seeks Lightning Element Grand Perfection but never achieves it before his death 75 141.
• Avatar sacrifice: Abandons his Earth Sovereign Avatar to create an escape opportunity for his Lightning Avatar during Linley’s final attack 141.
• Remaining potential: Has no spare God Clones by the time he considers obtaining the missing Wind Element Upper Sovereignhead for a descendant 86.

Lightning Combat

• Wields a lightning spear and releases numerous lightning bolts against the Death Sovereign 85.
• Uses a lightning javelin in a remote clash to prevent the Death Sovereign from immediately helping Linley against Artem 80.
• Hurls his spear-type Sovereign Artifact across the Underworld at Linley’s palace, using an attack limited to ordinary Ruler-level Willpower 128.
• Limits: Cannot defeat the Death Sovereign in their full confrontation outside the Goth Plane; she subtly suppresses him without using her innate divine abilities 86.

Sovereign Perception

• Extends his Spiritual Sense or Sovereign Power across the entire Lightning Element Divine Plane to summon Sovereigns and search for Artem 75 86 127.
• Detects a trace of mortal danger from the Four Divine Beasts’ combined soul attack, despite his additional Willpower 77 78.
• Locates Linley on the Heavenly Punishment Continent shortly before their final battle 141.

Faith and Envoy Management

• Places exceptional importance on Faith Power because of its role in his pursuit of Grand Perfection 75 76.
• Reviews Floating Shadow Crystals when selecting prospective envoys, rejecting candidates he considers insufficiently strong 76.
• Personally trains Leonard and supplies abundant resources and Sovereign Power 130.
• Sends concealed operatives into the Underworld to search for Overgod Tokens, hoping to obtain leverage over the Death Sovereign 130.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Spear-type Sovereign Artifact — His principal documented weapon. Linley damages it during the palace confrontation and severs it in their final battle 128 141.
• Material Defense Sovereign Artifact — Torn apart by Linley’s saber during Hulley’s last stand 141.
• Sovereign Token — Used to access planar teleportation arrays 76 128.
• Lightning Element Upper Sovereignhead — Taken and refined by Linley after Hulley’s death, transferring the Ruler position to him 141.
• Earth Element Lower Sovereignhead — Collected by Linley after the destruction of Hulley’s Earth Avatar 141.

Relationships

• Linley — Principal enemy and eventual killer. Hulley instigates an assassination attempt, challenges him over Artem’s death, and forbids him from entering the Lightning Element Divine Plane 76 79 128 141.
• Artem — Allied Intermediate Life Sovereign and later subordinate. Hulley encourages his attack on Linley, shelters his surviving Lightning God Clone, and promises a future opportunity to regain Sovereign status 79 85 86.
• Death Sovereign — Rival over faith and authority. She obstructs his attempts to punish Linley and fights him while the Underworld faction pursues Artem 80 85 86 128.
• Orson — Lightning Element Sovereign loyal to the Underworld. Hulley wants to kill him and offers his future Sovereignhead as an incentive to attack Linley 76.
• Original Wind Element Ruler — Opponent during Hulley’s attempted recruitment of Gonzalez. Their battle leads to the discovery of the Four Divine Beasts’ secret technique 76 77.
• Fletcher — Wind Element Sovereign pledged to Hulley. His assistance with Gonzalez’s recruitment exposes him to accusations of violating envoy limits, making him suspicious of Hulley’s intentions 76.
• Gonzalez — Prospective envoy whose Wind–Lightning soul mutation and Divine Beast nature impress Hulley. The Wind Element Ruler prevents the recruitment 76.
• Leonard — Most valued envoy; a human soul variant whom Hulley personally cultivates and dispatches on an undercover token-search mission 130.
• Eric and Raymond — Mid-level Lightning Sovereigns ordered to investigate Artem’s disappearance 76 127.
• Inas — A Sovereign dissatisfied with Hulley’s temper and relieved to have an excuse to leave his presence 129.
• Four Divine Beasts — Their combined ability frightens Hulley and wounds his pride; he later argues that it poses a lethal threat to other Sovereigns 77 78.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Opposition to the New Ghost Sovereign

Hulley first appears after learning that Linley has become a Middle Death Sovereign. He associates the Underworld’s recent expansion into Material Planes with Linley’s emergence and summons his faction to discuss the threat to their faith interests 75.

He proposes killing Linley before the newcomer consolidates his strength. To entice Artem and several Lightning Sovereigns, he promises Orson’s Sovereignhead after his own future breakthrough, while insisting that Linley’s Sovereignhead would belong to him. The others remain reluctant, and Artem initially recommends investigation rather than immediate action 76.

Gonzalez and the Four Divine Beasts

Hulley accompanies Fletcher to the Wind Element Divine Plane to recruit Gonzalez. The Wind Element Ruler objects to the recruitment, and Hulley attacks him. Their pursuit into spatial turbulence interrupts the Four Divine Beasts’ secret practice of their combined innate ability 76.

The technique threatens even Hulley’s soul. When the Wind Element Ruler self-destructs following the attack, Hulley takes much of the explosion, suffers severe injuries, and flees. At the subsequent judgment, he testifies that the beasts’ joint ability could endanger a Ruler 77 78.

Artem’s Assassination Attempt and Protection

After the Sovereign gathering, Hulley privately urges Artem to attack Linley quickly, citing the newcomer’s apparently slow flight speed. He then occupies the Death Sovereign while Artem attacks. Linley reveals his hidden strength and kills Artem’s Life Sovereign Avatar 79 80.

Hulley later blocks four Underworld Sovereigns outside the Goth Plane, attempting to protect Artem’s remaining bodies and recover his own prestige. The Death Sovereign arrives and engages him, allowing the others to enter the Material Plane. Artem loses his Life main body, while his Lightning God Clone escapes to Hulley’s territory 85 86.

Artem’s Disappearance and the Palace Attack

Much later, Hulley discovers that Artem has vanished from the Lightning Element Divine Plane. Searches and teleportation-record checks reveal no departure, leading his faction to suspect a covert killing by Linley 127.

Hulley confronts Linley in the Underworld, where Linley openly admits responsibility. Hulley throws his Sovereign Artifact spear at the Ghost Palace to humiliate him, but Linley blocks the attack and damages the weapon. The Death Sovereign ends the confrontation; Hulley leaves after forbidding Linley or any of his avatars from entering the Lightning Element Divine Plane 128.

Overgod Token Search

At the Celestial Realm gathering, Hulley publicly suggests that Linley could compete for an Attack Overgod Artifact, deliberately drawing attention to a potential rivalry within the Underworld faction 127.

He subsequently orders Leonard to infiltrate the Underworld with selected Heavenly Punishment Army personnel. His broader search escalates into compulsory Space Ring inspections, collecting rare treasures despite failing to obtain the desired token. Other Rulers condemn his methods but imitate them 130 131.

Death and Succession

After perfecting the Death Rule and strengthening his physique to Sovereign Artifact level, Linley travels to the Heavenly Punishment Continent to seize Hulley’s Lightning Sovereignhead. His opening saber strike destroys Hulley’s Earth Avatar and the palace. Hulley escapes into spatial turbulence with his Lightning Avatar, but Linley rapidly overtakes him 141.

Hulley recognizes that Linley’s strength exceeds his expectations and makes a final counterattack rather than pleading for mercy. Linley cuts through his spear and defensive artifact, then shatters his head. Linley immediately refines the Lightning Upper Sovereignhead and becomes the new Lightning Element Ruler 141.