Hearing the White Tiger Sovereign God's words, Bert could not help secretly glancing at Kakqi. He was deeply shocked. This guy's strength seemed truly terrifying.
Otherwise, there was no way the ancestor would treat him like this.
He knew that the ancestor had two envoys. Taking this guy as an envoy would inevitably mean one envoy would "fall." If Kakqi were not exceptionally powerful, the ancestor would never do this.
Kakqi was also slightly stunned. Take him as an envoy?
It seemed much like what he had imagined before. Once the secret of his Soul Mutation was exposed, it would attract the attention of Sovereign Gods. The Dominator had taken him in before, and now this Sovereign God also wanted to take him in.
He was fortunate that the first Sovereign God he encountered had been the Dominator.
Then Kakqi spoke respectfully. "My apologies, Sovereign God. Kakqi is already a Sovereign God's envoy."
"Hmm?"
The White Tiger Sovereign God was somewhat surprised, though no emotion could be heard in his tone. "You are a Sovereign God's envoy?"
There were only a little over seventy Sovereign Gods in total. Their envoys were almost all super strong people renowned throughout the Divine Planes, and he knew nearly all of them.
This Kakqi before him was not a Sovereign God's envoy.
If he truly was a Sovereign God's envoy, it had likely been for less than one hundred years. Once a god level expert had served as a Sovereign God's envoy for over one hundred years, the other Sovereign Gods could almost certainly learn of it from their own envoys.
Could it be Pash?
That was the first person the White Tiger Sovereign God thought of.
Pash was, after all, the Sovereign God of the Blood Peak Continent. He had surveyed the continent the most times. He was also the most likely one to have discovered Kakqi.
Not Pash.
Almost instantly, the White Tiger Sovereign God rejected his previous guess. He had discovered that Pash's two envoys, Reynalds and Mold, were both still alive.
A Sovereign God only needed a thought to investigate a Divine Plane, much less the Blood Peak Continent.
"Whose envoy are you?"
The White Tiger Sovereign God directly asked.
If he had encountered Kakqi elsewhere, then upon learning that Kakqi was a Sovereign God's envoy, he might have left immediately. Yet under the current circumstances, he asked another question.
The White Tiger Sovereign God could not understand one thing. If Kakqi truly was a Sovereign God's envoy, why had he interfered in the Four Divine Beast Family's affairs?
If it had merely been Kakqi's own actions, that would have been one thing. But if it had been ordered by the Sovereign God behind him, then it required attention. Sovereign God envoys were servants of Sovereign Gods, but in many matters, they acted only after receiving instructions from their Sovereign Gods.
Moreover, Sovereign Gods were not so harmonious with one another.
They had almost all emerged from the slaughter and battles of the Beginning of Heaven and Earth. Many of them even bore grudges against one another. They simply did not usually fight because of the Sovereign God Agreement.
Although Sovereign Gods would not interfere in battles between gods, that did not mean they could not interfere.
If a Sovereign God truly targeted the Four Divine Beast Family, he would not simply stand by and watch.
At that moment, another ripple appeared between heaven and earth.
Countless energies gathered out of thin air, even forming an area resembling a Black Hole. Strangely, this Black Hole seemed to be glowing, making it extremely eerie.
The White Tiger Sovereign God looked toward where the energy had appeared. "A Dark Lord God?"
Sovereign Gods could manifest in any form they wished. Yet no matter the form, their Sovereign's Might could not change.
This energy was precisely Dark Lord God's Might.
There were seven Dark Lord Gods in total. Unlike the other Sovereign Gods, the Sovereign Gods of this system might have been influenced by the Dark Overlord and rarely manifested. The only thing that drew much attention was their control over Material Planes, which the Darkness System Sovereign Gods had never relinquished.
However, this was also related to the special nature of the Dark Lord Gods. After all, for Dark Lord Gods to obtain Fallen Angels, they needed special souls. These souls almost all came from countless Material Planes.
Now that the Power of Faith was no longer as useful to Sovereign Gods as before, few Sovereign Gods paid excessive attention to Material Planes apart from the Light Lord Gods and Dark Lord Gods.
Thus, they allowed the Light Lord Gods and Dark Lord Gods to expand their influence in the Material Planes.
Among the seven Darkness System Sovereign Gods, the most ancient and mysterious was the Dark Overlord. Even by age alone, the Dark Overlord was older than every other Sovereign God.
Although the Death Overlord and Destruction Overlord had been the first lives in the Netherworld and Hell, the Dark Overlord had been born in a Material Plane. When he was born, the Supreme Gods had not yet created the Supreme Planes.
In the blink of an eye, Dark Lord God's Might gathered into a human figure shrouded in darkness.
This was a Projection Clone condensed from Sovereign's Might, possessing the same power as a Projection Giant Face. Most Sovereign Gods, however, appeared as giant faces before God level experts to preserve some mystery.
"Dark Overlord."
After the figure appeared, the White Tiger Sovereign God was truly somewhat surprised.
"Kakqi greets the Dominator."
Seeing Lota appear, Kakqi hurriedly bowed.
As for Bert beside him, his heart was even more shaken. Another Sovereign God had appeared! Especially after hearing the ancestor's words, his heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.
It was actually a Dominator!
As a member of a Sovereign God family, he understood the status of Dominators very clearly. They were the strongest existences among the Sovereign Gods of a system! There were only eleven in the entire world.
If a Dominator wished to, he could completely establish an enormous family no weaker than the Four Divine Beast Family. It was said that the Augusta Family, which competed with their Four Divine Beast Family for the title of First Family, had a powerful Dominator behind it.
Therefore, no matter how proud Bert was, upon hearing "Dark Overlord," he could not feel any sense of glory.
Seeing that it was actually Lota who had manifested, the White Tiger Sovereign God no longer maintained the giant-face form. Instead, Sovereign's Might gathered and ultimately formed a male figure enveloped in azure light.
"Lius greets the Dark Overlord."
The White Tiger Sovereign God also slightly bowed.
The Four Divine Beasts were powerful and were even classified among Sovereign Gods at the level of Dominators. Yet that was because the four of them joined forces, and their Fusion Talent Divine Power could reach the level of a Dominator.
It did not mean that the status of the four of them was sufficient to rival a Dominator.
It was like how, after the War of Faith ended, even Law Overlords would often address the Four Great Rule Rulers as "my lord."
Even among Dominators, or those at the level of Dominators, their statuses differed to some extent.
Of course, because of the power of their Fusion Talent Divine Power, the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods did not fear other Dominators apart from the Fate Overlord Ofu.
If they truly had a rift with a Dominator, the Four Divine Beasts would not bother maintaining superficial etiquette. Calling them by name was perfectly normal.
Even if they did not use their names, they would not address them as "my lord."
The Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods had the qualifications for that.
Lota was very familiar with the Four Divine Beasts. After all, he and the Four Divine Beasts had survived as the first batch of Sovereign Gods in the world.
Naturally, the Four Divine Beasts could only be considered juniors before him. When he became a High God and traveled through the Supreme Planes, the Four Divine Beasts had only just gained some fame.
"This Kakqi is my envoy."
Lota's voice rang out, carrying a somewhat hoarse tone.
Ever since he became a Sovereign God and the "system" activated, he had constantly concealed himself before the other Sovereign Gods and rarely used his original voice.
He knew Kakqi's appearance might attract the attention of Sovereign Gods, but he had not expected Lius to manifest directly.
"Lius was presumptuous."
The White Tiger Sovereign God did not continue dwelling on this point. He thought highly of Kakqi's Three-attribute Soul Mutation, but to him, that was all it was.
Since Kakqi was already another Sovereign God's envoy, he naturally would not create conflict with another Sovereign God over an envoy. Let alone that the other party was the Dark Overlord—even if it were a Lower Sovereign God, Lius would not do such a thing.
After a simple "apology," the White Tiger Sovereign God stared at Lota. His tone did not fluctuate as he directly said, "Dominator, is there a reason you had your envoy interfere in my Four Divine Beast Family's affairs?"
He did not truly care about the Four Divine Beast Family's affairs, but once Sovereign Gods were involved, he had no choice but to take them more seriously.
However, regardless of who it was, they were not afraid. Even a Dominator was no exception.
Although there was nothing unusual in Lius's words, the forcefulness in his tone did not diminish in the slightest. Hearing his forceful tone, Lota's expression remained unchanged. "Must I report what I do to you?"
Lota still held some expectations for the future from his Earth Memory, but that did not mean he would violate his original intention because of it.
The Four Divine Beasts were powerful, and the four of them joining forces could even rival a Dominator.
But merely rival one.
If the Four Divine Beasts truly developed a rift with him over certain matters, he was not worried.
After hiding for all these years, Lota's strength had not remained stagnant. Although he lacked a Supreme Artifact compared to Uthred and the others, he would at most be at a disadvantage. It was almost impossible for them to kill him.
But the Four Divine Beasts?
He truly did not take them seriously.
As for the Supreme God Missions from his Earth Memory, he had naturally competed for them before. However, those things did not depend solely on strength. Luck played too great a role. In Lota's view, luck played an even greater role than in seizing Sovereign Sparks.
Especially since the Earth Memory had not described the specific circumstances of the first seven Supreme God Missions. Even if he wanted to make arrangements, he had no idea where to begin.
Many times, by the time news of a Supreme God Mission spread, the mission had almost already been completed. It was as though the Heaven and Earth Rule had delivered Supreme Artifacts to Uthred and the others. The only time the mission's information had been completely exposed was when Augusta completed a mission.
That time, Ofu personally acted and obtained the final token. Facing Ofu, who likely already possessed two Supreme Artifacts, Lota had not had any good options then.
Only after failing the Supreme God Mission did he devote more of his thoughts entirely to the Earth Memory. For him, if his strength were to undergo another major breakthrough, he could only find a way to rely on this "system."
Hearing Lota's somewhat forceful response, the White Tiger Sovereign God's brow furrowed slightly. He did not show anything, but his tone did not retreat either, and he still wanted to say something.
Just as Lius was about to speak, three more powerful energy ripples appeared nearby.
In an instant, three more figures formed. They were the Four Divine Beasts' Azure Dragon Leiding, Vermilion Bird Nimo, and Black Tortoise Bowen.
"Dark Overlord."
The three appeared and stood beside the White Tiger Sovereign God. The four standing together gave off an extraordinarily harmonious feeling. Even the auras of their Sovereign's Might were not so mutually repulsive.
Lota could not help sighing that the Four Divine Beasts' bloodline was definitely one of the most miraculous bloodlines in the world.
At the same time, the appearance of the three caused the surrounding God level experts to uncontrollably feel fear. Even Kakqi found it difficult to move under this pressure.
"Hehe, they all appeared."
Lota was neither nervous nor surprised. The Four Divine Beasts were originally one entity. Their True Forms likely rarely separated, so it was impossible for the others not to know about Lius's situation.
"Dominator, if your envoy interfered in the Four Divine Beast Family's affairs, there should at least be a reason, shouldn't there?"
Leiding's azure eyes stared at Lota as he continued Lius's earlier question.
Previously, it had only been Lius's inquiry, representing only the White Tiger Sovereign God. Now that he spoke, he represented the Four Divine Beasts, existences whose status did not fall below that of a Dominator.
Lota chuckled, acknowledging the Four Divine Beasts' strength. "Since all of you have manifested, there is no harm in telling you."
Hearing Lota's seemingly yielding words, Leiding and the others showed no surprise.
However, Lota's next words made their expressions turn displeased. "I was preparing to travel through the Ice Snow Mountain, and your clansmen obstructed me."
"Is that not a reason?"
Lota looked at the four of them with a smile. His pure black eyes carried no hint of retreat.
"Just for that, you had your envoy kill my clansmen, Dominator?"
The Black Tortoise Sovereign God also spoke.
Under normal circumstances, if their clansmen were killed, then so be it. Anyone who provoked a Sovereign God deserved death. But now that all four of them had appeared, this was no longer a matter of a few clansmen. It concerned the face of the Four Divine Beast Family and their own face.
Subconsciously, they wanted Lota to understand that their Four Divine Beasts also had dignity.
Yet in their eyes, Lota's answer was simply a slap in the face. Preparing to travel?
"Oh? Why not?"
Lota asked in return.
Hearing Lota's words and seeing that he had no intention of offering any other explanation, the four's expressions darkened.
This Dark Overlord was truly going too far.
What kind of bullshit reason was that?
However, though they were angry, they did not continue saying anything.
Lota refused to give the Four Divine Beasts face. No matter what else they said, it would be useless, for Lota was a Dominator. And once Lota had decided on this, those clansmen had died in vain.
"Of course you can. However, if my clansmen provoked a Dominator, there is no need for the Dominator to act personally."
Leiding stared at Lota. After remaining silent for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice.
As his words fell, Sovereign's Might appeared around Leiding and transformed into countless rays of light. In an instant, they shot directly into every Four Divine Beast clansman present. The High Gods, including Bert, all died.
This sudden change greatly shook Kakqi's heart. He also felt lingering fear.
"Let's go."
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