Leiding glanced at Lota, and his figure instantly vanished between heaven and earth.
Lius and the other two said nothing more. After glancing at Lota, they too disappeared.
Watching the four of them vanish, Lota's expression did not change. He suddenly chuckled. They really were... arrogant.
Kakqi, who had been listening to the conversation between Lota and the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods, felt tense from the bottom of his heart.
He truly had not expected the conversation between the Dominator and the Four Divine Beasts to be filled with so much "gunpowder." The Dominator stood high above all others, and he could understand the Dominator's response to the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods questioning him like that.
But the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods did not seem particularly afraid of the Dominator. Otherwise, how would they dare speak to him in such a manner?
Although he was not an Overgod, after all these years of gathering information, he had gained a vague understanding of the relative strengths of the Overgods.
Dominators far surpassed other Overgods.
Of course, according to the information he had gathered, the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods were also extremely powerful. Otherwise, he would not have initially wanted to draw their attention and become their messenger.
Seeing Leiding and the others leave directly, Lota merely smiled indifferently. They really were arrogant.
It seemed that Leiding and the others had truly become somewhat inflated over the years.
The Four Divine Beasts had been born not long after the Destruction Supreme Plane came into existence. Though they were not the earliest life forms of the Destruction Supreme Plane, they still belonged among the first generation of life in Hell.
Since their birth, the four had explored the world together and rarely separated. Even in the Divine Planes, this was a rare sight.
This allowed their reputation to quickly spread throughout Hell.
Even at the beginning, when each of them was still below the Asura level, they had used their Fusion Talent Divine Power to kill Asura-level experts.
In that era, not long after the Beginning of Heaven and Earth, no one had ever been able to withstand the Four Divine Beasts' combined Talent Divine Power.
For a time, the Four Divine Beasts became some of the most formidable experts in Hell.
After Sovereign Sparks appeared and the four became Overgods, their status rose even higher.
Especially in the beginning, when there was no agreement between the Overgods and battles were exceptionally chaotic. As wars between Overgods continued to erupt, the strength of the four fighting together finally became known among all Overgods.
It was also because of their combined ultimate move that, after the Sovereign God Agreement was established, their group of four was classified at the Dominator level.
However, that did not mean they had ever truly killed a Dominator.
Since the birth of heaven and earth, only three Dominators had fallen: the First Light Overlord, along with the First and Second Water Element Overlords. The current Water Element Overlord was the Third Water Element Overlord, and also the youngest of all Dominators.
None of those three fallen Dominators had died at the hands of the Four Divine Beasts.
The First Light Overlord and the First Water Element Overlord had fallen during the first Sovereign God War.
At the time, many powerful Overgods fought within Space Turbulence. Even those Overgods who hid because they did not dare fight also did not dare spectate casually, fearing they would be caught in the aftermath.
After all, there had been no Sovereign God Agreement then.
If most Overgods had not hidden away, there would not be so many Overgods today.
Thus, exactly who had killed the First Light Overlord and the Water Element Overlord had never become widely known among the Overgods. Only when replacements later appeared did the other Overgods realize that they had been replaced. Most Overgods could only make their own guesses about who had acted.
However, Lota had been the First Dark Overlord and had personally participated in the Sovereign God War. At the beginning of that war, although nearly all lower, mid-level, and high-level Overgods had been affected, the true battlefield had actually been a battle between the eleven Dominators.
At that time, Heaven and Earth had yet to issue Supreme God Missions, and Uthred and the others had not yet obtained Supreme Artifacts. Although the Dominators varied in strength, none of them could instantly kill another in a short time.
Thus, the eleven fell into a chaotic melee.
Since the birth of heaven and earth, that was the only time a melee between eleven Dominators had ever occurred. Ninety percent of the life forms in the Supreme Planes perished from the aftermath of their battle. Even Leiding and the other three had not dared enter the Dominator battlefield recklessly.
This showed just how terrifying that battle had been.
Among those eleven Dominators, although the First Light Overlord and the Water Element Overlord possessed unusual bloodlines, they had fused only two Profound Mysteries. Compared to the other nine Dominators, they were far too weak.
The others had fused at least four or five Law Profound Mysteries. Each possessed their own Trump Cards and ultimate moves.
At first, since the eleven were unfamiliar with one another's strength and were tangled together in the melee, the battle remained balanced. But as time passed, the strong and weak naturally became apparent.
Everyone wanted to strike at the weaker guys!
The First Light Overlord and the Water Element Overlord were killed under such circumstances.
However, seizing those two High-level Sovereign Sparks was no simple task. The nine were all extremely powerful and constantly entangled with one another, even using their respective ultimate moves. Whenever someone was about to seize a Sovereign Spark, that person would suffer the combined attacks of the other eight.
Although Lota had no other Divine Clones, he still wanted to obtain a High-level Overgod Divine Spark. Even if he could not obtain one himself, he did not want anyone else to get one.
During that time, he had nearly obtained a Sovereign Spark once. But facing the combined attack of eight people, he could only give up in the end.
He had already been a Paragon then, yet even so, he had been unable to withstand such powerful attacks from eight people. Even if he exposed all his Trump Cards and strength, he still could not seize the Sovereign Spark.
Because he was certain that Uthred, Ofu, and Vivian had also become Paragons. Even if the four of them went all out, they would not be able to seize the Sovereign Spark.
Thus, he could not be bothered to expose himself. As long as he prevented anyone else from obtaining the Sovereign Spark, that was enough.
The concealment ability of the Dark Law was too powerful. As long as he did not reveal strength beyond that of other non-Paragon Law Overlords, no one would discover that he was a Paragon.
In the end, terrifying energy blasted the two High-level Divine Sparks away. It seemed as though they had received secret support from the Heaven and Earth Rule. The moment the Sovereign Sparks left the battlefield, they vanished without a trace.
No one succeeded immediately.
However, when the New Light Overlord and the Water Element Overlord later appeared, Lota inwardly sighed. Ofu truly had heaven-defying fortune. Just as in his Earth Memory, Ofu had obtained the High-level Light Sovereign Spark.
As for the Second Water Element Overlord, he was indeed very powerful, but he was also an arrogant and unlucky guy.
The Second Water Element Overlord was a super strong person from the Water Sprite Clan. Before refining the Sovereign Spark, he had already possessed Peak Asura strength, and his Water Element Law had been only one step away from the Paragon realm.
After obtaining the Sovereign Spark, he became the only Law Paragon Overlord known to the public. In one leap, he became an existence comparable to Ofu and the other Paragon Rule Overlords.
At the time, those four Paragon Overlords were even considered the strongest by many Overgods.
After that Sovereign God War ended, there were still frictions among the Overgods, but things remained stable for a time.
Although that period was stable, it was still far more chaotic than the present. Battles would erupt between Overgods from time to time. At that time, Overgods had barely begun establishing their own families. After all, Overgods did not care whether their attacks killed God-level experts. Thus, nearly all Overgods were alone.
But during this period, Leiding came to know Zijing and developed some favorable feelings toward her.
Leiding began pursuing Zijing. In his view, Zijing was an excellent match for him. After all, both were divine beasts, and both were Overgods!
Although he was merely a Lower Sovereign God, he was confident that if he and his three siblings joined forces, they would not necessarily fear even a High-level Overlord.
If they joined forces with Zijing, they would become an exceptionally powerful group among the Overgods. Even Dominators could not underestimate them.
Zijing did not have a bad opinion of Leiding, but neither did she admire him. For Overgods, or even God-level experts, a companion was not necessary.
Zijing had never considered finding a companion.
However, Zijing did not want to reject Leiding's proposal to join forces. After all, Overgods of that era were not incapable of falling, and joining forces was perfectly normal among Mid-level Overlords and Lower Sovereign Gods.
Especially since the Four Divine Beast Sovereign Gods were very powerful.
Zijing had expressed her thoughts quite clearly, but in Leiding's eyes, she had practically already agreed to him.
Zijing had no choice but to temporarily remain in a semi-alliance with Leiding and the others.
Leiding did not care about that. Later, he used his own abilities to help Zijing successfully nurture a second Soul Stone, which greatly benefited her. This actually left Zijing feeling somewhat guilty toward Leiding.
At the same time, the Second Water Element Overlord also had designs on Zijing!
Because of this, there had always been considerable friction between the Second Water Element Overlord and Leiding's group.
Until before the War of Faith erupted, the Second Water Element Overlord and Leiding's group of four had a major conflict, and the point of conflict was Zijing.
Zijing had already felt guilty toward Leiding. In the end, she could only reveal herself. To prevent the Water Element Overlord from fighting Leiding and the others—and mainly because she feared that Leiding's group might fall because of it—Zijing swore to the Supreme God that she would never seek a companion.
Afterward, she used the Zijing Mountain Range and her own blood essence to nurture a new Zijing Divine Beast. She treated that Zijing Divine Beast as her son.
This completely extinguished the thoughts of both Leiding and the Second Water Element Overlord.
Just as Zijing had expected, after this matter, Leiding and the Second Water Element Overlord both completely gave up pursuing her. Likewise, her semi-alliance with Leiding and the others came to an end.
However, with two Soul Stones, her strength had increased considerably, and she was no longer without means to protect herself.
Not long after that, members of the Four Divine Beast Family began appearing in Hell. This left Zijing sighing endlessly.
Although Zijing had stepped forward and prevented a battle between the Four Divine Beasts and the Water Element Overlord, the friction between the two sides had not been eliminated.
As the War of Faith gradually intensified, Leiding and the other three still fought the Water Element Overlord. This was also the strongest battle to erupt during the War of Faith.
Although the Four Divine Beasts were only Lower Sovereign Gods, everyone knew their Talent Divine Powers could be combined, so no other Overgod had a definite measure of just how strong they were when fighting together.
One thing was certain: they could not possibly be comparable to ordinary Lower Sovereign Gods. Perhaps even Mid-level Overlords might not be able to withstand them.
The Water Element Overlord on the other side was one of the strongest Dominators at the time.
The battle between those two sides drew the attention of nearly every Overgod.
Even Lota had been spectating within Space Turbulence at the time.
Leiding and the others knew that their fundamental strength differed too greatly from the Water Element Overlord's, so they immediately used their strongest technique: the Fusion Talent Divine Power.
With his Earth Memory, Lota attached great importance to the Combined Talent Divine Power of Leiding and the others. Throughout the battle, he carefully sensed that peculiar feeling.
Although the Water Element Overlord had heard of Leiding and the others' abilities, personally experiencing them still seemed to shock him.
Under the combined attack of Leiding's group of four, he actually had no ability to evade. He could only transform into his Water Elf true form and simultaneously unleash his Soul Attack, forcibly resisting the Talent Divine Power of Leiding's group.
But what shocked everyone was that the Water Element Overlord's attack failed to offset the combined attack of Leiding's group. On the contrary, his attack was completely consumed by their Talent Divine Power, which itself seemed to suffer no loss at all.
Then, the Talent Divine Power of Leiding's group directly entered the Water Element Overlord's body.
For a moment, everyone was greatly shaken. The Four Divine Beasts' Talent Divine Power could actually consume a Dominator-level Soul Attack?!
One had to know that the gap between a Lower Sovereign God and a High-level Overlord was at least ten-thousandfold!
Especially since the Water Element Overlord was a Paragon and a member of the Water Sprite Clan, making him even stronger. He surpassed the Four Divine Beasts by far more than that, yet their combined move still consumed his attack?!
The Four Divine Beasts' Combined Talent Divine Power had likely increased in power by at least tens of thousands of times!
All the Overgods became wary of the Four Divine Beasts' ability.
After the Four Divine Beasts' Fusion Talent Divine Power entered the Water Element Overlord's body, no one knew what his soul experienced. Countless rays of light burst forth at once.
The other Overgods all stared intently at the scene before them.
This was the first time a Lower Sovereign God had fought a High-level Overlord.
However, what slightly reassured everyone was that the Water Element Overlord had not fallen! Although his soul appeared to have suffered some injuries, they were not fatal.
Even the other Dominators let out slight sighs of relief upon seeing this.
Leiding and the other three, however, became somewhat flustered. They had been extremely confident in their Talent Divine Power, so seeing this scene suddenly naturally affected them greatly.
A trace of wariness and lingering fear even flashed through the Water Element Overlord's eyes as he looked at Leiding and the others. "If I were not a Paragon Overlord, I truly would not have been able to block this move of yours."
The Water Element Overlord said no more and gave Leiding and the others no chance to react. He immediately launched an attack against them.
How could Leiding and the others dare directly withstand the Water Element Overlord's attack? They hurriedly dodged, intending to use the Fusion Talent Divine Power again. Although the Water Element Overlord had not fallen, he had clearly been affected. If they used it again, they might still have a chance to kill him.
However, they first had to evade his counterattack.
The Water Element Overlord's attack was immensely powerful. In an instant, it swept across hundreds of millions of miles, directly severing one of Black Tortoise's arms. Its remaining force did not diminish as it continued into the distance, directly shattering and erasing a nearby Material Plane.
Then, before anyone could continue spectating, the Water Element Overlord suddenly lost all life aura. His Sovereign Spark vanished almost at the same time, while his body was instantly shredded by Space Turbulence.
For a moment, none of the Overgods understood what had happened.
How had the Water Element Overlord suddenly died? Could it have been the Four Divine Beasts?
Before the other Overgods could speculate, a message directly appeared in the minds of all Overgods: [An Overgod has destroyed a Material Plane. All souls shall be executed.]
A message from the Supreme God!
The Supreme God had actually acted.
No Overgod had expected this outcome. Even Leiding and the other three had not reacted in time.
Even Lota's mouth twitched uncontrollably at the time.
That guy really was unlucky.
With the Supreme God issuing a message and the Water Element Overlord falling, this matter naturally came to a hasty end.
However, through this battle, Leiding and the other three underwent an enormous change in status. In one leap, they became existences comparable to Dominators.
Because of what had happened in this battle, many became wary of the Four Divine Beasts' Talent Divine Power.
Through the Four Divine Beasts' previous battles and the words of the Second Water Element Overlord, everyone gradually gained a general understanding of the Four Divine Beasts' Talent Divine Power.
Lota, in particular, secretly studied the Four Divine Beasts' Talent Divine Power.
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