"Hm?"
Pash noticed Kakqi and raised an eyebrow slightly. However, he did not step forward to speak immediately.
Ordinary powerhouses generally disliked trouble. But Sovereign Gods were different; they were far too bored. Many times, encountering some "trouble" could actually pique their interest.
"Morit, put away your God's Domain."
Lota naturally noticed Kakqi approaching and spoke casually.
"Yes."
Morit dipped his head slightly, then withdrew his God's Domain. His golden eyes fixed on Kakqi and his maidservant as they approached. The Dominator might not care about Kakqi, but as the Dominator's Emissary, Morit naturally found Kakqi's behavior offensive.
Kakqi walked up to Lota's table, his gaze sweeping over the several people. His expression gradually turned grave.
Then, Kakqi's God's Domain once again enveloped the surroundings. He looked at Lota, restored his soul aura, and said directly, "Kakqi wishes to challenge the two of you. Are you willing to accept?"
When challenging powerhouses, he rarely concealed his identity. It was respect for the strong, as well as confidence in his own strength.
"You want to challenge my lord? Are you worthy?!"
Morit narrowed his golden eyes at Kakqi, his tone sharp and confrontational.
Kakqi's strength was considered fairly good even among Asuras, but he had clearly chosen the wrong targets.
Hearing Morit's words, Kakqi frowned, somewhat displeased. In his eyes, Morit was at most a Seven-star Devil-level High God.
If this had been anywhere else, just that one sentence would have been enough for Kakqi to kill him without anyone being able to say a word.
However, because he could not see through Lota and Pash, Kakqi did not fly into a rage. Instead, he looked at them and continued, "Will the two of you accept my challenge, Kakqi's?"
In the Divine Planes, challenges between powerhouses were simple matters. Such situations were countless, and just as countless powerhouses had fallen because of them.
"Hehe, a challenge?"
Pash smiled. "It has been countless years since I last encountered something like this."
Then, Pash looked at Lota. Although the Blood Peak Continent was his territory, Lota was, after all, a Dominator. He still intended to hear Lota's opinion on this matter.
If Lota was bored and wanted to have some fun, that was not impossible.
"Forget about challenging us."
Lota chuckled and shook his head. Pash and he were Sovereign Gods, after all. Even if they had concealed their identities, there was no need for them to accept the challenge of a god-level expert.
Sovereign Gods and Gods were completely different forms of life.
All beneath Sovereign Gods were ants. That saying was not merely empty talk. In the Earth Memory in his mind, Linley was the so-called Protagonist of Destiny, so many Sovereign Gods did not treat Linley too badly.
But once one became a Sovereign God, the change in one's life level meant that Sovereign Gods were destined not to care overly much about Gods. Linley could only be considered an "exception."
Accepting a God level challenge before another Sovereign God would only disgrace himself.
However, Lota was bored as well, so he continued, "But since we have nothing better to do and you want to fight, Morit, spar with Kakqi."
He had originally thought Kakqi might pursue Calorona and eventually fight her once. Calorona was not weak; even if she could not defeat the current Kakqi, she would likely have some ability to fight back.
He had not expected Kakqi to come looking for them first.
"Yes, my lord."
Upon hearing Lota's arrangement, Morit immediately agreed.
Although only his Fire Element Divine Clone was here and it was not his strongest body, he was still confident that he would not lose to Kakqi.
"Morit?"
Upon hearing that name, Kakqi was slightly stunned. It sounded familiar, and his brows soon furrowed. "Morit..."
There were countless lives in the Divine Planes, so naturally many shared the same name. But the names of powerhouses were rarely repeated. Especially Super strong people—Sovereign God Castles had detailed records on nearly all of them.
Morit was naturally among them.
However, Morit had previously only been renowned in the Dark God Plane, while Kakqi had little contact with powerhouses from the Dark God Realm. He had only heard of Morit's name.
"You are the Prefecture Lord of Darkness Prefecture in the Dark God Realm?!"
Kakqi looked at Morit, his heartbeat involuntarily quickening.
If that was truly the case, then there was no need to guess the identities of the two people he had just challenged!
Among God level experts, Morit belonged to the category of people who could not be provoked. Other than Paragon High Gods, probably no one could claim with certainty that they could defeat Morit.
Countless years ago, Morit had already been a Sovereign God's emissary, fighting for a Sovereign God across the planes. He had once been the leading figure of an era. The fact that he had held the position of Darkness Prefecture Lord for countless years without wavering was enough to demonstrate his strength.
Before Morit could acknowledge it, Kakqi decisively dropped to one knee. "Kakqi greets the Sovereign Gods! Please forgive my offense, Sovereign Gods!"
Seeing Kakqi react this way, the maidservant behind him was initially startled. Sovereign Gods?! The people before them were Sovereign Gods? Though she found it unbelievable, she did not think Kakqi would be mistaken about something like this.
After all, given Kakqi's strength and status, he would not need to kneel even before a Paragon High God.
She then hurriedly followed Kakqi in kneeling.
Because God's Domain was present, the other people in the tavern did not know what the several people had said. But seeing two High Gods suddenly kneel before several others, they all turned to look.
"You reacted quickly enough."
Lota shook his head, his voice calm. "Get up."
Since he had not concealed Morit's identity, he had never intended to conceal his own. If he truly wanted to hide his identity, he would have changed his appearance. He would not even have brought Morit along.
"Thank you, Sovereign God."
Kakqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His tone was respectful now, and after standing up, he no longer had his previous attitude.
"Kakqi, did you come to Red Maple Prefecture to challenge Quinsang?"
Lota asked casually.
"In reply to the Sovereign God, yes."
Kakqi answered respectfully.
"Quinsang is not weak. Are you confident you can deal with him?"
Pash spoke with a smile at this point.
Quinsang was also a Sovereign God's emissary, though not Pash's emissary. He was Bifu Sovereign God's emissary. Sovereign God's emissaries did not necessarily serve as Prefecture Lords within their own Sovereign God's territory.
If anyone else had asked, Kakqi certainly would not have answered. But facing two Sovereign Gods, he naturally did not dare conceal anything. He said directly, "In reply to the Sovereign Gods, in the past, I did not have sufficient confidence. But now, I have at least a fifty percent chance of defeating Quinsang."
"Oh?"
Pash was somewhat surprised. "A fifty percent chance?"
Quinsang himself was already a top-tier Asura, and he also possessed a Material Attack Sovereign Artifact. To say he had a fifty percent chance of defeating Quinsang—Kakqi was truly confident.
"Have you become a Sovereign God's emissary as well?"
Pash raised his eyebrow slightly and asked.
If Kakqi had become a Sovereign God's emissary and possessed a Sovereign Artifact, his strength would indeed receive a tremendous increase. But even so, having a fifty percent chance of defeating Quinsang was not very realistic.
Kakqi shook his head. "In reply to the Sovereign God, no Sovereign God has accepted Kakqi as an emissary."
Sovereign God's emissaries were the true pinnacle among God level experts. Countless powerhouses dreamed of becoming a Sovereign God's emissary, but there was a limit to the number of Sovereign God's emissaries. Becoming one was far too difficult.
Even for a Prefecture Lord, being accepted by a Sovereign God as an emissary was no simple matter.
"Then I am rather looking forward to seeing what methods you possess."
Pash smiled and did not ask further. Clearly, he also wanted to spectate the battle between Kakqi and Quinsang.
"You want to become the Red Maple Prefecture Lord?"
Lota asked.
After challenging a Prefecture Lord, one could generally become the new Prefecture Lord after winning. But Kakqi had stepped down from his position as a Prefecture Lord tens of billions of years ago. Did he now want to become a Prefecture Lord again?
"In reply to the Sovereign God, Kakqi only seeks battle. I am not after the position of Prefecture Lord."
Kakqi's tone became much more solemn.
"Mm."
Lota nodded, then suddenly said, "Then spar with Morit first."
Although Kakqi no longer wished to spar with Morit, Lota had already spoken. Morit and Kakqi would inevitably have to fight.
"Yes."
Kakqi felt somewhat helpless, but he did not dare voice any objection.
"Set it for three days from now, at the Barren Mountain outside the city."
Lota stated directly.
Spectating a battle could be considered a way to pass the time. Moreover, he had some guesses about Kakqi's methods. This would serve to verify them.
"Yes!"
"Yes."
Morit and Kakqi both answered respectfully.
"Fine, you may leave."
Lota said directly.
"Yes, Kakqi takes his leave."
Kakqi bowed slightly, then carefully left the tavern with his maidservant. Only after leaving the tavern did his heart calm down somewhat. He truly had not expected that he would actually challenge Sovereign Gods.
The fact that the Sovereign Gods had not killed him outright was already an enormous stroke of luck.
"If my lord wishes to spectate, there will soon be a rather lively battle."
After Kakqi left, Pash smiled. "It will be in Red Maple Prefecture. Although both sides are merely Seven-star Devils, it involves a Sovereign God family. The disturbance is quite significant and has drawn many people."
"A Sovereign God family?"
Lota became interested.
There were more than seventy Sovereign Gods in total, yet fewer than half had established families.
Pash smiled. "It is the Lius Family of the Four Divine Beast Family."
"The Lius Family?"
Lota frowned slightly.
The Four Divine Beast Family was spread throughout the Divine Planes. Even in the Dark God Plane, they had many clan members.
The Four Divine Beasts as a group were classified at the level of Dominators. The families established by the Four Divine Beasts were naturally extremely powerful. Of course, the most extraordinary aspect of the Four Divine Beast Family was their Talent Divine Power Awakening Pool.
Among Super Divine Beasts, only the Four Divine Beasts could actively awaken the bloodlines of their descendants.
It was precisely because they had so many powerful clan members that the Four Divine Beast Family was rather overbearing in the Divine Planes. Even families with many Asura powerhouses stationed within them had considerable enmity with the Four Divine Beast Family.
Thinking of this, Lota secretly shook his head. There was a reason for the Four Divine Beast Family's future decline.
Lota narrowed his eyes slightly, a thought stirring within him. If subsequent developments were the same as in the Earth Memory, Augusta might have already begun harboring certain intentions toward Leiding and the others.
The Earth Memory did not mention much about Augusta's specific reasons for killing the Four Divine Beasts. But judging by the clues, it was likely Ofu's idea.
Perhaps Ofu's research had reached its final stage. His strength had probably already surpassed Uthred's.
This Ofu truly was a madman.
Lota grew somewhat more solemn inwardly. Possessing the Earth Memory, he had naturally also tried researching various moves and ultimate moves, but his gains had actually been minimal.
Not everyone could increase their strength through research.
After being unable to improve his strength much through research, Lota could only place his hopes for becoming stronger on the system and Linley.
From this perspective, deep down, he actually still hoped that Augusta could kill Leiding and the others.
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