Azure Dragon Sovereign Descends, Sovereign of Water Appears

"A divine ability? Not a bad power."

Ninisha looked at Emmanuel and Fuerhan, who had been rescued by Gaislesen and the others, raising her eyebrows slightly without paying them much mind.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The few remaining survivors quickly gathered together. Gaislesen and the other four Asuras stood in front of Bulu and the others, each of them glaring at the purple-clad figure nearby with bloodshot eyes.

At this very moment, the many elders of the Four Divine Beasts Clan, including five Sovereign's Envoys and dozens of Seven-Star Fiends, had all fallen, leaving only the final seven.

"You bastard, to dare kill so many of our Four Divine Beasts Clan members—I will never let you go!"

Gaislesen stood before Bulu, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He took a deep breath, staring coldly at Ninisha, and flipped his right hand to reveal a piece of parchment radiating a peculiar aura.

"Hum~~~"

As the parchment burned to ash, an intense pressure instantly emerged from between heaven and earth. A vast amount of cyan water droplets condensed out of thin air; Sovereign's Power began to merge.

At this moment, a Sovereign had descended!

"A Sovereign? It's actually a Sovereign?"

Under the terrifying pressure, the surrounding onlookers were instantly struck with horror, scrambling to kneel on the ground.

Fuerhan and Bulu, standing behind Gaislesen, felt a surge of joy and quickly knelt down respectfully as well.

Of everyone present, the only ones still standing were Gaislesen's group of five, Ninisha, and Yage Huerlei not far away.

In the void, the cyan water droplets took shape, forming a massive elemental face—the face of a cold-looking man.

Azure Dragon Sovereign—Reding!

"Father!" "Father!" "Great Uncle!" "Great Uncle!" "Great Uncle!"

The moment Reding appeared, the eyes of Gaislesen and the others turned even redder, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

"Ninisha pays respects to the Sovereign!"

Ninisha also ceased her movements, slowly putting away her Sovereign artifact, and gave a slight bow to acknowledge the Sovereign.

The Azure Dragon Sovereign's face remained expressionless. He merely scanned his surroundings, his gaze pausing for a moment on the standing Ninisha and the nearby Yage Huerlei.

"Father! You must seek justice for us! Ninisha, she... she killed dozens of our clan's elders!"

Gaia's eyes filled with tears as she spoke with a desperate, hoarse voice, her fingers trembling as she pointed at Ninisha.

"Father! You must seek justice for us!"

Gaislesen also raised his head to look at the Azure Dragon Sovereign, his eyes revealing a sense of humiliation and unwillingness.

However, Reding did not speak immediately upon hearing them. Instead, he swept his gaze between Ninisha and Yage. His expression shifted, and a surge of Sovereign's Power rippled out. The entire area seemed to be isolated by a massive force as a layer of white mist condensed, instantly blowing away all the surrounding spectators and leaving only Yage Huerlei behind.

"Yage pays respects to the Azure Dragon Sovereign!"

Regaining his composure, Yage Huerlei's expression shifted slightly before he bowed toward the giant face. As the child of a Sovereign, he did not need to kneel to other Sovereigns, but he still had to maintain basic respect.

"Yage, is Ninisha an envoy of your father?"

Reding's voice rang out slowly, reaching Yage Huerlei's ears.

A Lightning-style Paragon killing members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan while the son of the Sovereign of Lightning was nearby made the Azure Dragon Sovereign think twice.

Upon hearing the Azure Dragon Sovereign, Yage was stunned for a moment before his expression changed. "Sovereign, Yage is merely passing through. Ninisha is not an envoy of my father."

The Azure Dragon Sovereign narrowed his eyes at Yage's words, then turned to look at Ninisha. His gaze grew much colder. If she were an envoy of the Sovereign of Lightning, he would have to consider things carefully, but if she were not...

"Lightning-style Paragon, Ninisha, you are quite impressive."

The Azure Dragon Sovereign's voice rang out slowly, devoid of emotion, as if he cared nothing for the lives lost in the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

However, a chill immediately entered Reding's eyes. "However, the members of my Four Divine Beasts Clan are not to be bullied by others at will. You must give me an explanation for this. Serve as my envoy for one quadrillion years, and this matter shall be settled."

Hearing the words of the Azure Dragon Sovereign, Reding, Ninisha frowned slightly. Although she knew the Azure Dragon Sovereign would surely side with the Four Divine Beasts Clan, she had not expected him to skip the context entirely and immediately define her actions as bullying the clan.

As the Azure Dragon Sovereign finished speaking, Gaislesen and the others were ecstatic, while Yage's expression shifted. He looked at the interspatial ring in his hand, which contained the parchment to summon the Sovereign of Lightning, Huerlei.

A Lightning-style Paragon Highgod... if Father could take her as an envoy... but the Azure Dragon Sovereign's attitude...

Yage was conflicted about whether to summon his father. On one hand, Ninisha was a Lightning-style Paragon, and his father, Huerlei, would certainly be willing to take her as an envoy—especially since Ninisha was currently being pressured by the Azure Dragon Sovereign. If the Sovereign of Lightning were to intervene, he would surely earn Ninisha's gratitude.

But at the same time, the Azure Dragon Sovereign had already made his stance clear. If his father came, the two would inevitably clash. His father, Huerlei, had told him about the Sovereigns, and he knew that the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns acted as a single unit, comparable to a Sovereign of Law. Yage wasn't sure if it was worth offending the Four Divine Beasts for the sake of one Paragon.

After a moment of silence, Yage gritted his teeth and prepared to take out the parchment, deciding to leave the final decision to his father, Huerlei.

However, just as Yage was about to summon Huerlei, two more surges of Sovereign's Power condensed in the void, causing him to instinctively stop his movements.

"Two Sovereigns of Water?"

Watching the Sovereign's Power suddenly condense before him, the Azure Dragon Sovereign, Reding, couldn't help but narrow his eyes. He himself was a Sovereign of Water. Although the Four Divine Beasts were effectively a small faction, he was well-informed about the other Sovereigns of Water.

Of the six Sovereigns of the Water Elemental Plane, the others did not have particularly close relationships, and it was rare for two to act together. The only ones who often appeared together were the oldest among the Sovereigns of Water, the Sovereign of Water, and Palhouse, who had sworn his life to the Sovereign of Water since his days as a Seven-Star Fiend.

As Reding's thoughts settled, two figures slowly materialized. A middle-aged man with a round face followed behind a black-haired youth with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. The two looked at Reding with calm expressions.

"The Sovereign of Water!"

Reding's expression couldn't help but tighten. The elemental giant face vanished, transforming into a blue-haired man in blue robes, who bowed slightly toward Hope.

"Reding pays respects to the Sovereign!"

Reding's tone and attitude could not be considered overly respectful, but he still afforded the proper courtesies. After all, although the Four Divine Beasts were comparable to Sovereigns, it did not mean all four of them held the status of a Sovereign; when facing a Sovereign alone, basic respect was still necessary.

"Ninisha is my envoy!"

Hope nodded slightly and cast a faint glance at Reding, then spoke in a casual tone that nonetheless contained an imperiousness that brooked no interference from others.

"So that is how it is. Reding was abrupt!"

Reding swept a glance at Ninisha, withdrew his gaze, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Sovereign of Water?"

Upon hearing Reding's form of address, the children of the Four Divine Beasts all changed expressions, exchanged glances, and lowered their heads, not daring to say anything more.

Although they were arrogant and domineering, they knew what a Sovereign represented; they were the eleven strongest individuals in this world, beings that even their ancestors could not claim to be able to defeat with certainty.

"Ninisha pays respects to the Sovereign!"

The moment she saw Hope, Ninisha knelt on one knee in the void, her voice filled with a bit more respect.

A Paragon Highgod could choose not to kneel to a Sovereign, but for Ninisha, the Sovereign of Water was a benefactor who had helped her before she became a Paragon, so she was naturally different from other Sovereigns.

"Rise, Ninisha. You are already a Paragon; there is no need for this."

Hope nodded and spoke softly to Ninisha. After Ninisha stood up, he turned his head to look at Reding, his expression returning to one of undisturbed calm.

Reding watched expressionlessly as Ninisha paid her respects to Hope, then asked in a flat tone: "I wonder, what reason does the Sovereign's envoy have for laying hands on a member of my Four Divine Beasts Clan?"