Reding's Decisiveness, the Scheme of the Four Divine Beasts

"Th-this is..."

White Tiger Sovereign Lius saw the words on the paper clearly, stood up instantly, and a powerful airflow erupted from his body, his entire frame trembling slightly.

"Destruction Supreme God Mission!"

Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding caught the golden Soul Essence, then held the gray Destruction Supreme God Appraisal, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"That's great, Big Brother, we..."

The usually steady Black Tortoise Sovereign Bowen was also filled with joy, wishing he could rush out immediately to search for the other two tokens.

"Calm down!"

Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, and spoke in a stern voice to interrupt the excitement of his younger siblings.

"Listen to me, we must be extremely cautious about this. In the past, when Supreme God Tokens were contested, Sovereigns have fallen."

After a moment of silence, Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding spoke slowly, his eyes growing colder.

"Big Brother, then what should we do? Should we go out and search for them ourselves now?"

White Tiger Sovereign Lius was the first to recover from the excitement and looked at Reding as he spoke.

"No, if we go out to search personally, it will easily attract the attention of other Sovereigns. If we draw the attention of the Rule Sovereigns, we will be in great danger."

Azure Dragon Sovereign shook his head firmly, rejecting Lius's proposal.

Although the four Rule Sovereigns all possess Supreme Artifacts, that does not mean they would not want another one. Once they learn of the Supreme God Mission, they might very well move against the Four Divine Beasts Clan. In this matter, there is no room for the slightest carelessness.

"Then, Big Brother, what should we do? Should we arrange for our clansmen to search? If our Four Divine Beasts Clan collects rare treasures of the world on a large scale, it will easily attract the attention of all parties in the Elemental Planes, right?"

Vermilion Bird Sovereign Nimo's tone carried a hint of worry, and her pale red brows furrowed with concern.

Supreme God Tokens are special treasures of the world; they could be in the Elemental Planes, the Material Planes, or the Spatial Turbulence. Searching for them is absolutely not simple.

Especially in the numerous Material Planes, where the main bodies of Sovereigns cannot enter, and projection avatars must arrive near a Material Plane before they can enter, the best method is to arrange for clan members to search.

However, although their Four Divine Beasts Clan has influence spread throughout the Elemental Planes, they are also watched by all parties. Once they make any moves, it is difficult to hide them, and if they accidentally attract the attention of other Sovereigns, they will be in a very passive position.

"Searching for the Supreme God Token..."

Reding muttered softly, his eyes closed, and he fell into deep thought for a moment.

Generally speaking, it is not strange for Sovereign clans to arrange for manpower to collect rare treasures of the world.

After all, Sovereigns have infinite lifespans, and rare treasures are special items in the world; a few might even enhance a Sovereign's strength. Whether from simple curiosity or the perspective of improving strength, it is normal for Sovereigns to collect such items.

However, if they suddenly have their clan members collect Five-Colored Blood Crystals and Wutie Black Swords at this time, the direction is too obvious and easily invites suspicion.

"Tell Gaislesen and the others to have the clansmen increase their efforts in collecting all kinds of rare treasures. As for the thoughts of other Sovereigns, announce to the outside world that after I gained an extra portion of Willpower, I found a possible direction to perfect our ultimate technique, and I need rare treasures that might enhance the soul or bloodline!"

After a long while, Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding opened his eyes abruptly and spoke with a firm tone.

The Supreme God Tokens must be collected, but for the four of them to collect rare treasures—whether they do it themselves or let their clan members do it—it is easy to attract the attention of other Sovereigns. Therefore, the best method is to find a reason unrelated to the Supreme God.

Because the Water Elemental Plane won ten consecutive victories in the Plane War, Reding gained an extra portion of Willpower and had new insights into their joint ultimate technique. Fabricating a reason that they need to collect rare treasures that can enhance the soul to perfect this technique is logical and reasonable.

"That is indeed a reason, but Big Brother, will the other Sovereigns believe it?"

Black Tortoise Sovereign Bowen was silent for a moment before being the first to ask.

Although using the Willpower from the ten consecutive victories in the Water Elemental Plane as a cover to claim they found a possible direction for a breakthrough in their ultimate technique is a superficially plausible excuse, the connection between perfecting an ultimate technique and needing rare treasures is still not quite strong enough.

"Of course it is not enough. To make other Sovereigns believe it, we need some 'crazy' actions. Later, we will go to the Amethyst Mountain Range, find Zijing, and ask for a Soul Stone!"

A trace of reluctance flashed in Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding's eyes, but it was soon replaced by firmness.

"This? Big Brother, the Soul Stone is Zijing's life-bound item, this..."

Vermilion Bird Sovereign Nimo was stunned for a moment. Even though their relationship with Zijing Sovereign is quite good, this request is too excessive, and they have nothing of equal value to exchange.

The Soul Stone is a special item that only Amethyst Divine Beasts can gestate, requiring countless years to produce one. From the beginning of the world until now, Zijing has only completed one, which she gave to Leisijing. The Soul Stone she is currently gestating will take a long time; if it is forcibly taken out now, it will cause her great harm.

The only things they have that could be called precious are their strength and their essence blood. Although their essence blood is precious, Zijing does not need it.

If it were the early days of the world, their strength could protect Zijing, but now that the Sovereign Covenant has been established, Zijing, as a subordinate of the Sovereign of Destruction, does not need their protection.

At the very least, Vermilion Bird Sovereign Nimo feels that once they do this, Zijing Sovereign, the only one with whom they have a relatively good relationship, might fall out with them.

"Not only that, we must also go to the Sovereign of Destruction and use three drops of our essence blood to trade for the essence blood of the divine beast Wukun."

Azure Dragon Sovereign's eyes were filled with firmness, and he spoke decisively: "In short, by exchanging treasures and essence blood with various Sovereigns, we will make everyone believe that after finding a direction to break through our ultimate technique, we are desperately and crazily trying to perfect it—even to the point of falling out with Zijing and trading with the Sovereign of Destruction—to hide our true purpose, which is the Supreme God Token."

If asking Zijing Sovereign for a Soul Stone shocked the other three, then asking the Sovereign of Destruction for Wukun essence blood left them dumbfounded.

The Sovereign of Destruction has visited the Tianji Mountain Range more than once, tactfully asking if they could give a few drops of essence blood. Reding flatly refused several times, but since the four of them live in Hell, refusing the Sovereign of Destruction forever is not a solution, so they eventually gave him one drop of each of their four types of essence blood.

Since then, the Sovereign of Destruction has not looked for them for a long time. Now, they are actually going to take the initiative to trade with him.

After the Azure Dragon Sovereign finished speaking, the other three fell into silence, beginning to consider the feasibility of Reding's plan.

Reding's plan is actually not complicated: through some "crazy" actions—even going so far as to fall out with their good friend Zijing and trade with the Sovereign of Destruction—they will make other Sovereigns believe that they are collecting rare treasures to perfect a so-called new ultimate technique, thereby covering up the Supreme God Mission.

Although this also carries risks, as long as the Supreme God Mission can be hidden, the possibility of the Rule Sovereigns moving against them will be greatly reduced.

Especially the Sovereign of Destruction, who most wants to study their ultimate technique; once he obtains a few drops of essence blood, he will be immersed in research for a long time and will be even less likely to notice the Supreme God Mission.

Once they succeed, they can obtain a Supreme Material Defense Artifact. Then, as long as they kill the Chief Sovereign of Light according to the plan, they can possess a Supreme Attack Artifact. By handing these over to a clansman who cultivates the Laws of Light, they can instantly create a strongest Sovereign of the Laws of Light belonging to the Four Divine Beasts Clan, who possesses two Supreme Artifacts.

By that time, the five of them together—with the Chief Sovereign of Light possessing both a Supreme Attack Artifact and a Supreme Material Defense Artifact, combined with the soul attacks and binding effects of their Four Divine Beasts Innate Divine Ability—would have the preliminary confidence to face a Rule Sovereign. Even if they still weren't a match for the Sovereign of Destruction or the Sovereign of Fate, at the very least, they would barely be able to escape.

"Big Brother, let's take action then."

After a long while, the White Tiger Sovereign Lius was the first to speak, standing firmly by the side of the Azure Dragon Reding with a resolute tone.

"Although it is inevitable that we will fall out with Zijing, Big Brother, I support you!"

The Vermilion Bird Sovereign Nimo was the second to speak; there was a hint of reluctance in her expression, yet she remained incomparably firm.

The Black Tortoise Sovereign Bowen did not say much, merely looking at Reding with a determined expression to convey his stance.

"Good, then let us begin our operation!"

A flash of emotion crossed the eyes of the Azure Dragon Sovereign Reding, and he spoke with a resolute tone.