Since the Sovereign realm could be attained through cultivation, why did this situation exist?
Hodan recalled another passage from the original novel.
"But Sovereigns are different. Almost all of their Willpower lies in the 'Sovereign Spark.'" Beirut said, "When refining a Sovereign Spark, the boundless Willpower contained within it transforms the soul. Since the souls of all divine clones are one, the souls of the clones also receive some improvement. But that is secondary. Compared with the Willpower in the Sovereign Spark, the Willpower distributed to the soul is less than one ten-thousandth of it!"
Linley nodded slightly.
"Lord Beirut." Linley asked doubtfully, "Sovereign Sparks come in lower, middle, and upper ranks. If one becomes a lower Sovereign, then later obtains a middle Sovereign Spark of the same element, can they refine it?"
"No." Beirut answered without hesitation.
"Once you become a lower Sovereign, you will remain a lower Sovereign for the rest of your life." Beirut said. "Of course... if one person has two clones that each refine different Sovereign Sparks, that is possible. The legendary Thunder Element Sovereign also has another Sovereign clone, an Earth Sovereign."
"The only difference between me and a Sovereign is that nearly all of a Sovereign's Willpower is in the 'Sovereign Spark.'" Hodan compared. "My Willpower, meanwhile, is concentrated in my own soul and can be wielded by all my rule clones and my true body."
"Sovereigns, Sovereign Sparks!" Hodan murmured. "The authority of heaven and earth, and oneself!"
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Hodan seemed to have uncovered the greatest secret of this world.
Sovereign Sparks were the authority of this world. When a Highgod refined a Sovereign Spark, it was equivalent to acquiring a portion of this world's authority.
An elemental Sovereign Spark granted authority over a single element. The higher