The Joys and Sorrows of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns

"Big Brother, what's wrong?" asked a middle-aged beauty in a red battle uniform standing nearby.

There were four people in total. Of the other two, one looked burly and broad-shouldered with yellowish skin, surrounded by a faint, earthy-yellow glow. The other had white tiger stripes on his face and a sharp gaze that made people afraid to meet his eyes.

At this moment, the two of them also noticed that their eldest brother seemed to be acting strangely, and they both looked at him simultaneously.

"I suddenly have a strange feeling, as if another me has appeared between heaven and earth," the leader said, sounding uncertain.

"Could it be that another Azure Dragon Divine Beast has been born in this world? That's a good thing!" the woman in red said, pleasantly surprised.

"That doesn't seem very likely, does it?" the man with white stripes said. "Besides, the four of us siblings were born together. If a new Azure Dragon Divine Beast were born, shouldn't the White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise have been born alongside it? We haven't felt anything at all."

"That's not necessarily true. There were so many super divine beasts born after the world was first created, but after the Sovereign Sparks descended, they became significantly rarer. It might take countless trillions of years for one to appear. It's possible for an Azure Dragon Divine Beast to appear on its own now," the woman in red countered.

The four of them were, naturally, the four Sovereigns of the Four Divine Beasts Clan: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

Although they were only low-level Sovereigns, because they were all super divine beasts with bodies comparable to Sovereign Artifacts, their individual combat power was not much worse than that of an average mid-level Sovereign.

Most importantly, the four of them possessed a unique joint innate divine ability, which was the most terrifying soul attack among all Sovereigns. Even an average Overlord might not be able to withstand it; therefore, collectively, the four of them were considered to be at the level of an Overlord.

However, although they were super divine beasts, their descendants were not. Even though the four of them had created a method to activate their bloodlines, no matter how their descendants reproduced, no new super divine beasts had appeared among them.

If an Azure Dragon Divine Beast had truly appeared now, it would be something the four Sovereigns would be very happy to see.

The lead Azure Dragon continued to frown. Seeing this, Black Tortoise asked, "Big Brother, regardless of whether this is true or not, why do you look so worried?"

White Tiger and Vermilion Bird also noticed the abnormality. If an Azure Dragon Divine Beast had been born, that would be for the best, and if not, it wasn't a big deal! The Azure Dragon's expression was indeed a bit unusual.

"If it were just the birth of a new Azure Dragon Divine Beast, I wouldn't mind. But my feeling is, it seems..." The Azure Dragon didn't quite know how to describe it. "This feeling doesn't seem like a new Azure Dragon Divine Beast, but rather another me."

"Another you?" Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and the others looked at each other, not quite understanding.

"Then should we use our divine sense to search the Higher Planes and Divine Planes once? Regardless, if a new super divine beast Azure Dragon has appeared, it would be in a weak stage right now, which is actually quite dangerous," White Tiger said after some thought.

"And if it was just born, it should be at the Saint level and still in its original form, making it easy to discover. If it becomes a god-level being and takes human form, we won't be able to find it with our divine sense if we don't know its soul aura."

Super divine beasts are very strong, but they must grow to the peak of the Highgod level to exert their full strength. Otherwise, no matter how heaven-defying their talents are, they might not even be able to defeat a Highgod who has refined a godhead while they are still at the low-level god stage.

In reality, the number of recorded super divine beasts in the Higher Planes is extremely rare. However, according to the estimates of the Sovereigns, there is actually a large portion of such super divine beasts that are killed while they are still weak. But before these super divine beasts reach their peak, who would even know of their existence?

If it were any other super divine beast, their death would be of no consequence. But now, if a new Azure Dragon Divine Beast has appeared, and the world has even allowed the Azure Dragon Sovereign to sense it, the four Sovereigns naturally need to find this individual.

It is even possible that they could learn something from this new divine beast. After all, the four of them only know how to use their innate divine abilities by instinct, but they have no idea why they are so powerful. A new divine beast is still very worthy of study.

"Covering so many planes with our divine sense like this will likely cause dissatisfaction among many Sovereigns!" Black Tortoise frowned and said.

Every Sovereign has their own territory. Over countless years, everyone has tacitly accepted this. Generally, no one's divine sense will arbitrarily cover an entire plane unless they have business with another Sovereign.

Only the High-level Sovereigns of each element are implicitly granted this privilege, but even then, High-level Sovereigns generally do not scan their subordinates at will.

Although the Four Divine Beasts group is known as being at the Overlord level, they are not High-level Sovereigns after all. Furthermore, this time they would need to cover all the Divine Planes. Without a sufficient reason, that would be enough to make all the Sovereigns dissatisfied.

"Let them be dissatisfied. They won't come to cause us trouble just because of this. The most important thing is to confirm whether an Azure Dragon Divine Beast has truly been born. Otherwise, if it is discovered by other Sovereigns or even Overlords, that would be troublesome," the Azure Dragon said after thinking for a moment.

Among the Sovereign ranks, whether it is a Grand Perfection or a heaven-defying super divine beast, they can generally only bridge one level of difference. That is to say, a low-level Sovereign who is a Grand Perfection or a super divine beast can contend with an average mid-level Sovereign.

Between Sovereigns, every difference in level represents a gap of two portions of Willpower, a hundredfold difference in strength—an almost insurmountable chasm. Both super divine beasts and Grand Perfections are extremely rare.

However, the joint innate divine ability of the Four Divine Beasts has broken this chasm and even trampled upon it. Their strongest innate divine ability attack can pose a fatal threat to a High-level Sovereign.

Under these circumstances, almost all Sovereigns and Overlords covet the Four Divine Beasts' joint innate divine ability. It is just that their strength is sufficient; apart from a few Rule Overlords, other Overlords are not confident in dealing with their ultimate move. As for the Rule Overlords, perhaps due to factors like balance and their own reputations, they have not had a falling out with them.

But privately, the four of them know that there are High-level Sovereigns secretly capturing members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan. It is just that those among them with thick bloodlines are the focus of the four of them, making it hard for others to act. The ones who can be captured have ordinary bloodlines, so basically, nothing can be researched.

But now, if an Azure Dragon Divine Beast has appeared and is not under the watch of the Four Divine Beasts, once it is captured by another Sovereign and offered to an Overlord, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to get it back. And if someone were to use the new Azure Dragon Divine Beast to research even just the Azure Dragon's innate divine ability, it would greatly increase an Overlord's strength.

This is something the Four Divine Beasts are unwilling to see. Furthermore, when the world gives birth to a divine beast of their own kind, no Sovereign would ignore it.

"That's true." The other three Sovereigns agreed with this point of view. Possessing the strongest ultimate move in the world is both a deterrent and a source of trouble. Otherwise, given the current conventions among Sovereigns, if they were just ordinary low-level Sovereigns, they would basically have nothing to worry about.

Seeing that the three of them agreed, the Azure Dragon Sovereign nodded. With a thought, his divine sense instantly covered the entire Hell. From the Bauhinia Continent in the far north to the distant Sea of Chaos, the distance of hundreds of billions of miles across Hell was easily covered by a low-level Sovereign.

"Azure Dragon, what are you doing, covering Hell with your divine sense?" the most powerful existence in the Sea of Chaos voiced out.