Vivian's Goal

Vivian covered her mouth and chuckled, teasingly staring at Desterie until he felt a prickle of unease. "I happened to hear that you had arrived in the Life God Realm, so I came to see you. What's the matter? You only know how to fawn over the eldest sister, yet you've forgotten all about me?

Don't forget, it was I who recommended you for the position of Sovereign. Besides, when Orloff tried to kill Iluka, I was the one who rushed over to save the day."

Desterie felt it was strange. He had no deep friendship with Vivian, so why was she so concerned about whether he visited or not, and why go to such lengths to build rapport?

Seeing Desterie looking puzzled, Vivian changed the subject, dropping the riddles. "I heard you are recruiting Sovereign's Emissaries. Do you need me to introduce a few to you?"

Desterie was stunned—he did have that intention and had inquired about the experts in the Life God Realm, but other than taking in Edric, he hadn't expressed this desire to anyone else.

Dracula also smiled and added, "A few days ago, I intended to recruit Edric as a Sovereign's Emissary, but I didn't expect that good talent is snatched up by everyone. Upon asking, I learned that you had already beaten me to it. At the same time, I learned of certain matters and reported them to Lady Vivian."

Only then did it dawn on Desterie. It was clear as day—Edric must have buckled under the pressure and revealed the task of collecting the Black Pearl. And this Dracula, not confident in facing him directly, had simply spilled the beans to Vivian to claim credit.

However, these thoughts were merely speculation, so he asked ambiguously, "What is Lady Vivian implying?"

Vivian smiled faintly. "I am purely curious. What kind of Heaven and Earth Exotic Item is this Black Pearl, that it would make the Four Divine Beasts Clan collect it so secretively, and make you care so much?"

It seems this Sovereign of Life is not as detached as I imagined, Desterie thought to himself. He calculated rapidly, eventually linking it to the Red Diamond Crystal.

"Since the Sovereign already knows, I will not hide it from you. In truth, this Black Pearl is a supreme treasure that can merge with the soul, capable of increasing one's strength a hundredfold. I once heard that an ordinary Highgod used it to kill a Six-Star Demon. However, you know that many methods and treasures are effective at the God level, but provide no boost to Sovereigns. Therefore, I am planning to obtain this Black Pearl for my niece.

I do not know how much the Four Divine Beasts know about this Black Pearl, but my niece refined a God Spark, and it is difficult for her strength to progress. Thus, I wanted to take advantage of the Four Divine Beasts Clan's fervor for collecting Heaven and Earth Exotic Items to obtain it."

Dracula sighed, "If it can increase a God's strength a hundredfold, wouldn't a top-tier Asura with special talents be able to rival a Grand Perfection?"

The gap between a Grand Perfection and a top-tier Asura lies in mastering one additional profound mystery and possessing an extra portion of Willpower; roughly speaking, that is a hundredfold difference. However, the transition of Willpower from nothing to something is not just a tenfold gap—it starts at a hundredfold at the very least.

Desterie laughed, "Those who have never possessed Willpower can never understand this force. This ability to turn decay into magic—I don't believe it can be matched simply by relying on a Heaven and Earth Exotic Item."

Having learned this, Vivian no longer cared. After chatting for a while longer, she took her leave, but not before offering a word of caution: "Edric was afraid of being held accountable by you and didn't dare to reveal the task you assigned him, so I promised to spare his life. Do not kill him over this matter."

Desterie smiled and agreed, though in his heart, he had already sentenced Edric to death. It would just require a roundabout way to carry out the execution—caught between Sovereigns and involved in such a significant matter, one could only say Edric was unlucky.

A mere Sovereign's Emissary, who had made no contributions yet brought trouble to his doorstep, had already earned his own demise.

Leaving the Moon God Elf Clan, Desterie decided not to delay any longer in the Life God Realm and immediately set off for the nearest Plane Teleportation Array.

Three hundred years later, the grand decisive battle of the current Plane War began: Hell versus the Radiant Divine Plane.

This was the first time Desterie observed a Plane War in his capacity as a "Sovereign." When his Life Divine Clone arrived at the Spatial Turbulence outside the Plane Battlefield alongside the Sovereign of Fate, Orloff, everyone cast astonished gazes at him.

The Sovereign of Death, Lilith, was no exception.

Desterie said with a smile, "Everyone, my Sovereign clone is currently in the Creation God Plane, so it cannot come. But I didn't want to miss this Plane War, so I asked Lord Orloff to bring me along to observe the situation."

Though he called it observation, in truth, one could see nothing; a God clone's divine sense could not penetrate into the Plane Battlefield.

"Heh, it's no wonder Desterie thought of the Plane Battlefield even while creating a God Plane. After all, he obtained his Sovereign Spark in the Plane Battlefield. It is understandable that he has a soft spot for the Plane War. Perhaps he is hoping to pick up a Life Sovereign Spark in this war as well!" Augusta mocked.

Even though Orloff had already made his decision, he still felt unsatisfied.

Vivian restrained her smile. "Augusta, watch your words. All seven Sovereigns of my Life lineage are doing just fine; how could there be an extra Sovereign Spark to pick up?"

But this time, Orloff, who usually didn't speak carelessly, unexpectedly chimed in, "That's not necessarily true. It could be a Life Sovereign Spark, a Death Sovereign Spark, or even a Destruction Sovereign Spark. Over these years, I have learned about Desterie's past; he is truly a Child of Fate. If a few more unlucky souls appear, it wouldn't be strange for him to become even stronger. When the last decisive battle began, the Fate Sovereigns were all present, yet Desterie still became a Sovereign."

The more Desterie heard, the more wrong it felt. Isn't this just making enemies for me? Who could be more "favored" than you? Starting as a Grand Perfection Sovereign, a dual-body Sovereign, starting right at everyone else's finish line. He quickly interrupted the topic, "Lord Orloff jokes. One Sovereign Spark is already a blessing of fate; how could I possibly obtain another?"

Lilith teased via telepathy, "You never fail to disappoint; only ten thousand years have passed, and you've actually managed to appease Orloff's anger."

Desterie smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to reply; the telepathy of a Life Divine Clone could never be hidden from other Sovereigns.

Because the match involved Hell, the Four Divine Beasts had also come. Together with the Blood Peak Sovereign, they stood behind Uthred, watching everything with cold eyes.

Bowen sighed, "Big Brother, your conjecture was indeed correct. If these two weren't already in league with each other, how could they coexist peacefully after what happened?"

Leiding confirmed this statement. "Hmph, what excuse about opening a God Plane? In ten thousand years, he could have opened ten God Planes. His Sovereign clone definitely didn't come on purpose, making us think he still fears Orloff might strike at him, so he sent a weak God clone instead!"

Nemo said with a hint of anger, "These Sovereigns are clearly so powerful, yet their minds are as twisted as intestines; it's truly disgusting!"

Ers sighed, "It's a pity. We've searched for ten thousand years and haven't found a single token. Could this mission have been completed by someone else in advance?"