"Master?"

Although Orloff had made up his mind, Augusta did not agree with his idea and was unwilling to haggle with an "ordinary Sovereign," so he said, "Desterie, if the Supreme God mission hadn't been exposed, you could indeed complete it quietly. But now that the Supreme God mission is known to everyone, how could you possibly complete it if you hide in the Mulan Material Plane forever? It would be better to hand over the token; you could even trade it for a favor from one of the four Sovereigns of the Rules."

As long as Desterie handed over the token, he was confident that, relying on Orloff's strength and connections, he would be enough to seize this token.

At this moment, Uthred abruptly glanced at Xingyi, then turned his head with a thoughtful expression, staring at Desterie—a private voice transmission reached Desterie's ears: "Desterie, it turns out your strength hasn't reached the Sovereign level; you almost couldn't even withstand Xingyi's material attack.

Yet you were designated as Sovereign level. Once this matter is exposed, you will be in danger. Having the status but not the strength, who knows how many Sovereigns will have designs on you.

If you are willing to follow me, I have the confidence to keep you safe and sound. Moreover, as Augusta said, I owe you a favor."

Desterie looked at Uthred with some surprise, then at Xingyi, and replied with complete indifference, "Your words are very tempting, my lord, but I believe there is no favor in heaven and earth that compares to a Supreme God Token."

Immediately, Desterie raised his voice and announced on the public channel, "Everyone, you all advise me to hand over the Supreme God Token, but I am unwilling. If there is no sincerity enough to move me, then come to the Mulan Material Plane with absolute strength to find me. Perhaps then, I might be pressured into handing over the token?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar, as no one expected Desterie's attitude to be so resolute.

Lilith watched this scene with amusement, "What kind of price would be enough to move you?"

But she was equally concerned about the Supreme Artifact, and she also sent a private voice transmission, "Desterie, for the sake of our past friendship, if you ever decide to hand over the Supreme God Token, I hope you will prioritize me."

She knew that forcing such matters was useless.

Desterie looked around again. Dozens of Chief Gods had arrived, including many who had no interest in the Supreme God mission and were purely there to watch the show. Finally, he fixed his gaze on Xingyi and smiled with a double meaning, "What else in the world can compare to a Supreme Artifact? Of course, it is a Chief God Spark!"

As these words fell, the mid-level and low-level Chief Gods of the Life, Destruction, and Death systems all felt a chill run through their bodies—they were afraid that a Sovereign might actually use them as a gift!

Especially Xingyi, who had just tattled to the Sovereign of Destruction and was now being stared at so obviously by Desterie, felt cold sweat running down his back.

Seeing this, Uthred sneered, "Whoever dares to have designs on a Chief God of Destruction must weigh whether they can bear the consequences."

The Chief Gods of Life and Death followed closely behind Vivian and Lilith, and the two Sovereigns also smiled, "The Netherworld and the Life God Realm are not to be bullied either. If you have the guts, come; let's have a contest now."

Yet Desterie remained motionless, staring intently at Xingyi.

Xingyi finally lost his composure under the gaze and said in shock and anger, "Desterie, why are you staring at me? Don't think I'm afraid of you. Hmph, your strength hasn't actually reached the Sovereign level at all; your soul defense is just very strong, right! When I blocked you just now, you almost failed to maintain your charge. If your material attack or material defense were strong enough, how could you have been affected by me!"

What! Desterie's overall strength wasn't strong at all, and even his material defense wasn't strong? The Chief Gods cast their gazes over one after another.

"Desterie, it seems this matter can't be hidden anymore." Lilith's laughter rang in Desterie's mind, "Originally, I asked Vivian to have you ranked as a Sovereign so we could get more votes in the Chief God meetings. I didn't expect that it would be exposed so quickly that you are only strong in terms of soul defense."

Desterie chuckled, but seeing Vivian also nodding helplessly at him, he replied, "It doesn't matter; it just so happens I have a better idea."

Orloff, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, "Desterie, it is very difficult for you to complete the Supreme God mission on your own. In fact, even if you obtain the destructive attack Supreme Artifact, it would only increase your material attack by ten times. I can teach you how to obtain a body at the level of a Sovereign Artifact; this way, your material defense will be increased a hundredfold, and I will obtain the Supreme God Token. We are both Sovereigns of Fate; we should be of one heart and one mind, trusting and helping each other."

A Sovereign Artifact body? Desterie was indeed tempted after hearing this—he fully believed Orloff had the ability to do it—but unfortunately, the Supreme God mission had already been completed by him, and there was no possibility of finding another Supreme God Token for Orloff.

Of course, even if he hadn't completed it, and even if he were tempted, he wouldn't give it to Orloff. Otherwise, if Orloff gathered the defensive Supreme Artifact, everyone could just give up.

Moreover, a Sovereign Artifact level body could not boost material attack power. A powerful body could indeed increase material attacks, similar to the God-Eater Rat, which could increase material attacks a hundredfold, or Hermes, who could increase material attacks nearly ten thousand times, yet his body strength did not reach the level of a Sovereign Artifact. It is evident that whether a body reaches the strength of a Sovereign Artifact is not absolutely related to how much the material attack is increased.

Desterie smiled, "Lord Orloff, you are truly very sincere. However, could you let me finish my conversation with Xingyi first?"

Orloff stroked his beard and smiled, "Of course, we must give you the opportunity to clear your name."

Seeing Orloff's demeanor, Leiding, Nemo, Ers, and Bowen sent voice transmissions to each other, "Our guess was correct. Orloff speaking up for Desterie like this, singing in harmony, they were indeed colluding with each other long ago!"

Nemo and the others also nodded in silence. With all four Sovereigns present, they only dared to say a word or two about such trivial matters.

Seeing Desterie looking over again, with his face neither red nor his heart racing, acting as if he had nothing to fear, Xingyi became fierce of face but faint of heart, "What, was I wrong? When I blocked you just now, I realized something was off. Now that I think about it carefully, although the Four Divine Beasts didn't kill you when they joined forces back then, you didn't even counterattack. If you had counterattacked then, you could have obtained four Chief God Sparks out of thin air."

Uthred also agreed, "That's right. When Vivian proposed to list you as a Sovereign, everyone didn't think much of it, which allowed you to muddle through. Over these years, you've certainly had your fill of being a Sovereign."