When the Chief God Spark is Born

Desterie listened to Iluka recount the stories of the ancient past as if he were hearing a mere tale. Although Dalayer was also born very early, she had come into existence after the creation of the seven Divine Planes. By then, the Sovereign hierarchy had already been established, so she knew very little. Furthermore, as a total homebody, she was indeed poorly informed.

Suddenly, Desterie recalled something and asked, "Iluka, you were a Paragon so early on; how is it that you didn't manage to seize a Chief God Spark during the era when they descended? For others, it was difficult—seizing a Chief God Spark was perilous, and a moment of carelessness meant certain death. But for a Paragon, obtaining one shouldn't have been a big deal, right?"

"In that era, when there were no Sovereigns, no Sovereign power, and no Sovereign artifacts, the mere addition of Willpower meant that no one could cause you the slightest harm. And as for your attacks, they would die if they were grazed and be wounded if they were touched."

Iluka was silent for a moment. "When the seventy-seven Chief God Sparks descended upon the four Supreme Planes, I was not yet a Paragon. Compared to other Asuras, I had no advantage."

"Since we're on the subject, why don't you tell us about the scene when the Chief God Sparks descended?" Desterie said with a smile.

"If you want to hear it, then telling you is no harm; it is a very distant memory. I remember that when I was born, the four Supreme Planes had already been created, and the interplanar teleportation arrays had appeared. After I became a god, I went to the Heavenly Realm to continue my cultivation, and it took me tens of millions of years to reach the level of an Asura."

"In fact, at that time, because many people had not yet discovered the 'secret' of fusing profound mysteries, and because those who cultivated the Laws could continue to grow stronger even after reaching the level of a Highgod—strong enough to easily kill those who cultivated the Rules—many people respected and revered us Rule cultivators."

"I don't recall how much time passed after that, but the four Supreme Gods appeared in the four Supreme Planes respectively. That was the first and only time I ever saw a Supreme God," Iluka said while reminiscing.

"A Supreme God?" Dalayer repeated. "Did they come to distribute the Chief God Sparks?"

"That's right. The four Supreme Gods distributed a total of seventy-seven Chief God Sparks, but these sparks could not be used immediately. They were merely 'seeds,' pieces of stone that needed to gestate for ten thousand years before they could be born. At that time, we didn't understand what a Sovereign was or what a Chief God Spark was; we only knew that treasures distributed personally by a Supreme God must be the greatest treasures in the world. Thus, people swarmed to seize them, and the first round of slaughter began. Many experts died during that time."

"Thinking back now, a Chief God Spark contains nothing but Willpower and some unique authority, and the act of a Supreme God bestowing Willpower is instantaneous; there was no need for such a long gestation. The purpose of this gestation was to maximize the conflict, allowing the Chief God Sparks to fall into the hands of those who truly possessed both strength and luck."

Speaking of this, Iluka showed no particular emotion—he had long since seen through it all and did not care much.

"No wonder Lady Vivian would say that they relied on more than just luck," Desterie sighed and laughed.

"Vivian? She certainly had luck; otherwise, how could she have snatched a High Sovereign Spark?"

"You must know that the seventy-seven Chief God Sparks were distributed according to a pattern. The four Rule Chief God Sparks were all located in the planes created by their respective Supreme Gods. As for the seven Law Chief God Sparks, each of the four Supreme Planes had one Low Sovereign Spark. As for the Intermediate Sovereign Sparks, there were five in the Heavenly Realm and three in the others, though the attributes of the Intermediate Sovereign Sparks within the same Supreme Plane were all different. As for the High Sovereign Sparks, the Water and Earth types were in the Life God Realm, the Light type in the Heavenly Realm, the Thunder and Fire types in Hell, and the Dark and Wind types in the Netherworld."

"As someone born and raised in the Netherworld, for Vivian to be able to fight her way into the Life God Realm and seize a High Sovereign Spark, she truly possessed both luck and strength!"

"The Sovereign of Life is actually a life from the Netherworld!" Dalayer exclaimed in admiration.

Desterie, however, disagreed. "I am a life from a Material Plane, and didn't I become a Sovereign all the same? Where one is born is not important."

"Hmm, at that time, all four interfaces were extremely chaotic, and too many things happened; I don't know everything. In short, it was only after slaughter far more brutal than the ten-consecutive-victory battles of the Plane Battlefield that the first batch of Sovereigns was born. And after a long period of killing and evasion among that first batch, the High Sovereigns eventually emerged to suppress the situation, which finally stabilized the hierarchy."

"Heh, that's about it. The reality was painful, though it only takes a few sentences to tell."

Iluka did not want to continue this topic and instead said bluntly, "I know that while you are ostensibly asking about the history of the world's creation, you are actually trying to probe for Orloff's secrets. You really aren't afraid of death. However, according to our agreement, you must first defeat me with a divine clone. I remember that your Life and Death divine clones are not very strong; even with Willpower exceeding that of a Paragon, you cannot beat me. Since you cannot meet the condition of defeating me, don't even think about getting anything out of me regarding him."

Desterie nodded helplessly and smiled faintly. "You are too cautious... Dalayer and I intend to return to the Earth Divine Plane. You have stayed in the Mulan Plane long enough; why not come with us?"

"That's right, Brother Iluka. Although the Material Plane is quiet and beautiful, it is too small. We were forced to stay before, but now that we can leave, we should go out and see more," Dalayer also urged.

Iluka shook his head with a firm expression, refusing without the slightest hesitation, his gaze fixed behind Desterie. "I am not without things to do. Look, isn't that little girl Miaoli coming to find her teacher again?"

The one approaching with the speed of an ordinary Highgod was indeed Desterie's niece, the little girl he had rescued from the Undead Realm.

Her speed was so slow that by the time Desterie had failed to persuade Iluka once more and flown off to the teleportation array, she had not yet reached the edge of the plane where Iluka was located.

And Iluka, watching Desterie's retreating back, muttered to himself, "Desterie, until I obtain that Destruction Sovereign Spark that Orloff promised me, I will not take a single step away. You ascend to the nine heavens, I fall into the mortal dust; the same people, yet different fates."

The Earth Divine Plane is different from all other Supreme Planes and Divine Planes. It is a peculiar world without oceans; an endless continent stretches to the boundaries of the plane, existing in a state of constant birth and destruction.

Therefore, unlike continents divided by seas, the seven continents of the Earth Divine Plane are separated by two massive mountain ranges running through the center of the continent and a vast, unending rift valley, each managed by one of the seven Earth Sovereigns.

The seven continents are Turo, Proda, Atra, Leiming, Manbo, Black Tortoise, and Anfis.