The Laws of Heaven and Earth Descend
At Koriate's words, the ordinary Chief Gods grew even more solemn.
Being targeted and murdered was hard to avoid; a little less greed and a little more caution could at least help prevent it. But if Chief Sovereigns started using this sort of excuse to hunt Chief Gods, then they truly wouldn't be able to live in peace!
"Lord Orf, last time Lord Lincoln killed Boteer, everyone thought he was innocent, but they also felt that Lord Lincoln had gone too far. Now Lord Augusta has taken things even further. If we don't give Hikari an explanation, I'm afraid we won't be able to convince the others!"
Xingyi was the first to speak up. During Lincoln's trial, only Destruction Chief Sovereign Uterede had declared him guilty. Though he ultimately changed his vote to not guilty under the pressure of the majority, that hadn't been his true opinion.
By speaking up now, Xingyi was both acting in accordance with Uterede's wishes and speaking on behalf of himself and the many Chief Gods.
As for Hikari, a Chief God who had already fallen, she was merely an excuse for them to speak. She wasn't important.
"Quite right. Augusta went too far," Uterede said flatly, becoming the first of the Four Rule Sovereigns to voice an opinion.
"I agree that he went too far," Vivian immediately chimed in. She had already obtained the Light Sovereign Spark, and Hikari could no longer refine it, so it was important for her to make her disapproval clear.
"If Chief Sovereigns can casually accuse Chief Gods of disrespect and slaughter them, what use is our Sovereign Pact?" Hela said with a smile. "A Chief Sovereign can claim a Chief God disrespected him, and we can just as easily claim a