The Departed Chief Sovereign

Chapter: The Departed Sovereigns

"The Four Divine Beasts were originally four divine beasts born in the four Supreme Planes. Among them, the Azure Dragon was born in Hell, the Vermilion Bird in the Life Divine Realm, the White Tiger in the Heavenly Realm, and the Black Tortoise in the Underworld. Later, they came together and formed an unbreakable bond, which is why they were called the Four Divine Beasts." Lincoln explained in detail. If the base of the Four Divine Beasts had always been in the Blue Prefecture of the Blood Peak Continent, then given their temperament, even if Pashi had a good temper, he could not have endured it. It would be even more impossible for him to help the Four Divine Beast clans for the sake of Beirut after the Four Divine Beasts had fallen.

This Blue Prefecture was merely a place that Beirut later chose to shelter the Four Divine Beast clans. The Destruction Chief Sovereign protected Beirut, so Beirut chose Hell, and it just happened to be the Blue Prefecture.

"Later, the Four Divine Beasts became Sovereigns and each migrated a portion of their clans to the Water Divine Plane, Fire Divine Plane, Wind Divine Plane, and Earth Divine Plane. Of course, because the Four Divine Beasts were so close, even though their clans lived in different places, their relations remained excellent; they were only overbearing toward outsiders."

"Today, the Four Divine Beast clans are spread across the four Supreme Planes and the seven Divine Planes, only being less active in the Light, Darkness, and Thunder Divine Planes."

Controlling a Metal Lifeform only required a slight distraction, so Lincoln was not only able to chat while multitasking, but he was also repeatedly pondering the extent of the conflict between Valeria and Leiding.

For the Four Divine Beasts to establish their status as Sovereigns, killing a mid-level Sovereign would not suffice; they had to kill a Chief Sovereign.

In the era of Linley, the Death Chief Sovereign mentioned that three Sovereigns had died in the past. This did not refer to Sovereign-level strength, but to High-level Sovereigns.

Zijing had also introduced that since the birth of the world, only the Light and Thunder High-level Sovereigns had been replaced.

The ones the Four Divine Beasts could kill would naturally not be the Four Rule Sovereigns, and since Augusta, Hullei, and Diya lived until the era of Linley, it was almost impossible for them to be the ones.

Lincoln had the fortune of meeting Palhouse once in his early years. The two did not spar; it was merely a brief encounter. But now, Lincoln had no intention of devouring Palhouse. After all, his Water Divine Clone's soul and Willpower were still a notch weaker, and the success rate was not high. Furthermore, having one more Paragon clone would not be of much significance to his peak combat power.

"Athos," Lincoln scrutinized him, "the divine beast Milotic?"

Lincoln could imagine the worries of the Four Divine Beasts. Firstly, their innate divine ability had a limited number of uses in a short period; being able to use it two or three times was already good. Secondly, their weakness was too obvious; once isolated or ambushed, if one was crippled, all four were effectively finished.

Athos's face, already pale from his injuries, turned deathly white. He seemed to recall some painful memories and looked at Lincoln in terror.

"The divine beast Milotic?" Aier asked in surprise, then looked up and down at this famous handsome man from the Water Divine Plane, "That boss really didn't lie to me."

"Good character," Lincoln laughed, "I said I would help you, so I will definitely keep my promise. However, is there a problem with your clan?"

Among these four, the Water Element Chief Sovereign was the most likely candidate. After all, the Water Element Chief Sovereign in Linley's era did not even know that Orf and Uterede had once sparred.

A divine beast is called a divine beast because as they age, they can naturally comprehend a certain Mystery. For example, Lincoln himself comprehended the Devour Mystery in the Laws of Darkness and the Power of Life in the Laws of Earth.

The remaining ones were the Water Element Chief Sovereign Valeria, Fire Element Chief Sovereign Mike, Earth Element Chief Sovereign Joseph, and Darkness Chief Sovereign Dark.

If the clan could produce a true Chief Sovereign, they could finally rest easy.

The number of clownfish was vast; Milotic would never face the crisis of extinction.

"Yes, they capture us, concentrate us in one place, and then extract all our essence blood, refining our bodies into that essence blood!" Athos became increasingly indignant and sorrowful.

Ever since entering the Metal Lifeform, Athos had been restless. Facing a Sovereign, it was truly difficult for him to remain calm.

But what was uncertain was that if the Four Divine Beasts really succeeded in killing a Chief Sovereign in the future, why was it not refined by the members of the Four Divine Beast clans?

Could it be that the Main God Spark of the killed Chief Sovereign was picked up by some lucky person?

Seeing Aier staring intently, Lincoln grumpily controlled the Metal Lifeform to form a screen in front of Aier, completely blocking her view.

Lincoln chatted idly with Aier, and only after a long while did he look at Athos.

"It's a pity that the other purpose of this trip to the Water Divine Plane was not achieved. I don't know how long it will take for Palhouse to return from his travels."

"Since you know the name Milotic, Sovereign, you might have heard of it. After birth, our clan is merely extremely weak, low-intelligence Saint-level Magic Beasts. Only one in ten million clownfish can awaken their bloodline and become a divine beast Milotic." Every time Athos spoke, he clenched his fists tighter.

"The probability of this bloodline awakening is very low. However, with such a huge base of clownfish, logically speaking, you Milotics shouldn't be so rare." Lincoln frowned.

"So your Milotic's innate Mystery is the Mysteries of Fog Illusion. No wonder your use of the Mysteries of Fog Illusion is particularly good." Lincoln suddenly realized.

Aier smiled calmly, "It is indeed good-looking. Could it be that you feel inferior?"

"You didn't see enough when you were challenging the Prefecture Lord just now, did you?!"

As long as they didn't choose Dark, it would be fine, Lincoln thought, and he was fairly confident it wasn't Dark. Killing a Sovereign wasn't just for show; the Main God Spark was more important, and the darkness talent of the Four Divine Beasts' descendants was, well, appalling.

Athos took a deep breath, trying hard to focus on Lincoln. After only a moment, he suddenly remembered Lincoln's previous words and knelt down again, "Athos begs the Sovereign to save the Milotic clan."

"Yes, we are based on the Mysteries of Fog Illusion. Ten years is short, but in the Divine Planes, it is too long. Every Milotic is captured by the Azure Dragon Army within a few years of birth..." Athos began to gnash his teeth.

"How can they be like this? It's too much!" Aier's face showed signs of annoyance.

Lincoln felt some sympathy, but he wasn't overly shocked. In the four Supreme Planes, seven Divine Planes, and even countless Material Planes, cruel and tragic events occurred one after another. There were countless lives like the Milotics that were controlled, enslaved, or even used as expendable materials. Not to mention, the soul pearls found in every city of the Divine Planes—each one required the souls of twenty million ordinary people to refine. Where did those souls come from?

But the fact that the Azure Dragon Army was capturing Milotics was interesting. Thinking about it, all the clownfish were kept in the Azure Dragon Sea Region. Who else but Leiding could do such a thing, given that he could command the Azure Dragon Army?

Perhaps the source of the ancestral baptism of the Four Divine Beast clans was related to these Milotics. No wonder Leiding said such an abrupt thing before leaving. A special talent like the Milotic would be coveted by other powerhouses, even if they weren't the Azure Dragon.