Reminiscing the Past

Chapter: Memories of the Past

"It's still better for you Darkness Element folks, Lord Lincoln; you don't have these troublemakers around!"

Lincoln smiled without a word. If the Four Divine Beasts were troublemakers, then what were they?

"However, they seem even more arrogant in our Water Divine Plane. Perhaps it's because the Azure Dragon clan is the head of the Four Divine Beasts families," Lucy added.

Lincoln felt thoughtful upon hearing this. He looked at the Four Divine Beasts and Valeria, who were locked in a tense standoff, and felt that now was not the right time. His Water Divine Clone was not present, and he wasn't fully prepared. Even if he obtained and refined a Water Lesser Sovereign Spark at this moment, he would only be ten times stronger than an ordinary Sovereign. Facing the combined innate divine ability of the Four Divine Beasts, he couldn't say he had a hundred percent certainty of victory.

Looking at the situation, the Four Divine Beasts had likely already targeted the Water Sovereign, which was why they were using every means to provoke her. If that was the case, he should prepare in advance. Thinking this, Lincoln controlled his Divine Sense to scan the entire plane again, but his brow furrowed—there was still no trace of Palhouse...

"Lincoln, why are you here?" Leiding asked in a booming voice, his tone tinged with a hint of surprise.

Bowen and the other two, along with Valeria, were all somewhat surprised and silent.

Lincoln laughed, "Last time, Mr. Leiding, you said that I should come find you once I had some research results. As it happens, I just made some progress and wanted to ask for your guidance, only to run into this scene. Lady Valeria, Mr. Leiding and his companions certainly didn't know what their subordinates were doing beforehand. As a Sovereign, I hope you can be magnanimous. Since Mr. Leiding and the others have already punished their clansmen, please don't pursue this any further!"

"Hmm," Lincoln's interruption allowed Valeria to calm down significantly. Realizing the situation, she immediately solidified Lincoln's narrative, "Since the offenders of the Four Divine Beasts families have already been punished, I will not pursue this further. Lincoln, come sit for a while on Giant Whale Island. You came and left in such a hurry last time; don't refuse me this time."

"I am truly sorry, Lord Sovereign. I really do have an urgent matter to discuss with Mr. Leiding and the others. To be honest, I finally have a child, but unfortunately, their bloodline power failed to awaken, and their cultivation talent is very low. I was just hoping to ask Mr. Leiding for advice regarding the Ancestral Hall Baptism."

"Hmm, that is indeed what they are best at..." Valeria affirmed, "Then you must come over next time."

Lincoln controlled his projected clone to form in front of the Four Divine Beasts, only to see that these four Sovereigns all had grim expressions, like volcanoes on the verge of erupting. He understood a little in his heart. They were forcing Valeria to make the first move so that after they eventually killed her, they could evade the judgment and sanctions of the Sovereign Conference.

After all, no matter how one put it, the one who initiates the conflict is in the wrong. The idea that the Four Divine Beasts had a grudge against Valeria was nonsensical. Once they took the initiative to attack and kill Valeria, it would prove they were far superior to her, which violated the principle of not attacking those of the same rank. They could only provoke Valeria into striking first.

Moreover, if Valeria didn't come to them, they couldn't catch her, and their innate divine abilities would be useless.

As for why it was the Water Element, it was likely that this Sovereign Spark was intended for Gaisresen. Once Gaisresen became the Water Sovereign, then countless years later, the children of Nimo, Ers, and Bowen would very likely become Sovereigns as well.

After all, this was just an energy clone, and his true body was very far away. Even if the Four Divine Beasts used all their might, they couldn't catch his Sovereign clone. When it came to running, Lincoln was completely fearless.

Ignoring the expressions of the Four Divine Beasts, Lincoln teased, "I see the four of you are not only angry at Lady Valeria, but also at me. Could it be that you blame me for playing the peacemaker?"

"Naturally not," Leiding's expression shifted several times. They had finally waited for today's opportunity, only for Lincoln to ruin it, "We are naturally very grateful for Mr. Lincoln's intercession; otherwise, if the Sovereign had attacked in a fit of rage, we would have been in danger."

"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Lincoln smiled, finding the constipated expressions of Leiding and the others particularly amusing.

"Judging by what Mr. Lincoln just said, it seems you have already achieved results in your research on Milotic?" the Black Tortoise Bowen asked.

"That is correct," Lincoln said seriously, "I have successfully used the essence blood of Milotic to allow the descendants of single-attribute divine beasts to successfully awaken their bloodlines. However, as the four of you know, I am a multi-attribute divine beast, and this method cannot be successfully applied to my child."

"In a mere ten million years, I fear your talent in research is no less than that of that lord!" Ers's tone was slightly heavy.

Back then, in order to develop the Ancestral Hall Baptism to help their children awaken powerful talents, the Four Divine Beasts had spent over a hundred million years, even after finding the right direction using Milotic's essence blood.

"However, I may have to disappoint you, Mr. Lincoln. The four of us siblings are all single-attribute divine beasts; we have never researched the awakening of multi-attribute divine beast descendants," Bowen said.

Lincoln sighed wistfully, "I had considered this possibility before, but since the four of you are experts in this field, I still held onto a sliver of hope and wanted to try asking you."

"That may not be the case," Nimo countered, "When we developed the Ancestral Hall Baptism, it was largely thanks to the help of the Paragon of the Rules of Life, Roman. If you truly wish to help your children awaken their bloodlines, you could go find him."

Lincoln thanked Nimo and immediately set off for the Life Divine Realm. Among the Paragons, many did not serve as Sovereign Envoys but had established friendships with Sovereigns and occasionally handled tasks for them. Dunnington was one, and Roman was another; he was considered the hidden trump card of the Life Sovereign Vivian, and he had even played a part in the exile of Zhudingyaosi back in the day.

After all, that had involved a vacant Life Lesser Sovereign Spark, though unfortunately, he hadn't obtained it in the end.

It was a pity that Lincoln hadn't been an envoy for the Life Sovereign for long, and he hadn't even carried out a mission, let alone made contact with Roman. This matter would have to be entrusted to Vivian. But just as he was about to step onto the teleportation array, the words the Death Chief Sovereign Hela had said to him back at Nether Mountain—"Stay a while longer!"—flashed through his mind, and he ultimately stopped in his tracks.

At first, he hadn't paid it any mind, but as time passed, he kept recalling it. Why? Even now, as he thought about it, he still had doubts.

He raised his Main God Token and finally said to the soldiers, "To the Underworld!"

On Tianqing Island, Ers looked at Nimo, "Second Sister, why did you tell Lincoln about the Ancestral Hall Baptism? That brat ruined our plans."

Nimo didn't answer immediately, but Bowen replied on her behalf, "Third Brother, let Lincoln go exhaust himself with the Ancestral Hall Baptism. Telling him to find Roman will ensure he doesn't come to bother us again. Opportunities are hard to come by; next time we force Valeria to make a move, let's make sure there are no such variables."