A Challenge
"Whether this ends in a fight or a reconciliation is entirely up to the Chief Sovereign. I, Lincoln, may be inexperienced and new to my position, but I'm no pushover!" Lincoln's voice was warm, but his words were firm.
Mike fell briefly silent. Lincoln was a Super Divine Beast and an Intermediate Sovereign, and he also had a Sovereign Artifact Body. His Innate Divine Ability was related to the soul, too. There was no telling whether he had a way to stand against an ordinary Chief Sovereign.
If Mike fought him and failed to defeat him, wouldn't Lincoln establish his strength as a Chief Sovereign by standing on Mike's head and steal the spotlight, while Mike was left humiliated?
"You two are welcome to visit the Heavenly Realm, but there's no need for pointless fighting." An elderly, peaceful voice suddenly spoke. It was Orf.
The blow Lincoln and Mike had exchanged had already alerted the Chief Gods of the Heavenly Realm, so neither Lincoln nor Mike was surprised.
At that moment, Mike reconsidered. If he backed down now, he would lose face outright. Retreating without a fight would be even more ridiculous than fighting to a draw. "Lincoln, you're clearly confident and show no respect for the Chief Sovereigns. If you have the guts, let's fight in the Spatial Turbulence!"
Lincoln's eyes lit up. Here was a chance to claim a Chief Sovereign Spark openly and legitimately!
"Fine. What do I have to fear?"
"You two should talk this out. This is just a minor spat between Deity-level figures. There's no need to get personally involved," Orf continued, trying to dissuade them.
"That's right, Mike. It's only one Divine Clone of one of your sons. You have several sons, while Lincoln has only this one. If you really