"Pashi, do you think Lincoln has a chance of winning?" Uterede moved a piece and captured one of Pashi's.
"I don't know, Chief Sovereign." Pashi captured one of Uterede's pieces in turn. "On the surface, Lincoln seems to be the weaker one. If they actually fight, it'll depend on what they have up their sleeves. But neither of them has a Divine Clone with the other's Sovereign Spark's element. I wonder which lucky person will benefit from that."
Pashi couldn't help feeling wistful. No matter how good he was at chess, he was still only a Low-Sovereign. That unknown lucky person would be either a Chief Sovereign or an Intermediate Sovereign.
Uterede made no comment and continued playing seriously.
"Haha, my lord, got you!" Pashi captured an important piece and laughed.
On Tianqing Island in the Water Divine Plane, four figures gathered around a square table in a courtyard filled with sculptures of the Azure Dragon's true form, plotting together.
Vermilion Bird Sovereign Nimo, whose beautiful features and hair and brows were as vivid as flames, said, "Who would've thought Lincoln would set his sights on Mike before we could go after Valeria?"
White Tiger Sovereign Ers, who looked like a boy, lounged casually in his chair and smiled. "Second Sister, do you really think Lincoln can beat Mike?"
The burly Black Tortoise Sovereign said gravely, "For those below to take on those above, they either have to be driven to desperation like we were back then by Pontos, and risk exposing our strength by using the Combined Innate Divine Ability, or scheme for a Chief Sovereign Spark as we're doing now. Does Lincoln look desperate to you?"
Vermilion Bird Sovereign Nimo slammed her hand down, shattering the table. "Just thinking about it makes me angry! If Pontos hadn't forced