Clash Between Sovereigns — Tuesday, Please Read On

"Bru, we know about this matter. You may leave first," Azure Dragon suddenly said.

Although Bru was a clansman he trusted, it was better for him not to know about matters involving Sovereigns and Paragons.

Bru naturally agreed. "Yes, Sovereign. Bru takes his leave."

Though he was anxious, any God level being was an ant before a Sovereign, even one from his own family. Only Paragons stood at the pinnacle of gods and barely warranted a Sovereign's attention.

After Bru left, Azure Dragon looked at his son and asked, "Gaisreisen, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Unlike the others, Gaisreisen was the descendant most valued by the Four Divine Beasts. Not only had they entrusted the Four Divine Beasts Family to him, but they had also told him everything concerning many matters between Sovereigns, because Gaisreisen's mind was more flexible than theirs.

There was another important reason: the Four Divine Beasts intended to hunt down the Water Element Lord Ruler and give the Sovereign Spark to Gaisreisen. Only then could they ensure the Four Divine Beasts Family's continued prosperity. Thus, they had told him many secrets concerning Sovereigns. Unfortunately, they had never found an opportunity to act. Their Innate Divine Ability was powerful, but they were completely lacking in other aspects.

After thinking for a moment, Gaisreisen asked, "Father, are the four of you confident that you could defeat the Death Sovereign? I'm not saying you should actually do it. I mean, do you possess that kind of deterrent power?"

Azure Dragon shook his head. "We can't. Although the Death Sovereign isn't a Paragon, her Innate Divine Ability is extremely formidable. At most, our Innate Divine Ability could injure her; it definitely couldn't kill her.

"And if we fail to kill her, we will undoubtedly die afterward, because she possesses a Supreme Divine Artifact."

"In that case, Father, you must be cautious and cannot give the Death Sovereign an opportunity to act." Gaisreisen was also somewhat worried. "You once said that the Death Sovereign has a Water Element Divine Clone."

Azure Dragon replied, "Yes. After the Sovereign Sparks descended, the Death Sovereign looked down on Lower Sovereign Water Element Sovereign Sparks, while she wasn't confident she could hunt down a High Lord God of the Water Element. So she set her sights on the mid-level ones.

"But of the two Mid-level Lord Gods of the Water Element, one had long hidden in a Material Plane, while the other had a very good relationship with the Destiny Master. She never succeeded. Later, the Lord God Agreement was established, and she never had another chance."

The White Tiger Lord God beside them said, "She was too arrogant back then, so she disdained Lower Sovereign Sparks. But now she won't be so picky. We still need to be careful. Should we discuss this with the Destruction Sovereign?"

The Vermilion Bird Lord God said, "Hell and the Netherworld have a good relationship. The Destruction Sovereign may not involve himself in this matter. I'll notify Zijing later and have her communicate with the Destruction Sovereign."

Azure Dragon agreed. "Fine. Vermilion Bird, you have a good relationship with Zijing. Contact her now."

"Alright." After Vermilion Bird agreed, the great hall fell silent for a moment. Then she said, "The Destruction Sovereign has replied. He said not to stir up conflict between Sovereigns just because a few God level beings died.

"If the conflict truly escalates, he will step in."

After pondering for a moment, Azure Dragon said, "Fine. Gaisreisen, bring that Buweit here first."

"Yes." Gaisreisen immediately gave the order. Before long, Buweit's Divine Clone arrived in the great hall. Upon seeing the four Sovereigns, he immediately knelt. "Greetings, honored ancestors."

Azure Dragon asked, "Buweit, you previously told Gaisreisen that your conflict with Sean began because he stole your wealth?"

"Yes!" Fear rose in Buweit's heart. He did not understand how this matter had alerted the Sovereigns.

The Black Tortoise Lord God, radiating an earthy yellow glow, asked, "Sean was previously a peak Asura. How could he possibly care about such a small amount of wealth?"

Buweit's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly explained, "I don't know either. He killed my friend first, then took all of my friend's treasures and wealth. I wanted them back, but he refused, and that was how the conflict began."

Though he did not know why the Sovereigns were asking, now that they had become involved, admitting that he had lied before would mean certain death. Lying to the clan leader and causing the family to suffer enormous losses was likewise a capital offense.

Of course, lying to a Sovereign was also a capital offense, but at this point, he could only gamble.

Gaisreisen also said, "Father, perhaps it was also a matter of a powerful expert's pride. In the God Planes, life-and-death battles often break out over such matters of face."

"If that is the case, then we have reason on our side." Vermilion Bird said, "Sean was the one who attacked our Four Divine Beasts Family first. No matter how overbearing the Death Sovereign is, she still has to be reasonable, doesn't she?"

"Fine. Then let us send Energy Clones over first." After hesitating for a moment, Azure Dragon spoke.

If only a few family elders had been killed by a Paragon, he would not have interfered. But among those trapped were his own descendants, as well as Bru, whom he valued. Everyone in the world knew this. If he failed to appear, it would only disgrace the Sovereigns.

In the Netherworld, Sean put away the Floating Shadows in his hand and said, "You may leave."

"Yes." Several Highgods of the Water Element immediately bowed and departed. Yet after returning to their positions, they suddenly woke up, bewildered about what had happened.

Only after those around them told them what had just occurred did their expressions change drastically.

Just then, a thunderous rumble rang out.

Azure, blue-green, fiery red, and earthy yellow Sovereign's Might gathered in the air. Before long, they formed four enormous faces.

"The Sovereigns have appeared."

Many God level beings watching from afar had not dared approach because of Sean's intimidation, but upon seeing the Sovereigns arrive, they all knelt. A few bolder individuals continued recording Floating Shadows.

Fortune was sought amid danger. The value of today's Floating Shadow would probably be unimaginably high.

Standing between the manifestations of the four Sovereigns, Sean looked at the four huge faces in the sky and bowed. "Sean greets the four Sovereigns."

The blue-green giant face looked coldly at Sean. "Sean, since you are a Paragon, why did you act against my Four Divine Beasts Family?"

"Sovereign, the Four Divine Beasts Family was the one that attacked me first." Sean's voice was cold. "Otherwise, why would they have appeared in the Nine Nether Domain of the Netherworld? So many Seven-Star Demon-level experts and seven peak Asuras—were they there for sightseeing?"

The Azure Dragon Lord God was momentarily stumped, but he quickly said, "Even if they intended to attack you, it was because you seized something belonging to my Four Divine Beasts Family that the conflict began, wasn't it?"

"I never seized anything from the Four Divine Beasts Family." Sean asked, "Is that what Buweit told you?"

"No... is that so?" Energy rippled faintly across Azure Dragon's enormous face.

Just then:

"Four Divine Beasts, why have you come to my Netherworld and threatened my messenger?" A light yet immensely majestic voice rang out.

Black aura suddenly spread forth, effortlessly suppressing the Four Divine Beasts' energy.

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