Drip!
A crimson drop of blood fell onto the crystal-clear Sovereign Spark.
The Sovereign Spark, which radiated an aura of life, absorbed the drop of blood Leijia had squeezed out. It instantly flew toward him and entered his glabella.
Standing beside Leijia, Vivian saw him refine the Sovereign Spark and hesitated no longer. She immediately bound the Sovereign Spark in her palm with a drop of blood.
Her fair finger contrasted with the bright red blood as the Sovereign Spark entered Vivian's glabella without resistance.
Rumble!
Heaven and earth changed color as an indescribable pressure spread outward from the two of them.
The dozens of Highgod experts following Leijia turned deathly pale when they felt the intense pressure.
If they had not been sufficiently loyal to Leijia, the commotion the two caused would likely have sent these God Level experts scattering in all directions.
Refining a Sovereign Spark took very little time. In the span of an instant, two new Sovereigns had appeared in the world.
Having completely refined the Life Sovereign Spark, Leijia felt the Might of the Will within him and compared it with the Might of the Will in Redding's and Zijing's Sovereign Sparks. The corners of his mouth curved upward. "Not bad, a Mid-level Sovereign!"
Of the seven Sovereigns of an element, only two were Mid-level Sovereigns, aside from the one High-level Sovereign who was the Sovereign of that element. Leijia had struck it lucky to refine a Mid-level Sovereign Spark.
After refining it, Leijia turned his gaze to Vivian. It looks like Vivian refined the High-level Sovereign Spark.
There had been only two Sovereign Sparks to choose from, giving him a fifty percent chance of refining the High-level Sovereign Spark. As for his luck, Leijia could only say that it had truly been arranged down to the last detail.
Still, Leijia was not too disappointed. According to the arrangements in his previous life, none of the four siblings had a single extra Divine Clone. Now they not only had Divine Clones, but Leijia had also gained a Mid-level Sovereign Spark. He had made a killing.
Besides, after a Sovereign Spark was refined, the Might of the Will within it could also be added to that of one's other Divine Clones. It was probably only about eighty percent of a Paragon's.
Although Leijia and Redding had two different identities, they were ultimately the same person. The Might of the Will of the Water Sovereign Clone would strengthen the Life Divine Clone, and the Might of the Will of the Life Sovereign Clone could also empower the Water Sovereign Clone.
With the boost from this Might of the Will, Leijia's strength still fell short of a High-level Sovereign's, but he could already put some distance between himself and an ordinary Mid-level Sovereign.
After briefly feeling the Might of the Will within him, Leijia took a Sovereign Spark from his interspatial ring and handed it to Vivian.
"Vivian, this is the Sovereign Spark I obtained. I haven't refined it, so I don't know what rank it is. It might be a Lower Sovereign Spark, and you'd be getting the worse end of the deal."
As he handed the Sovereign Spark radiating an aura of darkness to Vivian, Leijia could not resist teasing her.
The Sovereign Spark he handed Vivian radiated an aura of darkness.
Of the two Sovereign Sparks Leijia had obtained, he planned to give the one radiating an aura of earth to Leiyuan, who was in the Infernal Realm, to refine.
That left only this Dark Sovereign Spark for him to offer in exchange.
Vivian's lovely eyes turned to Leijia, a smile on her face. "Maybe the one you're giving me is a High-level Sovereign Spark!"
As she spoke, Vivian raised her hand and pushed back the Sovereign Spark Leijia had offered. "Mr. Leijia, you helped me deal with the trouble those God Level experts caused and told me the secret to refining a Sovereign Spark. I can't accept this Sovereign Spark."
Vivian's expression was serious, and her tone admitted no refusal.
Vivian had no other intentions regarding the Sovereign Spark. She had only one Divine Clone, and after refining the Life Sovereign Spark, the Dark Sovereign Spark Leijia offered her would not be of much use.
In Vivian's view, if not for Leijia, she would probably have had to spend some effort shaking off those Highgods and might even have been injured, to say nothing of how long it would have taken her to work out the secret of refining a Sovereign Spark.
Looking at Vivian's serious expression, Leijia paused, then put away the Dark Sovereign Spark and said with a smile, "Vivian, people outside are fighting bloody battles over Sovereign Sparks, yet you really don't want this one at all."
Vivian smiled without answering or offering any further explanation.
Seeing Vivian's firm attitude, Leijia did not stand on ceremony any longer. Smiling, he put away the Dark Sovereign Spark in his hand.
The value of a Sovereign Spark went without saying. Even if its attribute did not match his, keeping it was still a valuable asset.
Whether Leijia or the Four Divine Beasts, they all had multiple Divine Clones. Even if they could not refine it, they could use it to exchange for a Sovereign Spark with a matching attribute.
Since Vivian did not want it, he could find another opportunity to repay her later.
Without further ceremony, Leijia put away the Dark Sovereign Spark and smiled at Vivian. "Vivian, what are your plans now?"
Vivian was the gentlest of the Four Rules Sovereigns, comparable to Orloff, who had put on the guise of a kindly man.
Leijia thought it necessary to build a good relationship with Vivian, the Life Sovereign.
After all, Leijia's Life Divine Clone had refined a Mid-level Sovereign Spark, and the Four Rules Sovereigns had yet to establish the rules governing Sovereigns.
In the turmoil to come, when even Sovereigns at the Sovereign level would fall, Leijia would have some difficulty protecting himself.
That was unless Leijia revealed his connection to Redding, but in that case, tens of thousands of years of planning would go to waste.
As a Mid-level Sovereign of the Life Element, Leijia would surely remain in the Life Divine Realm in the future, barring any surprises, and would also be subject to the Life Sovereign's authority.
Since that was the case, he might as well make plans early, build a good relationship with Vivian, and cling tightly to this powerful backer.
Vivian looked startled, clearly not expecting Leijia to ask that question.
Before Vivian could answer, Leijia immediately invited her. "Vivian, if you don't mind, you can come to my tribe..."
After all his persuasion, no change in emotion was visible on Vivian's face.
Only after Leijia thought he had no chance did a faint smile curve Vivian's lips. "Mr. Leijia, sorry for the trouble, then."
Leijia shook his head and replied with a smile, "Vivian, just call me Leijia. Shall we leave now?"
Vivian nodded without another word. Leijia's words had moved her. Although Vivian had refined a High-level Sovereign Spark and possessed strength at the Sovereign level, she was not yet a Paragon, had no Might of the Will to bolster her, and had no Overgod Artifact to protect herself.
As she was now, Vivian would not be much stronger than an ordinary Law Sovereign.
What was more, among the Sovereigns were battle gods like the Four Divine Beasts, who defied stronger foes and excelled at defeating them despite being weaker.
At a time like this, the value of standing together was especially clear. No matter how strong one person was, how many nails could they twist? Without trustworthy companions, they would sooner or later be targeted by other Sovereigns.
Vivian understood this clearly. During her brief contact with Leijia, she had also come to regard him as a trustworthy companion. That was the most important reason she accepted his invitation.