Creating a Divine Plane

Among the Sovereigns, Redding's group of seven was the largest Sovereign faction after Leijia's.

Although Redding's side had no High-level Sovereign, their numbers alone were enough that, for the time being, no Sovereign dared harbor any improper thoughts toward their group.

A great number of Sovereigns had gathered, including all seven Water Sovereigns.

At that moment, Tristan, who stood to one side, called out to the Sovereigns around him, "Everyone, we've all come in response to the summons of the Laws of the Universe to create the Water Divine Plane. Don't hesitate. Let's begin at once!"

As he spoke, Tristan flew forward and called out to the Water Sovereigns around him. At the same time, he activated his Might of the Will, gathering large amounts of Water Element divine power around him.

The other Sovereign-level experts showed no emotion on their faces at the sight of Tristan, a commander without a single follower, but each of them was laughing inwardly.

Even the weakest of the Sovereigns present had at least one or two Sovereigns following them.

Only Tristan had no Sovereigns of other elements rallying to him, nor even a single Water Sovereign following him.

When Tristan spoke, some of the six Water Sovereigns looked toward the Sovereigns they had joined, while others remained unmoved. Not one of them followed Tristan's lead.

At that moment, Tristan felt like a clown making a fool of himself. Every glance the Sovereigns present cast his way seemed to him to be filled with mockery.

Veins bulged on Tristan's forehead as he struggled to suppress his anger. He said to the Sovereigns around him, "Everyone, we've all been summoned by the Laws of the Universe. If we don't create the Water Divine Plane, aren't you afraid of being punished by the Laws of the Universe and the Four Overgods?"

Tristan's words struck each Water Sovereign like a blow to the head.

They could refuse to obey Tristan's orders, but the Laws of the Universe and the Four Overgods would not reason with them.

The Four Overgods were part of the Laws of the World and had no emotions of their own. Once a Sovereign disobeyed their orders, he would be swept away like trash.

Thus, no matter how unwilling these Water Sovereigns were to obey Tristan, the Water Element Sovereign, they still had to cooperate with him and see the Water Divine Plane built.

Tristan's words also made the Sovereigns backing the Water Sovereigns realize that creating the Water Divine Plane was the will of the Laws of the Universe and the Overgods. Any Sovereign who sought to defy it would ultimately be forcibly erased by the laws.

So these Sovereigns no longer worried about losing face and signaled the Water Sovereigns under them to cooperate with Tristan, the Water Element Sovereign, in creating the Water Divine Plane.

After saying a few words to the people behind him, Redding also flew toward Tristan.

At present, Redding and Leijia had three Sovereign clones between them. Each Sovereign clone could add approximately eighty percent of a Paragon's Might of the Will to the other clones, and Redding's Water Element Divine Clone was strengthened by two such portions from Leijia.

At full power, Redding was even stronger than some Mid-level Sovereigns. With his Innate Divine Ability, Dragon Roar, and a divine body as hard as a Sovereign Artifact, Redding was now confident that even if a Sovereign-level expert attacked him, he could hold that expert off for a while.

That was also the most important reason Redding dared approach Tristan.

To complete the task of creating the Water Divine Plane, Redding was ninety percent certain that Tristan would not attack him during the process. But Redding knew that once the plane was complete, Tristan would certainly not let him go.

Redding was not particularly worried about that, because he knew that with his Innate Divine Ability, Dragon Roar, Tristan would not have such an easy time dealing with him.

Once Redding retreated to the Four Divine Beasts, the four siblings could join forces to use their Fusion Innate Divine Ability, and Tristan, the Water Element Sovereign, would be the one to fall.

"Tristan, are we starting to gather Sovereign's Might now?" a Water Element Intermediate Sovereign asked Tristan bluntly.

Though he was a Mid-level Sovereign, this Water Element Intermediate Sovereign had a Sovereign-level expert backing him, so he was not afraid of Tristan, the Water Element Sovereign.

Besides, Tristan was not only widely acknowledged as the weakest among the Sovereign-level experts, but was also very quick to back down.

This Mid-level Sovereign felt there was nothing wrong with being blunt with Tristan.

Tristan's cold, fierce gaze swept over the Mid-level Sovereign who had addressed him by name.

It was true that Tristan was the weakest and least respected among the Sovereign-level experts, but a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. No matter how weak a Sovereign was, he was still a Sovereign-level expert, yet a Midgod dared shout at him.

In Tristan's eyes, this Midgod had already earned his own death. Tristan silently placed him second on his list of people to kill, behind Redding in first place.

Apart from that Mid-level Sovereign, the other Water Sovereigns did not have much reverence for Tristan, the Water Element Sovereign, either, though they did not show it as openly as this Midgod.

So what if he was Sovereign-level? They all had backers. The few Sovereigns without a Sovereign supporting them, like Redding, had ways to unleash Sovereign-level combat power or exceptionally clever means of escaping with their lives.

In short, among the first Sovereigns in the world, some excelled at soul attacks, some at material defense, some at escaping, and some had exceptionally good luck. None were completely worthless.

Take Tristan: although he was weak among those of his own rank, his Sovereign Spark was of a high rank. He could not defeat experts of his own rank, but he was more than capable of bullying Mid-level and Lower Sovereigns.

Tristan knew these Water Sovereigns did not respect him, but he also knew that the most important thing at present was to finish creating the Water Divine Plane as quickly as possible.

Once the Water Divine Plane was created, Tristan would no longer have to stay in the Celestial Realm and compete for territory with those other Sovereign-level experts.

Creating the divine planes was a task assigned by the Laws of the Universe and the Overgods. Whether the Sovereigns were willing or not, they still had to obediently carry it out.

The first step in creating a divine plane was to gather a vast amount of Sovereign's Might to serve as the plane's material foundation.

The seven Water Sovereigns each condensed Sovereign's Might according to the method for creating a divine plane contained within their Sovereign Sparks.

For a time, the seven Water Sovereigns drew in vast quantities of water elements from the Spatial Turbulence, and an immense amount of Water Sovereign Power gathered around them.

The process of gathering Sovereign's Might was extremely tedious. The quantity required for a single divine plane was immeasurable.

Even with the combined strength of the seven Water Sovereigns, condensing the Sovereign's Might took a full thirty thousand years.

With the addition of the final drop of Sovereign's Might, a tremendous amount of Water Sovereign Power had gathered around each of the seven Sovereigns.

Some Sovereigns gathered it into spheres, others into columns, but they all shared one characteristic: the quantity was enormous. The Sovereign's Might gathered over ten thousand years was so vast that the weakest Lower Sovereigns were already finding it somewhat difficult to control.

Redding had more than one additional portion of Might of the Will compared to an ordinary Lower Sovereign, so controlling this Sovereign's Might naturally came easily to him. But unwilling to reveal too much of his strength, he pretended to struggle as well.