Although everyone's actions were still directed against Locke, they were all still operating within the rules.
But once both sides stopped caring about the rules, one could easily imagine that the second Sovereign War of the Coiling Dragon Universe would inevitably erupt.
And the brutality of that war would far surpass the first Sovereign War.
At that point, among the forty-five surviving Sovereigns, it would already be fortunate if more than ten managed to stay alive.
Without Sovereigns to maintain the stability of the Divine Planes, the Seven Divine Planes and the Four Higher Planes would inevitably collapse under the chaos of conflicting Laws.
And without the Seven Divine Planes and Four Higher Planes to alleviate the burden of the countless Material Planes, those Material Planes would ultimately collapse as well from being unable to support such overwhelming numbers of lifeforms.
In the end, it would inevitably lead to the collapse of the Coiling Dragon Universe itself.
Of course, that was under the assumption that Hongmeng did not personally intervene in the development of the Coiling Dragon Universe.
Once Hongmeng stepped in personally, he would undoubtedly recreate the Four Higher Planes and the Seven Divine Planes.
But by then, these former Sovereigns who nearly caused the destruction of the universe would certainly face Hongmeng's reckoning.
It was precisely because Locke understood this that he did not wish to completely fall out with the other Sovereigns.
To maintain the stability of the Coiling Dragon Universe, Sovereigns were indispensable.
But that did not mean Locke would still consider the greater picture while Lilia was being wronged.
At worst, when the fighting truly began, he would exercise some restraint and simply avoid killing too many Sovereigns.
"Locke Sovereign…"
The Destruction Sovereign Wordred opened his mouth, only to realize he had no idea what to say.
In the end, he turned his gaze toward the Fate Sovereign Orloff.
When it came to battle, the Destruction Sovereign Wordred had never feared anyone.
Even toward the Death Sovereign, though Wordred was wary, if they truly fought, he still would not back down.
At most, he would just get beaten up.
With a tenfold difference in power, the Death Sovereign still could not kill him.
But when it came to schemes and hidden calculations, Wordred was not good at them.
As for Locke's rise in strength, Wordred did not actually harbor any strong desire to suppress it.
On the contrary, he was rather looking forward to Locke becoming stronger.
That way, he would gain another worthy opponent and could enjoy battling Locke.
Back then, the Destruction Sovereign had even invited Locke to fight him after his breakthrough.
However, what Wordred wanted was for Locke to achieve a breakthrough through fusing different Laws—not by refining another Sovereign spark.
Although they all acknowledged Locke's unmatched talent—using only a Fate Lesser Sovereign spark to become the strongest Law Sovereign beneath the Four Rule Sovereigns—
They still could not accept Locke surpassing them merely by refining another Water Sovereign spark.
The feeling it gave was simply too absurd.
Since when could a Law Sovereign surpass Rule Sovereigns simply by casually refining another Sovereign spark?
But that was the truth.
And that contradiction was precisely what troubled the Destruction Sovereign Wordred.
As for the Fate Sovereign Orloff, that felLesser always wore a smiling expression. Wordred could never figure out what he was truly thinking.
Yet despite that, the unease in their hearts toward Locke had still caused the two of them to unite in preventing Locke from refining a Water Sovereign spark.
To Wordred's surprise, after hearing Locke's words, the Fate Sovereign Orloff actually nodded in agreement.
"Haha, although it is only temporary, before the true Water Chief Sovereign returns to the position, Sovereign Locke is indeed the ruler of the Water Divine Plane."
"If Sovereign Locke personally sits in command of the Water Divine Plane, then naturally no Sovereign would dare act recklessly there."
The Destruction Sovereign froze.
What was this supposed to mean?
Hadn't they come here precisely to stop Locke from killing Water Sovereigns and seizing Sovereign sparks?
Why did it suddenly feel like he was the only one actually trying?
Orloff's words made Wordred feel as though he had been stabbed in the back.
"Orloff!"
The Destruction Sovereign's brows shot upward as he coldly barked at the Fate Sovereign.
With Orloff saying such things, Wordred suddenly felt like a cLessern standing there alone.
"Calm yourself, Lord Wordred."
Seeing Wordred's reaction, the Fate Sovereign Orloff secretly sent him a divine sense transmission.
Of course, calling it "secret" was only because Locke and the Death Sovereign had no interest in listening.
Neither of them could even be bothered to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.
At this moment, the Life Sovereign Wawaya, who had been chasing after Locke, also arrived.
However, the way she looked at Locke now carried an additional layer of indescribable meaning.
As one of the Four Rule Sovereigns, although the Law of Life was not particularly specialized in speed, Wawaya's immense Will power still made her incredibly fast.
Yet even so, Locke had still managed to leave her far behind in terms of speed.
Recalling how the Death Sovereign had revealed to her millions of years ago that Locke would inevitably complete his breakthrough in the fusion of Water and Fate within a hundred million years, Wawaya could naturally infer something from Locke's performance just now.
Based on the standard that the fusion of two different Laws possessed power comparable to three profound mysteries of a single Law, then now that Locke had fused four Water profound mysteries with the Edicts of Fate, the power of his fused Laws would already rival twelve profound mysteries of a single Law.
In other words, compared to millions of years ago, Locke's strength had increased by another thousandfold.
Back then, Locke had already been ten times stronger than ordinary Law Sovereigns.
Compared to the Four Rule Sovereigns, the difference had only been around a hundredfold.
Wawaya glanced at the Destruction Sovereign Wordred and the Fate Sovereign Orloff, wondering how the two of them would react if they learned that Locke's strength had advanced this much.
After all, back then, even if Locke refined a Water Sovereign spark—even assuming it was merely an Intermediate Sovereign spark—he would at most gain another portion of Will power along with fused Sovereign power, amounting to a hundredfold increase in strength.
At that level, both of Locke's Sovereign clones would merely stand on equal footing with the three Rule Sovereigns.
But now, after achieving a breakthrough on the path of fusing different Laws, Locke's strength had already surpassed them and reached a level comparable to Big Sister Death Sovereign herself.
Thinking of this, the Life Sovereign suddenly recalled the marriage between Locke and the Death Sovereign millions of years ago.
Most likely, Locke had already achieved his breakthrough back then.
Only once Locke and Big Sister possessed comparable strength had the two truly come together.
However, although Wawaya was certain of her guess, she did not reveal it to the Destruction Sovereign Wordred or the Fate Sovereign Orloff.
Since Big Sister and Sovereign Locke had chosen to conceal it, Wawaya naturally had no desire to become the villain who exposed it.
"Life Sovereign, Lord Destruction Sovereign…"
The Fate Sovereign Orloff transmitted his voice to the other two.
"Our objective has always only been to prevent Sovereign Locke from refining a Intermediate Sovereign spark or higher Water Sovereign spark."
"If both of Sovereign Locke's Sovereign clones remain within the Water Divine Plane, then all we need to do is ensure that the Bibo Sovereign, along with any future Water Chief Sovereign or Water Intermediate Sovereigns, never appear within the Water Divine Plane."
"And besides, separating Sovereign Locke and the Death Sovereign is also advantageous for us in keeping watch over them."
When the Destruction Sovereign Wordred heard this, he immediately reacted.
That was right.
From the very beginning, the primary reason for their alliance had been to prevent Locke from refining an Intermediate Sovereign spark or higher.
If Locke merely refined a Lesser Sovereign spark, then so long as his fusion of different Laws did not achieve another breakthrough, the universe would simply gain another expert on their level.
But if Locke refined an Intermediate Sovereign spark, then while his Fate Sovereign clone would possess power comparable to theirs, his Water Sovereign clone would leap to a level a hundred times greater than theirs—strong enough to casually kill them.
The Destruction Sovereign Wordred and the Fate Sovereign Orloff could accept Locke refining a Lesser Sovereign spark and becoming their equal.
What they could not accept was a Locke who, after refining a Sovereign spark, could effortlessly annihilate them.
The Life Sovereign Wawaya silently sighed inwardly.
If this had been millions of years ago, Orloff's analysis would indeed have been correct.
But they did not know that Locke, having already achieved a breakthrough in fusing different Laws, had now surpassed all three of them in strength.
If Locke refined another Sovereign spark now, regardless of its rank, his strength would become a thousand times greater than that of the three Rule Sovereigns.
At that point, the gap between Locke and them would be as vast as the current gap between the three Rule Sovereigns and ordinary Law Sovereigns.
"Hmph."
The Destruction Sovereign snorted coldly, but ultimately accepted Orloff's explanation.
He then turned toward Locke and said:
"As the Fate Sovereign has said, if Sovereign Locke personally sits within the Water Divine Plane, then there truly is no need for us to make this trip."
"I have no objections either."
Wawaya also shook her head.
Although she already knew that Locke and the Death Sovereign's side had completely surpassed the three of them in strength, in order to preserve the superficial balance among the Sovereigns, Wawaya also expressed no opposition to Locke stationing himself within the Water Divine Plane.
The reactions of the three Rule Sovereigns caused Locke to raise an eyebrow.
Previously, the Destruction Sovereign Wordred had shown extreme wariness toward him, yet after hearing Orloff's transmission, his attitude had completely changed.
Locke could not help but wonder what exactly Orloff had said to him.
But no matter what schemes the three Rule Sovereigns might be planning, to Locke, none of it truly mattered.
Strength was Locke's greatest confidence.
(End of Chapter)
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