Chapter 505: The Price

Analyzing the blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns could indeed allow Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff to learn more of the world's mysteries, and could also allow Orloff to master several powerful ultimate techniques.

However, the fused innate divine ability of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns had conditions for its use.

Every time it was used, one drop of the blood essence of each of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns had to be consumed.

With the amount of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns' blood essence that Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff currently possessed, it was only enough for several dozen uses.

Once the blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns was exhausted, then no matter how many mysteries of Heaven and Earth Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff had comprehended, without the blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns capable of leveraging the Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire, all of it would be illusory to Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff.

If he could learn from Life Chief Sovereign how to comprehend the Higher Laws...

Even Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya could comprehend and cultivate the Higher Laws. Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff did not believe that he would be inferior to Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya.

Perhaps Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff's gaze was too eager, making Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya feel uncomfortable.

At once, Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya frowned.

"Congratulations, Orloff."

"After defeating Wodred, your strength among the Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts is perhaps second only to Chief Sovereign Locke and Elder Sister Death Chief Sovereign."

"It seems you still have matters to deal with here, so I won't disturb you any further."

After saying this, Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya nodded toward Linley before transforming into a green rainbow and leaving.

The smile on Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff's face stiffened.

He had not even opened his mouth, yet Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya had already left. What was he supposed to do now?

And as luck would have it, the direction in which Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya had departed was not toward the Life Realm, but toward the Netherworld.

It seemed that Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya was going to visit Chief Sovereign Locke and Death Chief Sovereign.

Would Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff dare to delay Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya?

Although Chief Sovereign Locke had already surpassed the limits of the Sovereigns and would not attack him simply because he obstructed Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya...

But one should not forget that besides Chief Sovereign Locke, Death Chief Sovereign Lilia was still Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya's elder sister.

Chief Sovereign Locke had transcended the Sovereign level, but Death Chief Sovereign had not.

Even after deciphering the fused innate divine ability of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff did not believe that he would be Death Chief Sovereign's opponent.

Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff could be said to be the person who had analyzed the "fate" of the Magic Universe most deeply.

But in Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff's view, Death Chief Sovereign seemed to be the person most favored by the fate of the world.

The many treasures in this world that countless living beings sought but could not obtain would ultimately gather around Death Chief Sovereign.

Sovereign sparks were scarce, right?

Yet Death Chief Sovereign obtained two of them, and both were Sovereign sparks that were extremely compatible with herself: the Death Chief Sovereign spark and the Lesser Sovereign spark of Life.

Furthermore, among the Four Higher Realms, only the Netherworld had given birth to the supreme treasure known as the "Heart of the Netherworld." This supreme treasure had also fallen into the hands of Death Chief Sovereign.

Before becoming a Paragon, Death Chief Sovereign could rely on this treasure to rival the Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts who were Paragons, making her stronger than the other three by a considerable margin.

Later, when Chief Sovereign Locke suddenly emerged, Death Chief Sovereign was also the first to discover him and take him under her command.

To be honest, even Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff could not imagine that a person could be so cautious.

Orloff considered himself to be someone who had hidden himself deeply enough, but compared with Chief Sovereign Locke, he was still far behind.

Only after Locke became a Sovereign and possessed the strength of a Chief Sovereign of the Laws did he officially appear before the Sovereigns.

Of course, what Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff envied was that Chief Sovereign Locke had directly and openly revealed his secrets to the Sovereigns from the very beginning.

As for Orloff himself, even now he still did not dare reveal the secret between Light Chief Sovereign Augusta and himself.

"Lord Orloff."

Although Linley noticed that something was wrong with Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff's expression, at this moment, his heart was focused only on freeing his mother as soon as possible.

Therefore, even though he knew that speaking now might put Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff in an awkward position, Linley did not care.

"Haha, my apologies, my apologies."

To Linley's surprise, he did not see any awkwardness on Orloff's face.

Instead, Orloff apologized to him and explained, "Chief Sovereign Linley, it may sound embarrassing, but although I am also a Paragon and know that the Sovereigns of Chief Sovereign Locke's lineage are all cultivating the Higher Laws..."

"All these years, I have still been unable to successfully sense the existence of the Higher Laws, much less know how to cultivate them."

"So, when I saw Life Chief Sovereign use them earlier, I lost my composure a little."

Linley nodded.

As a cultivator, who would not want to witness and climb higher peaks, to experience the scenery of an even higher realm?

If Linley's mind had not been completely focused on his mother, he probably would have already asked Lady Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya for guidance earlier.

"Lord Orloff, I understand."

Linley was also a Paragon of the Laws of the Earth, yet even now, he had not sensed the Law of Space.

With the guidance of someone who had already walked the path ahead of him, the difficulty of cultivation would certainly be greatly reduced.

"Haha..."

Orloff laughed loudly.

If another Sovereign had said these words, even if it were his divine clone, Light Chief Sovereign Augusta, he would have scoffed, believing that they were merely flattering him.

But Linley was different.

Linley himself was also a Paragon and was qualified to touch and cultivate the Higher Laws.

Therefore, when Linley said that he understood, Orloff genuinely believed him.

There was not a single Paragon who could resist the temptation of the Higher Laws.

After all, apart from Sovereign sparks, this was the only thing that could allow Paragons to cultivate to a level comparable to Sovereigns.

The Sovereigns of Chief Sovereign Locke's lineage had already proven that this was a path to the heavens.

Even for Sovereigns, comprehending the Higher Laws could greatly increase their own strength.

"Augusta!"

"Lord Orloff."

Only after hearing Orloff call him did Augusta fly over.

"Let's go."

The three once again arrived at the Celestial Realm. With a casual sweep of his hand, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff tore open a spatial rift into the Celestial Realm.

"Chief Sovereign Linley, Chief Sovereign Augusta, please."

Standing before the spatial rift, Orloff made an inviting gesture.

This time, Linley did not hold back. He directly stepped into the Celestial Realm.

Last time, it was precisely because he had been too polite and yielded, wanting Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff to enter first, that their group had been noticed by Destruction Chief Sovereign Wodred, wasting quite a bit of time.

Although it was unlikely that something unexpected would happen again this time, if his yielding once again caused some unforeseen change, Linley feared that he would explode with anger.

Orloff did not react to Linley's actions, but Light Chief Sovereign Augusta snorted coldly.

However, since Orloff said nothing, Augusta did not dare cause trouble. Neither Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff nor Chief Sovereign Linley was someone he could afford to provoke.

If he angered Linley, Linley might risk being killed by an Overgod just to kill him.

If he angered Orloff, Augusta would probably have to spend some carefree days as a "saint" inside Orloff's body.

...

"Please sit, Chief Sovereign Linley, Chief Sovereign Augusta."

After entering the Celestial Realm, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff waved his hand.

The material-defense Overgod artifact that had been stored inside his body while he went to watch the Planar War once again transformed into the Ancient Garden and appeared before the three of them.

After inviting Linley and Augusta into the pavilion, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff slowly took his seat.

"Chief Sovereign Linley, Chief Sovereign Augusta, many things in this world cannot be resolved simply through fighting and killing."

"Take the current situation, for example. Chief Sovereign Linley, can you be certain that after killing Chief Sovereign Augusta, your mother will be able to regain her freedom?"

"Rather than, like a magical beast that has signed a slave contract, dying together with its master after its master dies?"

Linley remained silent.

This was also the main reason he had not attacked Light Chief Sovereign Augusta.

In the Magic Universe, magical beasts seemed to be at the very bottom among living beings.

Any existence possessing a soul could sign a contract with a magical beast.

And according to the degree of restraint imposed upon the magical beast, these contracts were divided into three types.

The first type was the contract with the strongest binding force over magical beasts. This contract was also known as a "slave contract." Everything belonging to the magical beast belonged to its master. Once the master died, the magical beast would die along with him.

Therefore, many magical beasts would rather die than sign such a contract.

The second type was a master-servant contract.

This type of contract was the most commonly used contract in the Magicr Universe. The magical beast could not resist its master, but after its master died, the magical beast would regain its freedom.

The third type was an equal contract, also known as a "friend contract."

This contract had the weakest binding force over both parties. The two sides were equal, and the magical beast could act according to its own wishes.

Because of the absolute control that Light Sovereigns possessed over their angels, Linley was also worried that the relationship between Light Chief Sovereign and his angels was the same as a slave contract.

If that were the case, Linley naturally would not dare risk his mother's death to kill Light Chief Sovereign Augusta.

"And Chief Sovereign Augusta, you also do not want a Chief Sovereign of the Edicts capable of killing you watching you at all times, do you?"

Augusta remained silent.

He had also been frightened by Linley.

Of all those who could become Sovereigns, who would be as reckless as Chief Sovereign Linley?

To Sovereigns, their own lives were the most important thing.

Everything else was merely an accessory to their powerful strength.

If Sovereigns had conflicts with one another, they would also take many factors into consideration.

Take the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns and Wind Chief Sovereign Tia, for example. They had already become enemies during the War of Faith, and Wind Chief Sovereign Tia had even allied with Water Chief Sovereign to hunt down the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns.

However, the might of the fused innate divine ability of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns had far exceeded Wind Chief Sovereign Diya and Water Chief Sovereign's expectations. As soon as they exchanged blows, Water Chief Sovereign was instantly killed by the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns.

Wind Chief Sovereign, meanwhile, took advantage of the opportunity to flee.

From then on, the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns and Wind Chief Sovereign Diya had formed a mortal enmity.

Yet despite such a relationship between the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns and Wind Chief Sovereign, both sides remained safe and sound for more than one thousand four hundred evolution cycles.

It was not until Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff wanted to study the blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns and research their fused innate divine ability that Light Chief Sovereign Augusta attacked the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns under the pretext of subduing Wind Chief Sovereign Diya.

From beginning to end, Wind Chief Sovereign Diya never directly faced the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns.

From this, it could be seen just how much the Sovereigns valued their own lives.

But whenever Chief Sovereign Linley encountered something, he truly dared to stake everything.

If Linley's first tearing open of a spatial rift in the Planar Battlefield could be considered an impulse, then after Chief Sovereign Locke saved Linley from the Destruction Overgod and restored the world to the state before Linley had violated the rules of the Planar Battlefield, Linley once again wanted to tear open a spatial rift in the Planar Battlefield.

That time, it was no longer an impulse.

If Chief Sovereign Locke had not placed a strand of the power of time around Lina, separating Lina's temporal dimension from the temporal dimensions of everyone else so that Lina would not be attacked in the Planar Battlefield, then even though Chief Sovereign Locke had already grasped Chief Sovereign Linley's wrist, once Chief Sovereign Locke released his hand, Chief Sovereign Linley would certainly have violated the rules again.

"Lord Orloff, please uphold justice for me!"

Light Chief Sovereign Augusta rose from his seat and bowed toward Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff.

"There is no need for this, Augusta."

Orloff gently raised his hand, and an invisible force lifted Light Chief Sovereign Augusta back up.

"The Sovereign Pact was proposed by Death Chief Sovereign and established and unanimously acknowledged by the other three Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts as a pact to restrain the Sovereigns."

"The Sovereign Pact only possesses absolute binding force over the Sovereigns because no one violates it."

"Many Sovereigns treat the Sovereign Pact as though it were an Edict and abide by it."

"And once someone violates the Sovereign Pact, even if the Sovereign who violated it is ultimately punished, it will cause the Sovereign Pact to lose the possibility of being placed on equal footing with the rules of the universe."

"Therefore, ensuring the inviolability of the Sovereign Pact among the Sovereigns is also the responsibility of the Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts."

This was a lie!

The Sovereign Pact had been established by Death Chief Sovereign because she knew that Locke liked stability and wanted the Sovereigns to abide by certain "rules."

As far as Death Chief Sovereign was concerned, whatever status the Sovereign Pact held among the Sovereigns did not matter. As long as someone violated the Sovereign Pact she had established, she could simply raise her hand and slap them to death.

However, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff's "persona" was that of a good-natured person. Using this persona to wave the banner of protecting the Sovereign Pact while intervening in the dispute between Light Chief Sovereign Augusta and Chief Sovereign Linley could indeed make his actions understandable and acceptable.

"Chief Sovereign Linley, as a Chief Sovereign of the Edicts, you are also a guardian of the Sovereign Pact. I do not wish to wait until you violate the Sovereign Pact and then become the one who has to punish you."

"Chief Sovereign Augusta, since you are willing to appear here together with Chief Sovereign Linley, it means that the conflict between you and Chief Sovereign Linley is not impossible to resolve."

"Now, let us begin!"

"First, Chief Sovereign Augusta, what do you want in exchange for being willing to release Chief Sovereign Linley's mother, Lina, and grant her freedom?"

"Chief Sovereign Linley, in order to have Chief Sovereign Augusta release your mother and grant her freedom, what price are you willing to pay?"

"Lord Orloff..."

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