"Star Sovereign, well played!"
Off's voice was somewhat low amidst the spatial turbulence.
It was as if an ordinary person, pushed to the brink of anger, was desperately suppressing their emotions.
No one knew if this rage would erupt like a volcano in the next moment.
He had just left the Infernal Realm when the plane above Azure Mansion was sent to the Netherworld. The Star Sovereign had practically pointed at his nose and declared his displeasure.
This was a rather harsh blow to his pride.
Looking at the outcome of this battle, if not for those five Asuras who possessed both material defense Lord God Artifacts and offensive Lord God Artifacts, their side would have had a considerably higher chance of winning.
It was only after those five used their Lord God Artifacts to kill five of the Destiny Sovereign's Asuras that the situation began to crumble.
Otherwise, with their forces, they could have defeated the Death Sovereign's Sovereign Legion soldiers and then assisted the Asura Commanders in attacking the Death Sovereign's Asura Commanders, thus securing victory.
"Not at all, it's all because Lord Off pushed me to it," Roy said with a smile, unfazed by Off's emotions.
Behind Roy, Theresia looked at him with undisguised admiration.
Lord Roy is truly… amazing!
As someone who had reached the final step in the Profound Mysteries of the Wind Element, Theresia understood the difficulty of fully integrating the Profound Mysteries of a Law better than anyone else.
In terms of cultivation years, Theresia was several times older than Roy.
However, this did not diminish his admiration for Roy.
In just a million years, he had completed the integration of the Profound Mysteries of Laws and become the first High-level God to reach Paragon.
And what about Theresia himself?
If not for his good luck in obtaining a low-level Wind Element Lord Godhead in a material plane, and the immense power of faith within it that helped him break through that barrier, Theresia wasn't sure if he would ever achieve Paragon in his lifetime.
After becoming a Lord God, Theresia's admiration for Roy only grew.
He, a Paragon low-level Lord God, felt quite accomplished just being able to contend with ordinary mid-level Lord Gods. He also thought the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods were formidable for crushing him with their Lord God Artifact-level bodies, which made them stronger than ordinary mid-level Lord Gods.
But compared to Lord Roy, the gap was simply too vast.
Lord Roy's capabilities could no longer be described by the word "formidable."
He was someone for whom "extremely, extremely, extremely formidable" was barely adequate.
Mid-level Lord Gods could rival the Seven Law Sovereigns. If the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods had refined mid-level Lord Godheads, they could have achieved this as well.
But to suppress all Law Sovereigns and become the foremost figure second only to the Rule Sovereigns – that was truly impressive.
Considering that before Roy became a Lord God, the Lightning Sovereign Hulley had constantly underestimated him, believing his status as Lightning Sovereign alone would compel Roy to hand over his Lord Godhead.
But after Roy became a Lord God and suppressed Augusta, the Light Sovereign, Hulley was practically forced into hiding.
Billions of years ago, when the Destiny Sovereign Off visited the Infernal Realm and had an exchange with the Star Sovereign, he remarked that placing the Star Sovereign among the Law Sovereigns was profoundly unfair to the other Law Sovereigns.
When this statement spread, the information it contained stunned everyone.
How exactly did the Star Sovereign achieve this?
Upon hearing this rumor, the Lightning Sovereign Hulley was terrified, fearing the Star Sovereign would seek him out and confront him.
"Very well," Off said, nodding slightly at Roy's seemingly calm but utterly unyielding response.
Then, Off surveyed his surroundings and finally asked the other three Rule Sovereigns, "Since the Lord Gods are gathered here, I propose we convene a Lord God Assembly. What do you three think?"
"A Lord God Assembly?" the Death Sovereign's face darkened. "Off, do you know what convening a Lord God Assembly signifies?"
Off nodded at the Death Sovereign. "Death Sovereign, I am aware. A Lord God Assembly is only convened when major matters concerning the Lord Gods arise, to establish or amend the contents of the Lord God Covenants."
"I can assure you, this Lord God Assembly I am proposing is indeed concerning some of the Lord Gods."
"Since you say so, I will reluctantly agree to convene this Lord God Assembly."
"However, Off, if your proposal is rejected later, do not blame us for being ruthless and stripping you of your right to convene a Lord God Assembly."
The Four Rule Sovereigns were the strongest among the Lord Gods, and they naturally possessed rights that other Lord Gods did not.
The right to convene a Lord God Assembly was one of them.
Once a Lord God Assembly was decided upon, all Lord Gods had to attend. Otherwise, if a matter concerning them arose and they were not informed, they would be violating the rules, and the Four Rule Sovereigns would show no mercy.
Similarly, when facing proposals made by other Lord Gods at the Lord God Assembly, the Four Rule Sovereigns held the right of a single veto and a single approval.
Of course, this "single veto" and "single approval" only applied to Lord Gods below the Four Rule Sovereigns.
If there were differences in opinion among the Four Rule Sovereigns, the majority would rule.
If an argument could not be settled, then strength would ultimately decide the passage of a resolution.
Just like when Off became the new Destiny Sovereign trillions of years ago, the Destruction Sovereign Utred attempted to use his "single veto right" to deny Off his position as Destiny Sovereign. However, in the ensuing battle, the Destiny Sovereign Off narrowly defeated the Destruction Sovereign Utred, not only successfully exercising his "single approval right" to become one of the Four Rule Sovereigns but also subtly becoming the strongest among them.
"That is natural."
After Off agreed, Destruction Sovereign Utred and Life Sovereign Vivian also nodded in agreement.
Thus, while the Sovereign Legions in the Plane War below were engaged in a fierce battle, the third Lord God meeting that Roy attended after becoming a Lord God began.
All the Lord Gods followed behind their respective Sovereigns.
At this point, one could roughly gauge the influence of the Sovereigns.
Behind Death Sovereign, there were six Lord Gods.
Behind Destiny Sovereign Off, there were five Lord Gods.
Behind Destruction Sovereign Utred, there were five Lord Gods.
Behind Life Sovereign Vivian, there were six Lord Gods.
Star Sovereign Roy had the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods, Zijing, and Theresia, six Lord Gods behind him.
The other six Law Sovereigns, excluding Augusta, the Light Sovereign, the Earth Sovereign, and the Darkness Sovereign, each had two Lord Gods behind them, while the rest only had one.
It looked quite meager.
A total of forty-eight Lord Gods were all present.
Then, Destiny Sovereign Off's voice echoed in the ears of the various Lord Gods.
"To protect the safety of the Lord Gods and prevent them from being hunted and their LordGodheads seized by High-level Lord Gods, we have established an agreement that High-level Lord Gods shall not attack Low-level Lord Gods without cause."
The Lord Gods nodded in unison upon hearing this.
Indeed, if not for this agreement, they, as Low-level Lord Gods, would constantly have to be wary of High-level Lord Gods who possessed Divine Clones, fearing they would be hunted and their LordGodheads seized to enhance their power.
After all, for High-level Lord Gods, this was the simplest and most brutal way for most of them to increase their strength.
Refining one LordGodhead could increase one's Willpower by 0.8 units. If a Law Sovereign refined two or three more LordGodheads, their strongest Divine Clone could rival the Four Rule Sovereigns. What a tremendous temptation this was!
When they learned of this secret, the world was plunged into darkness.
The Lord Gods who possessed other Divine Clones acted like hyenas, attacking the prey they had chosen.
That was the First Lord God War!
At that time, the Gods from the Seven God Planes and the Four Supreme Planes were almost wiped out.
Later, the Four Rule Sovereigns could not stand idly by and intervened. It was then that they firmly established the supreme prestige of the Three Rule Sovereigns.
Whether they were Low-level Lord Gods or Mid-level Lord Gods, they were no match for Life Sovereign, Destruction Sovereign, and Death Sovereign.
Even Law Sovereigns were heavily wounded with one move and killed with two.
Among the Four Rule Sovereigns, only Destiny Sovereign Off was somewhat weaker, but he still managed to subdue quite a few Lord Gods.
Under the suppression of the Four Rule Sovereigns, these Lord Gods began to obey, ceasing their battles in the God Planes and Supreme Planes and instead fighting in the spatial turbulence.
Of course, the reason these Lord Gods obeyed the Four Rule Sovereigns was also because the Four Rule Sovereigns did not kill them and seize their LordGodheads by relying on their immense power.
However, these Lord Gods were also courting disaster. After fighting in the spatial turbulence, they destroyed numerous material planes. It was only after over thirty Lord Gods perished that the remaining Lord Gods came to their senses.
From then on, the Four Rule Sovereigns established the Lord God Agreement to regulate the Lord Gods, using their own powerful and invincible strength to supervise the numerous Lord Gods to abide by this agreement and live in peace.
"I believe everyone knows that our judgment of a Lord God's rank is not based on the level of LordGodhead they have refined, but on the strength of a Lord God to determine their status."
The Lord Gods understood this point as well.
For example, the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods, if judged by the LordGodheads they had refined, were all only Low-level Lord Gods.
However, their divine bodies were of Lord God Artifact level, and their Profound Mysteries of Laws had reached Paragon. Their strength was even greater than that of ordinary Mid-level Lord Gods. If they were still classified as Low-level Lord Gods, which Low-level Lord God of the same rank could escape their hunt?
In that case, wouldn't all the Low-level Lord Gods become members of the Four Divine Beast Family?
Therefore, at the Lord God conference held after the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods achieved Paragon as Low-level Lord Gods, Destiny Sovereign Off proposed to elevate the status of the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods to Sovereigns and their individual status to Mid-level Lord Gods. No one objected.
"As everyone knows, hundreds of billions of years ago, I clashed with Star Sovereign."
"I'm not afraid to admit, I suffered a slight loss back then."
As soon as Off said this, everyone was shocked and looked at Star Sovereign Roy with terrified expressions.
Who was Off?
He was Destiny Sovereign among the Four Rule Sovereigns, who had gained an advantage over Destruction Sovereign, and was implicitly the strongest among the Four Rule Sovereigns.
And he had suffered a loss at Roy's hands?
Roy was even more shocked.
As the person involved, he was the most qualified to speak.
Although his strongest soul attack, "Tsukuyomi," had burned through Destiny Sovereign Off's Willpower, Roy was certain that the "Amaterasu" flames within Tsukuyomi had not caused any damage to Destiny Sovereign.
This was because the Tsukuyomi plane had already been torn apart by Destiny Sovereign Off at that time.
But Off saying this was clearly an attempt to praise him to a dangerous degree.
Could it be?
As Roy had expected, Off's ultimate goal was finally revealed.
"I believe Star Sovereign already possesses strength comparable to a Rule Sovereign. Continuing to place Star Sovereign in the category of Law Sovereigns is too unfair to the other Law Sovereigns."
"So, I propose that the Star Sovereign's position be elevated to that of a Law Sovereign. What does everyone think?"
As Destiny Sovereign Off finished speaking, the assembled Lord Gods erupted in a clamor.
Did Destiny Sovereign's intention mean that there would no longer be four Law Sovereigns, but five?
Deep down, the Law Sovereigns breathed a sigh of relief.
If this proposal passed, they would no longer have to live in fear.
Lightning Sovereign Hulley, in particular, almost embraced the Lord God beside him in celebration.
He had become so haggard over the past few hundred billion years, worrying constantly.
Now, he could only hope that Destiny Sovereign Off's proposal would be approved by the other three Law Sovereigns.
"Lord Roy is so cool!"
The Four Divine Beast Lord Gods all wore smiles, happy about Roy's elevated status.
The stronger Roy became, the more prestige he, as a subordinate Lord God of Roy, would have.
When traveling, others would also be hesitant to offend them because they were under the Star Sovereign.
Although the Lord God covenant stipulated that High-level Lords God could not "unreasonably" hunt Low-level Lord Gods, the flexibility of "unreasonably" was quite significant.
If you offended a Lord God under me, were you looking down on me, disrespecting me?
Theresia even shouted out. If it weren't for the potential for a bad impression, he might have rushed past the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods to have Roy leave an indelible signature on him.
Upon hearing Destiny Sovereign Off's proposal, Life Sovereign Vivian looked at Destiny Sovereign Off in surprise.
In her opinion, simply elevating a Mid-level Lord God to the status of a Law Sovereign based on this was somewhat frivolous.
However, what shocked Life Sovereign Vivian was that both Destruction Sovereign Utred and Death Sovereign Lilia were actually considering the feasibility of Destiny Sovereign Off's proposal.
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