Necropolis of the Gods, eighteenth layer.
Leylin had won.
No matter if it was Sarnath or Odin, both had fallen to his hands.
"Leylin, you truly are full of surprises."
Beirut looked at the man before him.
This was unlike the original timeline, where Leylin became a Sovereign first and then advanced to Highgod Paragon.
This time, Leylin actually broke through to Highgod Paragon during his battle with Sarnath and Odin.
This was proof of just how extraordinary Leylin's talent truly was.
"For so many years, you've stayed in the Gebados Planar Prison, learning about the outside world only through the explanations of imprisoned deities. If you had gone to the Higher Planes earlier, you might've already become a Paragon long ago."
"After the continent sank back then, I took my two elder brothers and some strong experts from the continent into the Planar Prison. It was too dangerous. If I left, my brothers might have faced peril inside the Planar Prison."
Leylin spoke calmly.
He was not without the chance to leave.
As a super expert, the previous Warden of the Planar Prison would have given him face.
But he still chose to remain.
"Aren't you curious about what's inside these four sarcophagi?"
"I am curious… but I cannot see through them."
Even as a Highgod Paragon who recently obtained the Will of Heaven and Earth, Leylin found he still couldn't see through these ten-thousand-meter-long sarcophagi.
That meant they could only have been personally created by a Sovereign.
"Inside are the corpses of the Four Divine Beasts."
Beirut casually waved his hand.
The four sarcophagi slowly opened, and the colossal ten-thousand-meter-long bodies of the Four Divine Beasts appeared before Leylin.
Leylin's spirit trembled.
The Four Divine Beasts… were truly dead.
And they had died here, in the Yulan Plane.
In the past, he had only learned from memories of extradimensional deities imprisoned in the Planar Prison that it was possible the Four Divine Beast Sovereigns had fallen.
After all, the Four Divine Beast Clan, once known as the greatest clan across countless planes, had Sovereign ancestors.
Yet now, they were sealed away by eight major clans within the Skyrite Mountain Range of Infernal Realm.
Since their Sovereign ancestors had made no move all this time, anyone could guess—the Four Divine Beast Sovereigns, whose fame resounded across countless planes, had likely fallen.
Leylin never expected the corpses of the Four Divine Beasts would actually be here, on the Yulan Plane.
Could it be…Was it the Sovereign backing Beirut who killed the Four Divine Beasts?
"Leylin, if I told you there was now a chance for you to truly transcend the level of Gods, would you take it?"
Leylin was stunned.
Transcend the level of Gods?
Wasn't a Highgod Paragon already beyond ordinary Gods?
Then he suddenly thought of something—
"You mean…!"
"That's right."
In the next instant, the Will of a Sovereign appeared upon Beirut's body, Sovereign might emanating in full.
Leylin froze on the spot.
Beirut… was a Sovereign?!
"Leylin greets the Sovereign."
Leylin slightly bowed.
"Leylin, I ask you this—do you wish to become a Sovereign?"
"Sovereign? You mean… you could make me a Sovereign?"
"Exactly. I have in my possession a fire-element Lesser Sovereign Spark. If you are willing, I can give it to you."
Leylin couldn't believe what he was hearing. To become a Sovereign—something even Paragon experts didn't dare dream of—was about to fall into his lap?
"May I ask, Sovereign… what conditions do you require?"
Leylin knew well—there were no free benefits in this world, much less a Sovereign Spark.
"I require that you swear an oath to the Supreme God of Fate. Swear that you will never betray me, and never do anything detrimental to me."
That was… all?
Leylin couldn't believe it was that simple.
"Very well. I, Zacharias Leylin, swear to the Supreme God of Fate—if Sovereign Beirut is willing to grant me a fire-element Lesser Sovereign Spark, I shall never betray Sovereign Beirut, nor do anything harmful to him. Should I violate this oath, may my soul be annihilated."
Seeing Leylin complete the oath, Beirut laughed heartily.
From thin air, he retrieved a small box.
He gently opened it, revealing a fiery red Sovereign Spark before Leylin.
"It is yours now. Just drip your blood and refine it—you will instantly become a Sovereign. Once you have refined the Sovereign Spark, I will tell you the entire truth behind everything."
Yulan Continent.
Ten years had passed.
Doehring Cowart's soul cultivation had finally improved, now reaching the peak of the Saint-level.
But there was still a long way to go before he could become a God.
Sadius' three-element God clones still remained at the Lowgod level.
If he focused only on individually comprehending profound mysteries, Sadius should've already become a Midgod by now.
But what he wanted was fusion of profound mysteries—to maximize fusion before stepping into the Midgod realm.
For earth and darkness, he had already reached the entry level of all their profound mysteries.
The Vitality of the Earth profound mystery and the Profound Mystery of the Essence of the Earth were already fused halfway toward becoming a Midgod.
The Profound Mystery of Darkness had already independently reached Divinity.
The Profound Mystery of the Sword of Slaughter under the Laws of Destruction had independently reached Divinity as well and had begun to fuse with the Profound Mystery of Destruction.
Fortunately, Sadius' four bodies could simultaneously comprehend all profound mysteries, making his cultivation far less difficult.
At present—Earth: Fusion of Vitality and Essence of the Earth was over half complete, full fusion only a matter of time.
Gravity Space and Throbbing Pulse of the Earth had reached 10% fusion.
Thus, the Earth God clone was currently the strongest.
Darkness: Fusion between the Profound Mystery of Darkness and the Profound Mystery of Evil was also at 10%, so achieving Midgod would only be a matter of time.
Destruction: The two destruction mysteries had only recently found their point of compatibility; given enough time, reaching Midgod wouldn't be difficult.
As for heterogeneous fusion—ever since fusing Profound Mystery of Darkness and Profound Mystery of the Sword of Slaughter into the Oblivion Sword Intent, he hadn't fused any new mysteries.
Mainly because within the earth laws, he hadn't fully comprehended any single mystery yet.
So, for now, heterogeneous fusions were on hold.
I still wanted to wait another three hundred years, to see if, after I've changed the storyline, Linley would still be born… but it seems I have no choice but to leave now.
Given Sadius' current situation, to achieve further significant improvement, he would need to experience far more battles.
The current situation on the Yulan Plane was no longer suitable for Sadius' cultivation needs.
I can have my true body take one or two God clones to Infernal Realm first, while leaving one God clone behind on the Yulan Plane.
Sadius' greatest advantage right now was that all his clones could comprehend different mysteries simultaneously, and he could wield three-element fusion divine power.
Sending out any God clone wouldn't weaken his overall combat power.
Moreover, though his current realm was only Lowgod, his strength already surpassed that of typical dual-fusion Midgods, enough to survive in Infernal Realm.
So, Sadius gathered all his most trusted followers to inform them of his plan to go to Infernal Realm.
Magical Beast Mountains, Mist Valley. Numerous Saint-level and God-level experts gathered.
"Lord, you're saying… you're going to the Supreme Plane of Destruction—Infernal Realm?!"
"Mm. I plan to have my true body take the Earth God clone and Destruction God clone to Infernal Realm. Whoever is tired of the mundane life of the Yulan Plane and wishes to leave with me… speak now. Who wants to leave the Yulan Plane with me?"
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