Chapter 12: Strength Revealed for the First Time!
Although shocked, Terezia immediately sneered coldly. Transmitting via divine sense, he said, "Haha, Beirut. Linley, and that one with the red brows. What, do the three of you actually have the guts to leave the Yulan Plane? Do you have some backing that lets you dare to fight against the Sovereign of Light?" Terezia was not afraid at all.
He knew that Beirut had a total of four Sovereign sparks!
The three before him were merely Lower Sovereigns.
He, Terezia, was a Wind-type Lower Sovereign. Wind-type Sovereigns were naturally skilled in speed. On top of that, he was a Paragon! Among Lower Sovereigns, there was no one who could surpass him in speed.
"Among these three, the one whose speed matches mine is only that Fire-type Sovereign," Terezia thought with supreme confidence. "If the three of them join forces, their strength would indeed surpass mine. Unfortunately, if I want to flee, they can never catch up to me." With this confidence, Terezia naturally wasn't in a hurry to escape.
"Sovereign of Light? Of course we're afraid," Beirut transmitted teasingly. "But you're not the Sovereign of Light."
"Hmph." Terezia sneered coldly.
At the same time, Terezia transmitted to the Wind Sovereign, the strongest being in the Wind-type God Plane: "Sovereign, Beirut has brought two Lower Sovereigns and is charging toward me. It seems their intentions are not good."
The flight speed of a Sovereign was hundreds or thousands of times that of a Paragon.
Even in the vast Infernal Realm, a Sovereign could cross the entire realm in half a day. One could imagine how fast that was. A distance of a hundred million miles? For the three Sovereigns Linley, Beirut, and Qinghuo, it wouldn't even take five minutes!
"Linley, this Terezia is quite confident," Qinghuo transmitted with a smile. "He's not even running."
"Among Lower Sovereigns, no one has surpassed him in speed," Linley transmitted. "But that was in the past!"
"Your appearance as a fused Sovereign is meant to break all conventions. This Terezia, if he had fled from the start, might have had a chance. But now, it's too late for him." Beirut was also cheerful. Clearly, they all had a good idea of what Terezia's outcome would be.
Just then—
"Beirut, what are you three doing here?" A cold voice resounded in the minds of Beirut, Linley, and Qinghuo.
"Lord Diya," Beirut immediately transmitted.
Linley's heart stirred. The one transmitting should be the Wind Sovereign Diya. The legendary Wind Sovereign Diya's true form was a divine beast—the Azure-Winged Golden-Eagle! The Azure-Winged Golden-Eagle was a Wind-type divine beast, naturally gifted in speed. After becoming the Wind Sovereign, his speed became even more monstrously powerful.
Back then, the eleven High Sovereign sparks were obtained by beings of immense power, such as the Sovereign of Destruction and the Sovereign of Death. These beings were inherently powerful beyond measure, and even as High Gods, they were already Paragon-level existences. Each of the eleven Sovereigns was unique.
"Beirut, you are also one of my Wind-type Sovereigns," the cold voice transmitted. "In the Wind-type system, I do not wish to see any killing or conflict."
"Lord Diya," Linley transmitted instead. "Terezia has targeted me time and again. Back then, if not for the Bloodpeak Sovereign, Grandpa Beirut, and Qinghuo, I would have died long ago. This time, I have come to take revenge. And I am merely a Lower Sovereign. I believe I have not violated the Sovereign Pact."
The Wind Sovereign Diya was silent for a moment, then transmitted with some anger: "Linley! You have only just become a Sovereign. You should follow the rules! This is the Wind-type God Plane, and I am in charge here!"
"Apologies…"
Linley transmitted with a smile, then ignored the Wind Sovereign Diya's angry transmissions.
Beirut transmitted to Linley: "We are now two million miles away from Terezia. We'll be there soon."
"Terezia is indeed bold!" Linley's gaze pierced into the distance. His eyes turned cold as he cursed under his breath. "These three, Beirut and the others, are truly madmen. Although they can't catch me, I can't just wait here for them to make a move. Hmph. Let them be smug for now. Soon, the news of their appearance in the Wind-type God Plane will reach the Sovereign of Light. When that happens, Augusta will definitely come!"
When the distance between them was reduced to a million miles, Terezia finally fled!
"Swoosh!"
A streak of light shot rapidly toward the southeast! His speed far exceeded that of Linley and the others in pursuit. After all, Linley and Qinghuo had to accommodate Beirut, who was the slowest among the three.
"Haha, Terezia, so you're not stupid after all," Beirut transmitted teasingly.
"Hmph, Beirut. Go ahead and be smug now. Soon, you won't even have time to cry," Terezia replied disdainfully.
The three pursuers, Linley, Beirut, and Qinghuo, exchanged glances. Beirut transmitted: "It's about time, Linley. Make your move."
"Linley, we'll be watching from here," Qinghuo transmitted with a smile.
"Don't worry." Linley was brimming with confidence. His speed suddenly surged.
Just then—
"How is this possible?" Terezia's expression changed. "How is Linley's speed faster than mine? I am a Paragon. He… right, he is also a Paragon. But how can he be this fast?" After a brief moment of thought, Terezia guessed a possibility—
"Could it be that that madman Beirut let Linley refine two Sovereign sparks?" Terezia was truly panicked now.
Normally, a Sovereign who refined two Sovereign sparks, even if they couldn't fuse Sovereign power, would gain an additional boost to their willpower and might.
"He was already a Paragon. With an extra Sovereign spark refined, he is definitely stronger than me." Terezia fled frantically toward the southeast. On the continent to the southeast, there was a teleportation array. Through it, he could escape quickly. But the teleportation array was over a billion miles away.
And Linley was initially only a million miles away from him.
Moreover, that million miles was rapidly shrinking.
By the time Terezia had flown ten million miles, Linley had already appeared within his line of sight behind him.
"Sovereign!" Terezia transmitted urgently.
"Linley, in my Wind-type God Plane, you dare to kill a Sovereign?" the Wind Sovereign Diya roared angrily.
Linley transmitted two words: "Apologies!" Then, without slowing down, he continued his pursuit.
In truth, Linley was already holding back most of his strength. If he used fused Sovereign power, his speed would be far greater.
"Beirut is a madman, and this Linley is an even bigger madman!"
Seeing that he couldn't escape in time, Terezia cursed under his breath. Then, he suddenly slashed his hand through the air—
"Rip!" A spatial tear appeared in the void. Terezia charged directly into it.
"Hmph." Linley followed almost immediately, entering the same spatial tear.
This showed just how close the two were. Seeing this, Beirut and Qinghuo exchanged smiles.
"Let's go take a look too," Beirut said with a laugh as he tore open a spatial tear. Together with Qinghuo, he entered the chaotic spatial stream. Within the chaotic stream, they could easily locate Linley and Terezia through their divine senses.
In the void, countless chaotic currents raged in all directions.
At this moment, two Sovereigns were locked in a chase—one fleeing, one pursuing.
"Linley, don't go too far!" Terezia roared angrily through divine sense transmission.
"What? Have you forgotten how far you went back then?" Linley sneered. If not for the Bloodpeak Sovereign and the others, he would have died long ago. At this moment, Linley was merely toying with Terezia. He only revealed a fraction of his strength, yet he could easily manipulate Terezia as if playing with him in the palm of his hand.
But even so, Linley quickly caught up to Terezia!
Feeling the figure closing in behind him, Terezia panicked!
"So what if you've refined two Sovereign sparks? I don't believe you're that much stronger than me!" Terezia roared. A massive scythe suddenly appeared in his hand. He swung it backward, aiming directly at Linley's head. The scythe moved silently but tore through space itself.
A Lower Sovereign who had reached the Paragon level was indeed terrifying.
Facing this world-splitting strike, Linley casually swung his own weapon.
"Earth, split!"
In terms of the Laws of the Earth, Linley had fused five profound mysteries and had developed many techniques. To conceal his true strength, he naturally used these moves.
"Clang!"
"Buzz—" The massive scythe in Terezia's hand trembled violently, then shattered into pieces. Terezia himself was sent flying by the violent impact force.
One strike, shattering a Sovereign artifact?
"Pfft!" Terezia spat out a mouthful of blood. "This… impossible!" He stared at Linley in disbelief, then locked his gaze on the emerald-green longsword in Linley's hand. The sacred, soul-stirring aura instantly told him the true identity of this weapon. Terezia nearly screamed: "Overgod artifact!!!"
Then, he looked at Linley in terror.
"Yes, it's an Overgod artifact," Linley said with a smile, looking at Terezia.
Terezia stared at Linley in horror and quickly said, "I understand now. It was you! You must have obtained all three Overgod talismans. You completed the Life Overgod's mission and received this Life Overgod artifact." Originally, Terezia had still harbored some hope of fighting back, but upon seeing the Overgod artifact, he was utterly despairing.
Even if their strength were equal, the one with an Overgod artifact would hold an absolute advantage.
Moreover, he was already weaker than Linley.
"Linley, I was wrong back then. Now that you have the Overgod artifact, I pose no threat to you…" Terezia began to beg for mercy.
"Linley, no need to waste words with him. Finish him quickly," Beirut's voice echoed in Linley's mind.
Linley didn't hesitate. His expression darkened slightly. The Life Overgod Sword in his hand shot toward Terezia like a phantom. "Boom!" In the direction the sword pointed, a spatial tear suddenly appeared. The tear was only as thick as a fist but stretched infinitely long.
And on Terezia's forehead, a hole the size of a fist appeared.
Law of the Earth—Earth Collapse!
Terezia's eyes still held disbelief, shock, and fury before he collapsed weakly. His Sovereign artifact fell. Without the protection of willpower and a Sovereign artifact, his body was instantly shredded into fragments by the chaotic spatial currents. A translucent, semi-crystalline crystal floated in the void, radiating streaks of pale cyan light.
A Wind-type Lower Sovereign spark!
"It's better to refine it now. If I delay, something might change." Linley's divine sense, spread wide, had already detected the Wind Sovereign Diya and several other Wind-type Sovereigns entering the chaotic spatial stream. However, these Wind-type Sovereigns were still a considerable distance away from Linley.
These Sovereigns had clearly also witnessed Linley killing Terezia.
"Linley!" The Wind Sovereign Diya was furious.
But Linley completely ignored Diya. A drop of blood dripped from his fingertip and floated toward the Wind-type Sovereign spark.
"Linley, you—" The other Wind-type Sovereigns were all angered. Killing a Sovereign and then refining their Sovereign spark—this behavior was far too excessive.
At that moment, the chaotic spatial currents around Linley began to change drastically. Wind-type elements gathered to an extreme degree around him, and vast amounts of pale cyan liquid swirled around him. Linley had now transformed into his Wind-type divine clone. The Wind-type Sovereign spark slowly sank into his forehead.
Refining a Sovereign spark was extremely fast.
The other Sovereigns couldn't stop it.
"Haha…" Beirut and Qinghuo, who had flown over, both laughed.
"Originally, with the Overgod artifact, Linley was already comparable to an ordinary Sovereign. Now, after refining another Sovereign spark, Linley's strength should surpass that of the Sovereign of Light," Beirut and Qinghuo said joyfully. Now that they no longer feared even the Sovereign of Light, what else did they have to worry about?
The three Sovereigns of the Yulan faction no longer needed to hide in the Yulan Plane.
In the void, after just a moment, Linley, who had refined the Wind-type Sovereign spark, opened his eyes with a smile: "It's done. My willpower has grown stronger again. And this fused Sovereign power… it's so much stronger!"
At this point, Linley had become a three-type fused Sovereign!