The Azure Dragon Sovereign was still known by his original name—
Sovereign Redding.
However, his Sovereign Legion had long taken its name from his true form and was called the Azure Dragon Legion.
According to the map the squad captain had given him, the Azure Dragon Archipelago bordered the Snowfall Continent.
"Hell was created by Hongmeng through the Destruction Overgod of the Coiling Dragon Universe, making it a Supreme Plane."
"The Water Divine Plane, meanwhile, was jointly established by seven Water Sovereigns."
"In terms of area, the Water Divine Plane is roughly eighty percent the size of Hell."
"To reach the Azure Dragon Archipelago, I must cross more than half of Snowfall Continent."
After calculating the distance, Locke shook his head.
If he flew personally, it would take at least five years.
Though his flying speed exceeded that of high-grade metal lifeforms—
Now that he was in the Water Divine Plane—
He wanted to take advantage of this heightened affinity with the Water Laws.
Once he grew accustomed to the plane's law clarity, the amplification effect would diminish.
"Then first I'll find a city."
"See whether metal lifeforms are sold in the Water Divine Plane."
"And exchange my Inkstones for Froststones."
Just like Inkstones in Hell—
The Water Divine Plane's currency was Froststone, refined by Sovereigns using Sovereign's Might.
Keeping Froststones on hand was a form of insurance for Locke.
With his current soul attainment—
He could easily extract Water Sovereign's Might from Froststones.
If needed, he could refine it at any moment.
This was the terror of a soul expert.
Others needed to carry a full drop of Sovereign's Might—
He only needed plane currency.
As long as he possessed money from any of the Seven Divine Planes or Four Supreme Planes—
He could refine Sovereign's Might instantly.
Of course—
Extraction speed varied depending on soul strength.
For Locke—
He only needed to envelop the "aura" within Inkstone or Froststone—
And peel it away.
In a single instant—
He could extract the aura from one hundred thousand Inkstones—
To form one thread of Sovereign's Might.
That thread could support him for one breath.
In other words—
Even if he encountered an overwhelmingly superior opponent—
As long as he bought himself a single instant—
He could refine currency inside his interspatial ring—
And his power would surge a hundredfold.
However—
Sovereign's Might was consumable.
Even with Locke's wealth—
He could refine at most two or three full drops.
Therefore—
Unless rewarding subordinates—
It was far more economical to refine Sovereign's Might on demand.
Once even a thread of a full drop was activated—
Without willpower suppression—
It would continuously dissipate.
After pushing these thoughts aside—
Locke spread his divine sense.
Soon—
He located a city within range.
Unlike Hell—
Most gods in the Water Divine Plane were water-element users—
Or at least possessed Water divine clones.
After all—
This was a holy land for Water cultivation.
The Seven Divine Planes attracted their respective elemental beings far more strongly than the Four Supreme Planes.
However—
The Four Supreme Planes governed Rules, which surpassed Laws.
Thus—
Experts there tended to be stronger overall.
Those who loved combat—
Who sought tempering—
Gravitated toward the Supreme Planes.
Which further concentrated elite power there.
For gods—
Raw strength and combat power were not always identical.
Battle was not simply decided by who possessed greater foundation.
Some monstrous geniuses—
Created techniques that allowed them to fight beyond their level.
Take Linley, for instance.
Before meeting Reisgem—
He was merely a God who had fused three profound mysteries—
A Five-Star Fiend.
After learning Blackstone Space—
His combat power increased a hundredfold—
Reaching Seven-Star Fiend level.
After becoming a Highgod—
He could rival weaker Asuras.
Of course—
Every technique had limits.
Reisgem's Blackstone Prison was powerful among Asura Commanders—
But not beyond that tier.
What truly made Reisgem terrifying—
Was his extravagant use of Sovereign's Might.
He treated it as if it cost nothing.
In planar wars—
Aside from Paragons—
Other Asura Commanders preferred not to deal with him.
Because once he used Sovereign's Might—
They had no choice but to respond in kind.
But Reisgem had the Violet Thorn Sovereign backing him.
He consumed Sovereign's Might by the flask.
Other Commanders?
One hundred soldier badges for one drop.
One commander badge for ten drops.
Ten commander badges for one Sovereign artifact.
Fighting Reisgem meant losing at least one hundred soldiers' worth of merit just to break even.
Who would make such a losing deal?
Thus—
Despite his strength—
Reisgem's reputation among Commanders was dreadful.
A troublemaker.
Which was precisely why—
He was often confined to the Violet Thorn Mountains.
Only allowed to travel under heavy guard.
Within the city—
Locke paid three times the Hell price—
To purchase a standard metal lifeform.
He also exchanged for one billion Froststones.
Not because he lacked funds—
But because the merchant house only had that much in stock.
Metal lifeforms—
A Hell specialty—
Were extremely expensive in the Water Divine Plane.
Without his billion-Froststone exchange—
Even triple price might not have secured one.
Currency conversion fees applied across planes.
One billion Froststones cost him 1.02 billion Inkstones.
Likewise—
Exchanging the other direction required the same premium.
A round trip saved the merchant forty million Froststones.
Hence—
They sold the metal lifeform at triple price.
After all—
A single trip to Hell—
Would allow them to buy three metal lifeforms—
For enormous profit.
The metal lifeform Locke purchased was ordinary.
Its speed barely reached over 500000 km's per day.
Three times slower than Locke himself.
Meaning—
The journey would take fifteen years.
But Locke was in no rush.
After setting the course—
He immersed himself in profound mystery fusion.
During those fifteen years—
He encountered many bandits.
None survived.
Except one God—
Whom he enslaved to pilot the vessel.
The rest—
He showed no mercy.
Fifteen years later—
"Azure Dragon Archipelago truly lives up to its name."
From above—
The island chain resembled a colossal divine dragon—
Coiling through sea and clouds.
The islands were like scattered scales breaking the ocean surface.
Of course—
This resemblance existed because Locke knew the Azure Dragon Sovereign's true form.
Otherwise—
Only someone with Sovereign-level divine sense—
Could perceive the archipelago's full shape.
Spreading divine sense—
Locke quickly located an island housing the Azure Dragon Legion.
He deliberately used divine sense—
Rather than soul force.
He did not know—
Whether his soul as a transmigrator differed from native beings.
Even with his mastery—
He had detected nothing unusual.
But until he possessed willpower—
He would never underestimate a Sovereign.
"Who's there?!"
Locke made no attempt to conceal his divine sense.
Thirty-plus Sovereign Legion soldiers reacted instantly.
Divine power surged.
Weapons appeared.
They flew into the sky.
Soon—
They saw Locke standing in the void.
"…A Highgod?"
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