Seeing that nearly all the Sovereigns had focused their attention on her, the Death Chief Sovereign had no intention of keeping everyone in suspense.
"This request is simply to directly wish to the Overgod to become a Paragon."
"Upon becoming a Paragon, a Sovereign's strength can increase by a hundredfold."
"However, because the Four Overgods are merely Overgods of the Edicts, the Overgods can certainly allow Sovereigns of the Edicts to become Paragons."
"As for the Laws, it is uncertain whether the Overgods can help Sovereigns reach the Paragon level."
"The second request is much more straightforward."
"One can directly ask the Overgod for willpower. At minimum, one would obtain an increase equivalent to one portion of willpower."
"The third request is what Locke Chief Sovereign and I believe has the highest cost-performance ratio—requesting an Overgod artifact from the Overgod!"
"After obtaining an Overgod artifact, one's defense or attack would increase by more than a hundredfold, greatly increasing a Sovereign's strength."
After speaking in one breath the three most suitable requests she and Locke had concluded upon, the Death Chief Sovereign paused briefly, waiting for the Sovereigns to calm themselves.
Seeing the light within the Sovereigns' eyes, the Death Chief Sovereign could not help but admire Locke immensely.
As expected, after publicly revealing the Overgod missions and giving the Sovereigns the possibility of progressing further, everyone's emotions had become far more elevated.
There was also an even clearer change—the attitudes between Sovereigns of different ranks, especially among the higher-ranked Sovereigns.
Previously, because of differences in Sovereign spark rank, unless a Lesser Sovereign was a Paragon, they simply could not be a match for Intermediate Sovereigns.
Even possessing a Sovereign artifact-level body merely made them more durable.
Thus, higher-ranked Sovereigns all carried a faint sense of disdain toward lower-ranked Sovereigns.
But now, with the appearance of the Overgod missions, the higher-ranked Sovereigns had become much more restrained.
No one knew which Sovereign would be the next to complete an Overgod mission.
Judging solely from the three requests the Death Chief Sovereign had announced, the weakest among them could still increase a Sovereign's strength tenfold. As for the strongest—the Overgod artifact—it could even allow a Sovereign to fight opponents above their own tier. A Lesser Sovereign wielding an Overgod artifact could even kill an Intermediate Sovereign if the latter was careless.
None of them wanted to provoke a Sovereign who might one day reach or even surpass their own strength because of a momentary display of arrogance.
One only needed to look at Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff to understand.
As Locke Chief Sovereign rose step by step to the pinnacle, aside from the Sovereigns of Orloff's own element, how many Sovereigns still stood beside Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff?
"Alright. Since everyone more or less understands now, then next, I shall summon the Death Overgod."
Hearing the Death Chief Sovereign's words, the Sovereigns' expressions immediately changed as they hurriedly retreated far away from the area.
Even now, they still could not forget that the last time the Overgod of Destruction descended, merely speaking a single sentence had nearly caused their souls to sink into oblivion.
Although they also knew that before an Overgod, distance held no meaning whatsoever—
at the very least, this still provided some psychological comfort.
Seeing the Death Chief Sovereign look toward him, Locke gave a slight nod.
At this moment, Locke himself felt somewhat nervous internally.
Although this was not the first time an Overgod had descended, it was Locke's first time directly facing one.
He wondered whether Hongmeng's consciousness would descend into the body of the Death Overgod this time.
Or perhaps, whether Hongmeng might say something to him.
Ever since his Spatial Laws had reached the level of a Lowgod Celestial, Locke had known that he had certainly attracted Hongmeng's attention.
It was simply that Hongmeng likely still focused most of his attention on the primary universe, believing that lifeforms there had a greater possibility of breaking through the universe and entering the Hongmeng Space, and thus had not paid much attention to Locke.
After all, while Locke could be considered unique within the Coiling Dragon Universe, within Hongmeng's primary universe, he was merely a Lesser Celestial.
He still was not worthy of too much attention from Hongmeng.
The Death Chief Sovereign took out the three Death Overgod mission artifacts from her interspatial ring.
After these three Overgod mission artifacts appeared within the spatial turbulence, they were drawn toward the Overgod talisman.
Very quickly, a vast amount of Death Edicts gathered together. Under the effects of the Death Edicts, the Black Demon Robe transformed into a gray robe with a hood.
The flames of the Bloodshadow Flame blazed within the robe, filling the gray robe completely before finally condensing into a gray-white body.
The Soul-Extinguishing Pearl entered the robe's head.
At that instant, a vast and mighty will spread forth from this several-hundred-meter-tall figure.
At this moment, all the Sovereigns knew—
the Death Overgod had descended.
"Greetings, Overgod!"
"Paying respects to the Overgod!"
The Sovereigns bowed in greeting toward the Overgod.
Indeed, the Overgods were manifestations of the Supreme Laws and possessed only the instinct to maintain the universe's rules.
But after an Overgod truly descended, no one would think that way.
"This is the first Overgod mission since the creation of the universe."
Unlike the Overgod of Destruction—
the Overgod of Destruction's voice had been deep and resonant. After hearing that voice, everyone felt as though their souls were small boats within a tsunami, liable to be annihilated at any moment by the Overgod of Destruction's voice.
The Death Overgod's voice, however, was comparatively calm.
Yet after hearing the Death Overgod's voice, the Sovereigns felt as though they were falling into a bottomless abyss, their consciousness gradually sinking deeper and deeper as they fell.
Of course, like the Overgod of Destruction, the Death Overgod had no intention of killing the Sovereigns.
Thus, very quickly, the Sovereigns relied upon the power of their Sovereign sparks to break free from the Death Overgod's influence.
Among the forty-one Sovereigns present, only Locke himself was not greatly affected.
Although in terms of rank, Locke's LesserCelestial stood at the same level as Sovereigns—
Locke's soul attainment had genuinely reached the Nascent Soul realm, powerful enough to contain and inscribe Spatial Laws.
The Overgods stood at the same tier as Godkings, one full level above Locke's Celestial realm.
But they still had not reached the level where merely their voices alone could cause Locke to lose himself.
"Death Chief Sovereign, you are the first to complete an Overgod mission."
"Then, state your wish."
"So long as it is within the rules, I shall fulfill it for you."
Hearing the Death Overgod's words, the distant Sovereigns all wore expressions filled with envy.
The Death Chief Sovereign was already one of the mightiest Sovereigns.
Whether she obtained an Overgod reward or not did not affect her status.
Rather, the Overgod's reward merely added flowers atop brocade.
Meanwhile, Sovereigns like themselves, who could completely transcend their class upon receiving an Overgod reward, could only watch helplessly as the Death Chief Sovereign made her wish to the Death Overgod and obtained even greater power.
Truly, the dry die of thirst while the flooded drown.
Naturally, with the Overgod present, they dared not voice such thoughts aloud.
"Overgod, I wish for an Overgod artifact best suited to me."
The Death Chief Sovereign raised her head and voiced her request to the Death Overgod.
On the other side, Locke was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
He had thought the Death Chief Sovereign would request for her Edicts of Death to reach the Paragon level.
After all, not being a Paragon had always been a knot in the Death Chief Sovereign's heart.
Whether it was Locke using Kyouka Suigetsu to let the Death Chief Sovereign recultivate, or his proposal of asking the Overgod for Paragon-level Edicts, both had been aimed at resolving that knot in her heart.
Yet Locke had not expected that before the Overgod, the Death Chief Sovereign would choose an Overgod artifact instead.
Still, since it was Lilia's choice, regardless of her reasons, Locke would support it unconditionally.
"As you wish."
The Death Overgod extended its right hand.
In the next instant, immense Death Edicts gathered within the Death Overgod's hand, forming into a gray whip.
Merely the power naturally radiating from it shattered the surrounding spatial turbulence.
The gray whip slowly descended. The Death Chief Sovereign extended both hands to receive it and instantly performed blood-binding recognition.
Pa!
With a casual flick, the whip left behind an afterimage.
In the next moment, a circular hollow suddenly appeared in the surrounding space around the Death Chief Sovereign.
"What a powerful weapon!"
With just a simple test, the Death Chief Sovereign could already sense the terrifying might of the Overgod artifact in her hands.
One could say that without a thousandfold difference in strength, it would simply be impossible to defend against an Overgod artifact's attacks.
As for destroying an Overgod artifact…
The Death Chief Sovereign shook her head.
"Very well. Your wish has been fulfilled."
"Thank you, Overgod."
After storing away, the Overgod artifact into her body, the Death Chief Sovereign bowed in thanks toward the Death Overgod.
After giving a slight nod, the Death Overgod glanced once toward Locke, revealing a smile before dispersing into countless Death Edicts.
…
After the Sixth Sovereign Meeting, the Coiling Dragon Universe once more returned to peace.
Of course, because the Overgod missions had been made public, the Sovereigns all began ordering their subordinates to search for various heavenly treasures and rare artifacts.
Perhaps the next person to find such treasures and complete an Overgod mission would be them.
Locke's Sovereign Army had indeed lost some prestige after previously being pierced through by the invincible Paragon Highgod Dunnington.
However, under the forceful suppression of the two powerful Prefects, Oakes and Ryan, along with the seven Seven Star Fiends, the various restless factions within the Nethersea all quieted down and no longer dared stir up trouble.
After all, even if some prestige had been lost, the strength of Locke's Sovereign Army had not diminished in the slightest.
This became even more firmly proven after Figaroa's figure once again appeared within the Sovereign Army.
Naturally, on that day, many people had personally witnessed Figaroa die at Dunnington's hands. Thinking about it now, the one Dunnington killed that day had merely been one of Figaroa's divine clones.
Many people were eagerly anticipating whether Dunnington, after learning that the person he killed for revenge had merely been one of Figaroa's divine clones, would once again charge into the Netherworld a second time.
Under the deliberate spreading efforts of certain interested parties, the news of Figaroa's reappearance within Locke's Sovereign Army quickly spread throughout the Infernal Realm.
The people of the various factions likewise wished to see Dunnington's reaction after learning this news. Not only did they not obstruct the spread of the information, they even actively helped it spread further.
(End of Chapter)
⭐ Enjoying the story?
You can read ahead and support the translations by joining my Patreon! Your support helps me update faster and take on more projects. Thank you for reading!
Read up to 50 chapters ahead!
patreon.com/AminaSims
Next Bonus Chapter at 2200 Powerstones