Domain Lord?” The black-robed elder immediately flew over, looking towards the Lord of Bluelion Domain.
Ombarafael, the Lord of Bluelion Domain, immediately turned to look towards Linley’s direction. Only, Linley and the other two had already disappeared. “Indeed, it was the Sovereign who intervened.”
Just now, the Lord of Bluelion Domain had only sensed a blur flash past. Before he was even able to react, Russell had disappeared.
“Why did the Sovereign rescue Russell?” The Lord of Bluelion Domain was puzzled, but then he gave the black-robed elder a glance. “Alright. This battle is over. Announce the results.”
And thus, the Lord of Bluelion Domain led his forces to depart in a grand fashion.
The Lord of Bluelion Domain was the victor of this battle.
A million kilometers away, atop a grassland.
“Bang.” With a casual toss, Linley sent Russell landing heavily on the grass.
A million kilometers. Given a Sovereign’s speed, at full power, less than a second was needed to traverse this distance.
Russell had only felt his body tremble. The next thing he saw was that his surroundings had completely changed. There were no spectating Deities nearby, nor was there the Lord of Bluelion Domain, against who he had been battling. The surrounding area was completely empty. Before him was only Linley, Bebe, and ‘Boo’.
“Thank you, Sovereign!” Russell immediately knelt down towards Linley.
“Hey…how’d you know my Boss is a Sovereign?” Bebe laughed, puzzled.
Russell said respectfully, “Just now, I was in dire straits. Everyone else was far away. Not even a Paragon would be able to block the strikes of a commander-level expert from so far away! Only Sovereigns are capable of this!” A Sovereign could kill a commander-level expert from even millions of kilometers away with but a thought, much less from just a few kilometers away.
Naturally, however, they wouldn’t be able to do that to Paragons.
Just now, Linley had simply sent out his Will and released a surge of Sovereign power to help Russell slightly, and then had used it to wrap up Russell, then bring him, Bebe, and Boo here instantly.
“Russell, have you realized what went wrong in that battle?” Linley laughed calmly.
Russell nodded immediately, a hint of puzzlement flashing through his eyes. “It really was quite odd. I had prepared very thoroughly for this battle; even if I lost, I wouldn’t possibly die. But…I discovered that my innate divine ability, when combined with my most powerful soul attack, actually didn’t have much of an impact on him. This is simply inconceivable.”
“This is because he has a soul-protecting Sovereign artifact.” Linley laughed calmly.
“Sovereign, he isn’t an Emissary.” The nearby ‘Boo’ said, puzzled.
“Right. He isn’t an Emissary.” Russell said hurriedly as well. “I investigated this matter long ago. In addition, given Ombarafael’s arrogant nature, if he became a Sovereign’s Emissary, he would definitely announce it right away. He wouldn’t be able to hide it for long.”
“Do you think that my divine sense was mistaken?” Linley said calmly.
Russell and Boo immediately no longer dared to argue.
“Doesn’t that mean I will never be able to defeat him?” Russell couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
Linley said with a casual laugh, “Russell, I have a test for you. If you participate in it, the chances of death are close to 90%, but if you accept, you will become one of my Emissaries. If you are willing…then upon accepting, even before the trial, I will bestow you with a Sovereign artifact of your choice.”
Russell’s eyes lit up.
To a Seven Star Fiend-level expert, a Sovereign artifact was extremely alluring.
“Dare I ask, Sovereign, what is the test?” Russell said hurriedly.
“It is a Planar War.” Linley immediately began to speak in detail regarding this event. Although he didn’t say anything about ‘ten successive victories’, he gave a full explanation regarding how dangerous this Planar War would be. “Every person will have Sovereign’s Might. Upon entering, you will be in great danger. You can give up this opportunity, if you choose.”
Russell hesitated momentarily, then laughed. “Sovereign, I accept! I specialize in speed. Given my innate divine ability, my soul is also extremely strong. If I were to acquire a defensive Sovereign artifact, I imagine that I will have at least a 30% chance of survival. I’m willing to take this gamble. If I fail, at most, I will lose my most powerful divine clone. But if I win…”
Linley nodded slightly.
In choosing Emissaries, he had to choose those who particularly excelled in either soul attacks or material attacks. That way, by giving them a Sovereign artifact, he could make up for their deficiency and so increase their chances of survival.
“Then I will bestow you with a defensive Sovereign artifact.” Linley waved his hand, and a set of Sovereign armor appeared.
Russell’s eyes immediately began to blaze.
“Thank you, Sovereign!” Russell immediately knelt down, accepting this Sovereign artifact.
“Alright. Let’s head out now, in search of the next Emissary.” Linley laughed calmly.
“The next one?” Russell was startled.
“This time, we are preparing to find six Emissaries. You are only the first one.” Bebe snickered.
Linley’s group treated this as a form of tourism as well, touring while choosing acceptable candidates. Upon traveling through the Divine Wind Plane, they would go to the Divine Water Plane, and then would go to the Divine Earth Plane.
Time slowly passed by.
“I bestow upon you a soul-protecting Sovereign artifact. You will become the second Emissary under my control!” Linley withdrew a Sovereign artifact in the shape of an earring as he spoke.
“Thank you, Sovereign!”
A bald man whose entire body seemed to be formed from azure rocks fell to his knees.
“I bestow upon you a defensive Sovereign artifact. You will become the third Emissary under my control!” Linley withdrew yet another set of Sovereign armor.
“Thank you, Sovereign!”
A jade-haired woman who had a patch of fish scales on her forehead fell to her knees as she spoke.
Every person Linley selected decided to accept his trial, and so, Linley’s little group was slowly beginning to grow…