Even if he completely fell out with the three Rule Sovereigns now, Locke still had confidence that he and the Death Sovereign could defeat all three of them.
At the very least, before the three of them obtained Overgod artifacts, Locke was confident he could suppress them.
"Then, three Sovereigns, please leave the spatial turbulence outside the Water Divine Plane now."
"Otherwise, I may misunderstand your presence here as an attempt to attack the Sovereigns currently stabilizing the Divine Plane's Laws, and I may be forced to strike against the three of you."
"Locke, you…"
Locke's utterly unrestrained attitude, treating the three Rule Sovereigns as though they were beneath notice, instantly enraged the Destruction Sovereign Wordred. Destruction energy erupted from his body.
But in the next moment, the Fate Sovereign Orloff grabbed Wordred's shoulder.
"Calm yourself, Lord Destruction Sovereign."
"Do you truly wish to confirm the accusation of attacking a Sovereign who is stabilizing a Divine Plane's Laws?"
After being reminded by Orloff, the Destruction Sovereign gradually calmed down.
"Hmph. Sovereign Locke, I sincerely hope you complete your breakthrough in the fusion of different Laws as soon as possible."
After tossing out those harsh words, the Destruction Sovereign Wordred said no more. He turned around and departed from the spatial turbulence outside the Water Divine Plane, flying toward the direction of the Infernal Realm.
As for the Fate Sovereign Orloff and the Life Sovereign Viviya, after nodding toward the Death Sovereign, they also returned respectively to the Celestial Realm and the Life Divine Realm.
"These fellows really deserve a beating."
After the three Rule Sovereigns departed, the Death Sovereign also put away her Sovereign artifact whip and muttered this to Locke.
"Haha, just wait a little longer, Lilia."
"Although the two of us aren't afraid of openly falling out with them now, if they decide to go all out and fight us to the death, it's possible the Overgods might become enraged and directly replace all the Sovereigns of our generation."
"Once I become a bit stronger, then whenever you want to beat them up, you can do so. I'll personally stand behind you."
Locke comforted the Death Sovereign.
Locke's objective was aligned with Hongmeng's.
That was, to ensure the Coiling Dragon Universe did not descend into major chaos so that Locke would have enough time to continue cultivating.
Before he completed the fusion of the Laws of Space and Time, Locke did not wish for anything unexpected to happen within the Coiling Dragon Universe.
"Eh? The Overgods becoming enraged?"
The Death Sovereign froze for a moment.
"Locke, aren't the Overgods merely manifestations of the universe's laws? How could they possess emotions?"
Indeed, in the hearts of all the Sovereigns, the Four Overgods were incarnations of the magical universe's laws—omnipresent entities that instinctively maintained the rules of the universe. Only when someone violated those rules would they briefly descend and erase the violator.
The First Sovereign War had ended precisely because a Sovereign's true body had entered a Material Plane and destroyed it, violating the universe's laws and causing the Destruction Overgod to descend and kill the two Sovereigns responsible.
After that, the remaining Sovereigns feared that continued fighting might violate even more universal laws, so they gradually stopped fighting, bringing the First Sovereign War to an end.
When the Destruction Overgod had appeared that time, the surviving Sovereigns had all entered the spatial turbulence to pay homage to the Overgod.
At the time, although a single sentence from the Destruction Overgod had nearly plunged all the Sovereigns into eternal sleep, none of them had sensed any personal emotion within the Overgod's tone.
It was as though the Destruction Overgod were nothing more than a puppet carrying out the maintenance of universal laws.
Locke shook his head and did not explain further to the Death Sovereign.
The Four Overgods of the Coiling Dragon Universe were avatars condensed by Hongmeng through the Supreme Laws in order to maintain the Coiling Dragon Universe.
Under normal circumstances, they indeed possessed only the instinct to uphold the universe's laws.
However, Hongmeng could attach his consciousness to the Four Overgods and descend at any moment.
If the Sovereigns of the Coiling Dragon Universe caused excessive chaos, then in order to preserve the universe's stability, Hongmeng would inevitably replace the current Sovereigns and allow new ones capable of maintaining order to ascend.
Indeed, due to his position, Hongmeng did not wish to interfere in the destinies of the lifeforms within the universe.
But if the stability of the Hongmeng Universe itself were threatened, Hongmeng would certainly not show mercy.
Although the Death Sovereign was puzzled, seeing that Locke had no intention of elaborating, she did not continue questioning him.
Still, a seed had been planted in her heart.
This world seemed far more complicated than what they Sovereigns perceived.
And how exactly did Locke know so many things that even Rule Sovereigns were unaware of?
"Lilia, from now on my Fate Sovereign true body will permanently remain within the Water Divine Plane."
"In a moment, I'll exchange for some Sovereign power from the Frostsnow Sovereign. Bring some back for my original body."
Since he had already declared before the other three Rule Sovereigns that he would personally oversee the Water Divine Plane, Locke had no intention of going back on his word.
After all, now that Locke had broken through in the fusion of different Laws, it was impossible for the other three Rule Sovereigns to assassinate him.
Besides, with only two Low Water Sovereigns guarding the Water Divine Plane, Locke did not feel reassured.
"Mm."
…
Because fusing the divine spark essences from microscopic particles into a complete whole required far too much time, even Locke himself had no idea how much fused Sovereign power would ultimately be needed.
Thus, after completing the initial fusion of the outer divine spark essence particles into the shape of a spear within the Netherworld, Locke directly brought all the remaining divine spark essences to his Fate Sovereign true body and continued refining them within the Water Divine Plane.
After all, if Water Sovereign power ran short, Locke could exchange for more from the two Low Sovereigns at any time.
As for Locke's original body and Water divine clone, they once again began comprehending the Laws of Space.
Over these millions upon millions of years, the "Dijiang bloodline" within Locke's body had already absorbed the Sovereign blood essence of over a thousand divine beasts possessing spatial innate divine abilities. In terms of the pressure it emitted, it was no weaker than the Sovereign blood essence of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns.
But now, the forging of Locke's bloodline had also reached a bottleneck.
There was no helping it.
Although the Coiling Dragon Universe contained many divine beasts, divine beasts possessing spatial innate divine abilities were exceedingly rare.
Over these millions of years, Locke had practically collected the blood essence of every divine beast throughout the Seven Divine Planes and Four Higher Planes.
In the recent batches of divine beast blood essence delivered by Rockpeak, there were already very few new kinds remaining.
Locke also understood that this situation would eventually become the norm.
After all, divine beasts were lifeforms born from the world itself during periods when the Laws of the universe were especially active. As the Coiling Dragon Universe grew more stable, fewer and fewer new divine beasts would be born.
Perhaps in the future, only newly formed Material Planes would still be capable of giving birth to new divine beasts.
Feeling the power contained within this strand of bloodline in his body, Locke pondered briefly before finally making his decision.
Now was the time to proceed to the next stage of cultivation.
After transmitting a message to the Death Sovereign, Locke closed his eyes and guided that drop of blood filled with spatial Law profundities into his spine.
Under Locke's precise control, the Dijiang bloodline began integrating itself into the blood-forming function of his spine. Following the marrow within his spine, it flowed into Locke's heart, then spread throughout his entire body with each heartbeat.
Strands of translucent white light gradually emerged from Locke's body.
These lights were manifestations of the spatial Laws contained within that drop of Dijiang blood.
As those spatial Laws circulated through Locke's body alongside his blood, they began transforming his body itself, making its structure increasingly compatible with the Laws of Space and turning him into a true "Body of Space."
As the spatial Laws transformed his body, Locke could clearly feel the distance between himself and the Laws of Space narrowing bit by bit.
Previously, Locke had only possessed two methods for comprehending the Laws of Space.
The first was using his Great Perfection Water Laws to touch the higher-level spatial Laws and comprehend them indirectly.
The second was using the blood essence of divine beasts possessing spatial innate divine abilities to draw out the spatial Laws permeating the world.
But now, without needing to use Great Perfection Water Laws as a bridge, and without needing the blood essence of spatial divine beasts as a key, Locke felt as though he himself had become a favored child of the spatial Laws of heaven and earth.
At this moment, the concealment Hongmeng had placed over the Laws of Space and Time within the Coiling Dragon Universe had opened a gap before Locke.
Perhaps even Hongmeng himself had never imagined that someone within a magical universe would gather the blood essence of divine beasts with spatial innate divine abilities and fuse them into one, artificially forging a spatial divine beast bloodline.
For the first time, Locke sensed the Laws of Space with such clarity, filling him with immense joy as he completely immersed his consciousness within the spatial Laws of the Coiling Dragon Universe.
Under such conditions, Locke's comprehension of the Laws of Space rose rapidly.
At the same time, his soul power also continuously strengthened through his comprehension of the spatial Laws.
No one knew how much time passed before Locke suddenly sensed a vast will descending.
…
The Laws of Heaven and Earth?
Outside the Water Prefecture, the Death Sovereign, who had been standing guard for Locke, looked toward the place where Locke was in secluded cultivation in astonishment.
The Death Sovereign knew that Locke truly possessed affinity only for Water and Fate.
And both Locke's Water and Fate Laws had long since reached Great Perfection, while the fusion of his different Laws had not yet reached the level that would trigger a second descent of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
Therefore, there was only one possibility for the current descent of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
Locke had successfully forged the bloodline of a spatial divine beast, becoming the first—and perhaps the only—spatial divine beast in the Coiling Dragon Universe.
Any divine beast, due to receiving the blessings of heaven and earth, would automatically comprehend one profound mystery upon reaching adulthood and ascend to become a divine-level lifeform.
That was why divine beasts were called "divine beasts."
It was a blessing granted by heaven and earth to the children it had nurtured.
Now that Locke had become a "spatial divine beast," according to the Laws of Heaven and Earth of the Coiling Dragon Universe, the already mature Locke would receive the blessing of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, allowing him to comprehend the Laws of Space to the point of becoming a deity.
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(End of Chapter)
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