"Pfft—"
The water Loran had just drunk was immediately sprayed out.
Staring dumbfounded at Levlenxia, Loran felt numb.
What was this supposed to be?
The Water Sovereign spark he had given away had actually knocked his old father off the position of Water Chief Sovereign?
"Ah, An, what's wrong?"
Seeing Loran in this state, Levlenxia's original body hurried over and anxiously patted his back.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Loran shook his head and held Levlenxia's hand.
"Right, Xia, after that Lord Locke lost the position of Water Chief Sovereign, how was his expression?"
"Mmm, he seemed quite happy."
Within the spatial turbulence, Levlenxia secretly glanced at Lord Locke. Only after confirming that Lord Locke truly seemed happy to have cast off a burden did she answer Loran.
"Really?"
Hearing this, Loran finally relaxed.
Indeed, for a cultivation fanatic like Father, temporarily serving as Water Chief Sovereign might truly have been a burden that hindered his cultivation.
In that case, perhaps he had actually done Father a favor?
However, after glancing at Levlenxia, Loran still felt a sense of urgency.
With the help of that Sovereign spark, Levlenxia had already become the lofty Water Chief Sovereign. Her strength and status were far beyond what he currently possessed.
If he wanted to continue standing beside Levlenxia in the future without becoming a burden to her, then he would have to become even stronger.
As far as Laws were concerned, he had already reached Water Paragon and arrived at the end of the Water Laws.
Although he was a soul mutant of both Water and Death and could still cultivate fused Laws, Loran had never possessed much talent in fused Profound Mysteries.
Even now, his second Water Profound Mystery and portions of the Edicts of Death had yet to fully fuse.
From this alone, Loran could clearly sense the gap between his own talent and his father's.
At present, if he wanted to improve further, the key probably lay in his bloodline.
Thinking of this, Loran said to Levlenxia,
"Xia, I have some matters to take care of. I want to go to the Netherworld."
"For the time being, let my Death divine clone accompany you in the Life Realm. Is that alright?"
"Eh? An'an, you're going to the Netherworld?"
"Then once this Sovereign Assembly is over, I can just send you there directly from the spatial turbulence."
However, not long after she finished speaking, Levlenxia's expression changed.
At that moment, Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya was explaining the agreements between Sovereigns and various unwritten customs.
Among them was the rule that each Chief Sovereign possessed unlimited rights of retaliation within their own Divine Plane.
In other words, if Levlenxia remained in the Water Divine Plane and another Sovereign tore open space from the spatial turbulence and entered without her permission, she could ignore the restrictions imposed by the Sovereign Pact and kill the intruder.
Likewise, if Levlenxia brought Loran through the spatial turbulence toward the Netherworld and tore open a spatial rift there, Death Chief Sovereign could similarly ignore the difference in rank between them and kill her.
After stealing a glance at Death Chief Sovereign, Levlenxia's heart immediately began racing.
She didn't even have the courage to speak to Death Chief Sovereign.
Thus, Levlenxia's original body directly burst into tears.
"Wuuuu, An'an, I only just found out that without permission from another Divine Plane's ruler, Sovereigns aren't allowed to directly enter other Divine Planes from the spatial turbulence."
"Death Chief Sovereign looks so fierce. I don't dare talk to her..."
"There, there. Don't be afraid..."
Loran helplessly comforted Levlenxia.
From Levlenxia's description, Loran also learned that his mother was actually Death Chief Sovereign, one of the Four Edicts Chief Sovereigns.
He was numb as well.
All knowledge regarding his parents' identities had come from other people.
Back then, he had only learned his parents were Sovereigns through the people of the Netherworld and their subordinates.
And now, from Levlenxia, he learned that his parents weren't ordinary Sovereigns at all—they stood at the very pinnacle of all Sovereigns as Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts.
No wonder they never worried no matter where he went.
With his parents' strength and status, if the other Sovereigns knew of his existence, they would probably be more worried than anyone that something might happen to him in their Divine Planes or Higher Planes.
Only now did Loran understand why even before Teresia became a Paragon, Sovereigns had invited him to become a Sovereign Emissary, while no Sovereign had ever approached him.
Back in the Netherworld, Loran had understood this. Which child of a Sovereign would become another Sovereign's Emissary?
But after leaving the Divine Plane, Loran's reputation wasn't particularly great.
At least before he gained the title of "suspected Paragon," he wasn't famous enough for every deity to know him.
Even after his battle with Paragon Teresia earned him the title of "suspected Paragon," no Sovereign had approached him.
Clearly, it wasn't because his strength and reputation had failed to enter the Sovereigns' notice.
Rather, all the Sovereigns already knew he was the son of Lord Locke and Death Chief Sovereign, and thus none dared issue him an invitation.
In that case, Life Chief Sovereign Wawaya must also know his identity, right?
No wonder the way she had looked at him when taking Levlenxia away had been so strange.
Shaking his head, Loran cast aside these thoughts and softly comforted Levlenxia.
He sighed inwardly.
At present, Levlenxia's impression of his father seemed fine, but she appeared deeply afraid of his mother.
In that case, if he brought Levlenxia back to the Netherworld to meet his parents, wouldn't she be terrified?
Whether it was because Death Chief Sovereign had paid no attention to Levlenxia, or because Loran's comfort had worked, Levlenxia's condition improved noticeably.
Within the spatial turbulence, the Sovereigns were still discussing matters, but on Loran's side, he had already left his Death divine clone behind to accompany Levlenxia while his original body and water divine clone headed toward the Life Realm's interplanar teleportation array.
By the time the Sovereigns concluded this assembly, Levlenxia had already departed for the Water Divine Plane to assume her duties.
As for her original body, it remained in the Life Realm playing together with Loran.
Although she had become a Sovereign, Levlenxia knew exactly how she had obtained everything she possessed.
Naturally, she would never despise Loran simply because she had become a Sovereign.
After becoming a Sovereign, her horizons had broadened considerably.
Yet precisely because of this, she understood even more clearly how extraordinary Loran truly was.
A Water Paragon!
Among the more than sixty Sovereigns currently existing, only Lord Locke, the Four Edicts Chief Sovereigns, and Wind Sovereign Teresia were Paragons.
According to rumors, Teresia and Loran were close friends.
If Loran had fused with the Sovereign spark she possessed, he would practically have become the strongest elemental Chief Sovereign beneath the Five Edicts Chief Sovereigns.
For a Sovereign, having a Paragon husband wasn't beneath one's status at all—it was actually a bonus.
...
"Mount Abyssal, I've returned once again."
Looking at the familiar mists surrounding Mount Abyssal, Loran sighed emotionally before transforming into a streak of blue light and charging directly into the mist.
The three layers of mist posed no obstacle to him.
Even the thunder chain barrier surrounding Mount Abyssal merely produced a few sparks against his body before dissipating under the protection of his Willpower and soul-protecting Sovereign artifact.
"Oh?"
"An'an has returned?"
The disturbance caused by Loran's intrusion into Mount Abyssal wasn't small. Both Locke and Death Chief Sovereign awoke from their cultivation.
Within the Sovereign palace, blue light flashed around Death Chief Sovereign as she condensed her water divine clone.
In an instant, Lilia left the Sovereign palace atop Mount Abyssal and flew toward Locke's Water Manor.
"Locke, An'an is back."
"Yes. That brat ran off for hundreds of millions of years without saying a word. If I don't give him a proper lecture, let's see how I deal with him."
Locke declared fiercely.
In reality, he was giving Lilia advance warning.
When Loran left, he had still looked like an eleven- or twelve-year-old child.
However, after meeting Levlenxia, his mind had matured rapidly, and his appearance had naturally grown into that of a young man.
Locke was naturally pleased by Loran's growth, but for Lilia, the impact might be rather severe.
After all, that adorable little An'an had become an adult in the blink of an eye—and even someone else's husband...
Lilia hadn't yet adapted to this change in roles.
Rolling her eyes, she said,
"When have you ever not said that? In the end, wasn't I always the one who actually disciplined him?"
"Hehehe..."
Locke chuckled foolishly.
Indeed, he and Lilia had different approaches toward raising Loran.
Most of the time, Locke would say harsh things, but whenever actual punishment was involved, it was always Lilia's whip that took action.
"Father, Mother, I'm back!"
Not long after Lilia arrived at Locke's Water Manor, Loran's voice sounded from outside.
By the time Locke and Lilia emerged from the manor's main hall, Loran had already passed through the mist formation and stepped onto the floating bridge.
"Ahhh!"
The instant Loran's foot landed on the bridge, terror filled his eyes and he let out a scream.
Seeing this, Locke's expression changed. Instantly appearing beside Loran, he dispersed the "Eye of Hell" hidden within the Water Manor's mist.
When Locke arranged the mist around the Sovereign palace, the mist outside the lake and the mist surrounding the Water Manor inside the lake had been set at completely different levels.
(End of Chapter)
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