Star Sovereign Roy's mastery over the mysteries of heaven and earth had reached a terrifying level. It was as if heaven and earth held no secrets from him, truly awe-inspiring.
Just by standing beside Roy, Breler felt his connection to the world and the heavens become much clearer, as if Roy himself was the world and the heavens.
Moreover, Roy's proficiency with magic arrays far surpassed Breler's comprehension.
Faced with a magic array that Roy casually produced, Breler had spent nearly three hundred years just to decipher a small portion of it.
Yet, even that small portion had greatly enhanced Breler's understanding of magic arrays.
In the past few years, Breler had also felt he had gained some understanding of the "Nebula Array." After completing a simplified version, he wanted to use it as a base to create a battle formation. He had been stuck for decades, but Roy's few strokes had given him immense inspiration.
"Alright, Breler, you can study these yourself later."
Interrupting Breler's absorption, Roy asked him, "Have you deciphered the magic array I asked you to study?"
"I've deciphered it."
"I'll go and get it for you right away."
Breler reluctantly tore his gaze away from the paper and walked to a bookshelf. He pulled out a book and handed it to Roy. After Roy nodded, he gleefully went to another corner to continue studying the revisions Roy had just made.
Roy's modifications had directly defined the scope of the magic array.
According to the magic array Roy had modified, it could directly channel the heavenly and earthly energy of a specific plane. Then, based on the laws of that plane, a battle formation could be created to utilize this energy.
Roy's mastery of magic arrays was truly unfathomable!
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Roy paid no mind to whatever insights Breler might have gained. He simply hoped Breler would complete the task he had assigned, and otherwise, he would let Breler do as he pleased.
Opening the book in his hand, it contained detailed records of Breler's insights while deciphering the "Nebula Array." Anyone studying magic arrays would undoubtedly treasure it.
But this was useless to Roy. He immediately flipped to the last page.
A magic array was drawn on it. Roy only glanced at it, and the stars within his body shifted according to the array's layout.
Sensing the channeled heavenly and earthly energy within him, Roy nodded slightly.
Not bad. Breler truly lived up to his reputation as a genius in studying magic arrays.
After memorizing this magic array, Roy, along with Aldrich and Shelley, exited the study and returned to the Sovereign's Hall.
"Aldrich, how many Lord God Artifacts do you currently possess?"
After sitting on the divine throne, Roy asked Aldrich.
As a Divine Clone of a Sovereign, there were no restrictions like "can only wear one Lord God Artifact."
Therefore, generally, other clones of a Sovereign would possess the complete set of three Lord God Artifacts.
As expected, Aldrich's answer did not surprise Roy.
"Lord Roy, I currently have three Lord God Artifacts, and my Sovereign Power is also sufficient. However, they are all Water Element Sovereign Power."
"I understand," Roy nodded and said to Aldrich, "Aldrich, according to the regulations between Sovereigns, since you have become my envoy, I must bestow upon you a Lord God Artifact."
"But since you already possess all three Lord God Artifacts, I will not give you another useless Lord God Artifact."
"How about this: I have a magic array here that can strengthen the divine body. At its strongest, it can temper the divine body to the level of a Lord God Artifact, and at its weakest, it can temper the divine body to be close to a Lord God Artifact."
"This is a reward bestowed upon those under my command who have made great contributions."
"Now, I will exchange the Lord God Artifact I was supposed to give you for one use of this magic array. Are you willing?"
"What?"
Aldrich was greatly shocked by Roy's words.
A divine body at the Lord God Artifact level! This would increase his strength no less than Willpower.
In fact, a divine body at the Lord God Artifact level performed even better in combat than a portion of Willpower.
As far as Aldrich knew, apart from a very few Divine Beasts with heaven-defying physical talent, the only ones whose divine bodies had reached the Lord God Artifact level were Destiny Sovereign Off and Star Sovereign Roy.
He never expected that he would also have the opportunity to strengthen his divine body.
According to the Star Sovereign, this magic array could at least enhance his divine body's strength to a level close to a Sovereign's. If that were the case, his close-combat strength would at least increase fivefold!
Then, even if his Profound Mysteries of Laws were slightly inferior to Paragon, his strength would be enough to rival a true Paragon with the sheer toughness of his divine body.
How could Aldrich refuse such a good thing?
Indeed, siding with the Star Sovereign was not a disadvantage!
"Good, I agree!"
"Then stand still."
After Aldrich was ready, Roy raised his right hand towards Aldrich.
Instantly, Roy's right hand transformed into countless tiny yellow stars, surrounding Aldrich.
These stars were arranged according to the simplified "Nebula Array" magic array's layout, establishing a connection with the heavens and earth. They rotated slowly according to a certain pattern, channeling the heavenly and earthly energy of the corresponding plane into the array, and began to temper Aldrich's divine body.
"Mmm..."
Aldrich's face turned flushed red as immense energy from the outside poured into his divine body, frantically refining it.
Every second, Aldrich could feel the strength of his divine body rapidly increasing.
In just a few minutes, it had progressed from the level of a High-level Divine Artifact to that of a High-level Divine Artifact.
Then, as the pain intensified, Aldrich's divine body strength continued to increase, eventually surpassing the scope of Divine Artifacts and reaching a terrifying degree.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."
Only then did the stars surrounding Aldrich transform into streaks of light and merge into Roy's right hand, completing this divine body refinement.
Roy felt a slight disappointment.
Aldrich's physical talent was simply too poor.
The first refinement had the strongest effect.
Ten more refinements would not be as effective as the first.
Given Aldrich's physical talent, a divine body close to the level of a Lord God Artifact would be his limit.
"How does it feel?"
"Hahaha, great, really great, couldn't be better."
Aldrich clenched his fists, feeling that the strength of his divine body was now hundreds or even thousands of times greater than before.
But unfortunately, it was still a distance away from a Lord God Artifact.
If he could do it again, Aldrich felt his divine body would be close to the level of a Lord God Artifact, if not already there.
"Aldrich, this divine body refinement is my compensation for not being able to provide you with a Lord God Artifact."
"In the future, if you complete one task for me, I can refine your divine body once. Are you willing?"
"Willing, willing, Lord Roy, are there any tasks you need me to do now?"
Aldrich laughed heartily.
The satisfaction brought by such an increase in strength was truly intoxicating.
How long had it been since he had experienced such a feeling?
At this moment, Aldrich was full of drive.
"Aldrich, I need to remind you that the first time this kind of body refinement is done, the effect is the best."
"The subsequent effects will gradually decrease, and it might take ten times later to match this one."
Aldrich felt a bit disappointed upon hearing this, but he understood that enhancements brought by external forces were indeed best the first time.
It was like the Netherworld Fruit in Netherworld Mountain; only the first one was effective, and eating hundreds more afterward would have no effect.
Aldrich was already surprised that Roy, the Star Sovereign, could use this method repeatedly.
No wonder the Star Sovereign Roy was confident that this Magic Array could elevate a divine body to near Lord God Artifact level.
This was probably the Star Sovereign being modest.
As long as it continued to have an effect, refining the divine body to the Lord God Artifact level was just a matter of repetition.
If a hundred times wasn't enough, then a thousand times. If a thousand times wasn't enough, then ten thousand times!
"Don't worry, Lord Sovereign."
"Whether it's ten tasks or a hundred tasks, release them quickly. I'll complete them all for you!"
Roy rubbed his chin. Aldrich's enthusiasm was beyond his expectations.
However, this was perfect.
After refining his divine body, Aldrich's current strength was not much different from a Paragon High-God.
With the complete set of three Lord God Artifacts, if he encountered a Paragon without Lord God Artifacts, he might even be a match for Aldrich in close combat.
Moreover, Aldrich was the former Water Sovereign, and in every aspect, Roy had to show him a certain degree of respect.
"Tasks?"
Roy pondered. Given Aldrich's current state, if he didn't have any tasks for him, it might dampen Aldrich's enthusiasm.
But what tasks did he have for Aldrich right now?
Roy's mind raced.
Right!
"Aldrich, recently, the bandits in the Infernal Realm have become very rampant. Some of them are retired soldiers from other Sovereign Legions and still possess Sovereign Power. Go and cleanse these bandits, and restore peace to the Infernal Realm."
This was the task that Roy felt was most suitable for Aldrich at the moment.
It wasn't difficult, but it would require time to traverse the entire Infernal Realm.
Even if Aldrich was now comparable to a Paragon, it would be impossible to clear out all the bandits in the Infernal Realm in just a few tens of thousands of years.
And for Aldrich, tens of thousands of years would pass in the blink of an eye.
Coincidentally, after spending fifteen hundred million billion years dwelling in the Aldrich Plane, Aldrich also wanted to travel around.
"Don't worry, Lord Star Sovereign. I'll complete this mission with flying colors!"
After receiving a mission that suited him, Aldrich bowed to Roy and then flew away from Star Island.
After Aldrich left, Roy called out to Shelley.
"Shelley."
"Lord Roy, do you have any instructions?"
Hearing Roy's call, Shelley emerged from behind Roy.
"I just tried it. This magic array analyzed by Breler can indeed enhance the strength of the divine body, and I can control the speed and process of tempering."
"Now, release your other divine clones. I will directly enhance the strength of your divine bodies."
Roy's words made Shelley chuckle inwardly.
Lord Roy is something else, to actually use that Aldrich to test the magic array analyzed by Breler.
If that Lord God's divine clone knew that he was used as an experimental subject by Lord Roy, I wonder if he would be angry.
However, looking at his appearance after trying the magic array, he probably wouldn't, right?
Putting aside her playful thoughts, another Shelley, dressed in a blue robe, separated from Shelley's main body. The two Shelleys, one red and one blue, stood before Roy.
The second time, Roy was already adept at the operation. Unlike the rough handling he gave Aldrich, Roy tried his best to guide the energy from the magic array gently to temper Shelley's divine body.
This way, although the tempering speed was not as fast as with Aldrich, it did not cause Shelley any pain.
The only drawback might be that the tempering process took much longer.
But for Roy and Shelley, they were not lacking in time!
Unlike Aldrich, Roy tempered Shelley's divine body completely in one go.
Shelley's main body was the offspring of a Divine Beast, with a high bloodline concentration. Therefore, the divine body strength of its Fire Element Divine Clone directly increased to the level of a Lord God Artifact, greatly boosting Shelley's main body's power. Its close-combat strength was among the top tier of Seven-star Demons.
As for the Wind Element Divine Clone, it was slightly inferior, only reaching a level close to that of a Lord God Artifact.
However, this also significantly increased the strength of Shelley's Wind Element Divine Clone.
Currently, Shelley's strength was enough to rank within the top twenty among Commanders!
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While Roy was tempering Shelley's divine body, Aldrich also began his mission.
Starting from the Star Mist Sea, Aldrich cleared the Blade Sea Islands before flying out of the Star Mist Sea, embarking on a leisurely journey of playing and eliminating bandits.
Over the next tens of thousands of years, a super expert who specialized in hunting bandits emerged in the Infernal Realm. Even bandits with the strength of Six-star Devils who possessed Sovereign Power could not escape from this super expert.
What was even more shocking was that when dealing with bandits, regardless of how strong they were or whether they used Sovereign Power, this individual would kill them or send them into spatial turbulence with a single move.
Suddenly, the entire Infernal Realm's atmosphere cleared up.
Everyone speculated that this super expert might have encountered bandit attacks that led to his family's ruin when he was young, and he was the only survivor. This might be why he harbored such hatred for bandits, and after growing up, he nearly exterminated all the bandits in the Infernal Realm.
This person's strength was also recognized by everyone, and he was regarded as a "suspected Paragon" level expert.
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