Orloff arrived at the Aether Supreme Overgod Realm and inquired with Sadius about matters beyond the universe.
However, Sadius wasn't willing to divulge the information so easily. Instead, he asked Orloff to trade the High Sovereign spark of light in his possession for the information.
It was a completely unequal exchange.
Sadius only needed to speak a few words, while Orloff would have to pay with an incredibly precious Sovereign spark.
Originally, Orloff was unwilling. But Sadius added another condition—
The next time anyone was permitted to leave this universe, Orloff would be among them.
Among the Supreme Overgods, only Sadius could sense the presence of Hongmeng. Only he would be notified when Hongmeng invited someone to travel to other subsidiary universes.
In the end, Orloff agreed.
Though he had already selected successors for both of his Sovereign sparks—after all, both Magnus, the Paragon of Fate, and Clementine, the Paragon of Light, were considered powerhouses aligned with his side—compared to letting his subordinates become Sovereigns, Orloff was more eager to obtain the opportunity to explore other universes.
Thus, he could only make things difficult for Clementine.
Orloff used the High Sovereign spark of Light in exchange for the truth about this universe—and for the opportunity to view other universes firsthand.
This High Sovereign spark of Light, as it turned out, was one that Sadius had intended for his disciple, Olivier.
Olivier had already become a dual-element mutated soul Highgod of both light and darkness.
He had even developed fused profound mysteries of both elements—two types from light, and two from darkness.
Unfortunately, this four-way fusion hadn't yet reached the level of Power of Will. Even so, it allowed Olivier's strength to reach the peak tier just below Paragon.
On top of that, Olivier had refined quite a few Highgod spark essences.
At present, his power was already comparable to a Paragon.
Ever since Beirut had publicly revealed his status as a Sovereign, Olivier had become the strongest individual on Blood Ridge Continent beneath the Sovereigns.
Sadius stored the Sovereign spark, then instantly teleported to the Infernal Realm's Blood Ridge Continent.
At that moment, Olivier wasn't at Youlan Manor—he was out training.
Fate, at times, is truly mysterious.
Olivier had unexpectedly encountered his canonical wife—Dana.
Just like in the original story, the two ended up together. Dana even bore him two children.
But unlike the original tale, Olivier was now the strongest under the Sovereigns in Blood Ridge Continent. The son of the Tianshan Manor Lord was no match for him.
Currently, Olivier had stormed Tianshan Manor and battled its lord.
Olivier found it strange. The Tianshan Manor Lord was indeed weaker than he was, yet he couldn't kill him.
Soon, Olivier noticed something odd.
The nine beads worn by the Tianshan Manor Lord granted him a bizarre regenerative ability.
Even with strength comparable to a Paragon, Olivier found it difficult to finish him off.
Without hesitation, Olivier seized the bead string and then slew the Tianshan Manor Lord.
At that moment, Sadius appeared before Olivier.
"Teacher!" Olivier was caught off guard. He hadn't expected Sadius to show up.
After all, his teacher usually only appeared when he hit a cultivation bottleneck to offer brief guidance.
That guidance had been crucial to Olivier achieving his current level.
"Teacher, this is my wife and our two children."
"Dana, quickly have the children greet my teacher."
Dana, well aware that Olivier's teacher was the legendary Supreme Overgod, immediately brought the children forward to respectfully salute Sadius.
"Olivier," Sadius asked, "do you wish to become a Sovereign?"
Olivier's body trembled. Become a Sovereign!
He knew his teacher would never joke about such things.
"Yes, Teacher. I want to become a Sovereign."
Sadius gave a faint smile and waved his hand, producing the High Sovereign spark of Light.
"Refine this spark, and you will become the Chief Sovereign of Light."
Chief Sovereign of Light?!
Wasn't that position held by Augusta?
Could it be that his teacher had slain Augusta?
"Give me those Nine Spirit Beads in your hand. This High Sovereign spark of light will be yours. Once you become the Sovereign of Light, head immediately to the Light Divine Plane. The other light-element Sovereigns are already aware that the Sovereign spark has changed hands and are scrambling for Augusta's Angel Rebirth Pool. If you arrive too late, they might have seized everything."
Olivier didn't understand why his teacher wanted the Nine Spirit Beads. But trading an unknown treasure for a Sovereign spark—clearly, the spark was far more valuable.
Dana gasped and covered her mouth in astonishment. Her husband was about to become the Chief Sovereign of Light.
Their two children were beside themselves with excitement—they were about to become Sovereign offspring.
Olivier handed over the Nine Spirit Beads.
"Teacher, should I return to the Yulan Plane to bond with the Sovereign spark?"
Olivier knew that claiming a Sovereign spark would trigger massive cosmic phenomena. Refining it in the Divine Plane might attract the greed of other Sovereigns.
"Don't worry. Refine it. As long as I'm here, no one will dare interfere."
Olivier nodded. Without hesitation, he dropped his blood onto the spark.
Immediately, cosmic phenomena manifested.
At the same time, the various Sovereigns of the Infernal Realm sent their divine sense scanning over.
Sadius released his divine aura. The Sovereigns instantly recognized his presence.
With Sadius there, none dared entertain improper thoughts.
"Congratulations, Lord Olivier," said several Sovereigns—they were all mid- or lower-level Sovereigns.
Since Olivier was refining a High-level Sovereign spark, he now outranked them.
The refinement process was completed swiftly; refining a Sovereign spark only took an instant.
The new Sovereign of Light—Olivier—was officially born.
"Olivier," Sadius said, "you've already reached fivefold fusion in the profound mysteries of light. With the immense faith power within the Sovereign spark, you can attempt to break through to the Great Perfection stage of the Laws of Light. That would increase your strength a hundredfold once more."
Olivier nodded. But for now, the most pressing matter was to head to the Light Divine Plane.
After all, the other six light-element Sovereigns there believed Augusta had perished and were vying over the Angel Rebirth Pool he once controlled.
Light Divine Plane.
From the moment Augusta and Orloff fused to become a Supreme Overgod, Augusta's control over the Angel Rebirth Pool had ceased, rendering it ownerless.
In particular, two Rebirth Pools for twelve-winged angels had become prime targets for two mid-level light Sovereigns.
These were the only pools capable of producing Highgod twelve-winged angels, each born with at least four-way fusion in the Laws of Light.
Every light-element Sovereign coveted such a resource.
Previously, Augusta had monopolized those two pools through sheer dominance.
Now that they were unclaimed, the twelve-winged angels within had all regained their freedom.
Naturally, the Sovereigns were desperate to seize the pools.
Just as both factions were dispatching subordinates to compete over them—
A new and powerful aura belonging to the Chief Sovereign of Light appeared.
The six light-element Sovereigns all sensed it at once—
A new Chief Sovereign of Light had emerged!