"Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire, or rather, the Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire of this universe, are not as simple as you imagine."
"Lord Locke, I also know that the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire are not simple."
Linley smiled bitterly.
"After all, according to what I have learned from the Netherworld Mountain, the Higher Law of the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire is the complete Law of Space."
"It is just that only my Laws of Earth have reached the Paragon level."
Linley shook his head. "All these years, I have also tried to comprehend the Law of Space through the other Laws, but I ultimately failed."
"No, Linley, you misunderstood what I meant."
"What I said about the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire not being simple does not mean that they are merely the Lower Laws of the Law of Space."
Locke was not surprised by Linley's confusion.
The current Linley had already become one of the strongest Sovereigns in the Magical Universe, but like the other Sovereigns, his horizons had yet to be opened.
"Linley, you came out of a material plane step by step."
"Material planes, divine planes, Higher Planes, the spatial turbulence…"
"Have you never thought about the connections between them?"
"This…"
Linley fell into contemplation.
He did not think that Chief Sovereign Locke was trying to fool him.
It was just that, when it came to the universe, without someone to guide them, those capable of seeing through the truths of the universe were all extraordinary figures.
In the entire Magical Universe, only Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff had inferred through certain things within the universe that the Magical Universe was controlled by an even higher existence.
Of course, that was the Orloff of the original universe.
In this universe, because of Locke's appearance, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff had been firmly suppressed by Locke and the Chief Sovereign of Death. Pursuing greater strength and trying to catch up to the Chief Sovereign of Death and Locke had consumed almost all of his attention. How could he possibly have any spare time to contemplate the question of the "universe"?
"Chief Sovereign Locke, please explain it to me directly."
After a long while, Linley still could not discover the connection between these things through Locke's hints.
"You…"
Locke shook his head, though he was not surprised.
"Linley, after becoming a Sovereign, you have never created a divine plane, have you?"
"Mm."
Linley nodded.
After becoming a Sovereign, Linley had indeed learned from his Sovereign spark that Sovereigns could use their Sovereign sparks to create divine planes.
The Seven Divine Planes had been jointly created by the Sovereigns of the seven elemental systems.
This was not the power of the Sovereigns themselves, but the power of the Sovereign sparks.
When creating planes, Sovereigns merely provided the Sovereign sparks with sufficient Sovereign power, acting as their "energy source."
Of course, Sovereigns did gain something when creating divine planes.
The creation of a divine plane was a "prerogative" of a Sovereign spark.
When a Sovereign used the "prerogative" of their Sovereign spark to transform Sovereign power into a plane, they could gain the clearest and most direct comprehension of the evolution of the Laws of that system.
Compared to ordinary Deities, Sovereigns had two opportunities to make a breakthrough and become Paragons.
The first was when refining a Sovereign spark. At that time, the soul received the assistance of the power of faith within the Sovereign spark, which could slightly increase the probability of breaking through to the Paragon level.
Of course, if the Sovereign had not already cultivated their Laws to the point where they were only a step away from the Paragon level before refining the Sovereign spark, it was impossible for them to become a Paragon.
At most, it could allow a Sovereign to completely fuse five Profound Mysteries of a Law, or find a point of compatibility in the fusion of the six Profound Mysteries.
The second opportunity was when a Sovereign created a divine plane.
At that time, the Sovereign's soul was in harmony with the divine plane, allowing them to most directly sense the evolution of the elemental Laws.
If a Sovereign still could not become a Paragon after receiving these two heaven-defying assists, then it proved that their path had already reached its end.
Even after countless billions of evolutions, that Sovereign would still be incapable of becoming a Paragon.
It could be said that creating a divine plane was a Sovereign's final charge toward the Paragon level.
Over the years, Linley's cultivation had focused on the Law of Space. At this point, he was only a hair's breadth away from completely comprehending one percent of the Law of Space.
Since his strength could still continue to improve, Linley indeed had not created a divine plane.
"Linley, a divine plane is created through the combined Sovereign sparks of the seven Sovereigns of the same elemental system."
"The stability of a divine plane created by an individual Sovereign is considerably inferior to that of a divine plane."
"But compared to ordinary material planes, the stability of a divine plane created by an individual Sovereign is several times greater."
"Of course, I am not telling you these things because I want you to create a divine plane."
"Rather, Linley…"
"Have you never thought about this? Material planes, divine planes, and Higher Planes can all be created."
"Then, could the universe that completely contains all these planes also have been created by a lifeform of a higher level?"
"What?"
Locke's words caused Linley's entire body to tremble.
That's right.
Just as Chief Sovereign Locke had said, the planes in which lifeforms lived could all be created.
Then, could the "universe" that contained these planes not also have been created by an even greater existence?
For example, he could now create a divine plane that was somewhat stronger than a material plane.
Seven Sovereigns of the same elemental system could create divine planes that were more than a hundred times stronger than material planes.
An Overgod could independently create Higher Planes that were even more powerful than divine planes.
Then, could an existence like Chief Sovereign Locke, who had surpassed the Overgods, create a "universe" capable of containing countless planes?
"Lord Locke…"
Linley looked toward Locke and asked, "May I know whether, with your current abilities, you have already reached the realm where you can create a universe?"
"Yes."
Locke nodded.
He did not conceal this from Linley.
In any case, if Linley could reach that level, he would become an existence on the same level as Hongmeng and Locke, the "Third Brother" of Hongmeng and Locke.
"My original body has already left the Magical Universe and entered the Hongmeng Space outside the universe, and I have successfully created my own universe."
"Linley, the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire are the most fundamental Laws that construct this universe."
"If you can fuse the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire, then the four types of Sovereign power of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire will fuse into a higher-level energy under the four Laws you have fused."
"That is an energy capable of evolving all things and creating a universe."
"I have explained it this far. I presume you should understand now, right?"
"If it were someone else, such as myself, and they wanted to transcend the universe, they would have to comprehend the complete Law of Space and the Law of Time, then fuse the Law of Space and the Law of Time into the Law of Spacetime before daring to transcend the universe."
"But you are different."
"You are a four-system soul mutator of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. You are innately in harmony with the origin of the Magical Universe."
"This is your innate advantage!"
"So, from now on, your cultivation should not focus on cultivating your other Laws of Water, Wind, and Fire to the Paragon level. Instead, you should walk the path of fusing the four Laws of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire."
"You do not need much. You only need to successfully fuse one Profound Mystery from each of the four Laws. Then the four types of Sovereign power of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire can all return to their origin and fuse into Genesis Power."
"This power is also known as 'Hongmeng Energy'!"
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