"Mosi Bagshaw?"
Locke rubbed his chin as he recalled the information he knew regarding Mosi Bagshaw.
Of course, the information in Locke's mind was from more than a thousand cycled eras in the future.
Mosi Bagshaw was the patriarch of the Bagshaw clan of Miluo Island in the Infernal Realm and one of the Commanders of Purgatory. He had once declared that, in terms of soul power, there were fewer than ten people beneath the Sovereigns who could surpass him!
One had to know that over a thousand cycled eras later, seven or eight confirmed Paragons had appeared.
For Mosi Bagshaw to dare utter such words meant that, aside from Paragons, he believed himself to be virtually unmatched beneath the Sovereigns in terms of soul strength.
According to what Locke knew, more than a thousand cycled eras later, even if he hadn't exposed the secret beforehand, the existence of soul mutants was no longer a secret.
After becoming a Sovereign, Bluefire Reisgem had once said that soul mutation was extremely dangerous during the process itself, and those who successfully completed a soul mutation were exceedingly rare.
Furthermore, each additional elemental affinity increased the danger exponentially.
Dual-element soul mutants were acceptable. Across the countless material planes, the Seven Divine Planes, and the Four Higher Planes of the Panlong Universe, there were quite a few of them.
But triple-element soul mutants numbered only two.
One of them was Aiken, the man capable of refining Sovereign's Might from currency.
Thus, many people speculated that for Mosi Bagshaw to possess such confidence in his soul power, the second triple-element soul mutant might very well be Mosi Bagshaw himself.
However, Mosi Bagshaw had only ever displayed his Destruction divine clone and Death divine clone.
Although both divine clones possessed strength comparable to Prefects equipped with Sovereign artifacts, that level of strength did not correspond to what one would expect from a triple-element soul mutant.
After all, the fusion of three kinds of Highgod divine power was already comparable to mismatched Sovereign's Might, allowing Mosi Bagshaw's normal strength to rival peak Prefects equipped with a full set of three Sovereign artifacts.
Yet, judging from Mosi Bagshaw's attitude toward Linley, one could tell that his strength was roughly on the same level as Reisgem's.
Although Reisgem's power ranked within the top ten among the Commanders of Purgatory, there was still a considerable gap between him and those peak Prefects possessing three Sovereign artifacts.
Because Mosi Bagshaw's displayed strength was so lacking, and because he had only ever shown his Destruction and Death divine clones, Locke guessed that although Mosi Bagshaw was a triple-element soul mutant, one of his divine clones must have completely perished during his growth.
Thus, despite possessing the soul strength of a triple-element soul mutant, the loss of one divine clone meant Mosi Bagshaw could only utilize fused divine power from two elements. His strength was therefore on the same level as Oakes, Locke's Sovereign Emissary.
Thinking of Mosi Bagshaw's situation, Locke shook his head.
Even over a thousand cycled eras later, Mosi Bagshaw still hadn't become a Paragon. To Locke, Mosi Bagshaw was roughly equivalent to Oakes.
Even if Mosi Bagshaw's soul strength exceeded Oakes', that difference wasn't enough for Locke to devote more attention to him.
Especially since Mosi Bagshaw resided in the Infernal Realm. Presumably, the Sovereigns of the Infernal Realm had already noticed him and extended invitations.
Yet in the end, Mosi Bagshaw still hadn't become a Sovereign Emissary. Clearly, he was not the type who enjoyed being constrained.
Since the other Sovereigns had failed, Locke didn't believe he would be an exception.
"What else?"
"The others are all a level below Mosi Bagshaw..."
After briefly mentioning several names and seeing that Locke showed no interest whatsoever, Reynold tactfully discarded the remaining names.
"Although these people disappointed Lord Locke, I believe that the genius who appeared several hundred thousand years ago might satisfy Your Lordship."
"Oh?"
Locke looked at Reynold with some surprise.
Even someone like Mosi Bagshaw had been rejected by him, yet Reynold still believed that an unfully grown genius could satisfy him?
This genuinely piqued Locke's interest.
"Tell me. I want to see what sort of person deserves such praise from you."
"Lord Locke, I first heard of this genius while I was in the Wind Divine Plane and later personally went to verify the rumors."
"This genius is named Teresia."
"Although he is only a God, he has already completely fused six Wind Laws Profound Mysteries. He possesses the strength of a Six-Star Fiend and has gained considerable fame within the Wind Divine Plane."
"When I first heard this news, I didn't really believe it."
"Because aside from Lord Locke, I had never seen a God who could truly reach the level of a Six-Star Fiend while still at the God stage."
"Later, I followed his trail and personally tested him. Only then did I confirm that he indeed possessed genuine Six-Star Fiend strength."
"Teresia?"
To be honest, when Reynold uttered that name, Locke could practically feel the surprise appearing on his own face.
Teresia was one of the few Sovereigns in the future who possessed great pride. Although he was merely a Wind Lesser Sovereign, because he was a Paragon, he possessed strength comparable to other Intermediate Sovereigns.
According to Reynold's information, Teresia had not yet cultivated the Wind Laws to the Paragon level.
At the same time, Teresia had probably not yet obtained a Sovereign spark.
Otherwise, Locke refused to believe Teresia could resist refining it and becoming a Sovereign.
Compared to becoming a Sovereign, what was being a Paragon worth?
Although many Deities knew nothing about Sovereign sparks, the moment one came into contact with one, information regarding the spark would naturally emerge within one's soul.
This included the element of the Sovereign spark and the requirements for refining it.
Just as all divine sparks were uniformly black in color, all Sovereign sparks were multicolored.
Upon touching a Sovereign spark, one would immediately know its elemental attribute.
As for the requirement for refining one, the individual had to independently become a Highgod.
Locke believed that if Teresia already possessed a Wind Sovereign spark, he absolutely wouldn't have chosen the path of Profound Mystery fusion while still a God. Instead, he would have hurried to comprehend all nine Wind Laws Profound Mysteries, become a Highgod, and refine the Sovereign spark to become a lofty Sovereign.
"Excellent, Reynold. I am very satisfied with the information you've brought."
With a casual wave, ten drops of Sovereign's Might appeared in Locke's hand, and he bestowed them upon Reynold.
"Thank you, Lord Locke."
Although Locke already provided Reynold with plenty of Sovereign's Might every ten million years to collect divine beast blood essences and heavenly treasures, and Reynold could still retain some after trading with those clans—
Who would ever complain about having too much Sovereign's Might?
Especially for someone like Reynold, whose strength had been forcibly elevated to the Prefect level through external means. Among experts of the same level, without using Sovereign's Might, it was almost impossible for him to kill another Prefect-level expert.
After sending Reynold away, Locke's lips couldn't help but curve upward.
It seemed that after Water, Fate, and Death, his fourth Paragon Laws was about to fall into his hands.
"The Wind Divine Plane, huh?"
With a thought, Locke's soul power instantly spread into the spatial turbulence and arrived at the Wind Divine Plane through the chaotic currents.
Given the strength of Locke's soul power, so long as he intentionally concealed it, even the Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts wouldn't be able to discover it.
Much less the few Sovereigns residing in the Wind Divine Plane.
After his soul power spread into the Wind Divine Plane, he quickly discovered Teresia's whereabouts.
Using a strand of soul power to connect with the Water Laws, Locke condensed a Water divine clone. This clone then continuously followed behind Teresia.
The reason he chose a Water divine clone was because the Mirror Flower, Water Moon technique he used to record other Laws, though ultimately an illusion technique, was fundamentally derived from the Mist Illusions Profound Mystery of the Water Laws.
Using a Water divine clone allowed Locke to maximize the effect of Mirror Flower, Water Moon and record the Wind Laws while consuming the least amount of energy.
...
Although Locke knew that the future Teresia would become a Wind Paragon Lesser Sovereign, he didn't know whether Teresia first became a Paragon and then a Sovereign, or whether he first became a Sovereign and only later broke through to the Paragon level with the aid of the immense amount of faith power within the Sovereign spark.
Therefore, even though Locke's clone followed Teresia, he had no intention of revealing himself and befriending him.
After all, the complete Wind Laws were his highest priority.
However, Locke also wasn't opposed to obtaining another Sovereign spark.
Neither he nor Lilia possessed Wind divine clones and thus couldn't refine a Wind Sovereign spark.
But who could say whether the children of Locke and Lilia would possess Wind elemental affinity?
If he befriended Teresia now, then when facing a Sovereign spark in the future, would he seize it or not?
However, if Teresia hadn't reached the Paragon level before obtaining the Sovereign spark, then Locke would have no choice.
Compared to a Sovereign spark, Locke felt that a complete Wind Paragon Laws held greater value for himself.
At present, Locke's cultivation of the Spatial Laws relied on analyzing his own bloodline.
This method of cultivation was far more difficult than directly comprehending the Laws.
Back when Locke comprehended thirty percent of the Spatial Laws, he had spent less than one trillion years.
But through analyzing his bloodline to comprehend the Spatial Laws, more than five trillion years had passed, and he had only advanced a small step.
If he obtained the complete Wind Paragon Laws and excluded the overlapping portions, Locke would be able to comprehend another fifteen to twenty percent of the Spatial Laws within one trillion years.
At that time, Locke's original body, relying solely on the Spatial Laws, would already be comparable to a Laws Chief Sovereign.
(End of Chapter)
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