Perhaps deliberately trying to make things difficult for Linley, Light Chief Sovereign Augusta pretended not to know why Linley had come. Raising an eyebrow, he spoke in an exceptionally rude tone.
"Thanks to you, Chief Sovereign Linley, my plans spanning countless trillions of years have all come to nothing in a single day..."
Linley's expression changed slightly.
The sarcastic tone in Light Chief Sovereign Augusta's voice already represented his rejection of Linley.
For Linley, this was not good news.
Taking a deep breath, Linley acted as though he had not heard the mockery in Augusta's voice and said, "Light Chief Sovereign, I believe you already know what I wish to discuss."
"I don't know which of you Light Sovereigns that angel serves."
"But I hope you can set that angel free."
"If you can do that, then in the name of a Chief Sovereign, I will owe you a favor."
After speaking, Linley looked hopefully toward the other Light Sovereigns.
In Linley's view, so long as his mother was not an angel under Light Chief Sovereign Augusta, then there would be much more room for negotiation.
Not long ago, a single favor from Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff had saved Light Chief Sovereign Augusta's life from Linley's hands.
Linley believed that no Light Sovereign would refuse a favor from him.
However, to Linley's surprise, not a single one of the Light Sovereigns stepped forward.
Could it be...?
Linley's heart sank.
Sure enough, Light Chief Sovereign Augusta let out a cold snort.
"My apologies, Lord Linley."
"That angel is my most important subordinate."
"Although a favor from Chief Sovereign Linley is indeed very valuable, I'm not so desperate that I would abandon my own subordinate for such a favor!"
Linley's face turned ashen.
What kind of person was Light Chief Sovereign Augusta? Did the Sovereigns not know?
How could someone like him possibly cherish one of his angels?
If Lina truly were that important to Light Chief Sovereign Augusta, he would never have sent her into the Planar Battlefield.
Saying such things now was merely an attempt to gain leverage over Linley.
"Augusta, name your conditions."
"What exactly will it take before you're willing to set that angel free?"
"Heh..."
Light Chief Sovereign Augusta sneered, intending to use Lina to keep Linley under his thumb.
However, when he raised his head and saw the trace of cold light in Linley's eyes, his heart suddenly trembled, and he involuntarily shuddered.
"Light Chief Sovereign, I hope you'll think this through carefully."
"Otherwise..."
Linley raised his hand.
Three types of fused Sovereign power condensed into a sphere within his palm, radiating terrifying might as it shattered the surrounding spatial turbulence.
"I dared to risk being killed by an Overgod to bring that angel out of the Planar Battlefield."
"Tell me... do you think I'd dare violate the Sovereign Pact and kill you right here?"
Linley's calm tone instantly caused Light Chief Sovereign Augusta's face to turn pale.
That's right.
This fellow was a madman!
Moreover, if Light Chief Sovereign Augusta were killed, every angel under his command would immediately regain their freedom and recover the memories they had before becoming angels.
Thus, Augusta did not dare gamble.
"Chief Sovereign Linley..."
Fortunately, Augusta was not alone.
The moment Augusta sensed that something was wrong, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff had already silently arrived behind Linley.
"Chief Sovereign Linley, although I've already repaid the favor I owed Augusta, Augusta is still quite a decent fellow."
"It seems there is some misunderstanding between the two of you."
"I wonder whether I might have the honor of serving as a mediator, so that we can discuss how to resolve this matter together?"
After Orloff arrived, Augusta finally let out a sigh of relief.
There was no helping it.
The pressure Linley placed upon him was simply too great.
Moreover, given Linley's previous record of violating the rules of the Planar Battlefield, Light Chief Sovereign Augusta did not dare stand alone before Linley.
"Of course, Lord Orloff. I ask that you uphold justice for me."
After Augusta agreed, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff turned to look at Linley.
He had already sensed the killing intent Linley harbored toward Augusta.
Orloff certainly did not want his own clone to be killed by Linley.
"If Lord Orloff is willing to help, Linley will be deeply grateful."
Linley slightly lowered his head toward Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff.
He also knew that, given the current relationship between himself and Light Chief Sovereign Augusta, Augusta was unlikely to release his mother.
However, if Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff mediated between them, there was a chance Augusta might relent.
"In that case, let us go to the Celestial Realm together and discuss the matter there."
After obtaining Linley's agreement, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff made the suggestion.
Neither Linley nor Augusta refused, and they followed behind Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff, flying toward the Celestial Realm.
Augusta did not refuse because he and Orloff were one and the same. He knew Orloff was simply playing it safe and intended to lure Linley into the Augusta Garden.
The Augusta Garden was the second Overgod artifact obtained by Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff. It was a material-defense Overgod artifact that Orloff had transformed into his Chief Sovereign palace.
Once Linley entered the Augusta Garden, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff would be able to cut off all of Linley's escape routes in an instant and kill him within the Celestial Realm.
After all, Chief Sovereign Locke had already stated that he would only intervene on Linley's behalf once.
That opportunity had already been used when Linley survived the Destruction Overgod.
No matter what danger Linley encountered afterward, Chief Sovereign Locke would no longer intervene.
As for Linley, he had not thought that far.
His mind was entirely occupied with one thought—how to take his mother, Lina, back from Light Chief Sovereign Augusta.
When the other Sovereigns saw Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff stepping into the conflict between Chief Sovereign Linley and Light Chief Sovereign Augusta, they knew there would be no more spectacle to watch, and one after another, they returned to their respective Divine Planes.
Beirut and Bluefire exchanged glances, shook their heads, sighed, and then flew toward the Yulan Plane.
No matter how reluctant they were regarding Lina's situation, neither of them could stop Linley.
After all, she was Linley's mother.
Even knowing full well that Augusta would demand an exorbitant price, Linley was still willing to pay an enormous cost to redeem his mother's freedom.
At this point, Beirut and Bluefire could only hope that Light Chief Sovereign Augusta, for the sake of Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff, would not go too far.
Otherwise, this time, Linley would likely suffer grievous losses.
...
"Chief Sovereign Linley, Light Chief Sovereign, please."
Within the spatial turbulence, Fate Chief Sovereign Orloff tore open a spatial rift with a single motion and gestured invitingly toward Linley and Augusta.
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