Coiling Dragon: I Transcend with Earth Element

Seeing Augusta's expression, Linley felt a surge of hope.

"Augusta, is Linley's mother one of your angels? Speak quickly."

Tina, seeing Augusta's expression, felt more confident. "However, you'd best tell the truth. I've made my position clear: if you say no, I'll capture all your angels one by one and have Linley identify them."

Augusta gasped.

This lunatic!

If it were anyone else, even the other three Rule Sovereigns, Augusta might have doubted their ability to follow through.

But Augusta had no doubt that if Tina Sovereign set her mind to it, given Tina Sovereign's mastery of the soul, her angels would likely mistake Tina Sovereign for their own and obey her commands without question.

"No need. I do have an angel named Linna."

"Really?"

Linley was overjoyed to hear Augusta's words.

Unfortunately, Augusta didn't even glance at him, instead looking at Tina.

"Lord Tina, Linna is a Twelve-winged Angel. I can promise to grant Linna freedom, but doing so will cost me more than half of my powerful angels..."

Tina frowned.

If Augusta had refused, she could have killed Augusta forcefully to free Linley's mother.

But Augusta had agreed, only demanding compensation.

Glancing at Off, Tina knew that if she didn't offer Augusta some sort of concession, Augusta might very well refuse to free Linna, especially with Off's support.

"Speak, what do you want?"

"I want you, Sovereign Tina, to swear in the name of the Supreme God that you will not attack me unless I provoke you first!"

In Augusta's view, among the Five Great Rule Sovereigns, only Tina, the Star Sovereign, would disregard the Sovereign pacts due to her past alliance with Off, the Destiny Sovereign, and Utred, the Destruction Sovereign.

Therefore, for his own safety, Augusta needed to shackle Sovereign Tina and prevent the Star Sovereign from ever having the chance to attack him.

This way, below only the Rule Sovereigns, Augusta, the Light Sovereign, would reign supreme!

"Very well, Augusta, you are very clever."

Tina was genuinely impressed with Augusta.

Indeed, Linley was someone Tina believed had the potential to inherit her teacher's lineage. As long as Augusta's request wasn't too unreasonable, Tina would grant it.

At worst, she could beat Augusta up afterward.

But Augusta had merely asked Tina to swear in the name of the Supreme God not to attack him first, a mentality and choice worthy of praise.

"I, Tina, Star Sovereign, now swear in the name of Roy, the Earth Supreme God—"

"Unless Augusta, the Light Sovereign, provokes me first, I shall not attack Augusta, the Light Sovereign, first. If I break this oath, I shall lose my Earth Lord Godhead and cease to be a Sovereign!"

Ever since the oath made by Roy and Off, the Destiny Sovereign, in their battle, the oaths of the Sovereigns and their punishments had become "lose their Sovereign Godhead and cease to be a Sovereign."

Of course, for other Sovereigns, their Sovereign Godhead was everything. Losing it would likely invite many gods who fantasized about "god-slaying" to trouble them daily.

Or, more directly, their arch-nemeses would surely not miss the opportunity to mock them.

But for Tina, who had inherited the true legacy of Roy's Star lineage, losing her Sovereign Godhead didn't mean losing her Sovereign power, only her power as a Rule Sovereign.

"Alright, Augusta, I've taken the oath. Now it's your turn!"

"I assume you don't expect me to resolve the recognition of the Angel Reincarnation Pool for you?"

Lowering her hand, Tina turned to Augusta.

"Hahaha, Tina, I think this little fellow named Linley has waited so many years; he won't mind waiting a little longer..."

At this moment, Off, the Destiny Sovereign, who had maintained a smile, spoke. He first appeased Tina and Linley, then transmitted a few words to Augusta. These words caused Augusta's expression to shift to one of pleasant surprise.

Tina glanced at Linley. Seeing him nod, she said no more.

Indeed, as long as Augusta restored Linley's mother's freedom as agreed, waiting a little longer was not an issue.

Soon, over three thousand angels flew from various directions within the Divine Prison Sea towards Augusta, the Light Sovereign's Divine Palace.

These angels were, at a minimum, Ten-winged Angels, possessing five-star to six-star strength.

More than three thousand five-star and six-star devils, no matter where they were placed, represented a significant intermediate force.

Moreover, among these over three thousand angels were twenty-three Twelve-winged Angels.

Twelve-winged Angels, at a minimum, inherited the techniques of the Angel Reincarnation Pool's master who had fused four profound laws, making them strong even among seven-star devils.

Some had even directly inherited the Sovereign's comprehension of profound laws, possessing strength comparable to the Asura Prefect.

"Mother!"

Among these twenty-three Twelve-winged Angels, Linley quickly spotted his mother.

This also greatly surprised Linley.

He hadn't expected that his mother, transformed into an angel, would be the highest-ranking Twelve-winged Angel.

No wonder Augusta, the Light Sovereign, had looked so grim earlier.

According to what the Light Sovereign just said, the connection between oneself and the Angel Reincarnation Pool that birthed this angel must be severed for the angel's soul to gain freedom.

One could imagine that once Augusta, the Light Sovereign, severed its connection with the Angel Reincarnation Pool that birthed the Twelve-winged Angel, its forces would shrink by at least a fifth.

Thinking of this, Linley felt incredibly fortunate that he had asked Tina for help.

Otherwise, how could the Light Sovereign give up the angels it had accumulated over countless years for the sake of a Paragon expert who wasn't under its command?

Everyone present, their strength far surpassed Linley's.

Linley's calls and vision were naturally captured by them.

Naturally, these Light Sovereigns also saw a beautiful woman with long brown hair, just like Linley.

"Master."

These over three thousand angels landed slowly in neat rows before the ruined Sovereign Palace of Augusta, kneeling respectfully towards Augusta.

No, one person hadn't knelt.

It was the angel who bore a slight resemblance to Linley, with long brown hair and six pairs of white wings on her back.

At this moment, the woman's expression was somewhat dazed, her face a little lost. Then, this female angel, who bore a slight resemblance to Linley, slowly flew behind Tina and stood at attention.

Since Tina already knew this woman was Linley's mother, she naturally wouldn't let her kneel to Augusta. She directly had Linna perceive Tina's soul aura as Augusta's soul aura, making it impossible for Linna to distinguish whether Tina or Augusta was her true master.

In the absence of new orders from Augusta, Linna directly obeyed Tina's command and stood behind Tina.

This scene made the Light Sovereigns present furrow their brows.

The reason they valued angels so highly was precisely because angels were their slaves, wasn't it?

Under the control of the Angel Reincarnation Pool, these angels would only be loyal to the owner of the Angel Reincarnation Pool. With a single thought, the Sovereigns could control the angels' minds.

But now, with just one move from Sovereign Tina, these Light Sovereigns had their entire worldview shaken.

Augusta also felt incredibly fortunate at this moment that it had not concealed Linna's existence. Otherwise, perhaps not just Linna, but all the angels under its command might have rebelled.

"Hoo..."

Augusta took a deep breath, then issued an order to the more than three thousand angels before it.

"All of you, keep your Angel Hearts, and then, commit suicide!"

"As you command, Master."

Facing Augusta's cruel command, the more than three thousand Ten-winged Angels and twenty-two Twelve-winged Angels did not hesitate in the slightest. Golden holy flames ignited on their bodies, and soon, these more than three thousand angels turned into over three thousand golden "Angel Hearts" floating in mid-air. With a wave of Augusta's hand, they were collected into its spatial ring.

Behind Tina, Linna's expression began to twist.

In her mind, there were two identical masters.

One master told her to stand still, while the other told her to keep her Angel Heart and commit suicide.

This made Linna unsure whose master's command she should obey.

However, the master who told her to keep her Angel Heart and commit suicide only spoke once and did not continue. Instead, the master who told her to stand still repeatedly issued commands.

After weighing her options, Linna ultimately obeyed the master who had given more commands.

"Hmph!"

Seeing that her last resort for dealing with the angels had failed, Augusta let out a cold snort, then severed its connection with the highest-level Angel Reincarnation Pool that had birthed these more than three thousand angels.

"Huh? Why am I here?"

The Angel Reincarnation Pool that birthed Linna lost its master, and in an instant, the connection between Linna and Augusta, the Light Sovereign, completely dissolved.

All her memories from her past life were completely restored.

"Wasn't I going with Master Hog to pray for Worton? How did I end up here?"

Linna's memories from her past life only recalled her going with her husband, Hog, to the Church of Light to pray for their youngest son, Worton. After that, she had no further memories.

Then, the memories of her five thousand years as an angel slowly surfaced in Linna's mind.

"How is this possible? I, I actually became an angel? And it's been over five thousand years?"

Upon learning that over five thousand years had passed since her death, an immense sadness surged through Linna's heart.

"Wuwuwuwu..."

"Hog, Linley, Worton, my husband, my sons..."

"I'm sorry, Hog, I failed as a wife, I couldn't grow old with you..."

"I'm sorry, Linley, Worton, I'm not a qualified mother. Not only did I not watch you grow up, I didn't see you get married and have children, I didn't even get to send you off on your final journey..."

"I am the worst mother in the world..."

For ordinary people, suddenly transforming from an ordinary person into an angel with immense power would surely make them ecstatic.

But Linna's reaction was to cover her face and weep, regretting her failure to fulfill her responsibilities as a wife and mother.

"Mother, this is my mother..."

Beside her, Linley's eyes were already streaming with tears.

Linley was only four years old when Linna and Hog took his younger brother Worton to the Church of Light for blessings.

Although he had an impression of his mother, the image in his heart had long since blurred over the years.

However, after hearing Lina's heartbroken cries, Linley had only one thought in his heart.

"This is my mother, this is my mother…"

"Mother…"

"You are, Linley?"

"My son!"

Linley and his mother wept in each other's arms, adding a touch of warmth to the ruins of Augusta's Sovereign's palace.

"Off, Augusta, well played."

Tina, meanwhile, looked coldly at Augusta and Off.

By now, what else didn't she understand?

Indeed, to restore an angel's freedom, the connection between the Sovereign and the Angel Reincarnation Pool that birthed the angel had to be severed.

This way, all angels born through this Angel Reincarnation Pool would be freed from the Sovereign's control.

Augusta's recent actions were to first gather all the angels born from this Angel Reincarnation Pool and have them commit suicide by leaving their Angel Hearts behind.

Angels were biological weapons born from pure souls in the Angel Reincarnation Pool, similar to Metal Life. Their souls were all concentrated in their Angel Hearts.

As long as the Angel Heart was not destroyed, the angel could be reborn by placing the Angel Heart back into the Angel Reincarnation Pool.

Just like now, Augusta had indeed severed the connection with the Angel Reincarnation Pool, as evidenced by Linna regaining her memories.

However, Augusta's loss was only a few angels who hadn't returned in time.

When he re-established the connection with the Angel Reincarnation Pool and placed the more than three thousand Angel Hearts into it, these angels would be reborn.

This method was certainly not something Augusta could have come up with.

Only the Sovereign Off, who had no master, possessed such wisdom.

"Hmph!"

Although he had been outmaneuvered by Augusta and Off, Tina was not one to lose gracefully. She immediately tore open a spatial rift in the Light God Realm and returned to the Star God Realm with Linley and his mother.

...

In the subordinate plane of Magic, Linley had overcome his greatest difficulty and reunited his family, bringing joy to all. He then threw himself into new cultivation.

Meanwhile, in the Primordial Space, Roy had also reached a crucial stage.

After years of effort, the black hole within Roy had been compressed to the size of a little finger.

The gray halo of Primordial Qi surrounding the black hole had solidified into a liquid flow.

The strength of Roy's Hong Meng Body had improved by another notch compared to before.

According to Roy's idea, if he could solidify the Primordial Qi within his body, his Hong Meng Body might advance further, potentially rivaling the Xuanhuang Indestructible Body of a Second-level Hong Meng Controller.

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