Sitting cross-legged in midair right where the hole in the sky had been was Nn. He had his eyes closed and was deep in thought.


    He had been in this position after agreeing with Light albeit reluctantly about not pursuing the other Sovereigns.


    Now that he was the new Sovereign of the Human ne, Nn gained the ability to see almost any ce in the ne he wanted to. It was a pretty neat ability, making it easier for him to monitor movements all over the Human ne without having to go and check in person.


    With this ability, Nn was able to follow the movements of the people on Kyran''s and even the Crown Princess''s side at the same time. It was like watching two separate live feeds of each side in third person.


    Such an ability could be considered a cheat if an ongoing war was waging. But that only held true if that ability was being used by one side participating in that war.


    Nn was no longer considered a participant in the ongoing war because he was already the new Human ne''s Sovereign. Thus, he found this ability pretty useless.


    He was very pissed when he witnessed the Crown Princess''s— ah, right, she was no longer the Crown Princess but La, the resurrected Soul Emperor— side gained advantage over Kyran''s allies.


    What was more frustrating was that, he knew where Kyran was but was not allowed to warn him of what was happening.


    Then again, Nn might be the new Sovereign of the Human ne but he was probably not allowed to enter the Regis Terram.


    In any case, Nn tried to assist Kyran''s allies— in particr, the Conve, when Osric seeded in destroying the Tower of Conve''s defensive array and was on the verge of winning. He nned to provide Kyran and the Regis Special Forces time to get to them before it was toote.


    s, when Nn tried to use his magic, he felt the Fates''s binding force, which prevented him from making any move.


    It was because of this incident that Nn understood Azaloth''s, his predecessor''s decision to fall into deep slumber and only leave an essence to watch over the Human ne.


    For the record, Nn learned Azaloth''s story after bing the new Sovereign.


    As if it was part of the rite of passage of bing the new Sovereign, Nn received snippets of thetter''s experience and memories during his reign.


    From what Nn understood, the previous Void Master, Can, helped Azaloth, his most fateful shield, advance. However, thetter was unaware that once he advanced to a Sovereign, he would no longer be allowed to meddle in the affairs of the Human ne.


    So when the war where Can was killed ured, Azaloth had fallen in despair. He was supposed to be Can''s shield, but he failed to protect him.


    This would not have been enough to force Azaloth to deep slumber. However, he soon discovered that Can sealed True Void, his Ultimate Weapon, before going to war. From that, he realized that Can had nned everything all along.


    From Azaloth''s ascension, to True Void''s sealing, Can obviously did not want them to meet the same fate as him.


    Not realizing Can''s true intentions were what pushed Azaloth to the brink.


    Nevertheless, he did not abandoned the Human nepletely because he still left an essence to watch over it. After all, it was the ne that his master had risked his life protecting.


    When it happened to Nn, he admitted feeling the same despair as Azaloth had when he could not protect Can. However, Nn had no thoughts of abandoning the Human ne even if the worst case scenario happened.


    Because Nn strongly believed that Cade, his sworn brother, and Kyran, his nephew, would definitely find a way to reverse the situation.


    Nn''s brow twitched slightly after realizing he had just openly admitted his rtionship with Kyran, albeit in his mind only. He shook his head inwardly and swore never to be caught dead in admitting it in front of Kyran!


    CRACK! CRACK! SIZZLE!


    Nn''s eyes snapped open as soon as he sensed a huge distortion appear in the sky near Ravenpass.


    Soon after, a powerful magic fluctuation appeared which was followed by an oppressive magic pressure.


    ''This…!''


    Nn roused his the Sovereign''s Cradle at once. But the moment he did, he heard a low emotionless voice reverberated all over thend.


    "The Sovereign''s Cradle will not work on me. Do not waste your time."<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    Nn''s eyes widened after hearing the voice. He was not shocked at what he heard but at how the voice sounded familiar.


    "Sovereign of Obstruction!" He roared in anger.


    As far as he was concerned, Ruin was confronting Obstruction. Although it was highly likely that the former had already stopped confronting thetter now that the threat to the Human ne had been halted with Nn''s ascension, Nn did not think Obstruction would still persist on descending to the Human ne.


    Even if that was the case, Ruin would not allow Obstruction especially if thetter could pose a threat to his prey, right?


    Besides, Light said she would ensure her faction would leave and stop trying to enter the Human ne again. She would not renege on her word, would she?


    No. That was not entirely impossible.


    In the first ce, Nn did not know what kind of deal Kyran made with Light. She might be willing to help Kyran but would she risk her life for it? After all, would her voice hold power if she asked the true leaders of their faction to leave the Human ne alone? Of course not.


    Nn knew Light was far more powerful than the other Sovereigns who ascended the Human ne, but her strength did not reflect her ranking in their faction.


    Obstruction was also present. If he decided to pursue the matter of descending to the Human ne, Light would never be able to defy him.


    All these thoughts shed through Nn''s mind in an instant and he unhesitantly left the Human ne to check the situation outside.


    What Obstruction said about the Sovereign''s Cradle not having any effect on him was surprisingly true. Which was why Nn decided to check the situation outside instead of staying in the Human ne, wherein he could not do anything.


    The moment Nn appeared outside, he saw Ruin''s sitting cross-legged, hunched back and was surrounded by several of his strange-looking beast summons.


    The summons were not doing anything and only surrounded Ruin as if trying to protect him from something beyond their line.


    "Oh? So you''reing out now?" Ruin asked without turning to look at Nn. He knew thetter woulde out once Obstruction appeared in the Human ne.


    Frankly, Ruin was a little peeved when Nn ascended, returned to the Human ne and did note out soon after resolving the matter of the Sovereigns that managed to descend. Ruin thought Nn no longer cared what happened to him as long as he kept Obstruction at bay.


    Obstruction was not an easy opponent to kill after all. Ruin was risking his life but what did Nn do? He forgot about him!


    "Useless piece of trash, why did you let Obstruction go?" Nn snorted at Ruin.


    Ruin shrugged, not one bit offended at Nn''s attitude. Since he did not sense any ill-intent from thetter''s words, he ignored it.


    "What can I do? When these guys appeared?" Ruin snorted back motioning with his head at the spot up ahead.


    Nn immediately unleashed his magic sense to survey the whole area. His eyes narrowed as soon as he detected three powerful mages ahead.


    Even with a magic sense of a Sovereign, Nn actually failed to ''see'' the images of these three mages. Meaning their defenses were far more powerful than him, or their magic sense could easily counter those with a lower level than them.


    Regardless of what was the answer, both actually confirmed that they were much more powerful than Nn.


    Nn suddenly felt an iing headache. One of the reasons he did not want to ascend was because he knew the things he had to deal with once he became a Sovereign would be far more annoying than petty squabbles by low-level mages in the Human ne.


    "Are they Obstruction''s allies?" Nn asked Ruin, while keeping a close eye on the movements of the three neers.


    "One of them is," Ruin replied with a smirk. "The founder of their faction. The other two… well, I don''t know. They appeared right after that founder helped Obstruction take that woman''s invitation."


    "''Invitiation''?" Nn repeated with a scowl. He did not need Ruin to say it aloud to know that the woman he was talking about was La. However, he did not understand what he meant about an invitation.


    Ruin raised his brows and looked at Nn.


    "You did not know? A mage can invite outsiders into their ne by using an invitation. That was how I entered the Human ne without triggering the Sovereign''s Cradle."