Sovereign (Mortal World)

are the existences that stand at the peak of this world. They are literally and figuratively the Sovereign of the world, existences that are completely unrivaled.
== Description ==
Sovereigns are people who reached the peak of the Heaven Merging Realm, the 13th heaven stage of Heaven Merging Realm which is also the peak realm one can reach in the mortal world. Since Sovereigns almost reached the extent of the Mortal limit and touched the Divine way, their Blood won't spill on the mortal world and if they die peoples aren't able to remember them and the memories about them will slowly disappear from people's memories.
In the Martial Heaven Continent , the Sovereigns will appear during the Great Dark Ages to save the Martial Heaven Continent from the invasion of Alien Races, they will unite the peoples of Martial Heaven Continent and lead them during the World Destroying War, but even though many places will go through the Dark ages not every world will produce a Sovereign, the reason why Martial Heaven Continent can produce a Sovereign is because Martial Heaven Continent has a Star Core.
During the Great Dark Ages the Star Core will produce the pearl of Destiny, which is the energy it has accumulated for many years and given to the chosen one, so that the chosen one will become the Sovereign and save the peoples of Martial Heaven Continent. 
== Six Sovereigns ==
There are 6 Sovereigns of Martial Heaven Continent:
* The First Sovereign Yun Shang
* The Second Sovereign Qing Xu
* The Third Sovereign Mo Li
* The Fourth Sovereign Han Wei
* The Fifth Sovereign Zi Yang
* The Sixth Sovereign Long Chen
== Prerequisites to becoming a Sovereign ==
"The Spirit Blood is the guide, the Spirit Root is the seed, and the Spirit Bone is the foundation. When all three are together, the Dao will manifest within the body and cause the heavens to acknowledge them. That is a Sovereign," said the High Priest profoundly.
Long Chen shrugged originally had those requirements, but they had been stolen by someone (Long Aotian), until he gets them back later in the novel (check raws).
The High Priest nodded. "Spirit Blood is only the simplest requirement and the guide. The real problems are the Spirit Root and Spirit Bone. That is also often called the Root Bone by others. The Spirit Root is something you know. It is categorized into five ranks on the Martial Heaven Continent, the lowest being bronze and the highest being violet gold. Toward the later stages of cultivation, the Spirit Root is mostly ignored. As for the Spirit Bone, it is not used for appraising the talent of a genius. These two things don't have much use before the Spirit Blood awakens. But after it, it can nourish the Spirit Root and Spirit Bone, opening up the path of a true expert. However, the Immemorial Spirit race is born with their Spirit Blood awakened. They are born with their Spirit Blood nourishing their Spirit Root and Spirit Bone. So you should prepare yourself. The experts of the Immemorial Spirit race are very powerful."
== Disappearance ==
“Xuan Master, how could the Sovereigns have vanished? Did they all die?”
Long Chen had always been suspicious about this. He had already seen two Sovereigns. One was Sovereign Yun Shang, while the other was the Sovereign that had created the Sovereign Blood Seal on Devil Spirit Mountain.
However, he had only gotten a quick look at that Sovereign creating the Sovereign Blood Seal on Devil Spirit Mountain (Qing Xu). He hadn’t actually gotten a chance to talk to him. However, he could still sense that will that superseded the heavens.
How could such a person just vanish? Had they run out of longevity? If their longevity ran out, then why didn’t they have a tomb? They didn’t even have any memorials.
“This is a question that no one in the world can answer. It has always been a riddle of this world. Some people say that the Sovereigns have died, that they died against terrifying existences while defending the continent. Some also say the Sovereigns haven’t died, and they are in some place silently protecting this world. The others say that the Sovereigns weren’t human, and that they were transcended gods. When the Martial Heaven Continent is in danger of being destroyed, they will be reborn. When the world is too peaceful, they will enter a new cycle of reincarnation, waiting for their time to be reborn. To sum up, there are many theories, but there is only one thing that can be said for sure: Sovereigns are the most supreme existence, existences more worthy of reverence than even gods. However, the world has become chaotic, and people’s eyes have gradually been clouded by the lure of power. People are growing more and more selfish, as well as darker. Their intelligence has been buried. That’s why no matter where you go, you’ll always run into all kinds of fools,” said Li Tianxuan.
== Approval ratings ==
The Sovereigns had been respected by all races, not just because of their power, but because of their wisdom and magnanimity.
This was something that he knew as well. There were many legends regarding the Sovereigns, and although some of those stories might have been embellished, it was true that only the Sovereigns had been able to obtain the approval of all races.
He thought of when he had encountered Sovereign Yun Shang. At that time, Sovereign Yun Shang had been wearing white robes and had seemed a bit surprised to see him wearing black.
However, the Sovereign had then said that Long Chen walked a different path from them. Now that Zi Yan brought up the Sovereigns, he seemed to understand something.
== Quotes ==
===Xuantian Tower===
The Xuantian Tower says the following about Sovereigns:
"I am nothing more than an item-spirit. Although I've lived for countless years, I have no ability to see the future, so I can't give you any advice. I've experienced era after era. I've seen the Martial Heaven Continent rise and fall, again and again. But I've never encountered such a feeling. The qi flow of the world has given birth to countless heavenly geniuses. The Reincarnation Mirror has also said that the flow of fate has become muddled. A great era has silently arrived, and more and more monsters will appear. Each generation of a great era will have an expert trample over countless corpses to reach the peak of the martial path. That one person will suppress the entire world and lead that generation. They are given a resounding title: Sovereign.
"Since the last Sovereign disappeared in the long river of history, countless years have passed, and never again did a figure strong enough to dominate their entire era appear again. It wasn't because those people weren't strong enough, but because the Martial Heaven Continent's qi flow wasn't enough to give birth to another Sovereign. But this time is different. The qi flow of the continent has changed, almost like..."
"Like the final radiance of the setting sun?" said Li Tianxuan.
"Yes, just like the final burst of light before the world turns dark. This great era will be greater than any of the past. If my senses are correct, this will be the final great era of the Martial Heaven Continent."
===Unrivaled===
Sovereigns were legendary existences that dominated anyone in the same realm. Only one Sovereign would appear in one generation, so the title of Sovereign was synonymous with unrivaled.
Rumor had it that the Sovereigns were the result of all the world's karmic flow condensing into one person. Only one Sovereign could be born in one era, and only when that Sovereign fell would it be possible for a second Sovereign to be born. So the Sovereigns that had risen during previous eras were all figures that had led that era. They were god-like existences.
===Martial path===
A Sovereign was an existence that stood at the peak of the marital path. They were unrivaled, completely suppressing everyone else in their generation. No one could contend against them.
Everyone had to respect a Sovereign. If it hadn't been for the Sovereigns, the Martial Heaven Continent would no longer exist. They had been the protective gods of this world.
===Corrupt Emperor===
==Trivia==
=== Translation===
*Great Emperors are called Sovereigns in wuxiaworld.
*大帝 has also been used as an epithet meaning 'the Great'. For example, Alexander the Great is translated as 亚历山大大帝 (Great Emperor Alexander).
==References==
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