"In fact, if it weren’t for the Supreme Feather you possess, the Divine Lord would never have sent us to target you. With your strength and experience, you are sure to ascend to the Heavenly Kingdom and become a Divine Lord yourself in the future, and you’ve even prepared an Angel. Now that Lord Senluo has fallen, once you step into the Seven Heavens, you will be able to replace Lord Senluo, controlling one of the heavens and overlooking the Golden River."

"Because of the Supreme Feather, how much more suffering have you unjustly endured?" Ling Ting spoke eloquently: "Without the Supreme Feather, the Supreme Star would never have sent the Sword Law and Star Law to hunt you. On earth, you demigods would remain unnoticed by the Divine Lords as long as you don’t overstep your bounds. The only issue is the disappearance of Level Six of Hell, making it impossible for five-winged demigods to form Prison Wings. But this isn’t an issue for you, is it?"

Ling Ting and the Angels could naturally see that Ash and his companions all had three-tiered Prison Wings. Though it remained unknown how he managed to form them under the blockade of Hell, nothing was surprising given that Ash had the senses of the Five Pillar Gods, so the Angels didn’t pay much attention to it.

"Therefore, Ash, we’re not here to harm you, but to help you break free from suffering and straighten your deviated path of magic," Ling Ting smiled and said, "Why cling to a crown that isn’t yours, thereby blocking your own path and endangering those around you?"

Every word was for your consideration, and every letter aimed to alleviate your worries. Ling Ting’s voice was full of captivating charm, so much so that even Felix began to feel that Ash was in the wrong. However, as soon as she touched Ash’s Supreme Feather, she immediately snapped back to reality, standing firmly by Ash’s side, vigilantly watching the Angels suspended high in the sky.

"I was almost persuaded myself. When I think about it, the troubles brought about by the Supreme Feather indeed outweigh the benefits. You’re not entirely wrong," Ash said calmly, "However, do you have a way to take away my Supreme Holy Grail?"

"The method can be slowly explored over time. For now, the priority is to ensure your safety and stop the Supreme Star from continuing to hunt you," Ling Ting said with utmost sincerity, "We will escort you to temporarily reside in the Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing. As for your quality of life, rest assured, the Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing will certainly make you feel at home and reluctant to leave."

"Hey!" the nun Qiuye couldn’t help but raise her voice, "We haven’t decided on your Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing yet!"

The Vindictive Angel said calmly, "The environment of Skydream Heaven is not inferior to the Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing."

Before, with Ling Ting in charge, they could remain silent, but now that Ling Ting wanted to manipulate Ash into leaving with mere rhetoric, they couldn’t just stay silent lest they fail to answer to the Divine Lord.

"Indeed, even the Supreme Star hasn’t figured out how to extract the Holy Grail. How could Yin Zhi and her group be faster than the Supreme Star?" Ash pondered, "But doesn’t Yin Zhi only need me? Why does it seem like you want to take us all?"

"To avoid your boredom, Ash," Ling Ting said with a cheerful smile, "Though the Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing may be great, it’s still a foreign place to you. Familiar friends can help make you feel at ease. Besides, if you suddenly miss your friends and want to visit them, wouldn’t it be troublesome? It’s better for everyone to accompany you to the Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing as guests."

Ash mused, "So it’s about taking hostages... Afraid I’ll escape? Not likely. Afraid I’ll commit suicide? That’s possible. In case the Supreme Star comes to seize me, you’d threaten me with Sword Maiden and the others, forcing me to commit suicide, rather than letting me fall into the Supreme Star’s hands? That’s probably the reason."

In response to such doubts, Ling Ting merely smiled and replied, "The Weaver will surely ensure your safety and prevent the Supreme Star from taking you away."

A chill swept through everyone’s hearts: The situation was clear now. The four Divine Lords hadn’t found a way to extract the Supreme Holy Grail yet, but even so, they wanted to seize Ash first to protect him.

It didn’t matter if they couldn’t extract the Supreme Holy Grail now. The critical thing was to prevent the Supreme Star from seizing Ash’s Supreme Holy Grail. Since the total amount of the Supreme Holy Grail is limited, once the Supreme Star possesses more than 90% of the Supreme quota, no one else will ever advance to the Supreme of Magic, and this world will forever remain under the Star Cluster’s rule, with the Supreme Star’s reign continuing into eternity. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The best option for the four Divine Lords is, naturally, to take Ash’s Supreme Holy Grail for their own Supreme Rank advancement; alternatively, they could hide Ash away to prevent the Supreme Star from monopolizing the Supreme quota; the worst-case scenario would involve killing Ash, delaying the Supreme Star’s climb to the peak of the mages as much as possible.

Perhaps this is the most brutal zero-sum game in the history of mages: With only so much Supreme quota available, if you consume more, I get less. If you consume all, I lose all hope of reaching the peak. Perhaps for this reason, the seven-winged rank is called the Supreme of Magic—the peak of the Supreme, traditionally a position for only one!