Yulan Continent.
Another three years had quietly passed.
Lina had been pregnant for a full three years before finally giving birth to her and Sadius' child.
Ever since Reyna had given birth to Luoshen after three years, it was clear that Sadius' own offspring would never have a short gestation period.
Evidently, Lina's child also took three years.
Moreover, this child was conceived by Sadius after he became an Amethyst Divine Beast—through his darkness God clone together with Lina.
When the child was born, Sadius immediately sensed the special bloodline within the child's body.
And this child's elemental affinity was dual—earth and wind at supreme level, with fire at intermediate level.
It seemed…indeed, this child was Linley.
However, his Azure Dragon bloodline was far weaker than before. After all, most of Sadius' Azure Dragon essence blood had already been condensed into the Azure Dragon egg. Thus Linley's inherited Azure Dragon bloodline was much thinner.
But it was still enough for him to awaken the Dragonblood Warrior lineage through the Saint-level Dragonblood.
As for the child's name, Sadius left the decision to Lina.
Unexpectedly, Lina chose the name Linley. It seemed that, in the unseen workings of fate, there was a destined will guiding everything.
However, the child's surname was not Baruch, but rather Sadius.
Magical Beasts or any beasts for that matter did not have last names unless they started a clan. In which case, the first generation born to the clan would take the first name of their progenitor as their last name.
Thus, the child's full name was Linley Sadius.
While this trend was almost exclusive to beasts, historically, people with poor backgrounds followed the same trend. Take Baruch for example. He was a nobody until Beirut infused the Azure Dragon blood essence into him turning him into a dragon blood warrior.
Years rolled by once again.
Far away in the Anarchic Lands, Hogg Baruch finally reached the Saint-level in his dragon transformation form, allowing him to formally leave the hidden village of Desri and the others.
Hogg returned to the Baruch Kingdom with a woman of similar age by his side… and a newborn infant.
The baby was named Wharton, Hogg's own son.
When Sadius learned of all this, he couldn't help but smile. It seemed the future of the Yulan Continent had already been altered by his existence—yet some people who were destined to be born would still come into the world.
That very same year, Sadius' true body finally arrived at Blood Ridge Continent.
Sadius decided to first head to Ironknife Gorge to wait for his Darkness God clone, who was escorting the Yulan Continent's deities to the Infernal Realm.
This time, Sadius intended to bring many people from the Yulan Continent to the Infernal Realm:
His two wives, Reyna and Lina.
His two sons, Luoshen and Linley.
Nien, Liya, along with Bebe and his family of three.
Usor, Dolantell, and many Divine Beasts from the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts.
Even multiple generations of the Baruch clan planned to accompany Sadius to the Infernal Realm.
One could say Sadius was essentially emptying out the Yulan Plane of its deities and many Saints.
The only remaining divine-level experts on the continent would be the new High Priestess of the Yulan Empire and the three Violet-Gold Rat Kings of the Dark Forest.
Originally, the Violet-Gold Rat King brothers had wanted to accompany Sadius to the Infernal Realm to "have some fun"…but they were forcibly stopped by Beirut.
Then, on that very day, the Dark Forest was suddenly enveloped by a heavenly rule descent.
Immediately, great excitement filled the forest.
Sadius extended his divine sense to investigate and was surprised:
Bebe had become a God.
A deity!
This little fellow, in this lifetime, had broken through even faster and awakened the innate divine ability 'God-Eater'.
This meant that Bebe could now wield Midgod-level techniques.
With diligent cultivation, it was only a matter of time before he could become even stronger.
And of course, how could Beirut possibly ignore him?
Beirut had already asked his old friend Dennington to prepare four soul shards of the Darkness Edicts for Bebe.
After becoming a God, Bebe immediately flew from the Dark Forest to the distant Pouant City.
"Godfather, I've become a God! When are we going to the Infernal Realm? I heard it's super fun there!"
"You little rascal… you didn't even ask if your Grandpa Beirut agreed!"
"Grandpa keeps nagging to send me to the Infernal Realm! You have no idea how much he dislikes having me around!"
"If you spent your days seriously training instead of just playing, how could Grandpa Beirut not be pleased?"
Bebe pouted. Clearly, in this lifetime, his personality remained the same as in the original—playful and mischievous.
But his talent was far superior to his previous life.
Before long, little Linley toddled over.
"Little Linley, let big brother hold you!"
Linley hid behind Sadius, obviously unfamiliar with Bebe, who had just transformed into human form.
In this lifetime, Bebe was actually older than Linley, so Bebe had become the elder brother.
"Linley, this is your Brother Bebe—the Divine Beast mouse that used to visit us before. Remember? Now your Brother Bebe has already become a powerful deity."
Linley peeked out from behind Sadius and silently nodded.
At his age, he had already begun learning some knowledge about the continent. Naturally, he knew that after Divine Beasts became Gods, they could take human form.
"Brother Bebe…hug."
Seeing this, Bebe hugged Linley.
The two immediately began to play around.
Before long, Luoshen also arrived.
"Father."
"Luoshen, it's time for you to choose the next Emperor of the Pouant Empire. Our entire family will be heading to the Infernal Realm together. Father will help you find the Azure Dragon clan and borrow their ancestral baptism to help you become a God."
At present, Luoshen was already the most powerful peak Saint on the Yulan Continent. Only because Sadius guided him…but in reality this was the limit of his talent.
Unfortunately, he had been unable to naturally step into divinity. It seemed he could only rely on the Azure Dragon clan's bloodline baptism to truly ascend.
Luoshen nodded. This time, he had specifically come to discuss the matter of choosing the next Emperor.
After all, since their entire family would be leaving for the Infernal Realm, the royal bloodline of the Pouant Empire would need to be replaced.
The best way was to choose a new royal family from one of the major kingdoms and let their king inherit the imperial throne.
"Luoshen, once we leave, the Pouant Empire will have no divine experts remaining. Can the imperial family even hold such a vast empire together?" Sadius asked.
The stability of the Pouant Empire relied entirely on Sadius' existence.
Otherwise, the kingdoms within the empire would have split apart long ago.
Especially the Baruch Kingdom.
Even though several generations of Dragonblood Warriors would leave the Yulan Continent with Sadius, there were still Ander Baruch and his son, two Saint-level Angels, making them the strongest faction within the Pouant Empire.
Without Sadius to restrain them, they would definitely break away and establish independence.
Luoshen fell silent. This was indeed a thorny problem.
"So, why not abolish the imperial system altogether?" Sadius suggested.
"Instead, turn it into a religious state. Let religion lead the empire. After all, it's no longer our family's bloodline—why bother holding on? That way, many direct conflicts within the Pouant Empire will naturally dissolve."
Luoshen nodded. Indeed, that was a good solution.
Hadn't the former Radiant Church and the Cult of Shadows ruled the two great alliances through religion?
Two years later.
Sadius' true body finally boarded a metallic lifeform and flew to Ironknife Gorge.
From afar, the Blood Ridge Continent's Sovereign Army ordered Sadius and his group to halt.
Sadius presented the Sovereign command token.
As soldiers of the Sovereign Army, these guards stationed at the interplanar teleportation arrays naturally recognized a Sovereign token.
"Milord, are you heading toward a material plane?"
"No, we're waiting for some people."
"They're coming from a material plane? Then they might not necessarily arrive at our Ironknife Gorge—they could emerge at another teleportation array within the Infernal Realm."
"No problem. My divine clone is over there—I'll know instantly which teleportation array they arrive at."
A captain of the Blood Ridge Army immediately invited Sadius' group into the fortress to rest.
"Much appreciated. My divine clone has already brought them here."
By coincidence, Sadius' Darkness God clone, leading a group of people, had just been directly teleported to Ironknife Gorge.
The stationed Blood Ridge soldiers were surprised to see so many people appear at once.
Among them were mostly Lower Gods, with a few at Saint-level.
But the Blood Ridge Army did not look down on them.
After all, Lower Gods and Saints who came to the Infernal Realm usually suffered miserable lives…
…but if they followed a powerhouse who held a Sovereign command token, then coming to the Infernal Realm would actually mean a life of comfort and privilege.