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Chapter 2797 - 1031-1044

Chapter 1031 Celestial-Level Cruel Angel

"Just what kind of master do you have, Supreme Leader Cindertail? Could he be a true dragon in human skin?" Goldenstride wondered with shock.

Leon's Paragon-level dragon aura was not hidden during his battle.

Even though he was quite far in the sky, the Goldenstride and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis could all perceive it with their Paragon-level senses.

"I don't really know myself. I've only known Master for less than a week. However, I do suspect that Master is a dragon. At the very least, he is a dragon among men," Cindertail replied.

His words left Goldenstride even more shocked after he heard it.

Computing all the information together…

It would mean that Cindertail's master helped Cindertail rise from Peak Rank 2 Transcendent to Late Paragon and awakened his bloodline ability in less than a week!

Just what kind of crazy method did Cindertail's master use to produce such ridiculous results?

"Your master is… incredible!" Goldenstride uttered in awe.

Meanwhile, Leon faced the remaining nine Cruel Angels in the sky.

After the nine Cruel Angels 'ate' one of their own, they increased their size and strength. But at the same time, they also increased their burden, lowering their response and coordination again.

The Cruel Angels pursued Leon in an event more clumsy manner.

As Leon evaded their encirclement, Leon frowned.

While it wasn't difficult to survive the nine Cruel Angels' relentless attacks, it wasn't easy to defeat them without his trump cards either.

At that moment, his seared hands had already recovered from holding the overheating Quasi Tier-7 Fire Lamp.

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However, he couldn't keep relying on the White Luminosity Eternal Flame. Each time it was used, the durability of the Quasi Tier-7 Fire Lamp would decrease.

"I suppose I should use this chance to test the full extent of my Paragon-level Death Law," Leon mused.

Seeing how the nine Cruel Angels continued to pursue him recklessly, Leon reached out his hand and gave the Cruel Angels an appetizer of the Death Law by blasting them directly with the power of death.

He used the simplest application of the Death Law.

The net-like black energy was like a visible plague of death and desolation; it swept over the nine Cruel Angels in an instance.

At the same time, the nine Cruel Angels didn't put up a single form of defense at the death power. They took the brunt of the death power and completely relied on their powerful regeneration to overcome it.

However, the power of death was too overbearing.

Damaged cells can still be regenerated, but dead cells don't come back to life—not unless the Life Law was involved.

The power of death continuously eroded the Cruel Angels' flesh, killing all their cells. Although the Cruel Angel's powerful regeneration quickly replaced the dead cells with new ones, the dead cells were lost forever.

Leon watched as the Cruel Angels regenerated while black rotting flesh spread and broke off from their bodies.

Over time, the death power eating away at the Cruel Angels' bodies lost their strength and eventually disappeared—but not before the Cruel Angels lost much of their masses, causing their overall sizes to shrink noticeably.

"It seems the Death Law is the bane of all creatures with regenerative specialties," Leon mused.

Nevertheless, Cruel Angels' rage rose to unprecedented heights after suffering miserably under Leon's attack. They glared at Leon venomously.

However, they didn't attack him.

Instead, they turned on each other and devoured one another; all nine Cruel Angels went at each other's necks like they were their worse enemies. They didn't stop until they had one sole survivor.

Leon watched the scene unfold with a frown.

If it was any other creatures killing each other, he would have thought that they had a deep grudge against one another.

However, it was a different story for the Cruel Angels, which were under the heavy influence of the Wrath Law.

They killed each other to become stronger.

The final victor absorbed the other eight Cruel Angels' bodies and morphed into a more powerful and bigger entity.

It was at least fivefold bigger than the normal Half-step Celestial-level Cruel Angel.

At that point in time, Leon suspected the Cruel Angel had even obtained the strength of a Celestial after its final amalgamation.

However, the Celestial-level Cruel Angel was so big and heavy that its small wings couldn't support its immense weight.

It quickly plunged towards the abyss below.

Roar!

The Celestial-level Cruel Angel let out an earth-shattering roar of fury, shaking the very sky and nearly bursting Leon's eardrums as the distance between them increased further and further.

Nevertheless, Leon managed to endure through the earth-shattering roar.

Boom!

A very distant yet heavy crash was heard sometime after the Celestial-level Cruel Angel disappeared into the abyss, followed by an updraft of wind rushing out of the abyss shortly after.

Calculating the drop speed and time interval of the crash, Leon estimated the abyss was around 15-thousand feet deep.

It was the deepest subterranean region Leon had come across on the dark continent; it must have passed through many subterranean layers.

Nevertheless, Leon took advantage of the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's absence to completely seal the hole in the sky and stop the downpour of Wrathful Demon Energy from entering the dark continent.

Leon made a mental note that he would reopen the hole to continue his cultivation after everything was settled. It was a very excellent source of dark energy.

Roar!

During that time, the Celestial-level Cruel Angel rampaged at the bottom of the abyss, causing the surface ground to tremble from time to time.

It was unknown what else lies within the depths of the abyss, but the chatters of numerous bird-like creatures were heard.

"Master, are you going to enter the abyss?" Cindertail quickly asked as Leon descended to the ground level and stared down at the abyss.

"Of course," Leon stated as a matter of fact.

"A scourge like this Celestial-level Cruel Angel has to be killed as soon as possible. Who knows how strong it would continue to grow if we leave it be?"

Chapter 1032 Fetching Reinforcement

Regardless of the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's threat level, Leon would still use everything in his arsenal to remove it.

He wanted to explore the abyss, and the Celestial-level Cruel Angel was an obstacle in his way.

The abyss appeared to be the heart of the jungle formation.

The source of the jungle plants' growth, the secret behind the lack of spirit energy, and other secrets that may be hidden within the abyss…

Leon was naturally interested in them.

"Be careful, Master. That Cruel Angel must have grown even stronger after assimilating the other eight Cruel Angels. I don't think it will be easy to defeat," Cindertail warned.

"Perhaps. But regardless of its strength, it still needs to be dealt with," Leon calmly stated before suddenly adding, "That being said, I'll be disappearing a bit. Take care of the situation until I get back."

"W-wait, what? Where do you need to go, Master?"

"To get reinforcement."

Shortly after, Leon transmitted his command to Tak-si through their spiritual connection. A spatial rift appeared and swallowed him in the next moment.

Starfall Dominion, Dark Fae Clan.

A few breaths after Leon disappeared from Gran Crevasse, he reappeared in the middle of the Dark Fae Clan's mountain peak. His sudden appearance immediately startled and alarmed all the nearby dark faes.

However, a few dark faes among the crowd shortly recognized Leon before their eyes brightened with joy and excitement.

"Welcome back, my Lord!" the female dark faes greeted loudly and clearly as they dropped onto one of their knees and lowered their heads submissively.

After the other dark faes in the clan overheard that, they also followed suit.

"Welcome back, my Lord!"

"At ease."

Leon calmly gestured for them to stand up and relax with his hand. The dark faes immediately complied, but they couldn't contain their excitement.

"Quick, inform the clan leader that the Lord is back!" a dark fae urged.

"No need to bother the clan leader. I am only dropping by for a short while," Leon replied with a shake of his head.

"Who can tell me the current situation in the Starfall Dominion? How's the mission's progress given to the Black Dragon Clan, and who can tell me their present location?"

"I can, my Lord!" a nearby female dark fae voiced among several other volunteers.

Leon gave her a glance before nodding with acknowledgment. Then, he signaled for her to continue speaking.

"After my Lord left, the Black Dragon Clan and Dark Fae Clan swept through Great Blackrock Mountains and united all the demon clans in under three days. Afterward, Lord Shadowtail led the Black Dragon Clan to subjugate the rest of the demon clans in Starfall Dominion in the following four days."

"It took three days to subjugate the Great Blackrock Mountains, but only four days to do the same with the whole Starfall Dominion?" Leon raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, my Lord," the dark fae confirmed with a nod before adding, "Because news of what happened in the Great Blackrock Mountains spread quickly to the rest of the dominion, the other demon clans easily surrendered without a fight."

"As such, Lord Shadowtail and his clan members had an easy time subjugating the rest of Starfall Dominion within a short time. After unifying Starfall Dominion, Lord Shadowtail and the rest of the Black Dragon Clan had been stationed near the southern border ever since."

"Only Lord Nightingale and a few other dark wyrms remained nearby in Great Blackrock Mountains in case you returned, my Lord," the female dark fae reported.

It was the Dark Fae Clan that contributed to the quick spread of the news.

"I see," Leon nodded thoughtfully.

Although he was in a hurry to fetch a Divine Beast-level Earth Dragon from the Black Dragon Clan to help him deal with the Celestial-level Cruel Angel, he was slightly bothered by a part of the report.

"Why is the Black Dragon Clan stationed near the southern border?" Leon inquired with knitted brows.

"Ah, that was because of the threat coming from the other dominions, my Lord," the female dark fae replied.

"Ever since the other neighboring dominions found out the Nine Great Clan lost all their powerhouses on the trip inside the secret realm, they wanted to conquer our land and plunder our resources."

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"Fortunately, we had Lord Shadowtail and the Black Dragon Clan to repel them."

After listening to the female fark fae's report, Leon continued to inquire about the situation in detail until he grasped the whole picture.

He was surprised to learn that the other demon dominions also had Demon Lord-level figures, albeit very few. Even so, they had many Half-step Demon Lords.

Supposedly, there was even a Demon King in the Holy Demon Land, located in the heart of the Dark Abyss Continent.

Nevertheless, the Starfall Dominion's present situation was not urgent.

According to the female dark fae's words, the other neighboring dominions quickly retreated when they discovered the four Divine Beast-level Earth Dragons guarding the Starfall Dominion.

Leon wasn't surprised when he heard of that. After all, four Divine Beast-level Earth Dragons were the equivalent of four Demon Lords.

The other neighboring dominions had no choice but to tuck tails and run even if they had more Half-step Demon Lords.

"Alright, I've heard enough. Bring me over to Nightingale; I'll be requiring her service."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Shortly after, the female dark fae led Leon away from the Dark Fae Clan and headed to Nightingale's location, which was only a few mountains away. A few minutes later, Nyfarella arrived at their previous location.

"Greetings, Clan Leader!" the surrounding dark faes paid their respects.

However, Nyfarella didn't acknowledge their greetings immediately. Instead, she glanced around urgently before asking, "Where is the Lord?"

"The Lord has already left, Clan Leader."

Sigh!

Nyfarella felt regretful that she had missed the Lord. After a bit, she directed her displeasure at her clan members.

"Why didn't anyone report the Lord's arrival to me?"

"Lord instructed us not to, Clan Leader."

Sigh!

Nyfarella sighed dispiritedly after receiving her answer. She wondered if the Lord was avoiding her due to the thing she pulled last time.

If she knew things would turn out like this, she wouldn't have done it.

Chapter 1033 Infant Abominations

Central Western Jungle, Gran Crevasse.

Shortly after the spatial rift swallowed Leon and disappeared, Goldenstride glanced at Cindertail with panic.

"What was that just now? How did your master disappear?"

"I would also like to know… It happened too fast, but it did seem like some sort of spatial ability."

"Amazing. Your master can fly, use powerful flames, and teleport, on top of being a mighty dragon in human form. Just how did you find such a person, Supreme Leader Cindertail?"

"I didn't find Master; Master found me. As for the specifics, I'd rather not say," Cindertail replied dismissively. He didn't want to share his embarrassing story.

At that moment, Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis returned after they finished evacuating the clan members to safety.

"You two seem quite free to be chatting, Supreme Leader Cindertail, Lord Goldenstride. Where did the monsters go?" Dawnchaser arrived at the edge of the abyss and looked around.

"The Cruel Angels merged into a single entity and fell into the abyss."

Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis glanced down at the abyss after hearing from Goldenstride.

The rumbles and howls from the abyss told them all they needed to know about the Cruel Angel's whereabouts, but at the same time, it also startled them.

"Those giant monsters merged into a single entity? Wouldn't its strength be even stronger than it was before? Is your master fighting it right now, Supreme Leader Cindertail?" Dawnchaser asked with a startled look.

He had even greater respect for Cindertail's master. Even if the person wasn't a Celestial, his courage was admirable for facing the monster alone.

"No, Master left to fetch reinforcement," Cindertail said after shaking his head.

"Your master isn't fighting down there? Then, who is the monster fighting?" Dawnchaser frowned as he tried to peer into the abyss as best he could.

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The destructive sound of battle in the abyss definitely came from more than just the Celestial-level Cruel Angel.

As Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis curiously peered into the abyss, the abyss seemingly stared back. They immediately felt chills crawl up his spines.

It was as numerous pairs of eyes were watching from the depth of the darkness as they were peeking their heads over the abyss.

Just how many other entities were still lurking in the abyss?

As if Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis peeking had caught the attention of the creatures hidden in the abyss, their bird-like chirping became louder and closer.

"Something is coming!" Dawnchaser alerted.

Shortly after, numerous creatures flew out of the abyss, revealing their appearances to all the members of the Golden Suanni Clan present by the edges.

However, the creatures' appearances were nothing like the birds they assumed them to be according to their bird-like chirping.

The creatures that appeared looked like fat white worms with human baby heads and multiple pairs of bone wings. Their appearances were definitely horrid and terrifyingly repulsive. Even their smell was putrid.

"Oh, hell naw! What kind of disgusting abominations are these things?!" Goldblazer and the other instinctively felt repulsed by the flying worms with human baby heads.

"They seemed to have human origins. Well, at least part of them," Cindertail frowned before suddenly saying, "On your guard! They're coming!"

Thousands of baby-head white worms flew at the Paragon-level Golden Suannis the moment they were spotted.

However, right at that instance, an incomparably larger spatial rift than the last one Cindertail and Goldenstride saw suddenly appeared in the space between them.

After the huge spatial rift disappeared, Leon and a huge Divine Beast-level Earth Dragon were revealed, floating in the air.

In that instance, Leon was immediately startled by the disturbing and putrid-smelling baby-head white worms flying directly at him, their mouths wide open, revealing multiple sets of sharp fangs like sharps.

Pow! Pow! Pow!

Leon immediately swatted the baby-head white worms away on reflex without holding back, reducing the baby-head white worms into blood splatters and blowing the rest away with the wind pressure.

He felt nauseous due to the putrid smell.

At the same time, Nightingale frowned before reducing all the remaining baby-head white worms within her sight into cinders with a single dark fire breath.

"Goddammit, what the hell are these things?" Leon frowned with a sickened look. He was evidently disturbed and disgusted by the baby-head white worms' appearances.

Ignoring their human baby heads, which was the most disturbing, the rest of their worm-like body looked like giant sperms, doubling the disturbingness of their appearances.

After realizing the baby-head white worms came from the abyss below, Leon's expression turned weird as he drew some conclusions.

"F*cking hell. Which mother f*cker dumped his load in the abyss?" Leon spat.

One can fap, but they mustn't fap and dump their baby batter irresponsibly. Otherwise, they get messed-up infant abominations like the baby-head white worms in front of them.

Leon wasn't entirely certain, but the infant abominations seemed to have been mutants that evolved from human sperms. As for where all the sperms came from, he wasn't too keen on finding out.

With a billowing wave of red flames, Leon burned the next batch of infant abominations flying out of the abyss like he was exterminating a heavy pest infestation.

The infant abominations weren't strong, but they were more numerous than the Whitebone Fiends.

"You brought me here to face these foul creatures, my Lord?" Nightingale inquired with a troubled look.

With the Lord's strength, slaughtering all the infant abominations was not difficult, no matter how many of them there were.

"No, your opponent is down there," Leon directed to the abyss.

Listening to the powerful rumbles and roars from the abyss, Nightingale confirmed that a powerful Demon Lord-level entity exists down there.

"I haven't encountered any worth opponents to test the full extent of my strength ever since I ascended. I think the creature down there will do just fine."

"Then, go fight it."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Swoosh!

After Leon urged, Nightingale decisively descended into the dark depths of the abyss without fear. Few beings in the world could be her match, and even fewer had the means to instill fear in her.

Chapter 1034 Nightingale's Battle

Although Leon had brought Nightingale to the abyss to assist him in defeating a powerful foe, Nightingale was honored and grateful for the opportunity.

Roar!

Nightingale fired a massive ball of dark flames down the abyss, wiping out the thousands among thousands of infant abominations within its path.

Boom!

Nightingale heavily landed on the bottom of the abyss with her huge earth dragon body, shaking the ground and attracting the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's attention.

But despite her immense weight and momentum, the ground between her only sank slightly from being dented. No cracks or substantial damage was inflicted to the ground.

The ground was unexpectedly firm and durable; it seemed to be made of some special alloy.

Apart from the special metallic ground, there were mountains of infant abomination corpses around her that may have numbered in the millions. Furthermore, the putrid smell was ten times more intense.

A person with a weak stomach would have vomited at once.

Nevertheless, Nightingale quickly locked onto her target, the Celestial-level Cruel Angel, with only a slight frown. The complete darkness did not affect a creature of the dark attribute like her.

"You must be my opponent," Nightingale uttered coolly while puffing up her upper body to seem a bit bigger.

However, she was still small in comparison to the Celestial-level Cruel Angel.

Skreee!

The Celestial-level Cruel Angel made a piercing scream and flaunted its own upper body as if it understood Nightingale's declaration of challenge.

In the next moment, the Celestial-level Cruel Angel made a sudden swipe at Nightingale without warning, sending her body crashing into the rocky walls a few miles away.

Cracks spread along the rocky wall in an instant before huge chunks of earth broke off from the cracked wall and dropped to the ground.

Evidently, the walls in the bottom of the abyss were not as tough as the metallic ground.

"How impatient," Nightingale casually spat, but her gaze full of battle spirit intensified.

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Although Nightingale received the full brunt of the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's sneak attack, she was perfectly fine. The defensive strength of a Divine Beast-level Earth Dragon was no joke.

"Let's play!"

Boom!

Nightingale catapulted back towards the Celestial-level Cruel Angel with an incredible burst of speed, closing the gap in no time.

Dark Fire Breath!

The ball of dark flames was fired, obstructing the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's vision as Nightingale flashed around to the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's side despite her huge body.

As the Celestial-level Cruel Angel swiped at the ball of dark flames and saw nothing behind it, Nightingale the Celestial-level Cruel Angel with a powerful headbutt.

Bang!

The Celestial-level Cruel Angel's massive body was also sent crashing into the rocky walls a few miles away.

Even if it was much bigger than Nightingale, the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's strength wasn't necessarily higher. In fact, it was Nightingale's strength that was higher.

As Nightingale and Celestial-level Cruel Angel's battle commenced, shaking the deeper parts of the abyss, Leon slowly descended from the surface level like a sun, shining very brightly and illuminating the surrounding space.

Tens of thousands of infant abominations rushed into Leon's fire barrier like moths drawn to the flame and burned themselves into crisps and black ashes.

Nevertheless, the infant abominations didn't stop pouring out of the caves in the walls and targeting him endlessly.

Although the infant abomination's origin was a mystery, Leon didn't intend to dig up the truth at that moment.

He continued his descent and made his way to Nightingale. He had to deal with the Celestial-level Cruel Angel first.

Meanwhile, on the surface level, Cindertail and the others felt the shakes from the battle in the depths of the abyss. It was far more intense after Nightingale arrived.

Although none of them could personally see the battle, they did not doubt that it was an earth-shaking battle of unprecedented magnitude.

It was a level of battle beyond Paragons.

"It's like a battle of gods down there… I wonder when we could also reach such a level…" Goldblazer uttered with a distant look.

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They had always been stuck at Peak Paragon, never advancing further. Not even half a step.

They could only dream of such a level.

"If you all swear your allegiance to my master and receive his blessings, such a level would be within reach quicker than you know it," Cindertail calmly said.

It took him under a week to reach Late Paragon. If he continued to receive blood refinements from his master, he didn't feel like the Divine Beast Realm was that far away.

Nevertheless, after Cindertail spoke, Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis looked at him thoughtfully.

As Leon reached the bottom of the abyss, he witnessed the wanton destruction caused by Nightingale and the Celestial-level Cruel Angel. Each attack would hurl the other into the opposite ends of the walls.

Chunks of the earth would break off from the rocky walls and reveals tree roots hidden within, surprising Leon.

He did not expect the roots of the jungle trees to reach so far down.

Nevertheless, his thoughts didn't linger on the tree roots as he focused on the battle between Nightingale and the Celestial-level Cruel Angels.

The difference between them was clear at a glance.

Nightingale had higher strength and defense, while the Celestial-level Cruel Angel only had high-speed regeneration as its advantage.

While the bruises and injuries slowly accumulated on Nightingale's body, the Celestial-level Cruel Angel recovered from all its wounds by re-assimilating the massive chunks of flesh it lost or devouring the nearby infant abomination corpses in the area.

If the Celestial-level Cruel Angel could replenish itself indefinitely, Nightingale would actually lose in their battle of attrition.

"Do you need me to join, Nightingale?"

"No, my Lord! Please leave this monstrosity to me! I can defeat it without a problem!"

"Even if you say that, you're not going to win at this rate unless you cripple its regenerative ability."

"I am aware, my Lord. I was just testing my physical strength on it. If you are in hurry, I will fight seriously now and swiftly end the battle!"

Nightingale gazed at the Celestial-level Cruel Angel seriously and gathered dark flames in her mouth, seemingly readying to let out another dark fire breath.

However, Nightingale suddenly swallowed the dark fire breath in the next moment, and her body inflated like an explosion had occurred in her body.

Despite that, Nightingale didn't show any signs of discomfort. Instead, her eyes burned with battle spirit.

At the same time, dark flames started to seep out from under her dragon scales, transforming Nightingale's aura in that instance.

Chapter 1035 Dark Flame Armament

The dark flames oozed out from under Nightingale's dragon scales and shrouded her entire body in a layer of smoky dark flames.

It seemed similar to Cindertail's bloodline ability to shroud himself in golden flames.

However, Nightingale's dark flames were slightly different; they came from within herself, whereas Cindertail's golden flames were ignited from his fur.

Nevertheless, after Nightingale cloaked herself in dark flames, all her physical attributes were raised like she had just undergone doping.

Dark Flame Armament!

It was the bloodline ability Nightingale awakened upon ascending to the Divine Beast Realm. However, the bloodline ability didn't belong to the True Dragon Race but to the Dark Wyrm Race.

Perhaps because her True Dragon Origin Blood wasn't pure enough, Nightingale had yet to awaken the True Dragon's bloodline ability.

Shadowtail and the other two Divine Beast-level Earth Dragons in the Black Dragon Clan also shared the same situation.

Roar!

Nightingale issued a mighty dragon roar. The sheer might of the dragon roar caused the surrounding space to tremble.

Even the Celestial-level Cruel Angel felt intimidated and suppressed by the aura that billowed forth from Nightingale's body.

Nightingale's body curled like a spring before lunging forward with an incredible burst of speed, closing the distance on the Celestial-level Cruel Angel in no time.

However, she did not lose momentum and directly rammed into the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's body. With her strength, speed, weight, and the destructiveness of her dark flames, Nightingale tore a huge hole right through the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's body.

Skreee!

The Celestial-level Cruel Angel made a piercing scream of pain and anger, but fear was also mixed within. It didn't counterattack but retreated instead as it tried to shake off the dark flames on its body.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

The space continuously shook under the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's rampage. It rolled on the ground and slammed itself into the rocky walls but failed to extinguish the dark flames to no avail.

Fear became even more evident in the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's following screams as its body burned and eroded away under the influence of the dark flames.

Nevertheless, Nightingale didn't give the Celestial-level Cruel Angel a moment of relaxation.

She continued to ram into various parts of the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's huge body, intent on thoroughly spreading her burning dark flames across its entire body.

Although the Celestial-level Cruel Angel increased intelligence and better control of its bodily movements as the conflicting wills in its body were shaved away, it couldn't regain the upper hand in the battle.

It was thoroughly suppressed by Nightingale and her special dark flames.

Nightingale and the Cruel Angel were comparable to Celestials, but their combat prowess was not on the same level. This difference was further widened after Nightingale activated her bloodline ability.

She was just at the early stage of Rank 1 Divine Beast Realm. But after activating the Dark Wyrm Race's bloodline ability, her combat prowess rose to the middle stages of Rank 1 Divine Beast Realm.

Leon carefully observed the fight, wondering if the Celestial-level Cruel Angel had anything else up its sleeve as its eyes glimmered with intelligence.

However, its intelligence could not reverse its disadvantage in direct combat, where the absolute difference in strength was apparent.

After losing so much of its flesh to the dark flames, the Cruel Angel's overall strength plummeted back to the Half-step Celestial level.

And from the Half-step Celestial level, the Cruel Angel's strength continued to drop until it was thoroughly reduced to cinders.

"Master, the monster has been dealt with," Nightingale reported as the dark flames on her body dispersed.

Leon nodded.

Shortly after, Leon descended to the ground. He landed beside the Cruel Angel's remains and used his Tier-7 White Spear to clear out the pile of cinders before finding a black-red stone.

It was the accumulation of Wrathful Demon Energy the ten Cruel Angels had collectively absorbed when they were in the sky.

However, the amount of Wrathful Demon Energy contained within the black-red stone surprised Leon, given the short time the Cruel Angels had stayed in the sky.

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He didn't think his absorption ability was inferior to theirs.

Nevertheless, Leon recalled the billowing amounts of Wrathful Demon Energy that poured into the continent after the hole in the black clouds were created.

'It must be a sea of Wrathful Demon Energy up there,' Leon mused. He was even more eager to cultivate above the black clouds when he thought about it.

After studying the black-red stone for some time, Leon directly tossed it into his Black Vortex Space for refinement before absorbing all the dark energy from it.

His dark core was visibly strengthened after absorbing the dark energy. Even so, the dark core still seemed far from germinating.

The amount of energy required to advance to the Truth Manifestation Realm was tremendous alright.

Afterward, Leon shifted his attention to the comprehension fragments in his Black Vortex Space.

'This many comprehension fragments should increase my understanding of the Wrath Law by quite a bit,' Leon mused.

Nevertheless, he was not in a hurry to comprehend the Wrath Law, given what he had seen so far.

"You did well, Nightingale. How would you like to be rewarded?" Leon allowed her to choose her own reward.

Nightingale's eyes quickly lit with excitement.

"Master, I would like to receive more blood refinement from you. And if you allow it, I would also like to ask for a body tempering method that enhances defense," Nightingale listed her wishes.

Through her battle with the Celestial-level Cruel Angel, she had become aware that her bodily defense was slightly lacking.

Dragons were supposed to have superior strength and defense. It would not do if her defense was lacking.

That being said, Nightingale wasn't too sure if her master had a suitable method for dragons.

"Quite greedy, huh? Fair enough, I will allow it. However, the blood refinement will have to wait for later. I'll teach you the Dragon God Body Tempering Method first."

"Thank you, Master!"

Nightingale was ecstatic after getting her wish granted.

After Leon transmitted the technique into Nightingale's mind, he started to explore and study the abyss.

Chapter 1036 Studying the Abyss

The first point of interest that came to mind in the abyss was the ground. Its metallic surface was so durable that it could withstand the battle between Nightingale and the Celestial-level Cruel Angel with only dents.

Furthermore, it was clear that it wasn't something that was naturally formed from heaven and earth; it was artificial, whether it was made by human beings or some other races.

The alloy combination made it very sturdy, but it was also very thick.

As such, it was able to withstand the impacts of the battle. That being said, it would have turned out differently if Nightingale and the Celestial-level Cruel Angel had purposely targeted the metallic ground.

After all, they were still Celestial-level beings. Only upper tier-6 and higher materials could withstand their full power.

Leon seeped his divine sense into the ground before figuring out the exact thickness and dimensions of the metal object.

The metal surface was thirty feet thick, and the interior was hollow. It appeared to be a broken piece of some megastructure.

And when Leon considered the topography of Gran Crevasse, which was like one enormous crater, he guessed the huge metal object had fallen from the sky.

No, it could only have fallen from the sky or even beyond the sky, which was outer space.

"Interesting…" Leon uttered thoughtfully.

Given the enormity of the metal object, Leon concluded that the crater size should have covered the entire western jungle region—had it fallen from the sky.

And if it had fallen from outer space, the sheer momentum and friction to create such a crater size would have generated enough power to set off a chain reaction capable of wiping out all life on the planet.

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It should have been on the same level as the impact that formed the shape of the Human Domain.

However, the reality is that the impact only created the current Gran Crevasse and didn't cover the entire western jungle.

When Leon swept his divine sense further past the huge metal object, he understood why that was the case.

"I see… Thanks to the subterranean space underneath Gran Crevasse, a portion of the impact was minimized. However, most of the impact was abated by the sea of vines and tree roots underneath…" Leon softly uttered with a thoughtful look.

The number of tree roots and vines beneath the huge metallic object acted as a super cushion, saving the planet from staggering amounts of devastation.

"The odds of this metallic object dropping here of all places is very low… If it wasn't specifically dropped here, then it can almost be considered a miracle…" Leon quietly commented as he continued to inspect with his divine sense.

"Looking at its shape, it can't be part of a floating city. It's part of something far bigger. And these exterior patterns… it's similar to the pyramid object in the Starfall Dominion…"

As Leon continued his analysis, he eventually concluded with certainty that the metallic object came from outer space.

Space debris was what it was.

Furthermore, it was a rather big piece of space debris, even among all the space debris orbiting the planet. That being said, it was still not the biggest piece.

"This space debris fell from outer space… But without the tree roots and vines to cushion it, the world would have ended again… That being said, these tree roots and vines had already existed before the space debris descended…"

"On top of that, the abyss actually extended much further… So, even without the tree roots and vines in place, the space debris wouldn't have actually destroyed all life on the surface. The space debris would have continued to drop to the bottom of this abyss…"

"It might have even entered the mantle layer depending on how deep this abyss extends…" Leon thought.

As for why such a deep abyss exists, that was still something Leon had to figure out later.

However, he learned that the space debris had nothing to do with the plants' growth in the western jungle. The source of the western jungle's growth came from something else.

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"It seems like the source of the western jungle's growth lies deeper below this space debris…" Leon presumed, but he wasn't in a hurry to explore deeper just yet.

There were still other points of interest to study in the present region before exploring further down. For example, the nasty infant abominations and the Whitebone Fiends.

He had yet to figure out whether they had come with the space debris or they had existed in the abyss since the beginning.

Nevertheless, according to the mutant human corpses found within the space debris with tree roots impaled in them, Leon felt that the former was more likely to be the case.

At the very least, the initial fiends did seem to have come along with the space debris.

"The infant abominations must have been produced after the space debris fell into this place… They were still coming at me some time ago. But I must have burned them all since there doesn't seem to be any left."

"However, it's strange that the infant abominations didn't come out of the abyss along with those Whitebone Fiends at the start," Leon suddenly thought.

The infant abominations only appeared much later after the Whitebone Fiends left the abyss and even opened a hole in the sky.

"Did the abyss produce the infant abominations after it received sunlight?" Leon speculated before deciding, "I should test this later. But for now, I will pause the investigation here."

Cindertail and the other members of the Golden Suanni Clan were still waiting for news on the surface.

Meanwhile, Nightingale had not paid attention to Leon's mumbles and actions. She was too engrossed in familiarizing herself with the Dragon God Body Tempering Method.

It was a method that could increase the defensive strength of her flesh and scales.

If Nightingale could use True Grandmist Energy from the primordial era to train in the technique, her defense would rise by leaps and bounds.

"We're returning to the surface, Nightingale."

"Eh? Ah, yes, my Lord!"

Chapter 1037 Divine Beast Arts

Shortly after, Leon and Nightingale started to ascend their way back to the surface. As that happened, Leon casually glanced at Nightingale, who flew without a problem on her own.

"Despite becoming an earth dragon, you've already fully grasped the ability to fly, huh?"

"Yes, my Lord. It felt strangely natural to me," Nightingale replied.

Just like Awakeners could use celestial energy upon reaching the Celestial Realm and gaining celestial veins, Divine Beasts also have something similar.

Upon reaching the Divine Beast Realm, Divine Beasts could also refine the energy of heaven and earth.

Leon recalled that Divine Beasts also relied on the superior divine energy like all divine practitioners back in the Divine Realm.

However, in a lacking environment like Gaia, the spirit energy level was far from adequate to refine divine energy.

Despite that, Nightingale could still fly just fine. Evidently, her dragon body was relying on another energy to fly, celestial energy perhaps.

Furthermore, she learned how to use it without any divine beast arts.

"You don't know any divine beast arts, do you? Nightingale?" Leon casually inquired.

"Divine beast arts…?" Nightingale shook her head and asked, "What are those, my Lord?"

"You don't even know what divine beast arts are?" Leon glanced at Nightingale with doubt.

"I'm afraid not, my Lord. Forgive me for being ignorant," Nightingale shook her head and said.

"How unexpected…" Leon rubbed his forehead with surprise.

"If you don't know any divine beast arts despite opening your Wisdom Gate, it must mean your past several generations of ancestors hadn't learned any divine beast arts either."

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Unfortunately, Leon did not know many divine beast arts. And the few he did know were not suitable for earth dragons. They were only suitable for Snow Tigers.

Thinking about Snow Tigers, Leon could not help but wonder how the four Snow Tigers that he raised were doing in the Divine Realm now that they were on their own.

They must be lonely and mourning his death. But then again, they might be rejoicing instead. In truth, Leon did not know what the four Snow Tigers were feeling.

He might have been the one who raised them, but he was also the one who killed their mother.

"Would you like me to learn some suitable divine beast arts to teach that earth dragon?" Maya suddenly contacted Leon through their spiritual connection.

'You know some divine beast arts for earth dragons, Maya? Did you recover more of your memories?' Leon asked with surprise.

"Yeah, just some of them, thanks to the large amount of spirit energy you fed me last time," Maya replied.

After recovering from his surprise, Leon learned a few divine beast arts from Maya, all of which were very useful for Nightingale and the rest of the Black Dragon Clan.

The first divine beast art he learned from Maya was the Divine Beast Transformation Art.

Through this divine beast art, a divine beast could transform their body into a humanoid form, which was also the optimum form for combat.

It was also the superior version of the Hundred Beast Transformation Art.

It wasn't just a special skill but also a cultivation method. By compressing the massive body of a divine beast into a small human form, their mass becomes so dense that their strength and defense improve by a large margin without losing their flexibility.

Such a method could be considered magic to mortals, albeit only if mastered. The transformation process is slow and gradual otherwise.

The second divine beast art Leon learned was Divine Dragon Force Art.

Divine Dragon Force Art allows dragons to fuse the energy of heaven and earth with their unique dragon aura to create dragon force, which can then be used in various ways such as body enhancement, executing battle skills, and more.

Dragon force was essential for Divine Beast-level dragons to fight toe-to-toe with other divine beasts and celestials or even overpower them.

It was a dragon's weapon, an essential tool to exert the true might of dragons.

'Thanks, Maya.'

"Don't mention it."

After Leon learned the two divine beast arts from Maya, he contemplated carefully before transmitting both of them to Nightingale.

"My Lord, these two divine beast arts…. I don't deserve them. I haven't done anything worthy of receiving these two incredible divine beast arts," Nightingale said as she paused mid-flight and looked at Leon with astonishment and shock.

She had no prior knowledge of divine beast arts. Thus, after learning of their potential, she was shocked beyond belief.

After mastering these two divine beast arts, just how powerful would she become?

Nightingale's eyes brightened with anticipation.

"Consider it as receiving your rewards in advance. I'll be taking some of your True Dragon Origin Blood later, and you will continue to follow me from here onwards. You won't refuse, right?"

"Of course not, my Lord!"

There was no way Nightingale would refuse the chance to follow her lord around.

Rather than being rewarded for protection service, just being allowed to follow her lord around was a reward in and of itself for her.

Only by following her lord around would she have opportunities to earn even more rewards from her lord.

On the other hand, it was convenient for Leon to have a Divine Beast-level bodyguard and mount around. He wouldn't have to make detours when encountering opponents far above his level.

"Alright, quickly familiarize yourself with the two divine beast arts. It would be great if you could master the Divine Beast Transformation Art."

"Understood, my Lord!"

Shortly after Nightingale noted Leon's instruction, they resumed soaring out of the abyss and reaching the surface.

"How's the situation, Master?" Cindertail quickly asked.

"The threat from the abyss has been dealt with. You can thank Nightingale for that," Leon said coolly without any intention of claiming her credits as his own.

"Though, it is hard to say whether any new threat would emerge from the abyss in the future."

Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis were pleasantly surprised as they glanced at Nightingale. Then, they shifted their gazes back to Leon with amazement and awe.

Supreme Leader Cindertail's master was truly unfathomable for being able to summon a true Divine Beast-level Earth Dragon.

Chapter 1038 Golden Suanni Clan's Allegiance

"Thank you for saving our clan, Your Excellency. And you too, Lord Nightingale. Thanks to you, our clan managed to overcome this disaster."

"Thank you for saving our clan."

After Dawnchaser took the lead to express his gratitude on behalf of the Golden Suanni Clan, the rest of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis also followed suit.

"Don't mention it," Leon calmly replied.

"However, you shouldn't be in a hurry to express your gratitude. I came to the Golden Suanni Clan with an ulterior motive. Saving your clan just happens to suit my agendas."

After Leon stated that forthrightly, Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis became startled. They cast glances at each other, then Cindertail, and finally redirected their attention back to him.

"If I may be so impudent as to ask, what is your purpose here exactly, Your Excellency?" Dawnchaser carefully asked.

"To gain the Golden Suanni Clan's allegiance," Leon stated.

Originally, Leon would not have been so blunt with his intention. But considering what he had done for the Golden Suanni Clan, what he had shown them, and the reverence they revealed towards him, the chances of their acceptance were relatively high.

However, what really sealed his decision was that they had already made Cindertail their Supreme Leader despite the fact that Cindertail was from outside of the main clan.

This showed that the leaders of the Golden Suanni Clan placed great importance on the purity of their bloodline but still had flexible minds.

"We are willing to—"

Several Paragon-level Golden Suannis immediately took the initiative to express their willingness to serve. But before they could finish speaking, Dawnchaser swept a stern glance across all of them.

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Silence abruptly filled the crowd as Goldenstride and several other Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis exerted their auras to suppress the rest of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis from speaking hastily.

Dawnchaser and the other Peak Paragon-level leaders weren't against the idea of serving the same master as Supreme Leader Cindertail. In fact, they were very willing.

However, they didn't want to hastily agree without knowing what Supreme Leader Cindertail's master wanted from them or what they could get out of serving such a master.

They had to consider the interests of the Golden Suanni Clan before their own.

That being said, they had already seen the potential benefits. Supreme Leader Cindertail's pure bloodline and awakened bloodline ability were the best examples. Even so, they wanted to hear from the person's own mouth.

"What can our clan gain by serving you, Your Excellency?" Dawnchaser carefully asked while maintaining his humbleness.

"There are many things the Golden Suanni Clan can gain from becoming my devoted followers. But if I was to list one, it would be the sky," Leon calmly stated while pointing a single finger upward.

"My devoted followers won't be bound by the earth. They will have the whole sky to roam."

"I can vouch for my lord. I was only an Arch—I mean, I was only a Paragon before I met my lord," Nightingale added.

When Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis heard that, their eyes shimmered with hope and excitement. Cindertail was not an exception.

They all understood exactly what Leon implied by having the sky.

The Golden Suanni Clan would have a brighter future if even one of their clan members reached the Divine Beast Realm. As for multiple to possibly everyone reaching the Divine Beast Realm, their future would be even more prosperous and splendid.

Among the various Paragon-level Golden Suannis present, Goldenstride was the most eager to reach the Divine Beast Realm. He didn't want to be bound by the earth any longer.

"Your Excellency, I, Goldenstride, wish to swear my allegiance to you! Please accept my bow of respect and submission," Goldenstride took the lead to step forward and lowered his head to Leon.

And after the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis witnessed it, the Paragon-level Golden Suannis, who had been holding back all along, eagerly rushed forward to do the same.

They feared that if they didn't do it quick enough, they might not get the chance later.

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"Please accept us as well, Your Excellency—My Lord! We swear our allegiance to you, my Lord!"

"You guys…"

Dawnchaser helplessly watched his clan members throw away their pride as jungle kings to submit to Supreme Leader Cindertail's master. Even if they were to swear their allegiance to their new lord, they didn't have to behave like domesticated dogs.

Dawnchaser wanted to reprimand them.

But then he thought that if he did so, it would be harder for him to swear his allegiance to his new lord in front of all of them later.

"Ahem, Your Excellency, please accept my bow of respect and submission. I also wish to swear my allegiance to you," Dawnchaser lowered his head, albeit with a bit of hidden embarassment.

Fortunately, no one paid enough attention to know what he was thinking.

Sometime later, all of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis within the Golden Suanni Clan's main territory finished submitting to Leon.

"Isn't this great, Master?" Cindertail congratulated.

"You succeeded in acquiring the allegiance of the Golden Suanni Clan's leaders in less than a day. This is as good as acquiring the allegiance of the entire Golden Suanni Clan. It's only a matter of time before the rest of the clan members submit to you."

Leon acknowledged Cindertail's words with a nod before glancing at the gathered Paragon-level Golden Suannis.

"I am not one who is stingy when it comes to rewarding my most devoted followers. Rewards can be expected when you serve me and contribute to my cause," Leon calmly said.

"Nevertheless, I believe acquiring the Golden Suanni Clan's allegiance is something worth celebrating. Let me offer you all a small gift for choosing to follow me."

Shortly after Leon said that, he transmitted the early parts of the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method to all the Paragon-level Golden Suannis present.

At their level, the early stages of the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method would have little-to-no benefits for them.

However, it was a completely different story for their cubs, who were still young, growing, and far from the Paragon level.

Dawnchaser and the others all understood that. As such, they weren't any less grateful for the gift.

"Thank you, my Lord!"

Chapter 1039 Locating a Spawn Point

Although Leon acquired the allegiance of the Golden Suanni Clan's Paragons, he still felt it was necessary to give them a small taste of the benefits—even if the benefits weren't for themselves to enjoy.

Nevertheless, after gifting the early parts of the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method to the Golden Suanni Clan's Paragons, he cemented his position in their hearts.

A short while later, Rainshine hopped down from the branches on the outskirts and climbed onto Leon's shoulders.

"Will we be heading over to the western tribes for negotiations now, Master?" Rainshine asked.

"No, not yet," Leon said with a shake of his head.

"The secrets of the abyss need to be explored, and the Golden Suanni Clan's home needs to be restored. We won't leave until we complete these two objectives."

"Can we explore the abyss with you, my Lord?" Goldenstride requested with an eager look.

Goldenstride had always been curious about the abyss. Now that there was an opportunity to explore it, he didn't want to miss out.

"You can't fly, Lord Goldenstride. You will only inconvenience the lord if you join him," Dawnchaser stated.

"It matters not," Leon casually said. "You can all join me, but not now. I need to test something first. Once it's done, we can all explore the abyss together. Guard the perimeters of the abyss while I am gone."

"Yes, my Lord!" the Paragon-level Golden Suannis obeyed.

Shortly after, Leon took off into the sky, shooting straight into the black clouds before parting them with his Divine Will.

The first ray of sunlight immediately shone straight down into the abyss, followed by a rushing tide of Wrathful Demon Energy squeezing its way through the small gap in the black clouds.

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As the gap expanded, the ray of sunlight grew into a thicker pillar of light.

Nevertheless, Leon didn't make the gap too big. Just enough for the pillar of sunlight to shine down the center of the abyss as the Whitebone Fiends had previously done.

Afterward, Leon flew parallel to the pillar of sunlight, heading straight down to investigate the changes created by the Wrathful Demon Energy in the abyss.

At the same time, Rainshine held onto Leon's shoulders tightly as her fur stood on end. Supposedly she was afraid of heights, but she still kept silent.

"W-what are you testing, Master?" Rainshine asked in a slightly trembling voice.

"I'm not quite sure myself. I guess we'll find out soon enough," Leon casually replied.

A few moments later, Leon reached the bottom of the abyss, where the pillar of sunlight directly shone on the piece of space debris.

At that moment, Leon and Rainshine could see the runic patterns on the space debris shining, which wasn't present previously without the pillar of sunlight.

That being said, Leon didn't seem surprised by the discovery.

"As expected of a relic from the Nova Civilization. Even if it's just a small piece of a whole, it still has the function of absorbing and refining the limitless solar energy of the sun, which allowed The Nova Civilization to prosper during their era…" Leon muttered.

"But given its incomplete structure, it might not have all its intended function in this single piece of debris, and its functions definitely wasn't intended for Wrathful Demon Energy."

"Nevertheless, let's see where the energy leads…" Leon muttered.

He spread out his divine sense and traced the flow of Wrathful Demon Energy and solar energy running through the runic patterns. The energy went through myriads of complex pathways in the thick hull and reached the interior space before splitting off into different directions.

Most of the pathways led to dead ends before the energy was leaked into the surrounding areas due to the incomplete structure.

However, Leon found out that some of the energy led to a room, which seemed to have been a sort of sleeping quarters. It was filled with two dozens of hibernation chambers.

If the room wasn't half destroyed, there were most likely to have been more hibernation chambers.

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Some of the hibernation chambers were occupied by mutated humans who had been dead for over ten thousand years.

Despite that, they weren't reduced to bones and ashes. Their corpses were relatively well-preserved—at least according to mortal standards.

The energy was delivered into their hibernation chambers.

However, the energy was further extracted by the tree roots and vines, which had made their way into the interior of the incomplete megastructure and penetrated the corpses.

"This is a bit more difficult to trace," Leon commented while rubbing his forehead.

There were hundreds of thousands of tree roots and vines underneath the metal space debris.

Wrathful Demon Energy and solar energy only flowed through a few tree roots and vines connected to the corpses in the hibernation chambers. But as it flowed out, it connected to those hundreds of thousands of other tree roots and vines, each leading to various places.

Some went deeper into the abyss beneath, while others went into the surrounding rocky walls, where numerous cave entrances and earthen passageways could be found.

If Leon wanted to explore all those entrances, it would take quite some time.

"I don't need to explore every single one of these cave entrances. Just one will do," Leon thought. That being said, he wasn't going to pick just any entrances.

Leon waited for a short while before he started hearing the bird-like cries of infant abominations being spawned.

He quickly followed the source of one of their cries and entered an earthen passageway in the wall, burning all the infant abominations that tried flying out of it. Many also came from the rear as they were all attracted by Leon and Rainshine's presence.

However, Leon also burned them all without exception.

A short while later, Leon reached the end of the passageway and entered a huge open space. There, he found one of the infant abominations' many spawn points.

It was a cave full of strange mutated plants, the likes of which Leon had never seen before. A few Whitebone Fiends were found within the sea of mutated plants.

Leon couldn't confirm whether they were still alive or dead.

However, they were all assimilated and became one with the mutated plants.

Chapter 1040 Golden Suanni Clan's Allegiance

"Thank you for saving our clan, Your Excellency. And you too, Lord Nightingale. Thanks to you, our clan managed to overcome this disaster."

"Thank you for saving our clan."

After Dawnchaser took the lead to express his gratitude on behalf of the Golden Suanni Clan, the rest of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis also followed suit.

"Don't mention it," Leon calmly replied.

"However, you shouldn't be in a hurry to express your gratitude. I came to the Golden Suanni Clan with an ulterior motive. Saving your clan just happens to suit my agendas."

After Leon stated that forthrightly, Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis became startled. They cast glances at each other, then Cindertail, and finally redirected their attention back to him.

"If I may be so impudent as to ask, what is your purpose here exactly, Your Excellency?" Dawnchaser carefully asked.

"To gain the Golden Suanni Clan's allegiance," Leon stated.

Originally, Leon would not have been so blunt with his intention. But considering what he had done for the Golden Suanni Clan, what he had shown them, and the reverence they revealed towards him, the chances of their acceptance were relatively high.

However, what really sealed his decision was that they had already made Cindertail their Supreme Leader despite the fact that Cindertail was from outside of the main clan.

This showed that the leaders of the Golden Suanni Clan placed great importance on the purity of their bloodline but still had flexible minds.

"We are willing to—"

Several Paragon-level Golden Suannis immediately took the initiative to express their willingness to serve. But before they could finish speaking, Dawnchaser swept a stern glance across all of them.

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Silence abruptly filled the crowd as Goldenstride and several other Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis exerted their auras to suppress the rest of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis from speaking hastily.

Dawnchaser and the other Peak Paragon-level leaders weren't against the idea of serving the same master as Supreme Leader Cindertail. In fact, they were very willing.

However, they didn't want to hastily agree without knowing what Supreme Leader Cindertail's master wanted from them or what they could get out of serving such a master.

They had to consider the interests of the Golden Suanni Clan before their own.

That being said, they had already seen the potential benefits. Supreme Leader Cindertail's pure bloodline and awakened bloodline ability were the best examples. Even so, they wanted to hear from the person's own mouth.

"What can our clan gain by serving you, Your Excellency?" Dawnchaser carefully asked while maintaining his humbleness.

"There are many things the Golden Suanni Clan can gain from becoming my devoted followers. But if I was to list one, it would be the sky," Leon calmly stated while pointing a single finger upward.

"My devoted followers won't be bound by the earth. They will have the whole sky to roam."

"I can vouch for my lord. I was only an Arch—I mean, I was only a Paragon before I met my lord," Nightingale added.

When Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis heard that, their eyes shimmered with hope and excitement. Cindertail was not an exception.

They all understood exactly what Leon implied by having the sky.

The Golden Suanni Clan would have a brighter future if even one of their clan members reached the Divine Beast Realm. As for multiple to possibly everyone reaching the Divine Beast Realm, their future would be even more prosperous and splendid.

Among the various Paragon-level Golden Suannis present, Goldenstride was the most eager to reach the Divine Beast Realm. He didn't want to be bound by the earth any longer.

"Your Excellency, I, Goldenstride, wish to swear my allegiance to you! Please accept my bow of respect and submission," Goldenstride took the lead to step forward and lowered his head to Leon.

And after the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis witnessed it, the Paragon-level Golden Suannis, who had been holding back all along, eagerly rushed forward to do the same.

They feared that if they didn't do it quick enough, they might not get the chance later.

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"Please accept us as well, Your Excellency—My Lord! We swear our allegiance to you, my Lord!"

"You guys…"

Dawnchaser helplessly watched his clan members throw away their pride as jungle kings to submit to Supreme Leader Cindertail's master. Even if they were to swear their allegiance to their new lord, they didn't have to behave like domesticated dogs.

Dawnchaser wanted to reprimand them.

But then he thought that if he did so, it would be harder for him to swear his allegiance to his new lord in front of all of them later.

"Ahem, Your Excellency, please accept my bow of respect and submission. I also wish to swear my allegiance to you," Dawnchaser lowered his head, albeit with a bit of hidden embarassment.

Fortunately, no one paid enough attention to know what he was thinking.

Sometime later, all of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis within the Golden Suanni Clan's main territory finished submitting to Leon.

"Isn't this great, Master?" Cindertail congratulated.

"You succeeded in acquiring the allegiance of the Golden Suanni Clan's leaders in less than a day. This is as good as acquiring the allegiance of the entire Golden Suanni Clan. It's only a matter of time before the rest of the clan members submit to you."

Leon acknowledged Cindertail's words with a nod before glancing at the gathered Paragon-level Golden Suannis.

"I am not one who is stingy when it comes to rewarding my most devoted followers. Rewards can be expected when you serve me and contribute to my cause," Leon calmly said.

"Nevertheless, I believe acquiring the Golden Suanni Clan's allegiance is something worth celebrating. Let me offer you all a small gift for choosing to follow me."

Shortly after Leon said that, he transmitted the early parts of the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method to all the Paragon-level Golden Suannis present.

At their level, the early stages of the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method would have little-to-no benefits for them.

However, it was a completely different story for their cubs, who were still young, growing, and far from the Paragon level.

Dawnchaser and the others all understood that. As such, they weren't any less grateful for the gift.

"Thank you, my Lord!"

Chapter 1041 Locating a Spawn Point

Although Leon acquired the allegiance of the Golden Suanni Clan's Paragons, he still felt it was necessary to give them a small taste of the benefits—even if the benefits weren't for themselves to enjoy.

Nevertheless, after gifting the early parts of the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method to the Golden Suanni Clan's Paragons, he cemented his position in their hearts.

A short while later, Rainshine hopped down from the branches on the outskirts and climbed onto Leon's shoulders.

"Will we be heading over to the western tribes for negotiations now, Master?" Rainshine asked.

"No, not yet," Leon said with a shake of his head.

"The secrets of the abyss need to be explored, and the Golden Suanni Clan's home needs to be restored. We won't leave until we complete these two objectives."

"Can we explore the abyss with you, my Lord?" Goldenstride requested with an eager look.

Goldenstride had always been curious about the abyss. Now that there was an opportunity to explore it, he didn't want to miss out.

"You can't fly, Lord Goldenstride. You will only inconvenience the lord if you join him," Dawnchaser stated.

"It matters not," Leon casually said. "You can all join me, but not now. I need to test something first. Once it's done, we can all explore the abyss together. Guard the perimeters of the abyss while I am gone."

"Yes, my Lord!" the Paragon-level Golden Suannis obeyed.

Shortly after, Leon took off into the sky, shooting straight into the black clouds before parting them with his Divine Will.

The first ray of sunlight immediately shone straight down into the abyss, followed by a rushing tide of Wrathful Demon Energy squeezing its way through the small gap in the black clouds.

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As the gap expanded, the ray of sunlight grew into a thicker pillar of light.

Nevertheless, Leon didn't make the gap too big. Just enough for the pillar of sunlight to shine down the center of the abyss as the Whitebone Fiends had previously done.

Afterward, Leon flew parallel to the pillar of sunlight, heading straight down to investigate the changes created by the Wrathful Demon Energy in the abyss.

At the same time, Rainshine held onto Leon's shoulders tightly as her fur stood on end. Supposedly she was afraid of heights, but she still kept silent.

"W-what are you testing, Master?" Rainshine asked in a slightly trembling voice.

"I'm not quite sure myself. I guess we'll find out soon enough," Leon casually replied.

A few moments later, Leon reached the bottom of the abyss, where the pillar of sunlight directly shone on the piece of space debris.

At that moment, Leon and Rainshine could see the runic patterns on the space debris shining, which wasn't present previously without the pillar of sunlight.

That being said, Leon didn't seem surprised by the discovery.

"As expected of a relic from the Nova Civilization. Even if it's just a small piece of a whole, it still has the function of absorbing and refining the limitless solar energy of the sun, which allowed The Nova Civilization to prosper during their era…" Leon muttered.

"But given its incomplete structure, it might not have all its intended function in this single piece of debris, and its functions definitely wasn't intended for Wrathful Demon Energy."

"Nevertheless, let's see where the energy leads…" Leon muttered.

He spread out his divine sense and traced the flow of Wrathful Demon Energy and solar energy running through the runic patterns. The energy went through myriads of complex pathways in the thick hull and reached the interior space before splitting off into different directions.

Most of the pathways led to dead ends before the energy was leaked into the surrounding areas due to the incomplete structure.

However, Leon found out that some of the energy led to a room, which seemed to have been a sort of sleeping quarters. It was filled with two dozens of hibernation chambers.

If the room wasn't half destroyed, there were most likely to have been more hibernation chambers.

Some of the hibernation chambers were occupied by mutated humans who had been dead for over ten thousand years.

Despite that, they weren't reduced to bones and ashes. Their corpses were relatively well-preserved—at least according to mortal standards.

The energy was delivered into their hibernation chambers.

However, the energy was further extracted by the tree roots and vines, which had made their way into the interior of the incomplete megastructure and penetrated the corpses.

"This is a bit more difficult to trace," Leon commented while rubbing his forehead.

There were hundreds of thousands of tree roots and vines underneath the metal space debris.

Wrathful Demon Energy and solar energy only flowed through a few tree roots and vines connected to the corpses in the hibernation chambers. But as it flowed out, it connected to those hundreds of thousands of other tree roots and vines, each leading to various places.

Some went deeper into the abyss beneath, while others went into the surrounding rocky walls, where numerous cave entrances and earthen passageways could be found.

If Leon wanted to explore all those entrances, it would take quite some time.

"I don't need to explore every single one of these cave entrances. Just one will do," Leon thought. That being said, he wasn't going to pick just any entrances.

Leon waited for a short while before he started hearing the bird-like cries of infant abominations being spawned.

He quickly followed the source of one of their cries and entered an earthen passageway in the wall, burning all the infant abominations that tried flying out of it. Many also came from the rear as they were all attracted by Leon and Rainshine's presence.

However, Leon also burned them all without exception.

A short while later, Leon reached the end of the passageway and entered a huge open space. There, he found one of the infant abominations' many spawn points.

It was a cave full of strange mutated plants, the likes of which Leon had never seen before. A few Whitebone Fiends were found within the sea of mutated plants.

Leon couldn't confirm whether they were still alive or dead.

However, they were all assimilated and became one with the mutated plants.

Chapter 1042 Restoring Gran Crevasse

"Is this the source of the infant abominations? What kind of scourge gave birth to this place of evil? The smell is so putrid here. We should reduce everything to ashes, Master," Rainshine suggested.

She was strongly repulsed by what she saw and smelled.

Even if she was starving and on the verge of death, she couldn't imagine herself willing to eat anything from such a corrupt and evil place. She would rather starve to death.

Even Leon felt like the place had to be removed from existence at once.

Such an accursed place was the manifestation of cancer on a large scale and the very definition of that which is unholy. It was a tumor to all life.

God knows what other variations of abominations could be produced if any other races fell into the mutate plant hive and got assimilated by them?

Leon waved his hand and swept the entire place with a tempest of raging flames, burning everything within his sight.

A short while later, only a blackened cave full of ashes remained behind—but not for long before a wave of nihility swept past and reduced everything into nothingness.

The ashes disappeared, and even the blackened parts of the cave were gone.

Despite wiping out everything in the cave, Leon still wasn't finished. He summoned a wave of death and killed all the tree roots and vines sticking out of the holes in the ground, wall, and ceiling.

Leon was only satisfied after he thoroughly cleansed mutated plants from the cave.

Nevertheless, it was just one of many spawn points. Given the number of infant abominations flying out of the cave entrances, Leon was confident there were many over mutant plant hives like the one he had just erased.

"Let's head back first."

"Yes, Master."

Shortly after, Leon left the cave and returned to the central abyss region, which was already overflowing with tens of thousands of infant abominations.

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The mutant plant hives produced infant abominations at a ridiculous rate.

Before Leon could continue to erase all the mutant plant hives in the abyss, he had to cut off the energy source fueling their infant abomination production, the Wrathful Demon Energy and solar energy from the sky.

If everyone in the Golden Suanni Clan could use the divine golden flames like Cindertail, Leon reckoned he could quickly clear out all the mutant plant hives from the abyss.

After burning all the infant abominations in the abyss, Leon flew out of the abyss with Rainshine.

At that moment, Cindertail and the other Paragon-level Golden Suanni were fighting off the remaining infant abominations that escaped from the abyss.

Leon casually sent out of a wave of fire and cleaned up the last of the infant abominations in an instance. The infant abominations were many, but they were weak.

Even so, the abyss continued to pump out more.

Leon quickly soared into the sky and patched up the hole in the black clouds, shutting off the sunlight. The world quickly turned dark once more.

After cleaning up the last batch of infant abominations that escaped from the abyss, Leon landed on the ground near Cindertail and Dawnchaser.

"Are there still many of those wicked creatures in the abyss, Master?" Cindertail inquired.

"No, that should have been the last of them," Leon stated before shortly adding, "However, if the sunlight shines down on the abyss, the abyss will continue to spawn those monsters endlessly."

"I plan to destroy all the mutant plant hives capable of spawning those things. However, it requires too much time and effort to take care of it myself. Thus, I will need helpers."

"I am willing to help you, my Lord!" Goldenstride volunteered immediately.

Not even half a breath after Goldenstride spoke, Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suanni volunteered with keen interest.

It was a chance to serve the lord and perhaps receive rewards for it.

Furthermore, it was in the clan's interest to remove the hidden threat in the abyss and make Gran Crevasse safe.

"Everyone can join, but only if you awaken the golden flames like Cindertail. I will perform a blood refinement session for everyone later. It will be up to luck whether you awaken it in one go or not," Leon stated.

"For now, you should recall your clan members and appease them. The threat from the abyss is, more or less, resolved for now."

"Understood, my Lord."

Shortly after several Paragon-level Golden Suannis left to recall the clan members, Leon placed his hand on the ground and felt the earth with his eyes closed.

Then, his consciousness seeped into the earth and covered the entirety of Gran Crevasse.

Authority of Earth!

While Cindertails and the rest of the Paragon-level Golden Suannis became curious about Leon's actions, they suddenly few the entire region start to rumble.

Before long, they witness large pieces of earth rising from the earth and firmly attaching themselves to the edge of the abyss.

The sight of Gran Crevasse being restored before their very eyes shocked them to the core.

It was as if there was nothing that the lord could not do.

Nevertheless, Leon didn't restore Gran Crevasse precisely to the way it was. He left quite a large space in the center where the abyss opening was.

After restoring the ground within Gran Crevasse, Leon manipulated the nearby vines and jungle tree roots with his wood ability, weaving them through the earth like he was knitting wool.

As a result of his efforts, the ground was reinforced.

Once that was done, Leon finally worked on creating an enormous spiral staircase that allowed even multiple Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis to freely enter and leave the abyss even if they were to walk side by side.

The enormous spiral staircase was made of vines, tree roots, and earth.

By the time Leon finished completing the new outlook of Gran Crevasse and the entrance to the abyss, he felt quite a bit of mental fatigue.

Leon took some time to meditate and recover from his mental fatigue.

Meanwhile, Dawnchaser and the rest of the Paragon-level Golden Suanni stared at their lord's figure in complete shock and awe.

They didn't expect Gran Crevasse could be restored just like that.

The depth of their lord's power was unfathomable.

Chapter 1043 Rank 10 Body Transformation

The more unfathomable Leon appeared, the more strongly the Paragon-level Golden Suannis believed in him realizing his promise of giving them the sky.

And as they strongly believed in their new lord, their anticipation for the future soared. They couldn't wait for the day their clan members ascended to the Divine Beast Realm.

The feeling of anticipation was so strong that they couldn't keep still. It was like an itch that had to be scratched but couldn't be reached. They could wait, but they couldn't wait faster. Time wouldn't flow faster just because they wanted it to be.

They needed something to preoccupy their mind.

"Gran Crevasse has been restored by the Lord. There's no need to keep our clan members hiding anxiously in the jungle, as our Lord had said. We can bring them back now."

"Several Paragons had already gone to fetch them, Lord Goldenstride."

"Oh, did they? Ahaha… Excuse my poor memory."

Dawnchaser and a few dozen Paragon-level Golden Suannis were immediately speechless. The Paragons had just left a few moments ago. How poor does his memory have to be to forget that already?

Nevertheless, Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis didn't stay idle. After the clan members returned, they went to appease their families and check on their wellbeings.

Some wanted to strike up a conversation with Nightingale.

However, due to their difference in realms, the Paragon-level Golden Suannis felt too nervous to disturb Nightingale's rest.

Nightingale lay on the ground beside Leon and waited for him to finish his meditation.

Sometime later, Leon's mental fatigue was abated.

Leon was surprised by the little time taken to recover some of his mental strength. Evidently, his soul growth had also increased the natural recovery rate of his mental strength.

"Nightingale, I'll do your blood refinement now. You know what to do, right?"

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"Yes, my Lord!"

Nightingale responded quickly to Leon's words as her eyes brightened. She quickly bit her tongue and allowed gallons of dragon blood essence to bleed from it.

However, the dragon blood essence froze in midair before they could splash onto the ground as Leon manipulated them to gather in front of him.

"Watch carefully, everyone. If you are lucky enough to get a blood refinement from my master, this is what it will look like. Master has an extraordinary method that allows him to draw out the ancestral potential hidden in our blood."

As Dawnchaser and the few other Paragon-level Golden Suannis remaining in the area observed with full concentration, Cindertail explained what was happening to them.

Leon finished refining all the dragon blood essence into True Dragon Origin Blood a short while later.

Everyone witnessed how the volume of dragon blood essence was reduced, but the saturation and power increased over time.

The dragon blood essence didn't seem all that special besides the fact that it was the blood essence of a Divine Beast-level Earth Dragon.

However, the moment the first drop of True Dragon Origin Blood was refined, it turned into treasure. Power sprouted from within like the blood was being awakened.

True Dragon Origin Blood drops were added to the floating glob of True Dragon Blood Essence, which was the only portion of Nightingale's dragon blood essence that Leon didn't refine.

He didn't need to.

It was already in its best state, which was born from True Dragon Origin Blood. After Leon took a small portion of the True Dragon Origin Blood and returned the rest to Nightingale.

"Thank you, my Lord!" Nightingale accepted her reward graciously and absorbed everything back into her body.

Shortly after, Nightingale curled up and entered a hibernation period as her body assimilated True Dragon Origin Blood and increased her true dragon bloodline purity.

Leon calmly nodded with acknowledgment before entering a short period of cultivation to advance his viscera consolidation phase.

A few hours later, Leon thoroughly used up the True Dragon Origin Blood and a few hundred wisps of True Grandmist Energy from his Black Vortex Space to advance his viscera consolidation phase from Peak Rank 9 Body Transformation to Early Rank 10 Body Transformation.

He was not far from reaching the limits of his viscera consolidation phase in the Body Transformation Realm.

"Cindertail, you and the others are up next."

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"Yes, Master!"

Cindertail, Firepaw, and the few other Paragon-level Golden Suannis became excited after being called by Leon.

They were his earliest followers from the Golden Suanni Clan.

As such, Leon decided to perform another round of blood refinement for each of them first.

After the golden Suannis received their drops of Suanni Lion Origin Blood, a few Mid Paragon-level Golden Suannis advance to Late Paragons like Cindertail.

However, Cindertail remained at the Late Paragon level. Even so, his aura was fortified slightly. It was only a matter of time before Cindertail advanced to Peak Paragon.

Nevertheless, the Mid Paragon-level Golden Suannis advancements to Late Paragons were witnessed by the Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis from the main clan.

"Incredible… To think our clan members could advance so quickly after getting their bloodlines purified," Dawnchaser quietly muttered with amazement.

Even though Firepaw and the others were from the branch clans, Dawnchaser still regarded them as one of his people.

Main clan or branch clan, it doesn't matter; they were all part of the Golden Suanni Clan.

Nevertheless, Goldenstride and numerous Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis from the main clan all had their eyes sparkling with anticipation and hope.

Wouldn't they immediately advance to the Divine Beast Realm if they receive a blood refinement for the first time?

"Anyone wanting a blood refinement from me, start lining up. I will perform a one-time blood refinement for everyone interested and take a portion of origin blood as my service free," Leon declared in a clear voice as he shifted his attention to the main clan.

Goldenstride and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis immediately lined up in front of Leon.

Perhaps because they feared Leon changing his mind, they didn't dare to cause trouble by fighting to be ahead of others in the queue.

Leon glanced at them and nodded.

"I will reiterate, this is only a one-time opportunity. Afterward, you can only rely on contributions to receive subsequent blood refinements from me."

"Understood, my Lord!"

Chapter 1044 Fourth Stage of Regrowth

Over the next few days, Leon did not re-enter the abyss to destroy the mutant plant hives. Instead, he focused on blood refinement for the Golden Suanni Clan and building up his relationship with them.

They were easily smitten with Leon's tier-3 spirit cooking.

Nevertheless, the Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis all had their dreams shattered. After receiving their one-time blood refinement, they did not ascend to the Divine Beast Realm.

Leon had, more or less, anticipated such a result.

The Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis were the strongest and eldest within the Golden Suanni Clan. But that did not mean they also had the purest bloodline.

A certain level of bloodline purity was required before Dawnchaser and the other Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis could awaken their bloodline and ascend to the Divine Beast Realm.

After Leon performed the blood refinement for every adult in the Golden Suanni Clan above Rank 2 Transcendent, he cultivated with the Suanni Lion Bone Forging Method.

However, Leon found the Suanni Lion Origin Blood of Golden Suannis below the Divine Beast Realm to be rather lacking.

Even so, Leon still managed to advance to Peak Rank 5 Body Transformation in his bone forging phase.

At the same time, his Wood Law also advanced all the way to Late Seeking Insight-stage Transcendent Realm.

Central Western Jungle was, without a doubt, a great place to comprehend the Wood Law.

Furthermore, Leon also made some progress as Tier-5 Runemaster.

That being said, Leon's most remarkable progress in the past few days was neither his bone forging phase, Wood Law, nor his comprehension of runes. It was his Everlasting Blood Mantra.

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In order to give Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis more blood refinements as rewards and make them advance to Divine Beasts for his own benefit, Leon instructed them to bring him one of every type of beast in the jungle.

Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis were more than happy to carry out that task.

As a result, Leon collected the origin blood of every type of beast in the western jungle and accumulated over 1000 unique types of origin blood, mastering the Everlasting Blood Mantra's Third Stage of Reparation and stepping into the Fourth Stage of Regrowth.

To be exact, Leon accumulated 1836 unique types of origin blood. It was his great haul ever since he started cultivating the Everlasting Blood Mantra.

At the Fourth Stage of Regrowth, Leon's blood has already exceeded the limits of mortal blood. He could regrow missing limbs with just the power of his blood.

In other words, Leon's blood was already comparable to the lowest grade of tier-6 divine pills for recovery.

Despite advancing his Everlasting Blood Mantra by leaps and bounds, Leon was still a little dissatisfied. An entire western jungle only gave him so much origin blood.

He could already see the difficulty in cultivating the latter stages of the Everlasting Blood Mantra.

'Seems like I will need to scour the whole Desolate Beast Continent if I want to have any luck mastering the Everlasting Blood Mantra's Fourth Stage of Regrowth,' Leon sighed.

Shortly after opening his eyes, Leon glanced at Dawnchaser and the other Peak Paragon-level Golden Suannis waiting for him to finish cultivating. They were very patient and obedient.

It could be said that in these past few days, Leon had successfully rooted himself in their hearts. He wasn't just their lord; he was their god.

Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis had nothing but awe for Leon after personally witnessing the changes he brought to their Golden Suanni Clan.

"You've all done well meeting my needs in these past few days. Such services naturally will not go unrewarded. So tell me, what kind of reward do you all want?" Leon calmly asked despite already knowing their answers.

"We would like to receive another blood refinement from you, my Lord," Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis voiced their desire with their heads lowered.

"So be it," Leon acknowledged their wishes with a nod.

Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis had all tasted his tier-3 spirit cooking in the past few days.

Tier-3 spirit food wasn't just good food; it was also good for body cultivation and nurturing the body.

The Paragon-level Golden Suannis' bodies should have been saturated from the first blood refinement. As such, their next blood refinement was likely to produce better results.

"You know the drill; line up and wait for your turn," Leon stated.

Dawnchaser and the other Paragon-level Golden Suannis immediately lined up in an orderly manner behind Cindertail.

Once Leon started his blood refinement session, a string of breakthroughs followed after.

Cindertail advanced to Peak Paragon while Dawnchaser, Goldenstride, and Goldblazer all ascended and became Divine Beasts. And upon reaching the Divine Beast Realm, they also awakened their bloodline ability, the True Samadhi Golden Flames.

Aside from them, everyone else at the Late Paragon level and below all advanced by a stage.

Some were even lucky enough to awaken their bloodline ability, even though they didn't reach the same bloodline purity as Cindertail did when he awakened his.

Draped in golden flames, Dawnchaser, Goldenstride, and Goldblazer levitated in the sky as they learned to fly for the first time right after their ascension.

The joy written on their faces could not be described in words. And the feeling of freedom was euphoric.

Sometime later, the three newly ascended Golden Suanni Divine Beasts landed back on the ground before every clan member in the Golden Suanni Clan gathered around them.

"Congratulations on your ascensions, Milords!" everyone paid their respects by lowering their heads. It was a historic moment worthy of celebration.

Their Golden Suanni Clan finally had Divine Beasts. And it wasn't just one but three Divine Beast!

In the future, they would have even more Divine Beasts!

Nevertheless, Dawnchaser, Goldenstride, and Goldblazer turned their heads to Leon and expressed their heartfelt gratitude with a bow of respect.

True to his word, the Lord had granted them the sky as he had promised.

Even so, they hadn't expected the day would arrive so soon.

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