Evan Chu could feel the changes in his body—so unbelievable it almost made him doubt reality. Was this secret realm really tailor-made just for him?
Not only had his Starforge Body been pushed to the Ninth Layer’s peak, but he’d even broken through to mid-stage God-Venerable right here.
On top of that, the Frostbane Divine Sword, Timewheel Bracelet, and Ethereal Divine Shuttle had all been fully repaired—now, all they lacked was their artifact spirits to be truly complete.
Back then, the Frostbane Divine Sword and Ethereal Divine Shuttle were badly damaged and lost their artifact spirits because their internal artifact-spirit spaces collapsed, making it impossible for the spirits to remain.
But now, all of that had finally been resolved. As long as Evan used the Soul Crystal he’d gotten at the auction to find the Soul-Spirit Realm, he could reunite the artifact spirits for both divine treasures.
Even though the Frostbane Divine Sword and Ethereal Divine Shuttle weren’t quite at their peak states yet, using Sevenfold Absolute Cleave now packed even more power than before.
And thanks to the Stellar Power, the Ethereal Divine Shuttle now had the ability to cross between three different spatial domains at will.
“This pretty much solves our biggest headache. We can return to the God Realm anytime we want.”
“Really? That’s awesome—congratulations, Young Lord!”
After Evan’s breakthrough, even Silver Dragon was genuinely happy for him.
"Alright, you head out first. I want to study things here a bit more. Oh, and bring the fake Princess Serena over—I think the day we leave the Sea Regions for the God Realm isn’t far off.
"Yes, Young Lord. Understood."
After Silver Dragon left, Evan found the largest meteorite and sat cross-legged atop it.
By now, he understood that the Stellar Power Silver Dragon sensed earlier had actually been completely stripped out, then sealed here by some incredible method.
He just hadn’t expected that the key to breaking the seal would be gathering all three divine artifacts—and Evan himself.
Right after his breakthrough, a flood of memory fragments appeared in Evan’s mind.
These fragments contained deeper methods for using the three supreme artifacts, and other secrets about Frostbane Divine Palace.
Evan realized these must be fragments of Lord Frostbane’s memories awakening.
What shocked him most was that, even after reaching mid-stage God-Venerable, less than a tenth of his memories had awakened—and most of them were trivial.
He still had no idea who’d betrayed him, what really happened in that ancient war, or how he and the Golden Dragon had fallen.
Based on how things stood now, reaching mid-stage God-Venerable had only recovered a tiny bit of memory. Even late-stage God-Venerable probably wouldn’t awaken much more. Evan estimated that to fully restore his memories and reach his true peak, he’d need at least mid-stage God-Emperor strength!
"God-Emperor... that’s got to be the absolute peak of the God Realm!"
After fully merging those memory fragments, Evan felt both fired up and uneasy.
Now he knew exactly how to restore the three supreme artifacts to their peak. Once that happened, his true identity would probably be exposed to everyone in the God Realm.
"But that’s fine. If I want to uncover what really happened back then, I’ll have to draw out every God-Venerable powerhouse in the realm."
"Heavenblade Sect, Skycloud Gate, Drifting Cloud Guild... and the Lost Gods Valley Master—actually, I should thank you for tossing me into that black hole."
"This time when I go back, it’s time to settle old scores. And of course, Frostbane Divine Palace has been silent long enough—it’s time for it to reappear in the God Realm!"
Evan felt immense confidence about all this.
The Black Qilin in the Timewheel Bracelet would soon be out, and now he had Silver Dragon and Jade—two of the Silver Dragon Clan’s strongest.
After arriving in the God Realm, he’d made powerful allies all over: Rainbow Court, Stormtower, and Shadow Divine Palace would all stand at his side.
Add in Old Goldwing, Shadow, Fire Dragon, Ice Wolf, Divine Scorpion, Swiftwind Divine Roc—all God-Venerable-level mainstays—and founding Frostbane Divine Palace was now inevitable. Nothing could stop him!
Most importantly, even back at early-stage God-Venerable, Evan had the means to slay late-stage God-Venerables. Now, with his cultivation another step higher, he was truly invincible within the God-Venerable Realm!
Even without using his dragon might, Evan could go toe-to-toe with Sea Dragon Hall’s God-Emperor-level powerhouse and not be afraid.
Retrieving the three supreme artifacts, Evan stepped out of the secret realm. The contingency Lord Frostbane had left behind was now fully absorbed by him, making the secret realm itself pointless.
"Silver Dragon, Serena, it’s time for us to leave these Sea Regions."
The moment Evan spoke, Silver Dragon was visibly excited—after all, he’d been trapped in that black hole for countless years, dreaming every day of returning to the God Realm.
"Left Divine General, you can head back too. I’ll be visiting these Sea Regions again someday. If I find out my only genius disciple has been turned into a weakling by your training, don’t blame me for showing no mercy."
"Rest assured, Benefactor. Once Mina’s talent awakens, she’ll definitely become the strongest in all Four Sea Dominion Palaces!"
"Good, then I can relax."
Evan gave a few more instructions, handing some god-stones and treasures to the Left Divine General to pass on to Mina, then prepared to leave with Silver Dragon and Serena.
The fake Princess Serena was getting excited too—she wanted out of here even more than Evan, since only the Demonic Realm could truly let her grow strong!
A heart-devil may be born from within, but now that Serena’s heart-devil avatar had become fully corporeal, she was completely independent from Evan. As long as she returned to the Demonic Realm, she could cultivate on her own and become a true product of that world!
And don’t forget, she’d emerged from Evan’s own body, knew plenty of his secrets and weaknesses, and if she ever grew strong enough, she’d definitely become a threat to him.
Evan had no idea about any of this. Over the past few days, the fake Princess Serena had been perfectly well-behaved, never doing anything suspicious, which made Evan gradually let down his guard.
"The Ethereal Divine Shuttle may be repaired, but it still has plenty of limits. Make sure you stick close to me—if you get left behind and trapped in the Sea Regions, that’ll be a real mess."
Evan took out the Ethereal Divine Shuttle and, following the memory fragments, fully activated the divine artifact.
Boom, boom, boom—his Chaos Divine Power surged, and the Stellar Power absorbed by the Ethereal Divine Shuttle began to take effect.
In a flash of light, Evan, Silver Dragon, and the fake Princess Serena vanished from the Sea Regions.
When Evan landed again, he was already standing on God Realm soil, breathing familiar air and absorbing familiar divine power—he felt as if a huge weight had been lifted.
This whole journey—from leaving the God Realm, entering the black hole, and experiencing so much in the Sea Regions—had taken a long time. Evan wasn’t sure if Skycloud Gate or Drifting Cloud Guild had made any moves, and he felt a bit guilty about what Rainbow Court had gone through.
After thinking for a moment, Evan quickly got his bearings and decided to visit Stormtower first.