This time, the injuries Evan Chu suffered were even worse than he'd imagined. It took him a full three months just to repair his severed arm and restore his strength.
But to his surprise, once his strength returned, his cultivation made another leap forward—he'd broken through to the early peak of the God-Emperor Realm.
"How are you guys holding up?" Evan Chu looked at Lynn Chu, Elena, Old Goldwing, and Shadow.
"Boss, this last battle was insanely rewarding for me! I’ve finally stepped into the God-Emperor Realm too!" The Golden-Winged God Roc said excitedly, and Evan was genuinely happy for him.
"Even though everyone took some hits this time, it looks like you’ve all pretty much recovered—and you gained a lot too! Shadow, Lynn, your auras are way stronger than before."
"Yeah! Big Brother, the space inside this bracelet isn’t the same as before. No matter who trains here, their cultivation skyrockets, and healing injuries is practically effortless."
"Father, how about you? Have you recovered too?"
Lynn Chu asked anxiously, her face full of worry.
"Heh, don’t worry. There’s no one left in the three realms who can really hurt me for good. If you ask me, Demon Emperor Wotan got it worse this time! Demonic bodies are tough to cultivate—there’s no way he’s bouncing back so easily."
"So what’s next? Should we head back to the God Realm?"
Elena looked at Evan Chu and spoke.
"We should head back, but not just yet. That unexpected trip into the Demonic Realm showed me just how much more cunning and dangerous the Spirit Lord is than we ever imagined. The whole Skycloud Palace thing barely even counts as a trick—probably just a stall the Spirit Lord set up to waste our time."
His real aim is to wipe out me, Supreme Titus, and the Netherworld Lord in one swoop—then truly rule all three realms!"
Evan Chu said this in a low voice, making everyone around him fall silent.
"Doesn’t matter. As long as we keep training hard and growing stronger, we’ll get a handle on things before his plan goes off! Right now, we can’t go back to the God Realm—we need to head to the Sea God’s Domain first. There’s a powerful Sea Dragon clan there, and their strongest member is already at the God-Emperor Realm."
Right now, Frostbane Divine Palace only has me, Roxanne Lin, and Elena with this level of battle power. But the God Realm traitors have way more than that.
So we need to keep rallying more powerhouses to defend Frostbane Divine Palace—there can’t be a single slip-up over there."
"Exactly, I agree. And Old Black, Silver Dragon, and Jade need to step up their training too—they’re all qualified to break into the God-Emperor Realm soon!" Elena added, and Evan Chu nodded.
"This time I’ve got the fully restored Ethereal Divine Shuttle, so crossing the Sea God’s Domain isn’t a problem. What I’m thinking is, you all should join up with the Sea Dragon clan and stay at Frostbane Divine Palace—help me keep an eye on home."
"What about you, Father?"
"I’ve got two more places to go—the Netherworld, and Heavenblade Sect! There’s probably already chaos in the Netherworld, and Chase Chu is caught up in it. If I don’t go, something could go terribly wrong."
As for Heavenblade Sect, all signs point to its secrets being at the heart of everything—I have to go there and get to the bottom of it, no matter what."
"Boss! Let us come with you. You need backup, no matter what!"
"Yeah, big bro—we can totally help you!"
"Alright, sounds good."
After saying this, Evan Chu took off the Timewheel Bracelet, stood once more beneath the Demonic Realm sky and breathed in the air. Then he brought out the Ethereal Divine Shuttle, tore open the spatial barrier, and headed into the chaos toward the Sea God’s Domain.
"Huh, is this the North Sea Dominion Palace?"
Evan Chu landed right in the heart of the North Sea Dominion Palace—where, once upon a time, he’d saved a girl named Mina and helped her reclaim her rightful place as the North Sea Dominion Lord.
He’d landed smack in the middle of the palace’s main hall, and hadn’t bothered to hide his powerful aura. The moment he appeared, all the guards started paying attention.
"Intruder in the palace!"