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Aftermath

The challenging risks had paid off. Leylin had staked everything on a desperate gamble, and it came through. Not only had he broken through his bloodline shackles, he had even grasped the power of laws! He was now comparable to a rank 7 law wielding Magus, and there was only a small barrier to his advance.

He was now so powerful that the A.I. Chip's original units of measurement couldn't quantify his strength any more. He had to switch to another unit of measurement.

'Near rank 7 in power… If I stay in the Magus World, I won't even need to be afraid of the Snake Dowager.' Leylin was now completely relaxed, and he even had the urge to yell out into the heavens. 'It's a pity that I couldn't lure Beelzebub out completely, and the law isn't complete. However, just the damage to his soul is enough to cause him to go into a deep sleep or even die. Worse comes to worst, I'll attack his lair and then seize the last bit of the power of laws. Naturally, I'll be able to enter rank 7 after that.'

'As expected, the power of a Magus changes drastically in rank 6. Those who grasp laws can't even be measured by the A.I. Chip…'

"A.I. Chip, show what can be displayed," Leylin commanded., immediately discovering a drastic change in his stats.

[Leylin Farlier, rank 6 Warlock. Bloodline: Targaryen (rank 6). Estimated stats, Strength: 5750, Agility: 4690, Vitality: 8290, Spiritual Force: ???, Magic Power: ???, Soul Force: ???. Comprehension of laws, Devour: 99%]

'Hah… What a change!' Leylin's eyes narrowed, 'This boost is much greater than that of my previous advancements. It's basically tens, or even hundreds of times! The boost from the power of laws is so terrifying…

'Based on the calculations, I must have over 10000 spiritual force, causing an overflow…' Leylin stroked his chin and commanded, "Alright. Recalculate with the stats of the Heavenly Astral Race as the model.] [Beep! Recalculating host's data… change completed] the A.I. Chip loyally intoned and showed the stats to Leylin.

[Leylin Farlier, rank 6 Warlock. Bloodline: Targaryen (rank 6). Strength: 172.52, Agility : 125.07, Vitality: 253.77, Spiritual force: 449.42, State of soul: Peak Breaking Dawn. Comprehension of laws: Devouring, 99%.]

The units of the new data were based on the Heavenly Astral Race. Every unit was more than ten times its previous standard. The numbers in spiritual force had condensed a hundredfold, allowing it to be quantified. Because Leylin's soul force and power of laws had been merged into one, it was not shown on the A.I. Chip.

'Mm! The A.I. Chip's method of calculation is rather direct. Doesn't this mean even the slightest of my actions equate to hundreds of Heavenly Astral Morning Stars?'

Leylin stroked his chin, 'Our strength might be similar, but the boost from laws hasn't been calculated into it by the A.I. Chip…'

Things would've been different if he was an ordinary Breaking Dawn, but Leylin had already stepped into the realm of laws. The boost from the power of laws caused his strength to increase so violently that it was terrifying.

*Rumble…* Large spirals of chaotic energy dissipated gradually in the air, and that pair of green eyes also vanished without a trace.

The sacrificial rune on Leylin's body disappeared quickly, crumbling in practically the blink of an eye.

"The will of the Purgatory World has left…" Leylin muttered to himself, looking slightly desolate. As he had already reached rank 6 and comprehended laws, the World Will had sensed that Leylin had already surpassed many Monarchs.

"While I helped the World Will to gain some wisdom, it has helped me defeat my opponents and allowed me to advance. We're even now…" Leylin could tell that his status as a Sacrificer had dropped as quickly as it had risen. He was now back at square one.

"The Purgatory Will is merely a robotic intellectual body. The help before was merely a transaction. If I want to become a child of Purgatory, I'll have to join its side and allow its intent to pervade my body, becoming half a puppet." Leylin stroked his chin. World Wills were rational and unfeeling. Even if Leylin had helped it before, were he to reveal even the slightest intent to harm the Purgatory World it would still treat him as an enemy.

Wills worked like artificial intelligences, programs with procedures programmed into them. While he could not influence such a thing with emotions, he would be safe against backstabbing. Settling the transaction once and for all was quick and convenient.

This was unlike dignitaries like the Nefarious Filthbird. With it, no matter how devout one was in their prayer it would still think of ways to take control of them, turning them into a bargaining chip. Something like that would never happen with the Purgatory Will.

"But my path is still that of magic— the path of truth. Turning into a half-puppet doesn't suit me," Leylin shook his head, abandoning all thoughts of settling in the Purgatory World. It wasn't just becoming a subordinate of the Purgatory Will; just the thought of the other dignitaries here left Leylin's scalp numb.

Leylin may have grown close to rank 7, becoming an existence that was thousands of times stronger than before, but he was still no match for a rank 8. He might have seemed courageous and unstoppable, but that was because he had the cheat that was the Purgatory World Will.

With the World Will around, those rank 8s had to deal with its suppression. They would only have about 50% of their original strength, and on top of that they had to deal with Leylin who had reached rank 7 as a Sacrificer with it. That obviously made things dangerous.

However, Leylin had depended entirely on an offering of the genetic clone of the ancient Wisdom Tree, which had given him great support from the Purgatory Will. In the future, he would not have an offering of that grade. If he were to meet with the Snake Dowager and duel fairly, even escaping could be difficult.

"I've awakened the will of the Purgatory World. That's akin to finding an owner above those rank 8 existences who's constantly thinking about ways to expel them from the Purgatory World." Leylin felt pins and needles on his scalp.

In order to break through the bloodline shackles, he had roused the Purgatory Will from its slumber. That had had a great effect, but also thoroughly offended all the foreign dignitaries of the Purgatory World. However, if the situation were to repeat itself, Leylin would still make the same choice.

Still, staying in the Purgatory World was now a very irrational thing.

With so many rank 8 existences hostile towards him, and with him being an arch enemy of the Snake Dowager, not even the tiny bit of him would be left behind if they joined hands.

"The only choice is to hide in the Magus World," Leylin's eyes were filled with resolution. He was a native of the Magus World, and the powerful Magus World Will would naturally not suppress him. If foreign beings like the Snake Dowager were to enter, the suppression would be more terrifying than in the Purgatory World.

After all, the Magus World was one of the two most powerful worlds!

Weighing his options, Leylin was confident the rank 8 existences could reach the Magus World, but they would not be able to leave. Of course, there was a higher possibility that they would just give up. After all, they were no fools and would not seek death.

"Alright! Since I have a bit of time left, I should wrap everything up and leave as soon as possible!" Leylin's expression was rather urgent.

*Roar—* *Wooo—* At this moment, the restrictions from the World Will dissipated, and the world resumed its movement. Numerous gluttonous beasts roared at Leylin with an air of provocation.

There was no lack of rank 6s among the beasts Beelzebub had nurtured. They had astutely sensed that if they could kill Leylin and steal his comprehension of laws, there would be a drastic transformation to their bodies.

If they were alone, they might not have dared do this. Now, however, the many gluttonous beasts turned into a horde. Leylin could be a peak rank 6 on the surface, but with the horde and many rank 6s surrounding and attacking him, there was a slight possibility of him being killed.

"Kill him!" "Kill him!" The three-headed python that was the second elder of the Stewart Family provoked the gluttonous beasts around him to advance.

The earlier events had progressed too quickly, and on top of that there was a seal from the World Will. Many gluttonous beasts and even residents of the holy city were yet to react to it.

Only the rank 6s felt a sense of fear when it came to Leylin, but the hope to break through to the power of laws enticed them to take the risk.

*Roar—* The gluttonous snakes that were as enormous as mountains surrounded Leylin, accompanied by the terrifying zombified monsters.

"Is this clever?" Leylin watched the three-headed python hiding behind the berserk rank 6 beings, a slight smile on his face, "Even an ordinary peak rank 6 would find trouble when attacked like this, no? It's a pity though… I've already passed through the realm of rank 6. The power of laws is something you cannot imagine…"

Having nearly grasped the law of devouring, Leylin had changed drastically. The immense increase in his stats reached the requirements of rank 7. At the very least, the Blazing Flame Monarch that Leylin had seen before definitely did not have such extreme numbers when it came to spiritual force, and perhaps had yet to even reach the ten thousands.

After all, she had merely comprehended a bit of the power of flames, and only understood the tip of the iceberg. How could that be comparable to Leylin, who now had a body of laws?

"Submit!" Leylin merely spat out this single word while he was encircled by the many rank 6 gluttonous beasts.

In that moment, the terrifying power of laws exploded from his body, causing the world to come to a standstill once again.

*Thud!* *Thud!* There were hints of struggle in the beasts' eyes, but their bodies automatically knelt down.

Back To The Magus World

With one word, the numerous rank 6 beings bowed their heads to him. The power of laws shockingly had such an effect!

"It shouldn't be difficult to control these beasts given some time with just the law of gluttony. Pity…" Leylin gazed at the eyes of the large gluttonous beasts and shook his head.

"I can't bring them back to the Magus World. Besides, I'm relying on the law of devouring which isn't compatible with these gluttonous beasts. Most importantly, their power originates from the gluttonous power of Beelzebub. Now that the root of their power has been warped, I can't fix them even if I try."

"Perish! Innate law— Devour!" A terrifying, monstrous winged serpent that extended across the horizon appeared behind Leylin, and a horrifying black hole was formed in an instant.

Numerous gluttonous beasts wailed in anguish, but seemed to be suppressed by some kind of invisible force that rendered them immobile as they watched themselves disappearing into that black hole.

"No! I'm the second elder of the Stewart family, destined to break through the bloodline shackles and bring my family to glory. Why… Why did things turn out this way?" The enormous three-headed python discovered something was amiss when the black hole appeared, and he began to flee for his life. However, that wasn't enough to escape the fate of being devoured. Along with howls of indignation, his voice slowly disappeared into the black hole.

The invisible pull spread across the plains, and the many gluttonous beasts were thrown into the black hole while howling in anguish. Their rank didn't matter. Minutes later, all of the gluttonous beasts surrounding the holy city were completely gone.

"I feel a little full now," Leylin touched his belly, speechless. After devouring so many gluttonous beasts, the bit of heat that he felt surging through his body had disappeared in an instant.

At this moment, the A.I. Chip's prompt was transmitted. [Beep! Host has taken in a small amount of essence, boosted by rank 6 innate skill Devour. Strength has risen by 0.001. Vitality has risen by 0.002.]

"After reaching semi rank 7, energy below that of laws is useless to me." Leylin shook his head. He, who had now almost completely grasped the law of devouring, had a body of laws that was incomparable to what it had been before.

The essence of the gluttonous beasts of the Serpent Plains was just a tiny supplement for him.

"It's time to leave." Leylin's eyes swept across the holy city. As he had intentionally spared the city before, the power of devouring had not taken in any resident of the holy city. Hence, all the snake beings within the holy city gazed at Leylin dumbly and took particular notice of that terrifying Targaryen serpent, practically losing all ability to speak.

"What's going on? I only saw the holy mother appear, but after that, everything seemed to have gone stagnant. When did that thing appear?"

Belinda stared dumbly at the figure of the monstrous winged serpent, "Why… Why does this give me such a familiar feeling? Is this some hidden power of the holy mother?"

"Found you!" A gentle voice was heard by Belinda's ear, and she then felt her body grow light, as if someone was lifting her, and her surroundings changed before her eyes in an instant.

When she regained her senses, she was already standing outside the holy city.

"Sister!" An elated voice could be heard. Sophia threw herself into Belinda's arms, her tears falling without pause, and she evidently looked frightened.

"My precious Sophia!" Belinda patted Sophia's back, and then glanced towards Aegnis, who looked despondent and down.

Of course, what attracted her attention the most was the the figure standing at the side and wearing black magic robes, who was just like some sort of god.

The black hair, pupils that were like the dark night and the face of this young stranger was like that of a god who had come down to this world… Everything about him was incomparably flawless, but Belinda felt a sense of familiarity with him.

"Belinda, Sophia and Aegnis, we meet again! Let me reintroduce myself. I am Leylin Farlier, and my name of Nick from before was just my alias," Leylin gazed at the three uniquely different snake girls and laughed slightly, while saying things that caused their expressions to change drastically. Using the power of laws to search the city and bring the three of them here had taken just a second.

"You're… Nick?" Belinda gaped, looking stunned. No matter how she tried, she was completely unable to match this man, who had gotten rid of countless gluttonous beasts with a wave of his hand, with the Nick she knew.

On top of that, Nick had had long silver hair, scarlet pupils and many wrinkles from aging. No matter how she looked at it, it was impossible for her to link the two of them.

No! If she were to disregard those features, his features were still rather similar! Belinda's eyes narrowed, now finally knowing where that sense of familiarity was coming from.

"So should I call you brother Nick or brother Leylin from now on?" Sophia merely bit her fingernails, looking perplexed.

"That's up to you, but I personally prefer being called Leylin!"

"Leylin Farlier, the wanted Magus! The person cursed by the holy mother!" Aegnis expressionlessly recited Leylin's background. "Good job exploiting our Stewart Family. Where's the holy mother?" While she still looked grim, her heart was sinking.

First was the betrayal of the second elder, which meant that the Stewart Family had not fulfilled its duties. It was because he had the protection of the Stewart Family that he had been able to cause so much damage to her.

After this disaster, would the Stewart Family have a chance of revitalising itself?

Not exterminating the whole Stewart Family should already be considered magnanimous on the Snake Dowager's part.

"The Mighty Mother of All Snakes is obviously fine. She just left temporarily!" Leylin chuckled subtly. He then glanced towards Belinda, "So? Have you accepted this yet?"

"You've been… using me? You've already accomplished your aims, so why did you get me here?"

Belinda stood up, a dead look in her eyes.

"I can't deny that."

Leylin nodded, and then noticed Belinda's body swaying.

"Then why?" Belinda's eyes were full of complicated feelings.

"It's obviously so that I can take you away!" Leylin laughed.

"Take us away?" Belinda never imagined there would be this sort of answer.

"Where are we going? Will it be fun?" Sophia's eyes twinkled, her focus evidently quite different from the others'.

"That's not happening. I need to stay here. My family needs me." This was Aegnis' reply.

"I'm afraid that's not up to you," Leylin said calmly. Belinda and Aegnis suddenly realised that they had lost all their strength. Whether their elemental affinity or bloodline force or even power as a Sacrificer, everything descended into stillness and could not be used at all.

"You can hate me, Belinda, but you must obey me and leave this world with me," Leylin sounded serene, but there was an intent there that could not be resisted.

"My actions here, hm… how do I put it? I've completely offended the Snake Dowager. I'm obviously not afraid of her, but she might take her anger out on you guys. Hence, you'll need to leave the Purgatory World…

"This reason is very applicable to Aegnis' situation."

Leylin stared at Aegnis, who now looked dull. If not for the fact that she had taken care of Belinda and her sister, Leylin wouldn't even have cared whether she lived or died.

However, the Snake Dowager would absolutely take out her anger on the Stewart Family and they would be destroyed. This was a matter already set in stone, and if she were to stay behind, she was most likely doomed.

"Offending the Snake Dowager and having her anger taken out on us? O mighty dignitary! What have you done?!" Belinda was immediately stunned by these affairs, which were like that had only happened in legends.

"It's nothing! I just made her bleed a little and also tore her godly status apart," Leylin shrugged his shoulders, "Alright, enough idle talk. It's time to go."

"Hss…" The enormous monstrous winged snake hissed and struck at the air, opening up a huge black hole. Leylin flew into the air and, bringing the other three along, abruptly entered the spatial pathway.

*Whoosh!* Many fresh flowers bloomed to full flower on the grassland, turning the area into a sea of flowers. The wind whistled and brushed past, sending petals flying as beautiful music was heard, as if the Purgatory Will was sending Leylin off.

The snake beings in the holy city could only watch on cluelessly. The faith of some of them wavered, beginning to worship Leylin. This began the legend of a winged serpent dignitary, spreading in Purgatory World…

*PIla!*

A terrifying spatial storm was formed, and much lightning formed an arched door. Four figures traversed the lightning gate and descended to another place.

The sky was dark and gloomy and gave a repressed feeling. The air was full of negative energy and earth-type elemental particles.

"The localisation was rather successful! Though the astral plane coordinates long since stopped working, I'm not the same person I was before!" Leylin surveyed his surroundings, finding that this was close to the laboratory from which he had traversed to the Purgatory World, and he could not help but nod in satisfaction.

An existence of laws could wander around in the astral plane, and he'd long since known of the Magus World's coordinates. There was no trouble in getting back. Powerful solidified soul force and the power of laws allowed Leylin to get a deeper understanding of the Magus World.

Like a mother whose child who had been traveling had returned, the Magus World received Leylin with open arms without the least bit of suppression.

"The Magus World's Will…" Leylin closed his eyes, the figure of a Targaryen serpent emerging at his back, "So it's already sunk into a slumber?"

"However…" Leylin glanced at the three whose auras had obviously become weaker, "Even deep asleep, it still subconsciously rejects existences from other worlds and even causes fear amongst rank 8 existences. How powerful could the World Will be at its peak condition?"

King Arthur

"Where… is this?" Belinda looked bewildered, the energy undulations on her body suppressed to below Morning Star. Sophia on the other hand was much weaker, and she did not change very much.

"This… is this your original world?" Aegnis was no better, having almost fallen to Morning Star herself.

The more powerful a world was, the more its residents would be suppressed in the Magus World. Since those like Sophia posed no threat, the suppression she faced was the weakest.

Upon seeing this, Leylin looked to be deep in thought before he clapped his hands. "Ladies, welcome to the Magus World. This is the first level of the underground world. I hope you like it!" Now that their attention was on him, Leylin rubbed his nose.

"Now that you're here, you're free to do as you please. Of course, if you follow me, I'll take care of you. One more thing. I've already gotten married here. Still, although I have more than one wife already, I wouldn't mind having a few more…"

"Oh, so Brother Leylin is already married! Can Sophia meet the other sisters?" Sophia spoke in a manner as if she knew Leylin well. While her disease had been healed, she was rather childlike in her everyday manners. Of course, while watching her crafty eyes, Leylin knew what she was thinking.

"You scoundrel!" Belinda cursed once at him, but did not leave. Aegnis watched her and followed expressionlessly.

"Alright! So you're not planning to leave yet? Follow me for now. I'll teach you some general things about the Magus World and the language. Next, we'll visit the Arthur family and have you settled," Leylin laughed and brought the three snake girls along. While they were leaving, his eyes slanted towards the east, a hint of a smile within them.

This was a place very far from Leylin's laboratory, in a huge kingdom's capital city. Many beastmen, dwarves, elves and subterranean humans coexisted in peace, and the place seemed to be very prosperous.

"Hm? The aura from another world?" A streak of black light burst out from a secret room in the capital of the Arthur Kingdom. Flickering in the air a few times, it howled towards the heavens.

The many defensive spell formations seemed not to notice the black ray of light, allowing it to enter without any resistance at all.

"King Arthur!" "King Arthur!" many powerful beings exclaimed.

WIthin the palace, a middle-aged man wearing a crown was completely shocked, "Has the ancestor been awoken from his slumber? Have there been any major changes?"

...

"An outsider from another world has invaded, and is even in our kingdom…" Said a fair, blond man within black light. His eyes were blue, and his features so sharp he seemed chiseled. He had an aura of hot-bloodedness and firmness.

"What is this faint feeling that makes my heart beat so quickly?" A trace of concern surfaced in the white man's eyes, but he quickly drowned it out. As a peak Breaking Dawn Monarch, he was like a lightning flash. He was able to find Leylin's previous laboratory in the shortest time possible, and though it had already been abandoned, he was still able to discover a great many things.

"It's in the style of what is used in the central continent. There's an astral gate as well. Is it an existence from another world brought back by some Magi? In that case, this person's strength…" While he was bewildered, he heard a transmission. The information contained within immediately got the middle-aged man to get moving again, chasing after Leylin and the others.

"Brother Leylin, why are we suddenly stopping?" Sophia was extremely curious about everything around her, and her questions had no end.

"We're waiting for someone." Leylin indifferently twitched his lips in a slight sneer.

"Friend or foe?" Belinda got to the point.

"He isn't qualified to be either," Leylin waved his hand dismissively.

Immediately after, a streak of dark light burst through the skies, and while it was heading closer the soul strength it emanated caused Aegnis' expression to change, "Rank 6, it's a rank 6! No, peak rank 6!"

As one who had been a rank 5 and a guard of the holy city, Aegnis' knowledge and perception was clearly ahead of the two sisters'.

But then her face changed, and Aegnis ridiculed herself with a wry laugh after taking a glance at the calm Leylin, "Then again, what is a rank 6 to you?"

Even though she hadn't watched the terrifying battle between Leylin and the other dignitaries, she had seen Leylin devouring numerous rank 6 gluttonous beasts, and her mind had been completely blown.

"Revered Magus, my name is Arthur. I welcome you to the subterranean world!" At this moment, the black ray arrived before Leylin and the others, revealing the figure of a fair middle-aged man.

"Arthur?!" Leylin's brows furrowed slightly, but they quickly smoothed out, "The king who established the Arthur Kingdom? Pardon me for my rudeness!"

"Your humble servant prefers to be called 'Arthur'. What does the power of kings mean to us?" Arthur smiled gently and seemed affable, lacking any arrogance in his bearing. Of course, this could have to do with Leylin's strength. If not for it, he wouldn't be treating them with such a good attitude.

[Arthur, Rank 6 Magus. Estimated stats, Strength: 21, Agility: 11, Vitality: 19, Spiritual Force: 40 Soul State: Peak Breaking Dawn. Comprehension of laws: Darkness, Gravity, Earth…]

With just a short exchange, the A.I. Chip had silently gathered his stats. It had evolved with Leylin's own advancement, and had begun to touch the power of laws itself. Nothing below rank 7 could hinder its scans and analyses.

'These stats aren't those of the past, but formed using the new measurements of the Heavenly Astral Race?' Leylin rubbed his chin, 'While we're both peak Breaking Dawn, based on the previous standards his spiritual force hasn't even reached 10,000. This shouldn't happen… Is there a difference in the comprehension of laws?'

Leylin had a feeling that those horrifying stats he had were not comparable to regular peak Breaking Dawn Magi.

'Based on the information given by the A.I. Chip, as well as my instincts, while his comprehension is above that of the Blazing Flame Monarch, it's still only at 20 to 30%…' Leylin stroked his chin.

Within Arthur's eyes, this black haired Magus seemed young but his aura had an unfathomable depth to it. It had a force field like a giant beast who could devour everything, and a hint of sincere dread began to surface in Arthur's mind.

'How can that be? I've gone through countless bloody battles in the subterranean world, and I'm the person who set up the Arthur Kingdom! I've even seen those existences of laws before… existences…' King Arthur's eyes suddenly widened as if he had thought of something, and he unconsciously used a little bit of the power of the laws of earth.

The three girls fell to the ground. From their point of view, the entire subterranean world had begun to move. The suppression from the phantom figure of the continent made them feel that their souls would be extinguished in the next second.

"You're probing me?" Leylin chuckled. No matter how terrifying that force was, everything around him was melted away by limitless devouring power. It finally even swallowed up Arthur's phantom world in one bite.

"Hah…" Arthur panted roughly. After seeing this, he did not hesitate to kneel down on one knee, "Arthur hereby greets the mighty lord at rank 7! Please bestow upon me your name, and please forgive me for my previous actions!"

"Rank 7?" Leylin laughed involuntarily, "I'm at most half a rank 7. As for my name… just call me Leylin."

"Yes, Lord Leylin!" Arthur felt like he was being raised up by some invisible gigantic force, involuntarily moving his body to into a standing position. The expression on his face became even more reverent.

"Why… what makes you think I'm a rank 7 Magus?" Leylin's brows furrowed as he asked Arthur…

Through the King's explanations, he managed to get a better understanding of the path forward for rank 6 Magi. Based on his words, even peak Breaking Dawn Magi would not possess strength like Leylin's. All their stats, including spiritual force, were about the same as his own. Only their comprehension of laws was different.

"Once comprehension of a law crosses 50%, Breaking Dawn Magi will descend into a dormant state and undergo a terrifying qualitative change where all stats increase by a large amount. If comprehension of the law cannot be completed to reach rank 7, one will be unable to wake up for eternity?" Leylin touched his chin, thinking back to his own situation.

His situation was extremely unique. His law of devouring had completely captured Beelzebub's law of gluttony, but because the true body still existed there was still a bit left before the law could be completed. He was now right at the boundary of rank 7.

'But I've basically passed through the stage of the qualitative change that rank 6 Magi go through, and my body has already begun to be infused with the power of laws. The distance to rank 7 is paper-thin…' Leylin instantly thought this through. He basically had one foot in the door to rank 7, and his stats were definitely comparable to regular beings of laws.

Those rank 6 Breaking Dawn Monarchs whose stats were similar to King Arthur would only undergo a huge increase in strength after the period of deep slumber. At that point, they would either die or successfully reach rank 7. Leylin was a special exception.

"Only Breaking Dawn Magi who comprehend above 50% can undergo a qualitative change due to the power of laws?" he asked indifferently.

"Yes, my lord!" Arthur glanced at Leylin bewilderedly. From his perspective, this person was definitely a rank 7 Magus of laws, but for some reason he couldn't understand he denied it. Whatever it was, treating him as respectfully as possible would never be the wrong decision.

"Though I really wish to enter rank 7, the realm of laws, the path of the comprehension of laws is too challenging. Thousands of years have passed, and I still have yet to reach that threshold…"

Subjugation

Arthur forced a smile as he spoke, a hint of fear in his voice, "Even after reaching the threshold of 50%, I wouldn't dare enter the slumber of qualitative change and go through with such a huge gamble!"

"Why? Because of the rate of failure?" Leylin suddenly understood.

"Yes, my lord!" Terror was evident in Arthur's eyes, "The Magi who sink into that stage of slumber will gradually reach their death in their sleep if they cannot completely comprehend the law… Ever since the ancient final war, I've never heard of anyone who has succeeded…"

"In other words, no Magi have advanced to rank 7 since the ancient war?" Leylin stroked his chin, suddenly feeling like he had been extremely lucky. Though his method of advancing had been different from regular Magi, and it had also happened in another world, he had escaped some trouble.

"Yes!" Arthur nodded grimly, "Until today, the only existences of laws that I know are the Mother Core, Death Sovereign King and all those Monarchs who existed during the ancient era. They stay below the seventh level of the subterranean world and rarely show themselves…"

'As expected, it's not that there aren't powerful existences protecting the Magus World. They're just staying in the subterranean world!' Leylin nodded, eyes glinting.

He'd already suspected this. With the Magus World's status, even after going through the ancient final war there should have been some rank 8 existences that still remained. Just a dormant World Will would not be enough to hinder those from other worlds who comprehended laws from spying on it.

'In that case, the underground of the Magus World is more valuable to those existences than the surface? It seems that they see the central continent like it sees the south coast. That's why they treat it with disdain…' Leylin suddenly understood how their thought process.

This was the only reason that made sense. If not, with their strength the central continent would be quivering at their feet all the time.

"Are there ample resources in the subterranean world?" Leylin suddenly looked towards Arthur. This question evidently stunned Arthur for a moment. From the astral laboratory, he could tell that this Lord Leylin had come from the surface. Was he perhaps coveting the subterranean world?

While he was agonised about doing so, Arthur did not dare conceal anything, "The seventh level that's already been opened up has more ample resources than the central continent. The lower the level, the more this proportion will increase. Many great items have appeared that even Breaking Dawns would go crazy over as well… Though I'm not sure about the levels below the seventh. There are rumours that the world there is monstrous and grotesque, holding huge benefits for those who've comprehended laws…"

"Huge benefits?" Leylin touched his chin, 'The resources on the surface of the world are meagre for beings of laws. The only thing they need is further comprehension, and guidance on their path ahead…

'Could it be that there are places in the subterranean world that make comprehending laws easier?' At this thought, Leylin's eyes brightened. 'Perhaps I should find an opportunity and explore the depths of the underground… After all, I can be considered one of the upper class in the Magus World. It's easier to improve if I can interact with similar beings,' Leylin made some plans, but obviously would not state them.

"Arthur, did you come here for them?" Leylin pointed towards Belinda and the other two.

"Yes." Only then did Arthur glance at the girls, but he no longer seemed to mind, "It is my responsibility to take care of the security of this administrative region. However, with Lord Leylin around, there's no need for me to do so…" It had to be said that this Arthur could easily adapt to changing circumstances. Of course, that might be because he had understood and experienced Leylin's strength, which was why he no longer had any thoughts of rebellion.

"Good! I'm going to meet an old friend, come with me!" Leylin nodded and headed towards the Lyas family. Arthur laughed wryly, and like a servant ducked his head while following at the back.

...

This was the territory of Eam's family. Numerous steep hills emitted a metallic luster, and at its heart was the Lyas Family's residence. Huge blue thunderbirds descended every once in a while, bringing with them the booming of thunder. This was a perilous area for all outsiders, but for Leylin there was absolutely no danger.

"Eam, your old friend's here!" His tangible soul force scanned the area, and Leylin immediately broke through the heavy defences of the Lyas family, finding Eam in a secret room.

"This voice? And this sort of…" Eam Lyas' hand shook in the midst of his experiment, and a test tube exploded. However, he paid no mind to this and turned into a blue thunderbird that soared into the sky.

"Leylin, my friend! So it's you!" The body of the blue thunderbird immediately shrank. The hill-like creature turned into a blue-haired Magus with silver pupils and fixed his attention on Leylin.

"I've already made the necessary preparations here, but you made me wait for so long. On top of that, why have all my attempts to reach you been blocked?"

Evidently, the contract Leylin had signed in order to placate the Lyas family was not of much importance to Leylin, and he lacked sincerity in going through with this. After all, he'd been under the Allsnake Curse then. Who would put more effort in this area?

This was only because it had only been a short time of a few years. A few years meant nothing to high-ranked Magi, which was why despite Eam's unhappiness, he did not seem too aggressive about this. Otherwise if he were to see Leylin now, he might even have tried to attack him.

"My apologies! I got caught up with some work. My reason in coming here is to restart the plans and agreements. Of course… some conditions must be amended," Eam was a rank 5 Warlock that had inherited an ancient bloodline, but that was nothing in Leylin's eyes. If not for his family's usefulness, Leylin would just have devoured the whole place.

"Restart? Amend? And also… your aura…" Eam's expression showed his obvious doubt. He sized Leylin up and down, suddenly feeling that Leylin's aura was somehow different from before.

However, he couldn't quite say what had changed, which made him want to vomit blood in his frustration. With Leylin's current strength, concealing his energy undulations was very easy, though he wouldn't need to do that usually.

Just the slight change to his appearance, combined with the power of laws pervading his every move, had caused eam to feel like his vision had been blurred.

"I've found a very suitable partner in this trade! Arthur, continue talks with him," Leylin waved his hand.

At this point, he didn't care much for the trade and profits between the first level of the subterranean world and the central continent. He even felt that it was unimportant. However, this business would be a huge help for the Ouroboros Clan, so he finished it.

Here in the subterranean area, Leylin had even found genuine overseers and partners. Belinda and Aegnis both had experience in managing large organisations, and were pretty strong themselves. They would probably just take some time to get used to the workings of this business and completely master it.

The profits from managing this area were enough for them to survive luxuriously in the Magus World without needing to rely on Leylin.

"Long time no see, Eam!" Having been mentioned by Leylin, Arthur rubbed his nose and stood out.

"You are… Your Majesty!" It was only at this point that Eam noticed Arthur standing behind Leylin. Leylin did not emit much of an aura, but a body of laws naturally had a very powerful attractive force that caused Eam to completely disregard the people beside him.

"Your Majesty, why have you come here?" Eam's mouth went wide open in his shock. As the person who had established the Arthur Kingdom, King Arthur's name had spread throughout the first level of the subterranean world. He was a peak rank 6 Breaking Dawn Magus whose battle prowess surpassed all others. It was his exceeding his peers that had allowed him to build the foundations of the kingdom.

The glorious reputation of the name 'King Arthur' was not gifted by anyone. Arthur had built it himself through trials of blood and fire. There was enough blood from high-ranked Magi on his hands to dye his entire palace red.

As the leader of the Lyas Family, Eam was King Arthur's vassal. After all, the Lyas Family was on the Arthur Kingdom's land, and even if he wanted to save his family from anything, Eam would still have to lower his noble head to the man.

"I obey Lord Leylin's instructions and am here to assist, as well as be a witness," Arthur bowed very deeply. He had long since treated Leylin as a rank 7, and just a mere thought from this existence could consign him to eternal damnation. He obviously would not dare to slight him by appearing even a little arrogant.

After hearing these words, Eam's eyes were filled by shock. "Lord… Lord Leylin?!"

'For even the peak Breaking Dawn King Arthur to call him a 'lord'?!' Eam looked frozen, but he already had an inkling of what was going on. Leylin, whom he had seen years before, probably had an earth-shattering transformation in strength, or perhaps… Had he hidden his true strength right from the start?

Meanwhile, with the support of the Arthur Kingdom and with King Arthur as the witness, it was necessary that they proceed with the trade with no reservations. However, perhaps the entire Lyas Family would now sink to a subordinate position under Leylin's strength.

Eam smiled wryly and knelt before Leylin, "Eam Lyas greets Lord Leylin!"

Ignox

Multi-coloured carpets and pieces of furniture gave off a slight aroma within a luxurious room, as if there had been some special incense burnt here that gave a simple yet elegant feeling.

Leylin surveyed the surroundings and nodded in satisfaction. Though he had been a guest here before and already experienced the VIP rooms of the Lyas Family, the grandeur of this room had reached a whole new level. This had once been Eam Lyas' mansion. Of course, once Leylin revealed his intentions to stay overnight, he had arranged this place for him with the fastest speed possible.

Leylin currently stood before a huge oil painting, observing the portrait of a blue-haired Warlock. The man in the portrait looked somewhat similar to Eam; it was probably the founder of his family.

After being focused on for a period of time, the portrait's eyes flickered, revealing an expression full of terror as if it was alive. However, it could not speak nor move, and only watched Leylin imploringly.

"Mm! The slight remnants of a conscient…" Leylin nodded, taking in the oil painting. "There seems to be a secret semi-plane as well, with the bloodline and body of an ancient mature Thorned Thunderbird. Looks like this must be the final trump card of the Lyas family…"

Eam had no way to withdraw this important mechanism in such a short time. He must've been counting on Leylin not discovering it, or caring for the more luxurious items, which was why he'd failed to conceal it.

"Interesting… Interesting!" Leylin stroked his chin while sitting on the sofa, allowing the portrait to heave a sigh of relief before it returned to its previous frozen expression.

Leylin truly held no malicious intent towards something like that. Though a rank 6 bloodline would've been very attractive to him at rank 5, he had currently reached the peak of Breaking Dawn, almost entering the realm of laws. He cared nothing for it.

"Brother Leylin, this couch is so comfortable!" Sophia was holding a little bear bolster, rolling on the sofa like a mischievous little child. However, the crafty glint in her eyes made it clear that she had other intentions.

The sisters had always thought well of Leylin, especially Sophia. She had practically glued herself to his side. Furthermore, even though Belinda had her doubts about this, it was a matter of time before she accepted him. Perhaps there was another one coming his way.

Of course, Leylin naturally accepted benefits that fell at his feet. He stroked his chin, his lips arching at an angle. With a wave of his arm, the surface of the oil painting was covered by a layer of darkness, "Sister Sophia, do you want to play a fun game with me?"

...

The time of pleasure soon passed. Sophia's legs had gone weak, and she had to be taken away by Belinda. While leaving, the snake girl glared hard at Leylin, a myriad of emotions hidden in her look. Aegnis herself had watched on like it was all a show, but she too didn't understand why a blush had appeared on her cheeks.

'What clever women they are,' Leylin thought in evaluation as he closed the door apathetically. These women had been smart enough to leave him in privacy.

"Come out!" Leylin now looked extremely calm as his eyes shifted to the cupboard.

*Plop! Blop* The ground seemed to melt in an instant, emitting black bubbles. A layer of orange appeared, crawling through the room. In the blink of an eye, the room had changed around Leylin. Watching it, a thought sprang to his mind. 'Is this some space folding apparatus?' He stroked his chin.

In this new environment, a black door of light appeared from the cupboard and was pulled open. A Magus wearing a swallow-tailed coat and a hat slowly walked out with a walking stick in hand. The man wore a pair of golden spectacles with round lenses, a complicated and intricate chain linking to them from behind his ear.

"Nice to meet you. This humble servant here is called Ignox," The Magus who came forward took off his hat and bowed elegantly.

'A being of laws, who has only just reacted to me now? That's beyond my expectations,' Leylin sized up this person with interest. Through his comprehension of laws, he had evidently realised that the body of this person was merely a form that the other party had chosen at will. The main body, on the other hand, was merely a bundle of mist with a complicated black ring of light at the middle that had some unique rhythm, enveloped by the dense power of laws. A deep and dark aura emanated from it like a bottomless abyss, intimidating and overwhelming.

This was a true rank 7 Magus, a being that had completely grasped a certain law!

"I am Leylin Farlier. Greetings, my Lord!" Leylin was not that surprised that this being had arrived. The soul force of those who comprehended laws could scan the entire central continent in an instant. Though it could not be used to scan every single ant on the ground, immense energy waves could not escape its detections.

Leylin himself hadn't concealed the aura of his laws, something that allowed him to easily be sensed by others who at such ranks. This encounter was his goal; for better or worse, he was from the Magus World and he had to make contact with the original beings of laws there.

"Tsk tsk… the power to devour all mass… and such a terrifying bloodline force… I hadn't seen such a bloodline source before…" Ignox's eyes showed his astonishment, "Even without having passed through the boundaries to become an existence of laws, Mister Leylin's strength isn't lacking at all when compared to us."

Leylin accepted Ignox's flattering without hesitation. His body was now incomparably close to rank 7, and on top of the mysteries of his devouring law, his other abilities put him on par with a rank 7 law-wielding Magus.

"Our Magus World hasn't given birth to a new rank 7 since the ancient war! Mister Leylin's existence is truly a cause for celebration!" Ignox seemed very excited.

"I'm only a minor Warlock from the south coast, and I know little regarding the world of rank 7s and higher. I hope Mister Ignox can properly guide me," Leylin's words were humble.

"But of course! As the higher ranks of the Magus World, it is our duty to help each other!" Ignox nodded solemnly, "Also, there are some things that I need to warn you about. While you've yet to completely enter rank 7, your strength has already reached that point, which is why some restrictions apply to you."

"That's reasonable, I won't go against them," Leylin nodded.

Ignox noticed there seemed to be a loophole in Leylin's words but he paid no heed to it, laughing while not the least bit concerned, "It's very simple. You cannot deliberately prevent the Magus World's World Will from recovering. Also, each of us has a fixed region whose defense we're in charge of, and you'll need to thwart the invasions of any beings of laws. For instance, I'm in charge of the first to fourth levels of the subterranean world. Other than that, even if you were to massacre a whole continent nobody will bother with you!"

Leyln's eyes twinkled. "Is the World Will still dormant? Is it because of the ancient Final War?"

"Yes, the ancient Final War! The dusk of the Gods and the fall of the Magi's glory," Ignox narrated in a singing voice, a trace of fear in his words.

"What exactly happened during the ancient Final War?" Leylin asked urgently.

"You will find out the specific details soon enough. To sum it up, the two worlds fought in order to achieve the chance to reach rank 9, and a large number of existences of laws fell…" While Ignox said this in a relaxed manner, Leylin could picture the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Even at its peak the Magus World wouldn't have spawned an existence of laws in a thousand years, but so many had died.

"After the war, our World Will sank into a deep sleep. The combined conscient of the World of Gods and the higher gods was the same. They even engaged their crystal system and prevented any outsiders from spying on them. Left behind, we first withdrew to the subterranean world, guarding the World Will as close as we could while comprehending laws," Ignox said.

"Is the Magus World's Will sleeping at the earth's core?" Leylin stroked his chin, 'The nearer the place is to the World Will, the more conspicuous the laws become. The world origin force will also take care of Magi. It's no wonder that those existences of laws stay deep underground and won't come out!'

"After signing the contract, Lord Leylin will become a part of us too!" Ignox got to the point, "I am here to notify you about this. There's about a decade until we're done with the preparations for the contract, and when the time comes we'll send you an invitation!"

He seemed to never have considered Leylin's rejection. Of course, Leylin wasn't foolish enough to make enemies out of the existences of laws in the Magus World.

"I understand," Leylin nodded solemnly.

"And the area of governance?" Ignox rubbed a large ruby in his hands, "Lord Leylin came from the surface world, so how about taking care of that area? The danger is at a minimum there, and there aren't any other existences of laws guarding it anyway…"

"Danger at a minimum?" Leylin had no idea whether to laugh or cry at this point 1. Perhaps getting him to guard the surface was purely from Ignox's good intentions.

Of course, this matched Leylin's plans, and so he agreed without hesitation, "Of course!"

With the important business done with, Ignox and Leylin continued to chat, his enriching and wide knowledge astounding Leylin. The important matters to be noted after reaching rank 7 were extremely beneficial to him. When he had to leave, Leylin felt reluctant to part with him.

1. He found it both funny and embarrassing

Distribution

"Thank you for your magnificent hospitality, but I must be off. I look forward to my next meeting with you!" Ignox waved at Leylin and entered the door of light in front of the cupboard.

A great deal of rust vanished, and the room returned to what it had looked like before. The feeling of another space being connected here gradually dissipated. Leylin's eyes were filled with an inquisitive glint.

"This travel… is it an evolution of the laws he grasped? It seems rather effective when travelling between worlds and the astral plane…"

...

"My lord, may we enter?" Eam's voice was heard from behind the door. It had only been a short conversation, but that had taken up the whole night.

Of course, for beings like Leylin this was nothing at all. Even labouring for ten years without any rest would not give rise to feelings of exhaustion to someone with a law body.

'Is it an innate upgrade of the body itself, or just part of a sequence of transitions?' Leylin gazed at his pale palm, looking lost in thought. He could sense that he was coming into a more powerful state, which was what he was aiming for anyway.

"Come in," Shaking his head, he no longer dwelled on these matters. He ambled over to the sofa and took a seat while watching Eam, Arthur and the rest enter.

"I hope Lord Leylin had a good rest yesterday?" Eam gave him a smile, trying to flatter him. For someone like him who was incomparably arrogant, making such an expression was difficult. His facial muscles even twitched uncoordinatedly.

However, after learning from King Arthur that Leylin had already passed the realm of Breaking Dawn and reached rank 7, becoming a Magus of laws, Eam no longer had any arrogance left in him. That bit of bloodline and strength that he possessed was nothing at all in Leylin's eyes.

The Lyas family could only quiver under Leylin's gaze. Their life or death could be decided in just a mere second with a single thought from the Warlock.

It was natural to bend and try to curry favour with the strong when it came to the life or death of the family; he was the one in charge after all.

"It was okay," Leylin nodded, answering indifferently.

"If we can satisfy Lord Leylin with our service, then it will be an honour for the entire Lyas family!" Eam said with a smile. As a noble he had taken lessons in etiquette before, and while most things were long forgotten it hadn't taken long for him to master it again.

"Alright, I'll tell you the arrangements for the passage and trade deal," Leylin said as he gesticulated. He'd long since gotten tired of hearing these words of flattery, but he had more important things to do than insult this family head.

"Please instruct us," Arthur and Eam immediately bowed respectfully.

Belinda and Aegnis nearby seemed despondent as they viewed this scene. No matter how they felt, being able to subdue a rank 5 bloodline Warlock and a peak rank 6 Monarch had already proved Leylin's incomparable strength.

"Alright. I'm planning to open up a plane that serves as a passage for trade between the two sides. The supervisor here will be Eam, with Arthur assisting. Any questions?"

"The Lord's will is our command!" Eam and Arthur lowered their noble heads deferentially, and appeared exceptionally docile. They had no resistance towards Leylin.

"Good. Your rewards shall be 30% of the net profits of the trade!" Leylin did not hold back at all and disregarded the previous agreement. With his strength, the two of them would not even resist even if he got them to work without any benefits. 30% of the profits was already very kind of him.

No, it wasn't quite kindness either. Leylin sincerely wanted to keep the trade here going, and as a huge source of revenue for his organisation, it was necessary to give the two supervisors here some benefits that would motivate them to work harder. If not, if he put too much pressure on them things would only work out in the short run. There would definitely be long term problems.

While Leylin would be able to suppress and pressure the others to keep control, was it necessary? His own organisation would live well and eat well, while the scraps would be given to those outside. That was the way for things to maintain like this in the long run.

"Understood!" Eam immediately agreed. While it was much lower than the previous agreement, he was already very satisfied.

With such differences in their strength, how could they come to a fair agreement? The Lyas family's benefits had shrunk by a large amount, and he would still need to share it with King Arthur. The other man would take most of the profits, but there were still benefits for himself. He wouldn't need to invest anything at all and it would still be considered a source of income for the Lyas Family.

In addition… Eam peeked at Arthur beside him.

With benefits as the reason to tie them down, it was already quite a good situation for the Lyas family as this would give them a connection with King Arthur, not to mention the more terrifying Leylin.

"That's not a problem." Arthur naturally did not oppose this. He, who had already reached peak Breaking Dawn, knew even better how terrifying existences of laws were. If Leylin were ever to rage, the Arthur Kingdom could very well be destroyed in a single night.

Hence, no matter how harsh the conditions were, Arthur could only agree. Leylin was evidently not using his strength to force him to work without any benefits, so he would not consider resisting.

Leylin had guessed what they might be thinking, and since everything was within his expectations, he nodded. Though the two Magi definitely had their own selfish motives, they definitely wouldn't dare show their unhappiness under the knowledge of Leylin's crushing strength; as long as they could maintain their distribution of benefits, that is.

"Another thing. Belinda and Aegnis will become my representatives and supervisors in the subterranean world, managing the matters here," Leylin then looked towards Belinda and Aegnis.

In his calculations, these two snake females would be the main people in charge and the key to expanding his organisation. The two levels of trade profits from both the subterranean world and the surface could not only could be used for expansion costs for the organisation, but would also be more than enough for these three to lead a luxurious lifestyle with resources for their cultivation.

'The trade they were talking about… both sides exceed a continent of the Purgatory World in surface area. The benefits we'll be getting…' Aegnis made a quick calculation in her mind. Just a thought of the future profits left her wavering, unable to contain herself.

She had easily deduced that the profits of such trade would be an astronomical number. Even her previous family would go crazy over it, and yet Leylin had merely tossed this over to them easily. It only made the gap between them more obvious.

'Is this… the way a dignitary thinks? Even the wealth of two continents is dispensable to him?' Aegnis stared at the unfathomable Leylin, and then glanced at Belinda beside her, clenching her fists and making a decision.

"But… I've never done it before. Is that okay?" Belinda hesitated slightly, perhaps worried that she could not complete the task that Leylin had entrusted to her well.

However, this attitude resulted in a smile on Leylin's face, because this meant that she had already accepted the task, "You don't need to worry about that. I've always had faith in your capabilities. Besides, Aegnis, Arthur and the rest will help you!"

"In that case, I'll agree to it," Belinda nodded.

"Good," Leylin nodded, and numerous rays of lights were emitted.

*Boom!* It was as if the world stopped in that instant. Even the most powerful amongst them, King Arthur, felt like he was a little boat in the vigorous, furious waves of the ocean, about to capsize at any moment.

A streak of light shot in his direction, and he instinctively caught it. Arthur retreated several steps, looking stunned as he saw a black rune sizzling in his hands.

The illusions had vanished. Now, he found that everyone around had the same rune in their hands.

"This is my mark, and also a token that can be used for all trades. You can also use it to contact me. It'll go through as long as I'm in the Magus World…" With strength incomparably close to that of laws, all sorts of miracles appeared about Leylin. A law rune that represented himself was just a part of it.

Being given this symbol was tantamount to being branded by Leylin. Even if they met with other existences of laws, they could get special treatment. Of course, that did not include his nemesis like the Snake Dowager, in which case they would meet a face worse than death.

After this ceremonial procedure, those with the runes could even make sacrifices to Leylin, getting boosts in power from his law of devouring that could fill their bodies.

"Though the Magus World isn't suitable for the large-scaled path of sacrifices, it should be able to sustain my unique method of passing on my power. With this, your safety is guaranteed." Leylin briefly explained the usage of the rune, while Arthur and Eam knelt in elation.

"Why are there only two? How about Sophia's?" Belinda questioned without any restraint.

"I gave it to her last night," Leylin's lips quirked in a slight smile, but Belinda immediately turned red as she cursed.

"Alright. You can return and make all the necessary preparations. Three days later, I will unseal the passage!" Leylin waved his hand, and the rest withdrew. Even Belinda, who looked like she had something to say, retreated unwillingly after being pulled away by Aegnis.

"What a beautiful world!" Leylin headed to the window, pulling the curtains open. There were many Lyas family members around, as well as the distant scenery, all within his line of sight.

The Power to Move Mountains

"Just looking at beautiful scenery is also a way of enjoying yourself!" Leylin's eyes had a different look to them.

He had previously been afflicted with the Allsnake Curse, and had no choice but to struggle against the heavens. He had taken the risk to enter the Purgatory World, dancing on the edge of a blade with no extra time to do something as mundane as enjoying the scenery.

Now, however, after completely ridding himself of the curse on his bloodline,his body of laws, near rank 7, would last him over 100,000 years.

With this much more time, he finally had time to breathe, released from his tight schedule. This was why he had spent so much effort on dealing with this bilateral trade.

He had previously been someone who could not even take care of himself, so why would he bother with others? Now, with a lot more time and freedom, Leylin finally had the chance to consider the development of Ouroboros Clan, the Farlier Family and so on.

"Taking care of this land and its profits should be able to keep the Warlocks of the Ouroboros Clan living well for thousands of years if managed well… and then there's the tiny issue in the central continent…" Leylin stroked his chin.

He was planning to use around a decade to take care of matters in the central continent and perhaps the whole surface of the Magus World. Besides getting his own people to succeed in life, he wanted to build up his own power.

Whatever it was, based on the oral agreement with Ignox, he was going to have to take care of this land anyway. The subterranean existences would pay no heed to his actions.

'In their eyes, the surface of the Magus World is not only incredibly small, but also produces few resources. It possesses no resources beneficial for those existences of laws. Amongst the Magi, there are only a few rank 6s, and it's a remote and desolate place. They're not losing out by tossing it to me. After all, Ignox was tasked with the first to fourth levels underground, and each level is comparable to the surface world…'

Of course, the reason Ignox had done so was because Leylin had yet to properly advance, and he wanted to ease his work.

'That's better for me anyway. I'll definitely go to the depths of the core, but not yet. Furthermore, I can do a lot with the surface world when it's completely under my control…'

...

Three days later, in front of the Thunderbird Holyland.

Numerous members of the Lyas family, under Eam and Arthur's lead, gazed at the figure before them with respect.

Leylin had long since gotten used to this and continued to discuss matters with Aegnis. "How has the progress for building the organisation been?"

"It's going alright," Aegnis tucked her long hair behind her ear. She had changed into feminine attire which made the lines of her body more gentle, as if she was trying to show off her feminine charm.

"In terms of manpower, the Lyas family and Arthur Empire have already provided me with a lot authority and help. Of course, I hope to use my own people."

Aegnis seemed very capable and experienced as she said," Tryxis, for instance, is the second-in-command of the subterranean organisation Shadow Toro. He recently eliminated the head and brought the whole organisation to us. His earth elemental spells aren't half bad and he has some experience commanding organisations. He's been a great help!"

"Oh?" Leylin's truesoul force swept forth in an instant, and all the details of this Tryxis that Aegnis had pointed out appeared before his eyes.

"He recognized the power of our side so quickly, and his acts were so brazen… He has pretty good foresight…" It was a pity that this was all. No matter how smart he was, he barely entered Leylin and Aegnis' sights. In the face of absolute crushing strength, scheming lost all effect.

"You can decide on that with Belinda. I'm giving you free reign. Now, let me completely remodel the ruins. The current place just isn't suitable as a trading base." Leylin floated into the air like a god. An awe-inspiring might like that of a divinity descended in that instant, causing many low-ranked Magi to faint.

A howling Targaryen appeared, with a pair of monstrous wings, single malevolent horn and pair of sharp claws growing from its belly. A unique spiritual force wave was transmitted to every Magus in the surroundings. "Hss… I am the king of devouring, the ruler of chaos and the void!"

"Devouring… the king of devouring? Is this the power that the lord wields?" King Arthur murmured to himself, taking the initiative to kneel. This was his aspiration, the end he desired on his path. With his lead, the Magi behind him all sank to their knees one by one.

Immediately after, they heard Leylin speak softly in mid-air, "Innate skill: Devour!"

*Crash!* It was as if a terrifying invisible mouth swept through the sky, large enough that once it passed the entirety of the ruins had disappeared. Whether it was the defensive spell patterns of the ruins or the seals and reinforcements added by the Lyas family over the years, they could not affect it at all.

There was no lightning, no flames. Nor was there a backlash from any of the mechanisms in the ruins. It was as if the place had never existed. A wide expanse had opened up in the ground. An aerial view would show that the ruins had gone missing, replaced by a terrifyingly deep pit that looked like something had eaten into it.

Many of the Magi were dazed, but some of the younger ones grew zealous as they cried out, "The master of devouring!" "The devouring ruler!"

"All the unnecessary facilities have been destroyed, only the sealed pathway remains." A dark door brimming with light appeared slowly deep within the pit, seeming desolate.

"Let there be soil!" Leylin spoke faintly, and the earth howled. The ground trembled violently, and large amounts of earth squirmed upwards to fill the deep pit. The power of an existence that comprehended laws was divine, terrifying beyond belief.

"Moving mountains and suppressing seas with just a single thought! Is this the ability of a rank 7 Magus of laws?"

Leylin was very satisfied with his current control over laws. Through his comprehension and usage of laws, he even had the misconception that he was the world.

"Everything in the world is composed of and affected by laws. With my control and influence using my law of Devour, even if I have less than 0.01% control over of other laws, it is enough to unite the laws to form a fundamental change in everything…"

Leylin looked intoxicated by this.

Rank 1 to 3 Magi might be more powerful than regular humans. Those at and above rank 4, the Morning Stars, Radiant Moons and Breaking Dawns had all grasped the power to massacre and destroy countries. Those at rank 7 and above at the realm of laws lived and breathed with worlds, like the gods that overlooked all life from high ground.

The radiance of eternity was already beginning to appear before Leylin.

"Let everything that exists in this world continue to exist for all eternity!"

Leylni's voice seemed to hold within holy light, scattering all over the beautiful surface of the earth.

*Rumble! A brand new construction with multiple buildings rose, encircling the spatial passage at the heart of it and creating a gigantic triumphal arch.

Numerous green stones flickered with dazzling lights on the construction.

"This is… Everlasting solidification spells, reinforcement runes, conscient runes.. The effect from this combination is enough for all the buildings to last without corrosion for above ten thousand years. That's the effect of only one sentence from my lord…"

A white-haired Magus with thick presbyopic glasses twitched as if he had epilepsy, eyes even glimmering with tears of happiness, "This is the pinnacle of magic— to be able to directly leverage the power of the original laws?"

"All seals shall corrode, and only the passage between the two areas shall remain eternal!"

*Hualala!* The arched door of light immediately emitted elegant and beautiful luster. The layers on the seal crumbled one after the other, and the door of light unceasingly expanded until it merged with the whole triumphal arch, emitting shining rays of light.

"The spatial passage that has been reinforced with my laws should be able to be maintained for thousands of years even if it works in overdrive everyday."

Blue rays flashed in Leylin's eyes, giving him this information in an instant.

After grasping the power of laws, his thoughts were not lacking at all to the ultimate brain of his previous life, and perhaps even exceeded it.

Only the A.I. Chip, which had been with Leylin all this while and merged with his body had gained immense benefits, and could therefore surpass Leylin's mind when it came to calculations.

The tremors of the ground continued, and numerous buildings kept rising from the ground. In the blink of an eye, a whole Magus City had been established.

"This area shall be the base of your organisation, and the name… Let's call it 'Alabaster City!'!"

Leylin smiled at Belinda as he spoke, and saw the glint in her eyes.

With Aegnis' command, the many Magi before surged into the city, beginning more meticulous work and alterations, as well as any moving required.

Leylin was accompanied by Belinda and Aegnis and came to the heart of the spatial door.

"You're not going back with me?"

Leylin glanced at Belinda. This pair had already accepted him long ago, and even Aegnis seemed to have an inclination to do so too. It was just a matter of time.

"No, I won't go! Don't you have a wife there?"

Belinda bit her lips stubbornly, "I want to stay here in the city you made for me to guard all that is yours!"

Leylin had already guessed Belinda's thoughts. That matched with his wish anyway.

"As you wish! This place will belong to you. Even the organisation on the surface will have to heed your words after coming here."

Leylin nodded while he stepped into the spatial door.

Return And Meeting

In a flash of light, Leylin's figure disappeared immediately, and reappeared in the Eternal River pocket dimension.

"Mm, let me think…" Leylin's expression was rather intrigued, "The Twilight Zone, central continent, south coast and now the new subterranean world, it seems that I have more and more companions too…"

'Could it be that this is the realm for me to spread my seed across the world, and father many illegitimate children?' Leylin thought, rather speechlessly.

"However, in terms of diversity, the more base samples there are, the higher the probability of mutated bloodlines cropping up. Belinda and the others' Alabaster Devilsnake and three-headed python bloodline combined with my own Targaryen bloodline, is something to look forward to…"

Leylin's followed the customs of 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do— he had already accepted the Magus World's traditions and did not feel like he was doing anything inappropriate.

"Only, compared to gathering them together and forming an enormous harem, perhaps scattering them across the continent like this would be easier for them to accept…" Leylin stroked his chin and had a slight headache, and soon stopped thinking about it.

The essence of his soul force began to slowly spread along the laws that were everywhere around him, making Leylin grasp everything around him in an instant.

Afterwards his mouth slightly fell agape, and he made a small sound of surprise.

"I never thought that they would arrive so quickly!" Accompanying Leylin's thoughts, several figures appeared in the main hall.

The first was Freya, carrying an infant. She looked rather more mature now, with the bearing of a young married woman. She looked as if she could only see Leylin, and nothing else.

Gilbert, Emma and the other higher ranks in the Ouroboros Clan also appeared immediately. Even the Bloodline Alliance's rank 5 Jeffrey appeared, who couldn't stop staring at Leylin with a bewildered expression.

Towards the back of the crowd, there were still two others. The heads of the light and dark Magi, Nonov and Anye, forced a smile towards him.

"Ley…Leylin, you've returned!" Freya's eyes were filled with tears as she approached Leylin.

"Yes, I've returned," Leylin smiled at her, and picked up Syre easily.

His child was now a few years old, and he sized up this rather familiar stranger with an inquisitive expression.

After seeing him, Leylin immediately thought of his eldest son in the Twilight Zone, Daniel, who was being raised by Celine. He was presumably as big as Syre.

"After I received your news, and was made aware of the teleportation spell formation here, we immediately brought the elites of the Ouroboros Clan and came here."

"Mm, we took control of this pocket dimension on our way, and all of the entrances have been guarded by our Kemoyin warlocks," Emma smiled at Leylin and Freya and told them their reason for coming before, with a strange glow in her eyes.

Only Nonov and Anye stood at the back, and exchanged glances with each other. They then looked at how Leylin couldn't care less about them and their hearts were filled with bitterness.

They naturally now knew that Leylin had deceived them before, and monopolised everyone's thoughts here.

However, even if they knew, what could they do about it?

The Ouroboros clan's strength, although it wasn't particularly outstanding in the central continent, was still considered absolutely monstrous on the south coast. Those who are known as light and dark Magi could not be their opponent at all, and so they had immediately occupied the entire Eternal River pocket dimension.

With just Gilbert and Emma, the two Rank 4 warlocks were enough to make all the Magi bow down before them. Especially once they knew Leylin was actually a Rank 6 Breaking Dawn Warlock, the highest ranked Magi of the entire central continent, they didn't dare to breathe one word of complaint and dejectedly surrendered their benefits.

Leylin could clearly predict all of their thoughts, and was only slightly shocked at how quickly they had acted. Even the Bloodline Alliance had been alarmed.

"Ley…Lord Leylin! Was the earlier transmission…real…?"

At this moment, Gilbert respectfully bowed at the waist, and his eyes were full of expectations.

At the same time, Jeffrey who had been silently standing at the side nervously clenched his fist.

"Oh, so it was because of this! The declaration I made when I broke through to Rank 6, all of you heard it as well?" Leylin smiled a little.

"So.. So you're saying that… You…have already broken through the bloodline shackles and entered the realm of Breaking Dawn?" Jeffrey nervously swallowed hard and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, I have already completely broken free of the bloodline shackles, and broken through to the Breaking Dawn Throne," Leylin nodded, there was nothing in particular for him to deny.

Also at the same time, he released a little of the imposing aura that he had been suppressing.

With a loud hiss like the long warble of mountain rivers, an overwhelming, earth-shattering bloodline power with the essence of soul force swept across them. A projection of his true soul seemed to fill the room with the golden light of the sun, and rays of light seemed to pour down upon them. A powerful feeling of oppression could be felt, and only Freya and Syre at Leylin's side seemed completely unaware of it.

Syre even opened his eyes widely, and seemed to try and grasp at the golden flames of soul force with his delicate, plump little hands. Naturally, the powerful flames of his soul was controlled by Leylin to be like an exquisitely gentle spring rain to Syre, and did not harm him in the slightest.

"The emperor! The bloodline warlock emperor! The emperor of our Kemoyin warlocks!" Gilbert and Emma kneeled down, with a face seemingly full of tears. They had felt a hugely imposing aura from Leylin, which was far greater than the aura of a Kemoyin Serpent Emperor that he previously possessed. This kind of feeling was as if he was their entire universe, and also the progenitor of their bloodline.

Freya nervously caught her husband's hand, as if she was afraid he would slip away if she wasn't careful, "The illusion I saw earlier was true, you've really become the new progenitor of our bloodline?"

"Yes, it's true. From now onwards, our Kemoyin Warlocks have all completely escaped the Snake Dowager's suppression!" Leylin nodded as he stroked Syre's head.

"Our wish! Our Ouroborous clan, and all the Kemoyin Warlock's long-cherished wish has finally been realised…" Emma said, while choking on her sobs.

The Ouroboros clan was soaked in the tears of blood [1 overwhelming suffering] that the overpowering bloodline shackles caused, and now they finally had someone who succeeded in breaking the curse. The inspiration and hope that this success brought was absolutely incomparable.

Leylin now was in the position where even if he made preposterous commands, the entire Ouroboros clan would perhaps cheerfully accept them.

"As expected, a rank 6 warlock, the power of the bloodline emperor! No wonder I had no ability to resist when you willed us to move here," Jeffrey mumbled, but the fact is he had gone in the wrong direction.

A normal bloodline emperor, even if he could easily murder rank 5 warlocks, could not render them entirely unresisting, and teleport them to places. Only those who were more powerful than laws could do this sort of thing, but the scope of Jeffrey's knowledge was too weak, and he had never seen a more powerful bloodline. Therefore he had naturally misunderstood and made this connection, and Leylin could not be bothered to correct him.

In any case, in their view it didn't matter whether it was a rank 6 bloodline warlock or a rank 7 with the power of laws. For them, this was completely unreachable and they were powerless to resist.

"According to the prophecies of legends old, the most powerful Bloodline Monarch has finally appeared! I didn't think that the prophesised one was you, and not Bevis!" Jeffrey said, with a complicated expression on his face.

"So you're saying that… You had heard what Gilbert and the others said about the bloodline manifesto, and specifically came over to check because of your suspicions?" Leylin stroked his chin, looking very calm.

In the entire central continent, there was now no one who could deal with his strength. Naturally they remained extremely motionless, and there seemed to be nothing to worry about.

"That's right, once we heard his declaration, we all thought it was unbelievable. If it wasn't for elder Alpha hypnotising many Kemoyin bloodline descendants, and receiving the same news from everyone, we probably would have thought that you were drumming up a scam…" Jeffrey's expression was rather complicated, as the Bloodline Alliance had pinned all its hopes on Bevis, and paid much less attention to other bloodline geniuses like Leylin.

After all, as far as the Warlocks knew, the idea that bloodline shackles could not be broken had already been accepted as unshakeable common sense.

As a result, compared to those warlocks with the potential to only reach Rank 5, one can understand the reason why they had put most of their hopes on Bevis, who had a rank 6 bloodline,

However, Leylin had now not only risen to a rank 6 Bloodline Warlock, but he had even broken through the bloodline shackles, the curse that afflicted all warlocks. How could Jeffery not be amazed by this?

"Perhaps once the news spreads, the entire Bloodline Alliance, no, the entire central continent will go mad! And also there's Bevis… Oh dear…" Jeffrey shook his head.

"Mm, after I finishing handling my business in the South Coast, I will definitely take you back!" Leylin nodded his head, "Now, please give me some time with my wife and my child, I want to attend my duties as a husband and father…"

Seeing Leylin so impolitely chasing him away, Jeffrey and the others didn't dare to resist, and left the great hall after politely bowing.

Once they left the place and spread the news, it did not concern Leylin as to what kind of riotous scene appeared.

Because at this time, Freya had already tightly grabbed Leylin's hands and began to burst into tears.

And Leylin tenderly patted the back of Freya's hands and placated Syre.

After this was all done, night had already fallen.

"So you mean… During all this time, not only did you go underground, you even directly went to the Purgatory World, and even saw the Snake Dowager, Trial's Eye and all those legendary beings?"

Leylin and his family were now sitting at a sumptuous dinner table, and Leylin occasionally spoke a little of his experiences– of course it was the censored version, and he had hidden many of his secrets, but just that version was enough to shake Freya to the core.

The World And Beyond

"I'm sorry my beloved, I could not accompany you," Freya's eyes seemed to redden, covered in a layer of sparkling tears.

"No, you've raised Syre. For me, and our Farlier family, this is the greatest contribution," Leylin stood up with the adorable little fellow.

As his son had inherited his Serpent Emperor bloodline, his appetite was enormous. Occasionally he was full of uncontrollable energy and emotional issues with his bloodline power arose. Naturally, for high-ranked Warlocks, these couldn't be considered problems at all.

"…In that case, the bloodline shackles of Kemoyin Warlocks are all gone?"

Freya thought of the most crucial point.

"No, strictly speaking, only my bloodline shackles have disappeared. Your bloodline origins however, now originate from me instead," Leylin spoke truthfully, "but with my help, it won't be a problem for you to advance to rank 6. As for Syre, since he has my bloodline, there's an even greater probability for him to advance."

"What do you mean, an even greater probability?"

"Syre, come here!" Leylin smiled as he waved Syre over.

"Father!" The little boy ran to Leylin, with traces of fruit juice and grease still on his hands, "Hug!"

"Alright," Leylin smiled as he hugged the boy to his chest.

"Syre, my blood, I give you my blessing. You will be blessed with incomparable glory, and the holy light will be at your side forever!" Leylin declared.

At that moment, the world seemed to come to a standstill. A tall phantom of a Targaryen winged snake appeared behind him.

Leylin assumed a solemn expression on his face, as if he was a God proclaiming an oracle.

It was a pity that all of the maidservants had long fallen into a dead faint, and only Freya was able to stubbornly remain clear-headed. However, the powerful phantom behind Leylin was also faintly trembling.

Syre was already fast asleep, but a small phantom of a Kemoyin Serpent Emperor appeared on his skin.

"Although I could do this after you've grown up, but it would be easier to advance the bloodline when you're small…"

There was a tumultuous expression in Leylin's eyes as he said, "My son, Syre, thou shalt inherit my endless and eternal strength, and become the Ouroboros Clan's King!"

"From today onwards, thou art Ouroboros, the serpent of infinity, Ouroboros!"

With a hissing sound, the Targaryen winged snake behind Leylin opened its jaws widely and poured out a great deal of smoke, which engulfed the phantom of the Kemoyin Serpent Emperor completely.

The smoke finally transformed into a cocoon that had the phantom of the serpent emperor wrapped up within it. It seemed to be undergoing some mysterious metamorphosis.

Syre was still sound asleep, but his aura had clearly changed.

"This… This is…" As Freya saw this, she had completely lost her ability to speak.

"He must be very tired, do take him away and let him have a good rest. Take care to increase his milk by several times today and tomorrow," Leylin smiled as he withdrew the phantom snake and his immense power, to the point where he appeared to be a normal Warlock. He had a gentle smile on his face, but the way he spoke made it clear that his orders were to be obeyed.

"Yes… Of course," Freya absent-mindedly carried Syre away, and one could tell that she was mired in bewilderment and shock– the power that Leylin had shown was already beyond the mortal realm. Even the Blazing Flame Monarch was infinitely inferior compared to him.

After completing this, Leylin walked to the window alone. His gaze seemed to pass through the Eternal River pocket dimension to the starry sky outside.

"Daniel, my eldest son!" Leylin said in a low voice.

His soul force exploded with power that seemed to surpass the laws of the world, and penetrated directly into the Twilight Zone.

"This… What is this power?"

His young wife, Celine, had a look of horror on her face as she was awed by the powerful force.

With a loud crash, innumerable black particles began to converge into an enormous face. The intimidating aura flowed from its pupils gave off a suffocating feeling.

However Celine felt incomparably familiar with that face and said, "Ley…Leylin? You're Leylin!"

"My son, Daniel!"

The enormous dark face continued to speak, and Daniel struggled violently out of Celine's arms and ran towards the dark face.

"Thou will inherit my devouring and Dreamscape ability, and become the World Serpent, Jormungandr!"

Along with the face's proclamation, laws of 'Devour' and dreamforce poured like a stream from it and engulfed Daniel completely, immediately changing him at the cellular level.

"I've returned, please take care of Daniel!"

At the end of the ceremony, Leylin's voice came from the enormous dark face, and soon after disappeared without a trace.

However, the powerful feeling from earlier remained. Celine stroked her face, and was finally convinced that she wasn't dreaming or was affected by some illusion.

"Daniel, my Daniel!" Celine flew to Daniel's side, but after she realised he was only unconscious and not dead, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, she discovered that Daniel had slightly changed. The most noticeable change was the black rune that he was tightly grasping in his hand.

This black rune had a pure quality to it, as if it was the only one of its kind in this world. It had an inscription of a demonic Winged Devilsnake, which seemed to be connected to some unfathomably powerful being.

"This is Leylin's aura, this is his rune!"

Celine stowed the black rune away with a look of astonishment on her face, and looking at the sleeping Daniel, she couldn't help but to mutter to herself, "Leylin… What level has he reached now?"

...

"From today onwards, the infinite serpent Ouroboros and the World Serpent Jormungandr will be the two main bloodlines of my Farlier family," Leylin leaned against the balcony, with a tumultuous expression within his eyes.

As Syre was the son of his first wife, Leylin envisaged him as inheriting his eternal and infinite power. However, this was only a seedling of a thought, and he would only be able to let Syre walk a future path to an even stronger bloodline if Leylin himself continued to constantly improve himself.

As for Daniel, his eldest son, his inherited abilities of Devour and dreamforce was already stabilised and mature, and would very quickly become his main strength in battle.

"Speaking of this, Syre's bloodline still has far more potential for growth, and is full of unlimited possibilities. However, it is still far from perfect! And Daniel's bloodline is the most violent, but the future has already been fixed for him," Leylin stroked his chin, a smile blooming on his face.

"Their present and the future will be up to them!"

As an existence that was infinitely close to Rank 7, Leylin now had the ability to do what many high-ranking Magi thought was unimaginable, which was to make use of origin force.

To pass on his own bloodline, and even make a copy of his own abilities, for Leylin it wasn't a particularly difficult thing.

Only, the paths these two bloodline branches would follow was just within Leylin's imagination, and with the A.I. Chip's assisted deductions, it still had some imperfect aspects.

In reality, the titles he had given earlier such as the the World Serpent and the Infinite Serpent were only given because they sounded nice, coupled with his momentary bad taste.

However, he had the confidence that after several hundred years had passed, these two mature bloodlines would absolutely dominate the entire central continent, and eclipse other bloodline warlocks.

Even when Leylin had arrived at the Rank 9 Eternal Realm, these two bloodlines of his would not be even a little bit inferior to those legends of old.

"Although I have already helped them to remodel and advance their bloodline, their bloodlines all originate from me, and for the time being their highest potential is only to rank 6. They can only continue to advance once I break through to a higher rank…"

Leylin carefully pondered this situation. He was thinking of establishing his clan, reproducing his bloodline, and investigating the probability of evolving his bloodline, and these were all tasks that the A.I. Chip was constantly researching as well.

Leylin very much looked forward to the surprise the bloodlines he had passed on would bring him, after going through nature's survival of the fittest and natural selection.

...

The limitless azure sea, as far as the eye could see, with white waves sweeping across it.

Leylin and the others stood on the deck of an enormous sailboat, and their bodies moved up and down with the waves.

"So you're saying that the work of transporting Kemoyin Warlocks to the south coast is still ongoing?"

Leylin supported himself on the railing and slightly furrowed his brows, "This speed is really far too slow. Within a month, the entire Ouroboros clan's headquarters must be moved to this place, only then do we have enough people to develop the subterranean commerce!"

Although he had only complained a little, Emma and Gilbert broke out in a cold sweat behind him.

In the end, it was only due to Gilbert and Leylin's earlier camaraderie as a master and disciple, that he could stand out and say, "The south coast has many dangerous areas, and some have even reached the extent of Rank 4 in danger. We can only use reinforced models of airships and ship holds, and dispatch a Morning Star force to escort them, and consequently the pace is slow…"

The dangers near the south coast weren't considered much to Morning Star Magi, but for those Rank 3 Magi, it was as if it was a natural barrier to them.

"Mm, although your argument makes sense, you really have to increase the speed!"

"Of course we all want to seize the generous profits of subterranean commerce as quickly as possible, so it's a pity…" Emma and Gilbert exchanged a glance, with a wry smile on their faces.

"On my map, this most dangerous area is the Dragon Whales territorial waters here?"

"Yes it is, my lord!" Emma involuntarily answered him.

"Very good, then perhaps I can help!" Leylin smiled lightly, but his expression suddenly turned icy, "Come out now!"

A ghastly sound with icy majesty could be heard along the surface of the sea, but it was the energy undulations that came from their periphery that made Gilbert and Emma's expressions change drastically.