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Chapter 1457: Kibin Race

The twins then began to think about it as Sharky led the way. Back then, Timoteo had some form of controlling the whale. However, how did he do that? "Can you think about something that can attract a multi-elemental spirit?"

Everyone shook their heads in response. First of all, where would one find multi-elemental beings? Even the twins weren't like that. However, they quickly noticed that Luan seemed to be playing with that bird-fish he had just mentioned. "Luan, how did you attract the bird-fish swimming around you?"

Luan shook his head, telling them, "I didn't. It simply looked at me for a moment, and then it began to swim around me. That was all."

Falangia, who was hearing everything, then wondered, "Could it be that these invisible bird-fishes only answer to those who can see them?"

The twins had to admit Falangia's words made sense. Following that, Roan used his Divine Soul Power to grab Luan before asking, "Tell me when there's a fish passing close to you."

Luan nodded and warned Roan as soon as one got close. "Alright, I'll put you in front of it, so look straight at its eyes." Without wasting time, Roan used his Divine Soul Power to move Luan in front of the bird-fish.

The bird-fish and Luan soon made eye contact. After that, it began to swim by the side, but it still looked at Luan as if testing whether Luan was really looking at it or not. Luan, obviously, followed it with his eyes. Eventually, the bird-fish confirmed that Luan could really see it and began to swim around him soon after. "Hey, it worked. Now both bird-fishes are swimming around me."

Rean and Roan looked at each other and nodded, saying, "Good. Roan will put you in front of many more, so make sure to look at them."

However, Luan seemed to be a little afraid. "I... I think that isn't a good idea."

"Why is that?" Everyone asked back.

"I don't know what I did, but there are a lot of them heading my way right now." In Luan's eyes, it seemed like the two bird-fishes he had around him caught the attention of the others. Luan then became a beacon that gathered the multiple bird-fishes in their surroundings, all swimming around him.

"Luan, keep telling us everything you can see," Roan told him.

Luan nodded in response. "They seemed to be gathering around me nonstop. I can't count them... I'm afraid, dad!"

Roan narrowed his eyes when he heard that. "I'm not your dad."

However, Luan was too afraid to consider that point. "Dad, pull me back. I'm scared! They'll eat me!"

Roan sighed before pulling Luan back close to him, soon increasing the power of his protective barrier. He also added Dark Element, even though it wouldn't be of much use since the bird-fishes also had Dark Element inside them.

"Dad... they stopped." Surprisingly though, the bird-fishes didn't continue to swim around Luan. "Dad, they're gathering..."

Rean and the others immediately asked. "Where?"

"In front of us," Luan answered, now feeling a little safer in Roan's arms. 

Roan nodded, not minding it. "Keep telling us what's ha-" However, Roan didn't need to conclude that phrase. That's because the bird-fish gathering seemed to create a phenomenon in front of their group. All the elements gathered, and so did the continental barrier's Divine Energy. Even they could see it now due to the amount of it.

The twins' group increased their guard even more since the power at the location ahead was definitely terrifying. Even Kentucky wouldn't be able to resist if all those elements and Divine Energy were used in an attack. However, after a few seconds, it stopped. It's just that everyone could still see what was happening. "What kind of spirit is this one?"

Rean couldn't help but remember the Kiwi back on Earth, a type of bird that couldn't fly and had a thin but long beak. However, that was only half of its body. The other half was akin to a fish... well, to be more specific, it followed the whales' and dolphins' patterns. The tail was horizontal, not vertical. 

As for why they could see that spirit, the twins already knew the answer. 'Spirits are invisible as long as they wish to be invisible. However, if they want to appear in front of others, they can do that. Obviously, this... thing... wanted us to see it.'

Roan was right. As soon as the bird-fish, if one could even call it that, appeared in front of everyone, it used Divine Sense to communicate. 'I didn't expect that someone would be able to see me. However, those are some very peculiar couple of eyes, kid. Are you perhaps part of the Sacred Eye Race?'

Luan didn't know what the bird-fish was talking about. "What is the Sacred Eye Race?"

The twins also have never heard about it. "Hey, how come you have sentience? We've seen another type of spirit inside the continental barrier before, but it didn't have any intelligence. Also, what are you exactly? No, wait! Maybe this isn't even your home. Perhaps you decided to live here, but you have nothing to do with the continental barrier." 

The Kiwi thing narrowed its eyes as it looked at the twins, especially Roan, who held Luan. "Don't compare me to such a low-level creature. What you saw was probably a Rainbow Whale, and they do live in continental barriers. However, my Kibin Spirit Race is several times stronger. Those Rainbow Whales rarely get strong enough to acquire sentience. Unlike us, who are already born with it."

Rean nodded in response. "So you are a spirit that lives in the continental barriers."

"Correct," answered the Kibin. "You haven't answered my question, though."

Roan answered it for Luan, saying, "We don't know which race my disciple is from. His parents are dead, so we can't even ask. However, he's most likely a mixed blood."

The Kibin nodded in response. "I see... I can't feel much of the Sacred Eye Race bloodline inside his body anyway. You're most likely right about the mixed blood."

After that, Rean asked the question in everyone's minds. "So.... why did you decide to appear in front of us?"

Chapter 1458: Do I Really Have To?

The Kibin answered the question with another question, telling them, "Hmm? Weren't you the ones who wanted me to appear? I usually wouldn't do such a thing, but since this little boy could see me, I made an exception."

Rean was surprised to hear that. "That was quite a simple reason... well, you're right. We truly wanted to talk to you. Say... can you traverse any of the continental barriers?"

The Kibin nodded in response. "Not all continental barrier spirits can do it. In fact, only a few have the right conditions to traverse anywhere in the barriers. Fortunately, my Kibin Race just so happens to be one of them." He then snorted as he said, "Of course, if you think you can capture me and use my powers for that, you can give it a shot. Hahaha!"

Everyone immediately shook their heads. After the display of power that the Kiwi- ahem, the Kibin showed earlier, it would be suicidal to try anything against this guy. Surprisingly, Rean decided to not lie about it, telling the Kibin, "We did have the intention of capturing the small yous to see if we could use your power to pass the barriers. However, I had no intention of causing you any harm."

Kibin then looked at Rean, saying, "That's quite honest of you. Usually, after seeing how much stronger someone is, they would deny everything. You know I could have you all die right here and then, right? Aren't you afraid that I'll do exactly that after what you said?"

Rean nodded in response. "Of course! However, I don't think escaping is an option for us at the moment. With that said, I believe it's better to just come clean and see how everything goes after that."

Kibin surprisingly seemed quite satisfied. "Not too bad. However, there's no need to worry. I can see from your Minokawa that you aren't forcing it into a master-subordinate relationship, so you shouldn't be that bad."

Kentucky didn't deny that. "Indeed. They asked me many times if I wanted to leave their group to go live on my own. We've never had any sort of forced connection. However, I do follow them on my own since I'm getting many, many benefits that I wouldn't get anywhere else."

Rean was more interested in what Kibin mentioned, though. "So you know Kentucky is a Divine Demon Bird. A Minokawa at that."

Kibin nodded in response. "For someone of my age, it's to be expected. However, I admit I haven't seen many of them in the past, and he's a little different from the other Minokawas with that feather crown on his head. In any case, the power of his bloodline is undeniable."

Rean couldn't help but ask after that, "If you can live in any of the continental barriers, why would you be in this one? The power of this continental barrier is weakened by the Under Desert Sea, so it shouldn't feel that good for you, no?"

"Weakened by the Under Desert Sea?" Kibin shook his head. "The Under Desert Sea has nothing to do with the weakening of the Continental Barrier. The real culprit is found inside the chasm your two friends entered a week earlier. As for why I'm here, it's exactly because it is weakened. I can relax in this continental barrier."

Everyone was taken aback. "Briget and Carion? Are they after the thing that disrupts this barrier?"

The Kibin shrugged its shoulders in response. "Who knows? I do find it too good to be a coincidence that they entered that, though. Anyways, it has nothing to do with me, so I won't intervene. At most, the continental barrier's weakening will cease to exist."

The twins couldn't help but think about what could be so powerful in that chasm that it weakened the continental barrier to such an extent. As far as they knew, it has been like that forever. "Is it really okay to tell us about that?"

Kibin nodded in response. "It's not any secret, so who cares? No one could do anything about it. Just forget it."

The twins' group could only nod before they talked for a while longer. Seeing that Kibin wouldn't kill anyone here, everyone was relieved. Eventually, a few minutes later, Rean decided to ask, "So... can we keep going? We're almost at Pol Continent."

In the end, neither he nor Roan wanted to see what Carion and Briget were up to. The Kibin already said that it wasn't a secret, but no one could do anything about it, so how could they? They already had their own objective, which was to get out of the continental barrier and head to Jhiod. 

Kibin shook his head, though. "Just wait a moment."

Suddenly, part of the Kibin's body separated into many small Kibins before they shot into the distance. This time, everyone could see them as the Kibin allowed it. 

And just like that, several hours went by. Since they had nothing to do, they conversed even more with the Kibin. Unfortunately, the Kibin knew nothing about the Pol Continent. All continental barriers were interconnected like a web, and the continents were separated by it. With that said, the Kibin could simply travel through the barriers to reach this place without ever passing through any continent. However, there was one thing he didn't answer, and that was why it was making them wait for his parts to come back.

Eventually, seven hours and a few minutes later, Kibin's parts that had separated from him returned, making him whole again. However, that wasn't all.

"There is another Kibin by his side," Luan said as he looked at a much smaller Kibin. The Kibin they talked to until now was really big, much bigger than Kentucky. However, the new one was more or less around Kentucky's size.

The first Kibin then looked at his side, saying, "Stop hiding already and show yourself. That boy has the Sacred Eye bloodline."

With that, the much smaller Kibin showed itself. Other than the size, he was pretty much identical to the first Kibin. "Dad... do I really have to?"

The big Kibin nodded, saying, "You do. I've already checked their souls with our race's abilities. They're the real deal, which is very rare to find.. Just go with them and don't come back before you reach that level."

Chapter 1459: Feeding On Virtues

"Wait, what?!" Naturally, the twins' group was completely shocked by what they heard. "What do you mean by coming with us?"

The big Kibin then explained, "I told him to follow you from now on. Didn't you want someone to help you pass through the continental barriers? My kid here can do that."

It didn't matter how they looked at it. It was just way too good to be true. "What's happening here? Why would you simply entrust your kid to strangers out of nowhere? It's way too suspicious. Way too easy! We just met a few hours ago. From where did this trust come from?" said Rean. Everyone also nodded, agreeing with Rean.

"From my check on your souls," the Big Kibin answered. "You didn't notice it since your cultivations are too small. My Kibin Race can check the souls of other living beings, using it to determine whether they're malicious or not. Surprisingly, the three of you are fine. The colors of your souls tell me that you're the type who really cares for those who are close to you."

The twins immediately asked Sister Orb, 'Sister Orb, shouldn't the system block this kind of access to our souls?'

[Not really. What the system blocks is anything that can harm it. He didn't try to touch your souls at all, only checking them from afar. That's why the system had no need to do anything. Your souls had never been in any danger in the first place.] Sister Orb explained.

Rean then noticed something, asking, "The three of us? Do you mean Kentucky, Roan, and me?"

The big Kibin nodded, saying, "Yes. That Blade Tail Shark is the greedy and scared type, but it's only being forced to follow your orders, so it doesn't count. The difference in strength between you is vast as well. Anyway, his type is the most common in the Realm of Gods. As for the two girls and the kid... the kid with the Sacred Eyes is fine. But this little girl and her mother have been tainted quite a lot already. Well, that's a very common sight in the Realm of Gods and especially continents like Treavin."

Falangia sighed in response but didn't deny it. She did tell Rean before that she did everything to survive and help her daughter. She did kill quite a few people and did other kinds of evil deeds before. It goes without saying that she is far from being someone with a good nature. Though, it puzzled her why her daughter would be put inside the same basket. "Is my daughter's soul really as bad as mine?"

The big Kibin shook his head. "Not really. However, she's what I would call the untrustworthy type. It isn't very evident yet, but she will grow to become quite a deceptive woman. Then again, the two of you have extremely small cultivations, so it doesn't change my decision. What I'm counting on is the twins and the Minokawa, not the rest of you."

Obviously, Rafatia was confused about what the Kibin said. She was still very young, after all. However, Falangia didn't like it at all. "Could it be my fault? Is there a way to avoid it?"

Roan immediately stopped her, saying, "You should be happy instead. Good people don't live long in the Realm of Gods. If she wants to improve in the future, she will need this kind of ability, especially since her talent is average. Besides, isn't that the reason you yourself survived until now? Why would you think it's a bad thing? You should rejoice about that."

Rean couldn't help but say, "Well, I have always tried to be on the good side. However, I did kill a lot of people and demon beasts in the past, let alone Roan. How come the color of our souls are fine?"

The Kibin shook his head, clarifying, "I've never said you never killed anyone. If you truly haven't, I would never trust you to start with. Someone like that is bound to die if they're trying to reach a higher realm. What I meant is that you're trustworthy. The color of your souls is very, very clear. As long as someone doesn't try to do anything against you or don't go against your beliefs, you won't do anything to them. For example, I'm pretty sure you two have never killed anyone just because you thought that person had good loot on them."

Rean and Roan nodded in response. Indeed, they had never killed anyone just because they were greedy. There were times when they fought for some items and ended up killing someone. However, they never attacked anyone without a valid reason. Wars were a very good example of places where they probably killed some good people, but that wouldn't count since everyone who joined an army was aware of the chance of death. "Well... you're not wrong in that regard."

However, Roan was still confused. "Very well. I understand you can use this Kibin Soul Watching ability or whatever to tell if someone is evil, deceitful, greedy, good, trustworthy, and so on. However, what does that have to do with putting your son under our care? I've never heard about a continental barrier spirit following cultivators around."

The big Kibin nodded before he looked at his son, telling him, "You go and explain."

The smaller Kibin didn't seem very willing, but he still could see the colors of the twins and Kentucky's souls. With that said, he knew it was time. "Our Kibin Race has a very special ability. To be more specific, it's connected to the same ability that allows us to see the colors of everyone's souls. We... feed on those souls' virtues." 

The twins narrowed their eyes, asking for clarification, "Are you saying you want to eat our souls?"

The big Kibin shook his head. "Far from that.. Simply put, you can simply keep being yourselves, and my son will benefit from it without causing any damage to your souls whatsoever."

Chapter 1460: Look Forward

"You must understand that our race becomes easily influenced by these virtues if we stay close to people for long. However, we also need them to increase our level. In the end, the spirit races' cultivations are all a mess," said the Big Kibin. "However, Kibins aren't very common, so we prioritize our race's prosperity. Feeding on virtues and prioritizing the ones important to you is key to our development. That's why I'm sending him with you."

Roan looked at the big Kibin and asked, "What stops you from just capturing us and then having your kid feed on our virtues in safety?"

The big Kibin snorted when he heard that. "Ha! Are you really asking me that?"

Roan couldn't help but faintly smile after hearing that question. "At least you know that living in safety will eventually bring about demise." Simply put, living in safety wouldn't help with one's development. It's as Roan always reminded. Real-life experiences were essential for training. Naturally, he has lived up to this standard with Rean and Kentucky. Obviously, the big Kibin understood that as well.

The Big Kibin nodded. "You are very experienced yourself, and so are your brother and Minokawa. That's not something you'll acquire by living under your father's house all your life." He then added, "Anyway, without feeding on virtues, our Kibin Race finds it very difficult to cultivate. That's why I'm sending him to you. Whether he likes it or not, that's his only option."

The smaller Kibin shook his head, saying, "But I don't mind being weak forever... no one can do anything to us in the continental barriers anyway. Why does dad keep insisting on this? Can I simply not?"

Suddenly, some kind of multicolored light came out of the big Kibin, hitting the smaller one.

*Ouch!*

"Dad! It hurts!" Obviously, that was some kind of low-damage attack that dealt a lot of pain.

The big Kibin snorted as he said, "Hmph! Obviously! However, this is nothing compared to what I'm gonna do to you if you keep complaining. I already told you our race can't share the same souls when we feed on virtues. That's why it's so hard to find people and demon beasts with the right qualities. As for safety, this is just an illusion. If the real powers decide to enter the continental barriers and get rid of us, they totally have the strength to do so. Without strength, we will just get wiped out. Now, you will do as I say. Before you reach that level, you are not to come back. Oh, and one more thing. If I find out that you ran away... hehe!"

The small Kibin felt a chill on his back and immediately nodded after that. "Alright! Alright! I'll go, okay? I'll go! Sigh... why must my life be such a struggle?" Suddenly, the small Kibin transformed into a ray of multicolored light and shot in Luan's direction. Rean and Roan narrowed their eyes when they saw that but didn't try to intervene. They could if they wanted as the light wasn't much faster than themselves. That showed that the small Kibin's strength was more or less equal to their own. It's just that it didn't seem like the light was trying to harm Luan.

The light then disappeared into Luan's forehead before a small Kibin mark appeared in there. That didn't last long, though. That mark also disappeared a few moments later.

Roan then looked at the big Kibin and asked, "Didn't you say it would feed on our virtues? Why did it enter my disciple's forehead?"

The big Kibin responded, "It will feed on your virtues. All it needs is to stay close to you all, and that Sacred Eye kid is a perfect choice. We continental barrier spirits have a mix of all elements running in our bodies. With that said, the kid doesn't have any Elemental Affinity. His affinity is space, which could be said to be neutral. This is perfect for keeping our own elemental balance. Otherwise, you would need to visit the continental barrier quite often."

Everyone knew about the importance of their own elemental affinities, so the small Kibin's choice was indeed the best one.

Rean was happy about that, though. "That's more than welcome. Now we can finally pass through continental barriers with the Kibin's support. Though, can you tell us a little more about your son's strengths? Can he fight? If yes, how good is he?"

The big Kibin immediately shook his head, saying, "He cannot fight outside the Continental Barrier. At most, he can't fight more than a few hundred kilometers away from it. With that said, you won't be able to get his help while traveling through the continents. Of course, if the need for fight appears while traversing the continental barriers, then he can fight at the level of a Transition Realm cultivator."

Kentucky was surprised to hear that. "Doesn't that make your race quite vulnerable, then? You did say the real powers can enter it, after all."

The big Kibin shook his head. "It's only temporary. Once he reaches a certain level, he'll be able to live outside the continental barrier as normal Spirits do. But until then, take good care of him."

"You keep saying 'that level' all the time. What level is it? Void Tempering? Maybe higher?" Roan asked.

The big Kibin nodded, saying, "Much higher than that. In any case, you don't need to worry about his cultivation. He can deal with it on his own. Just so you know, he won't steal anything from you, including Divine Energy. He doesn't need it. In a certain way, it's as if he isn't even there until you need him in the continental barriers."

Of course, the big Kibin could tell what everyone was thinking. "Do you think our race's cultivation is weird? Hehe! That's because you haven't seen the other sentient continental barrier spirits. Our own could be said to be quite blessed already."

*Tremble!*

Suddenly, the entire area began to shake as the currents became even more chaotic. "Oh! It seems like they really did it. Oh well, whatever." The big Kibin then looked at the twins' group and told them, "You should go now.. I look forward to seeing my son in the future."

Chapter 1461: About To Get Even Worse

Without anyone expecting it, the power of the continental barrier began to ramp up quite quickly. It was as if the chaotic Divine Energy and Elements inside the barrier were becoming more rampant than ever before. On the surface, such a thing was normal. However, the Under Desert Sea was completely different. Although it was there, it was much milder. That's why everyone could pass through it.

Naturally, the twins' group looked at the big Kibin and asked, "What's happening?"

The big Kibin shook his head as he replied, "Let's just say those two friends of yours had a certain something I didn't expect them to have. Anyways, you should pass through the barrier quickly as the continental barrier is restoring its power in the Under Desert Sea."

*Pin!*

Suddenly, the sound of the Soul Gem System echoed in the twins' minds.

[Unnexpected Event: A powerful source of energy is on the move, and it's affecting the entire environment thousands of kilometers around it. Warning: The risk on the hosts' lives is very high. Hosts should leave the range of the energy source immediately.]

As soon as the system said that, Rean felt a familiar type of energy he hadn't ever felt since they left Huring. 'Roan, I know this energy. It's similar to the continental barrier but not the same.'

Roan looked at him and checked the memories Rean sent, asking, 'You mean the Flash Beast?'

Back in the Cosgles Tribe, Rean entered a cave that led to a place where they found the Convergence Crystal. The Convergence Crystal was also known for being an incubator for the Flash Beast. Rean could tell that the energy from the Convergence Crystal and the one he was feeling now was the same.

Rean nodded. 'Yeah. We should leave now since I think it might be a Flash Beast awakening. Of course, I've never seen one, so I can't guarantee it.'

Roan didn't need to hear it twice. Sister Orb explained to him what a Flash Beast was, so it was obvious that only death awaited them if they spent too long in this place. "Let's go!"

Sharky then led the way as the twins' group pressed through the continental barrier as fast as they could. As for the big Kibin, he simply smiled before he also disappeared. The continental barrier was his territory, and he could travel through it at great speeds. Even the so-called Flash Beast would have a hard time trying to get him.

Well, the Flash Beast would be asking to die if it tried to enter the continental barrier anyway.

'If I'm not wrong, it was the Convergence Crystal's power in that chasm that weakened the continental barrier in the Under Sea Desert. Only something like that should have the power to do it,' Rean could not help but say. 

Sister Orb agreed with Rean, telling them, [You're correct. However, the Flash Beast can't enter the continental barrier exactly because their energies are similar. There's also the fact that the continental barrier as a whole has much more power. The Flash Beast would disappear if it stayed inside too long. It's only because it stayed close but not inside that the weakening happened without it being affected.]

Roan wasn't happy to hear that, though. 'Just keep moving as fast as you can. If the Flash Beast really was born and is now trying to leave the chasm, then the weakening will disappear. That means the continental barrier will go back to its original shape. In other words, we're dead meat if that happens while we're inside.'

'Can't we use the smaller Kibin to get us through?' Rean asked.

Suddenly, the small Kibin's voice echoed in the mind of the twins' group. 'Don't expect me to get you through this. Since I have just connected with this kid, I lost quite some of my energy. If it's only me, I won't be affected. However, I have no way to protect the rest of you.'

"What?!" Rean was taken aback. "Then, we won't be able to use you to traverse the continental barriers anymore?"

'You can,' answered the smaller Kibin. 'However, I'll need a few days to recover to my peak. Obviously, you don't have that much time.'

"Then, what about your father? Couldn't he have taken us out?" Falangia asked in response.

Roan shook his head, though. "The idea is to gain experience, right? If he helped his son with the very first problem he would encounter, what would be the point? Look, can you see his father at all? He's gone already." 

Rean bitterly smiled after that. "But the only ones at risk are us. The small Kibin said it wouldn't matter for him." It was then that Rean understood. The small Kibin didn't even want to come in the first place, so he simply didn't care.

Fortunately, Sharky was an aquatic demon beast at the Transition Realm. With Sharky's speed, they traversed the continental barrier quite quickly since they were still underwater. He even dragged Kentucky together, who couldn't move as fast as him exactly for the same reason. 

Everyone thousands of kilometers around the Under Sea Desert was looking at the continental barrier as it raged forth. The experts from both continents that kept an eye on it, trying to prevent any large-scale invasion, were dumbfounded by that development. After all, it was the first time they saw it happen.

Then again, the barrier couldn't care less. It began to pour more and more chaotic Divine Energy and Elements inside the Under Desert Sea. That power affected everyone inside, and those with weaker defenses already started to find it difficult to resist. 

On the side of the Pol Continent, the aquatic demon beast experts that watched over the barrier gathered in front of it but couldn't do anything. "The weakening is disappearing!"

Obviously, just like the big Kibin, they also knew why the barrier was disrupted there.

"The Flash Beast is coming out!"

"But how? It wasn't supposed to come of out the Convergence Crystal for the next ten thousand years at the very least."

"How would I know? Tell everyone to retreat before the barrier kills them."

"What about the Treavin Continent?"

The leader in that group shook his head, saying, "I believe their already miserable lives are just about to get worse."

Chapter 1462: Born

*ROOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!*

The leader of the Pol Continent's forces in the barrier suddenly heard a defying roar soon after. One must understand that because of the barrier, things like sound simply couldn't get through easily. For that roar to be this loud while being on the other side, the owner of it must be incredibly powerful.

It turns out that the leader was right. It didn't take long for the experts watching over the weakened barrier to understand that it originated from the Convergence Crystal. Especially after that roar, which was even louder on the side of the Treavin Continent. Immediately, they all turned around and fled.

The Flash Beast would always go after the highest concentration of Divine Energy other than the continental barrier. That meant that the demon beasts and humanoid races were more attractive to the Flash Beast. Let alone in a continent like Treavin, where Divine Energy was scarce. Because of that, the energy within dantians and cores became more prominent.

Experts that had an especially high concentration of Divine Energy in their dantians were acting more like beacons at this moment. They all knew they couldn't fight that thing, so they fled for their lives, with the goal of also warning the powers of the continent.

Meanwhile, Rean's group was already having difficulty resisting the continental barrier as the Flash Beast came out of the chasm. They had just entered it when they found the big Kibin, so they were quite far from the other side. Nevertheless, Sharky's environmental advantages saved their lives.

*Shua!* 

Suddenly, Sharky shot out of the gradually strengthening continental barrier, pulling the twins' group with him. Well, in fact, he was the greedy type. He wanted to flee alone. It's just that Rean, Roan, and especially Kentucky kept him very close. He had no way of escaping if he didn't bring everyone with him. Of course, Rean helped by using the Enhancement ability, so it wasn't like they dragged Sharky down that much.

"Phew... W-we're out... we're out..." Sharky exclaimed as he reduced his speed. He didn't stop, though. Staying close to the barrier wasn't good either, so he tried to get away from it. 

The twins' group was still in the underground portion of the sea. However, they could see that the underground world began to expand very quickly. To be more specific, the ceiling was the part getting higher and higher. "Where are we?"

Sharky then answered, "The Under Desert Sea only continues until you leave the continental barrier. The underground sea disappears very quickly once you get to the other side. However, according to the jade slip you gave me, we'll need to keep close to the ground for a while to avoid problems."

The twins nodded after hearing that. They also looked through the jade slip, so they knew Sharky was right. That route was made to allow them to enter the Pol Continent without being caught by the high-level aquatic demon beasts defending the exit. With that said, the underground sea disappeared quickly, giving space for the normal Sea that Pol Continent was all about. However, it wasn't until two hours later that the twins' group finally emerged on the surface.

Rean, Roan, Kentucky, Falangia, Rafatia, and Luan looked around. Of course, all they could see was water, water, and more water. There was no land to speak of. The ones most affected by it were obviously Falangia's group. They lived in the Treavin Continent all their lives, so seeing this much water was an eye-opener.

"Sharky, in which direction can we find an island?" Roan asked the Blade Tail Shark.

Sharky pondered a bit over the area they were in before taking out another jade slip. This one, however, was a broad map of the area. "Here, take this. It shows all the islands you can find in this sea."

"This sea?" Rean couldn't help but ask, "Is Pol Continent separated by seas instead of regions?"

Sharky nodded in response. "Yes. As you probably know, 99% or more of the Pol Continent is basically covered in water. With that said, it's better to separate the area into seas instead of regions. At the moment, we are in the Foczi Sea, the most southeastern sea of the Pol Continent."

Sharky then looked at Rean and Roan and seemed eagerly waiting for something. The twins, obviously, didn't ignore that. Rean then decided to get over with it. "Alright, alright. We'll do it now."

Roan nodded. "I have already prepared the pill for you. With Rean's Purification skill, the process will be even faster." Roan immediately threw a pill to Sharky, who swallowed it without thinking twice.

Following that, Rean touched Sharky's body.

'Life Style, Third Form, Purification!'

In a mix of delight and pain, Sharky's body began to get healed. All his hidden injuries, caused by mistakes during his cultivation, disappeared one after another. The defects in his meridians were destroyed by the Dark Element and were rebuilt with Roan's pill. 

Because Sharky was two realms above the twins, that process took almost an entire hour to finish. Nevertheless, Sharky couldn't be happier as he could feel his body improving over time. No, to be more specific, his body wasn't improving. Instead, it was becoming what it was supposed to be if he had never done anything wrong in his cultivation.

"Hahaha! I feel so powerful!" Sharky roared, excited. He had never felt so good before. He then looked at the twins and wondered if he would win a battle against them right now. However, one Roan was enough to put him on his knees. What would it be like if the twins and Kentucky attacked together? He quickly gave up on the idea.

Sharky then shook his head and said, "Well, I guess everything is over, no?"

Roan nodded. He didn't trust Sharky very much, so he wanted to get rid of him. "You can go now. However, I left a small gift in your body with my pill earlier. If you open your mouth to talk about us... hehe."

Sharky felt a chill on his back and quickly nodded. He simply didn't care anymore.. Now that he was fully healed, he just wanted to go away and never see Roan again in his life. "Then, farewell!"

Chapter 1463: Extra Points

Sharky disappeared in a flash, diving deep into the water. As for the twins' group, they quickly took flight, heading high up in the skies on Kentucky's back. "Let's see... according to this map, the first island is... holy shit! It's over ten thousand kilometers away!"

Roan wasn't surprised by that. "Pol Continent is the biggest continent we've been in so far. It's at least three times as big as Huring. Since more than 99% of it is covered in water, it is to be expected that the few islands are very far away from each other."

Falangia couldn't help but ask, "How long would it take to arrive there?"

Everyone then looked at Kentucky after that. No one would know the answer better than him. "Well, it depends on how fast I go. If I go fast, we should arrive in half a day. If I keep a relaxed routine, two days. Sigh... if we were still in the lower realms, this cultivation of mine would be enough to traverse this distance in an hour at most."

"It can't be helped. The Divine Energy is better for cultivation, but it also restricts everyone's powers," Rean said in response.

However, Falangia was already shocked by that. "Over ten thousand kilometers in a day... if I were to try such a thing, it would take several weeks.

Well, Kentucky didn't waste more time after that and shot into the distance.

Along the way, Rean couldn't help but think. "I wonder if that energy we felt before really was from a Flash Beast awakening. Also, how did those siblings force it to be born? The big Kibin said they had some item capable of doing it, but why did they have that?"

Roan shrugged his shoulders in response. "Perhaps that Flash Beast's existence is linked to the continent's future."

"Of course it is!" Rean replied. "Now that it has awakened, it will rampage nonstop."

However, Roan shook his head. "Not that. What I meant is in relation to who holds power there. I wouldn't be surprised if a few years later we hear that Treavin Continent was invaded and taken over."

"This..." Rean had to admit Roan was right. "Treavin isn't that strong to start with. Was there really a need to awaken the Flash Beast? It was going to happen sooner or later anyway."

Roan then explained. "First of all, you don't know if Treavin would find a way of getting rid of the Flash Beast by sending it somewhere else. Second, it goes after the highest concentration of Divine Energy, so it will pursue and kill most of the experts there. Would that be the perfect moment to invade? Just wait a few years while the beast gets bigger and strong, getting rid of all its obstacles. Once it's gone, use the chance to take over. It's that simple. In fact, there might be more than just one continent invading Treavin after that due to how easy it'll be."

Falangia couldn't help but sigh in relief after hearing that. "Fortunately, Rafatia and I are out now."

She then looked at Rafatia, and the big Kibin's words surged in her mind. He said that Rafatia's soul color was that of someone deceitful and untrustworthy. In Treavin Continent, that would definitely be good qualities. Falangia herself was far from being anything good, after all. However, that bothered her, especially now that they were in a continent where the situation was a lot better for them.

"Mommy, do you need something?" Rafatia asked, who noticed Falangia looking straight at her.

Rean could tell what Falangia was thinking, so he intervened. "Rafatia, you're a very smart girl, you know that, right?"

Rafatia, not understanding anything, just nodded. "Th-thanks?"

Rean then patted her head and said, "The big Kibin said that you won't be a good girl when you grow up. How about showing him he was wrong? You must do one thing for me. You can deceive anyone, as long as they deserve it. You must never do such things with your friends and especially your mother, okay?"

Rafatia nodded vigorously in response. "Okay! But I want some candies in exchange."

Rean laughed out loud. "Hahaha! Does that mean if I don't give you the candies, you will fool your mommy?"

"N-No..." Rafatia didn't look very convincing, though. "But a candy would help me remember that."

Luan couldn't help but raise his hand, asking, "Can I have some candies too?"

Rean nodded and gave them a few sweets from the Dimensional Realm.

As for Falangia, she felt very grateful towards Rean. At the moment, Rafatia definitely didn't understand the weight of Rean's words, but that day will definitely come. "I just hope she can remember the promise with you." 

Roan glanced at them and shook his head, saying, "I still think those aren't bad qualities, but anyway." 

Although Roan didn't show it, he was quite satisfied with something else. It seemed like his disciple, Luan, would not turn out like Rafatia. Since he planned to bring him around from now on, that obviously made him relieved. If possible, Roan really didn't want to use a Soul Binding Contract just to force the kid to be loyal.

*Pin!*

[Congratulations, hosts. The release of the Flash Beast has been completed successfully. This has happened due to the hosts' intervention. Your guidance of the elements that caused the event has been calculated.]

[Reward: 50000 Destiny Points]

The twins were taken aback for a moment. However, they quickly understood something. "Sure enough, it was those siblings that caused the Flash Beast to come out."

Rean nodded, saying, "Unfortunately, we didn't stay in Treavin for much longer. Because of that, we only got this much Destiny Points."

One must remember that the system couldn't calculate the changes of destiny beyond the continental barriers. It only calculated the release of the Flash Beast and not what it would cause from now on.. "Still, for it to give 50000 points just for guiding those two there, that shows just how much a Flash Beast can change a continent," Roan concluded.

Chapter 1464: Utari Island

Roan then noticed Rean's dark expression, saying, "You better not think that it's our fault that the Flash Beast got released. Those siblings would find a way to reach it with or without our help. Besides, the Flash Beast would come out one day, eventually. There's nothing that could be done about it."

Rean sighed and nodded after that. "Sure. I guess I can take comfort in the fact that it was released on a scarce continent. Treavin has several times fewer cultivators and demon beasts, so the damage the Flash Beast can do there is limited compared to Huring or Lanqueas."

Falangia couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by Destiny Points?"

Rean shook his head in response, telling her, "It's nothing. It's just something related to our home."

Kentucky continued forward, not intervening with the conversation. And just like that, two days passed in a flash before his voice echoed in everyone's ears. "We're nearing the island."

Immediately, Rean and the others looked in the distance and saw the land rising from the sea. "It gives off the impression that it's more like a continent than an island." As they got closer, the bigger the land stretched. Mountains soon entered their eyes as well, being located deep within the island.

"What should I do?" Kentucky asked.

The twins could imagine that flying demon beasts weren't that common, so they decided to land close to the coast. Following that, they sent Kentucky back into the Dimensional Realm before moving deeper inland. 

It wasn't like this was really the closest island to where the twins' group first appeared. There were a few smaller ones that could be seen in the jade slip Sharky gave to them. However, this was the closest one that the jade slip mentioned to have humanoid cultivators living on it. "According to the map in the jade slip, there's a town in this island called Utari. The island is also called by the same name."

The twins' group then left the beach and entered the forest. Falangia then took the opportunity to ask, "How far is the city?"

"Not far," Rean replied. "Thirty or so kilometers in this direction."

The twins then decided to spread their Divine Sense, which could cover up to eight kilometers. "Oh! There seem to be some cultivators here."

Their Divine Senses quickly caught three cultivators total in their range. "One is at the Nascent Soul Realm while the other two are in the Core and Soul Fusion Realm."

Roan shook his head. "Just ignore them. We should go to the cit-"

It was then that the twins' eyes narrowed all of a sudden. It wasn't because of something they saw in their Divine Senses, but because of what their Divine Sense bending skill caught. A powerful Divine Sense suddenly passed by where they were located. It's just that because they were quite far away from the source, that specific Divine Sense couldn't break through the Divine Sense bending skill.

"I don't even know what realm I should call that. It isn't as strong as Sally, but it's definitely above the Void Tempering Realm." That was the conclusion Rean reached. Roan, of course, agreed with him as he felt the same thing.

However, the problem was that the Divine Sense was quickly approaching their group's position. Rean couldn't help but bitterly smile after that. He knew why that was happening. "We couldn't find him earlier with our Divine Senses because his cultivation is much higher than ours. However, he could obviously feel our Divine Senses without a problem. I didn't expect that when we finally decide to use our Divine Sense, we would catch such the attention of a high-level cultivator."

The main problem was that the cultivator coming used his Divine Sense only after the twins did the same. That's why the twins didn't detect them straight away. Worse than that was the fact the other side couldn't find the twins when they used their Divine Sense. Naturally, being able to feel a weaker Divine Sense but not being able to see the other party would catch anyone's attention. 

Rean and Roan nodded and quickly released their Divine Sense bending skill. After all, the other party was already too close for them to flee right now. It was better to see what would happen first. However, Rean also had an idea and quickly shared it with Roan and Falangia. The kids didn't know what was happening, so it was not necessary to tell them. 𝘳АΝΟ฿Ěs

Sure enough, a man came down from the skies a few seconds later. He landed in front of the twins' group and checked them with his Divine Sense once again. However, Rean's group seemed surprised to see him. "Wh-Who are you?"

The man narrowed his eyes, asking, "Didn't you know I was coming?"

Ran's group then used their Divine Sense on the man, which he obviously noticed due to his higher cultivation. Soon after, Rean shook his head. "Sir has such high cultivation. It would be impossible for us to perceive you with our own Divine Sense."

The man shook his head, telling them, "Forget it. I admit it makes sense that you couldn't tell I was coming. The two of you." The man pointed at the twins and asked, "How come I could feel your Divine Senses but couldn't see you with my own? Only after following the direction that your Divine Senses came from was I able to feel your presence."

Rean then acted very politely, explaining, "It's this formation of mine, sir." Rean then pointed to the ground, and sure enough, there were many runes there. Rean was very good with formations, so he quickly built a very simple Anti-Divine Sense formation there. It was nothing more than a Bronze-level formation, which was a joke in the eyes of an expert.

"Are you kidding me? Such a low-level formation wouldn't be able to stop my Divine Sense from seeing your group." The man didn't believe it at all.

However, Rean just nodded, saying, "Indeed, sir. That's why when you got close enough, you were able to see through it."

The man pondered over it for a bit and found it hard to accept that he didn't break through the formation earlier than he did. However, it didn't seem the twins' group was doing anything else, so he could only accept it. "Fine! Anyways, what are you doing here? Didn't you know we're in the middle of the test?"

The twins' group looked at each other before asking, "Test? What test?"

Chapter 1465: Goign Through The Other Side

Obviously, the twins' group had absolutely no idea what the guy was talking about. "We've only arrived, so how would we know that?"

"Just arrived?" The man found it weird. "If you were coming to Utari Island, you should be aware that this area is not the entrance. The only other reason why you're here is t you're trying to meddle with the test's results by helping someone, or you're not from the Foczi Sea."

Of course, the man also had one last option. "Or perhaps... you were one of the extremely lucky idiots who succeeded in passing through the Under Desert Sea. Your clothes don't look like the people of our island or any of the other islands."

Roan nodded in the end, replying, "That's true. We came from Treavin."

Rean, knowing that denying would be no good, also agreed with Roan. Of course, he added a few more words on top of that. "Indeed. Sorry for intervening in your test, but we really didn't know about it. As you probably know, the life in Treavin is terrible, so a lot of people try to escape, and our group is just another one of those people."

Falangia couldn't help but ask after that, "What will senior do to us now that you know the truth?"

The man shook his head, though. "Me? I won't do shit. Just head back to the shore and follow the beach until you reach the other side of the island. That's where you will find the entrance to Utari City."

Everyone was taken aback after that. "Shouldn't you lock us up or kill us for entering Pol Continent without permission?"

The man shook his head, saying, "The Pol Continent is already severely lacking in races not related to the aquatic demon beasts. Any extra humanoid races that appear are more than welcome as long as it isn't a large-scale invasion. Now, shoo, shoo. There are a few participants of the test nearby, and they shouldn't be in contact with you." Before the twins' group could ask anything else, the man took flight and left.

Of course, Rean and Roan could still feel his Divine Sense with their Divine Sense bending skill. It's just that they had activated the skill at low power. That meant that anyone with Divine Sense would be able to penetrate through it. The twins didn't want that guy to come back, thinking that they had disappeared from his Divine Sense again. "Let's go. We can find more about this place once we reach Utari."

Everyone nodded in response, and they quickly went back to the beach. From there, they followed the beach. Of course, they heard the sound of battle coming from the forest every now and then. However, it never reached the beach. Most likely, it was because the beach was not considered part of the test area.

"Well, I guess it isn't hard to guess that we came from Treavin, it seems," Rean could not help but say.

Roan agreed with him. "Utari is the closest inhabited island for those who traverse the Under Desert Sea. It goes without saying that everyone who succeeds in traversing it will reach this place first. I should have thought about this possibility before. If I did, I would have told Kentucky to keep flying until we got to the next inhabited island."

Falangia, who also had the chance to see the jade slip, didn't think it was a good idea. "The next inhabited island is many times further away than the Under Desert Sea is from Utari. We would probably take weeks to arrive there."

Rean didn't seem to mind, asking, "So what's the problem? A few more weeks in exchange for safety. That's not a bad deal."

"Would it be safe, though?" Roan wondered. "That meant we would fly over the vast sea nonstop. We don't know how the powers and races are distributed here. We might have been attacked by strong aquatic demon beasts on the way."

Rean didn't believe so, saying in response, "We're in the Peak Stage of the Elemental Transformation Realm. Not to mention that we can even fight an average Initial Stage Void Tempering Realm cultivator. Would we really be at risk? If aquatic demon beasts really came out of the water to attack us, chances are they would be throwing themselves to their deaths."

Roan snorted in response, reminding Rean, "Hmph! Do you really think that? Then let me ask you. Did you forget the cultivation of the man who found us? All we can tell is that he's above the Void Tempering Realm. Did you forget where we are? We are on one of the islands at the borders of Pol Continent. However, such a high-level expert could already be found. How ridiculous is that?"

"This..." Rean had to admit Roan was right. "Indeed, how come someone like that is overseeing a test in the middle of nowhere? Could it be that Utari is a very important city on the continent instead? After all, it's the closest one to Treavin."

Roan shook his head. "Whether that's the case or not, we will find out once we reach Utari City."

"Look." Falangia then called everyone's attention sometime later. "It's Utari City."

They didn't see the city because they had reached the other side of the island. Instead, it was because half of the city was built over the water. Most cities in the Realm of Gods were very big compared to cities on Earth, and Utari was no different. Half of it stretched for tens of kilometers over water. The other half was the same, stretching tens of kilometers into the island. 

"Sure enough, the entrance of the city was on the other side," Rean said as he looked at it. On the side of the island, they arrived. They only found those three cultivators with their Divine Senses. However, the twins could now see many more coming and leaving Utari City nonstop. Obviously, all of them arrived through the city's side of the island.

Another thing that Rean noticed was the people coming and leaving the city. "So many demon beasts in human form..." Yes, humanoid races were still the majority.. However, there was no lack of aquatic demon beasts at the Transition Realm or above either.

Chapter 1466: Teleport Issues

The group quickly entered the city, which didn't really have a gate or anything like that. The city was well maintained, though. Guards could be seen in almost every busy street, plus they were both from humanoid races and a few aquatic demon beasts in human form.

Falangia looked at all of that when she remembered something. "Right! Rean, how does this city compare to the cities in Treavin Continent? Can you see problems everywhere as well?"

Rean shook his head, saying, "At the very least, I can't see anyone bullying others, starving people, or anything like that. Of course, we're in the busy part of the city. If we head to the poorer sides, we probably will see some of those."

Falangia was happy to hear that, though. "That's great! It's already several times better than Dry Sky City at the very least."

Rean then looked at Roan and asked, "So, what will we do? Should we look for a teleport formation?"

Roan nodded. "Yes. We're just passing by Pol Continent. Now that we have the small Kibin, we can head straight to the Continental Barrier on the other side."

It was then that Rean remembered something, so he focused his Divine Sense on Luan's forehead, asking, 'By the way, do you have a name?'

The small Kibin said that it would hear their Divine Senses if they did that, so it immediately answered. Of course, only Rean's group could hear it. 'Alan.'

'Alan?' Rean was quite surprised to hear that as he thought to himself. 'That's the name of a friend of mine back on Earth…' Well, due to Rean's condition back on Earth, he didn't really think of Alan as a 'friend.' However, Alan definitely did. It's just that Alan thought Rean to be the silent type. 'Sigh… I wonder how his life went. In Earth's time, I've been out for almost a year already, after all. Not to mention the time shift during the entrance into the Realm of Gods.'

Rean then nodded, asking, 'Alan, how are you doing?'

'I'm fine. I've recovered quite a bit of my energy already. Then again, it's quite unfortunate you guys didn't die in the Continental Barrier. If you did, I would be free now,' Alan said without a care in the world.

Rean's mouth twitched in response. 'That's quite dark, you know? Oh well, it seems like you can't go against your father's orders anyway. We're counting on you when we reach the continental barriers.'

It didn't take long for the twins to inquire about the Formation Guild in Utari City. Considering how big the city was, they definitely would have one. Inside, Rean's group could see many cultivators and quite a few aquatic demon beasts going everywhere. It was a very big guild.

On the counter, Rean immediately asked for information about the teleport formations. "Hello, friend. Are the teleport formations available for use?"

The attendant was surprised by Rean's question. However, after checking the clothes of Rean's group, he seemed to have understood something. "Oh, you guys came from Treavin, right? At the very least, you're not from Pol Continent for sure. Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked such a question."

Roan didn't know what to say. He just asked a question about teleport formations. How come their identity was already found out just because of that? "Ahem… would you mind explaining?"

The attendant acted pretty much like the man the twins found at the back of the island. Even though he knew the twins' group came from outside, he didn't seem to care much about that. "There are no such things as teleport formations in the Pol Continent. Well, it's not like there aren't, but rather, you won't find them in the islands. Only aquatic demon beast cities would have them, and even those are very rare."

"What?!" Rean was taken aback. One must remember that Pol Continent was at least three times as big as Huring Continent. If it turned out that the twins couldn't use teleport formations, then they would spend years traversing it. "You can't be serious. There has to be a way to move faster from one sea to another, right? Otherwise, how do the experts move?"

The attendant then explained, "It's exactly because the Sacred Undersea Kingdom doesn't want humanoid races moving around that teleport formations aren't available. This isn't a secret, so I'll tell you this. Most of the continents around are controlled by humanoid races. It's not common to find continents around this area where demon beasts have the power. The Sacred Undersea Kingdom knows that they're surrounded by enemies from all sides, especially due to the Pol Continent's size. Naturally, they try to keep everything under control, and one of the ways to do that is limiting the construction of teleport formations."

"This…" The twins didn't know what to do now. "Is there no other way to teleport to the other side of the continent?"

The attendant shrugged his shoulders, saying, "As I said, you can find teleport formations in a few rare undersea cities. However, not only is the closest undersea city extremely far away, humans are prohibited from using them. There might be some exceptions, but I doubt you'll get one of them."

The attendant then looked at the queue behind Rean before asking, "Now then, if you don't have any other request, leave the queue and let me do my work."

"Oh… right. Have a good day…" That's all Rean could say before his group left the queue.

Outside the guild, Rean and Roan talked about it. "So, what now? Should we just bring Kentucky out and head to that undersea city?"

Roan sighed and nodded. "What else can we do? It's not like we have any other choice. The worst part is that we don't even know if we'll be able to use their teleport formation or not."

Rean couldn't help but ask, "Perhaps we didn't get a good route. Then again, why didn't Erithean mention it?"

Roan shook his head. "Perhaps at his level, teleport formations are useless, so he didn't need them when he came here."

"That's probably it.." Rean could only agree in the end.

Chapter 1467: Declaration

Falangia found it weird, though. "Rean, aren't you a Formation Master? Not to mention a very high-level one at that? Why don't you simply build a teleport formation yourself?"

Rean immediately shook his head, telling her, "Two big issues. The first one is the materials. Teleport formations that can teleport long distances are very expensive. I do believe I have enough materials for five or six of them. However, the distance they could bring us isn't worth the expenditure. Of course, there are also super long-distance teleport formations. Those would usually be able to teleport you anywhere on the continent. However, those are even more expensive, not to mention the amount of Divine Stones necessary to activate such a thing."

Rean continued, "However, that's not the biggest issue. The main problem is the receiver."

"Receiver?" Falangia asked back, somewhat confused.

Rean nodded and explained, "When you build a teleport formation, you also build another one in the place where you want to teleport to. That means I or someone else would need to go to the destination and build a teleport formation there. Both teleport formations would then be built in a way that they can work with each other. That's how the teleport formations between cities work."

Falangia understood after that. "If you have to go to the other side, then it would be useless. You might as well just go and don't build anything."

"Exactly," Rean agreed. "Oh, and one more issue I forgot to mention. The further the teleport formation can operate, the bigger and more complex it becomes. Naturally, it also takes time to build it. A super long-distance teleport formation would take at least a month to build, and that's considering nothing goes wrong."

Falangia finally gave up after that. "Then we better jump on Kentucky and leave if that's the only option…"

"We?" Rean was puzzled by Falangia's words. "Roan, Luan, and I will naturally do so. However, you already got what you wanted, no? Or did you forget? Utari City seems like a very good place to stay, so you should just stay here with Rafatia."

Falangia was taken aback. That's correct. Falangia only wanted to leave Treavin with her daughter to find a better place to live. Rean already checked it with his Divine Sense, so Utari didn't look like a bad option at all. "I…" However, her feelings made her forget that completely. Their journey hadn't been the most smooth, but she truly enjoyed it. She simply liked to be close to Rean.

"NO! I don't want to separate from big brother Rean." It was then that Rafaita threw a tantrum. Obviously, she didn't like the idea at all. The only difference was that she had no issue showing her feelings. "I like big brother Rean! I want to be big brother Rean's wife! You can't leave me behind!"

Rean laughed out loud when he heard that, saying, "Hahahaha! Sadly, your big brother Rean is already married. I can't marry you anymore."

Rafatia's eyes teared up after that. "Bu-but… I don't mind sharing big brother Rean with your other wife! Yes, that's it! We can both share big brother Rean! So, it will be me, your wife, and my mother. We will all share you!"

Falangia almost vomited blood once she heard that. She didn't say anything, but her daughter already included her in Rean's harem. Isn't that quite ridiculous?

Of course, Rean only took Rafatia's words as kid's nonsense. "Now, look at that, Falangia. Your daughter already sold you to me, and from the looks of it, you aren't the second wife, but the third one. You fell quite fast in the ranks, don't you think? Hahaha!"

Falangia's mouth twitched in response. However, Rafatia didn't give him a chance to complain. "There's no need! I will let mommy be the second wife. I don't mind being the third one as long as I can stay with big brother Rean." Rafatia then looked at Falangia and said, "See, mommy? I'm very good. I'll let you be the second!"

Falangia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was she supposed to be happy with that?

Rean also looked at Falangia, not being able to stop laughing. "She's such a good girl. Obviously, you're very happy to be the second wife, right? Hahaha!"

Falangia then looked at her daughter's serious face and felt like she was being scolded. Eventually, she took a decision before grabbing Rean's clothes. "Yes, I'm happy with being the second wife. To make sure that will happen, let's go to the hotel to make another kid."

Roan smirked when he heard that. He thought Falangia was now pulling Rean's leg because he kept laughing. 'I wonder if I should tell Qia about it.'

Rean bitterly smiled in response. 'Since when did you like to make fun of others?'

'As long as you suffer, I don't mind at all,' Roan said in response. Soon after, he took Luan in his arms before saying. "While you decide how many kids you want to have, I'll bring Luan with me while I look for information." Rean didn't even have a chance to complain before Roan disappeared in a flash of black light. 

Rean then looked at Falangia, who seemed dead serious. In the end, he could only use a Divine Sense message to Falangia to not hurt Rafatia's feelings. 'Alright, alright, I'm sorry. I laughed too much. There's no need for you to take this joke that far.'

Falangia was taken aback for a moment but quickly understood. Rean was still thinking that she wasn't being serious at all. "Let's see if you think this is still a joke." After that, she moved her lips towards Rean's, stealing a kiss right there and then…or so she tried. Unfortunately, only an afterimage remained in the place that Rean's lips were supposed to be located. 

How could Falangia ever hope to be faster than Rean with her cultivation? That would be ridiculous. 'Are you crazy? If Qia finds out about it, I'm dead meat. Alright, let's stop it here before Rafatia gets the wrong idea.'

Falangia sighed a little before looking at Rean with a serious face. 'There's nothing wrong with it at all. Rean, I'll tell you the truth. I love you, and I don't mind being your second wife at all. I was telling the truth when I said we should go make another child.. That's how serious I am.'

Chapter 1468: Not Gonna Happen

*Pah!*

*Ouch!*

Suddenly, Falangia felt someone knocking on her head. It was none other than Rean, who was obviously much faster than she could react. It didn't cause any damage, though. Its purpose was simply to make it hurt. 'Alright, that's enough now. You are mistaking things here. What you feel is not love but admiration. Because of how much I helped you and your daughter, you obviously grew close to me, but that's about it.' Said Rean, still using Divine Sense so Rafatia wouldn't hear.

Falangia rubbed her head with an angry expression. 'Do you think I'm an idiot? have you forgotten where I grew up? There is absolutely no way I would mistake love for admiration. There haven't been many people who I admired before, but I can at least tell the difference.'

Rean shook his head. 'If that's the case, then it is one more reason for you to forget it. We haven't known each other for that long, so your feelings shouldn't be that strong. I'll tell you right now. I won't marry anyone else. I do know that some harems exist in the Realm of Gods. However, where I came from, such a thing is out of the question.'

'Are you rejecting me just because of some old rules from your home?' Asked Falangia, not giving up.

Rean shook his head. 'It's not only because of some rules. First of all, it's not like harems were prohibited from where I came either. This is more of an ideology. In my head, I feel like I would be betraying my wife if I really accepted your feelings.'

'I can talk to your wife then. I'm sure she will understand. Besides, when Rafatia grows older, if she still thinks she wants to marry you too, I won't intervene. How about that?' Falangia was going all out. 'I'm sure that if it is you, then she will be very happy as well.'

*Pah!*

*Ouch!*

'Enough with the bullshit. Rafatia will have a very long time ahead of her to find someone she actually likes. Besides, I told you before, didn't I? In my eyes, there's no difference between Rafatia and yourself. To me, you two are just kids. Now that I think about it, how come you could consider marrying someone so much older than you? I could totally be your grandfather, you know?'

Falangia snorted in response, telling him, 'Hmph! Do you think I don't know that? However, look at you, then look at me. I'm nineteen, and I do look to be at my age. However, what about you? Although you're so much older, your appearance is of someone in their early twenties. Obviously, your age doesn't bother me at all.'

Rean was already finding this conversation quite complicated. 'Alright, if all I've said before wasn't enough to dissuade, then it seems I have no choice but to give you the finishing blow."'

'Finishing blow?' Falangia became confused.

Rean nodded before saying, 'The main reason I can't marry you is very simple. I. Don't. Love. You.'

'This…' Falangia's expression immediately changed when she heard that. Indeed, there was this giant problem. She knew from the very start that Rean didn't see her as more than a grown child. Naturally, there was no love there. Well, at the very least, not the kind of love between a man and a woman. 'That's because you've never thought like that about me. Now that you know that I want you as a man, you might change your view of me in the future.'

Rean shook his head, replying, 'Not gonna happen. I already have someone I love, and I don't intend to break that. Why don't you think as I do? I'm giving my wife all the love I have while she's giving me all the love she has. Isn't that perfect? Don't you think it would be unfair if I shared my love between two or more women while they're giving everything for me?'

'I… don't mind receiving only part of it…' said Falangia, although not very certain.

Rean sighed before he patted the girl's head. 'I'm happy that you think like that about me, but it won't work. Our lives are just too different.'

'Is it because I'm too weak? You and your brother are at the Elemental Transition Realm, after all. But what about me? I'm just at the Late Stage of the Core Formation Realm, and I only got through my previous breakthroughs because of you and Roan.'

Rean obviously didn't care about cultivation. He wasn't the type of person who looked at one's strength instead of character. 'I couldn't possibly think like that. If I did love you, I would simply ignore it. But then again, I won't lie. The fact that you're this weak is also an obstacle. What my brother and I are attempting to do, strength is indeed important. There's no way I could bring you and Rafatia around as the enemies we will face will only get stronger.'

Falangia couldn't help but ask, 'Then… what about your wife? Is she as strong as you?'

Rean shook his head in response. 'I don't know. Roan and I were separated from our women and friends several years ago. Back then, we were stronger than them, but not by much.' It was true. Qia and Calina didn't have dantians that needed three times more Spiritual Energy to fill up. Because of that, not only could they follow the twins' cultivation level, but they had Roan's training as well. Rean and Roan were obviously stronger than Calina and Qia, but the two girls could stand ground on their own. 

Falangia was surprised to hear that. 'You got separated?! How did that happen?'

Rean pondered over it for a bit before using Divine Sense to give her a short version of what happened. Of course, Rean left the part that he came from the Mortal Realm out of it and a few other secrets.. For all that mattered, Rean was still someone who was teleported away from another continent in the Realm of Gods.

Chapter 1469: Yay!

Falangia then got tired of using Divine Sense after listening to everything. "If that's the case, I won't give up. It's not like I wish your wife to be dead, but if she is, I want to be there."

Rean shook his head once again, telling her, "As I mentioned before, I can't bring you around all the time. Now, let's end it here and return to the main topic. Do you want to stay in this city? It truly seems like a good place."

"But-"

"Enough." Rean cut off Falangia decisively. "Let's do it like this. If I happen to find out that my wife is gone, I'll come back to you to see if you still have the same feelings for me." Well, in fact, Rean had no intention of coming back. He believed that once enough time passed, Falangia and Rafatia would eventually forget about him. At the very least, they would give up on the idea of marriage.

Before Falangia could answer, Rafatia took her place, telling Rean, "You promise?! Then… I will wait for big brother Rean to come back. I will never marry anyone else!"

Rean laughed as he nodded. "Hahaha! Sure, sure. However, you don't need to wait for me to come back, okay? If little Rafatia finds someone she likes more than me in the future, you can marry that guy instead."

"That won't happen!" Rafatia answered straight away. She then looked at Falangia and asked, "Right, mommy?"

Falangia knew by now that Rean was adamant about not having anyone else. Well, she couldn't blame him. She did say she wouldn't mind sharing Rean with Qia. However, if possible, she also wanted to have Rean only for herself. Isn't that the same? "F-Fine! Then… I'll wait for you."

Rean smiled in response. "Do as you wish. What I just said to Rafatia is also valid to you. If you find someone you love, there's no need to wait for me. Just go out with him already."

Falangia nodded in response, though she replied, "That won't happen." She seemed quite confident in her answer as she really never felt like that towards any man before. She knew she would never forget Rean. "However, will you really come back one day? What if you make me wait forever?"

"This…" Rean had forgotten that part. Indeed, if she didn't receive news from Rean, how would she know that Rean found his wife or not? "Fine! I'll make sure to come back here even if I find my wife. However, you better be prepared. Such a thing will take many, many years, as far as I can tell. Just traversing Pol Continent without a teleport formation might take over a decade, let alone finding and heading to the demon beast territories."

Falangia and Rafatia got to the same conclusion. "If that's the case, we will cultivate a lot!" Obviously, the higher one's cultivation, the longer one could live. Roan had prepared perfect cultivation techniques for the two girls on the way here as well. Not to mention that Pol Continent's Divine Energy concentration wasn't bad, not losing out to Huring or Lanqueas at all. With such conditions, as long as neither of the girls died, they could definitely reach at least the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Why Nascent Soul Realm? That's because one could only enter the Soul Transformation Realm if they found their own path. That had nothing to do with talent. There was no lack of geniuses who died in the Nascent Soul Realm without ever stepping into the Soul Transformation Realm. Of course, if they found their own path, Roan's cultivation technique could definitely bring them as far as they wished.

The reason was simple. Roan received all the low-level immortal cultivation techniques from Wekil in the Lost Star Realm. Even if they were low-level in Wekil's eyes, they were peerless in this part of the Realm of Gods. Let alone that Roan merged them in the best way he could, taking the techniques he had memorized so far. Until now, there was only one technique Roan couldn't improve, the Yin Yang Cultivation Technique that he and Rean used. Even Roan began to think their cultivation technique was really perfect.

"Well, we'll see," said Rean. "Just a warning, you must not let anyone know about your cultivation techniques. Even though Roan forced you two to memorize the techniques completely, others might still try to force it out of your mouth. Don't complain later if problems knock on your door because you weren't careful enough."

Falangia obviously understood how important it was, so she had an idea. "There's one way to protect them. How about a Soul Binding Contract?"

Rean shook his head, telling her, "Better not. The reason is simple. If there comes a day where you need to always give the technique or die, I want you to simply give them away. Besides, there was that event in the Lost Star Realm. It won't take long for news to start spreading into other continents about their immortal cultivation techniques."

Falangia couldn't help but smile after that. Even at this moment, Rean was still thinking about their well-being.

"Big brother Rean," Falangia called Rean's attention. "I will definitely catch up to you in cultivation. You'll see! When that happens, I will go out and look for you if you're not back yet."

Rean, of course, didn't take that seriously. "Hahaha! Is that so? Then, I'll be waiting for you when that happens."

Falangia then looked around and began to ponder. "Now then… this city does look quite nice as you mentioned, Rean. However, would it really be good for us to live in a city so close to the continental barrier?"

Rean narrowed his eyes as he thought about the issue. There was the Flash Beast and the return of the full-powered continental barrier in the Under Sea Desert. No doubt the experts of the Sacred Undersea Kingdom would look into it. Perhaps Falangia and Rafatia will be implicated due to that if they stayed here. "Fine! I'll bring you further into the Pol Continent."

"Yay!" The mother and daughter hugged each other as they cheered.

Chapter 1470: Mercenary Guild

Rean was right about the experts of the Sacred Undersea Kingdom coming to check the Under Desert Sea. Through the use of Thoughts Transmission Talismans, the kingdom was warned about what was happening, and it didn't take more than a day for a few representatives to appear there. 

"Well, this is weird. The Flash Beast inside Treavin shouldn't have come out for at least ten thousand years. How come it's already born? All our plans have been disrupted because of that," said one of the experts of the kingdom. He was a Pristine Jade Dolphin called Gigi.

"Could it be that the guys from Treavin found out our plans?" Another one of the experts, someone called Utrin, asked. He was part of the Pearl Whale Race, a race of white whales with a special ability that allowed them to harden their bodies. 

"That would be ridiculous." Someone else immediately answered. Because this beast was in human form, it wasn't easy to tell which aquatic demon beast he was. As for his name, he was addressed as Ivint. "Liberate the Flash Beast just so we can't invade their continent? They would need to be idiots to do that. That Flash Beast alone will wipe out a huge part of the lives in Treavin. Even without the Under Desert Sea, it'll be an easy task to take Treavin Continent over after it."

Gigi shook his head, saying, "That's the point. We won't be the only ones to know that the Flash Beast came out. All the other continents around Treavin will find out about it as well. The Flash Beast will take quite some time to overcharge itself and die off in a huge explosion. By then, Treavin will be open for anyone who wants to take it. Perhaps the powers in Treavin decided that it was better to have many powers fighting over it and have no winner in the end."

Utrin then moved in the direction of the continental barrier. "Help me open a hole in the continental barrier. If the three of us combine our powers, we should be able to open a passage for a short duration. I'll head to Treavin to keep an eye on the Flash Beast."

Gigi and Ivint were taken aback. "The Flash Beast will go after the highest concentration of Divine Energy, you know? What if it decides to go after you?"

Utrin didn't seem concerned, telling them, "Don't worry. I have my own ways of escaping. Besides, I won't get too close. I just want to confirm if other continents will jump into the opportunity or not. Tell the Undersea God that I'll contact him if I find anything."

Ivint and Gigi nodded after that. "Very well."

Each one of these aquatic demon beasts was at least as strong as Sally, the Armored Salamander. When the three gathered their Divine Energy, Elements, and spatial powers together, they were able to open a passage for Utrin to go through. However, all three looked quite tired after the attempt, showing just how hard it was to do such a thing. On top of that, the passage wouldn't last very long.

Utrin quickly changed into his human form since his Pearl Whale form was too big for that hole. Nevertheless, he could use his hardening ability, which he did straight away before launching himself into the continental barrier. The passage that the three opened wasn't a real thing. Their power was only enough to create a 'safer' path for Utrin to go through. That's what that hole was about. Besides, anyone below their cultivation level wouldn't be able to use that passage at all. The continental barrier truly couldn't be underestimated.

Eventually, Utrin disappeared, leaving only Gigi and Ivint behind. " Phew... this is really tiring. Anyways, what do we do now? Should we head back to the Sacred Undersea Kingdom and tell the Undersea God about it?"

Ivint nodded, telling Gigi, "That's our best option. Now that the Flash Beast is out, we'll need to hasten our invasion plan. At the very least, we were already preparing for it before the Flash Beast came out. With that said, once the Flash Beast disappears, we will be the first ones to enter."

Gigi agreed with Ivint before the two used their spatial powers to teleport away. 

Meanwhile, Roan headed to the mercenary guild. That was the best place to gather the information he wanted. As for Luan, Roan was still carrying him.

On the counter, Roan asked for the information he needed, much to the worker's surprise. "A map of the undersea cities with teleport formations?" Sure enough, anyone wishing to use teleport formations would be looked at with skepticism. "I'm sorry, friend. Because there's no such thing as teleport formations, maps of that type are very rare. At most, I can get one that shows the only undersea city in our Foczi Sea. However, you won't be able to use the teleport formation there."

Roan understood why the map Sharky gave him wasn't that big. It's not that Sharky didn't want to give him a better map, but because he probably didn't have one. In any case, the Mercenary Guild at least knew of this one city with teleport formations. "That's enough for me. How much is the map?"

The worker shook his head, telling Roan, "For someone at your level, it's free. You would find it hard to get this map elsewhere anyway. By the way, are you part of the Mercenary Guild? I would recommend joining it as this job will open quite a few doors to you." Sure enough, the worker also noticed Roan wasn't someone from Utari City. 

"Many doors?" Roan pondered a bit. "Would it help me take the teleport formation in the undersea city closest to here?"

"This..." The worker got troubled. "That would be very hard."

Roan, of course, noticed the worker's words. "Very hard? So it's not impossible, huh? Seems like the Mercenary Guild has some influence even in the undersea cities.. Very well. What do I need to do to join?"