Several days passed, and Ivan eventually bade farewell to his friends in Paradise, embarking on his return journey.
On the way, he deliberately sought out places to gather intelligence and, just as he expected, the news of the throne's emergence was widely known in the vicinity, with the appearance and testimonies of beings at the Ancient King level convincing many of its veracity.
Some even attempted to seek him out in Trembling Paradise, despite their lack of understanding about him.
Later, as he reached the passage from the third layer to the second layer of the Underground World, he found himself being tailed; there were far more ill-intentioned people hidden here than before.
"Those three bastards really don't know when to quit, trying to give me one last hard time at the end."
"This isn't looking good, I can't stay in the Underground World like this."