An unexpected turn

As soon as Riding finished speaking, Andres and the others in the hall were stunned.

"Brother Riding, this..." Andres was speechless for a moment.

Riding said, "Brother Andres, I know this is a bit sudden, but you and Nimo have known each other for a long time, so you're not strangers. Among us Four Divine Beasts, only Nimo is still unmarried, and we are also very anxious. Looking at all the planes, there aren't many who can catch our eye. Brother Andres, you are one of those few. We all hope to become family with Andres. What do you think?"

Bowen chimed in, "Indeed, Andres, with our Four Divine Beasts Family joining forces with your Iron Saber Gorge, who in any of the major planes could stand against us?"

Lius rarely spoke up, "Andres, we can have more opportunities to spar in the future."

Andres took a deep breath to calm his shock.

He looked at Riding and the other three. Riding, Lius, Bowen all looked quite sincere, but Nimo's eyes darted away when he looked at him, clearly indicating that he was not calm inside.

But she quickly regained her composure, slightly raised her chin, and looked directly at Andres without backing down.

As for the others from Iron Saber Gorge in the main hall, they were still in shock. Lulutia's face turned pale the moment she heard Riding's words. She glanced at Andres without leaving a trace, and there was a hint of tension in the depths of her eyes.

Andres frowned in thought, not responding immediately.

The intentions of the Four Divine Beasts were beyond his expectations.

From a personal emotional perspective, he didn't want to marry Nimo, but he hadn't yet obtained Nimo's Innate Divine Ability, and he didn't want to fall out with the Four Divine Beasts.

"If I refuse, the gap between them and me will probably widen."

He was somewhat perplexed.

"Brother Andres?" Riding noticed that Andres was deep in thought and didn't respond for a long time, so he couldn't help but call out to remind him.

Nimo also grew somewhat dissatisfied and transmitted his voice to Riding and the other two, saying, "What does he mean by this? He's so hesitant. Does he think I'm not good enough for him? I don't even want his Iron Saber Gorge!"

"Second sister, don't be impulsive," Riding quickly transmitted his voice to calm Nimo down.

Everyone in the hall looked at Andres, waiting for his reply.

Just then—

"Andres, this is a good thing. Miss Nimo is talented and strong, a perfect match for you."

Lulutia's voice echoed in the hall.

Andres was surprised that Lulutia would speak, and looked over in surprise to find a slight smile on Lulutia's face, though the smile looked somewhat forced.

Andres felt a sudden tremor in his heart and immediately made a decision.

But before he could reply to Riding, he was interrupted.

A Highgod Soldier rushed into the hall and telepathically told Andres, "My lord, Yibai'er has arrived in the Abyss Plane!"

Andres immediately stood up, his face grave.

In recent years, although he was not in the Abyss Plane, in order to prevent Yibai'er from taking the opportunity to seize the Heart of Destruction, he specially arranged for several Highgod to be stationed in the Abyss Plane to report on the movements of the Abyss Plane at any time.

"Yibai'er alone?" Andres asked hastily.

His concern was that Ophelia was also with Yibai'er.

Ten thousand years have passed, Uthered's Destruction Rule have improved considerably. Coupled with the advantage of a divine beast, he might not lose to Yibai'er in a one-on-one fight. However, if Ophelia chooses to help Yibai'er, then Uthered has no chance of winning.

"My lord, there is one more person, Youming," the Highgod Soldier replied.

"The Youming?"

Andres was somewhat surprised, but as long as it wasn't Ophelia, there was no need to worry too much.

Immediately afterwards, another Highgod Soldier rushed in.

In his haste, he forgot to use telepathy and shouted, "Lord Andres, Ophelia from the Netherworld has arrived!"

The expressions of everyone in the hall changed.

Before Andres could even ask a question, he felt a familiar Divine Sense sweep across the hall.

He also released his Divine Sense and quickly discovered the person who had come.

"Ophelia!"

Two figures hovered above the castle, one of whom was a pretty red-haired girl named Ophelia.

The Teleportation Array was not far from Andres's castle. As soon as Ophelia and the others emerged from the Teleportation Array, they used their Divine Sense to investigate and quickly discovered Andres's location.

"Besides Ophelia, there's also Vivian."

Andres looked grave.

His Divine Sense had already detected that beside Ophelia was a beautiful woman in a green robe, who was none other than Vivian, the Life Sovereign from the original story.

Vivian of this era has mastered the only Teleportation Array in the Life God Realm, and Andres had already seen information about her.

The last time Vivian made a public appearance was tens of thousands of years ago, when Vivian already possessed the strength of a superior Commander.

"I never imagined that these two were already friends in this era."

In the original story, the Death Sovereign and the Life Sovereign had a good relationship.

"Andres, we meet again," Ophelia said with a smile via telepathy.

"Ophelia, Vivian, why didn't you give me a heads-up before coming to my Iron Saber Gorge? I could have arranged a feast to entertain you," Andres transmitted his voice.

"Give us advance notice? If you run away, we won't be able to find you easily. You'd better hand over the Heart of the Netherworld, otherwise we'll have to take action. With Vivian and me working together, you won't stand a chance," Ophelia said.

Andres did not reply. He was not surprised by the other party's intentions. Apart from the Heart of the Netherworld, there was nothing else that could make Ophelia go to such lengths.

"Andres, what brings Ophelia and Vivian here? Do they want revenge?" Lulutia's Divine Sense also detected Ophelia and Vivia, and she nervously came to Andres' side.

She knew that Andres and Ophelia had a past conflict.

"They're up to no good. I'll deal with them. You don't need to worry about me. If things get bad, you can leave first. Don't worry about me," Andres transmitted his voice.

He dared not be careless. Ophelia knew his strength, and under these circumstances, she had brought Vivian along, which clearly meant she had something to rely on.

Andres was worried that he might not be able to take care of Lulutia and the others, so for safety's sake, it was best for them to leave first.

"Are you confident you can handle them?" Lulutia was very worried. She had also read Ophelia and Vivian's intelligence and knew that they were both powerful Commander.

Andres's face showed a hint of helplessness. "If it were just Ophelia, I wouldn't be afraid, but I don't know much about Vivian's background, so it's hard to say how confident I am right now."

Lulutia's face paled, her lips pressed tightly together, and she transmitted her voice, "I understand. Don't worry, we won't hold you back."

Andres nodded and walked out of the hall.

Lulutia hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted her teeth and transmitted her voice, "You must come back!"

Andres turned around and gave her a deep look. "Okay."

He left the main hall and flew towards Ophelia and the other person in the air.