Hodan had a purpose in sending Linley into the Plane Battlefield. As the protagonist of the book, Linley possessed astonishing luck.
Only by following Linley would Hodan have a chance to obtain the Crown of Wutie. Otherwise, with the Plane Battlefield being so vast, he had no idea where the crown might drift out from. It was not even certain that the Crown of Wutie would appear on the Plane Battlefield at all.
Hodan could only try making use of the original protagonist's luck and see whether it could draw the Crown of Wutie to him.
Moreover, the Plane Battlefield held Linley's greatest opportunity—a four-clone soul mutation. This had always been a knot in Hodan's heart, as well as the greatest threat he might one day face. He wanted to see if he could ruin this opportunity.
Before obtaining the Crown of Wutie, Hodan would not make a move against Linley. Besides, if he truly did act, what god-level expert could withstand his current strength? Yet there was no real enmity between him and Linley. More than anything, Linley was caught in the awkward situation between him and Beirut.
Hodan planned to secretly follow behind Linley. The Plane Battlefield was only so large; with his divine sense, he would be able to determine Linley's location after scanning it back and forth a few times. If things truly unfolded as they had in the original story, he would step in and block Magnus's attack.
Hodan believed that Linley would challenge the Redrock Overlord, just as he had suggested. After all, that was the most suitable target for Linley at present.
There was no sense of time while traveling. Another ten years quickly passed, and everything remained calm throughout, with nothing happening.
Hodan's Destruction God Clone and true body returned to the