Ten days later!
Zhao Nan watched Linley set off on his own. He raised his head slightly and said to O'Brien, who was hidden in midair, "Sorry for the trouble, O'Brien!"
Hearing Zhao Nan's words, O'Brien revealed his head from the void and said respectfully, "You can rest assured, Lord Zhao Nan. I'll protect Linley!"
O'Brien had been somewhat reluctant to obey Zhao Nan's orders before, but after Zhao Nan had once again become a Life Lowgod during this time, he was thoroughly convinced.
At this point, O'Brien firmly believed that Zhao Nan could help him obtain a Highgod godhead.
After speaking to Zhao Nan, O'Brien vanished once more, evidently going to protect Linley.
Watching Linley leave, Zhao Nan's lips curled slightly as he murmured, "Linley, it's not that I want to punish you. This is simply your fate.
"Without you, how would Dylan have escaped? If Dylan didn't escape, how could I take him as a disciple and copy his talent?
"Besides, your family's enemy is the Holy Alliance. Releasing Dylan will help your family get revenge, won't it?"
After saying this, Zhao Nan moved and disappeared from where he stood.
For Zhao Nan, cultivation was the most important thing.
He always had a feeling that once he became a god through any one of the elements, his Consciousness Sea would undergo a special change.
Although Zhao Nan didn't know what that change would be, he was certain it would greatly benefit his transcendence.
As Zhao Nan began his secluded cultivation, Linley once again entered the Magical Beast Forest.
This time, without Ace accompanying him, Linley ran into plenty of trouble, just as he had in the original story: man-eating magical beasts, hidden assassins, and mercenaries looking to kill and loot.
But Linley was no longer the little kid