Elmer's Legacy

The battle ended, and after cleaning up the battlefield, Xiao Yan flew away from the area.

In the Roland Empire, Lynn opened his eyes from his meditation.

Footsteps sounded from outside the door.

"Big Brother." Kasa's voice rang out.

"Come in." Lynn waved his hand, a gust of force swept through, and the door to the meditation room opened automatically.

"Is something the matter?"

"I've come to say goodbye."

"Hmm?" Lynn frowned.

"Why are you leaving the Roland Empire so suddenly?"

Faced with Lynn's inquiry, Kasa hesitated for a moment, but recalling his cousin's analysis earlier, he finally gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Boss, the force behind the people who captured me... must be quite significant. If my cousin and I continue to stay in the Roland Empire, we will only bring trouble to you, Boss."

Kasa's expression was filled with worry. After returning to the Roland Empire, he and his cousin had reviewed their experience and formed some guesses about the faction the black-clad soldiers belonged to.

"Are you worried about the people behind them?" Lynn pondered for a moment, understanding Kasa's intent.

"Yes."

"Ordinary factions wouldn't dare offend a Saint Domain. When my cousin and I were captured, we mentioned we were from the Rivas Family, but those black-clad soldiers showed no fear at all. It's clear the force behind them is not simple." Kasa recalled, the look of worry on his face deepening.

"Even though you are gifted, Boss, you only broke through to the Saint Domain recently. Facing an unknown, veteran Saint Domain expert is still too dangerous."

"My cousin and I cannot stay here. Our previous disappearance is easily linked to us, and when that time comes..." Kasa stopped there, unable to continue.

Listening to Kasa's explanation, Lynn felt a warmth in his heart, but then, thinking of Elmer who had already been dealt with by Xiao Yan, he shook his head with a faint smile.

"If that's the reason, there's no need to worry."

"Ah?"

"Big Brother isn't as weak as you think. Looking across the entire continent, among Saint Domain experts, I can rank in the top five!"

"What?" Kasa's expression was one of shock, followed by wild joy.

If one could live in peace, who would choose to wander the world in constant fear? If not for the fear of dragging Lynn down, Kasa would never have wanted to leave.

"You just stay in the Roland Empire honestly. Wait until you reach the seventh rank before you even think about leaving to go train!"

"As it happens, when I passed by the Imperial Capital Magic Academy on my way back, I visited old John. You can go directly to him to re-enroll and practice alongside Taylor."

"Ah, me? Go back to school?" Kasa pointed at himself.

"Yes."

"..."

The topic gradually drifted, and for the rest of the time, Kasa and Lynn chatted about interesting things that had happened at the academy until the sky began to brighten.

On the other side, having returned to the Starfire Kingdom, Xiao Yan began to sort through his spoils.

First was Elmer's shattered magic staff.

The material at the head of the staff was quite good; it was an unknown substance with excellent toughness and hardness.

Xiao Yan looked at the heavy ruler on his back, which already had some cracks, and couldn't help but think to himself: "If I fuse this magic staff into the heavy ruler, at least at the Saint Domain level, my weapon won't hold me back anymore."

There was a Saint Domain magic core at the top of the staff, but Xiao Yan didn't place much importance on it.

A Saint Domain magic core would be considered a supreme treasure to ordinary people or even some average Saint Domain experts, but to Xiao Yan, who had already reached the limits of the Saint Domain, it was somewhat underwhelming.

An ordinary Saint Domain magical beast was only equivalent to a weaker peak Saint Domain human. To Xiao Yan, it was a one-move affair; if he had to use a second move, that Saint Domain beast could be considered exceptionally gifted.

"Next are the treasures in the spatial ring; that's the real haul!"

Xiao Yan rubbed his hands in excitement, grabbed Elmer's spatial ring, and refined it in an instant.

His spiritual energy probed into the ring.

Bang!

Seeing what was inside the ring, Xiao Yan's expression changed abruptly, and he leaped up from the ground.

With a flip of his hand, several crystal balls glowing with a hazy golden mist appeared in his palm.

"Hiss~~ Are these... Soul Gold Beads??"

"Could that Elmer really have been from the Three-Eyed Winged Human Race?"

Zzz—

Golden mist floated on the surface of the crystal balls, and in an instant, the secret chamber where Xiao Yan was cultivating was filled with a massive amount of mist essence.

Xiao Yan took just a casual breath or two and felt his soul warming up, gaining significant growth.

"Such terrifying soul essence! If a low-level mage were here, I reckon they would only need to cultivate for a few days to break through to the level of a Great Mage!" Feeling the growth of his soul power, Xiao Yan couldn't help but click his tongue.

However, under Xiao Yan's closer observation, he soon discovered that the crystal balls in his hand were somewhat strange.

"The soul essence within these Soul Gold Beads seems a bit too thin."

"They must be unfinished products, not true Soul Gold Beads."

The soul essence required for a complete Soul Gold Bead is roughly equivalent to twenty million human souls.

Even for a deity of the death element, it would take several months of effort to refine a single Soul Gold Bead due to the sheer magnitude of soul power involved.

For those in the Saint Domain, the time required is even longer.

However, as a Saint Domain expert, time was the one thing Xiao Yan had in abundance.

"Haha... with these few pseudo-Soul Gold Beads, both my clone and my original body can push their spiritual power to the limit, and there might even be some left over to allow my original body to split a portion of its soul and create yet another clone!"

Xiao Yan thought, filled with excitement.

"I will cultivate first. Once I have pushed my soul power to the limit, I will find a suitable opportunity to hand the spatial ring over to my original body."

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, half a year went by.

Because he was absorbing soul essence, Xiao Yan's soul grew continuously. Over the course of more than half a year, he had absorbed the majority of one pseudo-Soul Gold Bead, refining approximately three to four million units of soul essence.

At this moment, compared to half a year ago, the flame soul entity within Xiao Yan's sea of consciousness had grown to nearly double its size, and his soul power had become significantly stronger.

The growth in soul power also caused the speed at which Xiao Yan comprehended laws to increase rapidly.

Compared to before, his comprehension speed had improved by at least several times.

"I haven't reached the limit yet, but I'm close. Once I finish absorbing this pseudo-Soul Gold Bead, my soul power should reach the limit of the Saint Domain."

"As for the remaining four pseudo-Soul Gold Beads, I can find a time to send them all to my original body."

In the imperial capital of the Zhongyuan Empire, inside a massive palace.

Over a dozen figures exuding formidable auras stood within, discussing loudly.

Wilbur sat at the head of the table, dressed in a gold-threaded robe, his expression dignified.

"With such a good opportunity."

"Why not just wipe out the Church of Light?" a middle-aged man in green robes gritted his teeth and said.

If Kasa were here, he would recognize at a glance that this middle-aged man in green robes was none other than the ancestor of his Rivas Family, the Qingli Sword Saint.

Wilbur glanced at the Qingli Sword Saint.

"The timing isn't right."

"Why?" the middle-aged man in green robes asked with a puzzled expression.

Wilbur glanced at the Qingli Sword Saint again; a waste who hadn't comprehended any laws, no wonder he knew nothing.

"Do not underestimate the foundations of the two great churches."

"Aside from gods, no one can destroy the two great churches."