Throughout Linley's life, from the moment Beirut first noticed Bebe, Linley had been treated kindly by the War God in the O'Brien Empire, treated kindly by Desri in the Chaotic Territory, protected by Beirut's reputation in front of Aliquin, directly sheltered by a Prefect in the Four Divine Beasts Clan, and finally rescued by the Overgod Beirut when he seized the Red Diamond Crystal.
Ren had once considered coming to the Yulan Continent. After all, it was near where the Radiant Overlord and the Four Divine Beasts had fought, and there was a chance of obtaining a Sovereign Spark. In the Coiling Dragon Universe, what greater opportunity could there be than a Sovereign Spark?
But by the time Ren had amassed enough wealth, fewer than ten million years remained until Linley's birth. So Ren gave up on the idea. He didn't know whether Beirut had already become a Highgod by then.
In the memories from Blue Star, Beirut had clearly told Linley that he had existed on the Yulan Continent for several million years. But did "several million" mean two million or nine million? Tarosha had explicitly said that Beirut's three sons, Hart, Harry, and Harvey, had all lived for several million years. Beirut himself was surely no youngster.
Ren didn't know exactly when Beirut had become a Highgod, so he didn't dare take the chance. With his powerful Innate Divine Ability, Beirut was strong enough to kill most Asuras even without fusing a single Mystery.
From Linley's perspective, Beirut was a very reliable and kind elder who had repeatedly rescued him from one crisis after another. But that was because of Bebe, his junior. Looking at Beirut's history, decisiveness and ruthlessness were what defined him.
Beirut always wore a genial, harmless smile, but nobody dared underestimate him. He had