Julie O'Brien

O'Brien Imperial Palace.

Ever since Olivier easily defeated Haydson, Emperor Joanne had been plotting how to win over Olivier or the two brothers of the Achisoren Family. Now that both brothers were Saint-level powerhouses of the Empire, Emperor Joanne sometimes even thought about how wonderful it would have been if Nina had married Blumer back then.

Although he had conferred the title of Duke upon Blumer, such a title meant nothing to a Saint-level powerhouse; even when meeting Emperor Joanne, Blumer remained aloof and superior. If he were his son-in-law, however, things would be different.

As for Wharton, he had not returned to the Imperial Capital to see Emperor Joanne in so many years. If not for Nina returning every few years, Emperor Joanne would have almost forgotten he even had such a son-in-law.

Originally, after Olivier returned, although he did not display his strength and lived a "decadent" life, Emperor Joanne had sent ten beauties to him. Unfortunately, while Olivier did not refuse them, he did not accept them either, leaving them for Sherlock to manage; Olivier did not even interact with them in his daily life.

As for Blumer, who had stayed in the Imperial Capital all these years, Emperor Joanne had long wanted to send another princess to be his wife, but Blumer had refused multiple times, citing cultivation as his priority.

"The Achisoren Family—I must find a way to win them over."

After finishing the day's government affairs and finally finding a moment of leisure, Emperor Joanne pondered.

Meanwhile.

At War God Mountain, Fane received an order from the War God: to arrange for Julie O'Brien and Blumer Achisoren to hold their wedding as soon as possible.

The Teacher wants to marry Junior Sister Julie to Junior Brother Blumer. It seems the Teacher values Olivier highly. Could it be that he is about to become a god?

After receiving the order, Fane understood the implications immediately.

Julie O'Brien was a direct descendant of the War God and the most gifted talent in the O'Brien Family in the last thousand years. Beautiful as a flower and only thirty-eight years old, she had already reached the ninth rank. She practiced fire-style magic and was personally taught by the War God, who favored her greatly.

Originally, the War God had become a god as a warrior and was not proficient in magic. However, as a low-level fire god, the distinction between warrior and mage no longer mattered once one reached the god level, so teaching her was not a problem. Furthermore, the War God had personally invited several Saint-level mages from the continent to instruct her.

Since the War God became a god five thousand years ago, the O'Brien Family had produced only two Saint-level powerhouses besides him—one mid-level and one entry-level. Having finally found such a gifted descendant, the War God had poured much effort into cultivating her into a powerhouse.

On War God Mountain, all of Fane's junior brothers were well aware of this junior sister's status in the War God's heart. Earlier on, many of them had harbored thoughts about Julie and had pursued her, especially some of the nominal disciples; if one could marry Julie, it would be no worse than becoming a personal disciple of the War God.

Unfortunately, Julie was very proud and had idolized the War God and the High Priest since she was young. None of the War God's disciples were anywhere near her age, and she looked down on them all, causing them to fail one after another.

In short, Julie was the goddess of every man on War God Mountain.

Blumer was only four years older than Julie. After he joined the War God Sect, he and Julie, as the younger generation of the sect, had competed and vied with each other, leading to many entanglements and grievances.

As the direct descendant cultivated by the War God, Julie's strength was naturally high, and her equipment was excellent—a standard wealthy and beautiful elite. While Blumer had a Saint-level brother in Olivier, compared to Julie, he was a pauper. Fortunately, Olivier's Light Shadow Sword was truly formidable, yet even so, Blumer lost more than he won.

It was not until Blumer broke through to the Saint level at the age of forty-two—ranking in the top three among all the War God's disciples—that Julie realized how difficult it would be for her to reach the Saint level at that age. Consequently, Julie held a great deal of admiration for Blumer, and their long-standing entanglement had fostered some unusual feelings.

Everyone on War God Mountain was well aware of these matters.

The reason Blumer stayed on War God Mountain so often was not entirely unrelated to Julie.

Fane was naturally aware of the situation between Julie and Blumer.

Although the War God also lived on War God Mountain, he spent his years in deep seclusion underground, hoping for a breakthrough. Therefore, on the surface, the person truly in charge of War God Mountain was Fane. Usually, matters that the junior brothers could not decide were reported to Fane, and only those Fane could not handle were reported to the War God. However, there were so few god-level beings on the Yulan Continent that there were very few matters requiring the War God's decision; even when a new emperor of the O'Brien Empire ascended the throne, the War God would not intervene.

"This matter is easy to handle. However, since Blumer has been taken away by Olivier, I need to make a trip personally to talk to him."

Once Fane understood the cause and effect, the solution became simple.

The next day.

After Olivier finished his morning practice, he discovered that the Taiji diagram beneath his sword-shaped soul seemed to have undergone some changes.

Ever since Olivier had cultivated the Taiji diagram, although he could sense its existence, it had been extremely faint—so faint that if it weren't for the slight connection to his sword-shaped soul and its absorption of light and dark elements to feed back things useful to his soul and body, helping them grow slowly, Olivier might not have noticed it at all.

After finishing his practice today, it seemed that the Taiji diagram had become slightly more solid, and his understanding of the laws of light and dark elements had become a little clearer.

Olivier was in a great mood. After eating breakfast with Sophie and Jessica, he thought about which academy he should send them to for magic studies and where he should take Blumer for training.

A streak of light cut across the sky, and a Saint-level Phoenix landed at the Archisoren Duke Mansion. On its back sat a woman, noble and beautiful, not at all inferior to Sophie or Jessica.

"Blumer, Blumer, get out here!"

The beautiful woman shouted directly for Blumer.

"Julie, why are you here?"

Soon, Blumer came out, and Olivier also arrived; one could not remain indifferent when a Saint-level powerhouse visited the mansion.

The visitor was none other than Julie O'Brien.

In fact, with their Saint-level strength, both Olivier and Blumer had known a Saint-level presence was approaching from the very first moment.

"Blumer, don't play dumb. Why won't you tell me to my face?" Julie questioned Blumer as soon as she arrived. "Are you even a man?"

"Julie, what's wrong with you? What are you talking about?" Blumer was left completely bewildered.

Olivier found it amusing; this even involved the question of whether he was a man.

It seems this woman has a deep relationship with Blumer.

Olivier looked at the two of them, a meaningful smile on his face.

"Don't think that just because you broke through to the Saint level you can bully me. Just you wait, when I break through, I'll show you!"

Julie added.

"Julie, I really don't know what you're talking about. What is going on?"

Blumer was still clueless and gave a bitter smile.

Olivier watched Blumer's foolish expression and was just about to interject when he suddenly noticed another streak of light arriving in the sky.

"It's Fane."

Before the person even arrived, Olivier knew who it was, waiting for Fane to touch down.

"Senior Brother." Blumer bowed in greeting.

"Hmph." Julie said nothing, turning to mount the Phoenix and departing directly.

"Fane, why have you come?"

Watching Julie leave, Olivier asked.

"Olivier, Junior Brother Blumer, I have come to offer my congratulations." Fane also watched as Julie disappeared into the horizon, chuckling as he spoke.

"Oh, and what is the occasion?" Olivier asked.

"Teacher knows that Blumer and Julie are deeply in love, so he specifically sent a message for me to act as a matchmaker for the two of them so they might marry soon. I have come today to discuss the wedding arrangements with you both."

Fane smiled as he revealed the purpose of his visit.

Fane then recounted to Olivier what had transpired between Blumer and Julie at War God Mountain, expressing the hope that the two lovers could be united, while emphasizing Julie's status in the War God's heart and his high regard for Blumer's talent.

"So that's how it is. Julie ran over early this morning acting all strange; it turns out it was because of this."

With Julie having caused such a scene early in the morning, the truth had finally come to light.

"It seems Julie has feelings for Blumer after all; she was likely just annoyed this morning that Blumer hadn't proposed to her in person."

Combining Julie's words with the events that had unfolded, Olivier reached his conclusion.

"Women, really. Even when they are willing in their hearts, just because they weren't asked in person, they run out to cause a scene without even telling you the reason."

Guessing a woman's heart is truly difficult; it was only after experiencing two lifetimes and watching plenty of drama that Olivier had begun to understand a little.

"Fane, regarding this matter, I accept on Blumer's behalf. Let's set the wedding for one month from now."

Olivier understood the War God's intentions; after failing to take him as a disciple, the War God was using a roundabout strategy to build a relationship with him.

Originally, Olivier would have been very repulsed by such things, but after understanding the relationship between Blumer and Julie, and seeing the situation today, it was clear Blumer truly liked her. It was just that although he had been with women before, he didn't understand them well enough, otherwise he would have won her over long ago.

Therefore, Olivier agreed to Fane's request immediately. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, and it was time for Blumer to settle down. Since there was such a good match, he would finalize it; as for whether she was from the O'Brien family or some other clan, it made little difference.

"Then I shall take my leave."

Seeing that Olivier had agreed so readily, Fane felt his heart settle. He had truly been worried that Olivier, who never played by the rules, might have some objections.

"Blumer, you don't blame your big brother for making the decision for you, do you? Hahaha."

Olivier asked Blumer with a laugh.

"I leave everything to Big Brother's decision."

Blumer felt a bit embarrassed under Olivier's gaze.

"Still blushing, hahahaha."

From Blumer's reaction, Olivier knew the lad was happy in his heart.

"Alright, get ready to go and confess your feelings to Julie and propose. Even though this matter was brought up by War God Mountain, our Achisoren Family cannot show weakness."

Julie was clearly still feeling a bit unhappy, and it was something Blumer needed to resolve.

The two brothers then began to discuss how to win over Julie and how to prepare for the wedding.