Ten Years on the Magnolia Continent

At last, the ten-year deadline had arrived.

Outside the Graveyard of the Gods, all the Saint-level experts had been teleported out. Only a little over twenty remained.

One of Dylin's children had died, but none of the other peak Saint-level experts had perished.

Linley had obtained three divine sparks and over a dozen divine artifacts.

Simba had gained nothing, but it had gained some insights into the Profundity of Water Element, which was even more useful than obtaining a divine spark. Still, Simba was quite envious of Linley's divine sparks, thinking of its two lovers.

Also emerging was the mid-level god Taros, that bewitching green-haired youth.

"Linley, right?" Taros laughed. "Not bad. You actually managed to obtain a divine spark on the eleventh floor. Kid, you're impressive."

As Taros spoke, he rubbed Linley's head twice. Linley wanted to dodge, but he could not move.

"Divine Domain?" Linley cried out.

"Taros, come here." Beirut called from afar. Otherwise, Taros probably would have rubbed him a few more times.

Taros was delighted and obediently ran over.

"Lord Beirut, let's hurry back to the Magnolia Continent. I haven't been back in so long. I miss my hometown to death."

Beirut swept his gaze around and said calmly, "Let me introduce him. This is Taros. Quite a few of you have met him before. He was the manager of the first eleven floors of the Graveyard of the Gods—the sleepy Ba Serpent."

The experts were all shocked. Taros had killed many people, and some had nearly been killed by him as well, but no one dared say anything.

Taros greeted several god-level experts. Finally, it was Olivier's turn.

"Hello, Olivier. I'm Taros. I heard Lord Beirut mention you. You're very strong." The bewitching youth greeted Olivier as soon as Beirut finished speaking.

"Hello, Taros. I'm Olivier."

Taros regarded Olivier as an expert of the same rank, treating him as an equal and introducing himself. Clearly, he knew Olivier's true strength.

"Everyone, prepare to depart. We're returning to the Magnolia Continent." At last, Beirut spoke.

Everyone went home to find their own mothers.

Over those ten years, many Saint-level experts had gone to the Graveyard of the Gods, but the Magnolia Continent had undergone some changes.

The source of those changes was Victoria, the Saintess of Yulan.

More than ten years ago, the Saintess of Yulan had appeared in the Yulan Imperial Capital. As the disciple of two god-level experts, the High Priest and Olivier, she had made a grand spectacle of selecting twelve guardian Saints.

After several years of development, the twelve guardian Saints had each formed a powerful Saintess Guard.

Under Her Holiness the Saintess's influence, the twelve Saintess Guards led by the guardian Saints took it as their mission to spread Light Element and cherish life. They healed the sick and saved the dying across the continent, earning the admiration of many experts and commoners.

The Saintess Guard's supporters were mainly within the Yulan Empire, but they were not limited to the Yulan Empire. They had spread throughout the Magnolia Continent.

The Saintess Guard had not challenged the existing imperial authority. Regardless of nationality or social status, they aided lives in need.

Even in the O'Brien Empire, the Saintess Guard was welcomed on the surface.

Naturally, there were many opponents as well, such as evil factions and forces worried that their rule would be challenged. These forces repeatedly attacked and assassinated members of the Saintess Guard.

Yet the Saintess Guard continued to grow and had never been affected.

At first, Victoria had only created the twelve guardian Saints on a whim. Later, she felt that forming an organization to spread Light Element, cherish life, and help more people was a very interesting and meaningful endeavor.

Thus.

This organization, similar to the Red Cross from her previous life, was established.

Olivier had not expected Victoria to have such an idea, and he strongly supported it. With Olivier and Catherine's support, the twelve guardian Saints began forming the Saintess Guard, and it developed rapidly.

Ten years later, although the strongest of the twelve captains, the guardian Saints, were only ninth-rank warriors, every guard had Saint-level experts within it. In other words, the Saintess Guard had at least twelve Saint-level experts.

That was extremely terrifying. Even Yale's family, one of the three great merchant associations of the Magnolia Continent, only had three to five Saint-level experts.

As for Victoria's strength, she had already been an eighth-rank magus ten years ago. Now, she had long since reached the Saint level. Her Profundity of Holiness within the Profundity of Light Element had reached the peak Saint level, while her Profundity of Water Element and Life Law were also about to reach the peak Saint level. Victory had studied fused magic since childhood, and her overall strength was about the same as Olivier's before he broke through to godhood.

This was mainly because Olivier's profound mysteries of two different elemental laws had almost completely fused, while Victoria had only just fused a tiny bit of the profound mysteries of Light Element, Water Element, and Life Element. Without a cheat, fusing laws was simply too difficult.

A twenty-year-old peak Saint-level expert.

Beirut: Some people in countless planes become gods in only ten years. Victoria isn't far behind.

However, only Olivier and Catherine knew her strength. If outsiders learned of it, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

"Teacher, are you going to the Graveyard of the Gods soon?"

The current Victoria had grown into a breathtaking beauty. Her golden hair, her appearance alone, surpassed Sophie and Jessica by far. And that sacred, life-filled goddess-like aura of hers left the two sisters far behind.

One had to know that Sophie and Jessica were now both ninth-rank Grand Magi, and they were even more beautiful than they had been ten years ago.

Sometimes, even Olivier felt that his disciple was too beautiful. When she acted coquettishly, even he had a hard time resisting.

Fortunately, because of Victoria's sacred aura, Olivier had actually comprehended the Profundity of Holiness within the Laws of Light.

"We'll leave in a few days. This trip will last ten years, so I'll leave my main body behind," Olivier replied.

"Then, Teacher, make sure you protect Teacher Catherine well."

Victoria knew about Olivier's soul mutation. She also knew that Olivier was stronger than Catherine. Other than the matter of the Taiji Diagram, Victoria knew about his fused profound mysteries and fused divine power.

"Victoria, I'm a mid-level god. Why would I need him to protect me?" Catherine said.

"Hehe, Teacher said that men should protect women." Victoria giggled. At that moment, she seemed like a mischievous young girl, without the slightest goddess-like bearing.

Soul mutation was a secret unique to her and Olivier.

"Hmph, I don't want his protection." Catherine said.

"Hehe, hahaha, then who does Teacher want to protect her?" Victoria laughed even more happily.

It was as though Catherine's thoughts had been seen through. She felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, she wore a mask, so her expression could not be seen.

"Always being naughty and mischievous, you little brat." Olivier tapped her on the head.

"By the way, Victoria, now that your Saintess Guard has spread across the Magnolia Continent, a few days ago the War God, Linley, and I discussed it. The Yulan Empire, the O'Brien Empire, and the Baruch Empire are preparing to wage war against the other nations and divide the Magnolia Continent among themselves. Tell your Saintess Guard to be more careful from now on. The Magnolia Continent is about to descend into chaos," Catherine said.

"Catherine, I suggest that the Yulan Empire not expand for now. I've discovered some mysterious experts appearing on the Magnolia Continent. The future situation is difficult to predict. It's better to focus on preserving our current territory."

Before Victoria could respond, Olivier spoke.

"Yes, there are indeed some mysterious experts of unknown origin. Then we won't expand for now." Catherine understood Olivier's meaning, though she still felt somewhat worried.

"Don't worry. With my main body here, ordinary people won't dare act recklessly." Olivier understood her concerns. He knew that the reason Catherine remained on the Magnolia Continent was because she could not let go of the Yulan Empire.

As the gods headed for the Graveyard of the Gods, the Magnolia Continent also began to stir with rising winds and unpredictable changes.