As soon as Andrew finished speaking, a clear voice suddenly rang out. Upon hearing it, a variety of emotions instantly appeared on Andrew's face: fear, shock, joy, and more surged into his heart. He slowly turned around, his gaze falling on the Amethyst Cub on a stone platform not far away.
The Amethyst Cub, barely a meter long, lay lazily on the stone platform, yawning. Its body was covered with 108 sharp spikes, but it didn't look ferocious at all; instead, it was quite cute.
" Leisjing!" Andrew immediately recognized the other party's identity, his heart pounding wildly. Just now, he had almost given up on the Soul Stone, but things always give him the most beautiful surprises the most unexpectedly.
"Such a small Amethyst Monster, but it certainly has a big mouth." Bernistan, unaware of the other's identity, mocked. Over two hundred years ago, he nearly died at the hands of Amethyst Monster, and later, Andrew prevented him from taking revenge. Despite enduring it, Bernistan still held the Amethyst Monster in high regard.
"Dare to laugh at me?" Leisjing stood up, her clear voice ringing out like an angry child.
"Wait..." Andrew realized something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to block Bernistan, but he still underestimated Leisjing's speed.
Before Leisjing could finish speaking, he vanished from the stone platform. In the air, Andrew could only catch a glimpse of purple light, and when he turned around again, Bernistan had already flown away.
Bernistan had only flown a hundred meters when he flew back. It turned out that Leisjing had caught up with him again and kicked him once more. In the air, Bernistan was completely helpless, constantly changing direction, his whole body like a ball being kicked around by Leisjing.
Andrew was also anxious. Over the years, he had developed a good impression of Bernistan, a young man loyal to his family, and the man had served him diligently. Both personally and professionally, he couldn't just stand by and watch him die. However, Andrew was much more cautious when facing Leisjing.
"Stop!"
Andrew roared and flashed to catch Bernistan. At that moment, the Amethyst Cub attacked. He quickly Dragonform and threw a punch to take the impact of the Amethyst Cub head-on.
"Thump!"
Carrying Bernistan, Andrew crashed into the mountain behind him like a plane with a broken wing. A large, human-shaped crater appeared on the mountain.
The fact that it could smash through rocks as hard as Highgod Artifact shows just how powerful Leisjing's attack was.
"As expected of Leisjing, one of the top-ranked beings in Purgatory, and one of the strongest below the Paragon. I can't compare to that strength now!" Andrew first helped Bernistan up, then struggled to his feet himself. His dragon scales on his back Shattering in pieces, and his dragon tail was broken. The bones in his arms were cracked, and more than a dozen ribs in his chest were broken. Every movement caused him to grit his teeth in pain.
After checking on Bernistan, who wasn't fatally injured but simply unconscious, Andrew breathed a sigh of relief. He set him aside and couldn't help but smile Andrew. That kid's slip of the tongue had touched a nerve with Leisjing, and sure enough, he'd gotten himself into huge trouble.
Leisjing stopped attacking and instead stood several dozen meters away, staring at Andrew with intense interest in his eyes.
"Kid, you're pretty strong. You managed to rescue someone from me. You've got the strength of Asura now," Leisjing praised, feigning maturity.
Andrew felt a surge of pride upon hearing this. If he hadn't had to protect Bernistan, Andrew might not have suffered such a crushing defeat. At least, he could have protected Andrew from Leisjing's attacks.
Against anyone else, this record wouldn't be anything to boast about. However, Andrew was facing Leisjing, a top expert from countless planes. Just as Leisjing said, being able to do this already demonstrated Andrew's strength.
"You flatter me. Your strength is truly formidable. I know that attack just now wasn't your full power." Andrew stood empty-handed, merely assuming a defensive stance.
Leisjing snorted smugly, "You've got good taste, kid. If I had gone all out just now, you wouldn't have survived easily. Let me tell you, in this world, apart from the Sovereign and those at the Paragon realm, I, Leisjing, have never been afraid of anyone! Even those at the Paragon, I'm not afraid of them, hmph hmph hmph..."
Andrew found his actions somewhat amusing, but he dared not laugh out loud, or he would surely suffer another beating.
"However, kid, you're not bad either." After praising himself, Leisjing looked at Andrew, "In just over two hundred years, you've become Highgod, and you're also Soul Mutation User. Soul Mutation User are all special beings. If you can fuse five Mysteries, perhaps even I can't do anything to you."
Seeing that he meant no harm, Andrew stopped his boastful talk to show his goodwill. From Leisjing's words, he realized that the Sovereign Zijing had probably seen his situation in the Amethyst Mountains all these years.
" The Soul Mutation is merely a coincidence, nothing to boast about," Andrew said humbly, conjuring a short shirt with his Divine Power.
"Hmph, don't think you're so great just because your Soul Mutation. Without Fusion Profound Mysteries, you won't be that powerful. Alright, kid, come with me, someone wants to see you." With that, Leisjing turned his head, wagged his tail, and left first.
"Someone saw me?" Andrew was overjoyed. The one who sent the message through Leisjing must have been the Sovereign Zijing!
" Sovereign Zijing, we've finally waited for you!" Andrew left his Lightning Divine Clone to protect Bernistan, while his main body and Fire Element Divine Clone followed Leisjing.
One after the other, the two crossed several mountain peaks and finally arrived in front of an ordinary-looking castle. The castle was entirely built of Amethyst, yet it appeared completely devoid of brilliance from the outside. What intrigued Andrew was that the castle seemed to float atop the mountain. As the two approached, a stone staircase descended from the castle.
"Such powerful Earth Element Divine Power." Andrew walked up the stone steps one by one. Although he had no Earth Element talent, Andrew could still feel a strong Earth Element divine Divine Power, or rather, the Earth Element Sovereign Power, from the stone steps.
As soon as they stepped onto the last step of the stone stairs, the tightly closed castle gates opened automatically. Leisjing darted inside twice, while Andrew moved much more cautiously, steadily advancing step by step. After turning two corners, Andrew arrived at a spacious hall.
"We've arrived," Leisjing called out, then darted out like a streak of light and disappeared.
Andrew was awakened by his shout and looked around. The entire hall was empty except for a high purple stone chair in the very center.
"Where is the Sovereign?" Andrew wondered, when suddenly, in the blink of an eye, a figure appeared on the previously empty stone chair.
"This is the Sovereign!" Andrew exclaimed in shock, immediately lowering his head, unable to bear looking any longer. Who else could appear so suddenly but the Sovereign?
"Greetings, Sovereign!" Andrew knelt respectfully on one knee and bowed softly.
"Hehe, get up." The Sovereign Zijing chuckled twice, her voice quite pleasant. "You're really clever; you guessed my identity right away."
Andrew stood up as instructed and carefully stood to the side. However, he breathed a sigh of relief. This Sovereign Zijing seemed to be on good terms with the Four Gods. Facing him, she did not have the aloofness of Sovereign, but was very gentle, like an elder.
"I discovered it the very first day you entered the Amethyst Mountains," the Sovereign Zijing said softly. "Moreover, I never imagined that besides Brother Azure Dragon, a second Azure Dragon could be born in this world. How truly remarkable."
Andrew said, "I was lucky; I fused with the Azure Dragon Essence Blood in my hometown, and my bloodline mutated."
The Sovereign Zijing shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as luck in this world. Alright, little one, you don't need to be so reserved. I am an old friend of the ancestors of the Four Divine Beasts Clan. You are of Azure Dragon Bloodline, and therefore my junior."
Andrew; it seemed that the relationship between the Sovereign Zijing and the Four Divine Beasts was even better than he had imagined.
"Brother Azure Dragon has been dead for hundreds of years, which means you've only been cultivating for a few hundred years, right?" There was a strange sigh in Sovereign Zijing's words, and she seemed surprised when she said the second half of her sentence. When she first came to this conclusion, she was shocked herself. To cultivate to become Asura powerhouse in a few hundred years was no longer a matter of talent.
Andrew didn't deny it, nodding proudly, while secretly glancing at the Sovereign Zijing out of the corner of his eye.
"So beautiful!" The Sovereign Zijing, dressed in a loose, light purple robe, leaned lazily against a chair, and her mature beauty made Andrew's heart skip a beat.
Andrew's actions, of course, did not escape the eyes of the Sovereign Zijing, but she did not blame him. In her eyes, Andrew, who inherited the Azure Dragon Bloodline, was practically her junior. Facing a junior, she would certainly not display the majesty of Sovereign.
"Your talent is indeed remarkable. Even in my countless years of life, I have never seen anyone cultivate faster than you." The Sovereign Zijing couldn't help but praise Andrew, then suddenly asked, " Andrew, would you be willing to become my Sovereign's Emissary?"