1015 God's Old Friends
“Master, why do we need to associate with them? They are still useful, but aren’t we here, the ones helping them save their world?” Zera hovered around Elysia with unresolved confusion.
“Indeed, but please know they are not part of Elysium. They have their own path. They are only worried about existing cooperation.” Elysia stroked Zera’s head.
“Alright then. But I won’t tolerate it if they talk rudely to you next time.” Zera looked up to Elysia.
“Alright, that’s not going to happen.” Elysia nodded in understanding.
Zera then went back into the bracelet. Meanwhile, Elysia and Elena had just arrived at the island’s central area, where Lifa and Rhea had made a deal with one of the overlords.
“Hmm?” Elena blinked her eyes in surprise.
She knew Lifa and Rhea were trying to make a deal with the corrupted from the Plant Race. But who would have thought the mentioned overlord was a giant death flower that had transformed into a spider lily flower demon.
Its roots were not in the ground but a pair of legs to walk on the surface. The vines as limbs, and the gigantic flower was its head. A double row of sharp razor teeth could be seen in the middle of the stigma, looking like a terrible parasitic worm.
“It’s good that you understand. You will cease to exist if this world is no more.” Lifa was satisfied with the outcome of the discussion. She managed to get the overlords from the Plant Race to follow her arrangements.
*Rustle* *Rustle*
“Grr…” The flower demon glanced at the newcomers once and then walked away. It took another spot and then buried its feet into the ground.
“When the sky changes, next month is the time for you and your comrades to participate in the battle. Don’t forget that.” Rhea reminded the flower before leaving, but it sounded like a warning.
“It’s finished?” Elysia asked in a whisper-like voice.
“Yeah, we managed to make the overlords on this island understand. They complied unconditionally, thanks to the previous incident.” Rhea covered her chuckle.
“They are scared and agreed as soon as a threat arrives? The previous destruction traumatized them.” Elena could see the obvious. Despite being corrupted, the sentient plant monsters around here didn’t dare to harbor ill intent.
“It’s time for us to leave.” Lifa snapped her fingers, and they returned to the coastal area.
“You don’t have the intention of a revival? I have the technique to refine your remnant divine soul into existence.” Xero tried to tempt the two ghosts with an irresistible offer.
“Bah, and who said this offer? Do you want to refine my remnant soul? No chance! It’s useless to try to persuade us. This remnant soul is nothing more than a wisp of will. My real soul body has already been reincarnated, and my mission is almost complete.”
“Let this old ghost go quietly. Don’t talk nonsense, little devil.”
“Refine? That’s something more amazing, you fool. It’s demonification! You can be reborn as a demon or devil.” Xero snorted sarcastically.
“You mean demonic puppet? Who cares about it?”
“Go away. I will make a bunch of Sky God inheritors soon.”
The two ghosts joined forces to counter Xero.
“What are they doing?” Rhea pointed her thumb at the three bickering Gods.
“Just let them be. Outside the battle, I rarely see this devil talk so much like this.” Oceanid waved his hand. He stood aside like he was watching a spectacle.
“Our business on this island is done. Now it’s time to go.” Lifa announced.
“That fast? Alright, where are we going next? Can we stop by the Beast God’s lair after this? I want to spank that coward’s butt and beat him up. Damn, he built a massive harem and is still hiding behind his wives.” Sorush bit a handkerchief. He felt envious because that lion had so many wives who were happy to serve their God husband.
“Well, I also want to see the current Beast God. He was a coward back then, but I guess he hasn’t changed much after a hundred thousand years.” Aether rubbed her chin and nodded in agreement.
“All right, but that’s after our business in the forbidden lands is over.” Lifa didn’t mind the arrangement.
“Let’s go.” Elysia invites everyone inside the teleportation magic circle.
*Zap*
Everyone disappeared from the island. For the next few hours, Elysia’s team went to make a deal with the corrupted overlords in the forbidden lands.
Like Lifa and Rhea often said, everyone would be involved in the decisive battle that would break out in less than fifty days.
After the mission, Elysia visited the Beast God’s lair at Sorush and Aether’s request.
“Please come inside.”
The lions standing guard outside the lair’s entrance gave way. They dared not stop these Gods and Goddesses from meeting their Beast God.
When Elysia and the others arrived at the patriarch’s chambers, the Beast God was lying on the massive bed. The lioness was in his surroundings, serving his every need. Whether it was feeding, fanning, or even massaging him. He lived a great life here.
“What business do you have in coming here?” Regulus opened one eye lazily.
He was meditating, and the uninvited guests came when he wanted to avoid meeting anyone. Unfortunately, he couldn’t send these kinds of guests away.
*Bam!*
A particular storm-like ghost beat him up, instantly sobering the sleepy lion.
“Who are you? How dare you punch me in the face!?” Regulus roared with rage. His fiery fire enveloped his body like a super hot mantle, but the culprit ghost received no damage.
“Have you forgotten this handsome me, wildfire lion? I’m right here. To vent my envy and stress, I shall beat you up so badly.” Sorush was irritated and envious. Therefore, he beat Regulus several times, then retreated just before the Fire Lion God snapped into berserk mode.
“No harm. It’s just a friendly exchange from old friends. Please let them be. No one dares to do that to him carelessly and still alive, right?” Aether blocked the lionesses who were about to interfere.
“…” The lionesses exchanged glances and stepped away from the bed.
Their husband exchanged moves with a peculiar storm ghost, and it was better if they didn’t get involved since these ghosts were their husband’s old friends too.
“This annoying storm ghost… You are none other than the hateful eccentric boy from sky island!? You are dead and still dare to bother me? Come here this instant! I will beat you into a wind-slime ghost. Don’t think I’m afraid of you!” Regulus chased the fled storm ghost. It wasn’t painful, but he felt humiliated by the sudden beatings.
“Heh, your fire can’t even burn the air. What can you do? You were vulnerable before me, and now, you can’t become invisible before the ghost me.” Sorush went past the angry fire lion.
“How lively, but I think that’s enough. Boy, come back.” Lifa sighed and made a grasping hand gesture. She pulled Sorush out of Regulus.
“Not much has changed for you, Beast God. You strived to preserve your past glory instead of aiming for the higher ground after a hundred thousand years?” Aether felt something was a bit off about Regulus, but she couldn’t pinpoint it.
“What do you mean by that? I went into hibernation for more than eighty thousand years. I need to prevent regression and preserve my peak power before anything. There is no time to reach a higher ground yet. This world is doomed. No being can reach godhood no matter what they try before the last vermin in this world is eradicated. The one on the moon too.” Regulus clenched his fist at the storm ghost, but he no longer gave chase.
The two ghosts then chatted some things up with Regulus.
Once the matter was finished, Elysia’s team left from there as they needed to prepare themselves to face the various variables to the best of their abilities.
The remaining sealed areas wouldn’t collapse soon, and the monster outbreak no longer needed their involvement. Therefore, Elysium’s members planned to go into seclusion for a whole month.
Xero, Oceanid, and Regulus returned to their own matters and preparations. Sorush and Aether were left behind in the Sky Library as they wished to inspect where they would leave their trial grounds and inheritances.
“Ely, I will teach you to be the realm’s administrator. You don’t need to keep the portal open a little since you already have a solid connection to the realm’s core.” Lifa held Elysia’s arm as the realm portal was about to shrink.
“Please enlighten me.” Elysia was ready to give it a try.
Lifa then instructed Elysia to completely close the portal. The turquoise necklace was left alone inside an enclosed room covered in layered barriers.
Elysia tried to communicate with Nature Realm’s core, and the gem responded shortly after receiving its owner’s request.
“Yay!” Elysia was happy that her first attempt was successful.
“Congratulations, Ely. Err… I’ve counted our members. Someone’s not here.” Elena recalculated the girls and the dragons.
“Eh? Who hasn’t arrived yet?” Elysia checked everyone’s presence one more time. She finally realized the live fairy angel wasn’t present there.
Elysia immediately opened the portal and checked the outside world. She found Nell knocking on the door like a miserable child who came home late and found the house’s door already locked from the inside.
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“Please come in.” Elysia made way for Nell to enter. She felt awkward for not hearing Nell’s telepathy earlier because she was too absorbed to try the new trick that Lifa had taught her.
“What took you so long? You didn’t even come back with your team.” Rhea crossed her arms.
“I went to meet some fairies first. Hey, I asked you to tell everyone I would be a bit late, right?” Nell pointed her finger at Morfina and Yae.
“Err…” Morfina and Yae averted their gazes. They forgot about it because they were too engrossed in exchanging experiences and stories with the other teams.
“Please don’t be mad. Here are some candies for you to improve your mood.” Elysia gently stroked Nell’s head with her delicate finger. She gave Nell some lollipops, and the latter accepted them.