After an appropriate discussion, the Abyssal Demon Lord, Kansas, hugged the Black-horned Beauty, Natalie, for a moment before he left decisively. He pretended that he was heavily injured and that he had only rushed out of the encirclement of numerous Magical Beasts by risking his life. He summoned clouds of flames and left quickly. He went back to the Graveyard of Deities and Demons hurriedly.
Even though Yang Ling didn’t discover any enemies in the vicinity of the Heavenly Pillar Mountain with his strong Divine Knowledge, he still took precautions and dispatched many Magical Beasts to put on a show and hunt down the swift Kansas. This was done to prevent any enemy hiding in the dark from discovering Yang Ling’s relationship with Kansas.
The Blood Pool was very significant to Magical Beasts, and this was the reason why the Abyssal Demon Lord, Kansas, was also very important. At the present time, it would be better for him to keep his status as the Abyssal Demon Lord and stay as a hidden soldier in the dark. The Ancient Wizards’ enemy was very powerful, and Yang Ling didn’t dare take this carelessly. He didn’t want to rashly expose his whole power to the numerous Adjudicators, and he didn’t want to expose all of his cards.
“Seylius, transmit this order. From today onward, the Magical Beast Divine Branch will stop its expansion, and it will strengthen the defense of every strategic location.” After Yang Ling saw off the Abyssal Demon Lord, Kansas, he issued orders in a deep voice.
“Understood!” The Flying Dragon King, Seylius, wore a grave look. He understood that an official war was imminent.
“Rodriguez, leave behind a team of Magical Beasts to guard the Heavenly Pillar Mountain. Announce to others that I’m training in seclusion and forbid anybody from approaching this region,” Yang Ling spoke and looked at the Corpse Wizard King next to him.
“Yes, understood!” The Corpse Wizard King bowed and accepted the order before he took action quickly.
…
Yang Ling issued many orders, and he quickly strengthened the defense of the strategic locations. He meditated in the Heavenly Pillar Mountain for three months and made ample preparations before he moved the Magical Beast Army’s Elites into the Wizard Pagoda’s dimension. Soon after, he left quietly under the hazy moonlight. He personally reinforced the three Great Dimensional Passageways between the Wizard Pagoda’s dimension, the Magical Beast Domain, and the Giant Dragon Valley. He set up layers of Restriction Spells and guarded them with a massive military force.
The Dimensional Passageway leading to the Magical Beast Domain was guarded by a group of God-level Magical Beasts commanded by the Bald-headed Mammoth, which became a Wandering Divine Beast. As for the Dimensional Passageways leading to the Giant Dragon Valley, it was protected by a large group of Burning Fire Elves and God-level Magical Beasts commanded by the Burning Fire Elf King, who had Dimensional Wanderer power.
The Wizard Pagoda’s dimension was the real foundation and base of the Magical Beast Divine Branch, and even a little mistake wasn’t allowed. The Dimensional Passageways connected the Wizard Pagoda’s dimension with the outside world. They were very convenient, but they also brought along many hidden dangers. Yang Ling guarded against the mysterious Creator and his powerful Adjudicators, and if he found that destroying the Dimensional Passageways was necessary, then he would do so without the least bit of hesitation. He would sever the sole way for enemies to sneak into the Wizard Pagoda’s dimension.
Swoosh!
After Yang Ling made ample preparations and ascertained that he didn’t omit anything, he used the Dimensional Passageway in the Wizard Pagoda’s dimension to return to the Magical Beast Domain. He hadn’t visited the Magical Beast Domain in a long time, and he planned to use the Teleportation Portal to teleport directly from the Magical Beast Domain to the Graveyard of Deities and Demons. He would secretly sneak into the Demon Castle and meet with the Abyssal Demon Lord, Kansas.
When he explored the Graveyard of Deities and Demons for the first time, he left behind a Soul Imprint in Sunset Valley, and he could use his Soul Searching Technique to teleport over there directly. But it was a pity that the Chaos Dimension was too far from the Graveyard of Deities and Demons, and even if his Divine Knowledge was very strong, he still wouldn’t be able to teleport directly into Sunset Valley. He had to pass through the Magical Beast Domain to teleport over there.
There was a large number of people walking around and an endless stream of horses and carriages!
He didn’t see the Magical Beast Domain for several hundred years, and it had already gone through a complete transformation. There were many guilds and merchant associations here, and the headquarters of many great guilds and merchant associations was situated here. In the past, the Adventurer Guild was making progress only with great difficulty, but now, it had already spread to the whole Tailun Continent. It became the strongest guild in the continent, and it also had the highest number of members.
Yang Ling wore a black cloak, and his head was covered by a large hood. He was wandering through the streets in the dim light of the night. As he walked around, he couldn’t but recall his past days here and the difficulties or the brilliant experiences he went through to establish the Magical Beast Domain
“Brother Naz, didn’t you go to the Gold Coast? Why did you come back so quickly?” a large bearded man clad in a mercenary’s attire asked. He stood next to a little tavern and smelled of wine. This person was a Nine-star Hunter with nine stars embroidered on his clothes.
“Hehe! Tonight, it’s the date of Miss Harribell’s yearly performance in the Magical Beast Domain. This is a rare chance. So how can I miss it?” The Nine-star Hunter, Naz chuckled and patted the bearded man’s shoulder. “Brother Oberto, let’s go. If we don’t hurry up, we won’t get to buy any tickets.”
“Fine, let’s go. I heard Miss Harribell’s zither music ten years ago, and I still can’t forget it even now.” The mercenary, Oberto followed the Nine-star Hunter, Naz and said, “But, it’s very strange. Why is Miss Harribell always visiting the Magical Beast Domain every year even though she wandered everywhere for the last few hundred years?”
“Who knows! But I heard that Miss Harribell had practiced to the God-level long ago and she will always stay so pretty and alluring. I heard from some veteran adventurers that a long time ago, she was once in charge of the Boulade Merchant’s Association. She was multi-talented, and she didn’t just manage the merchant association well and have a prospering business, she could also play mesmerizing zither music.
“It’s so strange, such a pretty and alluring woman doesn’t lack anything. So why does she have to visit the Magical Beast Domain every year? Why is the zither music played by her so sad and laden with grief?”
…
The Nine-star Hunter, Naz and the mercenary, Oberto brushed past Yang Ling as they spoke. They were swift, and they rushed into a large theater next to the Magical Beast Plaza.
Miss Harribell?
The speaker didn’t understand this matter’s implication, but the listener understood it well.
Yang Ling was about to turn around and leave. But when he sighed at the hunter and mercenary that left, his body shivered. At first, he just planned to go back again and observe the domain where he struggled hard in the past before traveling to the Graveyard of Deities and Demons and activating the mysterious Blood Pool. He didn’t expect that he would inadvertently get news about Harribell.
She wore a perfectly-sized, white dress, and she had big round eyes. She was also competent and astute like an urban white-collar woman. She had a pretty face with bitterness apparent on it. Her image quickly emerged in Yang Ling’s mind.
“The Royal Theater, who chose this banal name?” Yang Ling looked at several big scarlet words shining in the darkness and chuckled. He quickly walked into a dark and remote corner before he weaved Wizard Seals. He used the Earth Evasion Spell to teleport inside.
Swoosh!
After Yang Ling entered the Royal Theater quietly, he stood stealthily in a dark corner and calmly observed the theater that was already packed with people. Yang Ling had blended in with the pitch-black darkness, and no one would notice him other than a person that passed by to him. Even a strong God-level Expert wouldn’t notice that a dark-clothed person covered with a mantle appeared among the darkness.
“Sirs, please calm down. Later… Our beautiful Miss Harribell, please go on stage.” A beauty clad in black, skintight clothes with a slender body shook her supple hips and walked on stage. As she spoke, she bowed slightly. In an instant, the zealous crowd calmed down and focused. They looked expectantly at the stage.
Thump!
Melodious zither music reverberated suddenly in the theater, and it transmitted to every corner of the large theater through the Magical Formation Spells set up in hidden spots. The music was clear and melodious, as if it was played next to one’s ear. Soon after, the long-haired Harribell clad in white clothes walked out of the backstage area with an Ancient Jarud Zither in her hand. She seemed like a fairy that didn’t belong to the mortal world!
“I’m Harribell, and I have to thank all of you for your support.” Harribell bowed slightly and strummed the Ancient Jarud Zither in her hands.
In the beginning, the music was very calm and melodious. It would please anyone’s heart and spirit. But later, the cadence changed. It seemed like her life’s most splendid experiences were expressed through the music, and it recounted the sweetness of her first encounters. Later, the cadence changed again, and the zither music became laden with grief, but it still expressed boundless love… Every note stunned the crowd’s hearts and seeped into the depths of their souls.
“Harribell, is it worth the trouble?”
Yang Ling listened to the sad zither music and observed the tearful Harribell on the stage. He managed to make a vague guess, and he couldn’t help but sigh. Soon after, he teleported quietly. If he understood Harribell’s feelings in the past, he wouldn’t have minded getting another beautiful and competent madam. But now, he was facing the aggressive Adjudicators and the Creator known as a supreme being with power of unfathomable depths. He didn’t want to implicate and harm more lovers.
Since Yuna perished, he swore that he would never allow his beloved women to suffer any harm again. If he could one day get to the bottom of the Ancient Wizards’ affair and defeat the supreme Creator, then he might probably come back…
Ding!
When Yang Ling just teleported out, another tone of the zither music echoed out, and it seemed like Harribell, who was on stage, detected something. She heard vaguely a familiar sigh that she hadn’t heard in a long time. As a swooshing noise echoed, she rushed recklessly toward the dark spot where Yang Ling was hidden. She could only see a faint black blur in the distance, and this blur only got dimmer before it disappeared completely among the boundless darkness.
“Brother Yang, was it really you? Was it really you?” She muttered to herself. When the beautiful Harribell detected the faint familiar aura that dissipated with the wind, her eyes got tearful. Soon after, her eyes lit up and it seemed like she recalled something. She rushed out of the theater like the wind and rushed recklessly toward Wissen Town in the vicinity. But it was a pity that she couldn’t find the familiar silhouette that appeared in her dreams many times even after searching this region repeatedly.
Everything seemed realistic as if it was within reach, but it also seemed like a dreamy illusion.
Even the strongest God-level Expert in the Magical Beast Domain didn’t detect that a black-clothed man with fuzzy features was floating in the depths of black clouds, let alone the tearful and dazed Harribell, whose vision had gone fuzzy.
…
Yang Ling heaved a soft sigh once again before he observed from above the Magical Beast Domain, where he crossed many trials in the past. He also observed Terras Forest where he was reborn. Soon after, he weaved Wizard Seals and teleported with the Teleportation Portal. He went back to the distant Graveyard of Deities and Demons.
This was an ancient battlefield where the Ancient Wizards fought bravely, and it had the mysterious Blood Pool, which he must explore.
