After preparing everything they could, the group gathered in the garden with Ragi bringing thepass.


    "This is the ce, Your Excellency."


    Alex nodded with a smile. "Thank you."


    He took at everyone''s face again before using his Teleportation Array to leave the world.


    The ce wasn''t really that far, so Alex and co arrived at that within a few hours.


    This was the first time he saw nothing other than grey ashes in the sky. ording to Ragi, the world''s volcanoes kept erupting to the point of making the entire dark. However, once in a while, the God Beasts cleared the sky up to let enough light inside.


    And that time was now.


    Something big was flying from the right side of the, circling around the while burning the entire ashes cloud.


    The Beast was none other than the same snake as Ragi.


    Alex activated his Spirit Eyes and found that the snake was Rank 2 God, so it must be either his father or mother.


    As soon as the snake noticed their presence, it took a quick look before starting to approach him.


    Ragi instantly leaped toward the snake and returned to his original experience.


    "Ragi!"


    "Mother."


    The two snakes flew close to each other before they faced each other with their head touching each other, creating a heart.


    "I am d that you are alright. Besides, you have be a Rank 4 God."


    "I am at the peak of Rank 4 God. I should be able to be a Rank 3 God within a decade."


    "Really?" She looked surprised before turning to Alex and the others. Lowering her head, she said, "Thank you for taking care of my son, Your Excellency. My name is Myra, Fire God Phitrus''s God Beast."


    Alex waved his hand. "It''s fine."


    "May I know what your excellency''s purpose foring to this is? Is it really for our Lord''s promise?"


    "Yes." Alex nodded with a solemn expression.


    "I understand. I shall lead you to the others." She nodded. "Please follow me."


    "Please."


    The snake turned around and flew to the. As soon as she came inside, she entered one of the volcanoes beforeing out with another snake with her.


    "This is my husband. I believe, Your Excellency needs to talk with my husband first while I am calling the others and doing my job."


    Alex acknowledged it with a smile. "Thank you."


    He seemed to have just woken up from his sleep, looking at Alex while trying toe up with an excuse or whatsoever to start their conversation.


    "I am honored to meet you, Your Excellency. My name is Rhadon. I am Fire God''s Phitrus Chief Beast."


    "So, you are like a leader or something?"


    "Yes." He nodded.


    "Then, I want to talk regarding the promise. Well, this is my secondary purpose ofing here, but I think it''s important to talk about it first."


    "I have read my son''s letter. You are nning to train here, right?"


    "Yes."


    "In that case, I think it''s better to talk in private so we can resolve it quickly." He looked at the others.


    Lin Xingzhi nodded while sending a thought transmission. ''I will be with them, making sure they are fine while you are settling things.''


    ''Thanks.''


    Lin Xingzhi then grabbed the others and dragged them fifty meters away from them.


    Instead of worrying about Alex, Rose focused on the itself. She looked at the sky as ashes kept raining as long as the thick ash cloud remained in the sky. A portion of them had been cleared by Myra, but it still covered eighty percent of the, so the was dark as if it was a night.


    She began looking at the horizon and found that her vision was limited not only due to the ashes but the lighting.


    After that, she lowered her vision and found that the ground was grey. Out of curiosity, she descended to the ground and sank until the surface reached her knee. "This is quite deep. And to think that the entire world has this thick volcanic ashes."


    "Indeed. But I think I canpress them again and create concentrated volcanic ashes. From my perspective, this ashes barely reach Divine Item rank. If Ipress a huge amount of them, I will be able to get five concentrated powders. Of course, I will need to make it after getting all the resources in the entire world." She chuckled.


    "I am afraid that is possible. We have no one who can do it."


    "Fair enough. That''s why I will be settled as long as I can make one." She smirked.


    "Still, to think that it''s this cold on the surface. It''s very different from Eulja." Evelyn raised her hand, letting the ashes fall onto her hands.


    Lin Xingzhi began exining to them. "First of all, the reason why this is cold is due to theck of sunlighting into the. You might not know this, but sunlight carries a huge amount of heat, keeping the warm. However, due to the ash cloud blocking the entire, it''s bound to be like this.


    "This will happen to a that is so far from its sun, so the heat from the sun will disperse first before reaching the."


    "That''s the reason why the one from earlier burning the ash cloud, right?" Rose asked.


    "That''s one of the reasons. Anyway, I need to find the water spring as soon as possible."


    "Do you think you can? I mean, I have heard that it''s hard to find something like that."


    "…" Lin Xingzhi rolled her eyes. "What Goddess do you think I am? I can feel the energy. As long as wee to the sprint close enough, I can inform you about it. In that case, bow to me and carry me, so I can focus on the investigation.


    All of them rolled their eyes as if they didn''t believe it. However, only one person actually walked forward and bent her body while saying, "I can carry you."


    Even Lin Xingzhi was surprised by her action and quickly hugged her from behind. "You are really cute and honest. I was joking earlier, so don''t take it too seriously, Letizia."


    "Really?" She tilted her head. "Concentrating is the hardest thing to do in a weird ce, so I thought…"


    Lin Xingzhi smiled. "Come here. Let me spoil you."


    "Ahaha…" Letizia chuckled as Lin Xingzhi continued.


    Meanwhile, Alex and Rhadon stared at each other for a while until Alex activated his Sound Instion Array. "I am sure that this is the best solution for us, right?"


    "Agree. I don''t expect you to trust mepletely, but before that, I want to show you something." He took out a memory crystal from the Space Ring and handed it to Alex.


    Alex waved his hand and took the crystal with the help of Spiritual Energy. He channeled his Energy and a figure came out of the crystal.


    It was none other than Phitrus.


    "I am here. If you see this recording, it means I have already died," said Phitrust with a serious expression. Suddenly, his face turned red as he burst out. "Ahaha…I thought that would be a perfect opening, but I guess it has been used too much."


    Alex sighed. He''d heard from Lin Xingzhi that Phitrus was even more carefree than him and she seemed to be telling the truth.


    "Anyway, I am leaving this message to you for a few things. First, I want you to know that I am leaving the process to burn your own Universe Oath or Life and Death Contract with your Godly Pure Fire in them. You can say that each God Beast has a piece of information, so make sure to meet them all, okay?


    "After that, I want to mention the reason why I left all my God Beasts behind. I am worried about your future. I am not talking about your current state, not the beast. I am sure that you are finding this recording when you are lower than a Rank 5 God, so there might be something big going on after that stage.


    "Hence, I asked them to protect you until you have killed that beast. After that, they can live however they want. That''s the promise I have with them. I believe that all my partners will honor that promise because they are like my family.


    "As for my technique, I believe that you have mastered my Fire Authority since that''s the only reason why this family of mine decides to meet you.


    "It''s your choice whether to trust them or not. You can even make a Universe Oath. However, if any of them need a roof, please shelter them when everything is over. Of course, you can treat it like your citizen and deliver the punishment if they be a bad guy.


    "Last but not least, beware of the Phoenixes. I was not sure, but when I fought their God King, my Godly Pure Fire was not effective. From what I understand, the Phoenix had a different type of power from the one I know. They were absorbing the power of the sun, the only fire that I couldn''t suppress since it''s from a Fire Disturbance.


    "They were like an immortal. And the ce where I fought them was filled with stars bigger than your typical Divine World, so I can''t really destroy it. Hence, I want you to pay close attention to the suns."


    Alex closed his eyes with a grim expression. Every secret began to unravel before him. Not long ago, he got a clue about the bats. He wondered whether he could hunt all of them within the time limit to weaken the beast…


    "Can you exin about the phoenixes to me?" Alex looked at Rhadon.


    He nodded. "I shall exin everything to Your Excellency."


    "Thanks."


    Suddenly, Phitrus turned around as if he knew someone was behind him. "Since I left this message to Rhadon. He must be here. Yo, Rhadon. How are you? Never mind, with Myra by your side, you are going to be fine. So, how many kids do you have right now? If you tell me now, then I order you as your former Master to get a kid right now!"


    When Rhadon heard the message, he couldn''t help but lower his head while smiling. His way of talking was very nostalgic to him, especially with Phitrus being their Godfather.


    "Anyway, I don''t have much time now, so I will be stating a couple of things. Make sure that monkey does not go around creating a problem or I will spank him again.


    "And when everything is over, don''t forget to live freely and marry someone you love. Make sure to have a kid, alright? After all, they are like my grandsons and granddaughters. Unfortunately, I can''t see or talk to them…


    "That''s why you better take care of them in my stead. Just like how I cared for all of you in the past. Protect the big family, okay?"


    Rhadon clenched his teeth as tears began to form in his big eyes. He bowed to him and said, stuttered. "Yes… My… King. I shall… Protect… Everything you have built."


    "Good for you, isn''t it?" Alex nodded with a smile.


    "Yes. He was the best master and father for all of us. I have been taking care of the kid to make sure they are like him, but unfortunately, Ragi is the only one that is sensible."


    He remembered Ragi''s sister and chuckled. "Things take time. But you should also have the resolve to discipline your daughter, not to spoil her too much."


    "Indeed. I have been discussing it with Myra, but I guess I will start soon."


    "In that case, the business is done." Alex smiled and snapped his finger as the Sound Instion Array disappeared.


    He saw Lin Xingzhi raising her head as if waiting for someone to appear. As soon as Alex followed her line of sight, nine shadows appeared in the sky as they stared at one person.


    Surprisingly, all of them lowered their heads in unison and said.


    "Greeting, Your Excellency, the Spirit God."