"But…" Olivia said bitterly, "I killed all of them, but there were simply too many. I had Dia and Reia, two children to protect. There were so many of them — I could block two or three, but I couldn't stop the rest! Obviously, that one called Boning gave the order to kill me and the two children. In the slaughter, Reia died! My strength was only barely enough to protect Dia."
Lin Lei sighed inwardly.
Even with his power having surged, Olivia was still one person burdened with two dependents! And the enemy had been a group of highgods. Once they surrounded him, it was remarkable that Olivia could protect even one son.
"Olivia, you had months — couldn't you find the time to bring the children into a city?" Lin Lei asked.
If the children were inside a city, wouldn't they be safe?
"I couldn't make it in time," Olivia said bitterly. "I wanted to. If I were alone, my flying speed would easily have been enough to reach a city. But I had to carry both brothers. They hadn't even reached the divine level — they were only at the Saint Realm. They were far too slow. Carrying the two of them dragged my speed down as well. Besides, Dana and I originally lived in a valley. With our combined strength, bandits didn't dare touch us. But from that valley to the nearest city was a flight of a year and a half at least."
Lin Lei sighed to himself.
Olivia's speed was simply too slow! Before having refined a divine spark, Olivia could only be considered an ordinary highgod — carrying two sons, how fast could he possibly be?
"After killing those people, I finally made it to a city with my son. I settled Dia in a hotel, and then I went alone, heading straight for the Jade Stone Mountain Range in the Tianshan Prefecture!" Olivia said in a low voice.
"The Tianshan Prefecture?" Lin Lei frowned.
The Infernal Realm's Blood Peak Continent was boundlessly vast, and the Tianshan Prefecture lay in the central region of the Blood Peak Continent. It was tens of billions of li from the Youlan Prefecture.
"Yes. That one called Boning is from the Tianshan Prefecture," Olivia nodded. "At the time, Boning was extremely arrogant. He took Dana and told me… if I had the guts, I should come find him at the Jade Stone Mountain Range in the Tianshan Prefecture. He'd be waiting for me anytime."
Lin Lei nodded slightly; he could imagine Boning's arrogance.
"The city I was staying in at the time wasn't too far from the Tianshan Prefecture's Jade Stone Mountain Range. On top of that, after fusing my two highgod powers, my speed increased dramatically. In just one year, I reached the Jade Stone Mountain Range. Through some covert investigation, I learned that this Boning was actually the son of the Prefecture Master of Tianshan!" Olivia said with a cold laugh. "So he's the Prefecture Master's son — I couldn't care less. All I wanted was to kill Boning and rescue my wife Dana."
Lin Lei understood that Olivia had been nearly driven mad at that point.
"This Boning was wild and defiant. He didn't get along with his father. He wasn't living with his father — instead, he had built a castle within the Jade Stone Mountain Range," Olivia said in a low voice. "I snuck in quietly, hoping to find Boning and kill him. Indeed, after refining the divine spark, my strength surpassed his! I nearly killed him…"
"But he — he actually had a drop of Sovereign's Might!"
Olivia said with a bitter smile.
Lin Lei understood. That drop of Sovereign's Must have been a life-saving gift from the Prefecture Master of Tianshan to his son.
"With the Sovereign's Might, his strength was far beyond mine! I had no choice but to flee. And at that moment, my wife Dana also came out to stop Boning, threatening to die for it. Boning was affected, and in that brief instant, I slipped away," Olivia said bitterly. "After that defeat, I understood that I couldn't kill him on my own. So I had no choice but to leave in despair. I went back to pick up Dia, and came here to the Youlan Prefecture. I thought that here, with you, Lin Lei, I could rest quietly and cultivate in peace."
From there all the way back to the Youlan Prefecture.
Although Olivia's strength had grown enormously, carrying his son still took over ten years before he arrived. Dia, who had been a child back then, had become a young man.
Lin Lei now understood why Dia was so cold and why his eyes held such killing intent.
Clearly… Dia had grown up steeped in hatred.
"I understand. After that battle, if Boning still has Sovereign's Might, he might stay in the Jade Stone Mountain Range without a care. But if he doesn't have any left, he'd probably fear that I'd come back. He must have taken Dana and left. His father is the Prefecture Master — even if I cultivate for thousands or tens of thousands of years, I'll never be able to avenge my son or get Dana back!"
Olivia, who had already given up hope and just wanted to cultivate in peace, heard Rein and the others tell him the news of Lin Lei becoming a Perfect…
"Originally, I had no hope left. But… but I just heard that you, Lin Lei, have reached the Perfect level," Olivia looked at Lin Lei.
Olivia had long known that Lin Lei was powerful — at the Seven-Star Demon level. But since Boning had the Prefecture Master of Tianshan behind him, Olivia hadn't told Lin Lei at first. He didn't want Lin Lei to get involved.
"The Tianshan Prefecture?"
Lin Lei nodded slightly.
Olivia's grief and suffering moved Lin Lei deeply. His wife had been stolen, one of his sons killed, and he had no power to fight back — not even the ability to seek revenge.
"Olivia, don't worry. I'll go with you," Lin Lei nodded.
"Thank you." Hearing Lin Lei agree, Olivia was filled with gratitude. Then he quickly added, "Lin Lei, when do we leave?"
"That…" Lin Lei hesitated.
"Then — shall we leave tomorrow?" Olivia was impatient. His wife had been taken, his son killed — the hatred gnawed at his heart like worms. Once the flame of vengeance was lit, Olivia couldn't bear to delay any longer.
"Tomorrow?" Lin Lei frowned.
Tomorrow, Lin Lei had planned to depart for the Light Divine World!
In truth, regarding the trip to the Light Divine World, after hearing Gesleisen's account, Lin Lei harbored a measure of apprehension. He feared that the exalted Light Sovereign might truly cast aside her dignity and kill him. But there was no other way to save his mother — this was the only path: through the Light Sovereign!
So even if it was dangerous, Lin Lei had to go.
Lin Lei had originally planned to send his Earth divine clone to the Light Divine World.
Although it was merely the Earth divine clone, the divine clone's soul was also mutated and contained the Might of Will as well. Though the Might of Will was weaker than the original body's, in terms of overall strength, the Earth divine clone was close to the Perfect level.
Lin Lei's original body had the strongest Might of Will and power that exceeded the Perfect level by a head.
His Earth, Wind, and Water clones had slightly weaker Might of Will and strength marginally below the Perfect level.
For his mother's sake, Lin Lei was willing to send his Earth divine clone. Even if the Light Sovereign truly abandoned all pretense of dignity, he would at most lose one Earth divine clone. Lin Lei would still be a powerhouse at the Perfect level.