Above the Tianshan Prefecture, a black sword-shaped metal lifeform hovered in the air.
Lin Lei, Olivia, and two others stood at the front interior of the metal lifeform, gazing through the transparent metal ahead at the distant mountain range.
"Yes, the Yushan Mountain Range is up ahead!" Olivia's eyes lit up.
Along the journey, Olivia had also been shocked by how Lin Lei controlled the metal lifeform's flight speed. In just one year, they had traveled from the Youlan Prefecture all the way to the Tianshan Prefecture. He didn't know... that years ago, Lin Lei had traveled from the 'Nine Abyss Domain' in the Nether Sea to the Nether Mountain, a distance of tens of billions of li, in less than ten years.
"Describe what Daina looks like," Lin Lei said.
Olivia nodded. "Daina is slightly shorter than me, about up to my eyebrows. She has shoulder-length hair, dark green, almost black. Daina is the mistress of the castle in this Yushan Mountain Range. It should be easy to find her."
"Mm." Lin Lei nodded.
Simultaneously, the metal lifeform dissipated. Lin Lei and the other three hovered in mid-air, with Olivia still holding his son Daiya's hand.
"Wait a moment," Lin Lei said. With a thought, his divine sense spread out, instantly enveloping more than half of the entire Yushan Mountain Range, naturally including the castle completely.
There were 1,566 people inside the castle, most of whom were men; women were relatively few.
As for the one who matched Olivia's description—shoulder-length hair, dark green—there was only one!
On the balcony of a small building within the castle, a woman in a dark green robe quietly gazed into the distance. She was the castle's mistress, Daina!
"Leia, my child... Mother is sorry," Daina murmured, a trace of melancholy in her eyes.
Ever since over ten years ago, when Olivia had burst in and told her of Leia's death, Daina's hatred for Boning had only grown. Initially, it was hatred for Boning for tearing her family apart; now, it was hatred for his broken promise, for hunting her son and husband, and for causing Leia's death.
"Why did it turn out like this? How did things come to this?" Daina closed her eyes, a tear sliding down her cheek.
Just then—
"Are you Olivia's wife, Daina?" A voice sounded directly in Daina's mind.
Daina was startled, her eyes snapping open.
"Who's there?" Daina looked around quickly but saw no suspicious person. The voice continued: "Don't worry, don't be suspicious. I'm a friend of Olivia's. At his invitation, I've come to take you away."
Daina looked around again, but couldn't find the person transmitting the voice. She steadied herself and replied, "Yes, I'm Daina! But... I can't leave."
"Can't leave?"
"If I leave, the castle lord Boning... he will surely kill Olivia and the others," Daina responded.
"He doesn't have that ability." A calm, yet confident voice echoed in her mind.
Daina was about to speak again when suddenly a burst of commotion rose from the distance. She couldn't help but look towards it, confused. She saw a group of guards on the castle walls flying up, shouting: "This is Daishi Castle! If you wish to enter, wait for us to report!"
Shouts rang out continuously. Some of the guards even flew forward with divine artifacts to intercept.
But the four figures didn't slow down at all, flying straight in.
"Ollie... Daiya?" Daina's eyes widened in shock.
She watched as Lin Lei and the other three flew in majestically, ignoring the blocking guards. Most of the guards were only mid-tier gods, with very few high-tier gods. A wave of earthy-yellow energy spread out, and the guards were swept aside like sand before a tsunami, all sent flying.
"Huh?" Daina was surprised.
At that moment, the guards of the Yushan Mountain Range and Daishi Castle were in shock.
"My Lord, those four are too strong, we can't stop them," the guards reported to a man in a black robe.
The black-robed man's expression changed instantly upon seeing them. "It's Olivia!" The last time Olivia had infiltrated and fought Boning, many people in Daishi Castle had seen him. The black-robed man immediately ordered, "You all go quickly to find the castle lord! He's elsewhere in the Yushan Mountain Range. Go!"
"Yes, My Lord!"
Twenty guards nearby immediately flew away from Daishi Castle to search for Boning.
"Gentlemen, please stop!" the black-robed man called out loudly.
Simultaneously, a large number of guards followed behind him, flying towards Lin Lei and the other three. Guards poured out from all over the castle to block their path.
*Rumble~~~*
The flight of Lin Lei and the others pressed forward like a moving mountain. Any guard who tried to block them was sent flying by the earthy-yellow shockwave. The four of them were unstoppable!
Seeing this, the black-robed man's expression turned grim. He could tell... the enemy was powerful.
"If you don't want to die, stay back!" Bei Bei shouted triumphantly.
"Gentlemen, if you advance further, we will have no choice but to act!" the black-robed man called out. His words sounded firm, but after witnessing what had just happened... he himself understood that killing them would be as easy as flipping a hand for the other party. After all, killing high-tier gods was simple, but doing what Lin Lei had done—repelling and dispersing them without causing injury—that was far more difficult.
Lin Lei and the others flew directly towards where Daina was.
Daina watched helplessly as the four figures flew in, completely overpowering the castle's guards, and was stunned.
"Mother!" Daiya was the first to shout, flying towards Daina. Olivia flew over as well.
"Daiya." Daina's eyes reddened instantly. She hurried forward and embraced her son. Though he had grown up, that familiar soul signature... Daina recognized it immediately.
"Daina," Olivia called softly.
Daina turned to look at Olivia, then threw herself into his arms. The couple was filled with emotion and excitement.