Like lightning, it flashed across the sky in an instant.
Just moments ago, Clementine had spread his divine sense across the entire plane, searching for all the Silver-Horned Snow Lions.
In the Occluan Plane, there were a total of twelve Silver-Horned Snow Lions. Aside from two that lived together, the other ten were all scattered. Investigating twelve magical beasts was naturally very easy. Clementine took only a short while to examine the bodies of all twelve Silver-Horned Snow Lions.
Indeed!
In the "Frozen Summit Snow Domain" in the northern region of the Beast God Continent lived three Silver-Horned Snow Lions. The strongest and largest among them had a spatial ring inside its body!
If he had left immediately upon returning to his mansion, the other Grand Perfection experts would easily suspect the place he had just been. So Clementine waited an extra hour. Even so, the others might still trace him. But Clementine couldn't wait any longer, and he was also fully confident.
"Hmph, by the time the eight of them react, I estimate I'll already be in the Frozen Summit Snow Domain. Moreover, just in terms of speed, I rank among the top of the nine. I'll arrive first; they won't be able to catch up even if they chase. Once that Red Diamond is in my hands, they can forget about ever getting it." Clementine was full of confidence.
A Grand Perfection expert of the Light System was naturally skilled in speed!
A beam of light shot straight towards the "Frozen Summit Snow Domain" of the Beast God Continent.
Within the library of the "Lionheart Magic & Martial Arts Academy" in Lionheart City, the capital of the Snow Lion Empire.
Dozens of thick books were placed nearby, all of them detailing various aspects of Lionheart City. As the imperial capital, there were countless stories about "Lionheart City"! Among those books were tales of numerous heroic figures throughout its long history, rumors and secret histories from within the imperial palace, specialized introductions to the magic academy, and even stories about the founding emperor...
Far too many.
Lin Lei and
"Hmm?" Lin Lei's brows furrowed. Bei Bei couldn't help but glance at him.
"This Clementine has left Lionheart City?" Lin Lei murmured.
"Clementine left Lionheart City?" Bei Bei's eyes widened. "Boss, Lionheart City is connected to the Red Diamond. Why would Clementine leave?"
"He shouldn't have left, logically speaking," Lin Lei said with a frown. "Unless..."
"Unless he knows the true secret behind 'Lionheart City' and knows that the Red Diamond isn't inside the city itself!" Bei Bei quickly said.
"Yes, that's the only explanation." Lin Lei nodded.
"Boss, shouldn't we go after him? If he gets the Red Diamond first, what do we do?" Bei Bei asked urgently.
Lin Lei shook his head and smiled. "Calm down. Now isn't the time to rush."
"Now isn't the time to rush?" Bei Bei stared.
"Tell me, if we chase after him now, even if we catch up to Clementine, so what? He doesn't have the Red Diamond yet. How do we know where to go get it?" Lin Lei asked.
Bei Bei was stunned.
Indeed, they didn't know where the Red Diamond was. What was the point of just chasing Clementine?
"Besides, Clementine is heading north! Even if he gets the Red Diamond, he'll still need to go to the teleportation array on Misty Island. He'll have to take a huge detour. We can completely intercept him midway," Lin Lei said. "Clementine still doesn't know my true strength. A Grand Perfection expert being invincible among gods—that was the ironclad rule of the past. After he gets the Red Diamond, he'll probably head to the teleportation array alone."
If Lin Lei were just an ordinary Grand Perfection expert, Clementine would likely have nothing to fear.
"So what do we do now?" Bei Bei was taken aback.
"Sit here and read these books," Lin Lei said calmly.
"Oh." Bei Bei could only force himself to calm down and hold back.
"Clementine..." Lin Lei's gaze was cold, with occasional flashes of frost. He looked calm, but could Lin Lei truly be calm? Grandpa De Linkert had taught Lin Lei since childhood; he could be considered Lin Lei's teacher, his "grandfather." Although his father was important, his father "
And Grandpa De had always been there, accompanying and guiding Lin Lei... In Lin Lei's heart, Grandpa De's status was absolutely on par with his father's.
Especially Grandpa De's death—it was a deep wound in Lin Lei's soul.
Not to mention sacrificing one or two clones; even if it meant risking his life, Lin Lei wanted Grandpa De to come back to life. One could imagine how much Lin Lei valued the "Red Diamond."
"At all costs, the Red Diamond..." Lin Lei's divine sense remained locked on the distant, flying Clementine. Clementine himself hadn't detected Lin Lei, only noticing the other seven Grand Perfection experts. To prevent Clementine from growing suspicious, Lin Lei occasionally used his Primary God's power to probe.
Letting those Grand Perfection experts think he was just checking occasionally.
"Boss, boss." Bei Bei suddenly exclaimed in delight.
"What is it?" Lin Lei was startled.
"Boss, look at this story, quick." Bei Bei excitedly handed the open book in his hands to Lin Lei. On the two spread pages, the right one had an illustration depicting a Silver-Horned Snow Lion being cut open from the belly, with a human emerging.
Lin Lei's eyes swept over it, and he instantly finished reading the story.
"A Silver-Horned Snow Lion, holding its shattered heart, breaking out from the belly? That's the origin of Lionheart City?" Lin Lei felt as if struck by lightning.
Lin Lei and his group had been wondering which creature the Red Diamond was hidden inside. If they checked them one by one, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack—how long would that take?
But seeing this story, every Grand Perfection expert would surely realize the truth.
Lin Lei and Bei Bei had also been awakened to it.
"The Silver-Horned Snow Lion!" Lin Lei's divine sense instantly swept across the entire northern region of the Beast God Continent. Silver-Horned Snow Lions preferred cold environments, and there were three of them in the "Frozen Summit Snow Domain" of the Beast God Continent. In just an instant, Lin Lei examined all three.
Inside one of the Silver-Horned Snow Lions, there was indeed a spatial ring.
"That's it!"