"I want you to take this Azure Dragon egg to the Skyrite Mountain Range on the Blood Ridge Continent. There, it must undergo the Azure Dragon clan's bloodline baptism. Only then can it be successfully born."
The Redbud Sovereign handed the Azure Dragon egg back to Sadius. At the same time, she tossed him a Sovereign token and a scroll.
She had studied the matter for a very long time and concluded that this was the only way to hatch the Azure Dragon egg.
Sadius was overjoyed. To go to the Skyrite Mountains for a bloodline baptism? That's something I've dreamed about!
And now, a Sovereign herself had spoken and personally issued the order—would the Four Divine Beast clans dare refuse?
Moreover, this was an Azure Dragon egg, his second true body. With a Sovereign's backing, even if he brought it to the Four Divine Beast clans for the baptism, they wouldn't dare do something like stealing the egg.
"Yes, Sovereign. I will complete the task without fail."
Afterward, Sadius prepared to leave together with Dylin.
During their time here, Dylin had also gained quite a bit. His spatial ring was now filled with a considerable amount of Amethyst.
With the wealth he now possessed, he was no weaker than some of the larger ancient clans.
"Mother, I also want to go outside!" Reisgem looked at the Redbud Sovereign with eager, pleading eyes.
"Enough, Jingjing. Mother has something else she needs your help with. I've just found a dual-affinity soul mutate with both Destruction and Earth attributes."
Reisgem's interest was immediately piqued.
Within the Amethyst Mountains, Sadius opened his amethyst space, safely escorting Dylin as they flew southward.
When the two of them emerged from the mist, quite a few Highgods around the perimeter looked at them in surprise.
Just then, several Highgod soldiers from the Eight Families flew over.
"Who are you?! How dare you intrude into the Amethyst Mountains? Do you not place our Eight Families in your eyes?!"
Moments later, a Seven-Star Fiend, an Highgod, appeared. He unleashed a fusion profundity attack, trying to suppress Sadius and Dylin with sheer aura and power.
But suddenly, a spherical purple spatial field appeared.
In an instant, all the Highgods present were crushed by an overwhelming gravity.
Sadius did not bother attacking them. Instead, he simply took out a token.
A Sovereign Token!
The Seven-Star Fiend immediately froze upon seeing it. He instantly realized he had provoked someone he should never have offended.
Wasn't this the token of the Redbud Sovereign, ruler of the Redbud Continent?
Could it be… the person before me is a Sovereign's Emissary?!
But the aura he felt was only that of a Midgod. Could it be a hidden super-expert concealing his true power?
"Milord, please spare me!" the Seven-Star Fiend immediately begged for mercy.
Sadius calmly withdrew the amethyst spatial suppression.
He didn't make things difficult for them. Instead, he took out the identity token he had purchased earlier and tossed it over. Dylin did the same with his own.
The Seven-Star Fiend accepted the tokens, smiling nervously.
"Milord, since you've graced us with your presence, why not rest at our castle for a while? Allow us of the Eight Families to at least offer some hospitality."
Sadius initially intended to refuse, but then a thought came to mind, and he nodded in agreement.
Before long, they arrived at a castle.
Soon after, several other Seven-Star Fiend-level Highgods appeared as well.
They carefully sized up Sadius, only to find his aura deep and unfathomable. Yet, surprisingly, it seemed like he was only a Midgod.
"Milord, please forgive us for failing to greet you sooner."
They all glanced at each other—none of them had ever seen this person before.
Normally, the top-tier experts of the four supreme planes and the seven divine planes would all be known from their floating shadow images.
But this Sovereign Emissary was completely unfamiliar—far too much of a mystery.
However, they knew better than to question it. A Sovereign's Emissary, at the very least, possessed the power of a Prefecture Lord. None of them dared offend such a figure.
"You are the leaders of the Eight Families?"
Indeed, the Eight Families were no ordinary group—they were a coalition of Seven-Star Fiends that monopolized the entire amethyst mining business in the Amethyst Mountains.
"Milord, we are merely the surface-level managers. In truth, we have Prefecture Lords and Sovereign emissaries supporting us from behind the scenes."
Ah, so that was the case. Sadius found it reasonable now.
Sadius nodded, then got to the point.
"I am under the Sovereign's order to go to the Blood Ridge Continent to complete a task. Unfortunately, I lack a good metallic lifeform. I don't know how long it would take me to get there without one."
The leaders immediately understood what he was hinting at.
"Milord, we have a metallic lifeform here—absolutely top-tier." one of the Seven-Star Fiends said, producing a spatial ring.
"Milord, I also have a top-grade metallic lifeform."
One by one, they all brought out spatial rings.
"Then I thank you, Clan Leaders."
Sadius shot a glance at Dylin.
Understanding the cue, Dylin immediately collected the spatial rings from the clan leaders.
Afterward, they all exchanged some polite conversation and laughter. But Sadius kept his mind focused on the mission and politely refused their invitations to stay longer.
The two of them left the Amethyst Mountains.
Dylin was overjoyed.
"Milord, these rings contain not only metallic lifeforms, but also a large number of inkstones, amethysts, and various other treasures."
"Of course. How could they possibly give only metallic lifeforms? If I wished, I could also interfere in the Amethyst Mountains' business. Naturally, they don't want anyone else cutting into their profits, so offering a few inkstones and amethysts is only to be expected."
"These spatial rings—we can bring them back and give one to each of our people."
Sadius nodded. He kept some and then took out one of the metallic lifeforms.
A massive golden lion appeared.
The two of them entered it and immediately set off flying southward.
With my current strength, helping the Extreme Intent Fiend take revenge and slay the Blackcloud Fiend should no longer be a difficult matter.
Sadius decided to settle that debt for the deceased Extreme Intent Fiend sooner rather than later. After all, he had promised. Who knew when he'd return to the Redbud Continent again?
As they flew south, before long they encountered a group of bandits.
Seeing such a top-tier metallic lifeform, the bandits initially assumed it must belong to an Highgod expert. But after probing with their divine sense, they discovered it was only two Midgods.
A swarm of Midgods surrounded the metallic lifeform in midair.
"Well, well… two fat sheep! Traveling in such a fine metallic lifeform without an Highgod escort? Hand over your metallic lifeform and spatial rings, or die!"
Inside the metallic lifeform, Sadius remained calm, watching the scene unfold.
"Milord, let me deal with this rabble." Dylin said eagerly.
Over this period of time, his gains had been significant. He had refined a large amount of amethyst, greatly increasing his soul power and enhancing his strength considerably.
Most importantly, within the spatial rings gifted by the Eight Families, there were even some Highgod artifacts. Dylin had already bound a set of material-defense and offensive artifacts, making him top-tier among Midgods.
He hadn't fought in a long time and was itching for a good battle.
"Hmm. Take this drop of Sovereign power. If you truly find yourself unable to win, don't hesitate to use it."
Sadius now possessed an entire vial of the Sovereign power of Destruction. Since Dylin was his most loyal subordinate, he didn't mind giving him a single drop.
Sovereign power!
After arriving in the Infernal Realm, Dylin naturally understood what Sovereign power meant. It was incomparably precious.
Dylin accepted the drop of Sovereign power, his heart surging with an even deeper resolve for eternal loyalty to Sadius.
Then Dylin flew out of the metallic lifeform, ready to battle the bandits.