This group of bandits was made up of several Midgods and a number of Lowgods.
When they saw a single Midgod emerge from the metallic lifeform, they couldn't help but laugh loudly.
This fool is courting death—coming out alone from his metallic lifeform?
"Boys, attack!"
But suddenly, behind Dylin, a massive phantom of a Suanni Divine Beast appeared.
This was Dylin's innate divine ability—Heaven Devourer.
The moment it appeared, a terrifying suction force erupted.
The bandits suddenly felt their bodies losing control, pulled inexorably toward Dylin.
At this moment, a pair of Highgod-grade gauntlets appeared on Dylin's hands.
These gauntlets were the best suited to him among the many artifacts he had chosen from the collected rings.
He was originally best at close combat, so gauntlets were perfect for him.
His body was now also clad in Highgod-grade armor, greatly enhancing his material defense.
As for soul defense, his soul power had reached the peak of Midgod level, but without a soul-defense artifact, his soul defenses were still lacking.
This was why he unleashed his innate divine ability first—so as not to give the enemy any chance to launch a soul attack.
Dylin charged forward immediately, his fists carrying terrifying Destruction energy as he smashed toward one of the bandits.
At this moment, Dylin was like a ferocious tiger pouncing into a flock of sheep.
The bandits were all ordinary Midgods who had comprehended only two types of Profound Mysteries and hadn't even fused them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have fallen into a life of banditry.
With just three blows from his Profound Mystery-infused fists, Dylin crushed a Midgod's skull, taking the Divine Spark and storing it in his spatial ring.
Only then did the other bandits react, but it was already too late. Dylin's fist smashed toward another enemy.
At the same time, Dylin dodged their attacks—after all, some of these Gods might have comprehended soul-related Profound Mysteries.
A few breaths later, another bandit was slain.
From the looks of it, Dylin realized he wouldn't even need to use the Sovereign power to deal with this rabble today.
Having been in the Infernal Realm for so long, Dylin finally felt truly alive again.
As a God who cultivated the Laws of Destruction, battle was the best form of cultivation.
Faintly, Dylin felt himself beginning to grasp yet another Profound Mystery.
The Four Edicts were indeed mysterious.
They were different from the Seven Elemental Laws; there were no clearly fixed Profound Mystery divisions.
The methods of cultivating the Four Edicts varied greatly.
Some treated the Edicts as a single whole—when their comprehension reached a certain threshold, they could ascend. If they fully comprehended the Edict as a whole, they would achieve Great Perfection of the Edict.
Others divided the Edicts into individual Profound Mysteries; comprehending one Profound Mystery allowed one to become a God, two for a Highgod, and all for an Highgod.
But fusing Edict Profound Mysteries wasn't like the fusion of elemental Profound Mysteries that simply stacked together.
Instead, different Profound Mysteries of the Edict would have to be reintegrated into a single whole.
When all Profound Mysteries were reintegrated, that too led to Great Perfection of the Edict.
Both cultivation paths existed.
How far one advanced wasn't decided by the cultivator's will but was judged by the very laws of Heaven and Earth.
For example—someone who comprehended only 1% of an Edict might already ascend to Divinity, while another needed to comprehend 10% to achieve the same.
Because the one who understood 1% had grasped an extremely deep portion, equivalent to fully comprehending one Profound Mystery of a Law.
Whereas the one who needed 10% had only a shallow understanding, so even 10% was only equivalent to one elemental Profound Mystery.
This was the enigmatic nature of the Four Edicts.
Thus, both Dylin and Sadius walked the path of fusing Profound Mysteries within the Edicts of Destruction, because it allowed them to reference their experience with the elemental Laws and progress slightly faster in the early stages.
Before long, Dylin had already killed several Midgods.
Only then did the remaining bandits realize something was terribly wrong.
This Midgod… his strength is absolutely at the peak among Midgods!
The bandits immediately tried to flee.
But how could Dylin possibly give them the chance?
He unleashed Heaven Devourer once more.
Their bodies were pulled back again, helplessly dragged toward him.
Dylin once again became a God of slaughter, charging in with relentless ferocity.
Very quickly, this group of bandits was annihilated by Dylin.
When Dylin returned to the metallic lifeform, he had already harvested quite a few Divine Sparks and spatial rings.
The two of them continued their flight southward. Along the way, they encountered a few more groups of bandits, but all were dealt with cleanly by Dylin.
Soon, the distant silhouette of Blackcloud City came into view.
At the same time—In the Thunderwing Tribe, Sadius finally welcomed Leylin.
"Mr. Leylin, this is your first time coming to the Infernal Realm, isn't it?"
"Indeed, it's my first time. Before this, I only heard about it from some outsider Gods imprisoned in the Gebados Planar Prison, and from soul-searching a few Gods, I gained a bit of understanding."
"My true body and my Earth divine clone are currently outside Blackcloud City. I plan to help a friend avenge his grudge first, then I'll leave Ziyang Prefecture and head for the Skyrite Mountain Range on the Blood Ridge Continent."
Leylin nodded.
"I didn't expect you to gain such opportunities within the Amethyst Mountains. I hope you'll soon cultivate to the High God level. A triple-element fusion High God has only ever appeared once in history. Even just your divine power would be hundreds of times stronger than an ordinary High God."
Just then, Liya and Nien walked into the room.
In Liya's arms was a small black mouse.
"Bebe, quickly greet your Godfather." Liya teased gently.
Bebe's name had been personally given by Sadius.
This was also what Nien and Liya wanted. They had long regarded Sadius as their big brother, so they asked him to name their son.
Sadius simply followed the original story and named him Bebe, not deliberately changing the name.
Bebe looked around with curious eyes in Liya's arms.
Now he could already speak some basic mouse language fluently.
This was the difference between a normal birth and a premature one.
In the original timeline, Bebe was a premature birth and thus was born only as a low-tier magical beast.
But now, this Bebe was born as a high-tier magical beast.
His future achievements would likely far surpass the original.
"Nien, Liya, Mr. Leylin came personally from the Yulan Plane to the Infernal Realm this time in order to bring your family of three back to the Yulan Plane."
"Big brother, but the Infernal Realm is quite nice. Why go back?"
"This matter is confidential. Once you return to the Yulan Plane, you'll naturally understand."
"Can we choose not to return?" Liya was reluctant.
After all, they had only just arrived in the Infernal Realm and hadn't even begun their proper journey there, and now they had to go back to the Yulan Plane? It felt unwilling.
"Enough, don't worry. My darkness divine clone is still on the Yulan Plane. When the time is right, I'll bring you back to the Infernal Realm again. You have to remember, I am now a Sovereign's Emissary. With a Sovereign token, I can freely travel between different material planes. Next time, when you come to the Infernal Realm again, I'll take you across various continents to see the different sights and cultures."
In the end, Sadius still let Leylin take Nien, Liya, and Bebe away.