After a long journey, Sadius and his group finally arrived back on the Redbud Continent.
Along the way, they only encountered a few bandits, who merely became practice targets—experience packs—for Luoshen and Linley, the two brothers.
After several more years, they reached Ziyang Prefecture, which was already very close to the Amethyst Mountains.
Ziyang Prefecture was the very place where Sadius had lived when he first arrived in the Infernal Realm
Back then, it was called Blackcloud City, but now it has been renamed Jiyi City.
In those days, after Sadius slew the Blackcloud Fiend, he had become the nominal city lord of Blackcloud City.
He had arranged for the contract-bound Divine Beast of the Jiyi Fiend to manage the city on his behalf—essentially making that Fiend the de facto city lord.
Moreover, he had promised that if that Fiend could advance to a Seven-Star Fiend, he would be formally recognized as the true city lord.
Now that Blackcloud City had been renamed Jiyi City, Sadius wasn't sure whether Rexus had managed to reach the Seven-Star Fiend level or not.
Sadius and his group entered Jiyi City.
When Rexus received Sadius' divine sense transmission, he immediately came to meet him.
"Rexus greets, my lord."
Rexus already knew Sadius' identity as an Emissary of a Sovereign—an existence even stronger than the Lord of Ziyang Prefecture.
Furthermore, the floating images of Sadius' battle at the Tianji Mountains—where he fought the Eight Great Families—had already spread across the Redbud Continent.
Many major powers possessed those battle recordings, and Rexus had seen them as well.
He was astonished. The powerhouse who had once avenged his elder brother… had now reached the very peak of Divinity itself.
When Sadius' divine sense transmission appeared, he could not help but feel deeply moved. This was the ultimate backer he relied upon.
"Rexus greets my lord."
"Rexus, have you reached the realm of a Seven-Star Fiend?"
Rexus could only give a bitter smile. The task of becoming a Seven-Star Fiend was not so easily accomplished. Over the years, he had attempted the challenges, but unfortunately, he had never succeeded.
At present, he was only at the stage of fusing three types of profound mysteries. With his Divine Beast physique and innate divine ability, he was among the very top at the Six-Star Fiend level—but still no match for a true Seven-Star Fiend.
"No matter. It's only been a few short years. Just focus on cultivating in peace. This time, I have returned from the Blood Ridge Continent to the Redbud Continent. Arrange a residence for me. My family and I plan to stay here for quite a long time."
Rexus immediately offered to vacate the City Lord's Manor for Sadius to reside in.
"There's no need. Find me another place. I prefer somewhere more quiet."
"Yes, my lord. I will arrange it immediately."
Rexus quickly summoned the best construction masters of Jiyi City, instructing them to build a grand manor on the outskirts of the city.
Constructing a manor like this was extremely simple for powerful Highgods. As long as there were enough hands, it could be built within a single day.
Quarrying stone and refining materials were effortless tasks for divine-level beings.
Thus, for a God-level powerhouse, building a manor was no different than assembling a child's building blocks.
Of course, in the Infernal Realm, manors and castles weren't merely built from stone. Magic formation masters were needed to inscribe various defensive arrays so that the castle or manor could withstand the attacks of divine-level experts.
In just one day, the castle was completed, fully equipped with all necessary facilities.
Sadius was very satisfied and soon moved his family in.
At that moment, a sudden divine sense transmission arrived from the Redbud Sovereign:
"Sadius, come to the Amethyst Mountains. I have matters to discuss with you."
Clearly, the Sovereign had long been aware of Sadius' arrival in Ziyang Prefecture.
Sadius gave some instructions to Reyna and the others, then departed Jiyi City.
His metallic lifeform sped swiftly toward the Amethyst Mountains.
It seemed the Redbud Sovereign hadn't summoned Sadius back to the Redbud Continent just to confine him. It was something far more important.
Sadius had already more or less guessed what it might be about.
Back when he revealed his ability to absorb the essence of Amethyst, the Redbud Sovereign had started searching the entire Infernal Realm for dual-element Soul Mutates of Earth and Destruction.
In the end, it seemed she really had found one.
It was clear the Redbud Sovereign wanted to create more Amethyst Divine Beasts.
So this time, the summons to the Amethyst Mountains was surely related to that.
Could it be that she had encountered some difficulty?
Half a month later, Sadius reached the outskirts of the Amethyst Mountains.
At present, the outer regions of the Amethyst Mountains were still controlled by the Eight Families, who were backed either by nearby Prefecture Lords or by Sovereign emissaries of the Redbud Sovereign herself.
Sadius ignored the Eight Families entirely and directly activated the Amethyst Space, stepping into the mountains.
Although his Soulstone had completely dissolved during his second soul mutation, ever since Sadius had gained Sovereign's Will, the mist of the Amethyst Mountains could no longer harm him in the slightest.
Soon, Sadius flew deep into the Amethyst Mountains.
The surrounding mists gradually dispersed, revealing a mountain peak covered entirely in shimmering amethyst crystals.
"Sadius, come to the mountaintop."
Flying all the way up, Sadius saw a palace at the summit.
The entire palace was carved from pure amethyst, radiating a mysterious and awe-inspiring aura.
It seemed this was the Sovereign's palace within the Amethyst Mountains.
This was Sadius' first time coming to this particular area.
"Sadius, hurry, come with me!"
Suddenly, Reisgem appeared.
From his demeanor, Sadius could tell Reisgem was unusually anxious.
"What's the matter, Reisgem?"
"Just follow me. Once we're inside the palace, you'll see."
Sadius followed Reisgem up the mountaintop and into the palace.
The moment he stepped inside, he immediately noticed the strange nature of this palace.
It was, in fact, a unique Sovereign artifact designed for soul defense.
The Redbud Sovereign truly was terrifyingly powerful.
As he entered the main hall, Sadius finally saw a beautiful woman dressed in imperial violet palace robes—none other than the Redbud Sovereign herself.
"Sadius greets the Sovereign."
"Hmph! You dare return to the Amethyst Mountains? Aren't you afraid I might suppress you with a single palm?"
Sadius could only give an awkward smile.
"Mother, didn't we summon Sadius here to help you resolve a problem? Why would you want to suppress him?"
Reisgem still didn't know that in the Tianji Mountains, Sadius had called her "Elder Sister" in front of two other Sovereigns.
Knowing Reisgem's temper, if he found out about that, he would definitely not let Sadius off so easily.
I treated you like a brother, and you actually want to be my uncle? Who's taking advantage of whom here?
The Redbud Sovereign onoticed her son's slip of the tongue and realized she couldn't pressure Sadius today. After all, she needed his help for something extremely important.
"Hmph. Follow me."
The Sovereign led Sadius deeper into the palace.
They passed through the great hall and soon arrived at a training chamber.
"Sadius, I need your help. Perhaps you're the only one who can aid me."
As the Sovereign opened the door to the training chamber, Sadius saw the scene inside.
"What…is going on here?"
--
Check out my patreon at patreon.com/TheUncrownedKing for up to 22 chapters in advance!