After the introductions, the whale snorted and took everyone away. They started to move slowly towards the divine world. They needed to acclimate the new members to the divine environment while getting to know them better and explaining things.
Days passed, then months. After three months, Calirer and Runula woke up. The half-wyvern, in her true form, had completely changed. Her entire body was now covered in bluish scales, and just looking at her, one could feel a pressure on their soul.
In this form, she consumed a lot of energy and lost much of her strategic potential. It was something very direct and without variations, but she gained extreme defensive power and the ability to unleash large-scale attacks. When Runula returned to her human form, she chose to remain exactly as she always had. For some reason, she took a liking to this small appearance and learned to fight this way.
As for Calirer, no matter who looked at her, she was now a legitimate and pure Soul Eater. Her human bloodline was almost completely erased, and there was no difference in power between her and a true Soul Eater. Her horn had fallen off, and now she looked like just a voluptuous blue woman. But with just one look at her, it was as if your soul wanted to leave your body and go to her.
The new ally they had brought still hadn’t woken up for some reason, which left Alm and Bruno seriously worried. They examined him thoroughly but couldn’t find anything wrong. Since they didn’t understand much about demons or beasts, they believed that perhaps in the sect they could find the answer.
As for the egg they brought, it was being taken care of by Ruri and Coltia. It seemed it would take a bit more time to hatch.
Six months later, the whole group finally arrived at the solar system of planet Gloom. They headed to the satellite planet that served as a place for outsiders to stay. According to their calculations, it had been twenty-one months since they had joined the sect. Recruitment was annual, so in three months, those three could take the test.
But as they approached, everyone noticed something that made them clench their fists. They stopped above that planet and saw only ruins, destruction, and a dense death Yin emanating everywhere.
"The Feys that the demons refined were those who were far from the sect. Whether on missions or those who just didn’t stay in the sect for some reason. This planet was where trade with the outside world happened; many Feys from the planet lived here seeking business," the whale spoke lightly, and the three young Feys had pale expressions. "From the death Yin circulating, everything here was destroyed several months ago. This place must have been one of the first targets and the one that yielded the most profit for the demons. Of course, they did something big and left no indication that it was them."
"So my clan..." Idris murmured, stunned.
In the events before they left, to save that small Fey clan, Ruri sent everyone to a distant planet.
The whale replied lightly, "The demons don’t exactly seek Feys, but those who are part of the sect who have the Chaos Dragon bloodline. Since most of your clan wasn’t part of the sect and didn’t have that bloodline, the demons would make the same move as on the other planets. The leader of the Yinblood sect certainly sent a warning to your clan after resolving everything in the sect, for them to return. If the demons reached the planet where they were and threatened to impose the Shadow God’s religion, everyone would notice something wrong and return to the protection of the sect."
Idris listened and took a deep breath, relieved. Indeed, his clan was weak, but no one was innocent or foolish. Everyone was trained and used as assassins. If they were alive, it was because they had extremely sharp danger senses. They would certainly not hesitate to return to planet Gloom if they sensed something wrong.
Alm and Bruno used their divine souls to briefly analyze the planet. Gaia was dead, everything was destroyed. The demons’ move was ruthless.
Bruno sighed heavily. In theory, millions and millions of lives were being taken on various planets because of their actions that triggered all this. But he knew they only hastened the inevitable.
The Yinblood sect was already in an irreversible decline, right after the heroes announced that Empyreans could rise en masse and become heroes. This sect, which had its power based on the bloodline from their planet and had no Empyreans, was doomed. It was only a matter of time before the Shadow God sect made this move, devouring the resources of the Yinblood sect to elevate their heroic disciples. They were a fat lamb waiting for the wolf to come.
Of course, the Yinblood sect would still exist because they are the protectors of the Yin Chaos Dragon seal. But they would lose everything they had and become a mediocre sect with nothing to offer.
"Let’s go," the whale said, moving everyone to the Yinblood planet.
If things had already reached this level, it would be simpler. There should be strict surveillance throughout the solar system.
Just as they imagined, before even arriving at the planet Gloom, a small figure pierced through space towards them fervently.
"How... it’s you! You’re alive!" Mistie said, stunned.
The whale snorted. "A lot has happened... well, I told you I would come back alive."
The tiny figure, only a few centimeters tall, trembled, then took a deep breath and quickly controlled all her emotions. "We have a lot to talk about. Let’s go... did you bring new people?"
"Yes, you need Empyreans, right? I found three good ones," the whale replied lightly, and Mistie’s eyes sparkled.
The Fey nodded. "Great. Due to the events, we postponed the last recruitment test indefinitely. Actually, we can’t even use our three sealed worlds. I will accept them specially, then I’ll do a symbolic test. Let’s go in quickly."
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The whole group moved to the planet Gloom. As soon as they entered the place, the atmosphere was much denser and colder than they remembered. Everyone on the planet was extremely insecure and worried about the current situation.
Few Feys knew the real situation of the sect, and the decline would happen only in a few decades. That’s why it was all very sudden, and the consequences of all this...
"I don’t feel the draconic auras in the forest," Ambry said, stunned.
Mistie clenched her small fists, and her wings trembled. "Those bastards abandoned the sect and the forest. In fact, all the non-Feys who were part of the sect chose to be marked as traitors and never be part of another sect again, but they left us."
Alm and Bruno didn’t care at all; after all, they had seen this happen many times. When they were on top, everyone flocked to them and wanted a piece of the power. Now that the all-powerful Shadow God sect was targeting this place, and obviously Yinblood couldn’t react, everyone fled, fearing for their lives.
Only those Feys who were born on this planet stayed; they wouldn’t abandon their home. Neither the draconic races nor the outsiders had any idea that if they stayed on the planet, the powerful Shadow God would never dare to attack. These cultivators from the sect would just lose all the resources, but their lives wouldn’t be in danger. It was better to live with very little than to be a wandering cultivator marked as a traitor.
"I mean, not all of them," Mistie quickly added after remembering something and smiled slightly. "A small group of a few hundred Draconic Beasts decided to abandon their race and stay in the forest. They’re the ones you cared for... you were right, they learned to value kindness and repay it. Even in difficult times, they didn’t betray us."
This time, Alm and Bruno were surprised. They didn’t expect this from beasts. Usually, they only valued power. They decided to abandon their entire race and stay with a declining sect? Liumi, in the inventory, took a proud deep breath.
Thus, the whole group was taken directly to the forest. Mistie waved, and some elders appeared. "Prepare the arena and summon all the races on the planet. We will do a recruitment for the sect internally this time," she said seriously and then pointed to the three newcomers. "Take these three to a cultivation room. In two days, the test will begin."
She turned to the whale, he understood the message and told everyone in his group to go back to the mountain and prepare. Then, the whale and Mistie moved to her private quarters.