Watching the towering waves below, all the Divine Beasts silently moved a distance higher into the sky. Within the giant waves, a whirlpool rapidly expanded, and at its center, a massive whale-shaped Spirit Beast slowly emerged, its body adorned with ancient patterns glowing in sky-blue light.
"Delong Tower truly lives up to being the deity of the oceans. What a grand display~"
Feng Yuan exclaimed in amazement, while Wu Feng asked in surprise,
"Is that Delong Tower?!"
As Delong Tower appeared on the water’s surface, it let out a long, lingering call. The tumultuous sea quickly returned to calm. At this point, Yimu Qingling, somewhat puzzled, said,
"Even Delong Tower has come. What exactly is the purpose behind calling us here?"
Gitalien didn’t respond to Yimu Qingling but continued to transport Divine Beasts from various continents.
Inside the Alliance assembly hall.
"What exactly do those Divine Beasts intend to do?"
"Not sure. Yimu Qingling didn’t give us any explanation, or perhaps, they had already left before we could react."
"For now, all we know is that those Divine Beasts have gathered at the outskirts of a suddenly emerged continent. We’re still investigating for specific intelligence."
"A suddenly emerged continent? Could it be related to the war?"
"Don’t know. If it is indeed related to the war, we’re currently helpless, as the high seas have been largely impassable lately."
"Where did that continent appear? Which region is closest to it?"
"Because of the World Storm, we can’t pinpoint its exact location, but it’s approximately near the Odinis ruins. The closest areas are Pando Archipelago and the Dereck region."
"Those two regions... This complicates things..."
"With all due respect, even if it appeared between the Divine Land Region and the Omeilia Region in the Black Sea, the massive World Storm that erupted around that continent is such that currently, only Gitalien can use his authority of space to pull those Divine Beasts over. Even if Pando Archipelago and the Dereck region have enough capacity for external combat, they can’t cross the World Storm surrounding the continent."
"So we can only stand by and watch?"
"No, we can maintain stability in our respective regions. Remember, the war has already started, and we can’t expect Divine Beasts to help solve everything."
"This time Gitalien also brought the Divine Pact Makers. It’s likely the battlefield will be redistributed soon. The Starry Sky and that continent might become the main battlefields. We will probably need to maintain stability in our regions on our own."
"Of course, our Audric region is already prepared."
A series of agreeing voices followed. Someone, puzzled, looked toward the representatives of the Divine Land Region & Omeilia Region,
"What about your Divine Land Region?"
"Shouldn’t it be called the Omeilia Region?"
"No, I remember that Divine Land Region won last time, so it’s not wrong to call them that."
The representative said with a wry smile,
"Although I’d like to say we’re also prepared, neither the Black Towers of the Omeilia Region nor the Nightmare of the Divine Land Region have been fully resolved yet."
"That’s understandable. After all, if that thing appeared here, we might not be able to do any better than you."
"So, what do we do now? Need to send help?"
"No need. With Emperor Savidi in the Divine Land Region, we’ve got enough to suppress the Nightmare. As for Omeilia Region... Let’s hope Ernis keeps the Black Towers under control... "
"What about Arnis? Relying solely on Ernis, that madman, doesn’t seem fitting, does it?"
"Can’t get through to him, seems he was injured in the war."
"What a pity... But now the Starry Sky Battlefield does seem a bit precarious..."
"Did he bring all the Divine Pact Makers together?"
Looking at the Divine Beasts holding or carrying humans on their backs or in their arms, Feng Yuan said in amazement, while Wu Feng stared at the distant continent and said,
"What exactly is that place? Why is Gitalien being so cautious?"
Feng Yuan sat on the head of Yimu Qingling, flipping through the Dark Ancient Book in his hands, and after a while said,
"That is the Odinis continent."
"Odinis? Hasn’t it sunk already?"
Wu Feng looked at Feng Yuan in surprise, then glanced down at Delong Tower, which was peacefully floating near the sea’s surface. As he closed the Dark Ancient Book, Feng Yuan sighed and said,
"Yes, but now it has reappeared."
"So, did Gitalien bring us here to get authorization?"
Yimu Qingling spoke, and after thinking for a bit, Feng Yuan denied,
"Probably not, if it were for authorization, it’s wartime now; we could directly ask Him for authorization. There was no need to gather everyone together; something unfavorable must have happened in Odinis."
Feng Yuan looked towards the distant continent. He could sense a power in that direction growing stronger, one that he found repulsive. After a long time, Gitalien stopped using Spatial Transfer and flexed his body. Gitalien spoke with a deep voice,
"I summoned you all here because of the continent of Odinis that has suddenly appeared."
"Everyone knows, Odinis was sunken by Delong Tower during the latter half of the Dynasty’s early period. But now it has reappeared."
"Of course, this time I’m not asking for authorization from you because..."
Gitalien said while looking towards Delong Tower. Suddenly, Delong Tower plunged underwater, then in the next moment, burst out from the sea’s surface, floating in the air. Its huge fins flapped powerfully, and the calm sea turned violent in an instant. Destructive waves continuously struck towards the distant continent. The sky was covered by thick clouds, and amidst the storm and rain, the Divine Beasts carrying the Divine Pact Makers quickly set up Barriers.
As golden light appeared on the distant continent and that light rapidly enveloped the land, the waves and storm that entered the range of the golden light quickly dissipated. The Divine Beasts approached the golden light with some disbelief. At this moment, the golden light barely covered the area a few hundred meters from the shore that rose above the water, so all the Divine Beasts could see that the sea within the golden light was incredibly calm.
"This is why I have summoned you. The rules of Odinis have been altered, and a power not of this world is contaminating our world through Odinis."
"Do you want us to attack Odinis together?"
"No, we need to leave some behind to guard the various continents. Those with Divine Pact Makers take priority in guarding the continents, and the rest will follow Delong Tower to Odinis."
"And what about you?"
"I need to head to the Starry Sky Battlefield. Even though we have just won a victory there, we still cannot let our guard down."
"Feng Yuan, if possible, could you leave Agunas behind?"
Seeing Gitalien look at him, Feng Yuan hesitated for a moment and said,
"I don’t mind, but isn’t its strength still not fully recovered?"
"As for you, the Divine Pact Makers, especially those from the Omeilia Region, although I would also love to give Ernis a good thrashing, now is clearly not the time. War is about to affect the world of ordinary people. I hope you can put aside your differences to overcome this difficulty first."
Gitalien started arranging for each Divine Beast’s respective region. Since there were four Divine Pact Makers from Omeilia, he assigned them to different regions.
"Why such arrangements? Doesn’t the Omeilia Region need Divine Beasts to defend it?"
"Ernis is watching over it. You must trust that at a time , it won’t be absorbed in its trifles. Although I dislike Ernis, its strength is indeed similar to mine; just having it there is enough to protect the Omeilia Region."
Feng Yuan looked up at Gitalien, who, after staring at Feng Yuan for a while, slowly said,
"It will have to fight injured."
"Ah... all right, opening two battle fronts at once indeed leaves us no choice."