The Shining Star Above The Heaven

Shen Longwei's eyes turned truly cold as he thought about something. His aura even started to leak, and that alone was enough to make the space around him tremble. Zhu Yanling felt the same, but she did not show a reaction like Shen Longwei.

"Calm yourselves, Dragon King and Phoenix Queen," Aldrian said as he tried to ease them.

"Your Excellency, if the records about the Divine Dragon and Phoenix at that time are correct, then I assume they were hurt by those invaders, right?" Shen Longwei suddenly asked, to which Aldrian responded with a nod.

Aldrian knew that the Dragon King could connect the dots himself. He was not stupid, and Aldrian knew that was what made him angry. Although they did not know if that Divine Dragon was actually their one and true Ancient Dragon God, for them, that dragon was still a Divine Dragon. Shen Longwei felt anger that a being as divine as a dragon had to suffer wounds caused by the invaders.

Aldrian knew that the dragons had high pride, and Shen Longwei did not believe that a Divine Dragon would ever escape like a coward. Whatever the reason for the Divine Dragon being hurt and forced to move toward the Barisan Continent, he did not believe, even for a moment, that the Divine Dragon had left the battlefield out of fear.

Instead, he thought about the purpose behind why the Divine Dragon had to escape to the Barisan Continent, and that too with a Divine Phoenix. Zhu Yanling also thought the same, yet they both still felt rage toward those invaders who had caused divine beings of their races to suffer.

"Your Excellency, what are you going to do in the future? Are you going to face those invaders? Are you going to face those enemies from many universes?" Shen Longwei asked as his expression turned solemn.

Aldrian showed a smile. "Well, that is something I intend to do. This is already my personal business, and I will not stop until my purpose is achieved. One of them is to bring judgment upon those invaders," he said.

"Then please let me join you in your journey, Your Excellency. I would like to help you in your endeavor to cleanse the universe of those invaders!" Shen Longwei said.

"Me too, Your Excellency. Please allow me to join as well," Zhu Yanling added.

"Well, you are welcome to join me, but you must not rush or act recklessly. For now, there is still something I need to do in this star cluster before I begin my journey outward. Be patient. I know you are angry and your spirit for battle is ignited, but there will be a time for that in the future," Aldrian said.

Shen Longwei and Zhu Yanling released a deep breath and nodded. Aldrian nodded in appreciation. It was good that they were able to keep their heads cool, as reckless actions driven by emotions would only bring their own destruction.

Still, Aldrian was glad that they would join his future plans. In fact, he was already thinking about gathering power from everywhere to help him purge the invaders. He thought that with how wide the First Heaven was, he would need much help to deal with the many invaders who might have already entered this heaven.

Even though he could make the entire heaven his domain, he still needed many hands to help him carry out the purging more effectively.

"For now, King Shen and Queen Zhu, just act as usual and do not let this news spread outside. We do not want to cause unnecessary trouble by releasing this information prematurely. It will be better to reveal it only after I open the Barisan Continent to the world," Aldrian said.

Shen Longwei and Zhu Yanling nodded their heads. It was no wonder that the Elder did not spread this kind of vision to other powers and had only recently told the Dragon King and Phoenix Queen about Aldrian. If she had revealed such visions long ago, it would have only caused unrest, and many might even have chosen to join the devils.

"Your Majesty, although I look old, I can still help you in many ways. So I would also like to join you," Spirit Ancestor said.

"Elder," her retainer spoke in a worried tone, but Spirit Ancestor raised her hand as a sign that she had already made her decision. The retainer could only sigh and glance at Aldrian once more. She had never seen Spirit Ancestor this active before. The one who had lived a secluded life was now voluntarily stepping onto what seemed to be a bloody path in the future.

"That would be good, Elder, but I hope you do not push yourself too far. But are your innate ability really does not bring huge setbacks? When I heard about the Celestial Night Spirit, I thought the heavens truly favored your spirit kind. To see heaven's secrets without facing backlash or paying a price feels almost too good to be true to me," Aldrian said.

Spirit Ancestor nodded.

"That's true, Your Majesty. There is really no setback for us when we try to look into heaven's secrets. However, the process of uncovering those secrets depends on how great the secret we wish to unravel is. The process requires us to continually recite a certain mantra until we receive what we seek. If the secret is greater, then we must recite it for a much longer time," she said.

"So, Elder, how long did you recite before receiving your visions regarding me?" Aldrian asked.

"I had to recite the mantra for a thousand years in the past when I asked heaven about the future of the world. Only then did I receive a sign that someone would appear like a light in the future, when the world fell into its greatest crisis. Then, seventeen years ago, the phenomenon of the manifestation of the Divine Dragon and Phoenix appeared in the sky. Recently, the devils' plan was also revealed. From all of this, I knew that the time of the prophecy had come, and at last, Your Majesty successfully thwarted the devils' plan."

Hearing that, Shen Longwei and Zhu Yanling nodded in understanding. Although this spirit kind did not face any consequences, they still had to put in effort to look into heaven's secrets. A thousand years in seclusion and continuously reciting a mantra? They could not imagine how Spirit Ancestor managed to endure it and remain consistent.

"Then how about Elder knowing that the universe is under invasion from the outsiders? I thought at first Elder must not have known if something strange was happening in the universe, right? So how could Elder know about the invasion?" Aldrian asked again.

"This is because, at one point in time, I wanted to know the truth about the origin of the devils. After a hundred years of seclusion, I finally received my answer, and it left me in distress," Spirit Ancestor answered.

"That was what also led me to ask heaven about the fate of this world, which made me learn about Your Majesty."

The others felt enlightened by this new information, as Spirit Ancestor had never told them about it before.

"I see. Well, it seems like I have been the only one asking questions since earlier. I feel as if I have been interrogating Elder. Does Elder have something you wish to ask me?" Aldrian said.

There was silence for a moment. For the others, there were many things they wanted to ask, because Aldrian's existence was still new to them. They wanted to know what kind of person Aldrian was, and also many things about him and the Barisan Continent.

"Then, Your Majesty, my apologies if this question touches upon your secrets or anything hidden, but… are you a god currently residing in the body of a mortal?" Spirit Ancestor asked, which made the others widen their eyes and turn to Aldrian, waiting to hear his answer.

Aldrian smiled as he looked at the Spirit Ancestor.

"Well, am I a god right now? No, I am not," he answered. But his words carried a certain ambiguity that the people here tried to interpret.

"Right now" was the key. What did he mean by that? Did Aldrian imply that he would become a god in the future? Or that he had once been a god in the past? This answer only deepened their desire to know more details from him.

"I see… so that is how it is. This is truly fate," Spirit Ancestor suddenly said, which made the others turn to look at her. Did she understand something? Could you please tell us what you know elder? We too wanted to know!

"You as well, if you have questions, I will answer them, as long as I feel they are questions I can answer," Aldrian said while looking at Shen Longwei and Zhu Yanling.

Hearing that, they did not hesitate to ask questions about him and the Barisan Continent. They also asked about Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan, to which he only gave partial information.

This question and answer session gradually shifted into a normal conversation and discussion that lasted for hours. With the most prominent figures of the Beast Continent and Aldrian gathered in one place, there were many things to be shared and learned from one another.

The discussion continued until morning and only came to a stop when Aldrian received an interesting report from Vars.