The King of the Bayoka Clan let out a heart-wrenching scream as everything he had sworn to protect was erased from existence before his very eyes. Yet he could do nothing except watch, for he lacked the strength to protect his people.
Suppressing the grief that threatened to consume him, he sat down and began absorbing the life essence, bloodline energy, and spiritual energy of the Yondi ancestor while gently placing Elisa beside him.
Once the absorption was complete, he slowly exhaled.
The newly acquired energies fused seamlessly with his bloodline, causing his cultivation to surge until it reached the level of a Half-Step God of Gods.
Without wasting another moment, he carried Elisa in his arms and flew toward the icy lands. Before the invasion, Elena had secretly informed him of the exact location where she had placed her restrictions within the frozen region.
After arriving, he gently laid Elisa's seemingly lifeless body upon the icy ground.
The king lowered his head in a solemn bow before turning away.
Without looking back, he flew into the distance.
As though responding to an invisible call, Elisa's body slowly sank through the countless layers of thick ice until it reached the deepest chamber, where the body of The Voice lay.
Almost immediately, an exceptionally thick layer of ice encased her body.
The ice began preserving her while gradually infusing her with tiny traces of life energy.
At the same time, her body slowly started transforming from that of a member of the Bayoka Clan into that of an ordinary brown-skinned girl from Earth.
Far away, near the boundary of the God Realm, Elena had already transformed into her majestic dragon form.
She flew through space at an astonishing speed of one hundred and forty times the speed of light.
The Grand Elder and Solanky remained safely inside an independent space that Elena had personally created to shield them from the devastating chaotic air currents generated by her enormous body, which she had deliberately reduced to a length of fifteen light-years.
Even then, the speed at which Elena traveled was so terrifying that neither the Grand Elder nor Solanky could begin to comprehend it.
To make the journey more manageable for them, Elena reduced the time flow within the independent space to one thousand times slower than that of the outside world.
As her colossal dragon body traversed the endless void, Elena transmitted her voice into the independent space.
"The worlds are divided into seven realms."
She continued,
"The first realm is the one you both came from. It is the lowest of all the realms and is commonly known as the Lower Realm. The spiritual energy there is extremely scarce, making cultivation exceptionally difficult. It often takes seven generations for a single planet to produce a High-Level God, and even then, the realm itself remains incredibly fragile."
A short while later, Elena spoke again.
"We have arrived at your destination."
She looked ahead toward the magnificent world before them.
"This is the Second Realm, also known as the God Realm, or the Cage Realm. It is one hundred million times larger than the Lower Realm. The spiritual energy here is vastly richer, allowing planets and countless regions to nurture thousands of High-Level Gods within a single generation."
The moment Elena released the Grand Elder and Solanky into the God Realm, an immense wave of rich spiritual energy rushed into their bodies.
The Grand Elder immediately sensed his once unstable bloodline becoming incomparably purer and steadier.
Solanky experienced an equally astonishing transformation.
His bloodline began producing nearly three times more energy than it had in the Lower Realm, causing his overall strength to increase by nearly fifty percent.
After returning to her humanoid form, Elena calmly walked toward the entrance of the God Realm.
Curious, Solanky asked,
"Why aren't you using your original body here?"
Elena smiled faintly before answering.
"Although the God Realm is incomparably larger and far more stable than the Lower Realm, none of us can act recklessly here. The higher beings reached an agreement long ago not to release even a fraction of their true strength unless absolutely necessary. Uncontrolled power can disrupt the natural flow of spiritual energy throughout the entire realm."
Growing impatient with walking, Solanky instinctively leaped into the air as he always had in the Lower Realm.
He managed to fly only fifty meters before suddenly losing all momentum and falling back to the ground.
The surrounding cultivators stared at him with astonishment.
Solanky noticed their strange expressions and turned toward Elena.
"Why are they looking at me like that?"
Elena answered without hesitation.
"In the God Realm, only beings at or above the God Emperor level can naturally fly."
She continued,
"Cultivators below that level have not absorbed enough spiritual energy to overcome the realm's powerful spatial laws. Unlike the Lower Realm, whose fragmented spatial laws allow even weaker beings to fly through the vacuum of space, the God Realm possesses far stronger and more complete laws."
The Grand Elder chuckled.
"Watch carefully, kid. This is how a real expert flies!"
He soared effortlessly into the sky before bursting into loud laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
Moments later, he accelerated with all his might.
What happened next left both him and Solanky utterly stunned.
In the Lower Realm, once his speed exceeded one hundred thousand meters per second, space would distort and he would enter a teleportation state.
Yet here, despite reaching ninety million meters per second, no teleportation occurred.
He quickly stopped and looked toward Elena.
"How is that possible?"
Elena folded her arms.
"Were you even listening when I explained the spatial laws of the God Realm?"
She smiled before continuing.
"There are only two ways to achieve teleportation in the God Realm."
She looked at both Solanky and the Grand Elder.
"Listen carefully."
"The first method is to comprehend the spatial laws of the God Realm and create an independent space within your body that resonates with the surrounding world. Only beings above the God Emperor level can accomplish this."
She raised a second finger.
"The second method is through sheer speed. Once your speed reaches one hundred times the speed of light, natural teleportation becomes possible. However, achieving such speed through one's own strength is extraordinarily difficult. Without extraordinary flight techniques, only beings above the God Emperor level are capable of reaching that level."
After finishing her explanation, Elena said,
"I have somewhere else I need to be. Fortunately, an old friend of mine is already here."
She looked at the two of them.
"You should head to the Registration Palace. They will evaluate your strength and provide you with a list of sects you may join."
"I will find both of you after I return."
The moment her words fell, Elena vanished without a trace.
Almost immediately after she disappeared, a massive figure teleported before the two newcomers.
A cheerful voice echoed through the air.
"Long time no see, Granny... and the little monster."
It was none other than Gido.
Smiling broadly, he gestured for them to follow him toward the Registration Palace.
Meanwhile, Elena had already left the God Realm.
She teleported directly back to Planet Sabiru.
The instant she arrived, her divine sense silently swept across the entire planet.
A faint frown appeared on her face.
Only a handful of mortals remained alive.
She took a single step and instantly appeared above the deserted Makeke Jungle.
With a snap of her fingers, the flow of time around the planet reversed.
Scenes from the recent past unfolded before her eyes.
She silently watched everything that had happened during her absence.
After witnessing the final moments of the invasion, Elena frowned.
"So... they were searching for the Supreme Divine Artifact that Elishen lost during the war."
Her gaze softened.
"This girl truly used it as her final resolve."
She disappeared once again.
This time, she reappeared deep beneath the frozen layers of ice.
There, Elisa's body remained curled up peacefully while silently absorbing the lingering life energy left behind after The Voice's departure.
Without hesitation, Elena transferred Elisa into her own internal world.
She took out a single Source Crystal from her bracelet and used it to nourish Elisa's soul.
Finally, Elena formed a series of seals with her hands.
The moment she completed them, every trace of her return to Planet Sabiru was erased from the planet's timeline.
With everything finished, she teleported away.