Although what the Demon from Beyond had set out to achieve back then had come to fruition, he was not happy at all.

The first thing he had sensed upon his resurrection was that all of his Gear was gone. That included his Angel Sword, Angel Shield, Holy Armor, Holy Portal Bag, and even that damaged set of Guardian Wings he had left in the Central Temple.

They were truly gone, and he could not track them with his Power of The Will.

He was confused. Who in this world could destroy the Power of The Will in his equipment?! Even Wizard Basham and the Dragon God couldn’t do so!

One needed to be far more powerful than the owner to do something like that…

Luckily Wizard Basham’s attack had woken him up early, or else it would have taken him months to do so.

He only needed five more days to fully recover, but the reason he told Wizard Basham he needed ten days was because he wanted to spend the other five days finding his Gear!

He would not be able to inject light energy into normal equipment, so not having them would drastically reduce his power.

“My Great Lord, you’ve awakened!” Knight Marlo’s voice called out.

“Get ready, we will destroy our enemies in ten days!” the Demon from Beyond declared grimly

The eight God Rank Knights gathered and they all bowed. “At your command!”

The Demon from Beyond was also irritated when he realized there were only eight God Rank Knights. Their number was much lower than he had hoped for. He blamed the Saints for that, but it was too late to change anything.

In five days, he would be able to leave the Holy Kingdom to find his gear.

His Angel Sword and Shield were made with materials from another world. They had a special energy, and the Demon from Beyond was confident that he could find them…

——

Wizard Basham did not stay outside of the Holy Kingdom for long. He turned and arrived at the Warding Wall in a few Flashes.

“Mister President!” the eighteen God Rank Wizards bowed.

Wizard Basham did not bow back, instead saying coldly, “Did you find anything?”

The eighteen God Rank Wizards knew what he was talking about, but none of them made a sound in reply.

Wizard Basham waved his hand in irritation. “There is no need to protect this place anymore. I will fight the Demon from Beyond in ten days, so just find me all the information you can!”

He then turned to the four Dragon Headmasters and gazed at the three gods hiding behind them. “The Dragon God is still not back yet?”

“Greetings, Mr. Basham! The Dragon God will return soon!” Headmaster Eugene bowed in reply.

Wizard Basham pointed at Headmaster Eugene and stated, “Deliver this message for me: we are fighting the Demon from Beyond in ten days! I’m sure the Dragon God won’t let me down!”

“Yes, Mr. Basham! We will immediately contact the Dragon God!” Headmaster Eugene agreed promptly.

“All of you can go. No need to stay here!” Wizard Basham waved again.

“Yes!” The four Dragon Headmasters and the three vassal gods all bowed.

Wizard Basham did not care what those gods were doing with the dragons. They were too weak, anyway.

He then turned to the God of Death and the Water Goddess, his gaze sharp. Suddenly, a roaring energy shot out from his World.

“Go!” he yelled at them.

The two gods were here at the Wizard Union’s invitation, and Wizard Basham had not addressed them directly, so they thought they were meant to stay.

It was too embarrassing for them; the energy directly sent them flying!

They landed on the ground heavily after flying for a thousand meters, blood gushing out from their mouths. Their injuries were not good, but they still hurried away.

Regret filled their hearts. If they had pledged allegiance to Abel, they would have had the dragons’ protection like the other gods!…

—

Wizard Basham had already been furious on his way back. Losing the World Stone Heart was a huge blow, and the fact that the Demon from Beyond had reawakened because of his own attack was even more infuriating!

Still, the most he could do was abuse the other wizards verbally and he had to treat those Dragon Headmasters with respect because of the Dragon God. So the two hapless gods had ended up as his punching bags.

“Ten days!” he mumbled as he looked towards the Holy Kingdom again.

He needed to find the World Stone Heart during that time. Then he would be fully confident again!

In a Flash, he arrived at the Teleportation Circle, and found Wizard Smith waiting there.

“Mr. President!” Wizard Smith bowed deeply.

“Smith, you seemed troubled just now. What happened? Wizard Basham asked in a more relaxed voice.

Wizard Smith was his true blood relative, so he could be more relaxed when talking to him. After all, Wizard Basham needed someone he could trust to manage the Wizard Union.

“Mr. President, I have a suspect when it comes to what happened to the treasure in our second level chamber!” Wizard Smith whispered.

Wizard Basham immediately felt his heart lift, and he quickly set up a Barrier with his Power of the Will.

“Tell me, who?” He continued.

“A Dragon Headmaster, Headmaster Abel!” Wizard Smith said, embarrassment flickering in his eyes.

He was not lying. Abel was indeed the biggest suspect, but at the same time he didn’t have any clear evidence.

At first, he had not been planning to tell the President immediately, but he was just way too insulted by what had happened. He wanted Abel to pay!

Wizard Basham tried to recall the name, and asked, “Headmaster Abel… how come I have never heard about him?”

“He is not even thirty years old, and he is a God Rank Wizard!” Wizard Smith explained.

“A thirty-year-old God Rank Wizard as a Dragon Headmaster?” Wizard Basham was totally confused.

It was hard to imagine how talented one had to be to become a God Rank wizard at the age of thirty, but how come he had ended up with the dragons? What had happened in the Wizard Union?

Wizard Smith lowered his head and confirmed, “Yes!”

Wizard Basham shook his head and inquired, “Tell me, what is so suspicious about him?”

He knew the size of the Wizard Union was a problem, but a genius like Abel could truly be a great help to him.

Too bad, such a talent would soon go to waste!

Indeed, as far as Wizard Basham was concerned, any suspect in regards to taking the World Stone Heart would be his greatest enemy, and they could not be kept alive!

This was how he had operated since the Era of Gods. The only exception was the Demon from Beyond, but he knew that was just a matter of time.

“Headmaster Abel has more than ten God Rank Summons on his side, six of them being gods. This includes Thief God Milton, who survived the Era of Gods, Doff the War God, who is one of his contracted beasts who turned into a god, and four Divine Bodies he stole from our headquarters!” Wizard Smith explained.

Wizard Basham’s jaw soon began to drop as Wizard Smith kept explaining recent events.

Ever since Wizard Basham had established the Wizard Union, he had spent tens of thousands of years cultivating his twenty God Rank Wizards.

But this thirty-year-old Headmaster Abel had accomplished half of what he had done already?!

That wasn’t all of it. Three of his God Rank Wizards had actually fallen at the hands of Abel, and there were a dozen gods on Abel’s side the Wizard Union didn’t know about!

“Such a pity. At my command, tell Headmaster Abel to come see me!” Wizard Basham sighed.

“Mr. President, there is no way Headmaster Abel will come!” Wizard Smith replied softly.

“No one can reject my order!” Wizard Basham declared grimly.

Wizard Smith was helpless. Since it was an order, he could only go to the dragons personally. A call just wouldn’t get the message across the way he wanted it to.

——

At that moment, Abel was sitting on the Golden Castle platform while Little Bro was slowly moving its Divine Kingdom towards Doff’s Realm.

It was a simple process, but it still cost him a Holy Crystal.

The moment those Kingdoms were about to make contact in their special dimension, Abel paused.

If they just make contact like this, won’t it turn into a Kingdom war?

He took out ten more Holy Crystals from his Holy Portal Bag and they began to morph upon his will.

A meter-long passage was formed and began to connect the two Kingdoms.

Abel could easily do something like this, because he held the highest authority in both Kingdoms.

Soon, strands of Faith rushed into Little Bro’s Kingdom from Doff’s Kingdom.

Although some Faith went to waste during the process, it was enough to sustain Little Bro’s Realm forever.

Abel was not planning to use the Realm to help Little Bro get more powerful, anyway. It would take at least tens of thousands of years for it to even reach Doff’s Realm’s level.

——

Soon afterwards, Abel received a message from the Magic Circle Spirit. “Master, Gold Dragon Kemble has a request!”

“Quick! Connect!” Abel was very happy when he heard the name. When he sensed Gold Dragon Kemble’s energy, he called out, “Brother Kemble!”

However, Gold Dragon Kemble was looking very serious. “Abel, I am here at Headmaster Eugene’s command!” he said.

Abel’s face also changed. “What happened?” he asked quickly.

“The Wizard Union President, Wizard Basham, has returned to the Warding Wall. The Demon from Beyond will fully reawaken in ten days!” Gold Dragon Kemble explained.

“Already?”‘ Abel felt his heart drop, but he soon calmed down again. “Thank you for telling me brother, I will prepare!” Abel waved and a bottle of wine flew towards Gold Dragon Kemble.

Gold Dragon Kemble took a sip and laughed. “Abel, invite me for a visit next time your Summons level-up!”

Abel thumped himself on the head and exclaimed, “Brother, I’m sorry that I forgot to invite you to see my level-up!”

He was too excited at the time.

Gold Dragon Kemble knew what Abel was going through, so he did not blame him. All he had wanted was to see a God Rank level-up so he could get some inspiration.

He has been stuck at the Half-god dragon limit for too long, and it was very hard for a Gold Dragon to break through.

The most important factor was the environment, as water was more suitable for blue dragons.

Gold dragons were the most powerful dragons, but leveling-up had ended up as their biggest challenge!