Chapter 36: Olivia Has Arrived
"Who became a god?" Linley's mind immediately conjured several names.
"I hope it's not a Saint-level powerhouse from another plane." Desri said in a low voice. Hearing this, Linley nodded. Currently, on the Yulan continent, the native god-level experts were already at a disadvantage. If the newly ascended god was also from another plane...
Then, their situation would only become even more dire.
"Desri, let's go. Let's see who exactly has reached the god level." Linley spoke up.
Desri hesitated for a moment, but then smiled. "Alright. Let's go see. Who else has been so lucky as to break through." Towards those who had reached the Demigod level for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, Linley and the others felt a hint of wariness. But towards a newly ascended god, they weren't too worried.
Linley and Desri immediately flew north at top speed.
Desri was also skilled in speed. After becoming a god, his speed was naturally even more astonishing, though not as fast as Linley's. But flying together, they only spent a short time before arriving above the Dark Forest. At that moment, they sensed that the fluctuations of the natural laws had ceased.
"It's in the north, and very far away." Linley frowned.
He had already extended his divine sense, but even reaching the coastline of the North Sea, it was still far from the location of the natural law fluctuations.
"Could it be in the Arctic Icefield?" Desri speculated.
Since it was still north of the Yulan continent, there were only two possibilities. One was the far north, and the other was the Arctic Icefield. Linley and Desri were both very curious about who had become a god. Besides curiosity, there was also a trace of hope.
They hoped that the one who became a god was on the side of the Yulan continent.
"Desri, I've never been to the Arctic Icefield. Would you mind accompanying me for a visit?" Linley turned to Desri with a smile.
"Of course not." Desri also had the same intention.
Immediately, Linley and Desri turned into two streaks of light, streaking across the sky as they flew rapidly northward.
In the Yulan continent plane, the landmass of the Yulan continent itself was actually the smallest area. Its north-south straight-line distance was roughly twenty to thirty thousand li. As for the east-west straight-line distance, it was much longer, estimated at around thirty thousand li. But compared to the ocean, the difference was vast.
Not to mention the South Sea. The South Sea could truly be called boundless.
Ten thousand Yulan continents wouldn't equal one-tenth of the South Sea.
As for the North Sea, its range was much smaller than the South Sea, but it was still much larger than the Yulan continent.
"Hoo... hoo..." The cold wind howled.
The further north they went, the colder the weather became. And now it was January, the coldest time of the year. Even at Linley and Desri's speed, they flew for several hours before finally seeing the vast, white expanse of the Arctic Icefield.
Linley and Desri landed on the icy ground of the Arctic Icefield.
"The Arctic Icefield. Truly awe-inspiring." Linley exclaimed in admiration.
It was too cold here. The biting wind was essentially 'wind blades'. If a weak warrior came here, they would be directly 'sliced' into mincemeat and bone dust by the wind. Of course, to Linley and Desri, this cold wind was nothing.
In the Arctic Icefield, enormous icebergs towered everywhere.
On the Yulan continent, mountains exceeding ten thousand meters in height were rare. But here, icebergs over ten thousand meters were extremely common. The Arctic Icefield also had sunlight, but the sunlight shining here gave no feeling of warmth.
Especially when the cold wind blew up ice debris, sometimes making the world hazy and gray.
"So, the one who became a god is indeed Olivia." A hint of a smile appeared on Linley's face.
"You found him?" Desri's face immediately showed ecstasy. Although Desri had cultivated for several thousand years, the growth of his soul was far inferior to the strength of Linley's soul after absorbing twenty million soul essences.
This was also why Pomont, the Great Witch, and others were so eager to refine soul essences.
"Follow me." Linley directly soared into the air and then flew northeast. Desri followed behind.
After flying for roughly several thousand li, Linley and Desri arrived at the foot of a colossal iceberg that was over a hundred thousand meters high. At this moment, Desri also sensed that Olivia was living deep within this giant iceberg. A man with long silver hair walked out from the passage at the foot of the iceberg.
"Linley, Desri, please come in." Olivia actually had a smile on his face.
Linley and Desri were somewhat surprised.
Olivia's hair used to be a mix of black and white, but now Olivia had a full head of silver hair, and the Olivia before them had an aura closer to 'Light'.
"Desri, have you cultivated the Laws of Light to the Demigod level?" Desri asked.
Olivia didn't speak, just nodded.
Linley and Desri then followed Olivia as they flew along the ice cave into the interior. The ice cave was very deep. Linley and Desri followed the cave, turning now and then, sometimes descending... They flew for a full several dozen li before arriving at Olivia's dwelling.
"It's so cold here." Desri exclaimed.
The deep interior of the iceberg where Olivia lived was indeed extremely cold. It was ten or even a hundred times colder than other places in the Arctic Icefield.
"Drip, drop."
There was also a pool nearby. Green water droplets were dripping from the ice above it, and the pool was emitting astonishingly cold air.
"This is the coldest place in the entire Arctic Icefield." Olivia said with a smile. "Back then, I kept digging here. You don't know how hard the ice was in the depths. It was definitely comparable to some precious ores. I dug for a long time before reaching this core area. And it was right there—"
Olivia pointed to the pool.
"My Profound Ice Longsword was discovered in this cold pool back then." In such an extremely cold place, having a pool was already a strange thing. And there was a Profound Ice Longsword inside it. Linley and Desri secretly guessed whether that Profound Ice Longsword had some significant origin.
"Come, let's sit inside."
Olivia led Linley and Desri into a large excavated living room.
"Ah?" Linley and Desri were both greatly startled.
Because in this living room, there was actually another Olivia with long black hair. The white-haired Olivia walked directly over and then merged with the black-haired Olivia. After the two Olivias merged, his hair became a mottled gray.
Strange!
"Olivia, this is unexpected." Linley and Desri both laughed. "You've not only achieved godhood through the Laws of Light, but also through the Laws of Darkness. Admirable, admirable!"
"By the way, where is your main body?" Desri inquired.
If Olivia had cultivated two divine clones, plus his main body, he should have three bodies.
"At the time, I only let one divine spark be inside my body and one outside." Olivia said calmly. "I don't want to cultivate any other laws. It's enough for me to just cultivate the Laws of Light and the Laws of Darkness to their peak."
Linley and Desri nodded inwardly.
Since he had chosen to cultivate only two elemental laws, he indeed didn't need to create three bodies. That would require splitting his soul into three parts. The way Olivia was now, he only split his soul into two.
Linley asked in confusion, "Olivia, what's with your hair? You've become a god in both aspects. Using your Light divine clone should give you silver hair, and your Darkness divine clone should give you black hair. How come merging the two results in this?"
"Because..."
Olivia smiled faintly. "After merging the two bodies, I can use the divine power of Light and the divine power of Darkness together. As for my hair, it's actually condensed from divine power. I can make it look however I want."
Linley and Desri were speechless. They hadn't expected Olivia to have this side to him.
But they were also very surprised. Linley knew very well that two opposing forces couldn't be used together. For Olivia to be able to do this, his strength would naturally increase greatly.
"Olivia, can you tell us how you managed to do this?" Desri hesitated for a moment before finally asking.
Olivia glanced at him, but still said, "Linley, do you remember that duel between me and Hudderson? You were watching from the sidelines that time too."
"I remember." Linley nodded. That time, Hudderson almost killed Olivia. But over a decade later, in a rematch, Olivia killed Hudderson with a single sword strike.
"That time, I was unconscious for several months. When I woke up, I could use the two types of energy together." Olivia said very casually. This answer also left Linley and Desri somewhat stunned. Even if others knew, they couldn't imitate it.
Linley also understood somewhat in his heart.
Back then, after being severely injured by Hudderson, Olivia fell unconscious. Many people were puzzled.
Because no matter how severe the physical injuries, they could be repaired with healing magic. But Olivia was unconscious? It wasn't strange for a Saint-level expert to die, but being unconscious for several months was a once-in-ten-thousand-years event. At the time, no one knew why he was unconscious.
Now, they understood a bit.
"That coma was related to the soul. It was probably also due to the peculiar nature of Olivia's soul." Linley still remembered how the Eye of the Evil God had tried to freeze Olivia's soul but failed.
Linley glanced at Olivia. "This Olivia probably has some things he hasn't said. His soul becoming like this must have some secret related to the cultivation of the two laws." Linley understood this, but he naturally wouldn't pry into others' cultivation matters.
Cultivating his own was enough.
"Olivia, the reason we came this time is for an important matter." Linley got straight to the point and recounted everything that had happened in the O'Brien Empire, also giving Olivia a detailed account of the current situation on the Yulan continent.
Olivia frowned. "I didn't expect so many things to have happened on the Yulan continent in these past nine years."
"Olivia, faced with a large number of experts from other planes, what do you plan to do? Stay here in the Arctic Icefield, or...?" Linley looked at Olivia expectantly. Olivia possessed a mysterious Profound Ice Longsword with an unknown origin, and his two divine clones were merged into one.
Linley didn't have confidence that he could defeat him.
Linley wasn't jealous either. On the contrary, he was very happy. The stronger the native experts of the Yulan continent were, the better they could protect it.
"Is there even a need to ask?" A cold smile appeared at the corner of Olivia's mouth. "This is our territory. Those bastards dare to come here and slaughter wantonly. If we don't act, they'll think we're afraid." Olivia had never been afraid of anything.
Just like when he first arrived at the Arctic Icefield, he dared to challenge Laseford.
"Besides, now that I've reached the divine realm, it's impossible to break through in a short time. It's time to go out and have a good fight." A glint of battle burned in Olivia's eyes. "With so many experts from other planes coming over, how could I give up such a good opportunity to fight?"
Linley and Desri exchanged a glance. It seemed they had been worrying unnecessarily.
With Olivia's personality, even after becoming a god, he wouldn't be content to hide away in the Arctic Icefield.
Olivia glanced at Linley. Actually, there was one thing he didn't say... Back in the Necropolis of the Gods, Linley had saved him several times. Just because of the debt of gratitude he owed Linley, Olivia would never hide here for the sake of his own life.
"Haha, good! Now with you, Olivia, the three of us joining forces, why should we fear that Pomont?" Linley laughed heartily.
"Pomont? I'd like to see if he can withstand a single strike from my sword." Confidence shone in Olivia's eyes.
Desri also laughed.
"Let's go. We'll go to Linley's Dragonblood Castle. He already told that Saint-level expert from another plane to have Pomont come find us at Dragonblood Castle." Desri spoke up. "We'll just wait for that Pomont at Dragonblood Castle."
Linley chuckled. "I'm thinking, if that Pomont uses his divine sense to investigate and finds three god-level experts here, will he be too scared to come out?"
Olivia and Desri couldn't help but laugh as well.
Immediately, Linley, Desri, and Olivia, the three god-level experts, flew away from the Arctic Icefield, crossed the North Sea, and returned to Dragonblood Castle. At Dragonblood Castle, they quietly awaited the arrival of that Pomont.