Chapter 2804: The Crucial Moment
Beelzebub, a name that had long been forgotten by the twins, resurfaced in their thoughts. It had been many years since they had last interacted with him, their agreement being that neither side would cause trouble for the other for a thousand years. The twins had already used the favor Beelzebub owed them, and as a result, they didn't have much reason to think about him anymore.
That wasn't the case anymore now. If the Semi-Celestial Devils or Divinity Realm Devils had another fragment in their possession, Kafan would have found out by now. Turen also returned to the Underworld after the battle at the Foundation Pillars, so the twins could use his help with it.
"Thank you, senior Hyeoumu," Rean spoke again, his voice filled with unwavering determination. "We will not rest until we find the last Fragment and restore the Universe."
"Yeah, yeah," Hyeoumu wasn't in the mood to continue talking. "You got what you needed. Now get out of here. I want to focus on healing my injuries."
The twins nodded. A moment later, Kentucky was brought out of the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. The twins couldn't send the Foreign Fragments there since they saw what happens when Fragments from different Universes get close to each other. Both sides will try to destroy the other. Back in the Ruins of the Stars, the twins had a hard time separating the Fragments.
Since the twins couldn't use their Dimensional Realm, they called Kentucky. The Minokawa already had his own Pocket Dimensional Realm, so they would keep it in his care for the time being. "Kentucky, take them."
"Leave it to me." Kentucky had already discussed it with the twins, so he quickly sent the Fragments away.
Next, the twins opened a Spatial Gate and left the area. Kentucky, obviously, just returned to the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm with Roan a moment later, leaving Rean to make the way back on his own.
On the way back, Rean talked to everyone inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm as he traveled. "How do we do this? Should we go straight to the Underworld instead?"
[It might save time,] Sister Orb spoke. [Romario is already working with our Formations Masters in the Swap Formation, right? We can simply leave this work up to him and work on the Fragments in the Underworld. Of the four remaining Fragments, three are right there.] "I wouldn't recommend that," Roan had other plans. "Once the Fragment is found in the Leviathans' Dimensional Realm, we would better be close to sending it into the Dimensional Realm straight away. I know Romario pledged to help us, but I don't trust anyone that easily. Who knows? He might try to take it away."
Rean narrowed his eyes. "I highly doubt that to be the case. If he was lying about his intentions, you would have been the very first one to notice it, Roan."
"Perhaps," Roan nodded. "However, all I do is see through the clues to tell if someone is lying or not. Romario is much older than me. He might just be very good at hiding his intentions. We have met people like that before, remember?"
"Fine!" Rean could only accept it even if he didn't like Roan's words. "Let's get back and finish the formation."
Meanwhile, down in the Underworld, the number of dead souls arriving hasn't changed much. The battle that shook the Universe was shocking indeed. However, most of
the participants were at least in the Transition Realm or above. The number of living experts at that level was pretty much nothing when compared to the number of living beings in the Universe.
However, there was a huge difference in the souls that arrived during the battles. For example, quite a few of them were branded. It was the same brand that allowed them to keep their memories for reincarnation. These souls were from experts in the Elemental Space Realm or above.
Even those that weren't branded looked different. After all, they were powerful dead souls that couldn't be compared to the constant flow of mortal souls that got here.
No one noticed it, but inside the Reincarnation Path Area, a few of these powerful souls disappeared one after another. These were souls that arrived near the same location, a mountain range in the middle of nowhere.
If the twins were here, they would have immediately recognized the mountains here. That was the same mountain where they left Beelzebub behind all those years ago. Beelzebub, as a Soul Devil himself, has been absorbing dead souls ever since, recovering his strength. By now, he was already back to his Divinity Realm level. However, he hasn't shown his presence yet. If he appeared, the Devils of the Underworld would most likely gang up on him. The last time it happened, he was defeated at the peak of his power and sealed away. That's why he decided he would continue to stay here until he surpassed his previous level.
At first, he had already accepted that he would stay in this place for thousands of years, maybe more. If he left, that would be to hunt the twins down once their agreement of nonaggression for a thousand years was over. Still, even that made Beelzebub reluctant. He truly didn't want to risk showing others he was back. Semi-Celestials wouldn't intervene because of the agreement. But, considering that Belial is also a Soul Devil, the risk was still high for Beelzebub.
Yet, his plans suddenly changed with the invasion of Garisan. All the experts who died in battle were sent into this Universe's Underworld, including Garisan's ones. Their souls were extremely powerful, which was the best possible nourishment for Beelzebub.
At the moment, two sealed souls were inside the cave in Beelzebub's hideout. Every time he looked at them, he felt excited. However, he held himself back. "Keep calm, keep calm. These souls are definitely from Semi-Celestial Level experts. I have to keep them for the crucial moment."