Divine Emperor of Death

"Still," Great Ancestor Zenflame continued, "I'm happy to have the backing of the Phoenix Alliance right now as they prove to be a major deterrent to any force. The Central Primesky Alliance also understands our situation. Moreover, you left a few main cities intact, and their barriers still remain powerful, so we're doing good."

'No wonder Flamerose came back so soon…' Davis finally understood.

The Fire Phoenix Clan was temporarily safe. However, any man with two brain cells would know that this wasn't the end, as bullies would appear and demand more tribute. It would be a hard task to maintain friendly relations with them, and there would eventually come a time when the Fire Phoenix Clan would no longer be able to endure.

That would be the time when war erupted again, and hopefully, by that time, the Fire Phoenix Clan would've produced enough Immortal Emperors to be able to deter many powers.

Davis's lips curled as he took a step forward.

"Now that you mention it, I think I forgot to destroy some more."

"Wait… no!"

Great Ancestor Zenflame reached out his hands to stop who rushed in the direction of the Fire Phoenix Clan.

However, Davis made a sudden turn and descended, beginning to discuss with Captain Praezen where to start constructing or if they would take over one of the cities and spare them much work.

"…"

Great Ancestor Zenflame knew he had been fooled, causing him to pull his hand back and wipe the embarrassment off his face, reminding himself that the other party was still a child in terms of age when compared to him.

After a great deal of planning with a lot of ideas and setting up the foundation, Davis sat and enjoyed the scenery, wondering if some enemy would come out from nowhere and attack them.

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After Davis sent his soul body, he also hid himself using Hateless Ghost Emperor Steps and went around.

He didn't want to be found in case he got caught by a vixen, in which case he wouldn't be able to control himself, or rather, he had no need to control himself when he also desired them.

Sophie was breastfeeding Aurelia in the hall while accompanied by Niera. They were sworn sisters who kept each other company.

Outside, he could see the preparations for his marriage with Bylai and Zestria were underway, causing him to nod with contentment.

Esvele and Threelotus seemed to be overseeing the process and security while Isabella commanded them.

On the other hand, Shirley seemed to have retreated into seclusion to absorb King-Tier Bloodline since Mistress Zahara and Mistress Yeyin returned from the Fire Phoenix Clan. It seemed like they searched for him, perhaps wanting to thank him, but since he was busy, they didn't disturb him.

Mingzhi was as busy as ever with her cultivation and intelligence network while Schleya listened to Mingzhi. It was better said that they were both understanding individuals who weren't afraid to get their hands dirty for the sake of the family they had.

Similarly, Tina and Dalila were focusing on their cultivation and hard work, concocting pills to make sure the group stayed on their top condition.

Ellia and Myria went out of the Aurora Cloud Gate to search for the last resource needed for the Eternal Life Body Physique, although they were still clueless as to where it might be.

Nadia was feasting and constantly attacking her bottleneck to reach the Immortal Emperor Stage, while Eldia was also the same. She had gone to the place where remnant heavenly lightning was present most of the time near the Aurora Cloud Gate's Domain back when Davis returned a few days ago.

But as for the brides, Bylai and Zestria stayed with Evelynn and seemed to be personally receiving instructions on how to be good wives as they requested Evelynn to teach them. Their actions moved Evelynn, so she embarrassedly agreed to impart some knowledge to the best of her ability, and hearing that, even Shea, Panqa, Lanqua, and even Yilla were present in the sudden lecture, leaving Davis speechless.

Shea was too respectful, the twin wolf feys were eager, their tails wagging as they appeared to be honored. On the other side, Yilla was amusedly curious enough to know the ways of the righteous path women. Regardless, the lot all enjoyed cuddling Sheria with the utmost care while listening to Evelynn's speech with attentiveness.

He wondered where Tanya was but then saw she was battling it out with Iesha in the center of the island as their undulations blared.

'Hmm… that would leave Natalya, but she…'

He didn't see Natalya in her room, nor was she present in the practice between Tanya and Iesha, making him wonder if she was with Tia. He was also worried as Clara still hadn't woken up, although Myria and he had already diagnosed that she would wake up soon, except Clara wasn't waking up, which worried him a bit.

'Perhaps Clara remembers what happened and doesn't want to wake up…?'

Davis didn't hate himself for being an Anarchic Divergent, but seeing his little sister suffer like this, a tinge of dislike for himself seeped into his heart. Nonetheless, it was only a fleeting emotion, but the worry still remained, causing him to go towards Tia's room.

Once he appeared before her room, he was about to enter, but then he saw Mystic Diviner Hailac coming out, causing him to stop and watch her beautiful silver hair flail as she walked past him.

It had been a long time since he saw her, making him want to talk, but using this chance, he slipped into Tia's room and looked around, spotting her.

'Hmm…? Why is Natalya sleeping here…?'

Davis saw Natalya was sleeping on another bed while Clara was sleeping on the main bed.

Tia walked towards them with her back facing toward him. She seemed to want to be seated in between them. However, she abruptly shuddered and turned to look around before fixing her gaze in his direction.

"…!"

Her seemingly hawk-like gaze froze Davis.

At the same time, the stiff Tia relaxed ever so lightly as she heaved a sigh.

"I didn't know big brother had the habit of looking into a young maiden's room."

"It isn't like that…" Davis lifted his concealment and raised his hands in surrender, "I'm just making sure everyone is fine and practicing cultivation well."

"I know, and even if that isn't the case, I'm flattered. Feel free to drop by anytime."

Tia smiled as she inclined her head.

"…"

Davis could swear this wasn't the same Tia he knew. Her mannerisms were different, appearing mature, and the shyness that he took amusement in was mostly absent. More than that, the fact that she could discover his concealment was shockingly unbelievable.

Nonetheless, he believed Tia wasn't a hostile threat and turned to look towards Natalya and Clara, gesturing towards them as he asked what was going on.