CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 471 RECASTING AGAIN

Leon was unwilling to truthfully disclose his plans, and naturally, Isily didn’t know why Leon was acting that way, as long as he didn’t make her do anything unethical or immoral, that would be enough.

"Take it slowly, there’s no rush."

"Don’t feel any psychological pressure, don’t be burdened."

Leon comforted Isily because his actions were merely on a whim, and honestly, he was not in such a hurry to become the Dragon God. After all, he wasn’t afraid of any gods now, unless he was deliberately courting death... and even then, it’s not so easy to meet one’s doom. He wasn’t that concerned with the Golden Finger reward.

The Nine Breath Qi had successfully compensated for his shortcomings in accumulation and lack of mana. The Eight-Nine Arcane Technique was even more powerful, encompassing various divine power spells, leaving him no longer worried about the lack of functional spells. He really lacked nothing now. One more Golden Finger reward or one less wouldn’t make much difference.

After assigning the task of disseminating information to Isily, Leon returned to the Volcanic Island, feeling an unusual surge of motivation, determined to accomplish everything accumulated over the past days in one go and then relax in peace.

So where should he start?

In the entire multi-universe, mighty gods can be counted on one hand; they are beyond mortal understanding, incapable of being summoned, and almost never interfere directly in the mortal world, forever above all.

Below the mighty gods are the lesser gods. These lesser gods manifest in certain places across various planes, some residing in the Material Plane, like the Unicorn Goddess Pella and the God of Giant Shark Sekoula, worshipped by the Sahuagin. Other individuals reside in the Outer Planes.

Even the renowned Spider Queen Rose is just a lesser god, as is the Ocean Goddess, naturally. However, there is a hierarchy even among lesser gods, and the Ocean Goddess is a particularly powerful presence among them.

Although not her true form—gods do not easily reveal their true selves, and to kill a god within their Divine Country, unless you are a mighty god bullying a lesser god, don’t even think about it—Leon defeating the Saint Avatar of the Ocean Goddess meant he was not inferior to her.

Although it was the Ocean Goddess herself who provoked him, it could be considered as a warning to others. No other gods would dare to challenge Leon lightly now. Even those merchants in Watchtower Port who worshipped the Goddess of Wealth had been dutifully paying their taxes lately, perhaps still trying to scheme and avoid taxes creatively. Otherwise, Leon might have wanted to use his victory over the Ocean Goddess to confront the Goddess of Wealth.

Leon lazily lay on the viewpoint at the top of the volcano, his gaze moving from the endless sea to the Volcanic Island, when suddenly his eyes lit up with a bold idea—since the volcanic island currently belonged to the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, why not enhance it and upgrade it to a Heavenly Realm?

Leon lifted his neck and calculated his savings. Though he hadn’t spent much money recently, the plunder from the Ocean Goddess’s temple was substantial, and he extorted a hefty ransom from releasing her priests and followers... leveraging the power of an entire nation wasn’t a problem, but was it necessary to go that far?

"Sigh... why didn’t I feel this island was so small before?"

Leon sighed, his brows slightly furrowed, thinking that the volcanic island now had a massive, unsolvable problem: its size was too small; with fewer than ten dragons residing, it already seemed crowded. What about the future?

A huge amount of resources had already been invested to upgrade the volcanic island to a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, abandoning it would be too wasteful, but once it was elevated to a Heavenly Realm, it would be impossible to leave because the cost of moving—a cost so immense that even he could hardly afford—was tied to upgrading the volcanic island to a Heavenly Realm.

Leon pondered for a long time and finally decided to temporarily shelve one issue because the Cave Heaven Blessed Land was sufficient for now, and there was no rush to upgrade to a Heavenly Realm.

Growing his daughter into an heir was not a task that could be completed overnight; it was undoubtedly a long-term project.

Speaking of which, he still had several enemies... Chains Demon General Marahis was hostile towards Tassera due to the Impermanence Card, and Tassera’s enemy was his enemy. The Witch King Su Ausis from the Ancient Fallen Empire had escaped, and who knows when he’d return for revenge—should Leon deal with him?

Leon indulged in some wild thoughts, suddenly widening his eyes when he thought of something crucial.

Leon quickly rose, using his Sleeve of the Universe to retrieve his Divine Sword, raising it high towards the sunlight.

Currently, his Divine Sword was only considered a Low-level Divine Artifact, not a High-level Divine Artifact, because it lacked a Sword Spirit.

The special attributes of Intelligent Magic Items are controlled by the items themselves, not their possessor. If the possessor maintains a good relationship with the item, they can normally use the item’s special abilities. Otherwise, the item will suppress its special abilities and might even harm its possessor.

Many Balors and Pit Fiends resided in Divine Artifacts, making them rather suitable as sword sacrifices, but Leon didn’t want to create a disloyal sword.

He had once considered sacrificing his Tiefling female disciple, Pella, because she was proficient in Sword Control Technique and would be an excellent Sword Spirit, but ultimately, he didn’t do it.

Thus, he still had a soft heart, unwilling to harm those close to him. On the other hand, that lady’s talent was merely exceptional, unable to defeat an Efreeti, having a Challenge Level just above 10. She truly didn’t deserve to be the Sword Spirit of his Divine Sword.

If he could subdue a Solar as a Sword Spirit, it would be perfect, but a lawful and good Solar would never submit to Leon, a Red Dragon. Moreover, the existing Solars, only twenty-four in number, are mostly serving specific gods, with others observing quietly from elsewhere, making them hard to meet.

"As Celestial Envoys, angels are formed from the celestial essence of benevolent gods, namely the Divine Fragment."

"It’s said the Lord of Hammers created the Forging Guardian to defend the sacred Melting Furnace designed by the first dwarves, and it was brought to life by a Divine Spark from the Father of Hammers."

Leon suddenly had a thought—since he had the Golden Cores refined from the Saint Avatar of the Ocean Goddess, and those contained divine essence, the key part being the divine essence, why not use that essence to imbue life into his Divine Sword, creating a Sword Spirit directly, instead of obsessing over sword sacrifice?

He acted immediately; Leon began feeding the Golden Cores to his Divine Sword, essentially using them as forging materials to rebuild the sword. Then, he placed the sword at the top of the volcano, allowing it to gather spiritual energy from heaven and earth, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, so that it would eventually become an intelligent entity.

Time passed swiftly, and half a year flew by. The Divine Sword still hadn’t awakened its consciousness, quietly standing there. Isily’s dissemination efforts couldn’t possibly see results so soon, but there was good news—after all this time, Cecilia was finally pregnant.