Chapter 466: Lilith’s Past

The group entered the city lord’s mansion in a harmonious atmosphere. With the matters concerning the demon general settled, everyone felt much more relaxed! Rod learned a lot from their stories. After hearing about Rod and Andrews’ experiences over the past period, they exchanged glances, their expressions filled with sympathy and deep emotion. Especially after learning about the powerful existence in the Battlefield of Death, they grew even more nervous! Even the usually silent ancestor of the troll tribe opened his eyes and spoke up. In short, they all agreed that in the days to come, they should try their best to avoid provoking that powerful being.

Rod was very pleased to learn that his father had also obtained a divine essence! Eleven people had gained divine essences, along with another powerful warrior at the Yin Yellow realm—truly a great harvest. As soon as these people obtained their divine essences, Rod immediately felt the call emanating from them.

It was gentle and warm, like encountering a family member. Divine essences had their own lives, and when these lives combined, they created a wonderful sensation. It seemed that all these divine essences were radiating a sacred aura centered around Rod’s own divine essence!

Of the eleven who obtained divine essences, nine came here. The divine essences of the Wolf King and others were all at the most basic level—those of heavenly gods. As for the ancestor of the troll tribe, perhaps because his strength had reached an extraordinary level, his divine essence had ascended to the level of a giant god—second only to a god-king. This delighted Rod greatly, showing that his immense strength had not been in vain. As for the rest, they would have to rely on further cultivation to improve.

That evening, the group gathered in the hall to discuss their next steps. First, Rod would lead some people to the continent to handle matters there. Not many would go—six people with divine essences, including the Wolf King and the Dragon King, along with four others. The remaining three stayed at the Source of Darkness with two others from the Ten Thousand Mountains. These five would be responsible for searching for the whereabouts of demon souls within the Source of Darkness!

Lilith, Nightingale, Ada, Lucy, and others would also go. Together with Sognar, Melon, Biano, and others who had gone earlier, the lineup was truly luxurious.

After discussing the details, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief! Looking at the ancestor of the troll race, Rod felt somewhat ashamed. With such strength, if he had been the one to open the Gate between Gods and Demons first, there’s no doubt the divine status of the God King would have belonged to him—now he felt a bit embarrassed.

The ancestor, on the other hand, took it quite calmly and didn’t express much. Quiet and reserved, with his eyes slightly closed most of the time, he gave off an inscrutable aura. When he occasionally opened his eyes, one could see that his gaze was incredibly deep, impossible to fathom, radiating an air of authority.

After the meeting, everyone began to disperse. Lucy clung tightly to Rod, as if he were a treasure she couldn’t bear to let go of, sticking closely to him like glue to his back.

Lilith, Nightingale, and Ada could only laugh and cry at this situation.

It had been a while since they had been together, and now, gathering again and feeling the harmonious atmosphere, they were quite comfortable.

After hesitating for a moment and looking at Lilith, Rod finally spoke up, “Do you know my father?”

This was actually a question he had wanted to ask for a long time. From the Void Space to the opening of the Netherworld, various signs indicated that they knew each other, seemingly having an unusual relationship. He just hadn’t found the right opportunity to ask.

Hearing Rod suddenly ask this question, Lilith was momentarily stunned. Then, seemingly recalling something, a faint blush appeared on her face, catching everyone’s attention.

Lucy and Ada were clearly very interested in this question as well, staring at Lilith wide-eyed, waiting for an answer. Rod didn’t deliberately avoid them regarding this matter!

“Mm, I do!” After a long while, Lilith replied with some emotion, her gaze wandering as if recalling the past.

“At that time, your father was a very powerful person—a genius whose strength surged from the Source of Darkness. He was called a monster, just like you now—exceptionally talented, unmatched by anyone. He was already a super-strong warrior at a young age, having reached the advanced stage of the Yin Yellow realm.

Back then, no one knew he was a member of the troll race. Within the Source of Darkness, he was like a comet, illuminating the entire sky as he streaked through it, becoming the object of pursuit for countless people! He was truly unparalleled at that time.

Back then, Sognar and I were also in the Source of Darkness, and we met your father as well. An accidental event led to our interaction.”

“That time, our group ventured to the Battlefield of Death carrying our family with us. Who would have thought we would encounter such a great danger? At the critical moment, your father appeared and saved us,” Lilith said, a hint of emotion appearing on her face. After a pause, she continued, “If he hadn’t shown up, we might have died long ago!”
“That’s it?” Rod asked doubtfully when Lilith stopped, feeling that the matter wasn’t that simple. Ada and Lucy, the two girls, nodded eagerly, their eyes shining with excitement, looking tense as if deeply captivated, their gaze toward Lilith having changed greatly.
“After that, Sognar and I returned to the dragon clan and were punished for violating clan rules by going to the Battlefield of Death on our own. Both Sognar and I were exiled to the Void Source. I was fine—since it was my first time, I thought it was just a place for cultivation. But Sognar was different; it was his second time there, and he spent almost a thousand years trapped there.
Back then, Sognar was a genius no less than your father, and together with the Wolf King, they were considered the top talents of the dragon clan. Unfortunately, a thousand years in that void space ruined him. He showed some improvement after emerging but was sent back there again, which led him to give up on himself and indulge in self-destruction later on.
It was in that void space that I saw your father for the second time. I was cultivating there when I encountered a powerful Beast King and nearly lost my life. At the critical moment, he appeared and saved me, as he had been granted permission by the dragon clan to cultivate in that void space. That’s how our interactions increased. I was even more surprised to learn he was from the troll clan—after all, the trolls were thought to be an extinct race. And I also found out that his main purpose for coming to the void space was to use it as a gateway to the outside world to find his own domain! That news shocked me even more.
Later, he left! He left the void space. Before he went, I asked him how I could repay him for saving me twice. He only said one thing!”
As everyone grew curious, Lilith stopped, leaving them puzzled and somewhat frustrated.
“Hurry up, tell us, Sister Lilith!” Lucy urged anxiously, pulling at Lilith.
At that moment, Lilith’s face turned slightly red, showing a hint of shyness: “He said… if I ever had a son, he wanted me to be his wife!”

Absolute silence reigned; the atmosphere was eerily quiet. Everyone looked at one another, Rod feeling somewhat embarrassed, let alone Lilith, whose face was completely red!
“Hahaha…” A reckless burst of laughter shattered the silence.
Aida and Lucy burst into laughter, and even Nightingale could only force a wry smile. They had thought something serious might have happened, only to find it to be such a ridiculous situation—something like a hero saving a beauty who then gives herself to him. Who would have thought it would end in such an absurd way?
At that time, Rod’s father seemed to still not have found a wife, let alone Rod. The poor Rod was betrayed like this. Of course, everyone could tell it was just a joke. What was even more unbelievable was that Lilith actually believed it! Decades later, she really ended up with Rod.
As for Rod, he was speechless. He never expected his father to betray him like this, nor that Lilith would believe those words. It was somewhat disheartening.
Aida and the others around him laughing recklessly made the two of them feel even more embarrassed. At that moment, Rod remembered the playful look in his father’s eyes when he appeared on the day the Netherworld opened, looking at both him and Lilith. He realized his father surely didn’t expect things to turn out this way either.
Lilith’s face was flushed red from extreme shyness. Under Rod’s scolding, everyone finally quieted down. But Lucy and Aida still occasionally burst into laughter, driving everyone crazy. Even Nightingale’s gaze toward Rod and Lilith became strange.
It might have been the most unbearable night. Eventually, Rod couldn’t take it anymore and made up an excuse to run to his room, utterly exasperated by the group of women.
In the following days, Rod and Lilith were constantly teased by the women, who found endless reasons to mock them, until the day they set off, when things finally calmed down a bit. Over those days, Rod and Lilith had grown accustomed to it, their faces growing even thicker-skinned.
After three days of rest and preparation, Rod and his group were finally ready to set off for the continent. At dawn that day, they gathered in front of the city lord’s mansion, ready to go.

This group consisted of Rod and others. They were tasked with recovering the vampire and wolf tribes and negotiating with the continent. Though small in number, only twenty or thirty people, they were extremely luxurious! In the end, Merk and Dolon also joined the team. Initially, they had no intention of going, but after much consideration, they decided to represent the Black Phoenix clan and join in, further strengthening the group. As for the matter of Ice City, they had completely left it to the Grand Elder and others to handle.