The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 566: Meeting Again After a Few Years

Aldrian, with his hand still lifting the sword high, swept his gaze toward the many troops below. His red hair was swept by the wind as he looked at his parents, who were looking at him with smiles. The Xin family and Baek Jimin with her sect near his mother’s camp were also looking at him with smiles.

He smiled and nodded back, though inwardly he sighed. He was glad he could boost the morale of both the populace and the troops. He had even used his sound laws, which carried effects capable of hypnotizing and stimulating the listener the moment his speech reached their ears. It was necessary, to pull the people out of their despair as quickly as possible.

What they needed was hope. Even though the situation was dire, they needed something to hold on to, and he was ready to become that, just as his followers had placed all of their hope in him.

The screens across the continent then disappeared, but the atmosphere was no longer gloomy and desperate like earlier. Aldrian’s speech still left an effect on them, and their spirit was still burning. Even those who still hesitated about whether to join the war decided to register as volunteers. Some even went by themselves to the border.

After the screens disappeared, Aldrian closed his eyes and searched for the positions of all the leaders of the major territories, along with some people he was close to. Once he located them all, he teleported them to the area below.

All of the leaders stood stunned, shocked as they did not expect to be teleported without warning. Before they could say anything, Aldrian had already landed near them.

"I’m sorry if I dragged you here forcefully, but we need to move quickly right now. I believe we need to bring the attack time forward," he said after landing.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Although we still lack the desired manpower, it can’t be helped. Then when are we going to attack, Alliance Leader?" Emperor Durand asked.

"We will attack today, when the sun is about to set. There is no overall change in the plan—it only needs to be hastened. I hope your armies can take control of the area near the border by tomorrow. After that, all of you will push forward to there—" Aldrian pointed toward the black pillar.

"That is our main target. Direct all of your armies’ movements toward it. From the looks of it, that black pillar is opening a portal, which might be the way for the devil god to descend. The devils still need time to fully open that portal, so we still have a chance to stop it."

The leaders nodded solemnly. At this time, albeit slowly, the black pillar piercing the sky continued to open the portal as the blackish void gradually widened in the sky.

"Be careful of any devil traps or tricks. If you encounter any member of the Seven Deadly Sins and need help, report to me—I will come to you," Aldrian said as he walked toward each of the leaders and embedded a small symbol on their bodies, a formation crafted using his own energy.

All of the leaders looked at the symbols, which seemed to sink into their bodies.

"Those are small teleportation formations. I can teleport to your location if you tell me you need help," Aldrian said, which left the others astonished. It was truly a convenient formation—one that would be incredibly useful in many situations.

Aldrian also felt fortunate to have gained so many comprehension from his followers. Through their comprehension, he discovered many new possibilities to develop his elements, space laws among them. This small formation was something he came up with while thinking about a way to keep his family safe in the chaos of the coming war.

He also placed the same formation on his family and loved ones, marking all of them with it. With this, he could reach them instantly if they were ever in danger. It gave him peace of mind, knowing he could protect those he cared about if the need arose.

"Leader, are you sure you don’t want someone to go with you? At least someone who might be able to assist you," Emperor Raymond asked.

Aldrian smiled and shook his head.

"No, it’s fine. I’m enough on my own. And no offense, but if I brought someone with me, they would only slow me down. I need to move quickly to reach the devil lord."

The initial plan was for Aldrian to move alone toward the devil lord’s palace. It was a dangerous path, especially since he had no idea what the devil lord might have prepared for him. But given the situation at that time, swift and bold action was necessary.

Now that the devils had seemingly begun the summoning process, there was no more time to waste.

His target was the devil lord.

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"Alright, I’ll send you back to your designated areas. I hope I’ll still see all of Your Majesties’ faces here alive once this war is over," Aldrian said, and the leaders responded with smiles.

"Yes, Alliance Leader," they said.

Aldrian was about to teleport them back to their areas of responsibility when he saw Sylphia with her true beautiful face already revealed walking toward him with quick steps. He wondered what she intended to do, but he froze in surprise as she suddenly tiptoed and kissed his cheek in one swift, unexpected motion.

Her unexpected act shocked many around them—none had expected the princess of the Ivory Empire to kiss Aldrian so suddenly.

The leaders were amused by Sylphia’s boldness and could only lament that they did not have daughters they could pair with him. Well, except for Sect Master Baek, who already knew her daughter and Aldrian shared a special relationship—Baek Jimin becoming Aldrian’s true harem member was only a matter of time.

As for Emperor Ladwin, well, he was in tears of happiness.

Aldrian looked speechlessly at Sylphia’s beautiful face after she kissed his cheek, now blushing deeply. She lowered her head, which made him smile warmly at her.

"Be careful out there. You must return to me after this war," she said softly, which made his expression even warmer.

"Your order is my command, my queen," he replied, making Sylphia blush even harder.

After that, Aldrian finally teleported those he had summoned back to their areas of responsibility. Once they disappeared, he turned to his parents, who were approaching with smiles—but then his eyes shifted to the two figures following behind his mother. He had noticed them earlier, and now that he was free, he immediately walked toward them with an eager expression.

The two figures were an old man and an old woman. Aldrian had missed them dearly, as they were among the people who had taken care of him during his time inside the secret realm, especially after his parents left.

Irene allowed her son to greet them first, knowing how much these two had cared for him alongside Eleine while he was in the secret realm.

"Grandpa Wei, Grandma Wei, you’re here," he said as he stopped right in front of them.

Standing before Aldrian were Weijun Rivas and Lina Rivas—the two who had helped raise him during his time in the realm. After the meeting between the Flamecrest and Rivas families, Irene told Aldrian she wished to bring Grandpa and Grandma Wei back to the outside world.

Besides missing them, their expertise would also prove crucial in the war. Both were physicians, and Grandpa Wei was quite well known in the Rivas Grand Duchy. Aldrian agreed, so he deactivated the formation surrounding the secret realm’s entrance—the one he had originally created to prevent his mother from visiting him.

A day after the meeting, Grandpa and Grandma Wei were picked up by her and a group from the Rivas family, using wyverns to speed up the journey.

Now that they were here, all of the people closest to him from the secret realm had finally gathered.

"Young master, it’s been a few years since I last saw you, and yet you’ve already created so many miracles. As expected of my intuition, you’ve become the sun. I’m so proud of you, young master," Grandpa Wei said with a smile.

Aldrian smiled back at him.

"Well, I can’t embarrass my parents, so I have to do my best to make them proud," he replied, which made the others giggle at his answer.

"Truly, young master, you always surprised us, even when you were still so small in young miss Irene’s arms. I’m truly glad and proud that you’ve grown this far in such a short time. It’s still shocking, but it suits you, the wonder child, a child full of miracles," Grandma Wei said.

"This is also because of you, Grandma. You never got tired of me nagging whenever I came to your house in the secret realm, and you always took care of me. That’s why I’ve been able to grow this much," Aldrian said, prompting Grandma Wei to respond.

"Aish, look at how sweet this child is. I feel like I’ve gone back in time—back when you used to praise me all the time as a little boy. Seems like you haven’t changed at all."

The others giggled, and Aldrian chuckled along with them. But after a few moments of happy reunion, Irene looked at him with slightly worried eyes.

"So... you’ll depart after this?"

At her question, the others quieted and turned to Aldrian.

He gave a firm, confident nod in reply.

"Yes, Mother. I’ll depart after this. It’s better to go as soon as possible. After all, it wouldn’t be polite to keep ’him’ waiting," he said with a hint of a joke.

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