This confirmed James’ earlier suspicions about the Lord of the First Universe being the one who united all the universes. Now
that man was known as the Omnipotent Lord of the First District.
Jacopo continued to explain, ‘The Omnipotent Lord led the fusion of the universes. After the merge, he divided the new universe
into twelve districts according to the territory previously encompassed by each universe.
“Each district has a District Leader who manages the area. Meanwhile, the Omnipotent Lord became the Lord of this new
universe and oversees all twelve districts.
“Initially, many Universe Lords opposed the Omnipotent Lord’s suggestion to merge the universes. However, he dealt with them
ruthlessly and those who opposed him were brutally eliminated. After several Macrocosm Ancestral Gods died at his hands, no
one else dared to go against him.”
Jacopo explained how the new universe came to be.
“In that case, who is the Twelfth District’s Leader?”
Jacopo said, “It’s someone sent from the First Universe. He has never shown himself in the First Universe before. This person is
imposing, and it’s rumored he is a Nine-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God.”
“A Nine-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God?” James frowned.
‘Among the twelve universes, the Omnipotent Lord is supposed to be the only other Nine-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God. How
did another Nine-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God arise after I was gone for only a few Epochs?’ wondered James.
His intuition told him that there was more to this than met the eye.
Jacopo looked at James worriedly and asked, “What should we do now, Dad? The Heavenly Court is our last haven. The
Omnipotent Lord promised to only send a District Leader to govern our district and said that he wouldn’t interfere with other
matters. Despite that, they’re currently trying to take over the Heavenly Court.”
James fell into thought.
After briefly contemplating, James suggested, “Since the Omnipotent Lord wants the position, then just give it to him for now.”
“For real?” Jacopo was slightly taken aback by his answer. The other powerhouses were also startled. It was unlike James to
make such a decision.
His strength allowed him to ignore potential repercussions from the Omnipotent Lord and allowed him to stand his ground.
James looked at everyone and said, “I have another plan in mind. Start evacuating the Heavenly Court, and find somewhere
quiet to lay low for now. The situation in the new universe and the Dark World is about to get turbulent.
Everyone must devote themselves to cultivating. In the coming battles, even a Macrocosm Ancestral God would find it hard to
survive.”
Everyone was shocked by James’ remark.
Jacopo asked, “What’s going on, Dad?”
James looked at the people in the hall and said, “You’re all dismissed.”
Then, he turned to Jacopo. “Come with me.”
The two headed to the Cadens’ residence on Mount Bane. James sat in the highest seat of the main hall, and many of his family
members gathered below him, including Jacopo, Xainte, and Winnie. A few of James’ close acquaintances, like Melinda and
Sophie, were also present along with his grandfather and uncle.
Everyone present knew James in some form or another.
“What exactly is going on, Dad?” asked Jacopo.
James looked at everyone in the hall. All of them were close to him or on good terms with him and were trustworthy.
He explained, “I went to the Dark World some time ago to learn more about Yukia and to look for Jabari.”
Excited, Sophie asked, “Did you find him?”
Sophie and Jabari were close. If not for Jabari, Sophie would not have woken up from her slumber. Moreover, he had given her a
lot of help.
James nodded lightly and said, “Yeah. Jabari is doing well in the Dark World. He has spent his time wisely and is already a Ninth
Stage Lord, which is equivalent to a Nine-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God in our world.”
Xainte asked, “What about Yukia? Did you learn anything new about her?”