However, Dyon didn't believe this at all. For one, he had met Silver Fang just days after entering that universe. That meant that Dyon knew the beast alliance was in Chaos Universe very early on, what was the use of waiting 53 years to take action?

If Dyon had simply headed toward the mystical world first, he would have saved so much time. Plus, he could have stopped Zabia and the Ipsum disciples from suffering such severe injuries. If he had done that instead, then they would have already broken into the dao realm without wasting so many years healing themselves first.

Dyon's mind was in turmoil. It seemed that even the sovereign flame couldn't stop him from doubting himself this time. Maybe this was why he had yet to form a dao heart up to his manifestation's expectations.

Shaking his head, Dyon trained his eyes on the twin sisters. They were bandaged from head to toe, but the thick medicinal smell couldn't wash away the reeking stench of rot and infection.

Kaeda was at a loss for words when she tried to explain her thoughts to Dyon. In the end, she concluded that she could only alleviate some of their pain by draining the pressure the puss within their bodies put on them.

Once, Kaeda had tried to remove the decaying and infected flesh from their bodies, hoping that by removing the dead tissue they'd open a path toward becoming healthy. But, she was horrified to find that there was no end to it. If she didn't know better, she'd think that the twin sisters were the living dead. How they were alive still was beyond her ability to comprehend.

While Dyon was lost in thought, a small streak of light opened to allow a small waddling baby in. Dyon didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he saw Junior crawl in. It seemed that Madeleine wasn't quite ready to be a parent yet if Junior managed to escape her despite the disparity in their cultivation.

Junior pushed forward, using his stronger than average body to stand up and come forward, his large silver eyes staring toward the twins sadly.

Dyon sighed. Even though the little guy had yet to awaken to the fact that they were one in the same, it seemed he subconsciously shared some of Dyon's regrets.

"Big brother?"

Picking Junior up, Dyon wanted to turn to leave, but the weak voices of the twin sisters halted his steps. In the end, Dyon ended up spending the next four hours with Mia and Bella, hoping Junior's appearance could liven their moods a bit.

After he left, the weight on his heart was still there, but he didn't make any of the same promises Eli did. For the very first time in his life, Dyon didn't see a path to victory.

...

After he left, Dyon talked to Kaeda once more, wondering why she hadn't moved the twins to the celestial beast mystical realm. But, he soon learned that Kaeda had already thought of this, but for some reason being there only worsened the symptoms of the twins. Not long after that, they learned that even direct sunlight caused then an inordinate amount of pain.

In the end, they could only place them in a dark room, doing whatever they could to alleviate their pain.

Dyon sighed. Were the Heavens really so unfair? Two orphans, who practically spent their whole lives as slaves, now didn't even get to enjoy freedom when it was handed to them.

Of course, Dyon had done everything he could to examine their bodies. But even with his divine sense, he couldn't find what was wrong. And, for the first time, not only was his grand teacher stumped, so was the [Dao of Array Alchemy].

Dyon wanted to toss it to the back of his mind, but he couldn't. Every time he tried all he could remember was Mia and Bella risking their lives to save those poor soul slaves. If it hadn't been for them, Dyon's rash actions would have lead to the deaths of millions.

It was clear that the former soul slaves felt this aching too. Although Dyon was a lofty figure they had never met, many of them had interacted with Mia and Bella for years now. In fact, the two of them had been acting as Eli's assistants during Dyon's absence, so they spent a lot of time directly treating them and helping them grow past their trauma. They had even personally helped many of the soul slaves find their parents, not showing any dissatisfaction despite being orphans themselves.

Not knowing what to do, Dyon locked himself into a room after calling for a meeting of all family and sect heads three days later.

Luckily, he wasn't to the point of endlessly brooding. While there was this shadow in his life, there was some good too.

After his trip to the golden flame mystical world, he had made an almost unreasonable amount of gains, practically gaining the wealth of a higher existence all to himself. Of course, it wasn't that exaggerated considering how many resources Orcus wasted, but that was what it felt like to Dyon who hadn't known what true wealth was until now.

Soon, hundreds of ingredients spread out before Dyon before the Battle Cauldron appeared in his hands. These spiritual ingredients were none other than what Kawa, Ri's mother, needed to bring herself back to full health. After almost 30 years now, she'd finally be able to re-enter her human form.

Before Dyon entered his trials, he asked his grand teacher about his mother-in-law's plight. According to the old guy, Kawa needed a Barrier Breaking Pill.

From Abraxus' words, the barrier breaking pill was a comet grade pill, however, in today's society, it was likely categorized as a star grade one. Of course, this was due to the banishment of array alchemy as a practice. Every time Dyon remembered that Madeleine's birth mother, Nora, wasn't able to concoct a mere master grade pill despite supposedly being a moon lord, he couldn't help but shake his head.

After thinking this thought off-handedly, Dyon's eyes narrowed. Although his hands never stopped processing and readying ingredients, his mind was in another world.