Just after a day, Bexia was told to get ready to set off. At the same time, he realized that the explorers sent by other countries were either princes or heirs of various kinds, each of them with strong abilities, at least far surpassing the level they had displayed.

Challenging someone of a higher level meant challenging a genius. Every individual here possessed such abilities, and they had a great chance of becoming champions in the future.

Bexia was relatively inconspicuous, after all, they were all noble or well-known young talents, and Christine had also transformed into a mark attached to Bexia's hand. Without her presence, no one would notice him as long as he didn't speak.

There were a total of twenty people, divided into four groups: the Lopez Empire, the Celtic Empire, the Adventurers Guild, and the Elementalists Guild. The rest were people sent by several kingdoms, and Bexia was among this group.

It's not known if it was intentional or not, but the people in this last group looked a bit odd. They were all paired up with someone slightly younger or slightly older, as if they were one and one. Yet Bexia was fighting alone.

"Are you representing Asman, big brother?" a black-haired loli dressed as a maiden looked up at Bexia curiously.

"You must be Long Yuyue, right? You're so cute!" Bexia crouched down and looked straight into the little girl's eyes, reaching out to gently touch her head. He then used a red ribbon to make a big bow on her hair, just behind her head.

"My name is Bexia, you can call me Big Brother Bexia or just Big Brother!" Bexia said with a smile.

"If anything dangerous happens, you can find me to protect you, okay?"

"Yuyue is also very strong, and I'm wearing the Church's 'Immovable as a Mountain' outfit, even champions can't pierce it, you know?" Long Yuyue tugged on the corner of her maiden outfit and said, which Bexia really hadn't noticed.

"Besides, Grandpa Zeng gave me a very powerful shikigami, so I don't need Big Brother to protect me!" Long Yuyue said proudly.

"Well then! I'll be waiting for you to protect me, okay?"

"That's for sure! You are a member of our Church. Grandpa Zeng said he'll bring you back before Auntie gets married!"

"Huh!" Bexia twitched his mouth when he heard this, but quickly regained his composure.

"Auntie?"

"Who's your Auntie? Long Momo?"

"Yeah! Grandpa Zeng said so. You're just a playboy; he wants to bring you back and discipline you!"

"Don't listen to your Grandpa's nonsense. Besides, it's normal to have multiple wives as long as everyone loves each other!"

"It's different in Anzu. You can only marry one wife there!" a voice behind Bexia said in an old tone.

"Ah~!" Long Yuyue joyfully pounced on the approaching old man.

"Grandpa Zeng! Grandpa Zeng! Big Brother said bad things about you, said you were talking nonsense!"

"This... it's a misunderstanding!" Bexia looked embarrassedly at the person who had arrived. Without a doubt, his identity was extraordinary. Didn't you see Bor standing behind him with a mournful expression? It could be easily deduced that this person was Anzu's top champion, Long Yuyue's grandfather, Long Lian.

"You brat, if you want to marry our MoMo, you have to sever your relationship with other women!" Long Lian said domineeringly.

"We advocate for free love!" Bexia said seriously.

"Well, that's not happening. I won't allow Mo Mo's man to play around. Besides, she's going to be the new leader of the church, so I definitely won't let her man fool around," the other person replied.

"We advocate for free love and oppose arranged marriages!" Bexia continued with a serious tone.

"Well, then don't expect to see Long Momo anymore!" the person countered.

"Then let's see who's better! I'll just go and snatch her!" Bexia wasn't afraid of this Long Lian because he didn't sense any danger at all. It seemed like Long Lian might just be here to give a warning or test him. Regardless, Bexia was always good at handling such situations.

Of course, when it came to someone they truly liked, things were different. They would endure any amount of setbacks because in the end, they would have that person all to themselves.

"Oh! Then come back alive first, don't die on the way!" Long Lian sarcastically commented. He actually didn't like getting involved in these matters, but Long Momo had gained so much this time that he had to carefully consider her relationship with Bexia. Ideally, he would cut off their connection completely.

However, it seemed impossible. From the shrine maidens who were close to Long Momo, he learned that their relationship was very intimate. Even the inheritance from the high priest came from Bexia. It was hard for him to make a decision based on both ethics and emotions.

After finishing his words, Long Lian quietly gave something to Long Yueyue and then turned to leave. For the next few minutes, the members of the same team briefly introduced themselves, sharing their strengths and specialties.

Suddenly, over a dozen figures appeared in the sky. Each one was a rare champion. Bexia also noticed a young man holding a two-finger-long horn, which indicated that he was a visitor from another world, a ghost named Borong.

"Is everyone here?" the leader, an old man with a white beard and wearing mage robes, asked.

"We've been here for a while, just waiting for you!" Long Lian said, as someone of his status naturally had the presence of a top champion. The newly arrived white-bearded old man was one of the honorary presidents of the Elemental Mage Guild, a nearly immortal being who had lived for seven to eight hundred years.

"Then we can set off!" the white-bearded old man said, looking up at the sky. Along with a chilling gust of air, a bone dragon measuring fifty to sixty meters landed. Dim blue flames burned on its grim white bones, and the flames in its pupils were bloodthirsty and terrifying.

"Fred is here!"

"He even brought an undead dragon, Fred really spared no expense!" This bone dragon, though not a true pure-blooded dragon, belonged to a bloodline of extremely high purity, far superior to that of a hybrid dragon. Its immense dragon aura alone was enough to suppress any hybrid dragon.

Long Lian looked on with envy, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the undead dragon could only be controlled by death magic, and it would be useless to give it to him.

"Everyone, get on!" Fred's voice spread through magic, allowing everyone to hear it.

"All you little brats, get on!" The third president of the Adventurer's Guild shouted loudly and stepped onto the bone dragon. He didn't use magic, he was just naturally loud.

Under Kaidar's lead, others one by one stepped onto the back of the bone dragon, landing firmly on the magic array on its back. With a tremor of its bone wings, they suddenly ascended into the sky...