A Third-Tier Artifact?!

The sky gradually darkened.

A standing mirror quietly appeared at Heaven's Edge.

The Lu Family Siblings stepped out of the mirror one after the other, and Lu Ran abruptly halted.

At the cliff's edge ahead, a tall figure stood silently. She wore a green straw cloak and blue bamboo hat, her hem fluttering gently in the sea breeze.

The woman's aura was immensely powerful!

Even from her back, Lu Ran could sense her sharpness.

Was this even human?

No, this was a blade!

An incomparably sharp divine weapon, a Night Severing Great Saber?

"Finally willing to come back?" Suddenly, the woman spoke.

Her exceptionally magnetic voice was as it had always been, yet far more imposing than before, making Lu Ran's scalp prickle.

"Mm." Qiao Yuanxi shrank back a little and said softly, "I'll head back first~"

"Jingle, jingle~ jingle~"

The pleasant chiming of bells faded into the distance as the girl vanished in a puff of smoke.

Lu Ran: "..."

Who was it that had just been making fun of Young Master Deng?

Looks like you ran pretty fast too!

At Heaven's Edge, Deng Yuxiang stood quietly, utterly motionless.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Ran stepped forward. "Sister Yuxiang, congratulations on reaching the peak of the Sea Realm."

Deng Yuxiang gave a cold snort and turned to look at the youth. "I—"

Her words stopped as she silently studied Lu Ran.

Though the sky was dim, the deep exhaustion between his brows did not escape her eyes.

Deng Yuxiang reached out and removed his bamboo hat. His messy long hair fell loose, then streamed sideways in the sea breeze.

The Lu Ran she remembered had usually been high-spirited and radiant, but now...

One could easily imagine how he had spent the past two months.

Lu Ran broke the