At that moment, he activated the communication stone. The figure on the other end was incomparably frantic and said directly, "Aurora Saint Ancestor, there's bad news. Yumo Xue of the Yumo Clan has just broken through to the Second-Fang Order realm. He challenged Qitian Jian at the Myriadpath Skyreach Battlefield. He has already defeated his opponent and risen to first place."
"What..."
Upon hearing this, both Aurora Saint Ancestor and Sui Shen Yao froze.
"It's all right, Yaoyao. Calm down first." Aurora Saint Ancestor hurriedly took Sui Shen Yao's hand.
But not to mention Sui Shen Yao—even she herself could not calm down.
"Heaven wants me dead." Sui Shen Yao's gaze collapsed, and she had clearly suffered a tremendous blow.
"Yumo Xue, Second-Fang Order realm! That disgusting bastard broke through at just the right time. If he'd broken through a few days later, none of this would have had anything to do with him..."
After saying that, the light in Sui Shen Yao's pink eyes dimmed considerably.
Just as Li Tianming thought she would lose heart, accept defeat, and accept fate's arrangements, her gaze instead hardened. Gritting her teeth, she said, "There's no helping it. Even with this change, I can't retreat. This year of effort cannot be wasted."
"Yes! Think of it this way: all of you have broken through a level, so your strength has changed as well. Who has changed more is still uncertain. You still have hope!" Aurora Saint Ancestor comforted her.
"Why aren't you encouraging me?" Sui Shen Yao bit her red lip and asked Li Tianming.
Li Tianming scratched his head and said, "You've already pumped yourself full of fighting spirit, so I won't add to it. But I'll go with you."
"Fine!"
Sui Shen Yao took a deep breath.
"Bring out the bearing