Void Night

"Zhang Chen, your body!"

Watching all the ghost qi she had sent into Zhang Chen's body be converted into pure, flawless ghost qi and released, Tian Lanxin could not help widening her eyes as she curiously examined Zhang Chen, who sat motionless before her, converting ghost qi for her.

"Is that enough?"

"...Yes, enough." Seeing all the ghost qi she had stored up completely converted by Zhang Chen, Tian Lanxin beamed with delight.

"By the way, isn't Senior Tian Jing home today?" Zhang Chen asked as he opened his eyes.

"No. Father left yesterday for some unknown matter. He may not return for the next few days."

"All right. Since there's nothing else, I'll be leaving." Having fulfilled his promise, Zhang Chen did not linger any longer.

"Zhang Chen... I heard Father say that you'll be joining a ten-man team to subdue the Faceless One?" Tian Lanxin asked softly and somewhat awkwardly as Zhang Chen was leaving.

"Yes. We should be setting out in five days."

"Remember to be careful. I heard Father talk about Nyarlathotep. Every Apostle is extremely dangerous." Tian Lanxin said this shyly, then immediately explained, "It's not that I'm worried about you. It's just... if you die, I won't be able to obtain so much pure ghost qi."

"Don't worry. I won't die..." Zhang Chen smiled and quickly left.

At that very moment, on another Gengsi Continent within the Prison Realm, three figures had appeared in the city atop the Pillar of Heaven that Zhang Chen had visited a year ago.

"Just as expected, Azathoth's origins can indeed be traced back to the Prison Realm. Who would have thought Zhang Chen could discover such a place!"

The three standing there were Huaxia Country's strongest experts at present: the three Prison Wardens—Tian Jing, Elder Wu, and