Human Circle.
"Can't find either of them... What do we do next?"
The knights led the Shang Xie Association members around the vicinity of the stone city, but found no trace of Si Xiaonan or Leng Xuan.
"Perhaps they had something to do and left on their own," An Qingyu said thoughtfully. "But given Si Xiaonan's condition, she should have..."
He did not voice the rest of the sentence. With two Ghost God's Pulls entering her body, coupled with the soul binding after Loki's death, there was no way Si Xiaonan could have survived.
Everyone fell silent for a long while, their expressions heavy.
"Now isn't the time to mourn. We still have a mission to complete," an envoy said calmly. "Loki is dead. The barrier between the Human Circle and Asgard should have shattered as well... We can head up directly."
"That's right. Jinian and Qiye are still in Asgard. Things there should be in complete chaos by now."
Cao Yuan immediately nodded. "Let's hurry."
The group immediately set off, charging straight toward the passage between the Human Circle and Asgard.
They had not run far when Baili Pangpang, bringing up the rear, suddenly slipped. An ancient stone brick that had seemingly been there for ages abruptly split with several fine cracks.
The cracks interwove with one another. At first glance, they seemed meaningless, as if the stone had merely been crushed underfoot. But upon closer inspection, one could sense a peculiar rhythm within them...
Baili Pangpang caught a glimpse of the ground from the corner of his eye, and his gaze suddenly froze.
"Eternal Pill?" He stood there blankly and murmured,
"Immortality and eternity have all appeared... Could that great calamity finally be coming after all?"
Baili Pangpang stood there like a statue. Only after a long while