Today's second update: Chapter 1286! 2/4!
"Of course. Unfortunately, he isn't by my side right now, or I could call him out to meet you."
Even Xia, a peak Saint-level powerhouse, could barely contain her joy. "I thought Qiao Ba was joking when he said he'd met Lord Thor. I never expected him to really still be alive!"
Met him?
Xu Kun turned to Qiao Ba, whose dark face had flushed red with excitement. "You've entered Thunderclap Marsh?"
"Huh?" Qiao Ba was still immersed in the news that Thor was truly alive and did not react at first.
Once he understood, he hurriedly nodded. "That's right, I've been to Thunderclap Marsh. I saw the final boss modeled after Lord Thor, but no matter how I called to him, he ignored me. Still, I'm certain Lord Thor must be alive!"
"Oh? How did you determine that?"
Qiao Ba straightened his previously hunched back. "Because I cleared Thunderclap Marsh!"
Xu Kun frowned, but quickly understood what Qiao Ba meant.
"You mean you cleared it without attacking that boss who looked exactly like Thor?"
Qiao Ba nodded repeatedly. "As Lord Thor's most loyal servant, even if it was merely a boss body created by the Haotian Pagoda's power, how could I bring myself to attack him? Just when I was about to give up on the secret realm trial, that boss stared at me for a while, then self-destructed..."
"At that moment, I became absolutely certain that Lord Thor had heard my prayers somewhere and used his actions to tell me that he was still alive!"
Xu Kun smiled. That did sound like Thor's style!
"Then why were you so eager to find me now?"
At his words, Qiao Ba solemnly dropped to his knees before Xu Kun. "On behalf of the