Wind and sand swept across the desolate, uninhabited land, blowing into the piles of rubble.
"Ding! Qiang Liang has recovered to his peak and reached maximum loyalty!"
The system notification suddenly rang out, pulling Qin Jun's thoughts back from cultivation.
He slowly rose to his feet, prompting Fuxi, Zhao Gongming, Ying Zhao, and Fairy Nan Su to open their eyes and look at him in surprise.
As for Immortal Venerable Canghua, he had already calmed down. He lay on the ground with empty, lifeless eyes, as though his heart had died.
Qin Jun did not leave. He intended to wait for Qiang Liang to appear before everyone.
"Your Majesty, what is it?"
Zhao Gongming asked doubtfully. Seeing Qin Jun's smile, he could tell something was happening.
Qin Jun did not answer. At that moment, a black hole suddenly appeared above his head, and an incomparably terrifying aura erupted from within. Zhao Gongming, Fuxi, Ying Zhao, and Fairy Nan Su sprang to their feet as though facing a great enemy.
Even Patriarch Bodhi, who had been healing his injuries, opened his eyes and stood up.
The moment he rose, his face turned deathly pale, and he nearly coughed up blood.
The severe blow from heavenly might had left him in miserable condition. He needed a long time to recover.
A grim figure resembling a demon god slowly emerged from the black hole. It was Qiang Liang.
The muscles in his legs were so exaggerated that they stretched his trousers taut. Broad-backed and thick-waisted, he had two yellow snakes coiled around his arms. His sleeves did not cover his arms, exposing muscles as sturdy as tree roots. Above them was Qiang Liang's face. He had not transformed into a tiger-headed form and looked exactly as before, but his gaze had become even