After Awakening

Gongsun Haoyue hurried forward, scooped Jiang Liu into her arms, and examined him. She found that the primal qi in his body was depleted and his spiritual power had bottomed out. No wonder he had fainted.

Seeing Jiang Liu's weakness, Gongsun Haoyue finally set aside her worries. As long as his soul had not been controlled again, everything else could be dealt with.

Gongsun Haoyue then held Jiang Liu in both arms and sat there without circulating her energy. She simply watched over him, allowing him to wake naturally.

That was because she did not know whether circulating the Star Cloud Saint Art again would cause Jiang Liu to turn dark once more.

Everything would have to wait until Jiang Liu awoke and they confirmed that he was truly fine before they made any further plans.

The Fire-Winged Monkey sat cross-legged off to one side, circulating its cultivation art and recovering the primal qi it had expended in the battle.

At that moment, the Sea Turtle's enormous body appeared in the sky above them, its little eyes opening to look down.

Judging by the direction of its attention, it seemed to be watching the people emerging from the underground space and trying to flee.

Not many people emerged from this underground space.

All of them were women dressed as maids. Clearly, they were servants who worked here.

Usually, only the core members of the Wheel King Palace should have lived on this island.

Seeing the Sea Turtle in midair, along with the Fire-Winged Monkey and Gongsun Haoyue nearby, none of the women dared to act rashly.

Although their strength was low, they could still sense how powerful the three of them were.

Their thoughts of fleeing immediately vanished, and they hurriedly hid back inside the underground space.

Several hours later,