The city towers loomed high, black moss crawling up their walls.
Within the ancient architecture district of the Giant Kingdom, spatial ripples spread, and four figures—one large, three small—landed on the ground.
"We're out."
Ye Xiaotian's bare feet stepped onto solid ground. He slowly floated up, rising until he was level with the two beside him, then looked back toward the Forest of Miracles. At last, he completely relaxed.
The nightmare was over...
They had survived the danger without mishap. Everyone was alive. They had safely escaped that hellhole, the Forest of Miracles, and put distance between themselves and a Demi-Saint.
"Talk."
Mei Suren and Xiao Kongtong landed after him, staring unblinkingly as the black giant before them gradually shrank, finally returning to Xu Xiaoshou's appearance.
They were curious not only about Xu Xiaoshou's tearful farewell with the Void Attendants at the very end. They were even more curious about how the battle in the Forest of Miracles had begun, and how Xu Xiaoshou had provoked a Demi-Saint.
Having returned to his true appearance, Xu Xiaoshou discreetly glanced at Mr. Siren, whose eyes were studying him with fresh curiosity. He offered a brief explanation. "It was just a very ordinary... fight, I guess? Things went wrong by a twist of fate, making the process a little complicated, but fortunately, the outcome was good."
He paused before finally looking Mr. Siren straight in the eye. "This is what I originally looked like."
Mei Suren smiled and nodded. "Much better-looking than before."
In his memories, Xu Xiaoshou still looked like Young Master Xu from the First Pavilion Under Heaven.
Though he had also seen various versions of Xu Xiaoshou's "true body," the one he had spent every day with had always been Xu Fuji. Thus, seeing that this particular appearance was Xu