Endless fog.
The gale grew more and more violent.
Gu Qingshan sensed something was off and called out, "Yu?"
"My lord," Yu answered.
"Why do I get the feeling our island isn't flying, but falling?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"Because it's faster than flying, my lord," Yu replied.
"Aren't you afraid we'll crash into something?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"I'm not afraid," Yu said.
"...I see. You made some preparations and arrangements in advance, didn't you?" Gu Qingshan said with a smile.
"No," Yu said, shaking her head.
"Then why aren't you afraid?" Gu Qingshan asked in surprise.
"Because you're here, my lord. I only have to steer the island. If we run into a monster, you can just cut it down. So I'm not afraid at all," Yu said confidently.
Gu Qingshan fell silent.
He gazed into the endless fog, sensing the faint traces of all kinds of overwhelming, powerful auras within it.
The wind grew fiercer.
The island plunged faster.
Gu Qingshan looked at Yu. She was looking at him too, her face brimming with trust and a sense of security.
—She really wasn't afraid of anything.
Gu Qingshan gave a light cough and said, "Yu, start slowing down. Don't let the island keep falling."
"Why?" Yu asked curiously.
Gu Qingshan looked into the fog, his expression intent, as if sensing something.
He said, "I've noticed something. I need the island to slow down so I can investigate carefully."
Yu suddenly understood. "Got it, my lord!"
She closed her eyes and began controlling the island.
A moment later.
The island's descent finally began to slow.
Gu Qingshan silently let out a long breath.
You may not be afraid, but I am.
The Eternal Destruction Ruins held the slumbering powerful beings of every past era. Even the Time Mother was nearly