Huang Mei said, "What's so surprising about that? After you endured the baptism of the Supreme Godhead, your immortal soul and Myriad Bone Skeleton naturally received the same mark from heaven and earth, creating a bond far tighter than before. That's only to be expected. Unfortunately, you're still too weak. Even with that, you can't unleash much of the Myriad Bone Skeleton's power."
Xu Yi smiled. "That was then, and this is now. We'll see what the future brings. Enough. I'm sick of this godforsaken place. We worked so hard for this, only to come away empty-handed. What a terrible loss."
As he spoke, he gathered the little wolfdog in his arms and called for Huang Mei to enter the Starry Sky Ring. Then he drew over the Myriad Bone Skeleton and sped straight toward the Purple Refined Soul Suppressing Stele. Dozens of breaths later, the stele glowed, and he slipped inside.
The next instant, he appeared amid a vast expanse of stars, wrapped in swirling True Gang storms. Xu Yi conjured a spiritual-power shield around himself, identified the star domain, then fled southeast.
After a full half-month of flight, he descended onto Tu Hun Star that morning. By the following evening, he had appeared outside Xing Tian Sect's base.
Even Lie Yan Yang and Xi Jin City, men of deep composure, couldn't entirely hide their astonishment at Xu Yi's sudden appearance.
"What is it? We've only been apart a few months. You two don't have to look as if you've seen a ghost," Xu Yi said, teasing them with an easygoing air.
Lie Yan Yang touched the winged hat on the round wooden chair and said gravely, "Brother Jin Cheng and I truly never thought you'd make it back."
Xu Yi frowned. "What do you mean? After all this