"Ziqiu, I'm so glad you're all right!"
After learning from She Yuanjie that the Star Alliance's frontline had been hit by a sudden upheaval—the Void Demon Race had seized the chance offered by the surge of Heavenly Demon Power to break through several star systems, including one recently opened by Heavenly Snake Academy—Liang Ji had tried every way he could think of to contact Wang Ziqiu and make sure she was safe.
After all, Wang Ziqiu had joined Heavenly Snake Academy's team for this pioneering mission. He couldn't help worrying that she might have been in one of the star systems overrun by the Void Demon Tide, or that something might have happened to her.
What made it worse was that she had yet to complete her cultivation as a Third-Tier Star Lord and had not mastered the Starry Sky Undying rebirth spell. If she had met with disaster on the front line, there might have been no chance to save her.
Now that he had finally reached her and could see her alive and well on the screen, Liang Ji let out a relieved breath. "I'm just glad you're all right."
"Don't worry, Cousin," Wang Ziqiu said with a smile when she saw him. "There were signs before the surge of Heavenly Demon Power erupted. Many Star Alliance teams predicted that the Void Demon Race might use the surge to launch a counterattack, so they made quite a few preparations in advance."
"Those of us who were still low-tier Star Lords had already been sent to the rear by Heavenly Snake Academy before the surge began. We never took part in the frontline fighting, so we weren't in any danger."
Only after hearing her explanation did Liang Ji relax. "Thank goodness they sent you to the rear."
Then he