"What are those wings of yours?" Lin Hui looked at the black wings behind Ding Yiran, somewhat speechless.
It's only been a short time since I last saw him, but his entire demeanor and very being have changed.
At such close range, he could easily sense that Ding Yiran's body contained at least the auras of the God Clan, humans, stone swallows, dragons, and more than ten other strange auras of unknown origin.
It has clearly become a hodgepodge.
Moreover, what's most exaggerated is its soul, whose quality has even reached the level of a divine soul.
It's only been a few years... and his Second Brother's advancement has been even faster than his.
"Sigh, it's a long story." Ding Yiran had been explaining the wings on her back the whole time. She had to explain to everyone she met. "This isn't the place to talk. Let's go back to the spaceship first. There's hot water there, and we can rest," Ding Luo reminded her.
Ding Yiran nodded, first thanking the team leader and members who found Lin Hui, and then heading towards the search spaceship where Ding Luo was with the two of them. "What's the situation on Red Pattern Star now?" Lin Hui asked casually as he boarded the small transport vehicle.
"Nothing much, just what you see. There's an interstellar war outside, and the aftershocks have affected us. Everyone is working together to rescue and settle the remaining survivors," Ding Luo sighed.
A casual strike from a sixth-ring expert has plunged so many ordinary people into dire straits. In this world, the gap between ordinary people and the strong is far greater than the gap between a person and a dog.
She suddenly understood why many high-level, high-level experts would casually regard ordinary people as insects.
To be honest, even using the insectoid's rhetoric like that is a small matter given the disparity in power. "At least a human couldn't kill so many insects with a single slap." Together with the other rescued survivors, the three returned to the bottom of Ding Luo's spaceship.
After changing his clothes and taking a shower, Lin Hui made an excuse that he needed to talk to the two of them about something very important and that he needed a quiet space alone. So the three siblings gathered in one room.
Ding Luo locked the door and looked at Ding Yiran and Ding Lin.
"Speak up, what's wrong? Tell me quickly and then go get some rest. What you need most right now is to eat and drink well, get a good night's sleep, and recharge."
"... Actually, it's very simple." Lin Hui had considered it carefully. If he directly asked the two of them to leave, they would definitely have reservations and wouldn't want to delay.
But now, Ping Yun's outburst has almost destroyed the environment of the entire Red Pattern Star, causing massive casualties and permanently altering the planet's natural environment.
Therefore, the current environment of this planet is no longer suitable for human habitation.
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur one after another, polluting the atmosphere. The Disaster Energy from Extreme Cold continuously enters the atmospheric circulation, yet cannot be removed because ordinary ice layers simply cannot withstand the eruptions of the Earth's core heat.
Under these circumstances, he can then bring up the matter of relocation.
"I... hope you can all move away from Red Pattern Star together," Lin Hui continued, his voice deep.
If he stays outside, Ping Yun and Zhu Li will definitely find an opportunity. His true form cannot be there to protect them at all times.
Therefore, the best solution is to move the two of them closer to the teacher, with Seven Extinctions in charge of supervising them.
As a second-best option, one could go to the Heart Source Demon Palace.
However, both of these require a certain level of packaging.
"Leave? Indeed... things have come to this point, if we don't leave, we can't continue living here." Ding Luo recalled the scenes he had seen outside: a frozen wasteland, a city turned into a huge blue-white canyon, and various strange black, blue, and white crystals scattered all over the ground.
"But where can we go at this time? We can't find a safe place anywhere..." Ding Yiran said helplessly.
"Well, I do have a place that's very safe, but it's a bit remote," Lin Hui said.
"Where did you come from?" Ding Luo asked in astonishment. In this environment, any place that could guarantee safety was by no means simple.
This younger brother doesn't seem as simple as he appears.
The thought of him being suddenly found, whereas before he couldn't be found no matter what, sparked a series of deeper associations within her.
"Actually, it's like this: I unintentionally became a student of a teacher who had lived in seclusion for many years. His place was very remote and quiet, almost like he was cut off from the world."
"So... many people outside don't know that people can live there. That's why it's so safe there." Lin Hui described it in detail. He actually wanted to directly state his strength, but that would inevitably involve mentioning his past.
He didn't want to elaborate further about the previous events.
"Isolated from the world... Why don't you come back to the God Clan with me? Their base is safer there, and the God Clan is currently the strongest of all the forces," Ding Luo suggested.
"No." Lin Hui and Ding Yiran refused almost simultaneously.
The two looked at each other.
"Actually..." Lin Hui paused, then decided to explain in a different way.
Do you believe that some people are born with knowledge?
"Of course I don't believe it. Don't tell me you're the one who was born with this knowledge!" Ding Yiran laughed.
"Why not?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Ding Yiran frowned.
" Second Brother, do you still remember when you went to the God Realm to save Eldest Sister?" Lin Hui brought up the old story again.
"What? Didn't you say you weren't going?" Ding Yiran said in a deep voice.
"Yes, I didn't go. I just watched from behind as you almost got trapped and died in the God Realm." Lin Hui smiled. "The calamity struck too quickly. You didn't even have time to take the proper routes before you were blocked off. You had no choice but to risk returning through smuggling channels."
"How do you know so much?!" Now it was Ding Yiran's turn to look horrified.
"How could I not know so clearly? I saw everything," Lin Hui said with a smile.
"... You..." Ding Yiran took a step back, pointed at Lin Hui, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
He was fine, and Ding Luo, standing to the side, also had a strange expression.
"You mean, you followed the Second Elder into the God Realm a long time ago to rescue me?" Ding Luo asked carefully. "Yes. In the end, it was quite a close call; you almost couldn't get out and were sealed inside the God Realm," Lin Hui smiled.
The room fell silent.
Ding Yiran's expression was strange, her eyes filled with shock as she stared intently at Lin Hui, as if trying to find something out about him.
Ding Luo kept reviewing the situation, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Wait! Since you knew something happened and the God Realm was sealed off, how did you manage to get out???"
"Of course I have my own channels." Lin Hui nodded, then looked at Ding Yiran, " Second Brother, don't you find it strange? Before saving eldest sister, you hadn't discovered your ability to not die. How come you suddenly gained this strange ability after going to the God Realm?"
"... Could it be that it was you too!?" Ding Yiran was truly stunned this time.
This immortality ability was a powerful power that even the God Han Yan was amazed and impressed by, and now it's actually...
"Yes, I shared some of my abilities with you," Lin Hui replied with a smile.
He watched as the two men's expressions gradually turned blank, and continued to smile.
"Actually, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't hide it any longer— Second Brother, the trouble you've caused is just too great—I was actually planning to keep it a secret for the rest of my life. Unfortunately... things didn't go as planned."
"Wait a minute, let me process this." Ding Yiran raised his hand. He had struggled for so long, and now, suddenly his little brother appeared and told him that he had been able to achieve this level of success entirely because of his greatest support.
Anyone would be indignant and completely bewildered in this situation.
The eldest sister, on the other hand, accepted it much faster.
She was silent for a moment, then continued speaking.
"So you're telling us all this now, for the purpose of...?"
"Well, once my teacher gets there, it'll be impossible to keep it a secret. So... if I don't tell you, you'll definitely be in trouble," Lin Hui said honestly. The two fell silent again.
"Think it over carefully... Let me know when you've made up your mind. You'll only have a couple of days to leave, and I'm worried that the God Clan might come knocking on our door again," Lin Hui explained.
He stood up, prepared to leave, and walked out of the room.
"Wait! Empty words! You say all my efforts up to this point are because of you? I don't believe it! Little brother, I admit you're smart, but some things can't be accomplished just by talking." Ding Yiran said solemnly.
"Oh? What do you want to do?" Lin Hui turned around, already guessing what he wanted to do.
"That smug look on your face, that 'look everyone else is stupid' look... it's so infuriating." Ding Yiran clenched her fist. "Let's fight. Since you could enter and leave the God Realm alone back then, you must be quite strong, right? Let me see who taught you these boastful tricks. At least they should have taught you the lesson that bragging gets you beaten up..."
Clearly, he came to his senses and realized that his younger brother was simply bragging. He probably knew some information from somewhere and was just showing it off. If the kid really was as he said, then...
Actually, his mind was in a mess. He just felt both annoyed and amused that Ding Lin, after being rescued, still had such a nonchalant expression.
"Let's fight?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.
"What? You don't dare?" Ding Yiran laughed angrily.
"Big sister, do you want to come along? Actually, I wouldn't mind if the two of you came together." Lin Hui glanced at Ding Luo, who also looked doubtful.
"You're quite confident..." Ding Luo laughed. "Looks like you're itching for a beating again, kid. Have you forgotten how I beat you up when you were little?" "Sis, you don't really think you could beat me when we were kids, do you?" Lin Hui also laughed.
Ding Luo's fist made a soft cracking sound.
She's at least a second-ring strength now, capable of easily destroying a city single-handedly; in many smaller worlds, that would make her an unparalleled powerhouse.
He could easily destroy a spaceship with his bare hands in an instant, but that was no match for Lin Hui...
The fist hardened.
"Come on! Let's have a proper spar." Ding Luo rubbed his wrists.
"Shall we go down and find a place?" Lin Hui said with a smile.
Since we have some time, we should teach the two of them a lesson and let them know how dangerous the outside world is now.
Ding Luo and Ding Yiran exchanged glances, both seeing the same thought in each other's eyes.
If this kid isn't disciplined soon, he'll really cause trouble.