Relaxation, Photos

After emerging from the Star Dou Cabin, Tang Wuyang was drenched in cold sweat. A breeze brushed past him, bringing waves of chill.

He took several deep breaths, trying to calm the heart still pounding violently in his chest.

That mecha battle against Gao Zhen had been no different from walking through the gates of hell.

Space Teleportation combined with flames nearing the ultimate level detonating from inside the mecha—such an impossible-to-defend-against tactic would have eliminated him by now if he had not happened to control a higher-tier Fire Element and had Elemental Sovereign, an ability almost on the level of a bug, as a safeguard.

The instant Tang Wuyang changed clothes, a silver figure threw herself into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest.

"Sun!"

Gu Yue Na's voice was soft and sweet, carrying the lazy nasal tone of someone who had just awakened. Yet her arms wrapped tightly around his waist like vines, and she buried her small face in the hollow of his neck, taking a deep breath as though confirming his scent.

"Yue has been waiting for sun for so long."

Gu Yue Na lifted her head. Those deep purple eyes that should have belonged to the Soul Beast Lord were now as clear as those of an innocent child.

Yet deep within those eyes seemed to lurk an indelible blot of darkness, silently churning whenever no one was watching.

Tang Wuyang smiled and rubbed her silver hair. It felt like the finest silk. "Didn't I tell you to play by yourself first?"

"It's not fun when sun isn't here."

Gu Yue Na pouted, but her fingers mischievously slid from his chest all the way to his shoulder before stopping at his neck. Her movements were gentle enough to seem reverent, yet they carried