Her gaze locked onto the towering figure at the front of the Federation's ranks. His deep-sea-blue Battle Armor set off his vast, imposing aura, and the Golden Trident in his hand shone brilliantly. It was Chen Xinjie.
An old companion who had once known and stayed by her side now stood in the enemy camp, blades turned against her.
Long Yeyue's red lips parted slightly, and a scornful laugh rang across the battlefield, piercing through the thunder of artillery fire filling the sky.
"Chen Xinjie, I never thought you'd grow more useless the older you got, helping tyrants do evil and serving as a villain's lackey! Do you still remember you were a student who walked out of Shrek Academy?!"
Sea-like Soul Power slowly surged around Chen Xinjie, and his complicated gaze fell on Long Yeyue.
A hundred years had passed in the blink of an eye. All things in the world had changed and shifted, yet the woman before him was still that breathtaking figure from back then.
Clad in Battle Armor, she had lost some of her gentle softness and gained a few shades of awe-inspiring battle intent. Her grace had not faded from those years, and she was still the image sealed for so long in the depths of his heart.
The softness in his heart faded in an instant, replaced by bone-deep coldness.
Chen Xinjie's hand tightened slightly around the Golden Trident, and the last trace of warmth in his eyes vanished completely.
"Don't blame me."
Those four short words fell without further explanation and without the slightest hesitation.
Buzz!
The Golden Trident abruptly trembled, and boundless, ocean-like ultimate Soul Power erupted with a boom. Azure radiance shot into the sky, transforming into an endless vast sea that tore apart the smoke of war overhead. Chen