At the first glimmer of dawn, Yu Tianjun quietly rose.
Bibi Dong was still sound asleep, her long hair spread across the pillow, her sleeping face as peaceful as a baby's.
He tucked the covers around her, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment before he turned and walked to the desk, picking up a brush to write a letter.
The ink was still wet, and the handwriting stood tall and straight like pine trees.
"Dong'er, I am leaving to travel. It may take a few months, or as long as half a year. I have already arranged the clan's affairs, so cultivate in peace and wait for my return."
He placed the letter beneath the vanity mirror, then looked back once more at the person on the bed before pushing open the door.
The morning breeze brushed his face, and the distant horizon had already begun to pale.
Yu Tianjun spread his dragon wings, the dark-golden scales glimmering with majestic radiance in the dawn.
He soared into the air like a meteor streaking across the heavens, vanishing into the clouds in the blink of an eye.
The sixth Asura God Trial had yet to be completed, and Yu Tianjun needed to temper his state of mind.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong gently turned over in her sleep, an extremely faint, tender smile blooming at the corner of her lips.
By then, Yu Tianjun had already arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
When it came to famous mountains and great rivers, of course he had to visit the largest gathering place of Soul Beasts in Douluo One.
"A breakthrough in one's state of mind..." he muttered, a rare hint of confusion flashing across his brows.
The sixth Asura God Trial demanded a "breakthrough of the state of mind," not