Xilang Mountain...
When Chen Rui set foot in the Earth Elementals' Earth Domain once more, he could not help recalling his adventures in this underground world years ago. The strong and courageous swordswoman of those days had now become his wife and the mother of his future child; the first Elemental King he had met had also become his close friend.
Unlike usual, there was not a single Earth Elemental to be seen on the road leading to the Earth Royal Court.
Doubts welled up in Chen Rui's heart, but his feet did not stop as he made his way to the majestic palace that seemed to have been formed as one with the earth itself.
In the vast royal court, there was only one figure.
A familiar figure.
One of Chen Rui's closest friends—the Earth Elemental King, Moore.
The Earth Elemental King watched him approach. "I have been waiting for you, Chen Rui."
Chen Rui frowned. "You already knew what happened?"
"Yes." Moore shifted his gaze slightly. "Perhaps this moment was bound to come sooner or later. I just did not expect it to come so quickly."
Chen Rui looked straight into Moore's eyes. "You knew it would happen all along?"
"Yes." Moore gave the same two-word answer again. Although his aura was still at the peak of the Devil Emperor level, Chen Rui somehow felt as though this king was missing many things.
"I want to know what exactly happened to Lola." Chen Rui asked solemnly, "No matter what you concealed before, I want the real answer this time—not some vague, perfunctory evasion."
"Since I waited here for you, I never intended to brush you off." Moore sighed. "The real answer is that Lola has already undergone elementalization."
"Elementalization?!" Chen Rui was startled. "What does that mean?"
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