Various highly toxic industrial gases drifted through the purple-gray atmosphere of the planet, but they had no effect whatsoever on Ai Chen, a Domain Lord, or Xue Xi, a World Lord. They were not even as poisonous as one of Tang Xiaoyou's dark cuisine meals.
Ai Chen smiled at Xue Xi. "Because I know someone here. He'll take us to the most fun place around!"
Looking at Ai Chen's proud expression, Xue Xi could not help teasing her. "You really do have friends everywhere. But when I first met you, weren't you acting like some cold and aloof goddess?"
Ai Chen's face flushed crimson at once. The scene of their first meeting during the Genius Tournament flashed through her mind, and she snapped in embarrassed exasperation, "That was my genius persona, okay? Besides, when was I ever cold toward you?"
The corners of Xue Xi's lips curled up slightly. "Right, right. If I hadn't lured you in with juice, we probably wouldn't have become such good friends, would we, foodie angel?"
Seeing Ai Chen about to turn into a steam girl and lose her mind as she lunged in to bite her, Xue Xi hurriedly pointed at a town below. "Stop messing around. We've reached the place you mentioned, but something seems off. Let's go down and take a look!"
Watching Xue Xi descend as if fleeing for her life, Ai Chen planted her hands on her hips and gave a huff. Then, she quickly cast aside her earlier annoyance and eagerly followed after her.
In the town, neon signs along the streets swayed precariously, as though a light breeze would be enough to knock them down. Even the buildings they were attached to trembled faintly, looking ready to collapse at any moment. Tumbleweeds rolled bleakly past the two of