"Thank you, Mother!"
Elise immediately beamed, her heart-tipped tail swishing happily.
She grabbed Xu Jingming's hand and said impatiently, "Let's go!"
Xu Jingming bowed to the Nether Phoenix Venerable once more. "Goodbye, Teacher."
His Divine Thought had long sensed that the spacecraft was hovering above the floating continent.
With a thought, the Void Realm Demon's Teleportation talent activated!
Whoosh—
Space rippled, and the two vanished from the cabin in an instant.
In the courtyard of a small building within the rest area.
As the light faded, Xu Jingming and Elise appeared.
"Whew—"
The moment he landed, Xu Jingming let out a long breath.
"How was it? Being with my mother must have been quite stressful, right?"
Elise giggled, mischief glinting in her violet eyes.
She naturally linked her arm through Xu Jingming's.
"Indeed."
Xu Jingming nodded without denying it.
"Teacher Nether Phoenix's aura is too terrifying.
Even without deliberately releasing any pressure, she still put me under tremendous strain."
Unlike Venerable Xiyue, who completely concealed her aura and seemed as approachable as a neighborhood aunt,
The Nether Phoenix Venerable, even after restraining most of her pressure,
still constantly radiated the oppression of a World Venerable-level life form.
Standing before her was like an ant looking up at the heavens, instinctively feeling awe and fear.
"Don't worry. My mother is actually very nice."
Elise smiled sweetly, pride written across her stunning face.
"You'll understand once you get to know her.
She seems cold on the outside but is warm inside, and she's especially protective of her own people."
"Mm."
Xu Jingming nodded.
Then he took out the cluster of violet-black True Demon essence blood from the World Ring.
The essence blood floated above his palm, radiating an ancient and noble aura.
Countless profound spatial Runes seemed to flow within it,