Seeing their expressions, Qian Xunji finally understood.
After everything he had been through, things had gone more smoothly for him in the Surface World. Sometimes he even forgot that he was actually from the Inner World.
He explained quietly:
"Return to the Surface World."
"But postponing the Ninth Trial..." Qian Xunji paused.
"It means the High Priest can remain 'burdened' with her peak mortal body a little longer."
Inner World, the Core Zone of Star Dou Forest.
Gu Yuena's avatar pushed aside a thick, drooping vine and stopped on the shallows at the edge of the Lake of Life.
The lake was clear and still. On the open ground by the shore, an enormous Titan Giant Ape crouched beside a rock, while an absurdly large rabbit sat farther away.
The moment Gu Yuena appeared, every black hair on the Titan Giant Ape's body stood on end.
At the same time, a tall figure slowly emerged from beneath the Lake of Life.
She had thick golden hair that fell past her shoulders to her waist.
Her brows angled slightly upward, and her features were striking and bold. Fine golden markings ringed her crimson eyes. She wore a fitted dark-red outfit, and beneath its slightly open collar, several small golden dragon scales showed beside her collarbone.
The instant their eyes met, both women stopped.
Their bloodline senses could not be fooled.
With a single glance, each understood what stood before her: an avatar shaped from blood essence and divine consciousness.
Gu Yuena's gaze swept over the golden scales at the woman's collarbone, and a strange feeling stirred in her heart.
The aura of destruction radiating from this avatar was dense and refined, while its vitality was so abundant it nearly spilled over. Judging by her condition, this world's Golden Dragon King