Sea God Pavilion, second floor, Cao Longyan's room
At dawn on the fourth day, Cao Longyan's eyelashes fluttered softly, and he slowly opened his eyes.
His Spiritual Sea of Consciousness was now evenly divided into three parts by three different auras.
One part held a fireball connected to the Ten Halls of Yama Martial Soul and imbued with the aura of the Fire Dragon King. Though the flames had yet to regain their former intensity, long-dried rivers of hellfire now flowed within it.
Another part held an ice sphere, formed from the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul he'd awakened later and his insights over the past three days. It had only just begun to take shape, forming a tiny region like the Extreme North, with cold air swirling and ice and snow blanketing everything.
The final part was a white orb of light created by Electrolux and the Holy Necromancer Martial Soul, radiating an endless Undead Aura.
"Phew..."
Cao Longyan heard the familiar breathing beside him—the sound he knew better than any other.
He turned his head and saw a beautiful face so close that he knew every detail of it.
Fair skin, long lashes lowered over her eyes, her body rising and falling slightly with each breath. It was Zhang Lexuan, who had watched over him for three days and nights.
Seeing her so unguarded, Cao Longyan's heart gave an inexplicable leap.
Sister Lexuan... is beautiful, too...
Memories surged through his mind like a tide...
When he'd fallen unconscious after awakening his Martial Soul at six, she'd stayed by his side.
When Evil Soul Masters had surrounded him and he'd fought with all his strength, only to have his Martial Soul crippled and fall unconscious, she'd watched over him, anxious and worried.
After he woke, she'd guided him with