As dusk deepened, Shen Lian slowly rose to his feet and brushed the ice and ashes from his robes.
He looked toward Heaven Dou City. It had originally been his destination for seizing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but it no longer seemed so urgent.
Deep beast roars drifted from the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, as though calling to him.
"First, we'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest and kill those two beasts."
Shen Lian clenched his fist, his knuckles whitening from the force, then thought to himself:
Only by obtaining Spirit Rings and raising my Soul Power Level can I truly control the Dragon Emperor Frost-Fire Seal.
The lingering heat of Destruction's divine consciousness still remained between Shen Lian's brows, yet the Vermilion Bird Wings had already impatiently unfurled. Blazing flames painted Zhu Zhuqing's pale cheeks red.
The young woman leaned against his chest, her silver eyes sweeping over the faintly appearing Mark of Destruction on Shen Lian's brow. The newly acquired Spirit Bone in her left leg was producing a strange resonance with her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
"We're not going to Heaven Dou City?"
Zhu Zhuqing's voice was torn apart by the wind, yet it still reached Shen Lian's ears clearly.
She instinctively clutched his lapel, feeling the surging Soul Power within him. His aura after breaking through to Soul Saint was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, overwhelmingly powerful to a Soul Ancestor like Zhu Zhuqing.
When Shen Lian lowered his head, a confident curve formed at the corner of his mouth.
Shen Lian could feel the scorching heat of the Ice and Fire Dragon King Spirit Bone in his arms. It was god-level power capable of changing the course of battle.
"There's something more important waiting for us