Dan Heng

Below, Blade suddenly erupted from beneath the Divination Commission. A flash of green sword light streaked across the air, and in an instant, Kafka was freed from her restraints.

"Goodbye, everyone from the Astral Express." At the edge of the Divination Commission, Kafka spread her arms and leaped into the void, vanishing before their eyes.

"W-what are we supposed to do now?" March 7th asked, sounding somewhat panicked.

"Don't be nervous. It's highly likely they were allowed to leave by the Luofu Xianzhou. Let's go find the General first. As for Xiao Xi..." Welt calmly analyzed the situation.

"I'll go find Dan Heng. Based on the clues we have, there's a high probability that Blade and Kafka are heading toward him," Xiao Xi said earnestly.

"Alright, let's settle on that for now."

Where would Dan Heng most likely go? The disaster on the Luofu was centered on the revival of the Amborsial Arbor and the Stellaron crisis. Based on the information brought by Kafka, it could be inferred that these two events were now almost one and the same. If so, was the intersection of everything likely at the Scalegorge Waterscape? Regardless, I should go and see for myself.

At the Scalegorge Sea before the Scalegorge Waterscape, Xiao Xi rushed all the way there and sensed Dan Heng's presence at the edge of the beach.

"Dan Heng! I finally found you. You didn't run into the Stellaron Hunters, did you?" Xiao Xi walked up quickly and asked.

"Xiao Xi, why are you here? Are our companions on the Express doing alright?" Seeing Xiao Xi arrive, Dan Heng was clearly taken aback.

"Everything was fine before I left. If nothing goes wrong, our two groups should eventually meet up at the Scalegorge Waterscape, since that's where the Amborsial Arbor is located." Xiao Xi detailed the current situation to Dan Heng.

"Is that so? Then I can rest easy. In any case, let's hurry to the Scalegorge Waterscape. We must get there before everything happens."

"Right..."

"There are five people, three must pay a price. Dan Heng, you are one of them. Do you really think you can just walk away from the evil consequences you sowed hundreds of years ago? Dan Feng." A green barrier manifested, and from within it stepped the Blade and Kafka who had escaped earlier.

"Miss Xiao Xi, we meet again." Kafka greeted Xiao Xi.

Following Kafka's voice came an incredibly sharp slash from Blade.

"Dan Heng, look out!" Chains formed from golden flames coiled around the incoming Drifting sword at the last possible second, deflecting it in another direction.

"Dan Feng, is hiding behind your companions all you can do...?" Blade taunted.

"...First: I am not Dan Feng. Second: If you insist on believing so, then I will never allow you to harm my companions."

As Dan Heng finished speaking, a tornado of water enveloped him. At the same time, his aura surged continuously. When the water curtain dissipated—

Dan Heng had changed into a different attire, with azure horns sprouting from his head and a lotus flower made of water floating beneath him.

"Xiao Xi, since this is the evil fruit left behind by my past life, it is only right that I resolve it with my own hands now."

"Will you be alright?"

"Don't worry. I still have to go meet March and the others with you."

"Alright then." Xiao Xi nodded, then turned her gaze toward Kafka. "Then we'll be responsible for watching the battle here. You won't interfere, will you, Kafka?"

"Rest assured, Miss Xiao Xi. This is Blade's own business, so naturally, I won't break the rules and intervene. Besides, aren't you here watching me?"

"It had better stay that way." Although Kafka said this, Xiao Xi did not lower her guard.