"Wait, wasn't she captured by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles? How is she still alive?"

Chen Fan was certain that in all his years at Spirit Hall, he had never had any contact with Qian Daoliu or any other members of the Qian family.

Of course.

Although he did not know why, there was no reason for Chen Fan to refuse the ladder being offered to him.

Thus.

His title became "Impermanence," a promise kept to his martial soul, the "Impermanence Chain."

Consequently, within the Spirit Empire, he was known as "Elder Impermanence."

"Chen Fan, wait!"

Just as Chen Fan walked into the logistics area, Hu Liena's breathless voice rang out from behind him.

Chen Fan had originally been a level 93 Title Douluo, but thanks to the mission rewards, he had soared directly to the peak of level 98, reaching a soul power level even higher than that of Golden Crocodile Douluo in his prime.

Even while strolling leisurely, his speed was not slow; it was certainly not something Hu Liena, a mere Soul Saint, could hope to match.

It was only because Chen Fan had slowed his pace upon entering the logistics area that she had the opportunity to catch up.

"Your Highness, is there something you need?"

Chen Fan stopped and turned back, his gaze as calm as still water.

"You..."

Looking at Chen Fan before her, Hu Liena wanted to say something, but the words died on her lips. She could only ask, "How did you complete that mission just now?"

"The Teleportation Gate explicitly stated it was a war of national annihilation!"

"Just luck."

Hu Liena, "..."

How was she supposed to respond to that?

Waiting online, it's quite urgent!

"If Your Highness has no further business, please return to the front lines."

Chen Fan spoke indifferently, "As a logistics elder, I cannot be of much help."

"That's not..."

A peak level 98 powerhouse couldn't be of much help?

Are you kidding me!?

Hu Liena wanted to retort, but Chen Fan had already turned back around and walked deeper inside.

Seeing this, Hu Liena tried to follow, but was blocked by the Logistics Guard. "Your Highness, Elder Impermanence does not like people intruding into his rest area. Please stop here!"

Although.

Behind Hu Liena stood Bibi Dong, the Empress of the Spirit Empire and the only true god in the empire today.

However.

After so many years in logistics, the prestige Chen Fan had accumulated was not low. The simple fact that he was willing to stand up for the logistics personnel was enough to make them all rally around him.

By comparison.

Bibi Dong, the Empress, did not have much prestige. After all, she had previously been driven back to Spirit City like a stray dog by Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other elders.

The dignified Empress of the Spirit Empire, reduced to the state of a stray dog, accompanied only by Hu Liena and a hundred or so soul masters as they returned to Spirit City in a single carriage.

How could she possibly have the hearts of the people?

"Tch, a dignified elder of the Spirit Empire, and yet he's afraid of heights!"

Over the Stormterror's Lair in Teyvat.

This scene of Elder Tianfeng's fear of heights was not only known to those on Douluo Continent through the projection.

Bai He, who was by his side, and the massive Nether White Tiger also witnessed it with their own eyes.

At this, all three were somewhat astonished. The Nether White Tiger's eyes widened, as if it had seen the sun rise in the west.

"Insolent!"

Tianfeng Douluo was instantly enraged. "Junior, you are courting death!"

He was a veteran Title Douluo of Spirit Hall and now a highly respected elder within the Spirit Empire; how could he tolerate being humiliated by a mere junior?

However.

Just as he prepared to strike at the Nether White Tiger.

Suddenly, Bai He's exclamation rang out, "Look, everyone! There seems to be a massive black shadow!"

Hm?

Tianfeng Douluo paused, and the Nether White Tiger was also startled. They turned their gazes in unison.

In an instant!

The pupils of both the man and the beast constricted in shock!

Deep within the pitch-black, bottomless low altitude, a massive shadow suddenly emerged.

It was a colossal, jet-black silhouette.

As the air currents on either side parted, its form gradually became clear.

It was a gigantic black dragon!

Its body stood as imposing as a mountain, carving a silhouette that pierced the firmament against the dim, azure twilight.

Along its spine, six massive wings, like bone-feathers tempered by storms, spread out in a near-symmetrical display. The layered wing bones rose and fell like the ridges of a mountain range, their tips sharp as blades. A faint blue and cyan glow rippled across the wing membranes, as if tearing the entire night sky asunder and whipping up invisible gales.

Down the center of its back, a purple light-pattern ran from its neck, resembling solidified lightning. It shimmered in tandem with the pale blue dragon body below and the winding, trailing tail, casting a cold halo through the hazy mist.

Though its dragon head was hidden behind its wings, the pressure radiating from it felt primordial, as if a single beat of its wings could summon a storm capable of sweeping across the world.

It was none other than the Dragon of the East from Stormterror's Lair, Dvalin!

"Th-this..."

The Nether White Tiger was completely stunned. "Is... is this our opponent?"

"We have to... purify it?"

The massive Nether White Tiger looked utterly insignificant, no more than a grasshopper in its shadow.

Bai He, however, narrowed his eyes.

As the patriarch of the Speed Clan, his observational skills were peerless, and at first glance, he noticed something unique about this Demon Dragon!

Because...

"Look at its back!"

"There are two glowing spots!"

Bai He suddenly spoke up, instantly snapping Tianfeng Douluo and the Nether White Tiger out of the shock caused by the creature's sheer size.

"Glowing spots?"

Both the man and the beast were startled, then quickly located the points Bai He had mentioned.

"Could it be that we just need to break those two spots?"

The Nether White Tiger's gaze sharpened. Just as it was about to strike, a sound of rushing wind echoed above, and the next moment, a voice filled with surprise rang out: "Who are you people?"

Hm?

The sudden voice startled both men and the beast, causing them to instinctively look up.

They saw a golden-haired girl with two wings unfurled behind her, looking at them with a mix of astonishment and vigilance.

It was none other than the Traveler, Lumine!

"This... is that golden-haired girl?"

"Wait, wasn't she captured by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles? How is she still alive?"

Lumine's sudden appearance shocked many, and even the various soul masters on the Douluo Continent who were watching this scene were taken aback.

They remembered clearly!

During the first stage, this Lumine, along with a golden-haired youth and Tang Hao, had been captured by that so-called Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.

Tang Hao, in particular, had died on the spot.

Logically speaking, these two... these twins, should have met a heroic end, right?

What was going on?

It wasn't just the soul masters on the Douluo Continent who were bewildered; even Tianfeng Douluo and the others were dumbfounded.

This...

Resurrection from the dead?