What If I Admit It?

Compared to the last time they had gone to the Azure Sea, when Ye Lan had deliberately slowed down to wait for Shen Yi and had also brought Ye Jing along, this time both of them entered the realm of the Void. They only wished to make a quick trip there and back, turning what would have been nearly half a year of travel into little more than ten days. The Azure Sea was already visible in the distance.

"Just as expected..."

Ye Lan sighed inwardly.

When Shen Yi had returned from the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda before, she had guessed that he had successfully plucked the Void Dao Fruit. Otherwise, with Dragon-Tiger Arhat's abilities alone, it would have been difficult to stop so many great demons bent on fleeing.

Now, it seemed that not only had he plucked the Dao Fruit, he had likely already deduced a path of his own. With the help of the Imperial Qi Golden Pill, even judging solely by his Void Dao techniques and setting aside Bodhi Sect's fruition, his cultivation was no weaker than hers.

Cultivators serving in the Demon-Slaying Bureau were already among the fastest cultivators in the world. Yet Shen Yi's performance made even Ye Lan feel a trace of envy.

Peerless talent had cleared and broadened the road ahead for him. Coupled with the Divine Dynasty's Demon-Slaying Bureau, which spent lavishly and bestowed the world's rarest Imperial Qi, the two were simply a match made in heaven.

Just as Ye Lan's thoughts began to drift, a blinding crimson light suddenly shone upon her. She instinctively turned her head and raised an arm to shield her face.

The next moment, an immense blazing sun appeared before her without warning. It was crimson from end to end, radiating an aura of extinction.

The sword-light