"Kekekekeke... I understand. But if that's the case, even if the Guardian fully awakens in the future, its strength won't be able to return to its peak. Is that really alright?"
"Not a big problem. Losing just one arm won't make much difference. Besides, once Her Majesty the Goddess awakens, the Guardian will no longer be of any use!"
Ya'en spoke blandly upon hearing this.
"That's good! Then I'll go make the arrangements!"
The Yin-Yang Emperor nodded, then vanished from the great hall in a flash. Ya'en, meanwhile, quietly sat upon the Pope's throne that belonged to him alone and gently closed his eyes. He had yet to pray today.
Outside the Eternal Night Secret Realm, Christina, who had been lurking in the shadows, suddenly stirred. She then saw Sima Hao reappear, shoot into the sky, and swiftly leave the area.
A little while later, Ghost Shadow also emerged from the Eternal Night Secret Realm with an excited expression. He likewise did not linger and rapidly flew away.
Seeing this, Christina carefully sensed the surroundings again. After finding nothing amiss, she used the shadows that were everywhere in the forest to quickly locate a concealed spot and hide the Flying Thunder God Kunai Lin Yu had given her.
Once she was done, Christina swiftly pursued Ghost Shadow.
Christina wanted to see whether she could obtain any more useful intelligence from Ghost Shadow. Judging by the way he had emerged from the Eternal Night Secret Realm, he had clearly received some sort of order.
Inside Ghost Shadow's pill shop in Changqi City,
The moment Ghost Shadow returned, he immediately shut the pill shop up tight. Then, with an excited expression, he took out the encrypted phone he used for contact.
"Beep beep..."
"Hello, Old Ghost, what did they say?