Three Cultivate Together Against the Fate Lock, Qiu'er's Beast Ears Suddenly Appear-Adorably Cute

The second Fate Lock did not descend immediately. It hung in the night sky toward Star Dou, like a golden fissure destined to split down sooner or later. Huo Yuhao knew they could not wait. He Caitou used three portable soul-tool arrays to piece together a temporary cultivation chamber. Tang Ya and Bei Bei guarded the outer perimeter, Xu Sanshi stood at the door with his shield, and Jiang Nannan handled the rotation of the wounded.

For the first time, Shrek's team resembled a complete fortress, protecting Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er at its very center.

"All three of us will do it together." Huo Yuhao looked at the Fate Cycle Array. "This cultivation isn't for increasing Soul Power. It's to stabilize Qiu'er's Self Mark and Dong'er's power of light at the same time. If we succeed, when the second lock falls, we won't be left merely enduring the blows head-on."

Dong'er and Qiu'er sat on either side of Huo Yuhao, their palms pressing against the Fate Cycle Array at the same time. The light and golden radiance still clashed at first, like two flames unwilling to yield. Huo Yuhao did not force them flat. Instead, he used Ultimate Ice to open a stable passage between them, allowing their sharp edges to bypass one another before finally flowing into the same array core.

The cultivation continued until deep into the night. After their Soul Power was exhausted, the three of them were closer than they had ever been in any battle. Wang Dong'er's loose bangs were damp with sweat, and blood began to seep from Wang Qiu'er's shoulder wound again. Huo Yuhao raised his hand to steady their breathing, but Wang Dong'er caught his hand.

"Don't always think only of others."

Wang Qiu'er glanced at Wang Dong'er, then