Early morning.
A streak of yellow slowly rose above the sea, painting half the sky a pale gold.
By then, a day had passed since Qian Fan had beaten the Asura God to a pulp.
Qian Fan had woken Xu Yuan'er early to watch the sunrise.
"Wow..." Xu Yuan'er marveled at the sight before her. "Qian Fan, the sunrise over the sea is so, so beautiful..."
She gazed at the steadily rising sun, her eyes full of wonder. With both hands braced against the railing, she leaned half her body out beyond it, staring fixedly toward the far side of the sea.
She seemed to have completely forgotten that she stood at the highest point on Sea God Island. At that moment, her eyes held only the slowly rising sun and the boundless expanse of ocean.
Just then, another voice rang out.
"All these years..." Qian Fan stepped forward as well, clasping his hands behind his back and following Xu Yuan'er's gaze. "By the time I returned here, decades had already passed..."
A trace of bitterness showed in his eyes.
Though he had not lived on this continent for even half as long as he had spent in the Ten Thousand Monster Domain in his previous life, or even as long as he had spent in the Seven Star Domain in this life...
Still...
This was where Qian Fan had been most carefree after his reincarnation. His grandfather was here, his younger sister was here... and so was... his mother.
To Qian Fan, Bibi Dong was his mother.
But truth be told, neither could stand the sight of the other, and both were ready to start trading insults at any moment.
Qian Fan thought Bibi Dong was merely a Titled Douluo in her nineties, yet she put on airs all