Nine Nether World.
Pfft!
Ying Mei, who was maintaining the passage, was suddenly struck by the backlash of an immense force and spat out a mouthful of blood!
Her face went pale, and shock filled her eyes.
"What terrifying power!"
That force had nearly inflicted grievous injuries on her. She had fought desperately to protect the passage, but her efforts had been utterly useless.
"Ying Mei, why is the passage gone?!" Gui You noticed the disturbance, his expression turning aghast. "Who destroyed it?!"
Ying Mei shook her head and pulled back the hood of her black robe, revealing an exquisite, alluring face that was now deathly pale. "I don't know. A powerful cultivator on the Dou* Continent intervened, and there was an invisible spiritual force within that attack."
"Spiritual force?" Gui You frowned. Ying Mei was a Divine Emperor Realm powerhouse, so her spiritual strength was naturally formidable. It seemed the Dou* Continent really did hold secrets. But weren't its strongest cultivators only in the Saint Realm?
It seemed the Ancient God Clan had good reason to want control of that continent. There really were secrets there.
"Forget it. We found thirteen plane breaches. As long as the other twelve passages are intact, that's enough," Gui You said after a long silence.
Ying Mei nodded.
Black-Corner Region, Jia Nan Academy.
Bai Ling'er's room.
"Xing Yue, is that true? Big Brother Long Xiao will come find me soon?"
Bai Ling'er gazed at the Starmoon Protector kneeling before her on one knee, her eyes reddening with excitement.
The Starmoon Protector said respectfully, "Young miss, Young Master Long Xiao asked you to wait here. He'll come find you soon."
"Wonderful! I thought something had happened to him. As long as he's all right." Bai Ling'er smiled brightly. She had waited for two