Yun Qing gently stroked Little Radiant Chick's soft down with his fingertips and transmitted his voice:
"Brother Huang, I know you don't want to interfere too much with my growth. You fear that relying on outside power will clip my wings and cut off my chance of reaching the highest peak. I'm deeply grateful for your care."
"But this crisis is burning at our brows. If anything really happens to them, I..."
"Enough." Before Yun Qing could finish, Yun Huang's voice sounded deep within his Divine Soul, cutting him off.
"Flowery words. So noisy."
After a brief silence,
A soft sigh drifted through. At some point, Yun Huang's tone had come to carry this habitual indulgence.
Perhaps it had begun the moment "Qing Yun" held Little Radiant Chick's corpse and wept his heart out? Or even earlier?
"Have you decided?"
"Yes." Yun Qing did not hesitate.
"Just this once." Sure enough, Yun Huang's voice held a trace of resignation.
"During this Azure Cloud List, I can lend you my power no more than once. Use it sparingly. There will be problems."
There will be problems?
Something stirred in Yun Qing's heart, but the crisis was upon him, his younger siblings' lives hanging by a thread. He had no time to think it through and merely assumed that an Immortal Emperor's power was too vast and tyrannical. Forcing his Immortal King body to contain it would surely bring a backlash.
After all, how could a mortal vessel hold an Immortal Emperor's power for long? Restrictions were only natural.
"I understand. Once is enough," he answered solemnly, his fingertips unconsciously tightening against the down.
On the second tier, the standoff continued.
"What does that have to do with me?" Ice Doll tilted her head and repeated Yun Qing's feigned indifference, a sly