"Brother Changqing, you're awful! I still have affairs at the Darkness Hall to attend to, and you kept me here so long!"
At that moment, a sweet, reproachful voice drifted out of the hall.
Though her words carried a complaint, the beautiful figure who spoke had eyes brimming with such tender affection that one could almost drown in them!
"Hehe, with a voice that strong, I'd say your vitality is entirely intact. Looks like I'll have to work harder!"
Hun Changqing chuckled at her words, then thrust out his chest, making as if to redouble his efforts.
"Ah! Brother Changqing, I was wrong! I really can't take any more! We can't do it again-I've used up all my Yuan Force!"
A sharp, frightened cry immediately rang through the hall.
"A little Yuan Force? What does that matter? I'll restore it for you..."
As his chuckle faded, a radiance woven from three wondrous colors shone within the hall.
Immediately afterward, strange huffing, puffing, clanging noises sounded from inside once more!
Half a month later, three streaks of light swept out of the hall together. After reaching the outskirts of Darkness City, they vanished into the horizon.
The Northern Profound Region.
A place not yet reached by the expanding influence of the Darkness Hall.
Outside a city-state still steeped in chaos and disorder, three streaks of light tore through the turbulent space. Three slender figures slowly emerged and hovered in the air.
"The aura you sensed is here?"
Hun Changqing raised an eyebrow as he studied the city. It looked ancient and imposing, but all manner of chaotic auras churned within.
"Yes, right here. But that Palace Lord's aura now... seems... a little erratic?"
The Desire Demon King spoke in surprise, an odd expression appearing on her face.
"Erratic? Has something