After enjoying a few days of peace, Ye Buyu and Kou Ying, the Ultimate Unlucky Duo, decided to set out.
Wan Lan still could not help reminding them, "Take it easy out there. If you run into anything you can't handle, call us. We'll be there whenever you need us."
Ye Buyu nodded. "True. At your speed, riding Thousand Winds, you could reach anywhere in the Universe in under a minute."
Nearby, Wind-Thunder huffed and muttered, "A god, all right. Even walking comes with wind. Absolutely ridiculous. What an eye-opener."
Wan Lan gave it a cool glance.
Under her gaze, Wind-Thunder silently looked away. Hold Up the Heavens was no longer what it used to be.
If it provoked them now, it really would be done for.
Wan Lan folded her arms and eyed it sidelong, seemingly having read something.
"Were we easy to mess with before, then?"
"Heh, no, you weren't."
Wind-Thunder recalled its days of self-detonation again. Those had been truly miserable.
By the time it came back to its senses, Ye Buyu and Kou Ying were already gone. Only Wan Lan's voice reached it.
"Come on. They've already left."
Everyone gazed into the empty distance before slowly looking away, grumbling about how absurdly strong Hold Up the Heavens had become.
Still, they could not help worrying.
Until Lou Guanshan, grinning broadly, laid his hands on their shoulders. At that moment, all their worries turned toward themselves.
Worry about Hold Up the Heavens? No, we'd better worry about ourselves.
Lou Guanshan curled a finger, and an enormous wall rose, fully half a mountain tall.
It towered before them, casting a heavy shadow.
With a single step, Lou Guanshan reached the top of the wall and clenched his fists until his knuckles cracked.
"Come on, Seniors. I'm ready to