Time flew.
The thirty-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousandth year.
"You Yao," whom he had seen once while switching perspectives, returned.
Compared with that fleeting first glimpse, "You Yao" was dressed in an exceptionally alluring fashion now. Most of her once innocent, lively air had faded away at some unknown point, replaced by a seductive charm that seeped from her very bones. A dark aura like that of the Abyss Mother permeated her entire body, and every movement carried a beguiling power that made hearts flutter.
Yet strangely, even with "You Yao" so alluring and seductive, Zhou Heng could still observe "innocence" and "purity" within her.
That innocence and purity lay hidden in the deepest reaches of layer upon layer of abyss aura, like a spark enveloped in darkness, flickering weakly but stubbornly, never truly extinguished.
He did not know what had happened to "You Yao," or what was quietly operating behind the scenes.
But a powerful being's intuition told Zhou Heng that these changes in "You Yao" might be intended to deal with him when he entered the "Health Heavenly Realm."
"Heng God..."
"I once had the good fortune to behold your magnificence..."
"But sadly, the boundless, endless future does not lie with you after all..."
"Everything will quietly pass away beneath the crushing, relentless torrent of time..."
"You Yao" murmured softly, her tone carrying an indescribably complex mix of emotions: regret, wistfulness, and perhaps even a trace of reluctance that she herself had not noticed.
Then she bent slightly, bowed deeply to Zhou Heng, and turned to leave without looking back.
Her slender silhouette vanished at the far end of the square, as though merging into some deeper darkness.
The fifty-one million two hundred thousandth year.
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