Sno had no time to think. He raised his hand and violently tore open a spatial wormhole behind him.
He stepped inside, then turned back when only half his body remained outside and spat out a vicious threat.
"Brat, this isn't over. Just you wait and see! One day, I'll get you back for what happened today!"
The moment he finished speaking, the wormhole closed, and Sno vanished completely.
Before Qin Feng could process how decisively the old bastard had fled, Tara had already narrowed his eyes slightly.
"My king, someone is coming from over there."
Qin Feng followed his gaze.
Four golden figures broke through the clouds, diving toward the ruins at tremendous speed.
The figure in the lead had long golden hair streaming in the wind. Her silver combat suit outlined her slender figure, and she wore a smile that suggested a reunion after a long separation.
Angel Yan?
Behind her followed three Angel Warriors, also clad in silver armor.
After landing, Yan looked Qin Feng up and down, an irrepressible smile on her lips.
"Well, well, kid. It's only been a month, and you've already upgraded to the third generation?"
Qin Feng: "..."
The corner of his mouth twitched.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing. You caused such a commotion in the desert, blowing up temples and summoning giant snakes. I thought Morgana had shown up."
She paused, her gaze sweeping over Tara and the dark demonic serpent that had yet to retreat into the Shadow Realm before returning to Qin Feng's face. A trace of concern had entered the amusement in her eyes without even her noticing.
"Are you all right?"
"Do I look like something's wrong?"
Qin Feng spread his hands, sounding as relaxed as if he had just returned from the market.
"If you'd come a little later, I might even have caught that Sno and traded him to Karl for something good."
"Sno?"
Yan's brows shifted slightly.
"Were you just fighting Sno from the Styx Civilization?"
Qin Feng looked at her as though she were an idiot.
"There was a whole person standing right here. You didn't see him?"
Yan shook her head at that.
"Before we arrived, we only detected your dark information. We didn't find anyone else. Sno's dark information must have been concealed by some means. At least, the Eye of Insight couldn't lock onto him directly."
Hearing that, Qin Feng suddenly remembered something.
In the original storyline, Sno did indeed possess the ability to conceal his own dark information.
That was also why he had been able to operate secretly on Blue Star for so long without the Angel Civilization ever catching him in the act.
"Sno must have been here."
A voice came from behind Yan.
It was A Zhui. She stepped forward, her gaze settling on Soton, whom Qin Feng had restrained, and said with calm certainty, "A thousand years ago, I killed this crocodile myself."
"Then Sno suddenly appeared and sealed away his dark information in Karl's name."
"Now that this crocodile has emerged again, Sno must have deliberately released him!"
At those words, Tara's expression twisted subtly.
Had he not personally watched Qin Feng release Soton, he might actually have been convinced by A Zhui's perfectly reasonable deduction.
Now, however, he could only lower his head and try not to let anything slip on his fiendish face.
Meanwhile, Qin Feng had already picked up the thread, his tone filled with just the right amount of righteous indignation.
"Ah, yes, exactly! That's what happened. I was passing through this desert when I heard suspicious noises coming from the temple. I went over to take a look and caught that skull-face wrecking the place."
"Then those two Taotie lackeys of his tried to attack me. I couldn't just stand there and take it, could I? So we started fighting."
He spoke with complete conviction, his eyes clear and open, without the slightest trace of guilt.
Watching him, Yan couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
"My dream guy, you're so brave!"
A bright voice came from behind A Zhui, filled with undisguised admiration.
Qin Feng looked toward the voice and saw a sweet, gentle little angel staring at him with shining eyes.
She wore silver armor similar to Yan's, but she was a size smaller and looked like a child who had yet to grow up.
"Sno has a third generation divine body! And you actually dared to fight him."
"I admire you so much!"
Zhi Xin's voice was soft and sweet, and the sincerity on her face was enough to make anyone feel embarrassed.
"Ahem, it really wasn't that big a deal..."
Qin Feng rubbed his nose and accepted the praise with a guilty conscience.
Even with his thick skin, such direct admiration was a little more than he could handle.
After all, he had stood and watched from beginning to end. His only intervention had been to use the Shadow Eaters to deal with two Taotie grunts. Anything that could actually be called fighting had been entirely Tara's work.
During that subtle lull in the atmosphere, the angel who had remained silent at the back of the group suddenly stepped forward.
She was tall, with cool, striking features and a knowing, mischievous smile on her lips.
Her gaze moved back and forth between Zhi Xin and Qin Feng twice. Then she suddenly leaned toward Zhi Xin's ear and whispered something.
"Little Zhi Xin, are you starting to fall in love? Want me to run a genetic compatibility test for you and him? The angels' gene database is very accurate, you know~ Your Sister Leng is best at this."
Zhi Xin instantly flushed from her ears down to her neck.
"Sister Leng~ What are you talking about!"
Her soft little round face turned scarlet, and steam almost rose from her head. She looked exactly like a steam girl whose fuse had been lit.
A large part of her reason for coming to Blue Star in the first place had been Qin Feng.
Now that Leng had teased her, her composure instantly crumbled.
"Sis, you're blushing~"
Seeing her like that, Leng couldn't help doubling over with laughter.
"Sister Leng, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
With an embarrassed huff, Zhi Xin turned and plunged into A Zhui's arms, burying her face in the other angel's silver breastplate and refusing to come out.
The impact made A Zhui lean back slightly, and she patted Zhi Xin's back helplessly.
Leng straightened up, laughing heartily. Rather than restraining herself, she doubled down.
"Zhi Xin, don't be shy. Didn't Queen Kaisa say you should bravely pursue true love? After all, it's very hard to find a dream guy who won't rot into dirt."
"Now that you've finally met one, you can't let him go so easily~ Otherwise, the other sisters won't hold back for your sake."
Still nestled in A Zhui's arms, Zhi Xin lifted half her face slightly. Her pale golden eyes shifted, and she blinked thoughtfully.
Sister Leng was right.
He was so outstanding. If I didn't take the initiative, the other sisters would definitely snatch him away.
Besides, Teacher He Xi also said this man had great research value.
Whether it was for the Angel Civilization or for myself, I had to give it a shot!
She quietly poked half her head out of A Zhui's arms and stole a glance at Qin Feng.
Qin Feng was still rubbing his nose guiltily and didn't notice her little movement at all.
Yet the sight pierced Yan's heart like a needle.
Zhi Xin had actually come to Blue Star to compete with me for my dream guy?
Was she kidding me?!
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