The Noah was sailing smoothly on the sea, and the giant serpent Jörmungandr, which had caused such a huge commotion at the beginning, reappeared shortly after the Noah set sail. The immense oppressive aura was as strong as ever, leaving everyone stunned and almost unable to breathe.
After speaking with Jörmungandr, Alice sank into the sea again. This time, however, it did not travel with the ship and disappeared without a trace once it entered the water.
When the Noah finally docked again, everyone went ashore. Alice jumped onto the shore as well and said to everyone, "Please remember, the competition will continue in one year! Don't forget then. But it's okay if you forget, we will have someone to notify you. Please be prepared."
"Once you pass through the portal before you, you will return to your respective worlds. We look forward to seeing you again!"
Finally, a huge portal appeared before everyone, its destination unknown, but since Alice said so, it was probably true.
Just as Qi Ling was about to pass through the teleportation portal with Luna, Xiao Ye, and the others, Chu Ling suddenly appeared and came to Qi Ling, saying, " Qi Ling! Don't be too smug. You still have a year left, so make the most of it and enjoy the rest of your life!"
"In the competition a year from now, I will take your life and everything you have now! You won't be so lucky then!"
Qi Ling replied nonchalantly, "Sure, I'll wait for you. A year from now, I'll definitely keep you company!"
Chu Ling then snorted coldly and walked into the teleportation portal, leaving the area.
No sooner had Chu Ling left than Cang Yue appeared again. She looked at Qi Ling with interest and said, "Are you really confident you can defeat Chu Ling?"
Qi Ling then said, "It's about 50/50. There's still a year left. Who knows what might happen? Maybe that guy will suddenly have a power surge and turn into Devil King."
Cang Yue couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe, that's probably impossible. But since you're so confident, if you really can defeat Chu Ling, I'll give you a reward! You'd better work hard!"
Cang Yue then left without explaining what the benefits she was referring to.
"Hey, are all experts like this, never listening to others? Luna, don't you think they're being incredibly rude?" Qi Ling said helplessly.
Luna nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes, they're so rude!"
What Qi Ling didn't expect was that something even more impolite was yet to come. The last of the three True God, the one Qi Ling had never met before, Zhen Hong, also came to stand in front of Qi Ling.
Compared to the previous two, Zhen Hong truly exemplified what it means to be impolite. Without uttering a word, she cupped Qi Ling's face in her hands, scrutinized it carefully, and then Lingling snorted before turning and leaving.
Qi Ling felt she had never been so confused. What on earth had happened? What was going on? What was the purpose of this person's actions? Qi Ling was completely baffled.
The three most powerful people present all greeted him one after another, making Qi Ling the center of attention. In fact, he was already quite conspicuous even without that greeting.
Xue Qinghe originally wanted to go up and say a few harsh words to Qi Ling, just like Cang Yue and the others, but Qian Xunji grabbed him and said, "Are you stupid? We're from the same world as him!"
"Ah, ah!" Xue Qinghe exclaimed, "I had almost forgotten, I almost forgot, we are also from the Douluo Continent!"
Qi Ling then didn't give the others a chance to continue their threats, and went straight through the portal with Luna and the others.
Although Qi Ling and the others have only been here for a little over half a month, more than half a year has passed on the Douluo Continent. How has everyone been doing during this time? This made Qi Ling feel a strong urge to return home.
Returning to the Douluo Continent, Qi Ling took a deep breath of the air and immediately felt refreshed. To him, Douluo Continent, where he grew up, was his true home; his past life was nothing but a dream.
" Xiao Ye, aren't you coming back to Dragon's Glory with me?" Qi Ling asked Xiao Ye, because Xiao Ye had already said that she needed to go back to the Sleepless City Never Sleeps.
"I really want to go with you, but I can't. I have to go back to the Sleepless City Never Sleeps first," Xiao Ye said. "It's been so long, and Uncle Li has been maintaining the Sleepless City all by himself. I have to get back as soon as possible."
Only at times like this would Qi Ling remember that this somewhat unreliable girl was actually the leader of the world's number one assassin organization, and also the last princess of an ancient dynasty—a truly remarkable figure.
After Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and the others left, Qi Ling roughly determined that he was in a forest within the Heaven Dou Empire, but he couldn't pinpoint his exact location.
"Mr. Qi Ling, are we lost?" Luna asked worriedly. "What should we do? I'm not very good at finding my way around."
"Don't worry, Luna. Since this is the Heaven Dou Empire, we just need to find a town and ask for directions, then we'll know how to get there," Qi Ling said.
"Wow, Mr. Qi Ling, you're so clever! How come I didn't think of that!" Luna exclaimed, making Qi Ling blush. In Luna's eyes, he must be a god, for she would boast about something like this.
"Then let's set off, Mr. Qi Ling," Luna said. "But, which direction should we go?"
"That's simple. Now that we're back here, we don't have so many worries anymore. We naturally want to find an easy way!" Qi Ling said with a smile.
Then, Qi Ling summoned his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into an incomparably majestic Divine Dragon Avatar. The enormous dragon head lowered and said to Luna, "Come up, Luna."
"Huh? Is it... is it alright?" Luna couldn't help but ask, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to ride on top of you, Mr. Qi Ling?"
"What's the big deal, Luna? Just come on up," Qi Ling said. "No need to worry about so many details. This is the most time-saving and effortless way. We should hurry back to Dragon's Glory."
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Luna climbed onto Qi Ling's back. Qi Ling then soared into the sky, quickly located the nearest town, and rushed towards it.