The moment they received such weighty news, the relaxed mood they had shared that morning was completely swept away.
They were now filled with drive and longing to improve their strength.
For the last half day, they did not do anything especially romantic or thrilling. They simply took a leisurely walk around Star Luo City.
The weather that day was not particularly good. Not long after they left Huo Yun'er's grave, dark clouds obscured the sun, and a light drizzle began to fall.
Tang Wulin bought an umbrella. The two sheltered beneath it together, shoulders pressed together as they gazed upon the beautiful city through the rain.
"Wulin."
"Hmm?"
"We must stop the Sun Moon Empire. We can't let them destroy this city, where my mom is."
"Mm."
That afternoon, the two returned to Shrek Academy together.
They did not immediately meet with the powerful figures summoned by the Shrek Summons. Instead, after notifying their companions and the elders, they entered a room beneath Sea God's Pavilion specifically meant for secluded cultivation. There, they took out one of the remaining three Heaven and Earth Creation Pills and began absorbing it together.
Tang Wulin had originally said they would head to the Heaven Dou Empire at midnight, so they still had a few hours left.
They intended to use this final stretch of time to further increase their strength before the war officially began.
Previously, they had usually absorbed the Heaven and Earth Creation Pills alongside their companions from the Tang Sect. There had been nearly twenty people, so each of them had only been able to absorb around one-tenth of a pill's energy.
This time, however, they did not share it with anyone else. The two of them absorbed it alone, and the sheer amount of energy far exceeded their