"But you look very weak! Can't you rest among the centaurs before going to the palace in the middle of the lake?" Menadus looked worried, his tail swishing with agitation. His concern was genuine, born of years of friendship with the Sword King's household.The lady shook her head with determination despite her weakness. She remained firm in her decision to go to the palace on the lake, as she had said before, knowing that only there would she find the solitude she needed. However, she asked shyly, her pride warring with necessity."But in that case, can I ask the centaurs to take me to the lake shore? The rest is the responsibility of the sirens," the lady was a little worried that her words might offend the centaurs, treading carefully on matters of honor.Please note that although centaurs have the bodies of horses from the waist down, they are not horses. Treating or using them as horses is considered a grave insult to centaurs, an affront to their dignity as sentient beings with

Guo Jiang could no longer count the passing of time in this liminal space. He had no idea how long he had been floating around with Ryu Water Dragon in the space channel connecting the Almaria Continent and the Akatsuki Continent, the dimensions blurring into an endless stream of light and shadow. Time itself seemed to have no meaning in the void between worlds.When Guo Jiang's main mission on the Almaria Continent was complete, every objective fulfilled to perfection, and his friend Hogret had found the portal that had been moving around like a ghost through space, there was no reason for Guo Jiang to linger on the Almaria Continent any longer. He was constantly reminded of the Thessul race that was going to attack the Silver Screening Continent, the threat hanging over his homeland like a storm cloud on the horizon.The inside of the portal looked like nothing more than sparkling silver light that danced and shifted. It was the glow of fire caused by electrical sparks along the po

"Er… about this, it would be best if the young master understood first what the departure of two to three days means to the Hermit Jikokuten," Aokena explained hesitantly, his voice carrying reluctance to deliver bad news."What do you mean?" Guo Jiang asked sharply, suspicion creeping back into his tone."Two or three days for the ascetic Jikokuten are equivalent to two to three years for humans like us due to the difference in dimensional time flow. Young Master may not be patient enough to wait that long..." Aokena's voice trailed off apologetically."I don't want to wait another two or three years in this Realm! There are important things I must do out there, threats I must address!" Guo Jiang shouted frantically, his earlier calm completely shattered. His mind immediately searched for a way to escape this temporal trap, racing through possibilities."But you can go through the portal that the Hermit Jikokuten left for you specifically. He even said that you have a new task to inv

"This journey won't take long, I think. I've experienced it before when moving from Tengu Island to the Akatsuki Continent," Guo Jiang thought to himself, recalling the past with crystal clarity. Memory served as a map through the twisting passages of space and time.Thinking about the Akatsuki Continent, Guo Jiang's heart was suddenly filled with longing sharp as a blade. He missed the little girl Huang Jiayi with her innocent laughter, the foolishness of the young Ouyang Guang who always meant well, and the bravery of Haruka Fujimoto whose courage inspired all who knew her. Without realizing it, Guo Jiang took a deep breath that misted in the cold of the corridor."Ah, I must find them later, when all my problems are resolved and peace returns. For now, let's focus on the instructions of the Hermit Jikokuten!" He forced his mind back to the present crisis.Suddenly, Guo Jiang felt his body grow heavy, as if the world had come to a standstill and his body was shrinking into a single

An explosive blast was heard that echoed across the frozen lake. The surface of the petrified lake instantly shattered under the force of their clash, cracks spreading like spider webs. A sound like breaking glass rang out, sharp and terrible.BOOM! The entire thick surface of ice instantly sank into the lake beneath, breaking into countless pieces. Water erupted upward, freezing instantly in the frigid air.If they didn't save themselves immediately, the two figures fighting could have drowned in the freezing water below zero degrees. The situation was extremely tense at that moment, life and death balanced on a knife's edge.WUSH! The sound of emergency movement.Suddenly, the sound of flapping wings was heard as the two figures who had been fighting each other deployed their body lightness techniques. They flew ten meters above the surface of the lake, hovering on platforms of compressed qi. Both had reacted with cultivator reflexes, saving themselves from the icy depths.Guo Jiang