"Sister, where... where are you?"
The more ngxi thought, the more worried she got, with no answers in sight. The only thing that gave her so peace was the red gemstone on her necklace. She took a deep breath and looked at the beautiful red gemstone necklace she was wearing.
This wasn’t an ordinary necklace; it was a set with the butterfly earrings she had given to Yumo. Through this necklace, ngxi could gauge Yumo’s life status. If Yumo’s life force were to weaken, the red gemstone on ngxi’s necklace would dim. If it decreased further, cracks would appear, and if a fatal wound were sustained, the gemstone would shatter.
Ironically, when she gave Yumo those earrings, ngxi’s initial intent was to sense danger and rush to her aid, despite her own power being so insignificant compared to Yumo’s.
Moreover, she didn’t even know where Yumo was right now. However, the intact necklace ant that Yumo wasn’t in imdiate danger, and this slightly relieved ngxi.
Just as ngxi was lost in her thoughts, staring at the royal academy of Luminous, a cute, dolled-up little girl with blonde hair, sucking on a lollipop, ca trotting up to her:
"Hey, what’s up? Why are you staring at Luminous like that?"
"Hm?"
Awakened by the child’s adorable voice, ngxi looked sowhat confusedly at the little girl beside her. This little girl was none other than the incarnation of the ’Heart of the Sacred Dragon,’ her savior, liora.
Unlike her previous dragon loli form, liora now looked like an ordinary human girl, her dragon features hidden.
"Lady liora?"
Out of gratitude and respect for liora’s strength and the life-saving favor, ngxi instinctively used respectful language.
However, this made liora puff out her cheeks in annoyance, "You don’t need to be so formal, just call liora or li. You’re the Girl of Destiny, soone who will sign an equal cooperation contract with in the future, so you don’t have to be so polite."
"I understand, liora. But... what’s going on with you right now?"
ngxi looked strangely at the blonde little girl, licking her lollipop. Seeing the child’s innocent, adorable eyes, ngxi’s brows twitched involuntarily. After all, this incarnation of the Sacred Dragon was quite different from what she had imagined—a fierce, powerful entity. not a little girl with a lollipop.
If it weren’t for witnessing liora’s unleashed power firsthand, ngxi might have unconsciously treated her as an innocent little girl. ngxi couldn’t tell if this was an act or liora’s true nature.
Seemingly picking up on the odd look in ngxi’s eyes, liora shot her an annoyed glance, emphasizing, "Don’t overthink it! I’m like this to hide my identity!"
She then ostentatiously took another lick of her lollipop. Eating the lollipop was not because she liked it, of course. It was all for the sake of hiding her identity. After all, who would suspect a cute little girl eating a lollipop to be the legendary Dragon King?
liora reassured herself.
While comforting herself, her little tongue diligently continued to enjoy the lollipop. While savoring the candy, liora looked seriously at ngxi, then glanced towards the distant battlefield. Despite her occasional childish actions, she was far from foolish. After observing ngxi’s expressions and movents for a while, she had a good idea of what was on her mind.
"Why are you so focused on Luminous Academy? You barely got out of there," liora asked.
"Why?" ngxi frowned and stared into the distance, "Because soone very important to might still be in there... I worry about her."
"Soone you’re worried about? So... you want to go back to save her?"
"Not really," ngxi shook her head with a bitter smile; "That person is my sister. She’s strong, stronger than most level 8. If she’s in danger, my current strength won’t be of any help. Going back to save her is a bit unrealistic... but I feel like I can’t just ignore it either."
Observing ngxi’s conflicted expression, liora sighed,
"Don’t overthink it. If she’s stronger than most level 8s, then she’s generally safe. If she’s up against soone incredibly strong, not only will you not be of help, but you might also distract her. In this situation, staying away is actually the best help you can offer. Besides, you said ’maybe.’ What if she’s not in Luminous anymore? What would be the point of going back? Just retreat safely with the people from the Church for now."
liora paused and got really serious. She seed to make up her mind about sothing, then put her lollipop aside.
"There’s sothing else you should know. Inside Luminous Royal Academy right now, it’s not just the Sword Demon. There’s soone else there that’s even scarier."
"Hm? scarier?"
Seeing liora’s sudden change in expression, ngxi’s eyes also turned serious.
"Yes, that demoness is the most terrifying existence in the world," liora said, visibly trembling at the ntion of the ’demoness’. "Her power far surpasses peak stage level 8. Sword Demon’s attack on Luminous must have been under her order. I don’t know why she hasn’t acted directly—maybe there are limitations after leaving the forest. But she definitely plans to kill you, the Girl of Destiny. If you go back now, you’re walking into a trap. She can crush you in an instant."
"A demoness with strength surpassing level 8? Is there such a monster hiding in Luminous Royal Academy?"
"Yes, I’m not joking! She killed 800 years ago. If I’m not mistaken, she might be the incarnation of the Demon Lord, and soone you, as the Chosen One, will eventually have to face."
"The Demon Lord..."
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anwhile, in the western part of Ancita continent, in the central mountainous area of the small kingdom of Modor, an epic surge of power was gathering around the Red Moon Tower, a sacred site for mages. The imnse energy began to distort space, tear the sky, and shake the earth. A terrifying atmosphere condensed here, giving all living beings an unprecedented sense of creep.
The horrifying atmosphere and the increasingly dense energy made the endless monsters in the mountains instinctively feel a threat of death. Driven by the desire to survive, they let out terrified howls and scattered in all directions.
At this mont, at the center of the mountainous area, not far in front of Red Moon Tower, countless blood ybutterflies were gathering in the sky. The dancing butterflies turned the sky a bloody red, and crimson lightning continually fell from the sky, venting its master’s rage.
Floating amidst the dance of butterflies was a stunningly beautiful girl with black hair and a black dress. Her eyes, full of cold and icy intent, swept over the tens of thousands of mages guarding the Red Moon Tower, as well as several level 7 and level 8 Cultivators.
Facing those who obstructed her path, the girl clenched her teeth and issued a final warning:
"If you don’t want to die, get out of my way!"
Sadly, her warning had no effect.
The next mont, Anfrere, the Left Guardian of Red Moon Tower and the commander of the forces, launched an attack without any hesitation. Following his lead, everyone showed a fearless expression and unleashed their most potent attacks on the black-haired girl...
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