"Your actions are quite swift." Huaiqing glanced at the shielding device Que Zelian had borrowed.
"Can we talk now?" Que Zelian asked.
"Of course." Huaiqing’s fingers moved away from the translucent glass cup.
He lowered his gaze slightly, recalling the prophecy, and said, "Your guess is correct. I am indeed lying to her."
"In the prophecy, I saw that we are neither a match for the Terminal nor for the Insect Clan."
"We will all die."
No matter whether the ti foretold is half a month later at the hands of the Insect Clan, or five months later on the Terminal’s dining table.
All of us are ultimately bound by death.
"Caicai can take her away, but she refused."
"However, the only path to survival at the mont is to let her leave the Mist Continent."
"But..." Huaiqing’s gaze turned bewildered as he looked ahead, "Are you at ease letting her live alone in a strange interstellar world?"
"The strength of the Insect Clan in the interstellar world is at least Thirteen Stars," Huaiqing reminded. "When the Insect Clan cos to the Mist Continent, their strength weakens. I saw in the prophecy that this is due to the outermost mist layer of the Mist Continent, which resembles the poisonous fog."
"Entering the interstellar world, with her current strength, she wouldn’t stand a chance."
"But the Mist Continent will eventually beco a battleground for the Terminal and the Insect Clan, with no survivors. We must send her away."
"So be it." Que Zelian frowned and replied, "She leaves first. If we manage to hold on, we can bring her back."
But Que Zelian himself knew.
Staying in the Mist Continent is a dead end.
At least Xiao Jinsheng is still alive.
Even if they all stay on the Mist Continent, clinging to this idea offers a glimpse of hope for survival.
"No, we must die." Huaiqing spoke.
Que Zelian looked at him in astonishnt.
Huaiqing was gazing at the Star Stone lying quietly in the palm of his hand.
The Star Stone emitted a soft, shimring glow.
His Superpower Energy, encased in blue and white hues, surrounded it.
"The Mist Continent consus Star Stone Energy to function."
"The Terminal feeds on Star Stones infused with emotions."
"Everything in this world drains her strength to survive."
"And everyone with a contractual totem tied to the Star Stone Origin—each of their deaths boosts the Star Stone Origin’s power."
"Only through our deaths can her power swiftly return, enabling her to leave safely." Huaiqing looked at Que Zelian.
Que Zelian stood frozen in shock, unable to process it for a long ti.
"If the road ahead is destined for death, then let it be aningful." Huaiqing rose, paying no heed to Que Zelian’s psychological resilience.
He walked past Que Zelian, leaving behind only one sentence: "Right now, her Beast Husband is insufficient."
Que Zelian glanced at Huaiqing and asked, "So, she isn’t entirely human, is she?"
"Yes, I know the world’s consciousness is asleep," Huaiqing replied with a smile. "Likewise, I saw that the Terminal knows the world’s consciousness is asleep, and the Insect Clan knows the world’s consciousness is asleep."
"I see." Que Zelian spoke solemnly.
He stood up and followed Huaiqing outside.
He cautioned, "Don’t let anyone else know about this."
At the sa ti, Que Zelian activated the shielding device, ticulously blocking all traces of their previous conversation.
The two of them left the Realm. Xiao Jinsheng, under Chen Yunji’s guidance, was becoming increasingly skilled in her Elental Superpowers.
She had already flaunted them in front of Mo Jiao and the others.
Just as she was about to seek out Que Zelian and Huaiqing, the two arrived looking for her.
She ran over happily, saying, "I’m now an Elental Master. Even though I only copied this ability, it can sustain as I excavate quite a few Star Stone Source Stones."
The risk is that she’ll need to dig for several days, during which she’d leave the Star Stone Mine and risk being discovered by Fog Corpses.
"This thod is feasible," Que Zelian said with a smile.
He expressed concern: "But aren’t there Twelve-Star Fog Corpses in the Star Stone Mine? If you encounter a Fog Corpse with special powers, it’ll still be too dangerous."
After all, Fog Corpses are different from Beastn.
Once they reach Twelve Stars, they get consud by the Terminal.
If not for the poisonous fog’s restriction, Fog Corpses would have already spread across the entire Mist Continent.
"Then I’ll practice more," Xiao Jinsheng said dejectedly.
She noticed Huaiqing standing nearby.
Initially intending to greet him, she thought about how she was still upset.
She huffed coldly, shot him a glare, then turned and walked away.
"She won’t talk to you," Que Zelian said gleefully.
Huaiqing raised an eyebrow. "She’ll co around in twenty-three hours, seventeen minutes, and thirty-nine seconds."
Que Zelian fell silent.
The countdown had begun.
Even down to the minutes and seconds.
Among all the n, it’s unclear who started this trend.
"They’re all Beast Husbands. She doesn’t listen to what I say," Huaiqing sighed and glanced at Que Zelian.
Que Zelian looked over at Xiao Jinsheng, who was discussing Elental Superpowers with Chen Yunji, and said, "I know."
Night was the ti when Fog Corpses were most active.
Xiao Jinsheng trained her Elental Superpowers, preparing to head to the Star Stone Mine tomorrow to ’steal’ Star Stone Source Stones.
Her Realm must be expanded.
So that if Mist Continent becos uninhabitable in the future.
At least she will be self-sufficient within her Realm.
After dinner, as before, Que Zelian was the one to start the conversation.
But what he asked now was nothing like the usual topics.
"Going to the Star Stone Mine tomorrow — is Li responsible for clearing out so Fog Corpses, while only you and Chen Yunji venture inside to collect the Star Stone Origin?" Que Zelian asked.
"Only Elental Power can provide better camouflage," Xiao Jinsheng explained, knowing he was concerned, and demonstrated her control of Elental Power with a laugh. "You just need to wait for us outside and provide support."
"Right now, I have copied twelve superpowers, all at Eleven-Star strength."
"Even if I’m discovered, if I can’t win, I can escape."
"Searching for Star Stone Source Stones will take so ti," Que Zelian muttered. "But your safety cos first. If you can’t find any Star Stone Source Stones, as soon as the ti’s up, you need to leave imdiately."
Though their initial dream was to clear out the Star Stone Mine.
Dreams are dreams because they are inherently difficult to achieve.
"Then I’ll practice more," Xiao Jinsheng said.
She decided that she wouldn’t sleep tonight.
She’d stay up all night practicing her Elental Superpowers.
Once decided, she acted.
She’d stay awake all night, and as her sparring partner, Chen Yunji naturally followed suit.
Though his thoughts were hidden beneath his expression, his enthusiasm and excitent were palpable.
As danger lood, no one could sleep.
Currently, everyone possessed Eleven-Star Superpowers.
Unable to use Star Stones to increase their strength, they could only study other aspects to prepare for tomorrow’s battle.
But before all that, Que Zelian gathered the Beast Husbands for a eting.
At first, a few troublemakers were unwilling to attend.
But Que Zelian invoked Xiao Jinsheng’s status as the main husband to convene the eting.
Everyone hurried over.
Not because Que Zelian’s influence was strong.
Instead, he knew exactly how to provoke these n, ensuring they’d co just to beat him up.
"Holding a eting isn’t within your responsibilities," Li warned with a threatening tone, "Oh mighty negotiator, the main! husband!"
"Speak. What is it?" Yu Yunxiao said impatiently. "I still need to go heal the Little Demon’s mind."
"You need to convince her to accept Chen Yunji," Que Zelian said, mimicking a zero-fra opening move.
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