When Igaris saw her for the first ti in her Heavenly Enchantress form, his steps paused. His heart beat faster, pounding against his chest like a war drum.
She stood beneath the starlit sky, golden hair flowing like threads of molten sunlight, and a crimson phoenix robe that shimred with every slight movent. The aura around her was soft, not forceful, but it still captured every eye without trying.
But for Igaris, it was more than just her beauty.
He had seen her cry, bleed, train until her hands cracked. He had seen her vulnerable and brave. But now, she stood there like a goddess reborn, and it nearly stole his breath.
That night, when the courtyard was silent and the moonlight spilled like silver over the land, they sat together on the edge of a quiet lotus pond.
"You look... divine, Shirley," Igaris said, his voice low and hoarse. His eyes trailed from her gentle smile to her delicate fingers, to the way her robe hugged her silhouette. "I really want to eat you up right now."
Shirley’s cheeks burned, her gaze flicking away. The moonlight made the red in her ears even more obvious.
"You can’t," she whispered, fidgeting slightly. "These bodies... they aren’t ours. They’re still borrowed."
Igaris leaned closer, brushing a strand of golden hair behind her ear. "Then we return. To our world. To Orca."
She looked up, her eyes eting his with unshakable warmth.
"Once we’re back... you can do whatever you want," she whispered back, her voice barely audible, but filled with temptations.
Igaris grinned, his hand brushing over hers.
"Then let’s not waste ti. Let’s go back."
The promise lingered between them, carried by the soft wind and sealed under the moon’s gentle glow.
Soon after, Igaris, Shirley, Ren Wen, and Founder Jian gathered at the summit of Soaring Dragon Sect to prepare for their return to Orca.
As the group assembled, Ren Wen looked around in confusion. "Where exactly are we going, Lord?"
Igaris offered only a brief reply, his tone quiet yet resolute. "To witness a world beyond this one."
That half-hearted answer only deepened Ren Wen’s curiosity. Yet beside him, Founder Jian remained calm and expectant, as if he knew more than he let on.
When Ren opened his eyes in Igaris Inner World, his jaw nearly dropped.
Beside then dense pure energy, 30,000 soldiers stood in perfect formation, their presence overwhelming, their eyes solemn and disciplined. The pressure they released was suffocating to anyone unprepared. Among them, he sensed the terrifying auras of Martial Kings, and even sothing higher that he could not comprehend.
"Founding Master... where are we?" Ren asked, his voice almost cracking. "Why are there so many people here? Where is Lord taking us?"
His mind raced, but not just from the sheer scale of the army. It was the realization that the white-haired man standing beside Igaris was none other than Jian Longchen, the legendary founder of the Soaring Dragon Sect. A figure whose faded portrait still hung in the ancestral hall, worshipped by disciples for generations.
Founder Jian let out a hearty laugh, resting a hand on Ren’s trembling shoulder.
"You have much to learn, child. Our Lord is not just a prodigy, not just a Dao Child. He is soone who walks above fate. He cos from another world, and he seeks to build sothing greater than any kingdom or sect we’ve known."
"A world of freedom. An empire of strength and justice. That is his goal. Though he has not revealed the full extent of it even to , I have seen enough miracles to believe without question."
Ren’s heart pounded. As he looked upon the vast army of prisoners turned soldiers, and saw the reverence they heheld forgaris, he felt his previous pride wilt in sha.
Just days ago, he had been celebrating his victories against disciples in the Imperial Tournant preliminaries. He had thought himself exceptional.
And now, standing here, he felt like a frog glimpsing the sky from the bottom of a well.
His awe turned to admiration, and that admiration began to change into sothing deeper.
"I... I want to beco soone worthy of following behind him," he murmured to himself.
Jian nodded as if hearing the silent vow. "Good. That is the right thought to have, Ren Wen. Follow him, and you might just beco more than what fate had planned for you."
Ren nodded vigorously.
Outside, Shirley and Igaris held hands as he activated Dinsional Sovereign to return to Orca.
The mont their souls vanished, Tian Yue and Yuhan’s bodies collapsed unconscious atop the mountain peak.
Without Igaris and Shirley inhabiting them, their bodies reverted to their normal, unremarkable state. The divine presence that once radiated from them disappeared, leaving behind only a faint residual strength.
Though no longer overwhelmingly powerful, their bodies had been altered. Sothing had been left behind.
A short while later, the two stirred and slowly opened their eyes, groggy and disoriented.
They sat up and looked at each other, the mory of shared physical contact flashing through their minds. An awkward silence followed.
Yuhan imdiately looked away, his face flushed red. He seed more embarrassed than Tian Yue.
Tian Yue, however, cald herself quickly. As she collected her thoughts, a faint imprint surfaced in her mind. A ssage left behind by the intruders— Shirley.
She read it quietly:
"Tian Yue, We won’t be returning to take over your bodies again. But when the ti is right, we will co back to reward you for the inconvenience you’ve endured during our stay. And for your own safety, do not tell anyone about what happened. Doing so will only bring danger upon you both."
"Also... try to grow closer to Yuhan, if you can. My partner left a seed inside him. He will also beco a powerful Martial Warrior in the future. Anyway, it’s your wish. Let’s et again at the Imperial Tournant. Until then, take care."
Tian Yue blinked, then slowly turned to glance at Yuhan.
’Make out with this boring guy? Seriously?’ she scoffed inwardly.
But even as she dismissed the idea, her heart betrayed her with a small flutter.
She quickly looked away, pretending not to care.
Only she knew what was truly going on inside.
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