Gong Yao came over holding the child, "Your Majesty, are you leaving?"
"Yes, I have something to attend to. I’ll come and chat with you next time."
"Safe journey, Your Majesty."
Gong Yao stood at the door, watching the two leave, a trace of envy and melancholy passing through her eyes.
The little wolf cub seemed to sense its mother’s low mood, using its two little claws to clutch at her chest and licked her face.
Gong Yao couldn’t help but chuckle, patting its little head, "I know you’re hungry. The kitchen should have finished cooking. Go have your meal."
The little wolf cub caught the words "have a meal" precisely and yelped excitedly twice, eager to jump out of her arms and rushed towards the kitchen.
"You little rascal, wait for me!"
Gong Yao laughed and scolded as she chased after him.
Even though the epic battle that almost overturned the entire Beast World Continent was merely three months ago, it felt like a long time had passed. People’s lives gradually returned to normal — ordinary yet stable and fulfilling.
Everyone cherished this hard-earned peace and happiness.
...
On the other side.
Qiu Yang, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, rushed to greet Shen Tang and Lu Xiao when he saw them, "Master, something terrible has happened, my emperor has disappeared!"
"What?" Shen Tang was momentarily stunned before she could console him and asked with difficulty, "What happened? Tell me in detail."
"His Majesty has been in seclusion for a period and hasn’t appeared. I didn’t think much of it, as Your Majesty often goes into seclusion to cultivate. But this morning, when I went to the ancestral hall to clean the late Emperor’s spirit tablet, I suddenly discovered... the soul lamp of Your Majesty had gone out."
Qiu Yang explained, "The soul lamp is something each Monarch leaves in the ancestral hall when they ascend to the throne. It is nourished with their blood and carries a trace of Divine Soul Power."
"As long as the soul lamp is lit, it means the person is still alive."
"But if the soul lamp is out... it indicates something is wrong, potentially even..."
Qiu Yang simply could not say those words.
"Don’t worry yet."
Shen Tang checked the System and found that Shen Li’s name had turned gray in the character interface.
But the System hadn’t reported any news of his death.
He should still be alive.
Just missing.
Even the System couldn’t locate him.
Could it be...
Shen Tang and the others immediately rushed to the Blood Clan’s forbidden land.
They keenly sensed that the energy aura here had changed from the last time they visited.
Following the abnormal energy fluctuations, Shen Tang once again arrived at the deepest part of the forbidden land, the Blood Pool, and found a formation seemingly condensed from fresh blood appearing at the bottom of the pool.
In the center of the formation, was a vortex!
Both Shen Tang and Lu Xiao looked astonished.
This vortex felt so familiar, just like when the Star Gate had opened before. However, this was a miniature version, with energy fluctuations not even a ten-thousandth of that time, incomparable to the real Star Gate.
With Shen Li’s character, it was impossible for him to disappear without a word. He most likely got sucked into this passage!
He really succeeded, finding the passage left by the Blood Clan ancestors.
He went to the Alien Star!
Shen Tang took a step forward, and Lu Xiao grabbed her hand, "Tangtang, are you really ready?"
He looked down at her, gaze gentle yet worried, "This last battle has shown how much stronger the Alien Star army is than our continent."
"The Beastmen on that unknown continent may be stronger than we think; our strength might only be ordinary over there, and now that you don’t have a superpower, it will be even more dangerous."



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