The moment the red-haired woman's voice rang out was also the moment everything came to an end.
The fractured space returned to normal. Heaven and earth were no different from before, and that palace still sat atop the boundless mountains.
The flames that had filled their vision had already vanished.
Had it not been for the lingering heat still clinging to their bodies, one might have questioned whether what they had just witnessed was even real.
Even those well-traveled geniuses stood rooted in place, stunned into silence.
"Th-that... that was real, right?" Wang Qiang looked toward Chu Feng and the others.
"Of course it was real," Chu Feng replied.
"I mean our sister is re-re-re... really that strong?" Wang Qiang asked.
"Still calling her that, are you? Aren't you afraid my sister will turn you into barbecue?" Little Fishy said.
"My mistake, I re-re... really know I was wrong." Wang Qiang clapped a hand over his mouth, but his voice still rang out. "I re-re... really envy you two. What kind of h-h-h... humongous thigh have you latched onto? It's probably the biggest thigh in this whole world, isn't it?"
"I don't know if it's the biggest, but it's definitely not small — that's a legendary True Dragon," Shaoyu of Xianhai sighed.
Chu Feng and the others chatted and laughed.
But Long Chengyu and Long Muxi could not snap out of their daze for a long time.
A True Dragon — the supreme existence in their eyes.
And the True Dragon they had just witnessed had once been regarded by them as their ancestor.
But in truth, that was no ancestor.
Their ancestors had merely borrowed that being's flesh and blood to obtain power.
They were sinners.
That being could have wiped out their entire clan with a single thought.
Fortunately, they had been lucky enough to meet someone who could grant them absolution.
Yet, despite the joking on the surface, Wang Qiang secretly asked Chu Feng: "Brother, it seems they know we obtained the Heavenly Court's aura. If your sister also... also covets the Heavenly Court's aura, we're probably dead for certain — not a shred of a chance."
What Wang Qiang said was exactly what Chu Feng feared.
But there was nothing they could do. With their current strength, facing such an existence, they had no other option. So Chu Feng simply replied with four words in secret: "Leave it to fate."
Soon, Chu Feng was enveloped by a gentle force and carried up above the clouds.
The red-haired woman had returned to the clouds at some point without his notice.
And the clouds at this moment were different from before — they possessed a sealing power. Wang Qiang and the others could no longer see what was happening above.
So the red-haired woman shed her disguise, revealing that captivatingly charming face.
Beautiful. Dreamily beautiful.
Though she was a True Dragon, she looked more like a seductive enchantress.
"As expected of my little brother — you've obtained the Heavenly Court's aura, haven't you?"
The red-haired woman asked Chu Feng.
She gazed at Chu Feng with a beaming smile; her good mood was plain to see.
But that "should" sounded more like a test.
It was impossible to tell which kind of test it was.
Was it that she wasn't sure whether Chu Feng and the others had actually obtained the Heavenly Court's aura, or was she testing whether Chu Feng would tell her the truth?
"I did." Chu Feng chose to tell the truth.
"Wonderful."
The red-haired woman extended her snow-white palm and, as if coaxing a child, patted Chu Feng's head twice.
"Your big sister here was able to capture that Ancient Hidden Jiao all thanks to you this time."
"So I'll grant you one wish. Tell me, what do you want?"
"Don't be shy. As long as it's something I can do, I'll absolutely make it happen. That includes..."
As the red-haired woman spoke, she tugged at her top, and one snow-white shoulder slipped into view, the fabric continuing to slide down along her arm.
"Sister, don't — we're siblings!" Chu Feng hurried forward, grabbing the woman's clothing and tugging it back up.
"What's the big deal? I'm hurt — I was just going to put on a salve," the red-haired woman said, looking at Chu Feng in puzzlement.
But seeing Chu Feng's slightly reddened face, she seemed to realize something.