"Junior Brother, go ahead. Xue and I can watch over things here." Ouyang Lie spoke up. Many human powerhouses were recovering from their injuries and indeed needed someone to watch over them. There was no need for everyone to stay. Since Yang Kai had some ideas, it was only natural to let him go.
If he could actually retrieve the spirit pills that the Chaos Spirit King had taken, that would be a good thing.
Yang Kai nodded. "Then I'm heading out."
Saying this without lingering, he took a single step forward. Under the rippling of the Space Laws, his figure vanished from sight. His injuries had not actually healed fully, but there was little time left. Yang Kai did not want to waste what remained on recovery. Moreover, minor injuries were no great concern to him now that he had a Ninth Grade body. In this world within the furnace, he could fight even the Chaos Spirit King if he encountered it!
After he left, a figure suddenly appeared beside Yang Xue. It was none other than Yang Xiao, who had been pretending to recover from his injuries this whole time.
Yang Xiao's face was slightly pale. The previous great battle had taken an enormous toll on him, and his injuries were not light. However, he was a Dragon after all, with a powerful physical body and exceptional recovery ability. Compared to an ordinary Eighth Grade cultivator, he recovered somewhat faster.
Staring in the direction Yang Kai had departed, Yang Xiao asked through voice transmission with some trepidation: "Little Aunt, what did Godfather just say?"
Yang Xue slowly shook her head. "He didn't really say anything."
"He didn't say anything at all?" Yang Xiao's eyes widened. "He didn't ask me anything?"
How could he have said nothing at all? This made Yang Xiao even more uneasy.
Yang Xue thought for a moment. "Big Brother said you should advance to Sacred Dragon as soon as possible."
Yang Xiao waited a bit longer. Seeing that Yang Xue had nothing more to add, he was bewildered. "That's it?"
Yang Xue couldn't help but shoot him a reproachful look. "What else did you want to hear?"
"That's all..." Yang Xiao furrowed his brow. Could it be that Godfather knew nothing? Impossible! Old Fang was Godfather's clone. Now that the three bodies had merged into one, Godfather should know everything... That couldn't be right!
Yang Xiao wore a troubled expression. After pondering for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he burst into laughter. "I know!"
Yang Xue tilted her head to look at him, her expression blank.
What do you know?
But then Yang Xiao called out loudly in the direction Yang Kai had gone: "Rest assured, Godfather! The day I advance to Sacred Dragon shall be the day I go to the Yang family to propose marriage!"
Yang Xue's face instantly flushed scarlet, and she stamped her feet. "What are you saying!"
Even Ouyang Lie couldn't help but turn around, looking at Yang Xiao in surprise, then at Yang Xue, vaguely understanding what was going on.
Yang Xue's face grew even redder, nearly dripping with blood. She glared viciously at Yang Xiao, then turned and swept away.
Yang Xiao looked at Ouyang Lie with an innocent expression. "Did I say something wrong? Isn't that what Godfather meant?"
Ouyang Lie laughed heartily. "No, you're exactly right. Yang Kai meant just that. You're a sharp one, kid! Women are just shy and easily embarrassed. Go chase after her!"
"Oh, oh!" Yang Xiao suddenly caught on, bowed to Ouyang Lie, and chased after the direction Yang Xue had gone.
Watching them, Ouyang Lie nodded repeatedly. "Young and spirited, full of passion — wonderful, truly wonderful!"
It reminded him of his own youth, when he too had been so bold in thought and action, doing what his heart desired without caring about the gaze of others!
Turning his head, he saw a figure strolling through the void. As the figure drew near, Ouyang Lie looked him up and down. "You just broke through — shouldn't you spend some time stabilizing?"
Xiang Shan shook his head. "There's no time. If I keep stabilizing, the Universe Furnace will be closing soon." He glanced in the direction Yang Xiao and Yang Xue had gone, puzzled. "What happened?"
Ouyang Lie immediately perked up and recounted everything he had seen and heard.
Xiang Shan nodded in understanding. "If they have feelings for each other, let them be. They're not blood relatives — their titles only exist because of Yang Kai's relationship with the family. What does it matter? I imagine Junior Brother Yang wouldn't care either."
Ouyang Lie nodded. "Exactly. We martial cultivators don't concern ourselves with mundane conventions. That kid Yang Kai doesn't seem to want to get involved in this either." He sighed. "Besides, if humanity doesn't win this time, there probably won't be a future at all. If we don't act freely now, we'll only have regrets."
Xiang Shan nodded, saying no more on the matter, and instead said: "I'm going to kill some enemies. You'll have to look after things here."
After saying this, without waiting for Ouyang Lie's agreement, he transformed into a streak of light and departed.
Ouyang Lie's jaw dropped. He never expected Xiang Shan to pull a move like that. By the time he wanted to stop him, it was already too late. He couldn't help but shout: "Big Head Xiang, get back here!"
How could he come back? The streak of light grew more distant and quickly vanished, as if he hadn't heard a word.
Ouyang Lie was exasperated. "That's just too much!"
He wanted to go fight too. He had been counting on Xiang Shan staying behind to stabilize his Ninth Grade cultivation and watch over things, so he could go all out. Who would have thought Xiang Shan would beat him to it.
But on second thought, he understood why Xiang Shan was in such a hurry.