After the pillar of lightning that pierced through the heavens and earth, the dark sky seemed to have been blasted open, with dark purple clouds surrounding it, and flashes of lightning still emanating from the clouds.
Richard couldn't help but exclaim, "It feels like I've witnessed more forbidden spells in the last two years than in the previous decades combined—ah, and it seems like you were there every time, little guy."
Yun Wei ignored his teasing and simply said, "Rich, we need to hurry. The Lord of the Abyss is probably about to show himself."
"Don't be afraid. If he dares to come, I'll beat him up for you," Silver Dragon said nonchalantly.
The other party shrugged, stretched with both hands above its head, and then revealed its true form with a flash of silver light. "Come on up, little guy, what are you daydreaming about?"
Yun Wei was silent for a moment, staring at the enormous dragon eye before him, "You... why didn't you just use spatial magic?"
Richard didn't answer. Instead, he dug at the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and then roared, "The elemental concentration is too high. It's unsafe. Stop arguing and get up here."
Although the opponent had tried their best to control it, the dragon's breath was still deafening, blowing the group of professionals behind them off balance.
Yun Wei had no choice but to instruct his deputy, "The matter is urgent, we'll go ahead first, you follow slowly. Act according to the situation on the way, and remember to maintain the illumination spell!"
Seeing that the latter had agreed, he then floated into the air and stepped onto the broad and rugged back of the silver dragon.
After another dragon's roar, Richard soared into the sky, flying even faster and... more joyfully than before.
Yun Wei inevitably staggered for a moment, and after using wind element to stabilize himself, he cursed, "Richard, what the hell are you doing?"
“You’re no match for me, little guy. Even if I were to 'spin on death,' Xie Mulang wouldn’t flinch.” At this point, the silver dragon suddenly changed the subject, “Are you really concerned about His Majesty’s safety? What I’ve heard is that you’re just being polite on the surface.”
Yun Wei, who was still mourning for his brother Xie, was taken aback upon hearing this. "Otherwise what? She is my emperor."
“I see.” Richard continued gliding forward, but his body was much more stable. He did not deliberately accelerate or brake, nor did he go vertically up or down or spin and roll.
“Well… I care about her safety, and not just because she is my emperor.” Yun Wei lowered his voice, as if talking to himself, “I’m not very good at getting along with family, but I think I do consider her family.”
It wasn't just Catherine.
In the past six months, Sandra and Alexander have also made special trips to Icebird Flower to visit him and Issa.
Although he still couldn't help but appear somewhat reserved when facing Issa's blood relatives.
But this experience is really novel.
That joyful and carefree atmosphere was completely different from when I was with my friends.
Those unconditional favoritisms are simply due to blood ties...
Yun Wei could clearly feel the connection and acceptance between them, but he still felt a little apprehensive and flattered.
In particular, when Sandra smiled and took his arm, saying, "It's so good, we're finally family," that feeling reached its peak.
He burst into tears completely uncontrollably.
He thought, Yun Wei firmly believed, that he knew the reason.
Because in that instant, when he felt the other person's care and tenderness, he suddenly thought of his mother.
His mother.
His mother, who stood in front of him and risked her life to save him...
But Richard's roar eventually interrupted his thoughts. "I don't understand you. Anyway, Ah Lang and I are both orphans. Look, we're almost there. Something's not right. You'd better concentrate."
Hearing the other person's reminder, Yun Wei came back to his senses. He stared intently at the distant Bili City in the distance, and his expression immediately hardened.
All that could be seen in the Nine Heavens was a scene of utter devastation. The dark purple lightning barrier that Catherine held up was the only remaining light, and the shadows on the ground were black snakes that were slithering into the dark gaps in the lightning barrier.
Catherine's condition wasn't good, but her back remained straight. Behind her, Feller and Alexei, lying unconscious on the ground, were in even worse shape.
She was locked in a tense standoff with a man reclining on the bed, and that man—
Yun Wei was certain that in that instant, the other person lifted their eyelids and stared straight at him.
Time seemed to stand still.
In that brief instant, he was as if he had been pulled away by an invisible force, roughly searched and examined, his insides and out laid bare.
I felt an indescribable nausea.
Yun Wei was not surprised that Catherine was able to unleash the forbidden spell from "The Wise Man's Sayings".
He had lent the spellbook to the other party when he was searching for a way to break the Time Prison. The exceptionally gifted emperor, even with just a glance, was able to memorize all the spells recorded within.
Richard rolled over after diving and transformed into human form.
Yun Wei was prepared, and with the help of the wind element, he landed steadily on the broken floor tiles that were still footholdable.
"Lord of the Abyss, we have finally met. Your opponent is me. Release her." He said in a hoarse voice, calmly observing the exceptionally sinister and alluring man.
"Heh, alright." The other person curled their long, narrow, scarlet lips into a smile and actually let Catherine go.
But as the man sat up, the barely-there veil slipped down, revealing a slender waist that was almost too much to bear.
In that heart-wrenching, agonizing laugh, the other person's eyes spun wildly up and down. When they suddenly stopped, the pale whites of their eyes filled the frame, leaving only a small dot in the center of their dark pupils.
"Yunwei, my child whom I baptized with my own hands—"
As the other party spoke, after accurately pointing out the archmage's name, they suddenly screamed, "You traitor!"
The entire space was instantly filled with a tidal wave of buzzing, as countless cries of "traitor" rang out one after another, making people want to lean against the wall and vomit.
But the Lord of the Abyss suddenly became amiable, saying, "But I forgive you."
"I have been waiting for you for a very long time."
The other person twisted and turned, sharp fingernails scraping against the skull pierced through the bedpost, tiptoed off the floating bed, and gracefully walked towards Yun Wei.
The latter had already become immobilized without anyone noticing.
"If you want to touch him, you'll have to get past me first!"
But the shimmering silver figure blocked the magician's difficult view.
In his dazed gaze, Richard stood in front of him, his hands behind his back.
Yun Wei saw that the azure elements were being frantically compressed by the silver dragon.
But Yun Wei noticed out of the corner of his eye that a shadow was extending from beneath his feet, winding its way toward the silver dragon.
Richie!
Watch out!
He tried to speak to remind him, but he couldn't make a sound at all.
Only when he truly faced the abyss did he realize that it was indeed as he had previously thought—
The abyss is invincible.
It was almost as if a frame had suddenly been missed.
In the next frame, Richard is already engulfed by a shadow and suspended upside down, repeatedly pierced by the shadow that rises from behind the man in front of him.
Wet liquid was falling, and the sound was like rain, the kind of heavy rain that the magician feared most in his life.
Yun Wei stared at the scene before him in disbelief. He opened his mouth helplessly, "What...what did you do to him?"
Unable to even think about why he could speak again, Yun Wei felt as if his heart had been torn apart, filled with inexplicable emotions.
Fear, anger, hatred, disgust...
In an instant, intense negative emotions overwhelmed his mind.
"It's nothing, just casually preparing some delicious snacks." The other person's tone was incredibly casual, as if they were genuinely handling ingredients.
"What's wrong? You actually feel sorry for him?" As they were talking, the man had already walked up to him, his shadow completely enveloping him.
Yun Wei then realized that the other person was quite tall.
He tried his best to mobilize the magic power in his body, wanting to take action directly, but was shocked to find that he could no longer move.
The other person was looking down at him, scrutinizing him. "Answer me! I'm asking you a question."
The first half of the sentence was authoritative and unassailable, but the second half turned into a soft moan. However, between the command and the statement, the Lord of the Abyss's soft and boneless fingers had already clamped down on Yun Wei's chin, forcing the mage to look into His eyes.
Yun Wei didn't want to answer, but his lips and tongue were completely out of his control.
He heard his own voice saying, "Yes, I feel sorry for him."
"Hehehehe! Hahahaha!" The Lord of the Abyss seemed to have heard a satisfactory answer and laughed wildly.
Such a rough smile, paired with that sinister face, truly resembled a nightmare that could never be dispelled.
Although the other person released his hand, their fingertips traced down Yun Wei's jawline and scraped across his throat.
"Gah—"
In that abruptly stopped laughter, the world shattered, time seemed to reverse, black blood rose from the ground, and Richard was back to the moment before he was pierced by the sharp tentacles.
But suddenly, four more people appeared in this deathly quiet and unsettling scene.
A black-clad swordsman, anxious and pale-faced; a black-armored knight, standing ramrod straight, sword in hand; and a gray-clad priest, solemn and expressionless.
And there was another man whom Yun Wei had never met before.
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