Not anxious? How could I not be anxious?
The world here is strange. The flow of time seems incredibly slow, leaving many feeling weak and unable to adapt. Many plants and animals are inedible, food is extremely limited, and danger is frequent.
Furthermore, regardless of whether others can endure, Yun He is worried about Lucifer's mental state.
"It's just that Lucifer seems to be getting more and more irritable. Although he suppresses his emotions when facing us," Yun He said helplessly, "Miss Bai clearly stated she was fine, yet Lucifer remains so agitated."
Yun He was somewhat puzzled. Logically, Bai Cha was strong enough, and everyone regularly reported their status, including Bai Cha. Yet, Lucifer still emanated a fierce aura.
"Hmm, perhaps this is the power of love," Meng Qinghuan mused, touching his chin. Leaning against the barrier behind him, he explained with a grin, "Put yourself in his shoes. If I were separated from you, wouldn't you worry about me? Wouldn't you want to rush over immediately?"
Meng Qinghuan was just joking and didn't expect Yun He to take it seriously. To his surprise, Yun He thought about it and answered earnestly, "No."
Meng Qinghuan: "Ah? Why?"
"Because Master is very strong, I don't need to worry," Yun He replied with a serious expression. "If they encounter danger that even Master cannot resolve, then my participation would only be a hindrance."
Moreover, this analogy didn't seem applicable to Lucifer. After all, Lucifer was also very strong. However, Miss Bai should also be strong enough not to require Lucifer's urgent presence, which was what puzzled Yun He.
Meng Qinghuan rubbed his face, feeling a bit dejected. His obedient disciple was as serious as ever, adorably so.
"Then, let's use another analogy. If Little Yun He were separated from me, I would worry," Meng Qinghuan huffed, displeased. "And I would be impatient to protect Little Yun He."
"But Miss Bai said she wasn't in danger," Yun He still didn't understand. "Nor should she need our protection."
Meng Qinghuan: "..."
Chatting with his earnest and somewhat rigid obedient disciple was impossible. He was the master, so why was his disciple more rigid than he was?
At this moment, this world suddenly descended into chaos. Countless fine cracks appeared in the sky, and spatial turbulence formed tornadoes, sweeping away everything. Young trees were uprooted, and the world was instantly engulfed in flying sand and stones.
"Ah He!" Meng Qinghuan's heart leaped, alarm bells blaring in his mind. He immediately embraced Yun He, shielding him, and with a wave of his hand, a golden bell descended.
As soon as the large, semi-transparent golden bell appeared, the tornadoes in this area calmed considerably. Startled by the sudden gale, everyone immediately gathered towards Meng Qinghuan.
Everyone except Lucifer.
Amidst the chaos, Lucifer moved against the tide, standing outside the golden bell with a calm expression, gazing at the swirling vortex above.
"Lucifer! Come here quickly!" Meng Qinghuan's face changed drastically. "Spatial turbulence, even if artificially created, is dangerous enough..."
Suddenly, Meng Qinghuan seemed to understand something and silently closed his mouth. With a wave of his hand, he inverted the golden bell onto the ground, engulfing everyone except Lucifer.
"Master?" Yun He was startled, not understanding why Lucifer was left outside. The spatial turbulence was so fierce that one could be torn to shreds.
"Are you alright?" Meng Qinghuan stood up and meticulously checked Yun He. Seeing that Yun He had not been affected by the turbulence, he breathed a sigh of relief and spread his hands helplessly. "Don't worry, Little Yun He. I told him, but he wouldn't listen. He wants to use the spatial turbulence to find Little Bai."
As if to confirm Meng Qinghuan's words, Lucifer's entire being underwent a monumental transformation.
Through the faint golden, semi-transparent bell, and under everyone's watchful eyes, Lucifer transformed into a pure black dragon.
This dragon was several times larger than the deformed Tyrannosaurus Rex they had encountered earlier. As it unfurled its massive wings, it almost blotted out the sky. Its scales, like mirrors, were arranged neatly, shimmering with a cold light. The smooth scales, capable of reflecting everything around them, were slightly raised, as robust as shields. Its claws were sharp, and its crimson eyes bore golden, vertical pupils that were sharp and dangerous.
"Roar!"
The black dragon roared at the sky. With a mere sweep of its long tail, an ancient tree was snapped in half. It flapped its dragon wings and soared towards the heavens. With a swipe of its black claws, it tore through the sky, causing the spatial turbulence to momentarily pause.
Seizing the brief lull in the spatial turbulence, Lucifer, like a black lightning bolt, instantly plunged into the rift in the sky.
Meanwhile, back with Bai Cha and the others.
After Bai Cha and Gu Zitann led the group into the spatial rift, the already fragmented world bubble behind them was suddenly torn to shreds by a hurricane.
"What is this!" Mo Ziye had never seen such a scene. Even so, he understood that this hurricane was definitely not caused by Bai Cha taking the world's crystal.
"It's likely that those people realized their prepared spatial rift was ineffective, so they want to trap us directly," Su Qing said, gripping his jade flute with a solemn expression. "True spatial turbulence is far more terrifying than this. This should only be artificially stirred spatial turbulence."
Fortunately, it was artificial. If it were true spatial turbulence, even Bai Cha could not guarantee everyone's safety.
"But the Principal is here! This is tantamount to harming Principal Jun Yao. It's too serious!" Mo Ziye couldn't believe it.
Even if there were conflicts between factions, they shouldn't involve innocent people. Besides, this was the Principal. What would happen if the Principal was gone?
"Are you stupid!" Su Qing couldn't help but glare fiercely at Mo Ziye. "You know, and Boss certainly knows. That's why Boss charged ahead to protect you lot. Miss Bai is still the one bearing the brunt of it!"
In essence, they were leveraging the certainty that Bai Cha would rush forward, which is why they were acting so recklessly.
Su Qing was extremely angry, furious at others and himself.
He was angry at these people for being so weak yet causing trouble, and angry at himself for not being strong enough to share the burden with Bai Cha. Everyone knew Bai Cha had overexerted herself recently. Repeatedly exhausting the power of her blood would surely damage her foundation.
However, before Su Qing's anger could ignite, Bai Cha suppressed it.
Bai Cha calmly slapped Su Qing, who was indignant, into silence. She then casually took Su Qing's jade flute, grasped it, and her thin lips parted.
"With my blood, I offer sacrifice for your resentment."
Under everyone's astonished gaze, three thumb-sized thorns suddenly sprouted from the originally lustrous jade flute, piercing Bai Cha's palm. However, the blood did not swirl with life as it usually did; instead, it was absorbed into the flute.
This flute could be called a jade flute or a bone flute. It was made from the bones Bai Cha had extracted from the corpses of S-class dragons she had killed, covered with fine white jade.
Many of Shadow's weapons were made this way. Dragon bones could imbue weapons with greater power.
After a while, the white jade absorbed the blood and emitted a faint blood-red glow. Bai Cha then handed the blood-red, lustrous jade flute to Su Qing's slightly trembling hand, amused by his tense posture.
"Why such a big reaction? It's not the first time." Bai Cha's hand moved away from the flute, and the thorns retracted as if they had never appeared.
"You can't always rely on me. This can temporarily compensate for the absence of Lirong," Bai Cha said with a smile. "I just took a little blood, it's not like cutting an artery."
As she spoke, Bai Cha removed the metal belt from her waist, squatted down, and fastened it onto Su Qing. She pressed a few buttons, saying, "Fingerprint."
Su Qing quickly pressed his finger against it. The metal belt emitted a soft sound and immediately adjusted to fit him snugly, adhering lightly to Su Qing's waist.
"This belt is temporarily under your control. It contains many tools, as I've taught you before." Bai Cha stood up and said earnestly, "Xiang Nan said they are in the desert. Cang Liu, Lirong, and Gu Mingze are all there. That place is very dangerous for Cang Liu. This belt has water and a cooling system; search carefully.
Once you reach the location, immediately give the belt to Xiang Nan. In the absence of myself and Meng Qinghuan, you and Lirong are the third-in-command sacrificial individuals and must protect Xiang Nan together. His importance as the main brain should not require me to elaborate."
These words sounded more like final instructions than a reminder. Su Qing said nothing. He silently took the blood-stained jade flute, brought it to his lips, and blew softly.
The flute melody was melodious, transitioning from calm to impassioned. Circles of faint reddish musical notes spread out, forcefully cleaving the surrounding spatial turbulence.
Gu Zitann and Mo Ziye were also not idle. Both possessed light attributes and had joined forces to illuminate a vast area, with countless light swords orbiting them to ward off the storm.
However, an unexpected situation arose. Within the spatial turbulence, an extremely powerful spatial rift broke through the layers of light swords and musical notes, heading directly for Bai Cha. Its sharpness seemed capable of slicing everything around it into fragments.
This power came too suddenly. Most people did not react in time. Su Qing's circles of musical notes merely slowed its speed. However, Su Qing did not panic nor did he specifically try to stop this power. He continued to stably release his energy to push back the surrounding turbulence.
"So confident, yet truly reckless," Bai Cha's expression remained calm as she let out a cold snort. "As expected, it's you."
Facing this sudden power, Bai Cha calmly took two steps back, flicked her right hand, and a black dagger materialized. She parried with her left hand and collided with this spatial power. To Gu Zitann's dumbfounded gaze, Bai Cha flew back several meters, calmly hovering in the spatial turbulence, completely unharmed.
How strong was she?
Gu Zitann was bewildered. Everyone called him a genius and a powerhouse, but after interacting with Bai Cha, Gu Zitann's worldview had been shattered multiple times. He repeatedly realized how narrow his vision was.
"Xiao Bai! Come back quickly!" Mo Ziye, however, did not have as many thoughts as Gu Zitann. Seeing Bai Cha moving further away from them in the turbulence, he felt a burning anxiety.
The turbulence was too sharp, and Bai Cha did not want to expend unnecessary effort to catch up. She had some confidence in Su Qing's abilities and believed she wouldn't need to worry too much from now on. Therefore, she merely gestured and turned, flying in another direction.
That direction led to a higher-level world bubble, where Bai Cha intended to wait for everyone.
Upon seeing this, Mo Ziye panicked. Bai Cha was clearly acting alone. He instinctively wanted to rush after her but was quickly restrained by Gu Zitann.
"Ziye! Don't go and cause trouble!" Gu Zitann said sternly. "She can protect herself, but if you follow, you'll only be a burden!"
Mo Ziye knew the logic. The more this was the case, the more distressed he became. When he had first met Bai Cha, he had boasted about protecting her. Yet, from the beginning until now, it had always been Bai Cha protecting him, openly and covertly. He even became a nuisance.
"I'm sorry..." Mo Ziye's eyes welled up with tears. He could only quietly squat on the platform and apologize, like a lost little beast, even though he knew Bai Cha could not hear him.
Just like her initial feelings, Bai Cha felt the chaotic space around her gradually calm down. Her body felt as if it were becoming virtual data. After a full ten seconds, it finally stabilized.