Countless people were looking at the scene on the teleportation portal. Conversation swelled.0

And while Zhou Zhengli was feeling deep reverence for Xu Qing... the goddess Starryeyes was feeling a profound and raging hatred. Shē was gasping for breath, and had lost hēr previous spirit and vigor. And hēr skin really was pallid. But shē wasn’t actually unconscious.2

That was because Xu Qing wouldn’t allow it. Given his experience extracting ringsource from gods, he knew that keeping their soul fluctuations vigorous was the way to get the best results.0

Goddess Starryeyes had been awake the entire time. Whenever shē passed out, he would force hēr to wake up. It was an endless cycle.... To hēr, the journey had been one of unspeakable pain. Considering shē had such a majestic bloodline, shē had never experienced anything like this. And thus, shē felt extreme hatred and rage toward Xu Qing. Despite being so emptied and weak, as the crowd looked on, shē opened her eyes and glared at Xu Qing.3

Xu Qing had grown accustomed to that look already. Face completely expressionless, he...4