Tang Wulin's heartstrings instantly received a tug, but at the same time, he was struck by a peculiar feeling, which was that not only had they not grown closer through this shared gaze, they seemed to have only grown further apart.

"Let's go." Yali gave Tang Wulin a gentle tug, and they departed with everyone else from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

At this point, Dong Zi'an had already recovered his composure, but he didn't say anything. Yu Guanzhi had only given him a call, informing him that the Central Legion and Northwestern Legion would help him reconstruct some of the destroyed defensive infrastructure as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, the Blood River Godslayer Array was still advancing at a slow and steady pace, gradually drawing closer and closer.

The sky was gradually dimming as night approached, and the atmosphere in the Western...