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Dusk.

Fiery red clouds scorched the entire sky.

The shimmering waves on the sea surface, illuminated by the setting sun, sometimes gleamed azure, sometimes fiery red.

The sea breeze was gentle, calm, and mild.

“Standing before nature, one can always feel one's insignificance!” Xu Ming stood proudly on the deck of the Water-Walking Boat, facing the sea breeze, filled with emotion. “I wonder when I will be able to look down upon this sky!”

Xu Ming raised his head.

Like a small ant, looking up at the sky.

Boom!

Suddenly, an incredibly enormous tentacle burst out of the sea.

This tentacle was several miles thick and thousands of miles long—obviously, some God Domain expert had revealed their true form.

Rumble…

The tentacle, like a giant whip, lashed directly towards Xu Ming's Water-Walking Boat.

Xu Ming's eyes turned cold: “Dare to sneak attack me?”

Immediately, Xu Ming's aura, which had reached the Emperor level, was slightly released.

The giant tentacle trembled violently—seemingly startled by Xu Ming's aura.

“Not knowing a senior was passing by, I have offended you greatly, please forgive me!”

The giant tentacle hurriedly retreated into the sea.

The giant tentacle crashed onto the sea surface, stirring up monstrous waves.

Of course, this length of thousands of miles was less than a hair's breadth to the vast Asura Sea. The monstrous waves before them were like a small ripple in the Asura Sea; they did not affect the calmness of the entire Asura Sea in the slightest.

“Scram!!” Xu Ming's voice, calm and icy, echoed throughout the sea.

The God Domain expert hiding in the dark, although having had their tentacle severed, did not dare to be angry in the slightest, and instead repeatedly thanked him: “Thank you, Senior, for the grace of not killing me!”

“Hmph!” Xu Ming didn't say much, piloting the Water-Walking Boat and quickly departing—if the other party hadn't begged for mercy quickly, if Xu Ming hadn't been too lazy to waste effort killing them; then, that God Domain expert hiding in the dark would have undoubtedly died!

“Brother Ming, you are truly amazing!” Shi Qing's face was full of admiration and adoration. “That expert who launched the sneak attack just now should also be King-Sealing level, right? Yet, with your casual strike, they were seriously injured!”

Shi Qing originally addressed Xu Ming as “Senior.” However, Xu Ming found it awkward, so he had him change his address to “Brother Ming.”

“Just a small bug!”

As Xu Ming spoke, he conjured a small table and two small chairs.

Xu Ming casually pulled out a chair and sat down, then said, “You sit too!”

Then, Xu Ming took out a pot of fine wine, poured two cups, and said, “Drink together!”

“Thank you, Brother Ming!” Shi Qing cautiously sat down—being able to drink with a super expert like Xu Ming was undoubtedly his honor.

Just like that, Xu Ming sat on the deck, sipping fine wine and enjoying the sea breeze.

A moment of silence.

Night gradually descended, and the night sky was filled with stars.

Xu Ming knew that every star was a microcosm!—Moreover, a super-large microcosm! As for small microcosms like the 'Endless Continent,' they were almost impossible to see in the God Domain.

Xu Ming slowly drank his wine: “Shi Qing, tell me your story!”

“My story…?” Shi Qing knew that Brother Ming was asking him why he wanted to go to the Cloud Garment Sect.

“If I tell my story, perhaps I can ask Brother Ming for help…” Shi Qing thought to himself.

However, Shi Qing immediately dismissed this idea: “Brother Ming being willing to take me to the Cloud Garment Sect as a favor is already something I am very grateful and unable to repay! How can I be qualified to ask Brother Ming to help me even more?”

However, since Brother Ming wanted to hear his story, Shi Qing didn't hesitate much and began to speak.

“She and I met in the Void Sky Realm's One-Star Heaven!” Shi Qing said, “At the time, I was just a Ten-Star God, practicing secret techniques in the One-Star Heaven, seeking an opportunity to break through to the Silver Moon level! And she was just a Three-Star God…”

“One-Star Heaven…” Hearing this place, Xu Ming couldn't help but recall the past—back then, Xu Ming and Lü Qing had met in the 'One-Star Heaven'! Later, many stories also occurred.

Now, Lü Qing was already one of the most important friends in Xu Ming's life.

Shi Qing continued to speak, his face full of beautiful and satisfied expressions: “We met and got to know each other in the 'One-Star Heaven'. Initially, I taught her secret techniques and guided her in cultivation; her cultivation gradually caught up, and even… surpassed me!”

“And I also continuously improved my strength in sparring with her…”

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“Mm!” Xu Ming sipped his wine and nodded slightly—this was a story of two people meeting, getting to know each other, and growing together in a virtual world like the Void Sky Realm!

However, Xu Ming knew that the story definitely wouldn't just be this much.

Sure enough, Shi Qing's expression gradually became lonely: “Suddenly, for a period of time, she disappeared and never entered the Void Sky Realm again! And I had no way to contact her!”

The Void Sky Realm was the best long-distance communication channel in the God Domain.

If they didn't rely on the Void Sky Realm, two places in the God Domain that were far apart would have almost no way to contact each other!

For example, the Yan Yan Continent and the Cloud Garment Sect were separated by an unknown number of hundreds of millions of miles, and there was simply no way to contact each other.

“What happened later?” Xu Ming listened curiously.

“Later… I met one of her good friends in the Void Sky Realm, and only then did I learn that the Cloud Garment Sect was now in a very bad situation! And she might be given as a gift to a genius of some great power to seek protection!” In Shi Qing's eyes, there was anger, but also helplessness.

What angered him was that the Cloud Garment Sect actually wanted to give his beloved “Cen Jing” as a gift to other forces. And what was helpless was that he had no ability to stop all of this.

“So, you're rushing to the Cloud Garment Sect?” Xu Ming asked.

“Yes!” Shi Qing said, “Of course, I am very clear that with my strength, if it weren't for Brother Ming's kindness in bringing me along, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for me to cross the Asura Sea and reach the Cloud Garment Sect! Moreover, even if I arrive at the Cloud Garment Sect, it is estimated that it will be difficult to even see her once… But, I still have to go no matter what!”

In Shi Qing's eyes, a moving and soul-stirring firmness suddenly flashed.

“What a firm will!” Even Xu Ming was somewhat infected.

Shi Qing gradually restrained his emotions, raised his wine glass, and took a hearty drink; then asked: “Brother Ming, you are going to the Thunder Continent for…?”

Xu Ming smiled self-deprecatingly: “Just like you, it's also for a woman!”

…

The Water-Walking Boat traveled rapidly across the vast Asura Sea for about three months.

During this period, Xu Ming encountered sneak attacks several more times. However, the strength of the attackers was generally not very high, at most only King-Sealing level.

Xu Ming casually made a move, killing the attackers and causing them to flee in disarray, either dead or injured.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, Xu Ming noticed that the flow of the surrounding seawater seemed to be somewhat abnormal.

“We should have already entered the territory of the Abyss Fortress!”