Bexia left the virtual world. He’d seen everyone he needed to see this time. The only ones missing were Conesy, who’d gone with Luo Chen to investigate the ruins, and Bi Anghua, who still hadn’t returned from hell. He’d seen everyone else.
It had been ten years since they’d last met, but most people hadn’t changed much. The only real difference was that a few of the kids had grown up. Beibei had changed the most. She’d gone from a little troublemaker to a graceful young woman, but the moment they met, she still threw her arms around him and rubbed against him.
A Ling had grown a little, though it wasn’t especially noticeable. She was still as mischievous as ever, a little troublemaker at heart. Xian was pretty much the same!
Lotus had revived under the nourishment of the Soulwood, and had even advanced to the Eternal level through what had seemed like a disaster. What surprised Bexia most was that she hadn’t just gained strength from the ordeal—somehow, she’d also ended up with another daughter.
According to Mo Di, the strange supreme divine artifact had contained a soul filled with resentment. It had originally intended to devour Lotus’s soul and take over her body, but Luo Chen and the others stopped it. Lotus’s soul contained the power of the Eternal Tribulation, so the spirit didn’t dare possess her. Instead, it hid inside her body and began to recuperate.
Then the Soulwood appeared. It nourished not only Lotus’s soul, but also restored and cleansed that spirit without anyone realizing it. With Lotus’s help, the spirit was able to be reborn.
And just like that, Lotus had another daughter: Ming!
But there was something very wrong with Ming’s condition. Perhaps her reincarnation hadn’t been a normal one, because she still carried the power she’d possessed in her previous life. She had no memories, but the resentment and hatred buried deep in her soul made her emotions extremely unstable. She had an overwhelming urge to destroy everything around her. Besides the power of the Blood Hou clan, she also possessed a terrifying force of destruction!
Perhaps it was because of that destructive power that Ming felt especially close to Bexia the first time they met. Even Lotus found it strange. When Ming wasn’t in one of her unusual states, she was usually very shy around strangers.
The adorable little girl was hard not to like, and Bexia was no exception. As for why she felt so close to him, he had a pretty good idea. He and the God of Destruction shared the same origin, and Ming possessed the power of destruction, so it was only natural that she’d be drawn to him.
It was an instinctive way for living beings to seek what benefited them and avoid what didn’t. Staying by Bexia’s side would help her destructive power grow!
Ming’s condition wouldn’t be easy to resolve. Until he met her, Bexia had no way of knowing the specifics. To put it bluntly, his knowledge even surpassed Mo Di’s. He hadn’t spent several eras doing nothing!
“I’m going to the Abyss. What are you two going to do?” Bexia asked Talissa and Eileen.
Talissa stood up and asked in surprise, “You’re really going to the Abyss?!”
“I am.” Bexia nodded.
Talissa didn’t know what to say. She’d thought he was joking, but now it was clear he wasn’t!
“I think you should stay here for now. I’ll have someone protect you.” Bexia had already discussed this with Mo Qingqin, and she’d promised it wouldn’t be a problem. There was a unit of the Mo family army on the Abyssal front!
“I’m sorry I can’t help you, so please be careful,” Eileen said, feeling guilty. She knew her own limits. Since Bexia was going to the Abyss, she ought to help him—but she was powerless to do so.
“Fine, then! Just don’t go and get yourself killed in there!” Talissa reluctantly nodded, but she still couldn’t bring herself to say anything nice.
“Don’t worry. I won’t die in there!” Even if he did, it wouldn’t matter. He’d left a soul seed inside the Demon Lord’s body. If he really died, the seed would sprout, and he’d be reborn all the same.
The Mo family army was a logistics force, and every forward base had one. They handled the repair and manufacture of all kinds of weapons, equipment, and technological warships. They played a crucial role on the Abyssal front, and with Mo Di backing them, they held a very high status.
Bexia hadn’t even gone to find the Mo family army yet, but they’d already found him. Mo Qingqin had handled things so quickly that it took him by surprise.
“You must be Young Master Bexia?” An elderly man with gray hair and scholar’s robes approached him and asked.
“That’s right. You were sent by Aunt Mo, weren’t you?” Bexia asked.
“Yes. The young lady has already explained everything to this old man. Young Master Bexia, just tell me what you need, and I’ll see to it!” The old man was very respectful. He held an ordinary position, yet he’d somehow received a message directly from Mo Qingqin, the Mo family’s young lady. Even now, it felt like a dream. He’d never imagined he’d get to meet someone so important in his lifetime.
Of course, anyone the Mo family’s young lady had personally given instructions about had to be someone important. The old man knew that much without having to think, so he was determined to do his very best.
“There’s nothing special I need you to do. I just want to ask you for a favor,” Bexia said.
“Please, go ahead!”
“I’m going to the Abyss. Please look after these two for me.” Bexia pointed at Talissa and then Eileen.
“Yes! Even if it costs me my life, I won’t let either young lady suffer so much as a scratch!” the old man replied at once. But when he thought over what Bexia had said, he froze and hurriedly added, “Young Master Bexia, forgive me for speaking out of turn, but the Abyss hasn’t been very peaceful lately. A lot of the demons there have grown restless. Going in now might be…”
