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Hearing Fu Jin's words, Xiao Mao nodded as if he understood, and said "hmm" softly as a response.

He didn't quite understand Fu Jin's dilemma and what her words meant. After all... he was just a child.

A series of slightly heavy topics such as nature are still a little difficult for him to understand.

But he knew only one thing - as long as the Toulong ceremony was over, Chenyu Valley would return to the most beautiful state in his memory.

Seeing Xiao Mao nodded, Fu Jin smiled with satisfaction, and then whispered softly:

"So..."

As a bluish-gold light shone from her body, the surrounding mist gradually faded, and the outline of the building deep in the pool gradually emerged.

"Roar--"

Accompanied by an inaudible roar, the mist that had gradually dissipated became thick again in an instant.

The roar was not heard by everyone, not even Fu Jin who was presiding over the ceremony.

But for Chang Ming...that's not the case.

When he was setting up the immortal statue, he also injected the power of the abyss that he could control into the surrounding earth veins.

This level of arrangement naturally allowed him to hear the low growl clearly, and a strange purple-black light flashed in the thickening mist.

"Humph... I was wondering how it was possible for the earth veins to change so drastically at such a short notice... So someone is causing trouble?"

Chang Ming snorted coldly, and his originally steady aura suddenly exploded at this moment. A burst of purple-black light instantly erupted with him as the center.

The purple-black light suspended in the mist became extremely dense at this moment, and eventually continued to expand, turning into a pair of dry purple-black giant hands.

The giant hand stretched outwards vigorously as if tearing the mist apart. The mist that blocked the view also became thinner at this moment.

blah-

A sound like brocade being torn rang in everyone's ears, and the gray mist completely disappeared in front of everyone, replaced by an extremely clear outline.

Looking at the blue giant beast standing on the other side of the crowd, Chang Ming chuckled and said:

"I knew someone was behind this, otherwise the water and soil balance in Chenyu Valley wouldn't have been out of balance in just half a year."

"But what makes me curious is...why on earth did you do this?"

Hearing this, Ling Yuan, who was standing on the other side of the crowd, fell into a long silence.

She didn't seem to want to answer the question.

Xiao Mao looked at the blue giant beast with its head lowered in shock, and said in disbelief:

"A-Alan? Why...why are you here?"

"Wait...Brother Chang Ming said that the imbalance of water and soil was caused by someone's mischief...Could it be that you did it?!"

Xiao Mao's black eyes were filled with shock and disappointment. He never dreamed that the first friend he met... was the culprit of everything.

"..."

After hearing Xiaomao's words, Lingyuan remained silent, but what could be known was that...her head, which was already lowered, became even lower.

"Why are you so determined to restore nature? Why... Lingyuan?"

Fu Jin looked at Ling Yuan in front of her with some disbelief. She didn’t understand why her best friend whom she hadn’t seen for a long time had become like this at this moment?

Why? Doesn't she know how much disaster the human beings living in Chenyu Valley will suffer if the natural order is restored?

Why do you want to do this?

"...Lingyuan, I miss you very much. I also realized that it was you, but I really don't want to meet you here at this time."

"..."

"Don't be like this, Lingyuan, tell me why, talk to me for a few words."

"We...will have a chance to talk, but not now, you understand."

"I understand, but I can't allow it."

"Just wait a moment, it will be over soon."

Ling Yuan raised his head again, looking as proud as before.

"I hate the stuff up there, but it doesn't matter, just leave it to me, Fu Jin."

Hearing this, Chang Ming sighed softly, looked at Ling Yuan who was about to leave and said softly:

"It has come to this... Do you really think you can leave here?"

bang——

Accompanied by a sound like breaking glass, a purple-black barrier suddenly appeared in the space in front of everyone's eyes, as if it had separated the entire space.

Looking at the barrier that couldn't be more familiar, Ying's expression looked a little strange for a moment.

This thing is the protective wall that Chang Ming rebuilt when she and Chang Ming were fighting in the opera house...after he released the power of the abyss.

"It's been such a short time since we last met, how come Chang Ming's strength has improved again?"

"No, no! Since he has completely separated the space here, doesn't that mean..."

"Are we going to fight again?"

Thinking of this, Ying took out his edgeless sword without hesitation, ready to join the battle at any time.

And Finina shook her head gently, and the "Glory of Still Water" that had not been used for a long time reappeared in her hand.

She was unable to participate in the previous battle because she had no strength, but now...she has the Eye of God, so naturally she has to fight alongside Chang Ming.

Looking at the purple-black barrier in front of him, Ling Yuan's face showed a look of disbelief, and then he waved his claws and began to attack the barrier.

Ding--

The sharp claws collided with the glass-like purple-black barrier, and the sound of metal clashing made Ling Yuan's expression become somewhat solemn.

"This guy..."

She looked at Chang Ming in front of her with a serious look, as if she was re-examining the weak man in front of her.

——That’s not a weak breath, that’s being restrained and not released!

As if he had sensed Ling Yuan's scrutinizing gaze, Chang Ming smiled softly and then asked:

"You now have two options. The first option is to have a good talk with us. Maybe we can find a solution to the problem."

"The second is to fight me, and then... when you are exhausted, we can talk."

Chang Ming's voice was quite flat, as if he didn't take the former mountain master in front of him seriously.

"Roar..."

Ling Yuan let out a low growl like a wild beast, as if announcing her thoughts to Chang Ming.

"It seems that you have made your choice, so..."

As Chang Ming spoke, he drew out the ceremonial sword again, and his sea-blue eyes turned into a terrifying purple-black color.

"I'll knock you down first and then talk about reason!"