After an unknown amount of time, Yang Ling heard the sound of the wind, and he smelled the sharp odor of blood. He opened his eyes and took a look. He discovered that he was laying on sunken ground, his whole body bathed in blood. He wanted to stand up and take a look, but he felt intense pain when he tried to move his body. The Wizard Core inside his body was cracked horribly, and it seemed like his injuries were more grave than ever before.

Could it be that I will die here?

Yang Ling shook his heavy head. For a moment, he couldnt understand how he had gotten here. Before hed teleported with the Teleportation Gate, his Wizard Core had sustained great damage, and he hadnt had the time nor the energy to observe the teleportation destination. Hed just teleported with his fuzzy senses.

Yuna, Yuna

After Yang Ling coughed up a mouthful of blood, his mind sobered up, and he recalled that Yuna had sacrificed herself to save him. He shouted loudly and struggled fiercely to stand up. Every moment hed ever spent with Yuna ran across his mind. In their first meeting, she had been very bashful, and when shed traveled with him to Livenza Alliance, she had been very warm and gentle. After they killed the Killer Flowing Venom, shed spent a passionate first night with him on the lakeside to help him detoxify the poison. Shed also helped him manage the Magical Beast Domains government affairs Many scenes passed in front of his eyes!

Yuna, why are you so stupid? Why did you lunge at me so recklessly?

As Yang Ling recalled how Yunas cold body had laid on his chest, he felt very pained. After hed arrived in this world, hed gone through many trials, and two of the most dangerous had been the hunt for the Killer Flowing Venom and the deadly strike of the Lord of the City Amongst the Clouds. Both times, the fox lady, Yuna, had helped him weather the crisis.

After the first one, Yang Ling and Yuna officially became husband and wife, and after the second one, they were separated by death.

Yang, Ill do anything for you.

Yang, why dont you show love for me once again

As Yang Ling recalled Yunas voice and features, he also recalled the deep feelings they had for each other. He felt like his heart was dripping blood. He regretted not making a life-saving puppet for Yuna, as well as teaching her the way to enter and leave the Wizard Pagodas dimension If he couldnt stand up in one go, then he could only try to do it little by little. His hands rubbed against the hard stone, leaving bloodstains where they touched. He gnashed his teeth and tried to force himself up. Even if he had to die, he still had to take one last look at Yuna.

Over the years, he always thought about his recent experiences in the depth of the night, and he always felt like it was just a long dream. The pain of losing Yuna, however, was so real and distinct that he clearly understood that this was no dream.

Chirp!

As a soft cry echoed out, a large head appeared in front of Yang Ling. When Yang Ling saw the creatures lantern-like eyes, he could have sworn that sparking tears were falling from them. It wasnt clear if this was just an illusion, and when he raised his head to observe carefully, he saw something unbelievable.

The blood-soaked and heavily injured Mother Empress had arrived in front of him.

Mother Empress! Could it be that I inadvertently teleported next to the Mother Empress, due to the wisp of Soul Imprint I left behind?

Yang Ling shivered as he thought of a certain possibility. He couldnt help but swallow his saliva bitterly. Hed barely escaped from a wolf only to find that hed unexpectedly fallen into a tigers den. The Mother Empress was enormous; he wasnt even big enough to fill the gap between its teeth.

Ah!

Even after a long moment, the nervous Yang Ling still hadnt been torn apart. Instead, the Mother Empress held him in its mouth and laid him on a flat slab. The eyes of the pale-faced Yuna were closed; she lay motionless on the ground.

Yuna, Yuna Yang Ling hugged Yuna intensely and poured his last remaining wisp of Wizard Power into her body. He also fed her the remaining Life Springs water in his spatial ring. He even started doing artificial respiration. But it was all futile. Yunas skin was still ice-cold, and her heart wasnt beating. Yang Ling was forced to face reality.

Yang, I want to give birth to a child for you. No, I want two!

Yang, when you go on an adventure next time, lets go together. Okay?

Even though everything he had done was useless, Yang Ling still hugged Yunas cold body weakly. Yunas voice and features emerged in his mind. His spouse was truly unlucky. Yang Lings Wizard Core had suffered heavy damage, and his body was exhausted and powerless. Despair welled up in his heart.

He had always struggled hard and fought against the world to find the way back home. Even when he faced strong enemies, he never cowered, and he persisted in practicing strenuously. But at this moment, he understood that finding the Ancient Wizards ruins was secondary; even becoming a Wizard God was secondary. The source of his happiness was lying next to him.

What was left for him to aspire to in life?

It was only after a loss that one really understood the importance of what theyd had and what theyd really pursued.

Hum!

The Mother Empresss large head appeared again over Yang Lings head. Its sparkling tears dripped upon his face. They also fell upon Yunas body. Magical Beasts were very sensitive, and it was especially the case for an inborn Wandering Divine Beast like the Mother Empress. It understood everything. When it had been hunted down by a large number of people from the various great factions, Yang Ling had helped it. It would remember forever this unusual human, especially his black eyes, which had seemingly witnessed the vicissitudes of life.

Swoosh!

After the Mother Empress cried irresolutely for a moment, it looked at the disheartened Yang Ling and the deadly injuries in his body. The sensitive Mother Empress took a deep breath and consumed a large amount of its Divine Power to spout out a mouthful of Vital Energy. This energy entered Yang Lings body through the wound on his chest.

The Vital Energy was the essence of the Mother Empresss Godhead, and it was very powerful. It could be used to kill people, but it could also be used to save people.

Once the Vital Energy entered Yang Lings body, he immediately detected it. It started moving within him according to some mysterious track. Wherever it passed, it nourished the damaged veins and internal organs. Even his seriously damaged Wizard Core slowly began to heal. The energy revolved cycle by cycle, moving ceaselessly. Yang Lings Body Honing Wizard Mantra also started working by itself, healing his injuries at a higher speed. The disheartened Yang Ling subconsciously wove a Wizard Seal and silently recited a segment of a mysterious Wizard Mantra After a while, Yang Ling opened his eyes slowly. His Wizard Core had recovered, and hed also recovered most of his power. He still hadnt made a complete recovery, but his current state was completely different than before.

Hum!

The Mother Empress let out several soft cries and folded its wings. It laid next to Yang Ling and licked him several times. Yang Ling found it very dear. This might have been because he absorbed a mouthful of its Vital Energy. He took out some Golden Sore Drug that Alice had made from his spatial ring and smeared it gently on the Mother Empresss wounds, which hadnt yet formed scabs.

The Mother Empress had been hunted down ceaselessly by various great factions, and it had sustained serious injuries. This was especially true in the battle against Algernon Core Deity. After the Mother Empress spouted a mouthful of Vital Energy to treat Yang Lings wounds, it became even more feeble. It didnt recover its power like Yang Ling. They were fellow sufferers, and this was why they empathized with each other. This was also why they found each other dear.

Mother Empress, Mother Empress, the Mother Nests empress. As Yang Ling rubbed the Mother Empresss large head, his spirits lifted. He took out a large mountain-like black crystal from his spatial ring and started cutting it with his sharp blade. He quickly made a sparkling crystal coffin and carved an Ice Magical Formation Spell that would lower the temperature of the coffins interior onto the lid. He strengthened it with several Restriction Spells before he put Yunas body inside.

After most of his injuries healed, he recovered most of his power, and he felt spirited again. Everything had already occurred and ended, and regrets wouldnt be useful. The future was more important, and he had to focus on finding a way to revive Yunas soul, as well as to take revenge against the Lord of the City Amongst the Clouds.

According to what the Sound Demon, Chakali, had said, once a person died, his soul would travel to the Death Dimension. There was only a single method for a living person to enter the Death Dimension: asking the lofty Creator or the Unending Oceans Heavenly Nun to use the Space-Time Wheel to create a passageway. It was extremely difficult to get the help of the Creator or the Heavenly Nun, but it wasnt utterly impossible. Heaven would never bar a mans way, and even if this path was more difficult than anything, Yang Ling would still walk down it to revive his beloved Yuna.

He would use any means possible to revive Yuna, and he would rather become an evildoer cursed by the mass than give up on his beloved. If he couldnt get the help of the Creator or the Heavenly Nun, then he would have to steal the Space-Time Wheel or come up with a way to practice to the peak of the Wizard God Stage in the shortest time possible.

A high-level Soul Wizard could pose a deadly threat to an ordinary Core Deity, which was why Yang Ling didnt believe that he would be unable to break the Death Dimensions Worldly Rules once hed practiced to the peak of the Wizard God Stage.

Reviving Yuna was of the utmost importance, but Yang Ling still wouldnt forget that it was the City Amongst the Clouds Lord who had caused everything.

The Lord of the City Amongst the Clouds Lord was very powerful, and it was said that he was close to becoming an omnipotent Creator. Yang Ling surely wouldnt forget his oath to slaughter everybody in the City Amongst the Clouds. He wasnt yet a match for the Lord of the City Amongst the Clouds, but that didnt mean that he wouldnt be a match for him in the future.

Revenge is a dish best served cold!

If 10 years werent enough, then he would take 100 years. If 100 years werent enough, then he would take 500 years. The mysterious Wizard Pagoda still had 2 floors which he hadnt opened yet, and he still hadnt explored the 12 Skyreach Towers in the various Main Dimensions. Yang Ling believed that as long as he continued practicing hard, he would one day become a Wizard God, maybe even an apex Wizard God. One day, he would be able to trample the insufferably arrogant Lord of the City Amongst the Clouds.

Even if the Lord of the City Amongst the Clouds became a lofty Creator, Yang Ling still believed that he could one day inflict carnage in the City Amongst the Clouds with his Magical Beast Army.