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No sound was heard.

Su Chen turned around and was stunned to find that it was not Shen Zi standing at the door but Ying.

“I… um…” Shadow turned her head away somewhat awkwardly, “The Divine Child sent me here.”

Actually, she had no idea that Su Chen was here. She came here as instructed by the Divine Child, and only when she arrived did she discover that Su Chen was tinkering inside.

"Is the sacrificial ceremony over?" Su Chen asked with a smile, realizing what was happening.

"It'll be soon. I don't need to be present for the rest of the process."

"Oh, I see." After glancing at the missing ingredients, Su Chen immediately understood. This scoundrel was plotting against his father; he was utterly lawless.

"Are you making desserts?" Ying asked in confusion. Was this someone else's house?

Su Chen chuckled: "Yes, I heard from Shenzi that you like to eat the donuts from this store, but they're closed today, so I thought I'd make them myself."

"Success?"

"It failed... but I missed this earlier, so it should have been successful."

"Then... shall I help?"

Su Chen originally wanted to refuse, since letting Ying into the kitchen was too dangerous, but seeing Ying's appearance, he was clearly looking forward to it but didn't want to say it outright, so he risked his life to agree.

As a result, three minutes later—

Boom! ! !

The sparks from the explosion burst forth in an instant, the lightning igniting the fire with a deafening roar, but in that brief moment, Su Chen reacted with lightning speed—time, stop for me!

Stop, backtrack!

The great Su Fanes Tatsumi, using his extraordinary powers, finally managed to save Inazuma's confectionery shop.

"I...I didn't expect it to turn out like this," Ying said somewhat awkwardly. "Maybe...I should just go out."

Although I really want to create a masterpiece myself, it seems unlikely now.

"It's alright." Su Chen smiled slightly. "Don't worry, I'm here."

After hesitating for a moment, Ying continued as Su Chen suggested.

An hour and a half later, after experiencing forty-nine explosions, the two finally managed to get the snacks out of the kitchen.

"It wasn't easy!" Looking at the completed work, Su Chen breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He was completely exhausted, feeling even more tired than if he had fought the abyss.

"It really worked."

A look of joy appeared in Ying's eyes as she stared at the donut in her hand, her heart filled with delight.

"Try it," Su Chen said.

Shadow shook his head.

"what happened?"

"Reluctant to part with it."

"what?"

"It took so much effort to make this," Ying said carefully, holding it up. "I definitely won't be able to make it next time."

Su Chen was taken aback, then chuckled: "Of course it's possible. If you succeed once, you can succeed a second time."

"But..."

Ying's expression darkened. "I definitely can't do it alone."

Yes, she was alone, always alone. Ying finally understood why she was angry. She wasn't actually angry at Su Chen, and as for not forgiving Zhen, that wasn't it either. Her anger stemmed from a sense of loneliness. The two people she valued most in her life were deeply in love with each other, yet they had abandoned her. This torment of loneliness made Ying think of the past five hundred years, of her past self. She was also angry at herself for always being stuck in the same place.

If she had actually gone to Kanria back then, she wouldn't have persisted or moved forward. If she had made that decision then, perhaps Kadodia and Shin wouldn't have been separated for five hundred years.

For the next five hundred years, she still did not choose to lead Inazuma onward, but remained in the same place.

Even now, while she has truly taken that step, she remains stuck in the same place, facing the problem through escapism.

Ying was very angry with herself for being like this.

She was always alone.

Always running away.

What a fool.

Sensing her emotions, Su Chen walked over and said softly, "It's okay. If one person can't do it, then two people can. I'll be with you from now on."

Ying raised her head and murmured, "Is it okay?"

"What's the big deal?" Su Chen chuckled. "Back in Kanria, I promised you I would come back, stay with you, and never be apart again."

Having spent time with Ying from the time after the Demon God War to five hundred years ago, Su Chen had long been accustomed to having this general by his side. Whether Ying was stubborn or clumsy, or even if he drew his sword at the slightest disagreement, it didn't matter. He thought that was just Ying; others might not like it, but he did.

You can be as willful as you want with the person you love; it's the natural order of things. What's wrong with spoiling the person you love?

"I'll be with you from now on. I can make as many donuts as I want, and I can do whatever I want." Su Chen reached out and gently stroked Ying's smooth purple hair. Although she had a similar appearance to Zhen, she gave him a completely different feeling. Ying was like a gentle spring, while Zhen was like a sharp thunderbolt.

Having both the lightning and thunder stars, I have no regrets in this life.

Ying blushed, looking very awkward, a mixture of shyness and hesitation. Finally, she lowered her head and said in an almost inaudible voice, "The things I need to do..."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Go ahead."

"I...want to be like my sister..."

"Uh-huh?"

...

Chapter 163 Asmodeus, I Have Returned [Please Subscribe!]

Sky Island.

Outside the ethereal island, countless chains of order surround it, radiating immense power and preventing any outside creatures from approaching.

On the island, cities and tribes built around the Pulau Palace are scattered side by side, and the people living here are all looking up at the huge hourglass on the Pulau Palace.

The hourglass was about to run out, a sign that the chaotic era was about to begin. Even the people inside the city stopped what they were doing.

Meanwhile, the tribes outside the city were well prepared. Under the harsh winter, all living beings are equal. This was their first time experiencing such a disaster, but they had glimpsed its horrors from the countless fallen civilizations of the past.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...

The sound of a clock ticking filled the space.

It resonated in the hearts of every Sky Isle citizen.

The moment it stopped for a single second, all the people felt a sudden tightness in their hearts.

"coming!"

As the last grain of sand fell, the clouds in the sky suddenly churned violently, the temperature plummeted at an incredible speed, and frost, freezing everything, descended from the sky, instantly covering the entire island.

Whoosh!

A cold wind swept through.

Vast forests were destroyed by wind pressure, branches were uprooted, and a disaster like a landslide erupted instantly. One second it was calm and peaceful, and the next it was like the end of the world. This change was unexpected by everyone. Even if they were mentally prepared, they did not expect it to be so serious.

"Go back to the house! Go back to the house!"

On the Ice Tribe's side, seeing the terrible disaster sweeping through, the clan leader immediately ordered ordinary people to return to their houses. At the same time, those who could manipulate elemental power quickly gathered together, using their power to form a barrier, preparing to directly resist the first wave of the disaster.

Originally, it was thought that the most troublesome thing under the harsh winter was the food problem. Previously, due to the appearance of the Chosen One, we had received a lot of supplies from the city. However, if such a terrifying power were to erupt, we would not be able to wait for hunger to come.

boom! ——

A terrifyingly cold wind lashed against the barrier, sending branches and pebbles flying from the ground and throwing some of the people maintaining the barrier away.

Click click click click~~

Cracks appeared on the barrier.

It spread rapidly and could not be sustained.

Finally, as the next wave of impact arrived, the elemental barrier was instantly shattered, and everyone looked on in despair as the icy tide that was about to engulf everything covered them.

Ding! ~~

At that moment, a distant bell rang out.

As if it were some kind of signal, the frigid wave that had just been devastating suddenly reversed in an unnatural manner and disappeared without a trace in an instant, leaving only a mess on the ground to prove that everything that had just happened was not a dream.

"What, what's going on?"

The members of the Ice Division got up from the ground and looked around nervously.

Leaves were still falling from the sky, but the dark clouds had dispersed and the terrible cold wave had disappeared.

"That's it?"

Since none of them had experienced a cold wave before, they were not quite sure what the current situation was.

But everyone knows that the cold wave was not that simple, otherwise so many civilizations would not have perished.

"Look! The hourglass has turned upside down!"

A cry of surprise rang out.

At this moment, not only the people of the seven tribes, but also the people in the city were stunned.

The hourglass turning in reverse signifies the beginning of the next eternal era, meaning... the cold wave is over? But how long has it been? Three seconds? Five seconds?

Inside the Pulau Palace.

Asmodeus, who was maintaining the natural order with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

She looked up at the stars above, her brows furrowing slightly. She was fully aware of everything happening in the outside world, but she didn't understand at this moment that this was the first time she had seen such a situation in thousands of years.

Having lived through thousands of years, she was familiar with the situation within Sky Isle, but she didn't quite understand the selection mechanism set up by Farnes. She only knew that the mechanism of the Chosen Ones was connected to the Eye of God and the Heart of God, and that the hourglass's timing was more like a cyclical process. Asmodeus guessed that this was probably a 'miniature Teyvat' that Lord Farnes had prepared for observation.

However, this is the first time an unexpected change has occurred in a mechanism that has never behaved abnormally before. What does this mean?

Could it be caused by the collapse of the natural order?

Asmodeus raised his head and carefully examined the Order of the Stars above him.