Chapter 1985: Chapter 1983: Daddy, the Time Has Come

"Senior Sister Hua Ci?" A cultivator who knew Hua Ci called out softly.

Hua Ci turned her head and glanced over indifferently. When their eyes met, that cultivator couldn’t help being stunned on the spot. For no reason at all, a sense of shame and inferiority actually rose in his heart.

It wasn’t just him; the vast majority of cultivators present felt the same. It was as if Hua Ci were a lofty, unattainable Goddess, while they themselves were filthy worms crawling in a muddy swamp, and just looking at her was a kind of desecration.

Many people hurriedly lowered their heads.

By the time everyone came back to their senses, Hua Ci had already vanished, and the portal dissipated completely in that very instant.

"This is bad!" Only then did someone suddenly react, "That side of this island isn’t safe right now, Hua Ci, she..."

Just now everyone had been astonished by Hua Ci’s transformation, and no one had expected her to step into the portal and return to Three Worlds Island at this moment. If it were before, it naturally wouldn’t matter, but right now a Sun Blaze battle had erupted over there.

Yuan Du and Black Cloud, Ma Bin and Luan Xiao’e, Yann Miao—five Sun Blaze clashing. Hua Ci charging in like that, how could she possibly have any good outcome?

"Where’s Yaya?" Shui Yuan discovered another thing that terrified her. Yaya, who had always been at her side, had disappeared at some unknown point, and she hadn’t noticed at all.

On Three Worlds Island, the two Sun Blaze battle groups were locked in a fierce struggle. On Ma Bin and Black Cloud’s side, it could be said the situation was evenly matched, but Ma Bin shouldn’t be able to maintain this state for long. His Dao foundation injury had yet to heal; at a time like this it was completely unsuitable for him to engage in such intense combat. The longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

As for Luan Xiao’e and Yann Miao, the two women fighting Yuan Du together, their situation wasn’t good either. Although he was fighting one against two, the two had only just advanced to Sun Blaze not long ago, while who knew how many years Yuan Du had been in Sun Blaze. In terms of pure cultivation, his was certainly deeper and more profound.

If it were only this, it would still be manageable, but the vast All Phenomena Ocean still had other Sun Blaze around.

Lu Ye lifted his eyes and gazed in the direction of All Phenomena Island. Even across such a great distance, he could clearly feel several powerful auras over there rapidly pressing toward this side; they would probably arrive at Three Worlds Island before long.

They were the other four governors of All Phenomena Ocean.

With such a huge upheaval on Three Worlds Island, and even the Green Demon King Ma Bin showing himself, how could they possibly sit back and watch? Ma Bin and the All Phenomena Star System had a grudge, so regardless of what standpoint they held, the four of them had to come over and assist Yuan Du.

Lu Ye realized something was seriously wrong.

They had to withdraw before those four Sun Blaze arrived, otherwise they might never get away.

He himself wouldn’t be in much danger; at worst he could just jump into the sea. But Ma Bin, Luan Xiao’e, and Yann Miao had to leave quickly.

If they left now, there was still hope of escape. The more they delayed, the greater the risk.

How had the situation developed to this point? Lu Ye’s face was full of helplessness. He lightly clenched his fist, and even had the impulse to disregard everything and break through to Sun Blaze Realm right now!

His foundation had long since accumulated enough; he could break into Sun Blaze Realm at any time. The only reason he had been delaying was to polish his Magic Source.

If he were Sun Blaze at this moment, he wouldn’t be able to do nothing but watch here...

In the end he still forced down that surge of impulsiveness. To polish his Magic Source, he had paid no small price. If he gave up now, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.

Mental Consciousness surged; just as he was about to send audio transmission to Ma Bin and the other two, telling them to retreat at once, Lu Ye suddenly felt, from the corner of his eye, a familiar figure walking toward him.

He turned his head to look, and the corner of Lu Ye’s eye twitched.

That small figure came hopping and skipping to stand before Lu Ye, lifting her head to look up at him, an impish expression on her adorable face.

"How did you get over here!" Lu Ye hurriedly bent down and scooped Yaya into his arms. But it was fine; with only Yaya to take along, he could still escape by jumping into the sea.

Yet for some reason, he kept feeling that Yaya today was a bit different from usual.

His neck suddenly tightened; Yaya had reached out with both arms to hug him, her little head pressed against his chest, breathing deeply as if to imprint Lu Ye’s scent in her heart. Then her soft, milky voice sounded: "Daddy, the time’s come. We have to part now."

"Hm?" Lu Ye was taken aback. "What..."

A tiny hand suddenly pressed against his lips, preventing him from speaking further. Yaya lifted her head and gave him a bright smile; a strange light flickered faintly in her eyes, and faint traces of a wicked charm actually surfaced on her small face. "And also, in the future, you absolutely mustn’t let me catch you and beat you to death!"

"You..." Countless thoughts flashed through Lu Ye’s mind.

Before he could say anything else, Yaya had already leapt out of his arms, then pounced straight toward the nearest battle group—the battlefield where Yuan Du, Luan Xiao’e, and Yann Miao were.

That small figure was so inconspicuous, yet in that moment it drew countless gazes. Mainly because the scene was just too abrupt. In a clash of Sun Blaze like this, even Moon Jade and Constellation couldn’t intervene at will, and now a child suddenly rushed out...

Yuan Du also sensed Yaya approaching. In fact, he had always known of Yaya’s existence. After all, he had constantly been keeping an eye on Three Worlds Island’s side, but he wasn’t clear on Yaya’s background, merely assuming she was a junior Lu Ye had brought over from the Nine Provinces.

Now, seeing Yaya charge at him, Yuan Du was furious. Today was originally the perfect day for him to take down Lu Ye and seize Three Worlds Island, yet his supposedly foolproof plan had sprung leak after leak. As a result, not only had he failed to capture Lu Ye, he was instead being besieged by two women.

And now some child who didn’t even know where she’d popped out from actually dared to offend him. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Scram!" Yuan Du’s wide sleeve swept out, surging Mana rolling forth and instantly wrapping Yaya within it.

Yaya went out fast and came back just as fast, her small figure shooting backward like a kite with its string cut.

Lu Ye’s heart clenched at the sight. Even though he knew Yaya had the foundation of a Sun Blaze, that a blow like this couldn’t really harm her, he still couldn’t help worrying.

As Yaya tumbled back, sudden fury flooded her little face, and she once again pounced at Yuan Du to kill.

Only this time, halfway there, she suddenly raised her two lotus-root-white tender arms high, then slammed them together in front of her.

"Shatter!" Yaya’s voice rang out.

The jade bangles on her wrists suddenly shattered, turning into countless motes of light that shrouded her.

Within that radiance, her tiny figure twisted and transformed at extreme speed. By the time Yaya burst out from the veil of light, her whole person was already completely different.

The little girl who looked only seven or eight years old was now tall and slender, her figure graceful, her features coldly stunning to the extreme. A cascade of black hair fell like a waterfall, every strand writhing and dancing like a living thing, and the clothes on her body had turned into a seven-colored dress, dazzling with brilliance.

Clearly blessed with beauty that could topple cities, yet her aura was as savage as an ancient ferocious beast, intimidating all directions.

The abrupt change left everyone who saw this scene momentarily stunned; even Ma Bin and Black Cloud, who were battling in the distance, couldn’t help but simultaneously turn their heads to look.

"Another Sun Blaze!" The watching cultivators were numb.

What kind of Dragon Pond and tiger’s den was this Three Worlds Island, that one, two, three Sun Blaze powerhouses weren’t enough, and there was actually a fourth, appearing in such an inconceivable manner.

Thinking further, Three Worlds Island had actually concealed four Sun Blaze experts here—what were they trying to do?

Over here in the All Phenomena Ocean, foreign Sun Blaze cultivators were never allowed to linger for long...

On that cliff edge of Three Worlds Island, Lu Ye frowned as he watched Yaya’s transformation. Though he still hadn’t figured out why Yaya had said those things before, he could feel one thing clearly: he was about to lose Yaya.

This "cheap daughter" he’d picked up from within the Mist Dragon had brought him plenty of warmth, and had helped him several times to resolve life-and-death crises.

But Yaya ultimately had her own origins, and when he’d found her, her psyche had been wounded and she’d been unconscious, leading to memory loss. A dignified Sun Blaze had behaved like a little child.

After so many years, Lu Ye had vaguely sensed that Yaya was slowly recovering.

And those two jade bangles of hers were also things that belonged to her, recovered from within the Mist Dragon. The bangles shattered, and Yaya returned to her original form.

From this, the two jade bangles should be some sort of seal, one that sealed Yaya’s cultivation and even her memories. Now that the bangles were broken, she had reclaimed everything!

Lu Ye had no idea what kind of method this was, but at this moment his chest felt stifled.

While his thoughts churned, Yaya had already charged fearlessly into the battle circle where Yuan Du was. Surging Mana rose and fell; with figures crossing in a blur, even though Lu Ye pushed his Ocular Power to the limit, he still couldn’t clearly see the details of the fight for a moment.

He only heard a muffled grunt, and then a figure fell like a Meteorite from the sky, plunging into the All Phenomena Ocean.

Sea water exploded in all directions!

Cries of shock erupted all around.

The waters of the All Phenomena Ocean—what a terrifying thing they represented. Though everyone knew the sea water of the All Phenomena Ocean was the condensation of stellar space spirit energy, its corrosiveness was too strong, so strong that even Sun Blaze experts didn’t dare casually dive into it. As for those below the Sun Blaze Realm, once they fell into the sea, it was certainly a ten-deaths-no-life situation.

So when cultivators fought over the All Phenomena Ocean, the first thing they had to watch out for was not being knocked into the sea by the enemy.

This was something everyone did their utmost to avoid.

But no one had expected that something which even Moon Jade and Constellation cultivators could mostly avoid, a Sun Blaze would actually fail to evade.

Everyone saw clearly that the one who fell into the sea was no one else but Yuan Du, who had come in so aggressively before!

He was, after all, a veteran Sun Blaze. Just now, he had fought two opponents at once and still held the upper hand. Yet now, with a third Sun Blaze joining the battlefield, in just a few breaths he’d been knocked into the sea. It was obvious how overwhelmingly strong this third Sun Blaze was.

At the battle site, Luan Xiao’e and Yann Miao were somewhat dumbfounded, staring blankly at the peerless beauty standing to the side.

"Yaya?" Luan Xiao’e called softly.

In the woman’s features, one could vaguely see traces of Yaya’s looks, as if this was what Yaya would look like after growing up. She had clearly seen with her own eyes how this woman had transformed from Yaya into this form.

But the situation before her eyes still somewhat exceeded her understanding.