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Chapter 588: Chapter 541: Sweet as Honey (Part 3)

Shen Tang was worried, ”The contaminated area is constantly expanding, and his power will only grow stronger. If we don’t catch him this time, I’m afraid in the future...”

Lunus looked troubled, naturally thinking of this as well.

He glanced at Shen Tang and the four Beast Husbands by her side, especially the Ten-tailed Heavenly Fox Shen Li, who had advanced to Primordial Beast Level. Each of them was a prodigious talent of the younger generation.

Xiao Jin, the Leopard Beast, was extraordinarily gifted, already a Tenth Rank Beastman at a young age, with boundless prospects.

Lu Xiao, though slightly older, was equally gifted, and had awakened the bloodline of the Golden Feathered Roc, destined to be a top-tier powerhouse in the world.

Meanwhile, the Snake Beast Xue Yinzhou appeared gloomy, exuding an inscrutable and mysterious aura that even Lunus couldn’t see through. In his forty years, he had never encountered such a power, as if it came from another world.

Lunus gazed deeply at Shen Li, his gentle eyes full of appreciation for the younger generation, and mused, ”I once read that the founder of the Yiyuan Empire was a pure white Ten-tailed Fire Fox. The fact that you have awakened the ancestral bloodline is truly remarkable.”

Suddenly, he changed the subject, ”However, it seems that there is another strand of power within you that merges perfectly with your Fox Clan bloodline. Instead of harming your body, it helps trigger the atavism phenomenon, which is truly magical.”

Shen Li was taken aback by his words, knowing that this mysterious Sea Race High Priest might know many secrets.

After all, the Divine Hall had existed long before the founding of the Sea Country. No one knew when it began, as if it had always stood there, witnessing countless ages.

Shen Li frowned in confusion, ”I have... another power within me?”

”Yes, I’ve heard that your father, Ji Lin, the Late Emperor of Yiyuan, did not marry the noble female he was originally engaged to, but rather wed a mysterious foreign female. Even to this day, no one knows her identity or origin,” Lunus continued, ”This power may come from your mother.”

Shen Li’s heart tightened, and his throat felt dry.

Memories of his mother were too distant, and he could barely recall her appearance.

In his youth, he had tried to find traces of his mother, but for some reason, everything about her seemed to have been intentionally erased, as if she never existed.

Even his father never spoke of her, whether because he didn’t care or had long forgotten.

This led Shen Li to speculate whether he was merely born out of an accident between his father and some female, with the news suppressed for the sake of appearances.

Lunus did not delve further into the topic and instead looked into the distance, his voice turning cold, ”Liu Ye is seriously injured and shouldn’t have escaped far.”

He turned his gaze again towards Xiao Jin and the others, a hint of relief crossing his compassionate yet authoritative eyes—perhaps with these outstanding younger ones, there was hope for a different ending in the future.

”Come with me to the Divine Hall.”

”Alright.”

Shen Tang and the Beast Husbands followed Lunus back to the Divine Hall.

In the secret chamber, Lunus bit his fingertip and let a blood bead drip onto a divination disc-like magic artifact. A beam of golden light shot out, pointing into the distance.

Using his blood connection with Liu Ye, he could track the direction of his escape.

Shen Li and the others went in the direction indicated by the golden light to catch him, while Shen Tang stayed in the Divine Hall to wait.

”Xiao Tang, if you’re not in a hurry to go back, why not wait at the Divine Hall; it’s considered...” Lunus paused, a bit embarrassed, ”the safest place in the sea area for now. I’ve set up a barrier; there shouldn’t be any more incidents this time.”

Shen Tang followed him to the palace where she had lived before, looking at the familiar furnishings, remembering the recent time spent with ”Jia Lan.” A hint of sadness crossed her exquisite and beautiful face, which she forcibly suppressed.

Lunus noticed her emotion, hesitated to speak, and ultimately didn’t know how to comfort her.

Finally, he took the Infinite Box from his space and handed it back to Shen Tang, ”This item belonged to you and should return to its original owner.”

”Mm.” Shen Tang took the box, went to see Jialouluo to explain the situation, and then returned to her resting quarters.

Lying in bed, she found it hard to sleep.

She quietly asked the system, ”I remember you said that the first rule of the system is not to expose the identity of the transmigrator and the existence of the system, or there will be punishment... Does this count as a violation?”

At this critical moment, the system was particularly righteous, [This wasn’t exposed by the host actively, so it doesn’t count as a violation!]

Shen Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

She had many more questions she wanted to ask the system but finally swallowed them back, simply staring at the box in her hand.

After hesitating for a moment, she gently opened the lid.

The small doll still lay quietly in the box, as peaceful as if it were sleeping.

Shen Tang’s fingers gently caressed the doll, looking at the face that was exactly like Jia Lan’s, so vivid and lifelike.

Her nose tingled, and tears streamed down, ”I’m sorry... Ah Lan... I still couldn’t help you regain your body...”

She had lost her love forever, could never see him again.

Alone, Shen Tang could no longer suppress the pain and sorrow within her heart, crying as if the floodgates had opened.

She clutched the doll and sobbed, only the sound of her muffled sobs and sniffling filling the air.

Unsure of how long she cried, her sobs gradually ceased.

Shen Tang fell asleep holding the doll, her eyes still red with tears silently soaking the pillow.

A crystal-clear teardrop fell onto the doll’s brow.

That night, Shen Tang had a dream.