The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

Su Qi was sitting atop a giant dragon, the wild wind whistling for three hundred miles, as they flew amidst the sky dome.

"...."

Three priests remained silent, looking at the jade gemstone in their hands. This was the very trade item that the mortal had just pulled out, as easy as inserting a coin into a playground machine at the supermarket entrance, in exchange for some playtime.

The priest clad in armor silently watched the dragon in the sky, "I don't understand why you would satisfy his request, even though he holds a gemstone with His Highness's essence... but it's possible he merely found it."

The spectacled priest's eyes flickered with a reddish-white glow as she softly spoke, "Found it? Sister Ella, what kind of joke is this? This jade gemstone comes from the throne, which I personally designed for His Highness, and the location of the throne... is right in the middle of the sealed Ancient Mists."

"If the mists hadn't been cracked open this time, letting His Highness's strength transmit out and establish a connection with us, it would have been impossible to find this place."

Her gaze settled on Su Qi, "Such a feeble mortal, yet able to obtain it; the most likely explanation is that it was a boon from His Highness..."

Master of Destruction: ?

How come I don't know this.

"Of course, if we guessed wrong, it's not a big deal," she said calmly, pushing her glasses up her nose, "The Earth Fire Giant Dragon will take him far from the ground, heading toward the sky dome. If he has nothing to do with His Highness,"

"Even though the Fire Dragon won't kill him directly, he'll have to at least consider how to land."

Five players a thousand meters away looked up at the giant dragon in the sky.

Cheng Feng said blankly, "Su Buxian actually got on it!"

He watched the dragon flap its wings and soar through the heavens, gritting his teeth, "I'm so jealous... no, what nonsense."

Xun Xiaohuan also silently observed the scene.

It had only been three days since last seeing Su Buxian yawning while fighting the Night Demon.

Now he was already riding a dragon.

Something felt... off.

"...."

Sword White Clothes fell silent; he seemed to understand why Su Buxian, a remarkably bold man who had met with a group of super rookies, not only possessed extraordinary courage but also unfathomable strength.

At the same time, he understood why Su Buxian's ranking was so low, disregarding the main storyline, acting brazenly, even challenging the limits of teammates and enemies, haphazardly dealing with Nightmare Level challenges.

At that moment.

Boom!

The entire mountain range in front of them began to shake; this was the colossal mountain range that covered the Chaotic Sea.

They hadn't taken a close look when they emerged.

When the mountains started to quake, they looked on in terror.

"What is this?"

The mountain range stretched unbroken, with forests, streams, and rocky hills merely clinging to its surface. As it trembled, it seemed to reveal the true shape of this enormous creature.

A gargantuan turtle-like beast with a continent-sized shell.

"An ancient... creature with exceptional traits... bearing marks of the Old Days..." the long-robed priest quietly gazed at the great creature, "No wonder why we couldn't find the trace of His Highness's second spiritual body back then."

"Is it still sleeping?"

"Hmm, perhaps it will awaken only when the Abyss opens."

The three priests stopped discussing this ancient creature.

The scent of destruction was spreading, the totems in the sky dome began to spin and shimmer, and boundless might stirred up a tempest.

"His Highness has arrived."

Their expressions slowly shifted, a mix of reverence, joy... but mostly curiosity, "We have yet to see His Highness in his youth..."

"Last time Xiran returned His Highness in his juvenile form, she kept bragging about how cute His Highness was as a child, that smug showing-off was really irritating, luckily she's not here today."

"Can we sneak a picture later?"

Priest Ella calmly advised, "I urge you not to be too presumptuous; memories will be synchronized... when His Highness recovers in the future, you will be held accountable."

"Do you want a picture?"

"Hmm..."

All their conversations were through spiritual communication, so no need to worry about being overheard.

But at that moment.

A shiver ran through them as a piercing spiritual energy came into their ears:

"Do you... think that I can't hear you right now?"

The three priests' faces changed as they looked toward the sky dome... where a figure stood midair, the space around them twisting.

They quickly bowed respectfully, "We welcome His Highness!"

The army of sequencers all knelt on the ground, "We welcome our lord!"

People a kilometer away trembled, and the mutant without hesitation also bowed their heads, kneeling to the ground.

"Do we need to kneel as well?"

Cheng Feng coughed.

But Sword White Clothes was already half-kneeling on the ground.

"Brother Jian?" Cheng Feng widened his eyes.

In his view, Sword White Clothes was a proud and dignified future powerhouse, yet he knelt so quickly.

Sword White Clothes shook his head, "That totem... signifies that the other party is a Divine; mortals naturally need to perform a half-kneeling ritual to a God."

"It's that strict?" Cheng Feng was slightly stunned.

The other three internal test players also half-kneeled on the ground, bowing their heads with respect.

Xun Xiaohuan said, "This is something you must understand after entering Paradise; one will come into contact with high beings, especially Divine entities."

"And we, being in a lesser position, must comply..."

Cheng Feng half-knelt on the ground, "I kind of get it now, and I can understand, it's like raising a toast to the leader, but I just want to ask one question."

"Hmm?"

"Where is Su Buxian? What's his deal?"

"..."

At this moment, Su Qi was up in the sky dome, surrounded by roaring winds, yet with Spiritual Energy to shield him, he would not be swept away directly.

It seemed that Spiritual Energy had many uses, being semi-datafied and semi-practical.

However.

He could only cover his body or weapon surface with Spiritual Energy for now; he couldn't yet release it outward.