It was unclear whether her shout had attracted the attention of the Exotic Species horde, or if the Soul Sunder Strike from her hand blade had slain a dozen of them.

Some of the Exotic Species actually abandoned Lu Luo and began to close in on Qi Xinzhu!

An ominous premonition struck Qi Xinzhu, and she had already assumed a combat stance. Holy Radiance enveloped her fists as she punched the surrounding Exotic Species, one after another.

However, as the number of Exotic Species around her increased, wounds gradually appeared on Qi Xinzhu's body.

These wounds were rapidly healed by the dual effects of her Holy Radiance and Healer ability, much like a human in a state of Ultra Regeneration.

But Qi Xinzhu was not Lu Luo, after all. Although she possessed an extremely high Constitution and potent healing effects, healing was not immunity.

Each injury was a genuine wound.

As the pressure on her mounted, Qi Xinzhu's steps grew increasingly unsteady.

Am I going to die here? No, I should still be able to continue fighting!

Mirage!

Unable to withstand the pressure from the Exotic Species, Qi Xinzhu was forced to activate Mirage, using it to share the damage she received.

The clone no longer used its Healing Ability. Instead, it erupted with Holy Radiance at full power, striving to kill as many Exotic Species as possible.

But even so, Qi Xinzhu, weaponless, gradually found herself in a desperate situation.

"Lu Luo, I..."

ROAR!

The aberrant form, completely entangled, let out a soul-shaking roar as if it sensed something.

SPLURCH!

A tentacle instantly pierced through the Nightmare Centipede's body.

The writhing barbs and mouthparts on the tentacle began greedily devouring everything around it.

The Nightmare Centipede shrieked and roared, trying to escape the range of the Devourer tentacles, but the Devourer tentacles gave it no chance to flee.

They slowly coiled around the centipede's body, incessantly devouring it whole.

Moreover, the devoured parts could not regenerate!

In the aberrant form's eyes, only the enveloped Qi Xinzhu remained. It roared furiously once more.

SPLURCH! SPLURCH! SPLURCH!

More and more gigantic Devourer tentacles extended from its back.

At this moment, the aberrant form resembled an eight-limbed octopus monster, its eight tentacles engaging in fierce combat with the surrounding Exotic Species!

The aberrant form ignored the other creatures around it, focusing intently on Qi Xinzhu's position.

Anxiety and longing filled its eyes.

But there were simply too many Exotic Species around. Unable to move, it could only keep roaring in anger!

Then, it extended its own arm.

Under the pull of some unseen force, the aberrant form's arm began to twist and mutate.

It lashed out suddenly!

This arm, a tangled mass of chaotic flesh, formed a thick, bizarre tentacle.

This tentacle was even thicker and stronger than those on its back.

And it pulsed with lightning, Netherflame, and virulent poison!

WHOOSH!

The gigantic tentacle, nearly one meter in diameter, shot out unstoppably, tearing apart everything in its path and swiftly reaching Qi Xinzhu's side.

As it neared Qi Xinzhu, the tip of the attacking arm began to split, numerous smaller tentacles piercing into the bodies of the Exotic Species around her.

It didn't even bother to devour them; with a forceful yank, it tore all those Exotic Species into shreds!

The remaining few slender tentacles extended in front of Qi Xinzhu, gently curving as if making a gentlemanly invitation.

"Is that you, Lu Luo?"

Qi Xinzhu looked at the gigantic tentacle before her in surprise, though she was somewhat afraid.

Nevertheless, she placed her hand on the bent tentacle.

The tentacle coiled around Qi Xinzhu, tightly wrapping and protecting her, before retracting.

Soon, Qi Xinzhu was brought before the aberrant form!

Their eyes met. Qi Xinzhu's fingers carefully touched the aberrant form's nose and eyes.

"Lu Luo, can you... turn back?"

The aberrant form didn't answer. It simply held Qi Xinzhu in one arm and continued its slaughter, devouring the surrounding Exotic Species.

The Devourer tentacles waved relentlessly, and the merciless slaughter continued for an unknown length of time.

When the last Exotic Species fell before the aberrant form, the world within the Doomsday Disc finally returned to peace!

There was no sunset, only the lingering traces of blood.

The bloodstains on the ground were gradually absorbed by the Doomsday Disc, and the world within the disc was restored to tranquility.

In the void at the edge of the disc, other Exotic Species seemed to linger, but they were clearly not strong enough.

They dared not advance toward the Doomsday Disc, merely guarding its periphery with faces full of fear.

Inside the disc, only the aberrant form and Qi Xinzhu remained.

The aberrant form sat cross-legged in the center of the Doomsday Disc, looking at Qi Xinzhu kneeling before it, its eyes filled with confusion.

Qi Xinzhu did not shrink back from the aberrant form's strange and terrifying state.

She carefully stroked its streamlined body and muscles, the light of her Healer ability coursing over it and gently easing its tense nerves.

"I can feel you're scared. Don't be afraid, it's okay!

You've killed all the monsters around us. Regulate your breathing. Sense my presence, and sense your own existence.

You are Lu Luo!"

Qi Xinzhu carefully soothed the aberrant form. The Devourer tentacles behind it gradually receded.

It returned to being a three-meter tall form with perfect proportions!

However, its eyes were still filled with confusion.

"Lu Luo, my name is Qi Xinzhu. I am your wife."

Qi Xinzhu extended her palm, placing it before the aberrant form, as if waiting for a response.

But after a long wait, the aberrant form still did not comprehend her meaning.

The aberrant form, unable to understand Qi Xinzhu, grew somewhat agitated and roared furiously at her.

GROWL!

Its saliva and the fierce gust of wind sent Qi Xinzhu's hair fluttering wildly.

She closed her eyes, quietly waiting for the aberrant form to calm down.

Only then did she place her fingers on the aberrant form's huge head.

"You, Lu Luo, my husband."

After speaking, she tapped her own full chest.

"Me, Qi Xinzhu, your wife."

Only softness and tenderness remained in Qi Xinzhu's eyes. Perhaps it was this tenderness that touched the heart of the aberrant form.

It forcibly suppressed its agitated emotions and lowered its head.

The aberrant form, imitating Qi Xinzhu, stretched out its own palm.

The huge palm slowly met Qi Xinzhu's small hand, each feeling the other's warmth.

Joy appeared in the eyes of the aberrant form, as if it sensed some kind of tranquil power.

It moved its head close to Qi Xinzhu, resting it against her chest.

Qi Xinzhu was initially surprised and flustered, but she soon calmed down.

She let the aberrant form rest its head on her, gently patting its head with her delicate palm, soothing it as if calming a child.

This continued for an unknown duration, until Qi Xinzhu suddenly said:

"Lu Luo, do you remember me now?"

The aberrant form abruptly opened its tightly shut eyes. The pupils were no longer ordinary orbs but resembled the Doomsday Disc.

The center of its pupils was filled with all sorts of runes, identical to the Sequence Glyphs on the Doomsday Disc.

"Xinzhu, you've worked hard!" the aberrant form said calmly.

The aberrant form finally reverted to Lu Luo. Its body gradually shrank, returning to its original form before long.

But at this moment, Lu Luo seemed to have exhausted all the energy in his body and collapsed unconscious in Qi Xinzhu's arms.

Qi Xinzhu looked at the completely naked Lu Luo and finally revealed a sweet smile.

"Lu Luo, you're finally back."

The Doomsday Disc began to rotate again, and Qi Xinzhu and Lu Luo returned to the real world.

Dawn was just breaking. Qi Lin glanced at Fang Jing, who was making breakfast, unsure what to say.

Although he had more or less come to terms with the relationship between Lu Luo and his daughter, as a father-in-law, he still felt somewhat awkward.

"Fang Jing, should we wake Little Lu for breakfast?"

"Of course. Haven't you already made up your mind? Why the hesitation now?

Besides, no matter what, we still need to show proper hospitality."

Hearing this, Qi Lin nodded, set down the newspaper in his hand, and walked towards Lu Luo's room.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK!

"Little Lu, come out for breakfast!"

Inside the room, Qi Xinzhu was startled. Looking at the naked Lu Luo in her arms and her own tattered pajamas, she felt utterly at a loss.

"Ah... This! Dad's here, what do I do?"

"Little Lu? Are you up? Little Lu?"

Outside, Qi Lin grew more puzzled. Although it felt somewhat impolite, he pushed open Lu Luo's door.

Then, what met his eyes was the naked Lu Luo, and Qi Xinzhu wrapped in a bedsheet.

"Good morning, Dad! Hehehe!"

Qi Xinzhu didn't know how to explain the situation to her father, so she could only offer a sheepish laugh.

Qi Lin looked at Lu Luo lying naked before Qi Xinzhu, feeling a surge of sorrow and indignation with no outlet.

The old father wanted to cry, but he couldn't!

"Ahem, you two... try to show some restraint. Come down for breakfast later."

"Dad, let me explain."

Qi Xinzhu still wanted to try and explain the situation to her father.

However, Qi Lin immediately interrupted her.

"Don't bother explaining. Explanations are often just cover-ups, and cover-ups are the beginning of mistakes.

Let's leave it at that. Come down to eat when you're ready."

Qi Xinzhu knew her father had misunderstood, but thinking back to the madness of last night, perhaps it wasn't entirely a misunderstanding.

"Uh, okay, Dad!"

Qi Lin walked back downstairs. Fang Jing called out to him.

"Qi Lin, where are Little Lu and Xinzhu? What time is it? Are they still not up?"

Qi Lin's heart took another blow, but he tried to speak in an even tone.

"It's nothing. Young people tend to sleep in. A little extra sleep won't hurt."

Fang Jing immediately sounded dissatisfied.

"That darn girl! She clearly promised to go shopping with me today. No, I'm going to get her."

Fang Jing set down her apron and started towards the stairs.

Qi Lin hurriedly stopped her.

"Don't go! I told you, they're not up. Why can't you understand?"

"What do you mean, 'not up, not up'? Can't I handle my own daughter?

Move aside."

Qi Lin, at his wit's end with his wife, could only be frank.

"You can certainly manage your own daughter, I'm sure. But what if it's not *just* your daughter in there?"

"Not just my daughter? What do you mean, Qi Lin?

Ah..."

Fang Jing froze for a moment. She hadn't expected the two youngsters to be so bold!

When they were young, even during their most passionate phases of love, they had been much more restrained at her parents' house.

"Qi Lin, could they have children?"

Qi Lin was taken aback, unable to quite follow his wife's train of thought.

But the matter of children...

"I've heard that Transcendents have extreme control over their bodies. They can even choose whether or not to conceive.

So, that's really up to them."

"Oh, I see. That's a pity then. Given their personalities, they probably won't want children so soon!"

While the old couple whispered downstairs, Qi Xinzhu was still upstairs, holding Lu Luo and quietly waiting for him to wake up.

Time ticked by. Finally, at 10:00 a.m., the exhausted Lu Luo opened his eyes.

And the first thing he saw was Qi Xinzhu's ample chest!

"Hmm? Mm!"

What are you hmming about?

Although he had seen it many times, Lu Luo still found it irresistible every time.

And so...

"Lu Luo, what are you doing! If you're awake, get up quickly!"

Qi Xinzhu, blushing, tried to push Lu Luo away, but he gave her no chance.

He suddenly pounced on Qi Xinzhu and kissed her fiercely.

"Xinzhu, thank you!"

"Thank me? For what?"

"If it weren't for you, I might have truly become an Exotic Species."

Lu Luo retained the memories from when he had taken on the aberrant form.

Back then, he felt as if he were trapped in a transparent egg, able to see everything around him but unable to control any of it.

The aberrant form was like the shell of that egg, completely sealing him off.

It was Qi Xinzhu's tenderness that broke and melted the eggshell, allowing Lu Luo to return.

Otherwise, Lu Luo, sealed within that shell, might have truly become an outright aberrant form!

Qi Xinzhu held Lu Luo tightly, feeling the warmth of her lover's body, and whispered softly,

"Lu Luo, it doesn't matter. No matter what you become, I'll be with you. Always!"

Lu Luo knew Qi Xinzhu was a very earnest woman. She rarely joked, and whenever she expressed her feelings, she did so with utmost sincerity.

If this had been before, Lu Luo would surely have teased Qi Xinzhu at this moment.

However, this time Lu Luo did not do so. He narrowed his eyes, his expression very serious:

"Xinzhu, I will clear every obstacle before us, until nothing in this world can stop us."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

Qi Xinzhu was unclear what Lu Luo meant. It wasn't like him to speak in such a tone.

Lu Luo shook his head.

"Nothing. It's just that I feel... somewhat different after this breakthrough."

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