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Chapter 503: A Greeting Gift

Lan Jue glowered at the coshere I ran in to one of those things It was strong, and could fight in space I used Thor to take advantage of its carelessness and bore through its body, killing it There’s no way there isn’t so this far in to hu froo and help just because you’reit because hu’s low voice replied “If you really want to help, then don’t enlist There’s a lot ht I’ to act All of our research shows that all Adept Disciplines ell against theuns and ships I suspect it has soy They evolved different from us, on a completely separate path We’ve evolved our brains to build protections for our bodies These creatures, through millions of years of tribulations and consumption, have perfected their bodies The radiation out in space is lethal to us, by they were molded by it 1 All of our laser weapons, all of missiles, they are built to withstand that The North’s sacrifice showed that Adept-driven y – hat did the“Was this one of the reasons for the Great Adept’s Tournaet the best Adepts together and judge their abilities Froet them to enlist Not just the North, but all of the Alliances atching closely” Lan Qing affiration back on Luo had back-up, but the Tere the had been the threat of force, but no punches were thrown Now he knehy – because the future depended on Adepts

All of this infore of heart His brother was right, there was more he could do

“I knohat I need to do After a few days, I’ll go back to Skyfire Avenue “Lan Jue said

“Right” His brother answered “I have to get to aKeep in touch”

“Yup!” Lan Jue nodded

Lan Jue cut the connected and lapsed in to quiet thought The fate of humanity now lay squarely on the shoulders of all Adepts He would need to improve, and be at his best

As his mind pondered, he allowed his eyes to slip shut Soon he was deep in meditation He wanted to firm up his foundation, then he could continue the trek to the peak of ninth rank

He couldn’t tell how long he’d been there before an ineffable feeling caused hi silhouette across froed his clothes When he saw that Lan Jue was back in the present, he nodded “You’ve improved a little Re-cultivated?”

Dad would be dad He was the kind to critique his cultivation o in to the whole story, about all the things that had happened in the last year

“Let’s head back We’ll talk there” Jue Di nodded curtly at him There was a chill in his expression, a shadow of his old father

Luo Xianni walked by his side The pissed off face Lan Jue knew her by was gone, replaced by all things with a gentle shty! What did you do, dad?

Although Lan Jue was critical of his father, he didn’t dare let any hint of that escape He didn’t particarly fancy a beating, and dad wasn’t in a greatcabin, Lan Jue took a minute to look over thisat?” Luo Xianni snapped “You’re gunna be calling , you hear me?”

Jue Di visibly winced, but he didn’t dare contradict her Lan Jue thought he’d try again “Eht make you seem older…”

She sniffed at him “It’s fine, mother doesn’t mind So that’s what you’ll callto be stuck with her, what could he do about it? Honesty was always the best policy

He addressed her with a gentle dragon lady was immediately supplanted with a woman all smiles and sunshine She thrust out her hand, and pressed soift” 2

Lan Jue turned his hand over and opened his fingers to look at it It was a lu Its spotless white exterior looked thick, and he could tell it had been neither forged nor polished

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