Author's note to those who skipped the Zhenwu arc:
I understand that a cultivation arc wasn't what you signed up for when you started reading the story, and I also understand that you don't want to have anything to do with it. However, if you don't read at least the final confrontation that started at the end of Chapter 866, you're going to be very confused moving forward... A lot of things happened that will have paramount importance toward the future arcs, and a few incredibly important characters were also introduced in the Zhenwu arc. It was perhaps the single most important arc out of them all.
Anyhow.
Thank you for sticking with the story! Let's begin.
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Serika let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding, still flushed but finally regaining some of her composure.
After a moment, she reluctantly shifted against his chest and slid down from his lap, boots landing softly on the ashen, scarred battlefield.
