"I just… I just split off a clone to take a look around. It was so boring staying here, and I couldn't help you guys anyway." Hua Ling scratched her head, a goofy smile on her face. She stood on her tiptoes to peer at the open stone gate behind Apollo. "So? Did you manage to open the second seal?"
Apollo didn't speak, his deep eyes fixed on Hua Ling. Hua Ling tried hard to suppress her rapidly beating heart, looking at him with an innocent expression. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Apollo slowly retracted his gaze, his expression cold and calm as he looked toward the stone gate. "Our power isn't enough. We can't break the second seal for now."
Inside the open stone gate was a colossal tree that blotted out the sky, its thick roots dangling to the ground. Atop the highest roots sat a beautiful, large, and full-figured woman.
