Chapter 443: Wu Yue’s Strength After Ascension

Chapter 443 Wu Yue’s Strength After Ascension

When Wu Yue walked into the backyard, Shen Que had already started the combat simulation. At his current strength, he directly set the damage output setting to the maximum.

Even so, Shen Que still found it rather dull—a couple punches were enough to wreck it.

No wonder Wu Yue’s father spent his days beating up Sirius. With no wife to see and no child to find, all his pent-up frustration with nowhere to vent—wasn’t that far more interesting than pounding a combat simulator?

The thought irritated him. If he had to go 15 years without seeing Wu Yue, he’d probably tear the heavens apart.

Shen Que smashed the combat simulator with one punch, lightning crackling wildly around his fist.

Watching Shen Que gloomily demolish the machine, Wu Yue couldn’t help but think: *What a waste—this thing cost a fortune!*

Shen Que glanced back at Wu Yue, but neither of them spoke.

Wu Yue walked over, circled around Shen Que to stand before the simulator, and began checking if it could be saved.

She pulled out all her equipment for modifying flyers and motorcycles from her system, quietly sat down, and started carefully inspecting, adjusting, and repairing the circuits Shen Que had destroyed.

Shen Que stood nearby, watching her the entire time. The moment Wu Yue focused on her work, it was as if she'd put up a wall separating her from the rest of the world.

She became completely immersed in her own thoughts, making Shen Que feel as though she felt distant.

Even as the top-ranked fighter in the entire alliance, Shen Que could never quite keep up with Wu Yue's thought process. This sudden sense of distance, pulling them apart, filled him with an inexplicable panic.

Without hesitation, he strode forward, breaking through that invisible wall between them with an unyielding attitude, and pulled Wu Yue into his arms from behind.

Wu Yue shot him a sidelong glance. "What’s wrong?"

Shen Que said, "Stop worrying about the machine. Can’t you just look at me?"

Wu Yue replied, "Just seeing if it’s fixable."

Shen Que insisted, "No, just look at me."

Wu Yue stopped what she was doing, and Shen Que immediately turned her around and pulled her into his embrace.

Shen Que said, "Hold me."

Wu Yue replied, "My hands are dirty from working on the circuits."

Shen Que grabbed her hands and wrapped them around himself. "I don’t care. Hold me."

Wu Yue gave in and held him tightly. "I’ll get your clothes dirty."

Shen Que immediately took off his shirt. "Not anymore."

Wu Yue asked, "Shen Que, what’s wrong with you?"

Shen Que said, "I feel like you’re pulling away from me."

Wu Yue replied, "I’m right here in front of you. Besides, you broke it yourself."

Shen Que asked, "Will you ascend again?"

Wu Yue went quiet.

Shen Que went completely tense. "Wu Yue, answer me."

Wu Yue, "Maybe... when the time comes to open the Gate of Order, it might still be needed."

Shen Que's pupils constricted. He pulled Wu Yue into a tight embrace, "No, I absolutely won’t allow you to go through that kind of situation again.

Wife, don’t push me. I know you really want to save your parents, but you can’t just completely ignore my feelings every single time."

Wu Yue suppressed the corners of her upturned lips and gave a soft hum of agreement.

Shen Que turned his head to kiss her but froze when he saw Wu Yue’s expression.

Shen Que, "...Were you just messing with me?"

Wu Yue blinked, "No, I wasn’t."

Shen Que gritted his teeth, "You just enjoy seeing me get all flustered and mad!!"

Wu Yue couldn’t hold back a "pfft" and snorted with laughter, "You’re so silly."

Shen Que, furious, turned and walked away. Wu Yue watched him go without following, then turned back to continue fixing the machine.

Shen Que waited for a long time, but Wu Yue never came to coax him. His anger boiled over.

On purpose!! Wu Yue just loved seeing him angry and cold-faced, so she kept provoking him!!

By the time Wu Yue finished repairing the machine and turned around, she saw Shen Que standing there with a stern expression, his eyes looking like he wanted to bite her head off.

Wu Yue beamed and told him, "I fixed it."

Shen Que kept his face blank, "Oh, really?"

Wu Yue nodded with an expectant look—wasn't she awesome? Praise her already!

Shen Que walked over and, right in front of Wu Yue, smashed the newly repaired machine with one punch. Having salvaged his pride, he turned and walked away, radiating smug satisfaction as he walked away.

Wu Yue, "..." Wow, she was completely speechless!!

Bro, you’re 20 years old, not 2!! Did he have to be so childish, ahhh!!

When Wu Yue found Shen Que, he was going through his daily training in the garden.

After finishing his workout, he started doing stretches. Wu Yue pushed open the glass door and walked toward Shen Que.

As he bent down, his shirt naturally rode up, revealing a section of his toned waist. Wu Yue passed behind him, ran her hand along it, then turned and ran.

Get a feel and run—so thrilling.

Shen Que turned around and scooped her into his arms.

Wu Yue looked puzzled, "What are you doing?"

Shen Que, "You touched me."

Wu Yue denied it, "Don’t talk nonsense, I’m not that kind of person."

Shen Que’s hands started getting adventurous, "I’m going to touch you back."

Wu Yue pushed him away, "Just focus on your workout!"

Shen Que thought about it and agreed, "Fine, sit on my back and add some resistance for my strength training."

Wu Yue, "I don't want to."

Shen Que, "Choose between carrying you on my back or holding you around my waist."

Wu Yue looked up at him, "Not angry anymore?"

Shen Que turned his face away, avoiding her gaze, "Even if I were angry, you wouldn't comfort me. Might as well not be angry—it's not like anyone would care if I died mad anyway."

Wu Yue cupped his face and turned it toward her, leaning in to kiss him. "Isn't this me comforting you?

I'm still upset too! I worked so long to fix it, and you just smashed it with one punch!"

Shen Que said glumly, "I was wrong. I got too angry because you didn't comfort me. I shouldn't have broken the machine you fixed."

Seeing Shen Que's sorry look—like he'd been wronged yet was still apologizing—Wu Yue's heart instantly softened.

Wu Yue, "Pick me up."

Shen Que immediately held her and lifted her up entirely.

Wu Yue hooked her arms around Shen Que's neck, looking at him seriously as she said:

"Actually, my mother ascended before the apocalypse arrived. At that time, the Heavenly Way wanted to take her away to avoid the human calamity, but she refused. She gave her abilities to my father, completed the first salvation, and withdrew from the world with him.

During the peak battle, she poured all her strength into creating a new dimensional space and sent all the ghosts and monsters there, giving humanity breathing room.

Back then, it wasn't that she didn't want to step forward immediately—it was that she could no longer save the world through ascension. That is to say, no matter how much the Heavenly Way favored her, it only gave one chance. After that, she became ordinary.

I believe that with current scientific research capabilities, humanity will definitely find its own way, using the power of technology to open the door to the Realm of Order and completely end this terrifying apocalypse."

Wu Yue affectionately pressed her cheek against Shen Que's. "So don't worry anymore, okay? My parents' status is indeed set in stone forever.

But right now, you're here in front of me. You're by my side—you're the one I love most, the most important person to me. Don't always be so anxious and insecure, okay, baby?"

Wu Yue blinked at Shen Que. "Besides, looking at it now, aren't you the more popular one? Number one in the Alliance—so impressive! I'm so fragile now, don't you need to protect me?"

Shen Que, petted and pleased, nodded happily. "Mmm, I'll protect you. I'll always protect you."

....

On the day Wu Yue went for her physical examination,

Fu Yixue said, "Yue Yue, the huge amount of evil energy you absorbed during your ascension has accumulated in your body. Until your body fully digests and absorbs it, you must not engage in any combat or psychic impacts.

Although refusing ascension made you lose your abilities as a Spirit Contractor, your father's portion of power has been greatly amplified and preserved. You will fully inherit all his combat methods.

Moreover, the concentration of evil energy in your body now is almost ten times greater than your father's back then. If you use it recklessly, it could cause your body to collapse instantly."

Wu Yue, "How long until it's fully absorbed?"

Fu Yixue, "Given your body's recovery rate, it should take less than three months."

Jiang Yuhua and Chun Ya, standing nearby, said in surprise at the same time:

"You mean..."

You mean, Shen Que's title as number one in the Alliance would last less than three months before being taken over.

....

Wu Yue blinked, watching Shen Que—his beautiful hair practically shining with happiness—and couldn't resist leaning in to kiss him.

Shen Que immediately leaned in to meet her, turning from passive to active, deepening the kiss.

Better not tell Shen Que about this for now. Although insecurity and devotion look good on a man,

she much preferred Shen Que as he was now—confident and bold, natural and relaxed around her, not constantly worried he wasn't good enough for her or fearful of losing her.

Besides, the truth was that whether she was strong or ordinary, Shen Que's way he was with her never changed.

Because Shen Que himself had always been a good man.