James heaved a deep breath and looked up to the sky.

He knew Thea better than anyone else in the world. Her biggest concern was not about something measly like him not wanting to do this.

Instead, she was probably afraid of losing her current self after fusing with the Light Heavenly Path to become the Yin governor.

Whether it was her or the Light Heavenly Path, they were both forced to go through reincarnation.

Their emotions and desires were removed. They experienced various things while eventually becoming the Heavenly Paths again.

No one could tell what would happen if they were to fuse two people with different hearts and minds to make one again.

Moreover, the Yin governor was born an Alcide being.

According to Emperor Yardenʼs theories, the returned Yin governor would lose all her past consciousness.

In that case, James might lose Thea for good once she became the Yin governor.

It was the outcome both James and Thea feared the most.

Thea sighed. “It’s a little