"Ugh, ahhh—!!!"
The moment the first bolt of purple lightning struck, Dao Yi let out a shrill, agonizing scream that hardly sounded human.
His body was charred black in an instant, but even more terrifying was the feeling of his soul being torn apart; that pain, reaching directly into his origin, nearly caused his sanity to crumble.
He hurriedly propped up his True Immortal protective spiritual power, thinking that if he resisted with all his might, it should not be a major problem.
Almost at the same time Dao Yi was struck, another slightly thinner bolt of purple lightning struck toward Ning Xian, who had also just utilized the power of laws.
"Ngh...!"
Ning Xian's entire body trembled violently as her slender frame was submerged in purple electric light.
She bit her lower lip deathly hard, the taste of iron instantly filling her mouth as she forced herself to swallow the cry of pain that had reached her throat.
Dao Yi's spiritual power continued to pour out frantically, repairing his nearly collapsing protective light at any cost.
At this moment, he wished he could shrink into the ground; he had no capacity to care for anything else.
But while he was focused on resisting the purple lightning, a blood-stained white shadow had already reached him!
Ning Xian had actually abandoned her defense, allowing the residual power of the purple lightning to ravage her body.
She gathered all her remaining strength, along with the last shred of space sword intent within her shattered right hand's finger bones.......
She condensed it in her left hand and slashed fiercely toward Dao Yi's crumbling protective light.
"Have you gone mad?!" Dao Yi's pupils constricted as he shrieked in shock.
"Do you not want your life?!"
The only answer he received was the cold killing intent within Ning Xian's crimson eyes.
"Go to hell..."
Once the sword intent cut into his protective light, it began to shatter inch by inch.
"No—!!!"
Dao Yi's roar was drowned out.
In the next second, an even thicker bolt of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder struck down violently, completely swallowing both of them.
The blinding purple light flooded their vision, and destructive energy swept out, turning the surrounding rocks and trees into fine powder.
"Pfft—!"
Ning Xian could no longer suppress it, and a large mouthful of fresh blood gushed out.
Her figure was like a kite with a broken string, falling helplessly from the center of the blinding thunder and crashing heavily onto the ground.
Dao Yi also fell miserably dozens of feet away.
Half of his body was nearly split open, and the bones revealed were purple-black.
More importantly, the intense pain from his primordial spirit almost drove him insane, and his consciousness was on the verge of dissipating.
One more strike... and he would definitely lose his mind.
No... he couldn't; he absolutely could not die here.
Fortunately, he still had a trump card—the Heavenly Mechanism Disk! He still had the Heavenly Mechanism Disk!
The desire to survive overwhelmed everything; like a lowly crawling insect, he used his only remaining arm to tremble as he crawled bit by bit toward the bronze compass that had fallen nearby.
That was his life-bound immortal artifact, the Heavenly Mechanism Disk!
As long as he could get it and activate the Star Shift forbidden technique stored within, he could briefly move himself out of this area locked by the Heavenly Dao, even if he had to pay a massive price!
Closer... just a bit closer......
His charred fingers were about to touch the cold edge of the disk.
Just one touch... just one touch would be enough!
A plain white embroidered shoe, stained with blood and filth, stepped onto his charred wrist.
"Crack."
A faint sound of bone breaking echoed.
Dao Yi's entire body froze, and he slowly, bit by bit, lifted his head.
What came into view was Ning Xian's blood-spattered face.
She stood swaying, looking as if she would collapse at any moment; her white clothes had long been soaked in blood and the fire of thunder.
Yet her gaze... held only a hollow indifference.
And there was a trace of a mocking arc at the corner of her mouth.
She... was smiling?
How was that possible?!!
The torture of the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder on the primordial spirit was a slow execution, a living purgatory!
He himself was being driven mad; every breath was an ordeal!
But this woman—this woman who had also endured the strike of purple lightning and whose injuries were likely heavier than his.
How could she still stand? How could she still smile!
"Heh... heh......"
The world in Dao Yi's eyes began to collapse, and his final psychological defense was completely shattered.
"Go to hell..."
Ning Xian's voice was airy, lacking strength.
She lifted her hand—the one where the flesh had been blurred starting from the fingertips—and toward Dao Yi, who was unable to mount any defense, she lightly swept it down.
A tiny spatial rift silently cut across Dao Yi's neck.
In Dao Yi's wide eyes, the final reflection was Ning Xian's calm face and that sky rendered in purple lightning.
Ning Xian watched as Dao Yi's head rolled away and his body dissipated into light.
The last spark of light in her own eyes also quickly dimmed.
So tired......
Her body hurt so much... her soul hurt so much too......
It felt like she was about to shatter.
She stumbled, finally unable to hold on any longer, and slumped down softly.
The purple vortex in the sky was still slowly rotating; the next wave of destructive purple lightning had arrived.
The thunderous light reflected and grew in her pupils, which were gradually losing focus.
This... is fine too.
Junior Brother... should be okay, right?
He has a special constitution and strong recovery... with such heavy injuries, he will surely be able to pull through.
She thought muddled thoughts, her consciousness like sinking into cold water as darkness swallowed her bit by bit.......
But the expected pain of the soul being torn apart did not descend again.
In its place was a warm embrace.
She was carefully picked up and held in someone's arms.
A familiar scent......
Ning Xian's scattered gaze struggled to focus, meeting Fang Xuan's face which was inches away.
Blood continuously overflowed from the corner of his mouth; although the bloody hole in his chest pierced by the jade sword was no longer bleeding, it was still shocking to look at.
"Go away quickly......"
Ning Xian's lips moved, her voice thin as silk, yet carrying a panic and plea she had never shown before.
"Who told you to come... leave quickly...... leave quickly!"
She struggled, wanting to push him away, but she didn't even have the strength to lift a finger.
"Boom—!"
Another bolt of purple lightning struck down, hitting Fang Xuan squarely on the back.
"Pfft!" Fang Xuan's body shook violently, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of hot blood that splashed all over Ning Xian's face and neck.
The blood was still warm, so hot that it made her heart throb.
But the arms holding her did not move in the slightest.
He lowered his head again, looking at her face which was blurred by blood and filth, and forced a difficult smile.
"If Senior Sister doesn't leave, how could I bear to leave......"
"Leave quickly, please... Senior Sister is begging you......."
"Senior Sister knows, I am the most disobedient."
Ning Xian's tears finally burst through the dam, sliding down incessantly mixed with the blood on her face. "No, Junior Brother is the most obedient.... Listen to Senior Sister.... please leave quickly......."
Fang Xuan did not speak; he only picked her up.
Ning Xian looked at the blood constantly gushing out of him and his pale but smiling face; her heart felt as if it were being violently crushed by a hand.
"Leave quickly..... leave quickly......."
That kind of soul-piercing agony—Junior Brother is still so young, how can he endure it? How can he take it for her......
"Leave quickly! I command you! Fang Xuan! I command you in my capacity as your senior sister! Get out of here—!!!"
She let out a blood-curdling scream, using her last bit of strength to try and break free, her vision blurred by tears.
It was useless; as long as she did not die and her aura did not dissipate, this purple lightning would keep striking!
In the end, Junior Brother would definitely die.
......
"Boom! Boom!"
Two successive bolts of purple lightning struck Fang Xuan's back and shoulders without mercy.
More blood gushed from his wounds, dripping onto Ning Xian's body and mixing with her own until they could no longer be distinguished.
His aura also weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye; his face turned ashen, and the arms holding her began to tremble slightly.
Yet he still smiled, his mouth turning up with effort, trying to soothe her fear and grief.
"Senior Sister, don't cry......"
He panted, his voice growing lower and lower.
"See.... I can still hold on... for a long time.......
He lowered his head, his forehead lightly touching hers.
"So.... don't be afraid..... I'm taking you home."
Ning Xian's eyes widened as she looked into his eyes, which were gradually losing their spirit.
She looked at the wet blood at his pale lips, the countless gruesome wounds on his body.......
In the entire world, all that remained was his gradually weakening breath and the warm, flowing blood from his body.
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