Chapter 428 – On the Brink of Death

Yuwen Tong had just dashed a short distance when she was sent flying back by the dark golden ripples pervading the void.

The terrifying might of the Demon God Mech from the Spirit Devourer Clan’s Great Fall Dark Sky Prison nearly sealed off the entire domain completely. Even though the hand of the Demon God Mech remained motionless, the mere aura it emitted was an insurmountable barrier of iron and copper, powerful enough to send Yuwen Tong crashing back, bloodied and battered.

After being thrown back, Yuwen Tong flipped in mid-air without any pause, charging back at an even greater speed than before.

She extended her hands, her palms coming together to form a blade, and a surge of Starlight flowed from within her, with the edges of her palms rippling with the vibrations of an ultimate skill.

“Boom!”

Yuwen Tong slammed her hands into the void, breaking through layers of force.

Her assault seemed to trigger the autonomous defense function of the Demon God Mech’s hand, which slightly vibrated in response.

The majestic hand of the Demon God, between its seven fingers, leaked streams of dark golden luminescence, with ancient and mysterious Rune phantoms cascading down, gently landing on Yuwen Tong.

“Pfft-“

Struck as if by a heavy blow, Yuwen Tong flew back like a bird with broken wings.

She landed in a distant part of the void, her face pale and blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her body showing clear signs of collapse and indentation.

Yet, she seemed indifferent, calmly wiping the blood from her lips, gathering her long hair at the back of her head, then attempting another charge.

In her senses, the presence of Lu Yuan was fading, flickering like a candle in the wind, dimming as if it might go out at any moment.

Waves of determination appeared in Yuwen Tong’s calm eyes; her speed and frequency of attacks increased.

Above the cloud-covered skies, the Mech’s large hand dropped points of Rune light, Yuwen Tong’s figure was repeatedly knocked back, yet time and again, she renewed her efforts.

In this repetitive process, her already severely wounded body sustained even more serious injuries.

Her body cracked open with fresh wounds, from which a great deal of blood seeped.

Yuwen Tong’s face was frighteningly pale, her figure swaying unsteadily, yet her eyes shone terrifyingly bright.

She was stubbornly determined to break through the blockade of the void and enter it, even though she knew deep down that even if she made it inside… she might not be able to change anything.

But at least… could she die together with him?!

“Boom!”

Twisted like a snake, the dark golden rune light fell, and Yuwen Tong’s body was sent flying back from yet another heavy blow.

She struggled to prop herself up bit by bit.

At this moment, Yuwen Tong appeared like a piece of porcelain covered in cracks, on the verge of completely shattering.

Her body was covered in wounds caused by the shattering impact.

From these wounds, a faint purple light seeped out, and the blood flowing out also carried hints of deep purple.

This was a sign that the Strength hidden within Yuwen Tong’s bloodline was slowly awakening.

Without this Strength supporting her, she wouldn’t have been able to hold on until now.

Even so, her condition was as bad as it could possibly be.

Yuwen Tong struggled to support her body, trying to gather the little strength she had left for the next charge.

Suddenly.

In an instant.

Yuwen Tong’s form trembled, and she abruptly looked up, staring intently at a certain spot in the distance.

Just at that moment.

In her perception of mental power, the presence of Lu Yuan seemed to completely disappear, utterly undetectable.

At this moment, Yuwen Tong’s expression became stunned.

For the first time, her face showed a look of bewildered loss.

“Really… an idiot…”

“Talking about… having at least a fifty percent chance of success…”

“Idiot… fool…”

She murmured softly to herself.

The purple color seeping from her wounds grew increasingly intense, from faint to strong.

Her aura also abruptly began to rise sharply.

The shattering wounds, under the illumination of the purple light, healed rapidly.

Even Yuwen Tong’s casually tied-back hair, from the roots, began to turn inch by inch into a regal and mysterious deep purple.

Finally.

Yuwen Tong was entirely enveloped in the thick purple light.

Her body slowly floated up, and strange fluctuations began to emanate from within her.

Underneath these fluctuations, the terrifying might brought by the Demon God Mechs seemed to melt away rapidly like ice and snow under a scorching sun.

Enveloped in purple light, Yuwen Tong appeared like an immortal and majestic sun, calmly taking steps forward.

Previously, those dark golden ripples that had filled the void and seemed as impregnable as a wall of copper and iron began to dissipate on their own.

An unprecedented, immense strength surged wildly within her body.

At this moment, it seemed as though nothing could stop her advance.

Just as Yuwen Tong, unstoppable, broke into the domain sealed by the aura of the Demon God Mechs, suddenly…

An abrupt change occurred!

“Boom!”

A sound as if millions of thunders exploded simultaneously erupted overhead.

Yuwen Tong halted her steps and abruptly looked up.

Above, the sky shrouded in dark gray leaden clouds, a massive vortex in the clouds suddenly shattered.

A huge hole emerged, and from it, a massive, thick vine of flowing light rapidly extended.

This vine, like the tentacle of a starry sky demon, seemed insignificant compared to the giant hand of the Demon God Mech summoned by Anders.

After piercing through the heavens, the flowing light tentacle reached directly toward Yuwen Tong’s position.

An indescribable aura of terror accompanied the appearance of the tentacle, thunderously spilling from the gap in the sky.

It was overwhelming, as if it intended to completely submerge the present world.

Under this tremendous power, both Yuwen Tong and the suspended hand of the Demon God Mech froze, motionless.

Not to mention resisting, at this moment, they could not even manage to dodge or slightly move their bodies.

Yuwen Tong watched helplessly as the massive tentacle approached, her eyes reflecting the rapidly enlarging image of it.

Just as the shadow of the tentacle was about to completely occupy her pupils…

At that moment, “Swoosh-“

It was as if the sound of something breaking through water rang beside her ears.

The overwhelming might brought by the flowing light tentacle quietly dissolved following this sound.

An indescribable, ancient, vast aura, tinged with hints of mysterious evil, quickly emerged from below, permeating the entire area.

Yuwen Tong realized that she could move again.

Looking down, she noticed a massive vortex had formed in the blood-red water region, which was churning and rising like a boiling Black Tide.

Amidst the vortex, countless streams of grey aura rose, quickly coalescing into a large, menacing hand. It ascended upwards, meeting the descending flowing light tentacles head-on.

The two collided silently in mid-air.

For a moment, they were locked in a stalemate, until the grey hand from the ancient water region shattered.

The flowing light tentacles continued their irresistible descent.

However, the shattered grey aura didn’t disperse; instead, it surged towards the suspended hand of the Demon God Mech.

The dark golden ripples surrounding the Mech’s hand proved ineffective against both the flowing light tentacles and the mysterious grey aura.

The swirling grey aura slipped unimpeded into the Mech’s hand.

Instantly, the dark golden runes on the surface of the hand, now suffused with grey aura, began shattering like snowflakes.

In their place emerged countless twisted, ancient, and mysterious grey runes.

The form of the Mech’s seven fingers also began to change.

The whole Mech hand expanded rapidly, like an inflating balloon, ultimately transforming into a bizarre hand covered in gray patterns and resembling gray fur.

Once again, it reached for the flowing light tentacles.

“Boom!”

The flowing light tentacles descending from above collided with the solidified, intricate gray hand.

Visible, terrifying wave ripples erupted from the collision point, sweeping outwards like ocean waves.

The void fractured like fragile paper, splintering and peeling away.

A viscous, transparent mass of energy seemed to freeze even time itself, expanding and pushing everything around the two apart.

Uncontrollably caught in this energy blast, Yuwen Tong glanced instinctively towards where Lu Yuan should have been.

In that brief glimpse, she saw a black flesh mass contracting towards its center, its surface bristling with writhing black tentacles, together with faint but furious cries belonging to… Anders.

The next second, an overwhelming brilliance occupied everything in sight.

Yuwen Tong was like a speck of dust in a fierce storm, constantly being pushed away. She struggled to control the surging power of her bloodline within, trying to regain her balance.

As the aftershocks of the collision slowly subsided, the intense light before her began to fade.

She saw-

In a distant location, the flowing light tentacles descending from the sky were recoiling upward, yet their ends were firmly grasped by the gray rune-covered hand that had taken over Anders’ Demon God Mech.

In the depths of her mind, it felt as though the furious roar of some powerful being echoed in her ears.

The next moment.

“Crack-“

The already ruptured sky tore open with another massive hole, and a second flowing light tentacle descended…

At this very moment.

A corner of this ancient secret realm had completely turned into a battlefield for two unknown, powerful entities.

The gray rune-adorned hand was evenly matched with the two flowing light tentacles.

Vast sections of the void shattered, revealing the Starry Sky beyond, as if signaling the arrival of a true apocalypse.

“It’s the powerhouses from that guy’s family…”

Yuwen Tong deduced the identity of the opponent from the vine-like form of the flowing light tentacles.

Her eyes flickered slightly, and she closed them, letting her consciousness expand fully.

She sensed that within this space, certain remnants of ancient consciousness had fully awakened upon the arrival of the powerful aura behind Anders.

It was hard to predict whether this would be good or bad in the future.

But for now, it was advantageous for them.

“Lu Yuan…”

Amidst the chaotic clash of powerhouses, Yuwen Tong diligently searched.

She was surprised to find that Lu Yuan’s previously dissipated aura was now flourishing.

In contrast, Anders’ aura was steadily fading away.

In the blink of an eye… it disappeared entirely.

Following the trace of that aura, Yuwen Tong swiftly navigated through the gaps left by the battle’s aftermath.

Before long, she finally located Lu Yuan.

–

At this moment, what appeared before Yuwen Tong was a motionless figure.

His entire body was enveloped in a faint, transparent light flame, eyes closed, lying quietly in the void.

The figure within the light flame was unmistakably Lu Yuan, yet he appeared incredibly pale and frail.

His life force was still ebbing away, and there wasn’t much left; it seemed as though he could disappear again at any moment.

Yuwen Tong’s eyes flickered, and with a swift movement, she appeared beside Lu Yuan.

She gently wrapped her arms around the sleeping Lu Yuan.

Without hesitation, she brought her forehead close and rested it against Lu Yuan’s cold one.

A purple light emanated from Yuwen Tong and seeped into Lu Yuan. As the purple light penetrated, the light flame surrounding him gradually extinguished.

But when Yuwen Tong lifted her head, her brows remained furrowed.

Lu Yuan’s current state was worse than she had imagined; his body was in complete disarray.

His Five Viscera and limbs were riddled with cracks, resembling parched, cracked earth.

Of course, the most fundamental and severe issue was the depletion of his life force.

Though Yuwen Tong managed to halt the loss of Lu Yuan’s life potential once more, he had already lost too much, and he no longer possessed the ability to recover on his own.

Only a spark of life remained, barely enough to sustain his basic bodily functions, let alone heal his severe injuries.

If anyone else were in his situation, they would’ve died countless times by now.

Yet there was a mysterious energy from the Phoenix within him, sustaining him so he miraculously hadn’t perished completely.

“I need to replenish his lost life potential first…”

Yuwen Tong thought for a moment and quickly decided on her next move.

She reached out and gently made a small cut on her wrist.

Dark purple blood flowed from her slender, pale wrist.

She brought her wrist close to Lu Yuan’s lips, feeding her blood to him bit by bit.

Suddenly, a green figure darted in front of them.

A cold glint flashed in Yuwen Tong’s eyes, and she instinctively reached out to grab the green figure.

However, it nimbly dodged her grasp, lightly landing on Lu Yuan’s shoulder, and then proceeded to drink the dark purple blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

“Uh…”

Yuwen Tong finally got a clear look at the emerald green figure, realizing it was the mysterious little bird that Lu Yuan always kept by his side.

She frowned slightly, but seeing that it seemed to mean no harm, she let it be and continued feeding Lu Yuan her blood.

It was unclear how much blood she had given him. It wasn’t until the purple light surrounding her turned from intense to faint, and all color drained from her face, making her stagger, did she finally stop.

At this point, Lu Yuan’s condition seemed slightly improved compared to before.

Though still at death’s door, with life as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind, he could now sustain that feeble flame for a longer time. He wouldn’t perish so easily for the moment.

“Cuckoo, cuckoo-“

A cheerful bird call echoed in her ears.

Weakly, Yuwen Tong lifted her eyes and saw the cuckoo bird, which had happily drunk its fill of her blood, hop from Lu Yuan’s shoulder to in front of her, looking pleased with itself.

Yuwen Tong managed a faint smile and couldn’t help but shake her head with a quip, “No wonder Lu Yuan doesn’t like you…”

Unbeknownst to her, the massive distant battle had come to a halt.

Yuwen Tong turned her gaze towards the battle group, her expression slightly startled.

The flowing light tentacles belonging to the Tulan Family had vanished, and the gray rune-covered hand that had been fighting against them was gone as well.

Scattered across the battlefield were shards of deep black metal, remnants of the forcibly commandeered Demon God Mech’s hand that had been shattered.

The ruptures in the sky, however, remained.

There were seven or eight of them.

Faintly, Yuwen Tong sensed that behind these openings, a pair of cold, majestic eyes were observing the scene.

Part of this gaze’s focus was still locked onto her.

“He hasn’t left yet…”

Yuwen Tong’s eyes flickered, a peculiar light glimmering within them.