The Gap in Experience

"Hun Wu!!!"

Hun Yan, who had already been on the verge of giving up, saw Hun Wu suddenly block her path. Her heart seemed to stop. Without a second thought, she yanked Hun Wu into her arms and turned sideways to shield her tightly, gathering strength in her other hand as she slammed it against the incoming Boundless Purgatory Ruler.

However, this was an attack capable of splitting even the Bewildering Heaven Illusory Demon Fox in two. How could she possibly block it?

Clearly, Hun Yan's counterattack was nothing more than a feeble, futile final struggle.

Yet just as Hun Yan herself believed everything was over, a miracle occurred.

Xiao Yan's resolute expression suddenly changed. Without hesitation, he freed one hand and ignited the Boundless Nether Heart Flame, slamming it heavily against the side of the Boundless Purgatory Ruler. The ruler, which had already been unable to change direction, was forcefully diverted and crashed down beside Hun Wu and Hun Yan.

But because of that action, Hun Yan's counterattack struck Xiao Yan squarely in the shoulder, sending him flying. He rolled across the ground several times before finally bleeding off the force and slowly coming to a stop.

Hun Yan stared blankly at the scene completely beyond her expectations. Then she slowly turned her gaze to the side, and her pupils instantly filled with incomparable terror.

At the point where the Boundless Purgatory Ruler had landed, the ground had silently been carved open into a chasm nearly a thousand meters long. Its cross-section was scorched black, so clean that not even a speck of excess dirt remained.

Without question, if that attack had landed, even ten Hun Yans combined might not have been able to withstand it!

But why?

Hun Yan's mind was filled with questions as she dazedly turned