The instant Zhang Queling opened her eyes, the black-and-white world swiftly regained its colors.
Frozen time began to flow once more.
Her goose-yellow immortal dress transformed into emerald green, while a lotus crown condensed out of nothingness and settled firmly atop her head.
Her mask melted and seeped away, solidifying into an unfamiliar face.
The next instant, anger, despair, hatred, sorrow, anxiety...
Countless negative emotions erupted like a mountain flood, savagely pounding Zhang Queling's nerves.
She thumped! to her knees, both kneecaps slamming into the stone floor with a dull impact.
"Damn it—!"
Zhang Queling crouched with both hands braced against the ground, her fists clenched so tightly they trembled.
The veins on the backs of her hands, her neck, and her forehead bulged one by one, while sweat poured out like water from a faucet with the valve thrown wide open.
Yao Zhixue—!!!
She roared inwardly, Control your emotions!!!
At the same time.
Zhang Queling smashed her head against the ground. Where her forehead met the stone slab, chips flew and dust spread.
A muffled whimper and mournful cry escaped her lips as she struck the same spot again.
Bang, bang, bang—!
Her strikes grew faster and faster. The stone slab shattered into countless fragments, exposing the damp, blackened earth beneath.
Yao Zhixue, Yao Zhixue! Get a hold of yourself!!!
She screamed frantically in her heart, but her best friend's negative emotions continued spreading like a rising tide, wave after wave...
Before long, Zhang Queling's face turned livid, and the blood and qi throughout her body surged like rolling thunder.
White smoke kept jetting from her nostrils and mouth, making her look like a steam engine on the verge of exploding.
Only after more than three minutes did Zhang Queling gradually calm down.
She panted heavily and