The next moment, the enormous hand formed from Qing Luoxue's spiritual power suddenly vanished. She regained her mobility and rushed like mad toward where Shi Kang had just stood.
But the ground had long since returned to normal. The pitch-black spatial rift that had swallowed him had vanished without a trace.
She swung her sword, pouring all her spiritual power into the surrounding space. Blade light and spiritual force erupted without restraint.
Yet no matter how she attacked, that stretch of space remained as solid as a rock. Not a single crack appeared.
Qing Luoxue stood frozen in place, her beautiful face pale as she stared at the empty ground, unable to calm herself.
Qing Luoxue panicked, and she grew furious.
Towering rage instantly drowned out all reason.
With a flick of her fingers, a cold gleaming longsword shot out. Pointing the sword at Yao, she gritted her teeth, her willow brows standing on end. Killing intent surged around her, almost taking solid form.
"What did you do to him? Where did you send him?"
Even now, she could not clearly define what Shi Kang meant to her. Was he a companion, a confidant, or merely a lingering attachment? But in her heart, there was only one thought—Shi Kang could not be allowed to come to harm.
Yao said, "Just as you guessed, I sent him into the territory of the outer-realm demon race."
"I'll kill you!"
At the thought of Shi Kang being besieged by countless outer-realm demons, Qing Luoxue felt a stabbing pain in her heart, as though a hand were clutching it tightly.
Back then, Qin Tian had been able to return alive from the outer-realm demon race because he had reached the peak of Immortal Grade. Only Heavenly Demon Emperors could have done anything to him.