Sharing Hardship Together!

"Big Sister, can you keep fighting?"

Qian Renxue raised a hand to wipe the sweat from her face. With a slight movement of her fingertips, Golden light flowed, and the Angel Holy Sword appeared in her hand, its blade reflecting her clear eyes.

Her lips curved slightly, her smile carrying a sharpness not to be underestimated:

"Of course!"

Before her words had even faded, she pushed off with her toes and shot forward like a white bird. The holy sword drew a dazzling arc of light as it pointed straight at the restless Man Faced Demon Spider nearby.

Seeing this, Su Yu immediately tightened his grip on the Immortal Slaying Sword and followed. The glow of their two swords intertwined among the trees like twin beams of light, cleaving through the billowing dust.

Qian Renxue's movements were elegant yet fierce, every swing of her sword carrying sacred pressure;

Su Yu, meanwhile, was nimble and swift, his sword tip always delivering another strike at the most critical moment.

One attacked while the other defended, and their coordination became increasingly seamless.

"Right side!" Qian Renxue warned, sweeping her holy sword horizontally to force back the demon spider's left legs.

"Got it!"

Su Yu answered as he circled to the right. The Immortal Slaying Sword precisely stabbed at the weak spot beneath the demon spider's abdomen, drawing a piercing shriek from it.

The Man Faced Demon Spider erupted with Soul Power in pain, forcing the two of them back.

Su Yu released the Immortal Slaying Sword from his hand. The Immortal Slaying Sword and Demon Slaying Sword floated in midair.

"Big Sister, I'll hold back its attacks. Strike its abdomen—its weak point is its abdomen!"

"Alright!"

Su Yu controlled the two Immortal Swords and launched an attack on the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened. The Angel Holy Sword blazed brilliantly as she seized the instant the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen was exposed while it was restrained by Su Yu's two swords.

She stomped hard against the ground, shooting like an arrow beneath the demon spider.

With a sharp howl that tore through the air, the holy sword stabbed precisely into that slightly paler patch of armor—exactly where Su Yu had said its weakness was.

Sensing the danger, the Man Faced Demon Spider twisted its body frantically in agony. Its eight sharp claws flailed wildly, yet the Immortal Slaying Sword and Demon Slaying Sword in midair held them firmly entangled.

The veins at Su Yu's temples bulged as he formed hand seals to maintain the formation of the two swords. A muffled groan escaped his throat:

"Quick! It's about to break free!"

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and poured all her Soul Power into the sword tip. The holy sword forcibly pierced through the armor, and dark green fluid burst forth. The Man Faced Demon Spider let out an ear-piercing, miserable shriek. Its massive body crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, then stopped moving.

Su Yu collapsed onto the ground as if all strength had left him. The two swords fell with a clatter. He wiped the Cold Sweat from his face and flashed Qian Renxue a grin:

"We did it!"

Leaning on the Angel Holy Sword, Qian Renxue panted softly. Hearing him, the corners of her lips lifted as well. Sunlight fell across her sweat-dampened profile, making it seem even brighter than the holy sword's radiance.

Just then, a black glow appeared on the Man Faced Demon Spider's body, followed immediately by its spider legs falling off.

A Soul Bone emitting an eerie black glow appeared atop its corpse.

With a faint flicker of Soul Power from Su Yu's fingertips, the palm-sized Soul Bone slowly floated into his hand as though drawn there.

Dark purple patterns flowed across the pitch-black surface of the bone. Protrusions resembling spider-leg joints remained along its edges, and upon closer inspection, they faintly matched the shape of the legs that had just fallen off.

"An External Soul Bone..."

Su Yu stroked the icy surface of the Soul Bone, clearly sensing the violent Soul Power contained within.

"I heard this kind of Soul Bone was something you could only hope to encounter. I never expected to run into one on my very first outing."

A trace of surprise appeared on Qian Renxue's face as well.

"Your luck is really good. External Soul Bones are incredibly rare, yet you got one just like that!"

After saying that, Qian Renxue's body went limp, and she dropped directly to the ground. The Angel Wings behind her and the Angel Holy Sword in her hand vanished into thin air.

Seeing this, Su Yu put away his Martial Soul and stepped forward.

"Big Sister, how are you? Do you feel alright?"

"I was poisoned by the Man Faced Demon Spider. Take me away from here, quickly!"

Qian Renxue spoke weakly. She tried to stand, only to discover that she no longer had even a trace of strength left.

Su Yu's heart tightened. He hurriedly crouched down and supported Qian Renxue's swaying body.

Her face was as white as paper now. Her hair, which had once gleamed with Golden light, had lost its luster and trembled faintly over her shoulders.

"Don't move. I'll carry you!"

Su Yu spoke rapidly, turning around with practiced efficiency and gently pulling her onto his back.

Qian Renxue's body was light, but alarmingly hot. Her breathing grew shallower and shallower, while the hand resting on his shoulder was ice-cold.

"Hold on tight."

Su Yu instructed her, then headed briskly and steadily toward the camp.

The wind through the forest carried the damp scent of Grass and Trees. He could clearly feel the faint trembling behind him, along with Qian Renxue's occasional suppressed cries of pain.

"Big Sister, hang on a little longer. You can't fall asleep."

Su Yu soothed her in a low voice as he hurried onward.

Qian Renxue leaned against his back, her consciousness already growing hazy. She only felt that the young man's back was steady, carrying a reassuring strength.

With effort, she lifted her eyes and saw Su Yu's hair whipping messily in the wind. Fine beads of sweat seeped from his neck, yet he never slowed his pace.

"...Thank you."

She breathed out the words, her voice as light as a feather.

Su Yu did not stop walking, though there was a barely perceptible urgency in his voice:

"What are you thanking me for? Just hold on!"

Sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows across the ground.

Su Yu's figure moved swiftly through the forest. Though the person on his back was weak, she clutched tightly at the corner of his clothes as if grasping her final lifeline.

Su Yu found an abandoned cave and staggered inside with Qian Renxue on his back.

Cold air seeped from the damp stone walls. He carefully laid her down.

Seeing her lean against the rock wall, her face as white as faded paper and even her lips drained of color, his heart clenched.

"Big Sister, did you bring any antidotal herbs?"

Urgency filled his voice, and even his fingertips trembled slightly.

Qian Renxue weakly shook her head. Her eyelashes trembled gently like butterfly wings dampened by dew:

"Thank you, little brother... Perhaps this is where my journey ends."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Su Yu cut her off, his tone filled with a young man's stubbornness.

"I saved you, and you haven't repaid me yet."

He took a deep breath as though gathering every ounce of courage he possessed. The tips of his ears were red enough to drip blood.

"Isn't it said that a life-saving favor can only be repaid by giving yourself in marriage?"

"From now on, you're my Wife. I will never let you die here!"

Qian Renxue had just opened her mouth to say something when Su Yu suddenly crouched down and seized her ankle without explanation.

She instinctively tried to pull her foot back, but the young man held it steadily.

When his cool fingertips touched her ankle, her entire body stiffened. Before she could react, the shoe on her foot had already been gently removed.

The next second, Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply as she stared at Su Yu in shock—he had actually lowered his head and, without hesitation, pressed close to the purple-black wound on her calf, sucking with all his strength.

"Are you crazy?!"

Qian Renxue suddenly raised her voice, wanting to push him away, but the poison had long since eroded the Soul Power in her body. Her arms were limp and powerless.

She could clearly feel the young man's warm breath brush across her skin, carrying an almost reckless stubbornness.