Sacrifice

"What... what's wrong with her?"

Xiao Fan's pupils contracted sharply, his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously took a half step back. He stared at the strangely behaving Fairy Fish not far away, his heart filled with shock and doubt like a tidal wave.

He could understand that the Fairy Fish was burning its Life Crystal and was about to die, but how could its body suddenly turn into water?

Xiao Fan felt a heavy weight in his heart, filled with anxiety and confusion.

How did the Fairy Fish suddenly turn into this?

He was speechless.

He came all this way specifically to complete the Fairy Fish's mission.

Although it didn't get to experience the Lightning Tribulation of the Zijin, once the Zijin fully entered its growth stage, it possessed Heavenly Lightning, which could help the Fairy Fish restore its appearance.

Moreover, Zijin can control his lightning, so he won't kill the Fairy Fish.

But if the Fairy Fish dies at the crucial moment, wouldn't all his previous efforts have been in vain?

"Am I going to have worked for nothing again?" Xiao Fan thought to himself, speechless.

Bao Bao and Seven-Colored Deer, standing to the side, also looked puzzled; clearly, neither of them knew what was going on.

For a moment, the forest was silent, except for the Fairy Fish on the Blue Stone platform, its body gradually turning into water.

Zijin remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic. Her gaze was deep as she carefully observed every subtle change in the Fairy Fish's Spirit Body, watching the constantly flowing water elemental power. Her cool eyes flickered, and in an instant, she discerned the key to the matter.

After a moment of hesitation, she finally spoke slowly, her voice clear and firm, instantly breaking the surrounding silence.

"She intends to sacrifice her own essential elements to others."

"What?!"

The moment Zijin finished speaking, the Seven-Colored Deer trembled violently, reacting as if it had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world. Its clear deer eyes widened suddenly, its limbs stiffened slightly, and its eyes were full of disbelief. It was completely shocked.

"Sacrificing one's own essential elements to others?"

The Seven-Colored Deer repeated the sentence in a daze, its voice trembling slightly, the shock in its heart lingering for a long time.

In his view, the Fairy Fish has always been an extremely selfish and ruthless being. In order to survive, improve their cultivation, and achieve their own goals, they have always used any means necessary. They are cold-hearted and never show any mercy.

Moreover, he was skilled at disguising himself; he was tricked by the Fairy Fish back then.

Back then, he always considered the Fairy Fish a good friend and even helped her transform into human form.

And what happened? She tricked him, and he might never be able to transform into human form again.

Even if such Fairy Fish is about to die, the Seven-Colored Deer doesn't think she would transfer her element to someone else.

The Seven-Colored Deer found it hard to accept this shocking truth, and quickly shook its head, its brows furrowed with hesitation, unable to help but voice its doubts.

"Your Highness, could it be... could we have misread it? Is there some mistake?"

It still couldn't believe that the usually cold and calculating Fairy Fish would choose to sacrifice its life's cultivation of the water element on its deathbed, willingly burning itself out to benefit others.

Bao Bao also spoke up.

"Yes, I've never heard of elements being sacrificed to others."

Zijin shook his head.

"There's no mistake. You haven't heard of it because only water elemental Magic Beast can be sacrificed. It's a special ability of water elemental Magic Beast; once sacrificed, the Magic Beast will completely disappear from the entire world."

At this point, Zijin paused and looked at the Seven-Colored Deer.

"By the way, water elemental Magic Beast can only be sacrificed to wood elemental Magic Beast."

The Seven-Colored Deer's expression changed drastically in an instant.