Hiss, hiss, hiss!
Gray-white chains lashed against the seven-colored Divine Fire, raising a piercing hiss of corrosion. Chu Yueyao's soul trembled in agony. She felt her life force being stripped away at a terrifying pace. But she gritted her teeth and, with the last of her strength, forced her way through layer after layer of barriers before plunging into the crack in the Life Egg!
Outside.
Chu Tian pressed both hands against the gray-white barrier, the Taiyi Ancient Rune on his brow flashing wildly. Through the faint resonance of the Taiyi Human Emperor Seal, he miraculously forged a thread of mental connection with Chu Yueyao in that fleeting instant.
"Second Sister... come out... I'm begging you..." Chu Tian's voice was terribly hoarse, almost pleading. The Heavenly Lord of the myriad worlds, who would not change expression even if Taishan collapsed before him, had tears of blood spilling from his eyes.
"Little brother..." Chu Yueyao's impossibly faint voice sounded in Chu Tian's mind, filled with heartbreaking tenderness. "The truth is... I'm scared of dying. I haven't seen enough of this Great Thousand World. I haven't seen you marry and have children..."
"Then get the hell out of there! We'll find a way together!" Chu Tian hammered frantically at the barrier.
"But... I'm more afraid of watching you shoulder all the pain alone again." Chu Yueyao's voice grew distant. "Father is old, Eldest Sister is exhausted, and Xingyao is still young. This time, let your second sister shield you."
Boom!
With the last trace of Chu Yueyao's voice, the Corpse Lord's boundless body shuddered and let out a deep roar of excruciating pain.
A massive crack tens of thousands of zhang long tore open across the Corpse Lord's brow! Dazzling seven-colored divine light of life surged from it like a sharp sword,