Dou Zhao felt the trip had been worthwhile.
Jiang Wang, however, felt...
Utterly weak.
At this moment, he was weak beyond measure.
The damage wrought by the Five Decays of Heaven and Man was still worsening within his body.
It could be said that he had saved Zuo Guangshu and Yue Tiannu, preserved the Ode to the Orange Jade Disc, and successfully escaped.
But in truth, Dou Zhao's thirst for battle outweighed his desire for the Nine Chapters Jade Disk. He simply had not struck at Zuo Guangshu again. Otherwise, Jiang Wang would not have been able to stop him.
Dou Zhao was powerful in every aspect, with scarcely a single weakness. Not only did his cultivation surpass Jiang Wang's and his blade techniques crush him, even his talent for battle stood at the absolute pinnacle.
Even giving his all, Jiang Wang could only fight for a chance to flee. Victory was utterly impossible.
Only now did he have the chance to tend to his injuries.
At this moment, he sat cross-legged atop the head of the mechanical Mahoraga. Wind and torrential rain remained beyond the golden light, making it seem as though he were watching this world through a window, everything blurred and hazy.
This human-bodied, serpent-headed Mahoraga carried the meditating Yue Tiannu in its left hand and the unconscious Zuo Guangshu in its right, moving through the wind and rain.
All three were gravely injured. None could help the others.
The five enormous fingers of Mahoraga's left hand curved inward, like Yue Tiannu's divine throne.
With her eyes closed in concentration, a meditative radiance upon her face, she was doing all she could to mend her Divine Soul.
Jiang Wang was quite curious about this outstanding disciple of Moon-Washing Nunnery, while also feeling somewhat embarrassed by the foul