The instant he handed over the divine artifacts, Lan Xuanyu seemed to have every ounce of strength drained from his body. His aura immediately withered.
He raised his head again and looked at Huo Yuhao, his voice carrying a trace of weakness. "Is this... enough? Your Majesty the Emotion God King, please uphold your oath..."
"Good child, good child! Don't worry. I swear upon the vast seas—how could this uncle possibly deceive a child like you?"
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao swiftly swept up the two divine artifacts at his feet, which radiated boundless divine might, with his divine power. Seeing this, all the gods present could not help but let out deep sighs of relief.
At the same time, sinister light flickered once more in the eyes of the gods.
Then, with a wave of Huo Yuhao's hand, the explosive formation patterns on Tang Wulin's body instantly went dark, and the hand gripping Bai Xiuxiu's neck loosened as well.
Lan Xuanyu immediately rushed forward and gathered the unconscious Bai Xiuxiu into his arms. At the same time, he sent a stream of gentle nine-colored divine power into Tang Wulin's body, carefully stripping the last wisp of his mother Gu Yuena's remnant soul from Tang Wulin's sea of consciousness and sheltering it within his own far vaster Sea of Consciousness.
"Teacher Nana... now, it's my turn to protect you..."
Lan Xuanyu said deeply within his Sea of Consciousness.
After doing all this, Lan Xuanyu did not spare another glance at Tang Wulin, who had already collapsed on the ground. Carrying Bai Xiuxiu in his arms and his mother's remnant soul within his Sea of Consciousness, he transformed into a streak of nine-colored light without looking back, preparing to flee the Great God Circle's Committee Hall and charge into the depths